Ask Sword

   Chapter 42 Reimbursement

   Li Ang asked, "Does this have any effect?"

   "The initial guidance is equivalent to using spiritual energy to reopen a congenitally sealed meridian in the human body."

  Pu Liuxuan frowned and said: "The cultivation method promoted by the Academy has been practiced for more than three hundred years, and it is relatively safe and reliable, and accidents are rarely heard of.

  It's hard to say if the spirit pulse is in the head. "

  He thought about it seriously, and said: "How about this, when you arrive in Chang'an, ask your brother to go to the Xuegong Library to check the information and find out the past cases.

  Usually the first two rounds of tests in the academy do not limit the talent of the spiritual pulse, so you can spend more time preparing for it.

in addition"

  Pu Liuxuan hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "After arriving in Chang'an, don't mention my name casually to outsiders.

  When I was a teacher, I offended some people because of something. "

   "Who is there?"

   Li Ang asked curiously, and instantly filled his mind with hundreds of thousands of words of the annual emotional drama of grievances and hatreds.

  Pu Liuxuan said casually: "Not many, just a few generals, a few ministers, and a few county princes and princes."

   "What, what?"

   Li Ang couldn't hide the shock and astonishment in his tone, "Teacher, did you plan to rebel back then?"

   "Go, go, if I plan to rebel, can I still sit here and chat with you?"

  Pu Liuxuan laughed, and said: "Anyway, it's good that you know about it.

   Chang'an is full of fish and dragons, remember to be cautious before entering the academy.

  With the status of a disciple of the academy, you have the capital to move around among various forces and become famous. "

   "The disciple knows."

   Li Ang nodded in agreement, but he was still thinking about what Pu Liuxuan did back then and was kicked out of Chang'an City.

   There are not many things that can offend the Zaifu, the general, and the prince of the county at the same time. If the possibility of treason is ruled out, there are only a few things left.

   Could it be that when Pu Liuxuan started his business and made a fortune, he ran out of the firms owned by the rich and powerful?

   Unlikely, the teacher is not a greedy person.

   Or is it that Pu Liuxuan was suave and abducted the No. 1 Jiaofang Siqing in Chang'an?

  No, no, no, that's too nonsense, even if the prince of the dignified county is jealous of a woman, he won't make such an ugly scene.

  Or, Pu Liuxuan was practicing evil martial arts back then. In order to experience the world of mortals and sharpen his mind, he pretended to be a priest in the teaching workshop and played games in the world.

  You are Jian Suyan from the Witch Sequence?

  Pu Liuxuan sipped tea calmly, completely unaware that his image in Li Ang's mind was becoming strange.

   crackling—

  The sound of firecrackers and drum music came from far to near, Pu Liuxuan put down his teacup, and said with a smile: "The carriage to pick you up is here, let's go."

"Um."

  Li Ang picked up the two boxes of luggage that he had prepared earlier, walked out of the courtyard with Pu Liuxuan and Chai Cuiqiao, and locked the courtyard door.

  Pu Liuxuan didn't want to be seen by outsiders, so he left first,

  Li Ang and Chai Cuiqiao came to the main entrance of Baoan Hall through the alley, and saw Song Shaoyuan in an elegant blue shirt standing at the entrance of Lansheng Building, with a smile on his mouth, saying goodbye to relatives and friends with great ambition and high spirits.

   And his mother, Aunt Song, also stood behind with a proud face, but occasionally, when no one was paying attention, she secretly wiped a tear.

   "Sunrise!"

  Aunt Song wiped her reddened eyes, quietly beckoned Li Ang over, took his hand and said softly: "Auntie watched you grow up, just like her nephew.

   I heard that everything is expensive in Chang'an, rice is expensive, so take this. "

  She took out a red envelope and stuffed it into Li Ang's hand. The hand was heavy, and it felt like it was full of gold pieces and flying money.

   "Auntie, I can't accept this."

   Li Ang wanted to decline, but Aunt Song said: "If you don't need it, take it with you, and the gold piece can be sewn into the interlayer of clothes, just in case.

  Shao Yuan is good at everything, but he is too honest and loyal.

  Risheng, your mind is active and alert, help your aunt to keep an eye on him, don’t ask to be admitted to the academy, as long as he can come back safely.”

   "Auntie, Chang'an is not a devil's lair that eats people and doesn't spit out bones. It's about Yulu."

   Li Ang looked helplessly at Aunt Song who was determined, so he had no choice but to accept the red envelope and put it in his pocket.

   At this time, the reporter who reported the good news had already arrived at the head of the Yunzhou bridge, held up the poster with congratulatory words, and walked to the gate of Lansheng Building.

   Then came a convoy of more than a dozen luxury carriages, each carrying students who were going to Chang'an for the exam, as well as their luggage and servants.

  The complacent Song Shaoyuan and his mother bid farewell to relatives and friends, and boarded the penultimate carriage alone, while Li Ang and Chai Cuiqiao boarded the last one—when they boarded the carriage, they saw many familiar faces in the crowd.

  Xun Mujian from the Muzhou City Animal Husbandry Supervision Department, Sha De's family, a storyteller surnamed Luo, and Lu Yi and her mother Xi Hui.

   A group of people also came to congratulate and see off, and sent it all the way to the outside of Yunzhou City.

   "Master,"

  Chai Cuiqiao opened the curtains, watched the stone tablet with landmarks written on the roadside gradually recede and shrink in sight, and whispered nervously, "Are we... out of Weizhou?"

"Um."

   Li Ang pressed the medicine box with his palm, and nodded nervously.

  Chai Cuiqiao has never left the scope of Weizhou, and neither has he.

  Although Xuegong has built a large number of roads and bridges in the past three hundred years, for a large number of Yu people who have land, there is no need for them to leave their hometown.

   Voluntarily leaving home, usually out of bankruptcy and business considerations.

   "Chang'an, Chang'an"

  Chai Cuiqiao longed for the name of the city, and said awkwardly: "Master, what does Chang'an look like?"

   "Prosperous, majestic, rich, open, civilized."

  Li Ang has never been to Chang'an, which doesn't mean he can't pick a few words from the newspapers to describe it, "I heard that Chang'an's East and West Markets gather all kinds of goods, food and wine from all over the world.

  Start eating from the first shop, eat one shop every day, and can’t finish shopping in any city after eating for three years.

  In addition to delicious food, there are also fun things.

  Cuju, horse racing, opera, sumo wrestling, acrobatics, beast fighting, fighting insects”

   Li Ang paused for a moment, Chang'an is rich and prosperous, and the people are very enthusiastic about developing their own entertainment methods, and they can fight anything.

   Not only fighting beasts and insects, but also fighting tea, brand and wine—the competition among the major guilds in Chang'an is extremely fierce, and every year there are many competitions to advertise.

   I don’t know if there is any comparison between the gong and drum competitions with the best quality,

  Every year the champion is called Title Dou Gong.

   Well, good name.

"Wow,"

  Chai Cuiqiao's eyes lit up, "Then, is there a competition for eating more?"

   "Should. Yes?"

   Li Ang said casually: "I heard from senior brother that there are still some restaurants and merchants in Chang'an who occasionally launch activities. If you can eat all the meals within the limited time, the whole meal will be free."

   "Huh? You don't need money for food, which store is so stupid. Oh, no, it's so conscientious."

  Chai Cuiqiao excitedly said: "As expected of Chang'an, the attitude is different."

   "Why, you also want to change your household registration and become an honorary Chang'an person?"

   Li Ang gave Chai Cuiqiao a white look, "Don't think too much. She's not really stupid, and occasionally organize activities to increase her popularity.

  Usually still have to spend money on meals normally.

   By the way, how much money do we have? "

   "Two hundred and ninety guan."

When it came to money, Chai Cuiqiao immediately looked around for a while like a weasel who had stolen a chicken, lowered his voice, and leaned into Li Ang's ear and said, "Among them, two hundred and fifty pennies are flying coins, ten pennies are coins, and thirty pennies are coins. Shards of gold and silver."

   "Why are you so close, no one in the carriage eavesdrops."

   Li Ang rolled his eyes, these carriages were designed and built by the Academy,

  It is made of fine iron, with a large number of gears and springs with complex structures. There are also talismans attached to the bottom of the vehicle. It not only has first-class shock absorption and sound insulation effects, but also reduces wind resistance and increases the driving speed, which is equal to the speed of the best horses running at full speed.

  I don’t know how much this carriage alone will cost—according to Cheng Juxiu, these carriages are not for sale. Even in Chang’an, only a few dozen nobles can own them.

   "Be careful."

  Chai Cuiqiao stuck out her tongue, "Master, how much is in the red envelope that Aunt Song gave?"

"Let me see."

  Li Ang opened the red envelope, which contained ten gold leaves and a small stack of flying coins, estimated to be worth around two hundred guan.

"so much?"

   Li Ang said in shock, "Tsk, this time I owe more and more favors."

   "After all, it is Lansheng Building."

  Chai Cuiqiao looked at the glittering gold flakes, couldn't take her eyes off at all, and murmured, "It's so shiny, so bright, I really like it."

   "The bald head is also very shiny and shiny. If you like, you can shave yourself."

   Li Ang complained about the money-greedy maid who was addicted to gold, scratched his head and said: "Well, in the two boxes we brought, there are a change of clothes, scriptures and books to be tested, and spare paper, pens and inkstones.

   You don’t need to buy another copy when you arrive in Chang’an.

   This convoy will live in the court’s mansion along the way, and the accommodation and food expenses will be borne by the school, which means that the expenses along the way can also be saved.

   You only need to consider the accommodation expenses after Chang'an - this cannot be reimbursed at public expense.

   I heard from my senior brother that there are more than 6,000 people who go to Chang'an every year to prepare for the exam.

   There are another 4,000 people—these people are usually students from foreign countries, those who have received recommendation letters like me, those who have been recommended by the Ministry of War or the Zhenfu Division, and young children from clans and ministerial families.

  All the people add up to tens of thousands, and there are three months between the preparation for the exam and the end of the three rounds of exams.

   It is impossible to reimburse everyone's food, clothing, housing and transportation at public expense. Only a few poor students from remote states can receive full subsidies.

   And Weizhou is relatively rich, so it must be ineligible. "

  Chai Cuiqiao was shocked: "Ah? Then where will we live?"

   "Let's find a place to live by myself, what else can I do."

  Li Ang thought for a while and said: "Usually live in places like restaurants, low, medium and high-end, the cheap ones are about 20 or 30 yuan for a night?

  Or we can find a place to rent for short term. "

   "Will that be expensive?"

  Chai Cuiqiao was a little worried: "Is the money enough? Will you just sit and eat?"

   "For a three-month short-term rental, dozens of units should be enough."

   Li Ang laughed and said: "As for whether you will sit and eat, it's really not good. You can still earn money by practicing medicine like in Yunzhou."

  (end of this chapter)