Lu Xu went out and came back with a bunch of books, but he didn't give them to Lu Zhou. He insisted on checking them first, which made Yan Junqi feel strange for a while.
Yan Junqi wondered: "What's wrong? What's wrong with this book?"
Lu Xu: "You don't know!"
He pulled Yan Junqi and whispered in a low voice, "What if there is content in other books that is not suitable for children? Can't I check it first before showing it to Lu Zhou and the others?"
Yan Junqi: "..."
He was silent for a moment and asked: "Then did you buy it?"
Lu Xu: "..."
Lu Xu coughed slightly in embarrassment, took out the yellow-brown storybook from the pile of books, and secretly asked, "Would you like to read it together?"
Yan Junqi: "..."
Before Yan Junqi could answer, Lu Xu felt embarrassed. He threw the storybook aside, coughed and said with a guilty conscience: "How can you read such a book?! It's better to throw it away."
He picked up a detective storybook and started reading.
After several years of practice, Lu Xu can already read and write, and reading ancient characters is not as difficult as it was at first, but she still doesn't like reading it!
Even though it was a best-selling storybook, he still frowned while reading it, scratching his head and ears. Sometimes he sat on a chair, sometimes he lay on his side on the couch, sometimes he fell on his bed. Snacks for reading were placed in several places.
By the time Yan Junqi finished reading the book in his hand and writing the annotations, Lu Xu was already lying on his back and fast asleep.
Yan Junqi laughed. He had seen this scene too many times in the past few years. Every time Lu Xu vowed to endorse it, he would collapse and fall asleep after finishing a page.
Yan Junqi walked over and shook him, but Lu Xu didn't wake up. He took the storybook away from Lu Xu's hand and flipped through it. Yes, a new record. He actually read eighteen pages before falling asleep. This book must be very interesting.
Yan Junqi bent down and kissed Lu Xu, packed away the dried meat and preserved fruits, and spread out the quilt to cover Lu Xu.
It was still early and it wasn't too late to wake him up before dinner.
Yan Junqi rubbed his neck that was sore from reading, put away all the things Lu Xu had messed up in the room, and finally picked up the storybook that Lu Xu had deliberately thrown away.
He opened it calmly, skimming over ten lines from the first page, his expression unfazed until he saw what Lu Xu said was inappropriate for children.
The ambiguous chats between his classmates, the vulgar chats he occasionally overheard while waiting for the boat to eat, and his vague erotic dreams all became picturesque.
Yan Junqi: "..."
Yan Junqi moved his eyes to the stove in the room. After thinking about it, he put the storybook and several other books on the table - let Lu Xu handle it by himself!
Lu Xu was busy looking for a house on the second and third days. He visited places commonly rented by scholars in Dongcheng, Xicheng and Nancheng, and finally chose a few houses in Dongcheng as alternatives.
Xicheng is too expensive and far away from the Gongyuan where examinations are held. Nancheng is too crowded and chaotic. The houses rented out are all in large courtyards. It is often more cost-effective for several fellow villagers to rent one courtyard.
The East City is more suitable. The houses are small, the layout is elegant and simple, and the furniture and houses are relatively new. Compared with the West City, it is quite cost-effective.
Lu Xu and Lu Zhou chose five, and then took Yan Junqi to see them. Finally, the three of them discussed and chose a small courtyard in the middle of the alley.
There are only two entrances to the yard, one master bedroom, two side bedrooms, a kitchen, woodshed and stables. There is also a peach tree planted in the yard.
There is a bookstore at one end of the alley, and it is not far from a well at the other end. It is convenient to get water. There are also some small shops selling food nearby. If you want to buy groceries early, you can go out of the alley and walk to the morning market in half an hour.
Fifteen taels of silver a month, the minimum rent is three months, the deposit is fifty taels, which can be paid at one time, the furniture rent is another five taels, and the agency fee is one and a half taels.
If you break the furniture and return it, you will have to pay for it.
Lu Xu gave him the money happily, and Fang Yazi introduced him to which nearby restaurants were delicious and affordable, which places where scholars rushing to take exams often gather, etc.
After sending Fang Yazi away, Lu Xu went to fetch water and clean the house first.
The rent of fifty taels of furniture was not in vain, not to mention tables, chairs, benches and beds, but also buckets, brooms, shovels, backpacks, baskets, baskets, etc., and the kitchen was equipped with a complete set of tableware.
Lu Xu saw that the tableware was a bit old and some bowls had cracks. He planned to go to the morning market tomorrow to pick out some. He heard from Fang Yazi that the morning market near them sold everything, including meat, vegetables, tofu, daily necessities, and groceries. , you can buy them all.
When Lu Xu came back from fetching water, he first boiled hot water and washed the rags to clean the furniture in the bedroom. There were three bedrooms. He and Yan Junqi lived in one, Lu Zhou lived in another, and he planned to turn the other one next to the kitchen into a bathroom.
Lu Zhou led the mule to the stable and fed the mule with all the remaining fodder. Yan Junqi wiped it with a rag, and Lu Xu took out the things he would use soon.
The three of them tidied up for the whole day and ate at a small shop outside at noon and evening.
The money they brought was almost spent on the road, and the rented house was not enough to pay the deposit. Lu Xu didn't want to touch the gold, so he took the banknote to the bank to exchange the money in the morning.
In the evening, Lu Xu lit an oil lamp and left five taels of pocket money for each person. The rest, along with the banknotes, were given to Yan Junqi.
"When I was fetching water, the aunt next door said that her house can wash clothes. I'll make do with it for one night. Tomorrow, I'll take out the bedding and take the dirty clothes with me to wash."
"Um."
"Tomorrow you two will sleep a little longer and have a good rest. I will go to the morning market to buy some meat and vegetables and cook you something delicious. What do you want to eat in the morning?"
Lu Zhou: "Wontons."
Lu Xu: "Okay, where is Jun Qi?"
Yan Junqi: "Just wontons."
Lu Xu: "Okay, I'll see what's on offer. Fang Yazi said there are several gathering places for scholars nearby. Do you want to check them out?"
Lu Zhou was curious, but he said nothing and looked at Yan Junqi.
Yan Junqi: "Go and have a look. They are all famous people from all over the country and scholars from Beijing. Let's go and see them."
Lu Xu also agreed, "Well, let's understand the level of competitors and the gap between scholars in Guanyang and Beijing."
Yan Junqi smiled.
Lu Zhou was full of expectations. The people they saw along the way were all the people who came from the counties in the northeast of Daqi. They had not seen anyone from other places. They heard that the three counties in the central part and the nine counties in the south were prosperous in culture and education, and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. It is very different from their Longxing County.
When talking about this, Yan Junqi couldn't help but sigh.
Not talking about the number of talents, just looking at this bookstore, you can't find all the books sold in any small shop in the capital in Longxing Prefecture, let alone Guanyang.
I remember that Lu Xu had the idea of making money by writing storybooks. This was not possible in Longxing, but it was possible in the capital. Any larger bookstore in the capital would have a way to do private printing.
As long as you can afford it, you can also spend your own money to produce anthologies. Yan Junqi found several sets of anthologies printed by the officials who became official in this dynasty in the small bookstore at the entrance of their alley.
In Longxing County and Shuozhou County, this is simply unthinkable.
Only the gap in books, the capital and the southern counties can leave Longxing and other counties far behind, let alone academies, family education, environmental influence, etc.
There are gatherings of scholars like Jingzhong occasionally in Longxing Prefecture, but not in Guanyang at all.
Without communication, how can we increase our knowledge?
Lu Xu thought that they would start walking more tomorrow and participate in more activities like this. If it was useful, they would live in Beijing for a few more days. Even if they failed to pass the exam this time, it would be okay to live in Beijing for two years before taking the exam again.
He could also ask if there was a better private school and send Lu Zhou there to study. It doesn't matter if it's expensive, the worst he can do is find a way to make money in the capital.
From beginning to end, Lu Xu believed that Lu Zhou, his family, was down-to-earth and studious, so the problem of failing to pass the Tongsheng examination was definitely not Lu Zhou's fault.
What if it’s not an academy?
Lu Xu automatically ignored the fact that Lu Le had already passed the exam and Miao Hongyin had already passed the exam.
Having made up his mind, Lu Xu planned to take a look at what the nearby shops were doing when he went to the morning market tomorrow to buy things.
Before going to bed at night, Lu Xu mentioned it to Yan Junqi while helping him take out books from the box.
They brought more than a dozen books with them when they went out. They bought more when they came to big cities along the way, and there was almost a box full.
Yan Junqi only had this little hobby, so how could Lu Xu find it too heavy? Anyway, Lu Zhou also liked watching it, and they still had a car, so at most they would have to decorate it with other things.
Now they were finally able to take out all the books. It was raining and snowing all the way, and many books were damaged due to moisture. They had to sort the books into categories, repair those that needed to be repaired, and dry those that needed to be dried.
Yan Junqi: "Then let's inquire first."
Lu Xu: "Well, don't tell him first. If you want to be sent elsewhere after the exam, I won't worry about him leaving you in the capital."
Yan Jun laughed together, "Xiaozhou is solid and pragmatic in his knowledge, but lacks a bit of aura. Maybe the examiner he met didn't like his style."
Lu Xu knew that their Lu Zhou was not good at writing poems.
But doesn’t this thing have something to do with personality?
There is a romantic school and there is a realist school. His Lu Zhou's poems are just a bit dull, but he looks at them very neatly and reads them in rhyme, so there is nothing wrong with them.
The Daqi literary world likes romance, magnificence, imagination, imagination, and splendid articles. How can we blame them, Lu Zhou?
They, Lu Zhou, are just unlucky!
Moreover, the county magistrate said that there are already literati who advocate restoration and pragmatism.
Lu Xu also felt that it should be advocated. If the memorials were all about exaggeration and exaggeration, wouldn't it mean that the emperor would be exhausted?
What do you think?
It’s not that you can’t practice it. Maybe you can just find a teacher who specializes in this area to teach you?
If it really doesn't work...
"If it really doesn't work, forget it. It's not that we have to take the merit test. They don't want Lu Zhou, and I don't want Lu Zhou to be an official!" Lu Xu groaned and complained on behalf of his younger brother, "Our Lu Zhou is a solid person, how can we do it?" Machiavellian material? If he really becomes an official, I won't be able to sleep."
Yan Junqi laughed.
Lu Xu is protective, doting and unreasonable, but very cute.
Lu Xu didn't feel that he was unreasonable, and he criticized the behavior of writing lengthy articles to flatter him. He was also a master when it came to flattery, and flattery also requires skills. What's the use of just boasting about a bunch of flashy things? If Shi is confused, he is also a brainless stick.
Their county magistrate is better, he is talented and capable, and his action is super strong.
Lu Xu complained on his behalf: "Such a talent can only be a county magistrate. Isn't this a waste?"
Yan Junqi sighed: "Maybe it has something to do with the family background of the county magistrate."
The Wang County magistrate's family has been officials for generations, but such a family with a big business also has many enemies in the court.
At the beginning, their family was a staunch anti-war faction, and their Majesty wanted to go to war. Naturally, the Wang family could not bear to be reused, and it was even less likely that a marginal figure like Magistrate Wang would hold any important position.
Lu Xu said depressedly: "This is one of the reasons why I don't like the court."
Their brothers do business in their own way, but it does not affect the overall situation.
Anyone who has any ideas can just discuss it. When Lu Wen gets into trouble, he and Lu Xuan will deal with the aftermath. Lu Xuan and Lu Wen always support whatever he does. If Lu Xuan wants to go south, Lu Wen will raise money for him without saying a word. He He and Lu Xuan criticized Lu Wen for doing things too harshly, and Lu Wen slowly changed.
No matter what the method is, the one place where your heart is is your own family.
But having said that, the court is so complicated, nothing can compare with his small business.
Lu Xu sighed and handed the last few books to Yan Junqi. While pressing the curled corners of the books, he said, "I'll go out on the street tomorrow to see if there are any bookshelfs for sale. I can find a carpenter to make one."
"Um."
"I'm afraid this one won't work anymore. I bought half of it, so I'll buy it again."
"Go to the bookstore tomorrow to see if they have this book."
"This is okay... let me dry it and replenish it for you."
"good."
The two of them slowly sorted it out, and finally they were left with the novels and travel notes they had bought in Beijing.
Lu Xu looked at the pornographic book he bought and felt that it was out of place with the other books.
"Forget it." Lu Xu took the book away and found that there were signs of turning over the book.
The book is quite heavy, and some pages are stuck together. You have to deliberately lift them to separate them. Now...
Why are every page loose?
Lu Xu asked in shock: "Have you seen it?"
Yan Junqi nodded: "Yes."
Lu Xu lowered his head to read, "Have you finished reading?"
Yan Junqi said calmly: "Well, I've finished reading."
Lu Xu: "..."
A top scholar, really he can read everything...
Before falling asleep, Lu Xu couldn't hold back his curiosity. He turned on the lamp and went to Yan Junqi's side to mutter. From theoretical discussions, it gradually turned into practical exchanges, and then gradually heated up and got out of control...
Lu Xu kissed Yan Junqi's sweaty temples. Yan Junqi hugged his naked back and panted. When his breathing calmed down, Lu Xu heard the sound of the fourth watch.
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