Zhenguan Wenzong System

Chapter 76

Qu Tuquan and Chen Yizhi finished a good jar of wine, it was still early, and the little girl Yinger was clamoring to have enough fun tonight, so Luo Yan had to go back early to rest.Although the young man is full of energy, Luo Yan will set off for Luzhou after this festival, so he still needs to save some energy for the long journey.

Although it can be seen on Zhuque Street tonight, from the royal family and nobles to the peddlers and pawns, but Luo Yan is not interested at all.It's enough to gather something like excitement once, but if you do it too many times, you will feel bored instead.Only a little girl like Ying'er who doesn't go out very much is so excited because she can play until dawn the next day.

That night, the little girl Ying'er was still looking forward to Luo Yan's great prowess, to participate in a few more poetry gatherings, and to win more things.Although Luo Yan does need to keep earning reputation now, it doesn't mean that Luo Yan likes to do it in the same way as rushing to quests.So she rejected Yinger's request several times, directly making the little girl sulk until dawn.

The next day Luo Yan was ready to leave Chang'an.

Luo Yan didn't bring much on this trip, and the carriage hired from the carriage was waiting outside the gate of Lu's residence early in the morning.After having dinner with Mr. Lu, Luo Yan left the Lu Mansion while Lu Deming, his wife and Ying'er watched him off.Originally, Yinger wanted to send Luo Yan out of the city, but Luo Yan sternly refused.Just kidding, people who can get lost when they go shopping in Dongshi still want to go out of the city.

The only friends in Chang'an City are Chen Yizhi and Qu Tuquan. The Cui brothers are still in their hometown, but they also sent a letter to express their apology.

At this moment, there was still snow on the Baqiao, and the willow branches were still withered, so Qu Tuquan and Chen Yizhi drank the farewell wine with Luo Yan at the gate of the city, and it was considered that the farewell was over.

The shortest land route from Chang'an to Luzhou is more than 900 miles. It passes through Shangluo, transfers from Nanyang, passes through Xinyang, then arrives at Lu'an, and then arrives at Luzhou.

This is the first lunar month, and the ice and snow in the north have not yet melted, so the possibility of Luo Yan going by water is basically cut off.So Luo Yan can only study in the car every day, and only walk around when eating and staying in the hotel.

Although the horse-drawn carriage can theoretically reach a speed of [-] kilometers per hour, considering the long distance and the fact that there is no way to change horses along the way, the journey along the way is not considered fast.What's more, the road conditions were not very good, and he stopped and stopped all the way, and it took half a month to reach Luzhou.

Even at this speed, the coachman repeatedly said that the trip was pretty good this time, and that nothing happened on the road, otherwise he would have gone in a month.

After arriving in Luzhou, he readily paid for the hired car, because although the speed was not fast, it was faster than Luo Yan's expectation, so Luo Yan gave the driver an extra [-] Wen as a reward.Such generosity made the coachman thank Luo Yan again and again.

Arrived in Luzhou, his nominal hometown, but Luo Yan didn't feel any joy.

Coming here is entirely out of his promise, if it is necessary to expose it, it is the task of the system.Luo Yan himself was also very curious about Luo Yan's former foster brother.In this troubled world, he was able to help Luo Yan to study even though he was living a tense life. This is absolutely amazing.

But it was not too early, and Luo Yan couldn't just go to his foster brother's house without any preparation.Before Luo Yan's trip, he wanted to bring a letter to this righteous brother, but his circle of friends was so large, and there were no merchants from Luzhou in the first lunar month, so this plan to send a letter was in vain.

Therefore, at this moment Luo Yan was making a surprise attack.

Fortunately, there is an inn near where Luo Yan is standing, so I can only stay here for one night.

After sorting out the remaining memories at night, Luo Yan already had a clear memory of the address of his righteous brother.Of course, I also got a general idea of ​​the family situation.

Luo Yan's adopted brother is called Feng Chang, a native of Luzhou, ten years older than Luo Yan.At present, there are only his wife and two sons in the family.Feng Chang's family has some land outside Luzhou City, which can basically meet the family's living needs. In addition, he is also diligent.

Both of Feng Chang's parents died when he was a teenager, and he had just started school for a few days before he was forced to take on the burden of supporting his family.So when I met Luo Yan, whose parents died the same way, I felt pity for each other.It just so happened that Luo Yan has been performing well, and Feng Chang has been helping Luo Yan in life for a few years when Luo Yan entered the government school.

In fact, Feng Chang was under increasing pressure to help Luo Yan.The person next to my pillow has always held an opposed attitude towards this matter, and often quarrels about it.Moreover, his pair of sons are also older, and they have also reached the age of elementary school.In addition to Luo Yan's share, the family's life is also quite tight.

Fortunately, it was Luo Yan's first time to participate in Jinshi, and he won the prize.Now Feng Chang also heaved a sigh of relief, his wife finally didn't have to nagging in his ear every day.The scholar who went to the exam with Luo Yan also brought a letter from Luo Yan, saying that Luo Yan was conferred a ninth-rank official, which is at the same level as the county magistrate in Luzhou City.And in the second year, Luo Yan will come back to see him.

Feng Chang didn't care about Luo Yan being a high official.What really made him happy was that Luo Yan didn't forget his righteous brother just because he became an official.He also brought silver, which was already worth the sporadic money he gave Luo Yan over the years.Feng Chang still remembered that when he put the ingots of silver given by Luo Yan on the table that night, his wife was so stunned that she couldn't say anything.That's refreshing.

Since then, although Feng Chang walked on the street, he could feel the envious eyes of the people around him.Although no substantial benefits have been obtained, spiritual enjoyment is the kingly way.Moreover, in the past, the little officials in the government would shout and drink, but now they can still say a few words politely when they see him.

Although he didn't know when his brother would be able to return to Luzhou, Feng Chang had already made preparations as soon as the new year came.With spare money at home, Feng Chang not only bought a new suit of clothes for his wife and children, but also bought several catties of meat without hesitation.Half of them will cook a little dish when the guests come during the Chinese New Year, and the remaining half will be left to their brothers.

When he got up the next morning, Luo Yan walked to his brother-in-law's house with his big bags and small bags.

This is not considered a return of riches and honor, Luo Yan's reputation is only limited to some literati circles, so after walking all the way, in fact, no one knows Luo Yan.Until it was near Feng Chang's house, because Luo Yan often came here, people knew that this was the scholar Feng Chang had made a fool of himself to help.

Because Feng Chang only helped Luo Yan, so as soon as they saw Luo Yan, people knew that the Jinshi who passed the examination last year had come.At that moment, people began to surround Luo Yan and ask about this and that.Although it is said that there are many people talking, the questions actually asked are how is Chang'an, have you seen the emperor, what does the emperor look like, whether he is tall or thin.Gossip like this is what these ordinary people are interested in.

Although Luo Yan couldn't talk about Li Yuan in private because of the etiquette system, Luo Yan still patiently told the people around him what was going on in Chang'an while walking.

As they walked forward, the size of the crowd became bigger and bigger. When they reached Feng Chang's house, Luo Yan didn't need to knock on the door. The shouts in the crowd had already made Feng Chang, who was tense in his mind these days, come to open the house. .

After all, it is a prefectural city, so the courtyard is naturally not as spacious as the ones in the countryside, so the crowd of onlookers did not follow Luo Yan into the door, but just stood guard at the door, which was not too crowded.

Feng Changchang's brother came back so early, of course he was very happy in his heart. Looking at those who were still watching the excitement at the door, Feng Chang made the second most generous decision in his life: "Everyone, don't squeeze. It's over, let's leave soon, my brother is here, let us talk. Another day, I, Feng Chang, will set up a banquet, please have a good meal. Let's leave today, let's leave soon." What is the most generous decision? Naturally, it is to support Luo Yan.

The onlookers were delighted to hear that Feng Chang had set up a banquet.The big guys are living a tight life these days, it's good to eat a free meal, and it's still a banquet.Although Feng Chang is not a rich man, everyone has heard these days that Feng Chang's family is full of meat this first month.Then he will definitely not fool the big guys with the next table, right.

It is definitely a good thing to be able to eat meat for nothing in the first lunar month.So these people left with a lot of face.

Pulling Luo Yan into the room, settled down and sat down, Feng Chang stared at Luo Yan's face for a while.

When he saw Luo Yan was embarrassed, Feng Chang opened his mouth and said: "That's right, it's different after becoming an official. Your boy has become stronger and taller, okay."

Different from the gossiping faces of the group of people outside, Feng Chang really regards Luo Yan, a person without any blood relationship, as his brother.How was he doing without being promoted, first he sighed at Luo Yan's body.

Such emotions made Luo Yan feel sad for a while.Although I don't have much kinship with this righteous brother, but as an ordinary citizen, I treat people so sincerely, not to mention that I have received favors from others.Now that people are like this, how could I not be moved.

Luo Yan stood up and bowed sincerely to his righteous brother.Luo Yan had done this kind of etiquette in front of a few elders in Chang'an. Of course, he needed to put aside those dealings in the officialdom.He couldn't help but be responsible for the debt owed by his predecessor to this family. Looking at the very simple and simple courtyard, Luo Yan knew that the money he brought back at the beginning must not be used much.Otherwise, it is impossible not to renovate the house.

"You can't do it, you are an official now, how can you salute me for nothing. This is not possible." Feng Chang hurriedly pulled Luo Yan up, and said in a panic.

"Why can't my brother bear it? Without my brother, Luo Yan, let alone going to Chang'an for the exam, is lucky if he didn't starve to death on the street." Luo Yan recalled the memory of his predecessor, and felt Feng Chang's kindness more and more.

　Thank you Binlin and Sthr for your rewards, and thank you for your recommendation tickets.Originally, I planned to stay up late for two more changes, but today's time is indeed a bit inappropriate.Xiaodao is also a wandering prodigal son. According to the custom of his hometown, he would burn paper on the grave today, but now he can only give up.So the next thing to do is to call home and go to sleep instead of staying through the wee hours of the morning.See you tomorrow for more and more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)