On the last day of July, Li Yu got up early, packed up the things in the house bit by bit, and then came out of the house carrying the baggage.

The last time Li Erlang helped with repairs and patched up the holes in the roof, the whole house seemed to be gone without the dilapidation that was about to collapse.

But a dilapidated house is a dilapidated house. Temporary repairs cannot stop the decline. It is so dilapidated that no one usually visits it.

Li Yu wrapped up his clothes and bedding and carried them on his back. The moment he left the house, the house seemed to have lost its vitality and had fallen into the same decay as it had in the past when it was abandoned.

He left without looking back and didn't even lock the door. Some firewood and empty cracked earthen jars were left in the house. If there were homeless people, they could live in them directly. They would know how to survive.

When they arrived at the agreed place, Li Erlang had been waiting for a while with a bamboo tube on his back. There was a bamboo cage at his feet, which contained the two little black dogs: soy milk and fried dough sticks. After the puppies were full, they snuggled together obediently and waggled their tails when Li Yu came over.

Today Li Erlang sent them to the county, and asked Uncle Quan to install the doors and windows between the shops.

No matter how far apart the villages are, news spreads very quickly, not to mention Aunt Wei's "fueling the flames". People all know that Li Yu is going to the city to work as a slave. Compared with Li Yu's departure, The recent Li Erlang family was understandably involved in rumors. Some people even said that their family was wrong, saying that the Li family deliberately sent Li Yu to the county to be a slave, hoping to get rid of Li Yu as a burden as soon as possible.

Sister-in-law Li Liu hurried over and told Aunt Li about the rumors in the village. Aunt Li was furious after hearing this. She wished she could find these gossips and confront them on the spot. However, she was stopped by her family and stopped thinking about it. This issue.

Li Yuren spoke softly. Even if he explained, others thought he was forced to do so, and the rumors only spread more and more fiercely.

Li Erlang took his mother and kept comforting him: time will naturally prove everything. When Yue Lang takes Li Yu back to the village, those people who gossip will understand the truth of the matter. If they argue now, they will only be blamed. Feeling guilty in the middle.

Li Erlang persuaded her like this, and Li Aniang endured it again and again, holding back her anger and cursing, and went to work in the fields. Aniang Li said that as long as others didn't come up to scold them, she would pretend they didn't hear them.

But there were always people who would deliberately bring it up in front of her, and now it was difficult for the family to dissuade her. Li Aniang's impatient and irritable temper was like a firecracker being lit. Have to talk endlessly.

As long as it was reasonable, Li Aniang would never lose in a quarrel, and she could not quarrel with the person she was scolding, so she could only leave angrily. Now no one dared to mention this matter in front of Li Aniang, and they would only say it secretly behind her back.

Li Yu and Ji Qingyue felt very sorry after hearing about this incident. Ji Qingyue found it inconvenient to come out to help defend. No one believed Li Yu's explanation, so they could only let the rumors spread.

On the donkey cart, many mixed voices were urging Li Yu not to go to the county to be a slave. It would be a little hard in the village, but it was better than being a slave to others!

These people had good intentions, but they didn't understand what was going on and Li Yu couldn't explain it, which created a conflict.

Li Yu could only explain over and over again: "Aunts, don't worry, that person is a good friend of Brother Li, and I will be back when the time comes."

But they didn't believe it: "How can you do what you want when you become a slave? We are just tenants, so we are no different than slaves. You are so young and you don't know the suffering of being a slave!"

"Since you insist on going to the county, then learn to take good care of yourself."

"Thank you, aunt." It's not that he didn't know who was talking nonsense and taking the opportunity to suppress Brother Li's family, and these aunts were the ones who asked him to work in the fields and gave him food, so he kept saying warmly. As he explained, he also listened to the two extra words they said because of their distrust.

Amidst the bustling sounds, they finally arrived at the county.

Li Erlang took Li Yu up the mountain to pick up Li Sanlang. The day after tomorrow is the day of the county examination. The academy is some distance away from the examination center. In order to reduce the risk of being late, most of the students in the academy have gone down the mountain and moved into the rooms booked in the county. Li Sanlang has already agreed to stay in Ji Qingyue's home.

After passing through the dense forest in the mountains, Ji Qingyue emerged from the painting more nimbly.

A large living person suddenly appeared behind Li Erlang. Only the person carrying the painting was used to "changing into a living person", while Li Sanlang and Li Yu were shocked.

Li Sanlang had the biggest reaction. After all, this was the first time he saw Ji Qingyue with his own eyes.

No matter how profound the second brother's description is, it can't compare to seeing it with one's own eyes. Brother Ji actually looks like this.

At first glance, he looked different from them. There was a trace of foreigners on his face, his deep eyebrows, his straight nose, and his friendly smile.

Both of them obediently called Ji Qingyue "Brother Ji", and Ji Qingyue nodded happily. When he came to this world, in addition to farming and harvesting food, he also gained many younger brothers.

Li Sanlang's exam is about to take place. Most of the bookcases are filled with notes and books, and Li Yu is carrying his luggage, which is the lightest and heaviest thing Li Erlang is carrying. Inside is Ji Qingyue's world.

Ji Qingyue felt more relaxed. Several people refused his help, so they had to go down the mountain while chatting with their hands behind their backs.

The four of them talked and laughed back to Ji Qingyue's small house and walked into the bedroom in the backyard. Ji Qingyue told Li Yu that this was where he would live in the future.

Li Yu sat on the bare canopy bed. Before he could put down the baggage behind him, his fingers brushed against the smooth bed board, and his heart that had been hanging on him finally relaxed.

Li Erlang and Ji Qingyue went to Li Daquan to get back this month's share, and then together they transported the finished doors and windows back for installation.

The two puppies were released by Li Yu. The puppies were not afraid at all when they arrived in a new place. They walked around the house together, sniffing here and there to get familiar with the environment of the house. Compared with Li Yu who always played with them, Li Sanlang was more worthy of their exploration, so the two puppies circled around Li Sanlang, "Soy milk, fried dough sticks, he is Brother Li San, you must remember his taste, don't I admit my mistake." Li Yu stroked the two puppies and kept chanting, and then Li Sanlang knew the names of the two puppies.

When the puppy had enough, he obediently took note of the person's scent.

Next time I will let you in graciously and never yell at you! Woof!

Wang!

They saw the empty water tank placed in the corner of the courtyard, opened it and found it was empty. Only then did Li Yu remember that there was no water in it since the last time it was bought and cleaned, and now it was time to fill it with water for later use.

The two gently kicked the intrusive puppy aside and carried buckets to the well to fetch water.

Neighbors saw Li Yu and Li Sanlang again and greeted them warmly.

The village is vast and sparsely populated, and there is no neighbor near Li Sanlang's home. Now that he meets such enthusiastic neighbors, he is still a little used to it. On the contrary, Li Yu has adapted to these enthusiastic people and greets everyone with a smile. : "Uncle and aunt, this is Brother Li."

The two walked to the intersection deep in the alley, where there was a public well.

There were many people coming to draw water from the well. Some were also waiting for water, and some were squatting on the ground and washing clothes nearby. When they saw Li Yu leading a young man away, they asked Li Yu and explained again, and everyone was confused. I found out that Li Sanlang was another younger brother of the new resident.

They tenderly gave up their seats to the Duanfang student. Li Sanlang put down the bucket, picked up water from the well and poured it into his own bucket.

"Li Jiasanlang is about to take the county examination?"

"Yes, the day after tomorrow is the time to take the county examination."

"Ah! The aunts don't even say any words of blessing, so they wish Sanlang Li a bright future!"

"Thank you for your kind words, aunts." Li Sanlang helped fetch water bucket after bucket at the well, and then he and Li Yu carried a bucket back and forth between the house and the well. After several trips, the two finally filled the house with water. The jar is filled with water.

At this time, Li Erlang and Ji Qingyue brought Li Daquan to install doors and windows in the shop. The skilled carpenters inserted the door frames and window frames into the reserved positions in a few clicks. After a while, the door panels and window sashes were installed. .

Li Daquan checked whether the doors and windows were closed normally. After the huge windows were fully opened, bright light shone into the shop, making the room brightly lit instantly.

There is a long table under the window in the room, and there is a bookshelf next to the table. If you sit at the table and read a book, you can reach the bookshelf by raising your hand, which makes it very convenient to find books.

The canopy bed was placed in another corner, covered with the bedding that Li Sanlang had brought down the mountain.

After installing the doors and windows, Li Sanlang entered the room and consciously sat at the table and read a book.

Since the last time he had a heart-to-heart talk with his second brother, the pressure accumulated in his heart has been slowly released. He followed Brother Ji's instructions, went to bed early and got up early, did morning exercises while reciting, and quietly encouraged himself every day. It really worked. Even now, even As the county examination approached, he was no longer so nervous that he couldn't eat. Instead, he was looking forward to the arrival of the county examination.

I have been preparing for so long, and it’s time to get some rewards for myself.

Li Daquan wanted to chat with Li Erlang and Ji Qingyue some more, but when he turned around, he saw that Li Sanlang was already immersed in the book. He didn't dare to stay for long, and hurriedly said to Ji Qingyue, "Is there anything else you need?" If you want help, go to the carpenter’s shop to find him." Then he led the others and left quickly.

Knowing that Li Sanlang was about to take an exam, the neighbors stopped visiting.

After finishing his late lunch, Li Erlang was about to go back.

Now that the scroll has been hung in the bedroom, Ji Qingyue stood in the yard and waved goodbye to him with a smile, but Li Erlang still couldn't bear to leave. He stared at Ji Qingyue quietly for a while, and finally looked at Li Erlang who was sitting on the steps of the yard. Yu, warned: "If something happens, don't take anything else but bring the painting."

Li Yu nodded heavily: "Yes!"

Finally, I comforted my younger brother in the room, telling him not to be nervous or worried. After the exam, he hurried home to help with the autumn harvest. After saying that, he went out and went home.

The two puppies were already familiar with Li Erlang's scent. When Li Erlang turned around and left, they followed him with their short legs shaking. Finally, they followed him to the gate, where they were stopped by Li Erlang. In front of them was the little master raising his feet to stop him, and behind him was At the call of the master, they sat in the door in confusion, looking at Li Erlang and then at Ji Qingyue. They did not dare to cross the threshold and watched Li Erlang leave blankly.

Uh-huh?

There was no sign of Li Erlang outside the door. Ji Qingyue still stood in the yard and stared blankly at the door. He would go back soon, but he was still so unhappy.

This is the first time Ji Qingyue has truly moved out of the Li family since he came to this world.

In order to stop himself from being immersed in the loss, Goldfinger quickly found something else to distract himself.

"Brother Ji, what are you writing?" Li Yu followed Ji Qingyue back to the bedroom and watched Ji Qingyue sitting on the dining table, spreading out paper, and writing many words on the paper with a homemade charcoal pen.

Ji Qingyue explained: "The bellows contract is about to end. I want to find another way to make money, but I have to ask you to help me with this matter."

When Li Yu heard that he wanted to make money, of course he was happy, so he excitedly volunteered: "What do you want me to do?"

"I had a batch of specially grown vegetables that were about to mature in time for my move out. I planned to supply these vegetables to large restaurants or inns in the east. If I want them to know that I have goods, it would be too troublesome to come to them one by one and recommend them. What's more, The quality of the vegetables I grow is so good, I can’t bear this kind of injustice. I won’t just let the mountains come to me. I will use a method to let them come and order the vegetables I grow.”

"What method?" Upon hearing this, Li Yu looked at Ji Qingyue with trust. He was becoming more and more convinced of Ji Qingyue and had no doubts at all.

Ji Qingyue pointed to the paper on the table. Li Yu looked up and saw that the paper seemed to be written on arithmetic problems. It was just simple numbers and words, which actually confused him. "This... this is so difficult..."

"Arithmetic is not difficult, it's just that the logic inside is a bit convoluted."

Li Yu held his face in confusion, Ji Qingyue was not in a hurry to explain, and handed him a stack of paper: "I will give you something more tomorrow, please take it to the east and see which restaurant is busy, give it to them The steward will hand out this piece of paper. If they are interested, please ask them to come here to meet me on the third day of August."

On the third day of August, Li Sanlang was away from home to attend the county examination, and he could also come out of the painting, making it more lively during the day without disturbing the neighbors.

Li Yu thought about something: "What if they see me as a child and kick me out?"

Ji Qingyue smiled and said confidently: "Don't worry, as long as you take what I will give you tomorrow, they won't kick you out after seeing it."

Hearing what Ji Qingyue said, Li Yu felt relieved: "Brother Ji, if they answer the question, will we sell the vegetables to them?"

Ji Qingyue continued to write something on the table, and Li Yu leaned over to look at it. What was written on the paper was a different topic.

"They are all people who are used to doing business, and some questions are not difficult for them. The reason why I did this is just because I don't know them and the forces behind them. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, bidding is the best way. , but we can’t let them bid by increasing the price. Otherwise, with their financial resources, if they insist on buying the vegetables in my hand, it will easily cause confusion, create conflicts, and offend many people. Erlang said that fresh vegetables in summer are very expensive. Vegetables in winter can fetch sky-high prices. If we want to do long-term business, we cannot use simple auctions to select sellers."

Li Yu listened in confusion, only knowing that Brother Ji wanted a more complicated method. "Brother Ji wants to use arithmetic questions for bidding. Whoever wins the questions gets first?"

"Correct."

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