The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

As soon as Liu Er's words came out, the other companions all pointed their finger at Lu Xiuyuan's carriage.

"I saw the people in the carriage eating meat when I was eating! Their food is better! Go find them! We really don't have anything here!"

The refugee chasing after him couldn't help but sneered, did he think he was a fool?

I didn't see that there were four guards with knives guarding around the carriage. They rushed up to grab it or not, anyway, the first wave of people who rushed up would definitely die!They don't want to be taken advantage of!

Persimmons have to be picked softly, and people who want to snatch things have to be found. Seeing that the distance between them and the scholars in front of them was getting closer, the refugee stretched out his hands excitedly.

The scholar who was running at the back, seeing that he was about to be caught, was shocked. He wanted to speed up and get rid of this man, but his feet staggered uncontrollably, tripped over the uneven ground, and hit him on the ground. It rolled and stopped.

Seeing that the pursuer had fallen, the refugees behind them rushed over in a swarm, reaching for the other's package with their hands.

The scholar screamed in despair and was overwhelmed by the crowd.

Hearing the movement behind him, Lu Xiuyuan sat in the carriage and sighed heavily again.

He opened the curtain in front of the car, and asked Tian Si who was driving the car: "How long will it take to get to Fucheng?"

The other party glanced at the surrounding landscape, compared it with the map, and replied: "The road is slippery in rainy days. Judging from our current speed, we will arrive around this time tomorrow."

Lu Xiuyuan lowered his eyes and thought, it would take a day for them to travel, if converted to the speed of those refugees, it would take about a day and a half, judging by their energy, they could still make it to Fucheng.

After confirming, he also breathed a sigh of relief, and when he entered the city tomorrow, he would see if there was anyone in the city giving out porridge. If there were, he planned to donate some silver to make up for the guilt in his heart.

"What's the matter, Lu Xiucai?" Seeing that there was no voice on his side, the other party couldn't help turning around and asked in concern.

"It's okay, I'll just ask casually."

After another hour in their carriage, the continuous drizzle finally stopped.

Lu Xiuyuan sat on the carriage for too long, now that the rain had stopped, he jumped off the carriage to stretch his body.

June was supposed to be a hot time, but due to the continuous rainstorm during this period, the average temperature has dropped a lot, and Lu Xiuyuan is still a bit cold in a thin robe now.

He rubbed his arms and began to look around at the scenery.

After these days of rainwater washing, the big trees on both sides of the official road became greener and greener, and small puddles accumulated in the occasional uneven places on the road. He stood on the carriage frame and looked far away, and the world was washed clean.

Taking a deep breath of the fresh air after the rain, Lu Xiuyuan felt much more relaxed physically and mentally.

Afterwards, until their carriage entered Fucheng, the sky had not yet rained. Lu Xiuyuan looked at the red sunset in the west, and prayed in his heart that the rainy season would pass quickly.

He is not the only one who has this idea, Governor Liu of Dongshi Mansion also thinks so.

The torrential rain during this period caused many villages in the north and south to be flooded. This time the disaster was very serious. Local officials like them reported the disaster situation early, but for some reason, the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court for disaster relief has not arrived for a long time.

When Governor Liu was anxious, he gave up waiting. Right now, the situation can only depend on the people in their city.

So he appealed to those landlords and gentry to take the initiative to donate money and food, help the refugees who rushed to take refuge, and build more porridge sheds.

Because of Governor Liu's reputation, the gentry donated a lot of food to save face this time, saving the lives of many refugees who had escaped.

It's just that Governor Liu has one thing to worry about recently.

That is, more and more people came to flee, and there was almost no room to live in and outside the city, and food was about to run out.

Thinking of this, he became a little anxious and got angry, and two sores grew around his mouth in the past two days.

Fortunately, the weather is finally clear now. He watched the stars at night and felt that there should be no more rain during this period, so he was relieved.

At the moment, we only need to deal with the resettlement of the current refugees.

After queuing up to enter the city, Lu Xiuyuan randomly found a post station in the local area to settle down and replenish supplies by the way.

Since it is summer now and the temperature is rising, all the food he brought was distributed among the guards of Tian Si to eat together, and now there are only a few packets of hard candy from Shi Yunchen left in the package.

Lu Xiuyuan felt that this kind of shelf life is long, so it is better to put it away for the time being.

After packing up my luggage, I told Tian Qi and the others to buy some dry cakes or oil cakes, the kind of food that is not easy to spoil.

There is still a distance of more than ten days between the prefectural city and the provincial capital, and there are also remote roads during the period. Naturally, dry food must be prepared in advance, just in case.

After making these arrangements, Lu Xiuyuan began to write a letter to Shi Yunchen, telling him that he had arrived at Dongshi Mansion and everything was fine, so he and his family should not worry about it.

After writing and receiving the pen, hand over the letter to the courier and send it to Ping'an Town at high speed.

When Shi Yunchen received the letter, he was planning to inspect the shop.

The second batch of new articles on Yan Ruyu's bookstore has been published. In the past two days, many people have been arranged to promote them everywhere. He intends to go out today to check and accept the results.

Some time ago, the owner of the Ruyi Bookstore next door, who dug out their people, robbed their stories, and wrote a new book of good-for-nothing stories, finally attracted almost all the customers to Ruyi Bookstore, and their store was empty.

When Shi Yunchen thought of this incident, he became angry, and now he is placing all his bets on the genius story, hoping that he will not be disappointed this time.

Walking on the road with Nan Xing, the streets of Ping'an Town were as lively as ever. Apart from the cries of hawkers, there were also the cries of little beggars all over the street.

"Everyone, come and see! Yan Ruyu's latest story book! Can read at three years old, memorize poems at four years old, write poems at five years old, and the youngest Jinshi in history at ten years old! Come and read it, everyone!"

A little beggar ran past with a dozen leaflets in his arms. Shi Yunchen looked at the other party's dedicated propaganda and shook his folding fan in satisfaction.

This method is still better, just a few meals and a few copper coins will allow these little beggars to promote themselves dedicatedly. This deal is too cost-effective.

Nan Xing, who was following behind, felt a little uneasy watching the little beggar hand over the flyer to the man on the side of the road who showed his willingness.

"The copy written by Lu Xiucai has spoiled a lot of the plot of the story. Will they come to the bookstore to buy it after reading the list?"

"Should be able to buy it. It's not a spoiler anyway. It's just a summary of the points in this book and a few dozen summaries. After publicizing it, wouldn't it sell faster than if it were placed in a bookstore?" He Shiyun Chen expressed his thoughts.

After hearing this, Nan Xing suddenly realized, "Then I hope this time it will be a big hit!"

"We'll see if it's for sale or not?" Shi Yunchen put away his folding fan, and walked in front with his hands behind his back.

The bookstore is only a few streets away, and the two of them arrived there in a short walk.

At the door of Yan Ruyu, Shi Yunchen looked at a few people who came to buy books and shook their heads and left with a sigh. Some didn't understand what this meant. Could it be that no one bought them? !

Stepping into the store quickly, the scene that greeted his eyes made his heart ache.

There were no guests in the lobby, and the newly hired shopkeeper was circling around with his arms folded, looking very anxious.

This, this is different from the picture I imagined before I came here.

"Shopkeeper Zhou! What's going on here? Where are the customers in the store? No one bought books?" Shi Yunchen asked hastily.

When the other party saw the boss coming, he immediately forgot all his worries, and walked over excitedly, clapping his hands, "Boss, you are here! The book is a big seller! It's sold out!"

Hearing this, Shi Yunchen breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then became angry: "Why are you acting like that? When my young master came in, I was almost scared to death by you!"

Being reprimanded, shopkeeper Zhou was not afraid, but pointed to the empty shelf on the right, and patted his thigh excitedly.

"I'm worried! I'm worried after it's sold out! Boss, you don't know. As soon as the clerk delivered the goods in the morning, those people rushed in to see this talented young Jinshi! It was sold out in a short while!"

Hearing this, Shi Yunchen couldn't help but twitched the corners of his lips, and didn't blame shopkeeper Zhou anymore, but ordered:

"Since it's so popular, let's sell the afternoon book in advance, otherwise it's not good for others to keep running out."

"Then, how do we sell the books in the afternoon?" Shopkeeper Zhou asked doubtfully.

Shi Yunchen pursed his lips, and analyzed: "At the beginning, I was afraid that no one would buy it, so I made a limited amount. Now that I don't have such worries, we might as well sell as much as we have."

Shopkeeper Zhou was very excited when he heard this: "Then I'll let them stock up quickly!"

After instructing the shop assistants, shopkeeper Zhou stopped Shi Yunchen with some hesitation and asked, "If the sale is opened, will our books still not be sold enough?"

Hearing this, he signaled to the other party not to worry: "When Master Ben returns, he will press for the speed of printing, maybe he can supply it."

While they were talking, two more book buyers entered the store.

"Boss, is there any stock for that talented little Jinshi here? Give me ten copies!"

Shopkeeper Zhou hurriedly went up to meet him: "There are some! I have ordered the staff to pick them up, and it may take a while."

"It's okay, we're not in a hurry!" The man chatted with his companion after finishing speaking.

"Brother Zhu Yuan, let me tell you about this book. I read the introduction of the article. It is very interesting and very suitable for you!"

Another person was overjoyed when he heard this, "Do you think the main character is as smart as me?"

"No, no, no." The man quickly denied, "Don't you know if you are smart or not?"

"Then what do you mean by that?"

"It's not because you're bragging every day and you're poor. Buy this book and read it carefully. It will provide you with material for your dreams!"

"Brother Yun, you need a fight!" After reacting, the person who was being ridiculed couldn't help but pounced on him, and the two of them fought together, and it was only after the buddy came out with the book that it stopped.

After paying the bill and holding the ten books, the man named Zhu Yuan smiled contentedly.

There are good things to share, and he has already planned which good brothers in the academy he will distribute these ten books to.

After all the remaining scripts were brought out, there was a long queue outside Yan Ruyu's bookstore.

Shi Yunchen was very happy to see this scene, thinking that he must share this good news with Lu Xiuyuan in writing a letter later.