Xu Dajun no longer resists reading and studying, mainly because he has been doing this for a year and is used to it.
Besides, if he doesn't succeed in his studies, Xu Yinyin is cheering for him behind the scenes for all his efforts. He can't stop studying until he is admitted to Jinshi!
Hum hum, on the day he passes the Jinshi exam, he will give all his books to others! He will never read them again!
Cough, don’t slap me in the face then.
Reading and studying on the boat, I didn’t feel that the time was hard at all. Before I felt anything, the boat had already docked at Xiangzhou Pier.
A group of four people got off the boat. They didn't have many things, just a bookcase and a suitcase cage for each person. The weather was warm now, and they were wearing thin clothes, so they didn't take up much space.
I rented a carriage and headed to Zhoucheng.
This was the second time Xu Dajun came to Zhoucheng. He was quite familiar with the roads. When he entered Zhoucheng, he pointed out to Fang Congyun which shop was good and which place was interesting.
"Our shop seems to be in Yugui Lane, let's go find my second brother!"
Xu Ji Sanitary Ware Shop in Zhoucheng opened ten days ago. Xu Erlang and Tong Jiayou took care of the shop here and hired a local assistant.
Luo Shi had just been diagnosed as pregnant, so she did not come with her. Instead, she returned to the village so that Zhou could take care of her nearby.
As for his own shop in the second house of Fucheng, Xu Chunlin and his assistants are guarding it.
The driver, Shiba Shi, was also familiar with the roads in Zhoucheng. He took a shortcut and sent them to Yugui Lane not long after entering the city.
Yugui Lane is located in Nancheng. It is not the most prosperous area, but there is a lot of traffic. At this time, when people are coming and going on the street, it is not easy for horse-drawn carriages to pass.
We got out of the car at the street corner, carried their luggage, walked through the crowd, and started looking for the signboard of Xu Ji Sanitary Ware Shop.
After more than half of the street, in the back half, I saw Xu Ji Sanitary Ware Shop.
The shop only has one front, but it is quite big, not much different from the two shops in Fucheng.
Xu Ji Sanitary Ware Shop has been open in Fucheng for more than a year, and its reputation has spread throughout Yiyang Prefecture. Naturally, it has also been heard in Zhoucheng. After all, Yiyang Prefecture is not far from Zhoucheng, and there are two places. There are people coming and going, and there are people from Zhoucheng who have come to the sanitary ware store to buy toothpaste and other items before.
Therefore, when the shop in Zhoucheng opened, although it was not as popular as when it first opened in Fucheng, it was not empty either. There were still many customers in the shop now.
Xu Erlang, Tong Jiayou and their waiters were busy greeting the guests. Seeing Xu Dajun and the others, Xu Erlang was very happy and curious as to why they were here. However, it was not empty at the moment, so he pointed to the backyard and asked them to rest in the backyard first. .
The backyard is very spacious, with its own well. In addition to the hut and kitchen, there are three rooms, one of which is used as a warehouse and the other two are used for living.
Xu Dajun looked around and couldn't help but said: "My second brother is so busy that he has no time to care about us. I don't think we can live here. Let's stay in an inn."
He could squeeze in with his second brother, but he was afraid that Fang Congyun wouldn't be able to get used to it because his second brother would snore worse than him.
Along the way, Xu Dajun kept chattering about Zhoucheng. Fang Congyun, who had been listening with a smile from beginning to end, now said: "You don't need to stay in an inn. I bought a small house in Zhoucheng before."
Xu Dajun:!!!
"There is a house! You didn't tell me earlier!" This made him wonder where to live in Shangzhou City along the way.
There were fewer guests outside, so Xu Erlang asked Tong Jiayou to keep an eye on him first, and he hurried to the backyard, "Liu Lang! Why did you come to Zhoucheng?"
He greeted Fang Congyun again, "Master Fang."
Fang Congyun cupped his hands and responded, "Second Brother Xu."
Xu Dajun talked about the matter of taking the entrance examination to Honglu Academy in Qizhoucheng.
Xu Erlang has been in Zhoucheng for some time, and naturally he has heard of the name of Honglu Academy. There are not many people in Zhoucheng who don't know that this is a world-famous academy!
It’s a good thing that my younger brother can take the exam at Honglu Academy!
"When is the exam? You haven't eaten yet? I'm going to cook right now, and I'll clean up the house later!"
Xu Dajun said hurriedly: "Second brother, no, no, no, don't be busy. Senior brother Congyun has a house in Zhoucheng. We can live there. This shop is also busy. Don't delay your business. I will come to you after my exam."
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"Okay, Liulang, I'll definitely come after the exam." Xu Erlang asked Fang Congyun where his house was. If something happened, he would know where to look for him.
When they came out of the shop, it was already mid-afternoon. The four of them found a place to eat to fill their stomachs before heading out.
Land is at a premium in Zhoucheng, and it is difficult to find a house. Fang Congyun has been looking for houses in Zhoucheng since he was still a year ago. It was not until last year that he found such a coincidence. When the house changed hands, he hurriedly bought it.
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The house is located in Qingpingfang in the south of the city, two streets away from Gongyuan. It was for the convenience of the provincial examination that he kept people searching for the house in this area.
It just so happens that Honglu Academy is also in the south of the city, which is convenient.
All the way to Qingpingfang, this area is very quiet, and the houses look very elegant.
Fang Congyun's house only has two entrances. The layout is compact, but it is really nice. Xu Dajun looked around and couldn't help but sigh: "Your house is nice! How much money did you buy it for?"
"Eight hundred and fifty taels."
"Ouch!" Xu Dajun was shocked. This land is really valuable! It also has a two-entry layout. This house is more than 700 taels more expensive than the house in Qingyunfang in Fucheng!
This is only two taels. If it were three, four, or even five taels, it would be thousands of taels!
Not easy to buy.
He couldn't help but said: "This house in Zhoucheng is so expensive, so I'd better tell my sister not to buy it. I'll take the provincial examination later, and I'll live here with you."
It was too much trouble to come to Zhoucheng to buy a house just for the provincial examination, and I couldn't live there twice.
Fang Congyun also said: "There is really no need to buy it."
Xu Dajun chuckled and asked him again: "By the way, do you have a house in the capital?"
Fang Congyun shook his head, "That's not true."
Houses in the capital are not even cheap, nor are they easy to find.
Xu Dajun listened and said: "Then I will just ask my sister to look for a house in the capital. With the money from both sides of the family together, I guess I can afford a house in the capital. It will be convenient for us to go to Beijing to take the exam."
Fang Congyun couldn't help but smile and said: "Your sister also has good intentions for you."
Xu Dajun nodded, "No! I really have to pass the exam for Honglu Academy. I can't let my sister down, right? Take a walk and read a book!"
Early the next morning, Xu Dajun and Fang Congyun dressed carefully and went out.
When he met the old gentleman in Zhoucheng last year, Xu Dajun didn't take it seriously, but he also wrote down the address the old man told him.
The fourth house in Sajin Hutong, Tai'anfang, is Chengzhai.
At this moment, standing at the door of Cheng's house, Fang Congyun looked around, and his heart beat faster than a drum.
"Dajun, please tell me more about that old gentleman."
Xu Dajun was puzzled, "It's already at the door. Just knock on the door and go in. What else can you say?"
But Fang Congyun persisted, so he told the old gentleman what happened again, down to the smallest detail.
The people living in Tai'anfang are all from scholarly families, especially in Sajin Hutong. The old gentleman is a scholar, so he can't do anything fake.
The most important thing is that everyone knows that the director of Honglu Academy, Mr. Yanqing, has a surname of Cheng.
Fang Congyun looked a little excited, but he was not sure that the old gentleman was Mr. Yanqing, so he just asked Xu Dajun to knock on the door quickly.