As soon as they came out of the shop, the coachman came over.
"You two gentlemen, we found them. They are not very far away."
The coachman led the carriage and pointed the direction to the two of them.
“Go straight along this road and you’ll just turn a corner when you reach the end. The road is very easy to walk!”
"Okay, let's get in the car!"
The county prince still held the root carving and got on the carriage first after speaking.
Muchuan put the note written by the shopkeeper in his arms and got on the carriage.
The coachman was right, the road was easy to walk.
This road is one of the main roads in Mumu City. Although there are many people, it does not affect the passage of horse-drawn carriages, so we quickly reach the end of the road.
Muchuan looked out of the car window and saw that although it was a wood market, the further inside it became, the less prosperous it became.
The beautiful shops gradually disappeared and were replaced by small sheds. They were also doing business, but they were more physically demanding, mainly pulling boards and making small furniture. In terms of unit price, they were not as profitable as the previous shops.
Muchuan looked all the way, and further ahead were the adobe houses, which were the most fringe residential areas of Mu City. They should also be considered the slums of Chang'an City.
It seems that Chang'an City has been like this since ancient times, able to accommodate both the poor and the rich.
After passing a row of adobe houses, the driver turned a corner and arrived at a short, dilapidated thatched shed.
The young man in front of the door was carving some small wooden objects. The sky was just right, and he was carving very seriously.
Seeing the carriage parked near his house, he didn't even look up.
Muchuan looked out of the car window. Although the young man was poorly dressed, he was neatly dressed and had clean hair. He was a little out of place in this thatched shed.
Muchuan glanced at the prince, who understood, and they got out of the car together.
The young man raised his head and glanced at the two young men walking towards him. He didn't say much and continued to work with his head down.
Muchuan walked up to him and squatted down like him. The prince didn't care and squatted next to Muchuan.
The two of them watched the young man carve, and he didn't put down the knife until a character was carved out.
"Excuse me, who are you two looking for?"
The young man looked at Muchuan and the prince and asked doubtfully.
"Are you Li Xiang?"
Muchuan asked in a foreign language that Li Xiang learned.
The young man opened his eyes in surprise.
"I'm Li Xiang."
After a long while, he answered Muchuan in the same foreign language.
Muchuan smiled and nodded.
"It's you, that's right.
Why didn't you sign up?
Let someone else take your place?"
Muchuan asked casually while playing with a long sawdust on the ground.
"Those two Li Xiangs know my name well and are more powerful than me, so naturally I can only obey orders."
Li Xiang said lightly.
Muchuan and the prince looked at each other, and both of them saw a trace of confusion in each other's eyes.
The two of them could tell, and Li Xiang had already noticed that they were officials.
He showed no respect for the official, which was quite normal.
During the Tang Dynasty, many literati were very dignified, and it was normal to look down on officials.
But Li Xiang is not disrespectful, nor is he pretending to be noble, but indifferent, downright indifferent.
"Then why do you have to spend so much time studying for five days?
Did they force you to go?"
Muchuan asked in surprise.
It's not surprising that he was surprised, the main reason was that Li Xiang didn't look like someone who could be threatened.
Could it be that he had to give in because he had a seriously ill family member to take care of?
Muchuan turned around and looked into the thatched shed. It was dark inside, and it didn't look like there was anyone there.
When Li Xiang heard this, he looked at Muchuan and laughed.
The young man often works outside and has a tanned body.
When he smiled, although he didn't look like a fair-skinned young man like Pan An, there was an inexplicable sassiness in him.
"It seems that you have discovered that they are my replacement. If you can find me so quickly, this gentleman is not a fool."
"It's a pity, I didn't have such good luck before."
Li Xiang said with a smile, and he was very rude.
But Muchuan didn't get angry, because of what he said next, Muchuan knew that he wouldn't be like this out of nowhere.
If you ask carefully, it must be a history of blood and tears of a young man, perhaps mixed with human life, so a sarcastic remark would be particularly unnoticeable.
"I was indeed forced. They forced me to study and pass the exam. Then they could claim my credit and earn ten taels of silver a month."
Li Xiang said lightly.
"Originally only one family forced you to go, but both families forced you to go. Now you don't want to go but you also want to go because you want to watch a dog eat dog?"
Muchuan looked at Li Xiang and asked.
"You're right, that's exactly what I think."
Li Xiang paused after listening to Muchuan's words, but still emphasized the words.
"No, there must be other reasons.
I guess you still want to take the opportunity to go to school?"
The prince looked away from the small book beside him.
Li Xiang obviously noticed his gaze and looked over with him.
"If two sticks can register successfully, it shows that the management of the college is very weak. You can also study with them instead, and the reason can be the monthly exam, right?"
Muchuan continued what the prince said.
"Haha, yes, both adults guessed it correctly."
Li Xiang admitted with a smile, but the smile was more like a mockery.
So what if you guessed it right?
This world is so chaotic and unreasonable.
"If you want to learn, go and learn. The door of the academy is open for you."
Muchuan ignored the meaning of his laughter and just patted his shoulder and said.
Advise him to look away?
Let him hate every official?
Ask him to be more respectful?
Don't encourage others to do good unless they have suffered.
How could he know the bloody facts that happened to Li Xiang?
Li Xiang was stunned by Muchuan's words.
He believed that nothing he said before sounded good!
He believed that as long as these two adults had no problem with their minds, they would walk away in anger!
But what did he hear?
The adult next to him who seemed not to be trifled with was even more difficult to talk to than the other smiling adult. He actually asked me to go to the academy to study?
Is that the college that makes money instead of paying money?
Li Xiang's head was buzzing, and he was telling himself that he could trust him! He could study! Not for money, but for a future!
The other side of the brain is blocking itself. He is not trustworthy. He is digging a hole for you! He is the same as all dog officials!
But although half of his thoughts were suspicion, Li Xiang knew that this suspicion was too far-fetched! This adult was not full of food, so he insisted on coming to trick him.
"You, you, how did you find me here?"
Li Xiang was stunned for a long time, and he only stumbled out these words.
His face turned red instantly, and he became helpless. He quickly stood up and wanted to find a stool for the adults to sit on. After turning around twice, he realized that there was no stool at all in his shabby shed.
