That night, Li Jin showed the silver note to Qin Muwen.
The young man's slightly flat almond eyes widened and he said, "Where did Ah Jin get so much money?"
Li Jin said, "I sold the prescription of Xiaoshi Pills for fifty taels of silver."
Qin Muwen didn't look at the silver note again, even though it was the largest amount of money he had ever seen since he was born.
Because he was obviously more concerned about his husband, he could sense Li Jin's emotions. Qin Muwen unbuttoned Li Jin and brought water to wipe his face.
His voice was gentle, with the magic of soothing people's hearts: "A Jin, why are you unhappy?"
Li Jin said: "Because I didn't create the prescription for Dashan Hawthorn Pills, I just read it in an ancient book. Now I sell the prescription to make money, and I feel guilty."
Qin Muwen hugged him, still in a soft tone, "I used to like reading miscellaneous books, and it happened to be an introduction to this aspect."
He paused for a while and said: "The original secret recipes that are of great benefit can generally be sold for thousands of taels in the capital, and no matter how bad it is, as long as they are original, they can be sold for at least three hundred taels of silver.
As for those non-original prescriptions, depending on how effective they are, they can be priced between fifty taels and one hundred taels.
A Jin said in advance that his recipe is not original, and our town is small, so the shopkeeper will only give you fifty taels. "
Li Jin was stunned for a moment. It turned out that what the shopkeeper said before was not a relief at all, but that the pricing in the industry is like this...
I have to say that the longer Li Jin has been in contact with his little husband, the more attractive he will be able to find him.
Qin Muwen's words made Li Jin eager to try, and even wanted to sell a way to make preserved eggs.
But he just thought about it. He didn't want to experience this way of making money again.
But if he could compile a simplified version of Enlightenment Arithmetic based on the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and the knowledge in his mind, he should be able to make a lot of money.
Qin Muwen approached and said, "A Jin, I drank wine today."
"Well, do you want to come and taste what kind of wine it tastes like?"
Qin Muwen was surprised: "But A Jin didn't bring wine back at all."
Li Jin kissed it directly, and the two exchanged breaths: "Have you tasted it?"
Qin Muwen might have wanted to be shy, but his thoughts were taken away by Li Jin's words. He actually thought about it seriously, and then shook his head: "No."
Li Jin endured so hard not to bully him, how could his little husband be so good.
After taking a bath, Li Jin took the man in his arms and told him his plan.
"I'll go to Fucheng from the waterway tomorrow, pick a house first, and then wait for me to come back to pick you up and Baozi."
Xiao Baozi was already asleep, but when he heard Li Jin say the word 'bun', he knew he was calling him, but suddenly his eyes widened, "嗲嗲."
Li Jin quickly picked up the little bun and coaxed him to sleep.
Fortunately, Xiao Baozi didn't usually wake up at this point. The body's biological clock kept him from waking up for a long time, and he fell asleep quickly.
Qin Muwen pointed to the sleeping little bun, and whispered, "He knows now that 'Bao...' is calling him, so smart."
Li Jin was silent for a while, just wanting to feel how his cub is so smart.
If he talked about buns later, he would use Li Ruo instead. Sure enough, the little bun was called Li Ruo before he knew his real name. He didn't respond to these two words at all, and slept soundly.
Early the next morning, Li Jin entrusted Qin Muwen and the children to Li Zhuzi's daughter-in-law to take care of them.
There is actually a docking point for ships in the town, but it is not a pier. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the river lanterns were placed there.
Originally, there was a temple fair in the town on the fifteenth day of the first month, but at that time, it was not long before the county trial in February, and it was a cold winter. In the end, he chose to stay with his husband and children at the house where the earth dragon was burned.
From the town to the outer city of Fucheng, if the wind is favorable, it only takes one day.
But if the wind is not favorable, then you have to park the boat on the shore at night and find a temple or an inn to stay overnight.
Most of the waterways are mountains along the way, and there is little chance of having an inn. Most of the experienced boatmen will choose to stay in temples near Fucheng.
This is the first time that Li Jin has been on an ancient boat. Without any power equipment, he can float stably on the water with only a bamboo pole.
After leaving the town, the width of the river has increased sharply, and the flow rate has become more rapid. The scenery on both sides of the river bank is like a canvas, showing inch by inch.
Li Jin stood at the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back. The wind made his robes rattle, but he didn't seem to feel cold at all, and just looked at the surrounding scenery.
It is nothing more than beautiful mountains and rivers, but you can see the looming blue tile cornices on the mountainside, making people feel like they are in a painting.
Li Jin suddenly wanted to paint.
The boatman said: "Scholar, don't blow the wind for too long, it's easy to catch a cold." Then he called the old lady at the bow to give Li Jin a bowl of ginger soup, "After drinking this soup, it's not too late for you to watch."
Li Jin smiled and thanked: "Thank you, it's my first time on a boat, and I have never seen such a wonderful scenery before."
"We see it every day, and we think it's nothing. However, in early spring, when the snow on the mountains has not melted, and the ice in the river has melted, the scenery we see is really beautiful.
But at that time, we didn't dare to sail, until there was a boat that could float to Fucheng and come back, then I dared to go out. "
Otherwise, the undissolved ice in the river can knock the boat into a big hole, and even the man and the boat will sink into the river, which will be fatal.
"Peace is the most important thing," Li Jin said.
It was the first time the boatman had seen such a talkative young man. He said, "You are different from other people. I also drove a scholar before. He thought that I couldn't speak Mandarin, and he always pretended that he couldn't understand me.
I thought he really didn't understand at the time, but I sent him to the government office, and the person who picked him up also spoke the dialect of our town. "
Li Jin was silent again, and finally he could only change the subject bluntly: "It's getting dark today, where are we staying at night?"
This time, the boatman mainly transported some special products from the town to Fucheng. He would also be happy to bring someone along and make extra money.
When the boatman heard Li Jin's question, he really forgot what he wanted to say just now, and he replied: "There is a temple in front of you, I will stop there in a while, and we will sleep in the boat awning.
If you are a scholar, you can go to the temple to stay overnight without any charge. "
Li Jin nodded in response. In ancient times, many candidates chose to travel around before taking the jinshi exam.
The temple is indeed very friendly to scholars. Some people even live in the temple for a long time to study.
Therefore, many literati and monks had a harmonious relationship in ancient times. even become best friends.
Before it was completely dark, Li Jin got off the boat, carried his luggage, and climbed more than 300 steps to the gate of the temple.
The little monk sweeping the floor saw Li Jin's dress and said directly, "Is the donor here to stay overnight?"
"Exactly, it's getting late, the boat is afraid of danger, so I can only come to disturb."
"The donor is very kind. There are still many vacant rooms in my temple. Please come with me."
The little monk took him to the back hall, and a slightly older monk politely asked Li Jin to take out the identity document.
After the inspection, Li Jin was directly assigned a house by the river bank.
"The temple stipulates that the bell must be ringed every hour, and please forgive me."
"I am very grateful that your temple can stay here for the night."
After the monk left, Li Jin looked at his room. There was a bed, a futon, a desk table and an oil lamp. Although the room was small, it was fully equipped.
It was completely dark, so Li Jin went to the fasting room to eat vegetarian food. After returning to the house, he lit the oil lamp and painted the mountain and water scenery he saw during the day.
It was late at night after painting.
Li Jin and Yi lay down, and before she fell asleep completely, she heard the distant sound of the bronze bell with a long rhyme.
Two lines of poems suddenly appeared in his mind: "Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the bell tolls the passenger ship in the middle of the night."
Isn't he staying in a temple outside the city? The boatman and the old lady on the passenger ship can also hear the bell every time they rest here.
Early the next morning, Li Jin packed up his room, packed his bags, put a stick of incense in front of the Buddhist hall, and set off again.
At noon that day, Li Jin went outside the palace city. After he paid the money, he hurried into the city.
Li Jin first found an inn. It was not during the imperial examinations recently, and the business of the inn was bleak. He could find a clean inn in the outer city with more than 30 letters.
He asked the second shop assistant to inquire about the person in charge of the rental and purchase of houses in Fucheng.
The shop assistant pointed him in the direction: "The objective is to find Mr. Wang. After entering the inner city, go straight ahead from the main street, turn left at the first alley, and the door that has been open is Mr. Wang's residence."
"Thank you."
According to his words, Li Jin found the so-called Mr. Wang.
In ancient times, there was a special person in charge of the sale and lease of houses in prefectures, counties, and even towns. If you want to buy a house, you must first go to him, check the buyer's purchasing conditions, and then choose a house for him.
This means that even if the buyer and the seller have negotiated, they must first come to the person in charge to register, and then the person in charge will ask the neighbors for their opinions. If the neighbors do not agree, the house will not be sold.
Mr. Wang first checked Li Jin's place of origin and the village chief's letter of knowledge, and then read the list of his only remaining relatives.
He frowned: "Your information is not very good, your financial resources are not rich, and you have no family, I can't do it for you."
Li Jin said, "Mr. Wang, there are documents behind."
Mr. Wang said: "I'm very busy, and I can't pass the two most basic screenings. You should go to the outer city to buy a house, where it's cheap, give the person in charge a little meaning, and he'll do it for you. "
Li Jin sighed: "I'm not a talented person. It's the county and prefectural examinations that the county magistrate and the prefect 'hand-picked'. I came to Fucheng to buy a house this time to prepare for next year's hospital examination."
As he said that, he took out the letter written by Mr. Song, "This is a letter from the teacher recommending to study at Fucheng Academy."
Mr. Wang was shocked, and quickly read the two 'good news' at the back. The seals of the prefect and the county magistrate are on them!
He quickly stood up and said, "It turned out to be Li Tongsheng. When I got busy, my head was dizzy. Please don't remember the villain."
Anyone who has taken the imperial examinations knows that if they have taken the top of the case, they must be scholars after the academy examination. And Xiucai has the possibility of becoming an official.
That's why Mr. Wang suddenly respected him. In fact, his attitude was not that bad before. He spoke and acted in a very businesslike tone, and the last sentence also showed that he was not bribery.
Li Jin was not proud of his attitude change at all, but praised him: "Mr. Wang is so handsome, how can you compare?"
Hearing what he said, Mr. Wang felt very at ease. He poured a cup of tea for Li Jin and asked, "Does Li Tongsheng have a favorite location? Or the size and price of the house?"
The author has something to say: Hand-picked: Generally, only the emperor or the supreme ruler of a certain area will call xx to be xxxx
The magistrate is also the boss of the county, and so is the prefect... So I used qwq
[When I was a child, I always liked the phrase 'Hanshan Temple outside the city of Gusu, the bell tolls to the passenger ship in the middle of the night'. I went to Suzhou the year before last, which can be considered as a fulfillment of my child's dream.]