Xujia Village.
"Old man, have you packed everything? Don't leave anything important behind." Wang put a package into the carriage.
"Everything is ready. You've asked several times." The old man said helplessly.
"Wenwu, just do your best and don't put too much pressure on yourself," said Li.
"Second Aunt, I understand." Xu Wenwu nodded.
"Grandpa, I want to go too!" Xiaoliu said.
"What are you going to do? Stay at home. You are not going there to play this time. You still have to go to school." said the old man.
Xiaoliu pouted.
"Kui Wu, let's go! If we are any later we won't reach Qingyun City before dark." said the old man.
"Drive slowly on the way and come back early after the exam." Wang said.
"knew."
The carriage drove towards the village entrance and met villagers who were working on the way. They all knew what the old man was going to do this time and said a lot of nice and auspicious words.
"I don't know whether the scholar is in Qingyun City. Didn't he write to me before saying that he went to open a branch somewhere else? I don't know how he is doing." said the old man.
"Grandpa Xu, my dad said that no matter how busy he is, he will make time to accompany me to take the exam." Qian Xuedong said.
"Xuedong, you and Wenwu don't be nervous. Just try your best and don't put pressure on yourself. Whether you do well in the exam or not is up to fate." said the old man.
"Yes, we understand."
The carriage drove all the way to Qingyun City, and even their lunch was eaten in the carriage. The food was prepared by Wang for them.
Just when everyone's buttocks were about to get calluses from sitting, Kui Wu's voice was heard...
"Master, Master and Miss, we have arrived at Qingyun City."
When a few people opened the carriage, they saw a tall city wall and two mahogany gates, with soldiers guarding the door.
Although it was already dark, there were still many people coming in and out.
Kuiwu drove the carriage towards the city gate.
"Everyone in the carriage get out and check!"
A voice came from outside.
The old man led everyone out of the carriage.
"Are you from out of town?" a soldier asked.
"To answer the question, big brother the official, we are from Huamen Town under the jurisdiction of Qingyun City. We are here for the imperial examination." Kui Wu said with a fist salute.
The two soldiers checked the carriage and found nothing suspicious.
"Let's go, and don't cause trouble when we enter the city." said a soldier.
"Yes!" Kui Wu nodded in agreement.
The old man led everyone into the carriage again.
After entering the city gate, the old man said, "This big city is different. Even before entering, you have to undergo inspection."
"It should be related to this exam. Many of them came from other places. They are probably afraid of something going wrong, so they let someone in to cause trouble." Qibao said.
"Grandpa, I don't know where our hot pot restaurant is." Kui Wu said as he lifted the door curtain.
The old man said, "The scholar said that anyone can find out by asking them."
Qibao found it a little funny. His hotpot restaurant had been open for more than three years, but he didn't even know which street it was on.
Kui Wu stopped a random vendor on the roadside and asked, "Auntie, do you know how to get to Juxiangge Hotpot?"
"I know, I know. Everyone living in this city knows this. The end of this road is the busiest street. Turn left and walk a few steps and you will see the address of Juxiang Pavilion." A white-haired old woman answered.
"Thank you, Auntie. This is a token of my gratitude." Kuiwu took out five copper coins from his pocket.
The old woman happily took it and thanked him repeatedly.
Kuiwu drove the carriage in the direction the old woman said.
Because there were still many pedestrians on the street, the carriage was moving slowly.
Qibao lifted the curtain of the car, and the streets outside were brightly lit on both sides, and there were the sounds of vendors shouting.
The old man said, "The streets in this city are bigger than our town, and there are more people. It's still so lively at this late hour."
Finally they arrived at the entrance of Juxiang Pavilion. The rich aroma of hot pot was already wafting into the air. They got off the carriage, but before they stepped through the door, a waiter came up to greet them with a smile.
"Sir, our restaurant is already full. If you're not in a hurry, we have a place for guests to rest. We'll arrange a table as soon as one becomes available. Is that okay with you?"
The old man asked, "Is your boss Qian here?"
The clerk was startled and asked, "Are you here to look for Boss Qian?"
"Boss Qian?"
The waiter explained: "It's like this, Boss Qian said that our hot pot restaurant has a real big boss, so he asked us to call him Boss Qian, and it sounds younger."
The old man was a little amused and said, "Yes, we are here to find the money of the young boss."
"Well, then you guys come in and sit down first. I'll go call Boss Qian." said the waiter.
"Okay, thank you."
The waiter led them into the hall, which was already full of people and very noisy.
When I came to a large screen, I found several people sitting on stools with some melon seeds and tea in front of them. It seemed that they were waiting for guests at the empty table.
"You guys sit down first, I'll go find our boss Qian." After saying that, the waiter ran out quickly.
The old man said: "The scholar is quite thoughtful."
"Hey! The hotpot in Juxiang Pavilion is delicious, but there are too many people here. My distant nephew is coming to Qingyun City to take an exam tomorrow, so he has to stay at my house for a few days. I was planning to bring them here to eat hotpot tomorrow! But it has always been booked in advance by others. I have to ask Boss Qian later to see if he can arrange a private room for me." A well-dressed middle-aged woman was cracking melon seeds and said to the equally well-dressed woman next to her.
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