The ancient life of the master craftsman

101-110

Chapter 101

Let's not talk about how much trouble Hu Zhicheng caused after he brought the mother and daughter of the Hu family home. The final result was that they were both trapped at home by the head of the family, Old Man Hu, who promised Hu Zhicheng that he would not try to take his daughter-in-law's property again.

Old Man Hu even gave Hu Zhicheng some private money, but Hu Zhicheng refused. He packed up his things from home and planned to move to Huaimu Village to live with his husband.

As for the job, he had just taken the lead in catching a few human traffickers. He didn't take the reward, so he exchanged it for a half-month vacation. He wanted to spend half a month with his husband.

On the other hand, Li Enbai's husband spent a lot of time with him. It was Li Enbai who was going to take the exam for the scholar, but Yunli was more nervous than him, and the closer they got to Shicheng, the more nervous she was.

On the way, they met many candidates like Li Enbai, and almost everyone looked confident and looked very bluffing. This made Yunli a little worried. It was not because she did not trust Li Enbai's ability, but because she felt that their Huaimu Village had only produced one scholar in so many years. Was it possible that the teacher in the town was not as

good as the teachers in other places? If the teacher was not good, Brother En was just a student. He should not be better than the teacher, right? What if he failed the exam? His ten fingers began to entangle, wishing to tie them into a knot.

When Li Enbai learned of his thoughts, he was a little amused, "Little fool, Mr. Liu is a Jinshi, which is better than Juren. He said that I have no problem, why are you worrying about it?"

Yunli was pinched by him, but she was not angry. After listening to him talking about Liu Chuncheng's identity, she thought that it was true, and she was less worried, but she was still very nervous and could not stay in the carriage.

After a while, she had to look outside. When she saw a scholar in a student's uniform, she patted Li Enbai, "Brother En, look, do you think that person is good?"

What can you see with just a quick glance? Li Enbai was amused by his nervous look. Fortunately, he and the Liu family borrowed a driver. If the two of them were outside on the shaft, Yunli would probably slap him when she saw a scholar.

Li Enbai put down the book in his hand and opened his arms to him, "Come here, Lizi."

Yunli moved over. Although the modified carriage was slightly larger than an ordinary carriage, it was still very small after two people were loaded. Yunli moved and threw herself into Li Enbai's arms.

Li Enbai hugged him and blocked his mouth which had hardly stopped. After a long conversation, he let go of Yunli who had already softened and panted. "You got up too early in the morning. Sleep for a while, dear." Yunli's

legs were soft and her body was lazy after being kissed. After hearing what he said, she yawned and leaned tightly in Li Enbai's arms. "Then I'll sleep for a while."

"Yeah, sleep." Li Enbai kissed his forehead. "I'll hold you and keep you warm."

"Yeah."

Yunli was very excited last night. He was caught by Li Enbai and moved around for most of the night. He got up very early in the morning. If he hadn't gone to Liu's house to borrow a driver, he would have begged Brother En to leave early. It was a while after lunch and he was sleepy. He leaned against Li Enbai's chest and fell asleep in a short while.

Li Enbai hugged him and saw that he was asleep. He adjusted his position so that he could lie down and sleep more comfortably. The modified carriage was not very bumpy, especially when driving on the repaired official road. It can be said that the vibration was very weak, so Yunli would not have trouble sleeping.

Because they had been driving on the official road, the Liu family's driver was familiar with the road, and the journey was very smooth. However, because there were many more people and carriages on the road than usual, the driver could only reduce the speed. It was already night when they arrived in Shicheng. The

curfew time in Shicheng was later than that in Xinglong Town. Li Enbai and his team entered the city at the time when the city gate was closed. They were almost trapped outside the city for a night.

The walls of Shicheng were built very high, the walls were thick, and the materials were very good. Li Enbai had good eyesight, and with the system, he scanned the nearby terrain at the first time. He looked at the map showing a city wall one meter behind, and was silent.

Is this probably an ancient military stronghold?

I don't really understand, but now the world is peaceful, so he doesn't need to care.

The night in Shicheng is very prosperous. Under the light, Shicheng is covered with a soft filter, which looks lively but steady.

Li Enbai and his friends rented a courtyard in advance this time. Because they had to stay for a long time, they did not stay in Liu's house. Instead, they asked Liu's people to help rent a quiet courtyard so that they could concentrate on preparing for the exam. On the other hand, for safety reasons, the rented courtyard was very close to several shops of the Liu family.

The servants were also borrowed from Liu's house. This inconvenience made Li Enbai think of buying a few servants, but he had to wait until he finished the exam. Now he could only owe Liu's people a favor.

Li Enbai and Yunli arrived at the rented courtyard. Before they had time to take a closer look, they quickly packed up and rested for a night. They would take a closer look the next day.

Yunli slept on the way and felt a little better. Li Enbai had not slept all the way and was really a little tired now. After the servants helped to move the luggage, Li Enbai and Yunli simply washed and went to bed.

The next day, Li Enbai and Yunli walked around the residence and found that it was indeed very convenient. The examination hall was just two blocks away, and there were various shops not far away on the other side, including three of the Liu family's shops.

"Oh my God, Brother Changle's family also has shops in the city, so impressive!" Yunli looked at the familiar Liu family logo on the plaque, and once again had a deep understanding of the wealth of Liu Mingxi's family.

This is the city! Another wealthy family in their town does not have so many shops, and there is not even a Zhang family shop in the city. Yunli was walking on the street, thinking in her heart that the Zhang family is not that powerful.

Li Enbai could see his thoughts, but did not say anything. The Zhang family was just a nouveau riche. It was from Zhang Fugui's father that he started to have a little money, and it was not until Zhang Fugui developed into one of the richest families in Xinglong Town. The Liu family's foundation is deeper than that of the Zhang family, and they developed from the capital, so the scale is different.

But this does not mean that the Zhang family is not powerful. They can compete with the imperial merchants in Xinglong Town. Even if the Liu family deliberately hides their strength, it is enough to show how powerful Zhang Fugui is. But relatively speaking, the difference between the Zhang family and the Liu family is like an egg hitting a stone.

After Yunli found out that the Zhang family was not that powerful, he felt much better. He took Li Enbai for a walk on the street and prepared to go back. On the one hand, there was nothing to buy, and on the other hand, he wanted Li Enbai to spend more time reading.

As the saying goes, it is better to sharpen your spear before the battle, even if it is not fast, it will be bright! In any case, it is always good to read more books.

Li Enbai followed him and returned to his residence. Li Enbai took out the book and continued to read. It was full of annotations. A closer look revealed that it was Liu Chuncheng's notes, which was enough to show the value of this book. Li Enbai is now looking at Liu Chuncheng's understanding and annotations to deepen his own understanding.

Yunli couldn't sit still. He saw Li Enbai reading attentively, and remembered how haggard Li Enbai looked when he took the county exam last time, so he went into the kitchen to study.

He heard from Brother En that if you bring solid things like steamed buns and dumplings, they will be broken open bit by bit by the clerks for inspection. He knew Brother En very well. If they were really broken open by others, Brother En would definitely not touch them at all, which was equivalent to bringing them in vain.

He had to think of a way to bring something that could be seen through at a glance. After thinking about it, he decided to make spring pancakes, but he had to make them thinner.

He mixed the batter, found a pot, brushed a little oil on it, waited for the pot to heat up, scooped a spoonful of batter into the pot, and quickly spread the batter with a spoon so that the batter hung thinly on the wall of the pot.

The pot was deep and not easy to operate. Yunli tried several times, but the center of the pancake was very thick and dead, and it was very choking to eat.

"No, I need a flat pot..." Yunli came to a conclusion after trying it. So he took a servant of the Liu family to the blacksmith shop to order the pot of the shape he wanted.

The blacksmith heard that it was just a piece of iron plate with a handle, which was easy, so he asked him to pick it up the next afternoon. Yunli calculated the time and came to pick it up tomorrow afternoon. The exam was the day after tomorrow, so there was enough time. He happily paid the money.

Then he went to buy two pounds of fresh meat. He wanted to make stewed meat, and then let Brother En roll it up to eat! After thinking about the food, he went to the cloth shop to cut a piece of thick rough cloth. This was for Li Enbai to use as a blanket. Although the cloth was rough, it was much better than the smell of the special blanket for the exam, which made him smell a mixture of unknown smells.

Afraid that he could not bring a blanket into the examination room, Yunli only cut a piece of cloth, about four meters long. He took it home to wash it, dried it, cut it open and sewed it again, and it became a three-meter-long and two-meter-wide sheet. When the time comes, Brother En can spread half of it and roll the other half back to cover himself.

Because it is a single-layer sheet, no matter how thick the cloth is, the volume of the folded sheet is not large, and it does not take up any space in the box he prepared.

The box he prepared is made of bamboo and is divided into four layers. The bottom layer is a sheet, on which Brother En puts his usual pens and ink, and the two layers above are for food.

Because of the last time's inadequate preparation, Li Enbai suffered in the examination room. Yunli did not say it, but she blamed herself for a long time in her heart. This time he made every effort to prepare, and he was determined not to let Brother En suffer in the three-day exam.

He was like a hardworking and smart little bee. He kept preparing during the few days when Li Enbai was reading. Li Enbai could not see him during the day, and could only see him when he was sleeping at night.

He got the pot he ordered from the blacksmith and was trying it in the kitchen. Li Enbai, who had not seen her husband for two days, came over curiously and saw his new pot.

"Frying pan?" Li Enbai looked at Yunli's skillful flipping of the pot, and suddenly felt a sense of time and space confusion.

Yunli turned around, "Ah? Brother En, are you tired?"

"Yeah, a little bit, come out for a walk." Li Enbai had reviewed all the things that needed to be remembered in the past two days. Even though he had an outstanding memory, he felt very tired.

"Then Brother En, try it. Which of the three flavors do you like?" Yunli pulled him to sit aside and served him three sliced ​​thin pancakes. The thickest one was only one-third the thickness of a finger, and the thinnest one was almost translucent.

Li Enbai had a mouthful of pancakes before he could understand what was going on. "Hmm?"

He looked at Yunli's face full of anticipation and tasted the difference between the three pancakes carefully. They all seemed to have a little salty taste, but the thicker one was a little salty, and the thinnest one made him feel like eating paper. The one in the middle felt the best, with the right saltiness and crispy.

"Yeah, let's make them like this!" Yunli remembered his preference, then scooped a spoonful of batter onto the 'frying pan', holding the pan handle and turning it skillfully, drawing circles on it with the bottom of the spoon, and an even pancake was formed, just waiting to be turned over and cooked through.

The pancakes, both sides of which were crispy and golden, were even more fragrant when they were hot.