Chapter 765 Candidate Ma Yang

The bamboo tube rice is delicious but overpriced.

This led to the fact that at dinner, the table full of sumptuous meals that Awang had worked so hard to prepare did not use a few chopsticks at all.

Awang: "I'm the only one who blames you for co-writing it."

Except for Yin Le, who was busy at the shampoo shop and had no chance to eat bamboo rice.

The rest of the people lowered their heads in shame.

Awang glared around, not sparing anyone.

He cursed with his eyes: It's shameful to waste food!

Luckily it's winter now and the weather is cold, so the leftovers will still be fresh if you keep them overnight and reheat them tomorrow morning.

"Do you still want to eat?" Awang stood up and asked.

If you don't want to eat it, he will take it away.

Everyone shook their heads and consciously started to help clean up.

Suddenly, there was a muffled "dong" sound outside the door.

It was like something hit the door.

"Whose child is fooling around?" Liu Ji wondered.

Qin Yao shook her head, "It doesn't look like that. Ah Le, go and open the door and have a look."

Yin Le stood up, opened the door curtain, and rolled up his sleeves.

Everyone in the house also stopped cleaning up, came to the door, and looked at the door curiously.

Yin Le opened the door a crack first, then heard a "boom" and something slipped from the door.

When she opened the door completely, she saw a thin man in thin clothes passed out at the door of her home.

There is also a magical book box standing next to the door - it is a scholar.

The book box is wrapped with cloth strips and the shoulder straps are patched.

It can be seen that the owner's family is not wealthy.

It was bitingly cold and humid in Beijing at the end of November.

It's night again now, and the temperature is a little cooler.

If he hadn't been discovered, he would have been frozen to death the next day if he had been lying on the doorstep all night.

Yin Le hurriedly stepped forward and sniffed the scholar's breath.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, the man's closed eyes suddenly opened.

"Good, smells good."

After murmuring this sentence with empty eyes, he tilted his head and passed out completely.

Yin Le reported to the courtyard: "Master, this scholar came here following the smell of rice. He seems to have fainted from hunger!"

Awang's eyes lit up immediately after he worked hard to make dinner but was not appreciated by his family.

This scholar must be knowledgeable!

"Madam?" Awang looked at Qin Yao with uncontrollable excitement in his eyes.

Qin Yao nodded, "Don't let him freeze to death at the door. Bring him in first to warm him up."

The words just fell.

Next to him, Awang had already ducked out of the gate.

Qin Yao: "."

Ngawang carried the scholar in and placed him on the soft wool carpet in the hall. He moved a charcoal stove next to him to keep him warm.

Yin Le came in later carrying the bookcase with a patched shoulder strap.

Qi Xianguan and Dalang brother and sister immediately walked around in front of the book box.

Qi Xianguan speculated: "They must be candidates who went to Beijing to take the exam. I don't know where they came from. They didn't know that the capital has entered the cold winter and their clothes are so thin."

Awang ran to get his thick cotton-padded jacket and put it on the scholar.

Liu Ji curiously brought warm water, and the two of them supported each other and fed the other. After a while, the scholar slowly opened his eyes and woke up.

He rolled his eyes, looking a little dazed.

Liu Ji called out "Hello" twice, and then the scholar's dull eyes fell on him.

Liu Ji asked: "What's your name? Why did you faint at the door of my house?"

It was warm in the room, wrapped in a soft and thick cotton robe, and drank another glass of water. The scholar gradually relaxed and realized that he had been saved by a kind person.

He said in a false voice: "Xiaosheng Ma Yang, named Qianzhi, is from Da'ao Village, Xiali County, Hainan Province."

Ma Yang is twenty-two years old and is the only scholar in his village.

He came from a poor family since he was a child and was well-known locally for his hard work.

In order to participate in the Spring Festival, in early September, with the travel expenses collected by the whole village, old and young, he took a merchant ship to the sea and headed north to Beijing.

There are no four seasons in Hainan Province, it is midsummer all year round.

And because the last time he went to Yingtianfu for the exam was in summer and autumn, Ma Yang didn't realize how cold the winter in Kyoto was.

It wasn't until he got off the boat and the biting cold wind blew that he realized the power of winter.

Of course, his thin clothing was not because he misjudged the severity of the winter.

I was really short of money, and I was reluctant to spend the money collected by the whole village to buy an expensive cotton coat.

After all, I have just entered Beijing, and there are still many months to live and deal with people.

The little money in hand is not enough to break one penny into two penny.

He had to find a place to stay quickly and find a way to make some money.

But when someone is unlucky, even a mouthful of cold water can make his teeth choke.

Not long after entering the city, Ma Yang lost his money bag.

At that moment, Ma Yang felt like the world was spinning and he almost couldn't stand still.

I feel extremely regretful. If I had known this, I would not have saved that money. I would have just bought a thick cotton coat to keep out the cold!

He immediately went to report to the official, but the female soldiers patrolling the street only asked him to go to the Yamen to register first. The Yamen will notify him when there is news.

Ma Yang, who was hungry and cold, had no relatives in the capital. In despair, he unknowingly walked into Kuanzhengfang.

He smelled the aroma of rice and searched for it all the way. Under the double blow of his mind and body, he fainted at the gate of Qin Yao's house.

"You're lucky."

Liu Ji joked: "I just happened to faint in front of the house of Mr. Liu, a kind-hearted man like me."

"You should get up and have something to eat first. We are also candidates in the same examination. Since we are destined to meet, it must be God's arrangement."

Liu Ji invited Ma Yang to sit down and eat the leftovers and said:

"You and I are destined to be together. Now that Brother Ma is in trouble, I am willing to donate generously and lend you some money to help you tide over the difficulties."

Everyone in Qin Yao raised their eyebrows when they heard this. Is he so kind?

Sure enough, Liu Ji never let his family down, and immediately followed up with the next sentence:

"When Brother Ma becomes rich, you only need to pay me 30% interest, plus a favor."

The dish that Ma Yang had just eaten fell down with a "click".

He was startled, but after a few changes in his eyes, he quickly became firm.

He shook and propped himself up, and clasped his fists to Liu Ji, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Liu!"

"I will fulfill this promise when I become rich in the future."

Before leaving, his parents told him.

When you go on a long journey to a place where you are unfamiliar with, you must be extremely cautious.

You are born without pie in the sky, so you must stay away from those who treat you well for no reason.

So when he heard that Liu Ji was willing to lend him money to tide him over the difficulties, but he had to charge a high interest rate.

In addition to being shocked for a moment, Ma Yang immediately realized that this was the true human nature.

He was relieved to see Mr. Liu like this.

Moreover, in his current situation, it was already a blessing from heaven that someone was willing to lend him money.

He dared not ask for more.

However, Ma Yang agreed so readily that Liu Ji, who was ready to bargain, was a little confused.

Qin Yao's mouth twitched slightly, and she stepped forward and said:

"Mr. Ma, my husband was joking with you."

She smiled and slapped Liu Ji on the shoulder, almost knocking him under the table.

Full of warning

Liu Ji, who had just been doing nothing, covered his shoulder and secretly gasped.

He immediately changed his words and gave Ma Yang a bitter smile, "I was just testing it just now. I know that Brother Ma is also a man of temperament, so I feel relieved!"

Ma Yang, who was ready to repay this high-interest debt, was stunned, huh?