Chapter 116
"Little sister, where have you been?"

At a tea shop on the roadside, Yang Liang ordered a large bowl of tea. Lin Shu sat aside with a sad face and almost shed tears.

He took a sip of tea, spat out the tea leaves, and said: "Pingzhou City is overcrowded, and it's hard to even find a place to drink tea. Mr. Lin, I say don't cry anymore, my sister-in-law has a good friend." Tian Xiang, it will definitely be fine.”

"Then where is she now?"

"Ugh……"

Yang Liang took another sip of tea. After spending most of the day together, he already understood Lin Shu's talents.This person looks dull on the surface, but in fact he has a lot of beauty hidden inside, and his vision and knowledge are not comparable to those of ordinary people.

Yang Liang has been locked up in Niujia Village. He has a vision, but he has relatively little knowledge.

After meeting Lin Shu, he has made up for his shortcomings.

It's a pity that caring leads to chaos. Now he is at a loss and has no idea.

Yang Liang was also wondering where Lin Shu had gone.

If you can't find Pingzhou City, you have to go back the same way and find the nunnery along the way.

He comforted her a few more times, but it was of little use and he still had a grimace on his face.

"We meet in the mountains and rivers. I see that the two young masters have handsome faces and are talented and knowledgeable. They are probably the same students this time. I'm Gong Yangsheng, can I ask you for a bowl of tea?"

At this moment, a middle-aged man appeared in front of them. He was wearing a coarse robe, his face was clean and white, but his sleeves were rolled up, and the cuffs were stained with dirt.

Just as Lin Shu was about to drive people away, Yang Liang waved his hand in an inviting gesture.

Gongyang Sheng sat down happily and said: "Thank you two young masters very much. I would like to ask a question. Do you want to go to high school? Is there a way I can help you to secure your place on the gold medal list?"

"Huh?" Lin Shu opened his eyes wide.

Yang Liang waved his hand and said: "Han Chuang studied hard for ten years and became famous all over the world. It's just that this time Enke shocked Pingzhou, and the world's talented people gathered together. Even though they are full of splendid things, they dare not say that they will definitely be named in the gold list. I don't know, Your Excellency Is there any way?"

"Ten years of hard work must be too hard. I feel sorry for you two. There is a shortcut."

"What's this shortcut?" Yang Liang asked.

Gong Yangsheng looked around, took out a folded piece of white paper from his sleeve, clasped it on the table and said, "There is a shortcut to the road in this mountain of books, right here."

Yang Liang stretched out his hand to touch it, but Gong Yangsheng took it back with a smile, clasping his hands and saying, "Every inch of time is worth an inch of gold."

Lin Shu glanced at him and spat hard at the side.

"The imperial court's top priority is to open up courses to recruit scholars. Even if there is any shortcut, it will not be in your hands, let alone sold on the street."

"I know that the young master looks down on me. When I tell you the whole reason, you can decide whether to believe it or not."

Gong Yangsheng drank the tea in his mouth, and then looked at Yang Liang expectantly.

"One more bowl." Yang Liang waved his hand.

"Add more tea eggs."

Gongyang Sheng added, wiped his lips and said: "It has been many years since the world opened a subject to recruit scholars. This is a big event, and everyone in the imperial court attaches great importance to it.

Our examiner in Pingzhou is named Lu Chunsheng, who was sent by the Imperial Academy in Beijing.As we all know, the Imperial College is a Qingshui yamen. For this provincial examination, he worked hard and set the price in advance.

The higher-ups attach such great importance to it, and our local officials cannot take it lightly. "

"Oh."

Yang Liang thought about it a little and said, "So you just take the test questions and sell them on the street?"

"That's how they are sold."

Gong Yangsheng pointed around. Yang Liang looked around and found several people with similar temperaments to Gong Yangsheng.

"I wonder what kind of business you are doing?" Yang Liang asked in a low voice.

"I do everything, weddings, weddings, greetings and delivery, car and boat shop, asking for help, and any business that makes money." Gong Yangsheng's tone was quite proud.

"I didn't expect you to be a versatile person." Yang Liang said, "I wonder how much silver this shortcut costs?"

Gongyang Sheng looked around, lowered his voice and said: "Sincerity benefits 100 taels."

Lin Shu said: "I'm afraid you have found the wrong guest. We are sitting on the roadside drinking a big bowl of tea, but we can't afford 100 taels of silver."

"No, no, no." Gong Yangsheng shook his head, pointed to the saddle bag on the blue and white horse, and said: "Some people are rich in skin, and some are rich in flesh. I think you are the kind of person who hides his bad wealth."

Yang Liang's expression changed slightly. He didn't expect that he would be seen out even though he had hidden it so deeply.

The gold and silver on my body are somewhat invisible.

He smiled and said: "It's a pity that I have been living in poverty for ten years, so I might as well not take this shortcut."

"Okay, but I still advise you, young master, not to show off your wealth. Pingzhou City is not peaceful recently, so you should be more careful."

Gong Yangsheng felt a little regretful, put the tea egg in his sleeve, turned around and left.

"Wait a minute, Your Excellency?"

Yang Liang suddenly stood up.

"Have you changed your mind, or do you want to take me to see the officials?" Gong Yangsheng turned his head and asked.

Yang Liang waved his hand and said, "Just now you said you had the ability to inquire about things. I don't know if it's true or not?"

"Of course." Gongyang Sheng puffed up his chest and said, "There is nothing in Pingzhou that I don't know. Otherwise, how would I know that there is a shortcut to Shushan?"

"I ask you one thing."

Yang Liang took out a piece of silver, stuffed it into Gong Yangsheng's hand, and said, "I'm looking for someone in Pingzhou. He's about 20 years old. What does he look like..."

He pointed at Lin Shu and said, "She's similar to him, but she's a woman."

Lin Shu stood up immediately, feeling a little embarrassed thinking about his attitude towards Gong Yangsheng just now.

But thinking of his sister, he still felt cruel and said: "Please!"

Gongyang Sheng weighed the silver in his hand, and found that he had about two taels. He smiled and said, "Then I'll take care of this matter. If there is any news, I will ask the tea stall owner to bring a message to you."

"If I find someone, I still have 100 taels of reward."

"You are an interesting person. You don't take shortcuts, but you are willing to do things for others."

Yang Liang straightened his robe and said, "Probably because I am also a scholar."

After Gong Yangsheng left, Lin Shu gave Yang Liang a deep bow and said, "Thank you very much, Master, for your generosity. I will always keep this feeling in my heart."

"We scholars don't talk about this."

Yang Liang waved his hand casually and said: "Please let others have a glimmer of hope, but you can't put all your hopes on others. We'd better go to the government and look for the nearby horse and carriage market, just in case there are clues."

"Everything depends on Mr. Li's instructions."

The two of them led the horse for another run, went to the government office and the horse and carriage market, and asked for clues about Lin Xiaomei, but in the end they did not find any useful information.

It was getting late, Lin Shu stood at the entrance of the Car and Horse Market and couldn't help but sigh.

"Master, don't be discouraged. Let's find a place to sit down in an inn first, and then we can think of a solution."

The two of them walked around Pingzhou City again. Unfortunately, every store was now overcrowded, and the two of them couldn't even find a place to stay.

"If you two want to stay in a hotel, you can try your luck in Xicheng?" the waiter asked.

"Xicheng?" Yang Liang asked curiously: "Xicheng doesn't seem to have any inns."

"My guest doesn't know. Now many students have come to Pingzhou City, and some households in the west of the city have also started their business."

Yang Liang and Lin Shu came to Xicheng again and saw some civilians soliciting customers on the street.

Suddenly, Yang Liang's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but said: "Is it her?"

"Brother Li met an acquaintance?" Lin Shu asked.

Yang Liang shook his head and said, "Let's go and try our luck."

On the street, a woman in a coarse coat was waving a round fan and ogling the passers-by.

Yang Liang could see clearly that she was someone who was kidnapped to the nunnery at that time.

(End of this chapter)

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