Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 123: My heart was shocked when we first met, and I was surprised and happy when we saw each other again
  Early the next morning, since he had a rest today, Li An finished practicing his marksmanship, had breakfast, and took a carriage to the teahouse.

"Master!"

At this time, the teahouse had not officially opened yet, and the waiters were cleaning. When they saw Li An coming, they stopped to say hello.

Li An nodded and went up to the second floor.

After moving out from the Liu family, Shi Lin insisted on living in the tea house. Li An had no choice but to find someone to renovate the second floor.

Today, the second floor has been converted into two bedrooms and a living room. It is used as the residence of Shi Lin and his son. In addition, there is a tea room, which is used by Li An to entertain friends when he invites acquaintances to listen to books.

"Aniu is here, have you had breakfast?"

Shi Lin and his son were having breakfast. When they saw Li An coming up, they put down their bowls and asked.

"Master, I've eaten. You don't have to worry about me eating." Li An came to the table and sat down and said.

Shi Lin picked up a steamed bun, took a bite, and said, "You came just in time. Remember to take the money in the store with you when you leave, so I can save it and give it away."

"I understand, master. By the way, in one month I will go back to Yangzhou to take the county examination. Will you and Zhuzi go back with me then?" Li An asked.

"I just went back a year ago, so I won't go back. You can take Goudan with you when the time comes," Shi Lin said.

After arriving in Bianjing, Li An never returned to Yangzhou. Although Shi Lin has no relatives in Yangzhou, his ancestors are buried in Lijia Village and he goes back every year to visit their graves.

"Row."

Li An nodded, feeling very moved.

Shi Lin didn't go back because he wanted to stay in Bianjing to look after the teahouse for him, but he asked him to take Shi Zhu with him because he was worried about his safety.

After eating, Shi Lin went downstairs, leaving Li An and Shi Zhu upstairs.

"Zhuzi, how are you doing with your hammer training?" Li An asked.

When Shi Lin really started to teach the two people the marksmanship, he found that Shi Zhu was really not suitable for the ancestral marksmanship of the Shi family.

It's not that Shizhu is not suitable for practicing spears, but the ancestral marksmanship of the Shi family is mainly about dexterity, but he is too strong and takes a fierce route. Not only is he very awkward to learn, but he is also restrained.

There are also those who take the fierce route in marksmanship, but the styles of dexterous and fierce marksmanship are different and are not determined by strength.

In the end, Li An spent some money and hired a martial artist to teach him the stone pillar hammering technique.

Of course, the martial arts master's knowledge is only ordinary, not very advanced.

However, Shizhu is very powerful, and his hammering skills are very fierce. Even Li An is no match for him.

Shi Zhu scratched his head and said, "It's not bad, but I accidentally smashed a hole in the wall during practice and was scolded by my father."

"Uh…"

Li An's mouth twitched when he heard this, not knowing what to say.

But considering that the yard behind is really not big, it’s hard for him.

"There is no way. Although my yard is not big, it is still open for martial arts training. The master is not willing to go."

Li An thought about buying a house for Shi Lin when he got rich later. He couldn't let Shi Lin and his son live in the teahouse all the time. When Shi Zhu got older, he would always have to marry a wife.

Shi Lin not only taught him the ancestral marksmanship, but also gave him the gun handed down from his ancestors. He also took care of business for him, and Li An was very grateful.

Shi Zhu smiled honestly, there was nothing he could do about it.

"Let's go, let's go down and listen to a book." Li An said with a smile.

He didn't tell Shi Zhu about buying a house. Otherwise, with this guy's naive character, he wouldn't be able to hide the matter, so he would tell Shi Lin later.

And with Shi Lin's character, he would definitely not agree.

At noon, he had a meal with Shi Lin and his son at the teahouse, and then Li An returned home.

Someone made some ice with saltpeter, and he froze a watermelon and ate two pieces. With the ice in the room, the temperature dropped a lot, and Li An took a nap.

It was not him who invented the method of making ice from saltpeter. This method had been around since the late Tang Dynasty.

According to legend, someone accidentally dropped saltpeter into the water and discovered that it could freeze.

When the ancients got up early, they used ice cellars to store ice in the winter for use in the summer.

However, because it costs a lot, only aristocratic families would do this.

After the emergence of saltpeter ice, the cost of using ice to cool down became lower, but even so, most people could not afford it. Li An only uses it when he takes a bath in the summer.

Even with the ice to cool me down, I was still sticky and sweating a lot when I woke up.

In the afternoon, Li An read at home all afternoon. In the evening, he took Desheng out and took a carriage to Daxiangguo Temple.

Although Bianjing has a large population, except for some special festivals, it is not crowded on weekdays.

However, today is the opening day of Daxiangguo Temple. The closer to Daxiangguo Temple, the more crowded it becomes.

"Sir, Chen Ji Tea House has arrived." Desheng reminded.

Li An opened the curtain, got off the carriage, unfolded the folding fan in his hand to fan the wind, and looked at the Chen Kee Tea Shop stall.

"Zi Qian, here!" Sheng Changbai waved to Li An.

Li An walked over quickly and said with a smile: "Brother Zecheng, you are the first to arrive every time."

Chen Kee Teahouse was the place where they agreed to meet.

And every time he went out to play, Sheng Changbai was always the first one to arrive.

After speaking, he looked at Sheng Changfeng and San Lan who were at the same table and saluted, "I've seen Zeyuan and my three sisters."

Sheng Changfeng and San Lan quickly returned the gift.

"Ziqian, it's hot. Please sit down and drink a bowl of herbal tea." Sheng Changbai greeted.

"Indeed, it's too hot today."

Li An put away the folding fan, sat down, took out a handkerchief from his arms and wiped his sweat.

"A calm mind naturally cools down. This shows that you haven't mastered your mind cultivation yet." Sheng Changbai smiled and picked up the teapot and poured a bowl of tea for Li An.

"Comfortable!"

The tea was chilled with ice, and I felt instantly relieved after drinking it.

"Haha, I really can't compare to Brother Zecheng in this regard."

Studying in this weather was a torture, but Zhuang Xuexue was very lenient with the girls. They could even use a round fan to fan them.

Li An and the others did not receive this kind of treatment. Not only did Zhuang Xuexue not let them use fans, he also required them to sit upright and not move around.

In the words of Zhuang Xuexue, the weather can be any time during the imperial examination. If you can't bear the hardship, then don't take the imperial examination.

Li An and the others could only do this, but when Zhuang Xuexue wasn't paying attention, they would secretly move and fan themselves with a book fan or something.

Only Sheng Changbai sat completely unmotivated throughout the class.

"That's right, Zhuang Xuexue all praises my second brother for his tough character and his determination to become a great person." Ru Lan said proudly.

"Fifth sister!" Sheng Changbai glared at her.

A few people chatted for a while, and Qi Heng arrived first.

When Qi Heng saw that Sheng Changbai and Li An had arrived, he quickly apologized.

Sheng Changbai and Li An didn't pay attention and asked Qi Heng to sit down and drink tea.

"Sister Wan'er, really, why haven't you come after so long?" Mo Lan complained.

She used to have a good relationship with Liu Waner, but Liu Waner ended up playing with Minglan.

With Mo Lan's character, it was natural that she had already hated Liu Waner in her heart.

"Fourth sister, it's still early before the agreed time. We came early. How can we blame Miss Liu San." Sheng Changbai said solemnly.

"Second brother, I don't blame her, I'm just complaining about it," Mo Lan said.

"Brother Ziqian!"

Just as Li An was about to speak, he suddenly heard Liu Waner's shout. Looking for a voice, he saw Liu Waner, the Zhang family girl and Luo Yun walking towards this side, waving to Li An from a distance.

Li An's eyes stayed on Luo Yun. Three years later, Luo Yun was already eighteen years old. She was tall and graceful. Because she had practiced martial arts since she was a child, she did not have the weak feeling of everyone's young ladies, but instead had a heroic aura.

What didn't change was the sword she held in her hand.

(End of this chapter)