The year-end report started at 8 o'clock in the morning. This time, in addition to Song Beiyun, there was a woman wearing a veil on her face sitting beside him. The officials at the bottom could tell at a glance that it was the tyrant concubine of the Liao Dynasty, but they pretended not to see anything and continued to report.

The last report was just a small-scale key project, and this time it was an annual report for the entire Yongzhou and even the entire western region, so it usually lasts for a whole day, and even lunch is eaten in the conference room.

While the meeting was held here, several carriages slowly passed through the Chang'an city gate. After submitting the pass, the carriages were parked at the entrance of the city. More than ten teenagers got off from the five carriages. The oldest was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and the youngest was only fourteen or five years old. Although each of them had exhausted faces, they were not less excited.

"This military master, can we go up to the bell tower and take a look?"

A young man bowed to the soldier guarding the city tower and said, "We want to see Chang'an City."

Soldiers are used to this kind of scene. After all, people from other places want to go up the city tower to see Chang'an City, and the people have also issued orders. As long as they don't bring weapons, it's okay to see.

So after several security checks, these teenagers climbed to the newly built bell tower. This place is the highest place in Chang'an, overlooking the entire Chang'an City. It is one of the three landmark buildings in Chang'an. However, after they climbed, they found that there was no clock on the bell tower, so someone asked: "Xiren, why does this bell tower have no clock?"

One of the 14 or 15 years old and handsome boys looked back at the place where the big clock was hung, and said with a smile: "Because there is no emperor in Chang'an City, if it is a wall clock, it will be Jiyue."

The young man named Xiren stretched out his limbs and looked away with his feet. However, he saw the traffic in Chang'an City, smoke rising from the smoke. Most of the pedestrians were in a hurry, and most of the peddlers and pawns walked forward with their backs.

"This is Chang'an." The boy breathed a sigh of relief: "Although the weather is cold, it is still so prosperous."

"Xi Ren, what are our plans afterwards?"

"I heard that Lord Song, the Chang'an Supervisor, is our fellow townsmen in Luzhou. I went to meet Lord Song first, and then found a place to live, and then wait for the exam after spring."

Although this young man named Xiren is not old among this group of people, he seems to be a backbone person.

"You came to Chang'an for exams thousands of miles away, you really..." A companion next to you complained: "Isn't it the same in Luzhou?"

"Different." Xiren shook his head and said, "Everyone can take the exam in Chang'an. Whether it is workers, peasants, officials and businessmen, they are in the same examination room and the same test paper. I heard that there are 30,000 people taking the exam, which is interesting. There are only 3,000 people in Luzhou, and most of them are still some, which is boring."

"I heard that Chang'an gathers delicious food all over the world, why don't we try it?"

"Let's go." Xiren was a teenager's character. When he heard this suggestion, he immediately laughed: "Go and inquire about the news again."

To be honest, there may be no more food in the world than Chang'an. The gathering of north and south is not an exaggeration. Here you can eat Qiaotou wontons in Jinling without going to Jinling, roasted sheep without going to the grassland, and boring fish without going to the Jin Kingdom.

A kind of boy entered that prosperous place and was almost fascinated by the beauty of Chang'an.

"The towering Chang'an is no less than that in the south of the Yangtze River." Bao Xiren twisted a hairpin in his hand and observed it for a long time before slowly letting it go: "I have already come to Chang'an to suffer a lot, but I didn't think about it here... Haha, it's because I have a narrow vision."

The companion next to him nodded repeatedly and replied, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would have said that I would not believe it. Chang'an is bigger and more prosperous than Jinling. I see that the four cross streets are lined up one after another, and this is a scene that even Jinling does not have."

"But have you thought about it?" Bao Xiren suddenly turned his head: "The prosperity means that food and clothing are expensive..."

As soon as these words were said, everyone's expressions changed. They were still students who had not yet become officials. They all rely on family support and had no power to make money. This time, except for a few people from better families, the others did not bring a lot of money. If it was really expensive, they would still have to live here for the first half of the year. They couldn't sleep on the streets, right?

Thinking of this, they hurried to inquire about the inns around them. As expected, the inns here are not only luxuriously decorated but also not inferior to Jinling, but also have almost the same price. There are almost no places where you can stay overnight for a few cents elsewhere, and the most timely room also costs fifteen or sixteen cents a night.

This is obviously not enough money...

"Shopkeeper, can we be more comfortable? We came from Luzhou for the exam..."

"That won't work. I'm not comfortable with it, but the room here is very tight, and the New Year is coming soon, so the price will be raised." The shopkeeper was also embarrassed: "I still have dozens of people to support me, I'm really embarrassed."

When the boys heard this, they suddenly lost their spirits, but the shopkeeper suddenly thought of something and slapped his head and said, "You may not know that there is a kind of hotel in Chang'an City called Youth Hostel, specially prepared for students like you."

When the boys heard this, Bao Xiren continued to ask, "Why can you check in if you dare to ask the shopkeeper?"

"Wait a minute, I'll ask." The shopkeeper was also kind-hearted. He called his servant: "Zhuzi, come."

The servant named Zhuzi came over quickly, and after asking, he said, "I know this, I just need to register with my school registration to Cuizhuyuan, Chengnan, and then I can check in. He counts based on the head, and he costs one penny per person a night."

After thanking each other, the group of teenagers went straight to the south of the city. After coming to Cuizhuyuan, they inquired about it. As expected, they quickly registered and were taken to their residence by the staff.

This residence is not as luxurious as it is. Most of it is a room of four people, with four cabinets, four sets of tables and four beds. The rest are nothing else, but the best is that it is clean and tidy, with bright windows and clean, making it feel comfortable to look at. Moreover, the environment here is quiet and there is no traffic around it, which is very suitable for studying and studying.

The price is easy to say, one penny a night. If you really don’t have money, you can support work-study. Here you can help with some things to avoid accommodation. Moreover, there is a canteen here, which is much cheaper than outside.

When they came, there were hundreds of people living here, all of whom were here to prepare for the exam. Everyone came from all over the world. Although they were not familiar with each other, they were all people who read the books of sages and were happy.

"This place is really good." A young man spent two cents to buy a brand new set of toiletries and returned to the room. Seeing Bao Xiren sitting by the bed, he smiled and said, "The things are very cheap, the environment is good, and there is also a place called a public toilet, which is very convenient to use the toilet."

Bao Xiren nodded, but there was no smile on his face.

"Why is Xiren serious?"

"That's right, I'm thinking... it would be great if the entire Song Dynasty could be like this." Bao Xiren sighed: "There will be more and more scholars."

"This is very difficult. If you build such a place in other places, you will be disturbed by ruffians in a few days. Isn't this ruining the inn business?" The young man who talked to Bao Xiren next to him was in business, so he naturally saw such things too often: "I think this is the government that gave an ultimatum."

"Yes." Bao Xiren nodded: "But this place is not built by the government. I just asked, this place is the Xu family's industry."

"The Xu family's industry? Are they no longer making money?" The boy next to him scratched his head and asked, "Will anyone do this business that is hard to lose?"

"That's why I'm very surprised." Bao Xiren sighed and went to the bed: "Wow! Cotton core bedding!"

He never expected that this youth hostel, which could work and study overnight, was actually using cotton-core bedding, and this quilt was worth a lot of money.

In addition, the lights here at night are also expensive and can be used to study hard all night. In other words, this kind of place will lose money if you open it for a day.

It's so strange... Chang'an is so strange, and it's unusual everywhere.

At night, they went to try the cafeteria here. Although the big pot of dishes tasted so good, the ingredients were solid and not expensive. For most poor students at home, this was a good food.

After having a full meal, these more than a dozen boys from the south gathered together to discuss what they saw today. There was nothing else, I could only admire that Chang'an is really good to scholars, and in all senses, and everyone seemed to be giving the best to these scholars. Even the old men selling snacks on the street would give more gifts when they saw these gentle boys, for fear that they would not be able to eat enough.

"Oh, the more I am, the more I can't sleep or eat." Bao Xiren sighed: "I wandered around this afternoon, but found that as long as students dressed up were buying things, they would be cheaper. It feels like if I can't get through the exam and cannot benefit the people, my kindness will be in vain."

"Yes, yes." Someone immediately echoed next to him: "But it's uncomfortable."

"What are you waiting for? Reading the book!"

Of course, it is not the few who feel this way. The respect for knowledge in Chang'an has almost reached an unprecedented level. In addition, they also found that the soldiers here have a higher status than other places. Those soldiers who were called "Stinky Qiuba" seem to have extraordinary significance in Chang'an.

Of course, the soldiers here are different from those elsewhere. I feel that they are all in high spirits when they go to that stop, which is essentially different from the down-and-out appearance of other places. Moreover, their overall quality is not as high as other places, and most of the soldiers are even literate.

Bao Xiren once again felt that Chang'an was always unusual, so he must find an opportunity to visit Chang'an supervisor Song Beiyun.
Chapter completed!