Food and clothing are still a problem, and early the next morning, Zheng Peng set off again with Lushu, ready to find a way to make money.

Yesterday when a quilt, and then when there is no quilt to sleep, seeing that it is about to enter winter, when the time is not starving to death, you have to die of cold, yesterday when the quilt is still 12 Wen, Lu Shu originally only bought one steamed cake, Zheng Peng couldn't help but say that he wanted two.

No matter how difficult it is, you can't let Lushu starve again, for Zheng Peng, this is not only kindness, but also about his dignity: he can't even raise a little maid, how can he do big things?

No capital, young, no experience, Zheng Peng put down his body, he didn't dislike any work, but he didn't expect to turn to Xiangwu, but he still got nothing, even if he was a layman, no one invited him.

Thinking about it carefully, Zheng Peng quickly understood the truth, the capitalism of the Tang Dynasty has not yet sprouted, most of the people believe in a self-sufficient life, do business, powerful people directly use the slaves at home, and the strength of their own family members or relatives is on top, or accept a few apprentices who do more work and spend less money, the big cities are better, Guixiang County is only a small county in the third or fourth tier, and there are naturally many fewer opportunities.

Zheng Peng's heart was a little depressed, and while thinking about it, he suddenly remembered a short-term two-person leader, and wanted to ask Lu Shu what he thought, but when he turned his head to look, he saw that Lu Shu was still about a foot away behind him, gritting his teeth and chasing after him.

After walking for so long, Lu Shu is also tired.

"Young master, young master, you are walking so fast." Midori wiped her sweat and panted to keep up.

"Take a break first, and we'll find it later."

The two found a stone on the side of the road and sat down, Lu Shu wiped the sweat on her forehead, hesitated, and whispered, "Young master, I have thought of a way to make money." ”

"Oh, say it." Zheng Peng's face was overjoyed, and he immediately asked.

I really have a heart, I just wanted to ask Lu Shu what idea she had, but before she could speak, Xiao Nizi took the initiative.

Lu Shu whispered: "Young master, we can go outside the city to pick up some firewood to sell, although we don't make much, but as long as we are diligent, we still have two meals a day." ”

Speaking of this, Lu Shu immediately added: "Young master, you can just sit at home, you can't do this kind of rough work, just leave it to Lu Shu alone." ”

Even if you collect firewood, you can't let the young master do heavy work, not to mention anything else, the silk clothes on Zheng Peng's body are not cheap, if you go up the mountain and scratch it, then you have to pick up how much firewood to make it up, and there is no reason to let the master work.

I thought it was a solution, but I didn't expect it to be this way, Zheng Peng just hesitated slightly, and quickly vetoed: "Forget it, we are all young, we can't pick up much firewood, the road is not easy to walk, and it will be troublesome if we fall and get injured, and there are wolves and snakes in the mountains, and if we are not careful, we have to lose our lives, and those mountains have owners, and it is not certain that the master will not pick them up for us." ”

Just kidding, the dignified man asked an eleven or twelve-year-old maid to collect firewood to support, Zheng Peng asked himself if he was not so cheeky, if he really treated Lu Shu as a slave, it would be okay, in Wu Peng's heart, he would not know what Lu Shu would treat in the future, after getting along these days, he now treats her as his own person.

If you really want a slave, you won't pay double the price for her.

"Then, then, young master, what should we do?" Lu Shu said helplessly.

Zheng Peng also fell into contemplation for a while, he was unfamiliar with life, he wanted money or not, it didn't matter if he wanted a relationship, it was difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and he really didn't know how to solve the problem of food and clothing for a while.

While thinking about it, he looked around at the pedestrians, and when Zheng Peng's eyes fell on two scholars wearing white hats and blue round-necked narrow-sleeved robes walking by, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "There is a way." ”

Lu Shu was taken aback by Zheng Peng, and when she saw her young master's excited face, she hurriedly asked, "Young master, what can you do?" ”

"Mountain people have their own tricks" Zheng Peng snapped his fingers, and then strode forward: "Lushu, keep up, let's make money." ”

Zheng Peng didn't say anything, and Lu Shu couldn't help it, so he followed behind in confusion.

Guixiang County is not big, although Zheng Peng arrived in a few days, but it is not difficult for him at all, I saw him walking through the streets and alleys, just like his own back garden, and Lu Shu, who was following behind, had to trot to keep up.

After walking for a while, Lu Shu was about to ask Zheng Peng where he was going, but Zheng Peng suddenly stopped, nodded to himself and said, "It's here." ”

Lu Shu looked up and saw that she was standing under an archway, and there was a plaque on the archway, on which were written "Guo's Academy" four big characters of dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, and she paused for a moment and whispered: "Young master, do you have friends here?" ”

My young master is a scholar, and now when he comes to the academy, nine times out of ten, his friends borrow money, and he will get through the difficulties first.

I have to say, Guo's Academy is very magnificent, the archway stands majestically, the words on the archway are strong and powerful, the academy is surrounded by a brick wall, from the outside, the eaves are drawn at the corners, the ancient trees are towering, the solemn is remarkable in the magnificence, it is really worthy of the famous academy in Weizhou, it is standing outside, you can also smell the unique smell of books and ink.

Looking inside, Lu Shu quickly said disappointedly: "Young master, you see that the door is locked, it should be in the middle of the day." ”

Most colleges have a holiday of 10 days and a holiday on January 3, so that students can relax after studying, and Mr. can also deal with his own personal affairs, and it is estimated that Kwok's College is no exception.

Zheng Peng said disapprehantly: "No one is right." ”

No one just right? Didn't you come to borrow money? Midori was a little stunned.

Zheng Peng ignored Lu Shu's reaction, walked to a remote corner and stopped, looked left and right at no one, and suddenly said, "Lu Shu, I heard you say that you once spent the night on a tree, can you climb trees?" ”

"Climbing trees? Yes. The question jumped a little, and when she came back to her senses, Lu Shu immediately answered in the affirmative.

I used to wander around with my dead father, often collecting firewood and picking wild fruits in the wild, and climbing trees was not difficult for Lushu.

"Okay, follow me, your hands and feet are sharp." As Zheng Peng spoke, he used his hands and feet together, and climbed a tree near the fence like a monkey, looking like he wanted to sneak into Guo's Academy.

Lu Shu was startled, looked around in a little panic, and said anxiously: "Young master, you, what are you going to do, this is not good, you come down quickly." ”

You don't want to run away and steal without eating, right?

If he is caught, the young master's life will be over, and Lu Shu is so anxious that she stomps her feet.

Zheng Peng glanced at Lu Shu, and said a little helplessly: "Lu Shu, you think too much, how can this young master do such a dirty thing, I heard that Guo's Academy here is full of aura, and there is such a big official as Shangshu, and the scholars will be enlightened here, besides, aren't we hungry, it's just right to come here." ”

"Hungry here?" Lu Shu's eyes widened in surprise and said with a puzzled expression.

The young master is too, right, does being hungry have anything to do with visiting the academy?

Zheng Peng said seriously: "There is a golden house in the book, Yan Ruyu in the book, and a thousand Zhongsu in the book, I can't tell you whether I want to follow or not, if you don't come, you will wait outside." ”

Lu Shu hesitated, and did not dare not listen to the words of his young master, so he learned Zheng Peng to climb the tree, and his movements were more sensitive than Zheng Peng.

Like two civet cats, the two jumped off the wall one after the other and entered the Guo Academy.

Entering the academy, taking a look, Zheng Peng nodded secretly, the structure is mostly the same, classrooms, courtyards, pavilions, teaching in the classroom, occasionally going to the pavilion outside to solve puzzles, chanting the wind and making the moon or something, roughly turned around, and the two came to the pavilion behind the academy.

The door of the classroom was locked, and Zheng Peng didn't have the urge to smash the lock, so he took Lu Shu with a curious face to sit down at the gazebo.

The pavilion is built under an osmanthus tree, which has tables and chairs, which looks antique against the background of the tall osmanthus tree, and behind the pavilion, there is a lush bamboo forest.

Looking at the pleasant green bamboo, listening to the rustling sound of the bamboo leaves in the autumn breeze, and smelling the smell of fresh bamboo leaves mixed with paper and ink in the wind, Zheng Peng had a feeling of forgetting hunger and indulging in the world for a while.