Chapter 6 Competition for Jobs

Author: Gao Yue

Chapter 6 Competition for Jobs

When the boy heard that it was from the Sining Prince's Mansion, he said, "You wait, I'll go and ask!"

He closed the door and Li Ye sighed, "If you hadn't helped you today, I really don't know what to do."

"It's okay! Didn't you say you won't get to know each other if you don't fight? Friends! Isn't it just for me and I'll help you, right?"

"Okay!" Li Ye nodded, "I've made friends with you!"

At this time, the door opened again, and the boy came out with three ointments and two sets of medicine, "Give it thirty scoops!"

"This is thirty taels of silver!" Li Ye hurriedly handed over the silver bag.

The boy looked at the silver shape under the light of the lantern, took it and weighed it, and then handed the ointment and the bag to Li Ye.

"I'll tell you how to use it. Grill the ointment on the lamp and apply it to the place where it was bitten by a poisonous snake. After an hour, change to another one. Apply three in a row, and the poisonous blood will come out. Then boil the medicine to replenish the body and rest for two or three days."

"Thank you so much!"

At this moment, a thud of drums suddenly came from a distance, and Qiao Bin's face changed drastically, "I'm going to close the gate, leave quickly!"

Li Ye put the medicine in his arms and turned his horse on his back. He didn't bother to say hello to the boy. He ran away. The two of them ran towards the gate like wind.

The city gate was closed in the dark in Chang'an, and the gate began to close at the Xu hour. After beating the drum one hundred and eight times, the gate was closed and it would not open at all. We could only wait for dawn the next day to enter.

Li Ye also took the initiative to run wildly at this time, running to the gate of Huixianfangfang. He turned over and dismounted and handed the horse to Qiao Bin.

"I'll come to you tomorrow!"

"Go away quickly! The drums are about to stop."

Li Ye ran towards the gate of Yonghefang opposite him. At this time, the drum sound had stopped and the gate was slowly closing.

"Brother, wait for me!"

The two pawns who were closing the door saw Li Ye running towards him. They hesitated for a moment and slowed down the speed of closing the door a little. At the moment when the gate was closed, Li Ye rushed into the last gap.

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Aunt Mu was very skilled in taking medicine. She carefully applied the plaster to Pei Sanniang's wound. At this time, Pei Sanniang's entire right calf was swollen, and the black gas had spread to her thighs. The doctor was right. If the swelling was not eliminated at night, it would be really dangerous.

Li Ye sat nervously beside him, holding his mother's hand and praying silently. At this moment, he had already regarded Pei Sanniang as his mother.

Li Ye's parents divorced very early in his previous life. His sister and his mother returned to Sichuan. He and his father were drunk, but his father was a drunkard and beat people after drinking, which made him very unfortunate in his childhood. Fortunately, his grandmother loved him.

When he was ten years old, his father was drunk and injured and slept in prison. He and his grandmother returned to the countryside.

When he was fifteen years old, his grandmother passed away, so he had to go back to his father's house. His father was released from prison and remarried. Although his stepmother did not drive him away, he never concealed his hatred and disgust.

He often missed his mother, missing his deceased grandmother, but his mother had already remarried and could no longer take care of him. He had to hide this longing for his mother deep in his heart.

At the age of sixteen, he lived in school and completely left the home full of cold violence.

He now has another family, although he is poor, but he is so warm. Pei Sanniang's care and love for him did not differ because it spans thousands of years, which made him feel his mother's love again.

There is also Aunt Mu, who has always believed that she was grandma’s previous life.

I don’t know how long it took, but he fell asleep beside Pei Sanniang’s bed.

Li Ye had a dream, dreaming of a phoenix wandering over his head. The phoenix pushed it gently and he fell into the sea. Li Ye woke up suddenly, but found that it was his mother gently stroking his hair.

Li Ye was shocked and happy, "Mom, you are awake!"

"My stupid son has finally grown up." Pei Sanniang choked, her eyes turned red, and tears flowed down.

"Mom, let me look at your wound!"

Aunt Mu next to her smiled and said, "No need to look at it. The black blood is flowing, and the calves have been swelling. I have used the second patch. This plaster is indeed effective!"

"Then let's put the third sticker on!"

"Don't post it!"

Pei Sanniang struggled to sit up, Li Ye hurriedly supported her. Pei Sanniang took the plaster from Aunt Mu and smelled it and said, "I want to study it carefully, maybe I can get this prescription."

She suddenly grabbed Li Ye's ear, quickly and accurately, "Boy, tell me, where did you get the thirty stale money?"

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Of course, Pei Sanniang would not stop her son from playing basketball. She made money with her own abilities, so why not?

But she also has the conditions to hand over the money she earned. For example, the ten-point money she earned yesterday could never find it.

The next morning, Li Ye arrived at Qiao Mansion as promised, and Qiao Bin was already waiting for him at the door.

It is obvious that Qiao Bin is not as happy as yesterday and seems a little worried.

After finding an opportunity, he whispered to Li Ye: "My father may test you. Don't be humble. You must show your true skills, otherwise I will be miserable."

"Why?"

“There is competition!”

These three words explain why Qiao Bin is worried. There is more than Li Ye, who is the candidate. After all, Qiao Bin is just a teenager, so it is normal for his father to not believe his recommendation.

Li Ye nodded, "I will do my best!"

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Qiao Mansion does not cover a large area, about three acres, divided into three entrances, front yard, atrium and back house. The front yard is a kitchen, horse shed, warehouse, lower house, etc.

Li Ye saw a lot of large water tanks by the wall, covered with bamboo hats. Li Ye also had two large tanks at home. Aunt Mu told him that each household had them, which meant happiness. Of course, it was also a water tank. The larger the household, the more tanks, the more eighteen tanks, there were probably eighteen tanks here.

After passing through a corridor, they arrived at the atrium. In the middle was a patio with blue bricks on the ground. It was a long time ago, and the blue bricks were a little black. On both sides of the patio were ear rooms, in the middle was the main hall, and there were rooms on both sides of the living room, usually living rooms or dining halls.

At this time, more than a dozen people stood in the atrium, with a couch sitting on the stairs in the middle. A middle-aged man sat cross-legged on it, looking very similar to Qiao Bin, probably his father.

There were several servants standing around, and several young men in white samurai uniforms, about seventeen or eighteen years old, each holding a poke stick, full of energy.

Before leaving, Aunt Mu specially advised Li Ye some basic etiquette, without kneeling or bowing. Generally, scholars with fame only need to kneel down, kneel down, kneel down, kneel down to the emperor, kneel down to parents, while ordinary people kneel down to officials, if they are slaves, servants, tenants, etc., they also kneel down to masters.

Qiao Bin's father was just a manager in the powerful mansion, nor was Li Ye's master. Of course, he didn't need to kneel down. Li Ye stepped forward and bowed, "My younger generation, Li Ye, have seen Uncle Qiao!"

Qiao Bin's father is Qiao Xingzhong. He has a long face, a thin face, and a pair of eyes that are particularly bright. He looks smart.

He stroked his beard and smiled, "Third brother, this is the shooter you introduced. Are you too young?"

Qiao Bin had already stood behind his father and whispered: "Everything that the child said to his father is true!"

"But I have told you the rules set by the prince."

"Father-"

"Okay! Just give it a try."

The rule set by King Sining was to choose a polo player among the servants of the royal family. Li Ye did not meet the conditions, but Qiao Xingzhong still wanted to give his son a face and let Li Ye withdraw with fair competition, and his son had nothing to say.

Qiao Xingzhong waved to another young man in black. The young man walked forward with great enthusiasm. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old and was very strong. From his walking pace, he knew he was a martial arts master. He looked at the broken club in Li Ye's hand arrogantly, and his eyes were filled with ridicule and contempt.

Qiao Xingzhong smiled and said, "I am building a polo team under the order of the prince. There is still a lack of a shooter at present. I need to pick one of you two. Of course, the skilled one is selected. It's fair. You have no objection!"

Both of them nodded, and Qiao Xingzhong smiled again: "My yard is not big enough, and I can't follow the real polo shooting hole. If you need to make some adjustments, just use the bottle strike competition! I'll feed you the balls, and those with more bottle strikers will win."
Chapter completed!