On the sixth day of the first lunar month, as soon as Youshi's Qianjia Bookstore opened on Furong Street, it was greeted by a wave of book buyers.
It is normal for scholars to come and buy books, but why would a soldier come to buy books?
"Sir, it's not that I don't want to sell it."
The two scholars who came in saw the bookstore owner apologizing to three burly young men, "We really don't have any left. We only printed about 300 copies of The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Our boss said that we can only release 20 copies a day. How about... you take a look at the others?"
"Do you know who I am?"
Qiu Feng sneered, "Don't try to fool me with that. Tell me honestly, are you going to sell it or not? I dare not sell it..."
Before he could finish his words, the two burly men beside him had already put their hands on the hilts of their knives, as if they were ready to smash the store if they had a disagreement.
Half a year ago, the shopkeeper might have been scared.
But now...
"General, the flood must not wash away the Dragon King Temple. Our master is the first-class general Jia Zhen."
Jia Zhen?
Qiu Feng's heart skipped a beat.
Half a year ago, Jia Zhen was nothing.
But now...
"So it was him?"
Qiu Feng twitched his lips and threw out three ingots of silver. "Since the flood cannot wash away the Dragon King Temple, this silver will be used as a deposit. I will come to get it tomorrow. Then I will dare to say that I don’t have it…"
"Don't dare!"
The shopkeeper said he didn't dare.
He could see that this man was also from an important background.
Fortunately, their master got promoted again.
Although it was still an honorary position, everyone knew that the emperor was protecting their family.
The shopkeeper quickly took out three slips for receiving books and six taels of silver, and said, "Sir, bring these slips over when the time comes. There will definitely be books."
Qiu Feng took the thing, glanced at him deeply, then turned around and strode away.
"Boss, may I ask what book this The Legend of the Condor Heroes is?"
The older candidates couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, it's a novel like Romance of the Three Kingdoms."
It can also be called a storybook.
But the storybooks are generally thin.
The shopkeeper read it himself and liked it very much. Why would he want to use a storybook to describe it? "...It seems like the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"
The two candidates were shocked.
No wonder soldiers come to buy it.
When the Eight Banners of the Qing army entered the Central Plains and fought for supremacy, it is said that the generals of the Eight Banners learned various strategies and tactics from the Three Kingdoms.
"I wonder how this "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is selling?"
"A complete set of three books, eight taels of silver."
Eight taels?
Although it is quite expensive, it is not impossible to buy it and have a look.
"Shopkeeper, is this book really gone?"
“It’s really gone.”
The shopkeeper shook his head repeatedly, "If there is, I can't go against the money no matter what."
This? That's true.
"This is eight ounces of silver."
The young scholar took out eight taels of silver and said, "Make a reservation for tomorrow."
Shopkeeper: “…”
He felt that this couldn't go on.
Tomorrow's already been mostly booked.
"What? You can't make a reservation now?"
"Alas~"
The shopkeeper could only sigh, "It's already been reserved. If you come back to buy it tomorrow... you will definitely have to argue with me!"
I never thought that selling books would be so difficult one day.
"Forget it, gentlemen, after you have read the book, please do not spread it to anyone else."
Now I just hope that scholars will not join in.
Otherwise, he would have to worry about his personal safety when selling books.
“Hahaha~”
It was the first time for the two candidates to hear a bookseller speak like this. They were amused by him. "Now that we are about to take the imperial examination, we don't have that much time to pass on miscellaneous books."
They were just curious for a moment.
But, I'm curious...
The next morning, he ordered the servant to come and get the book, and he couldn't help flipping through it.
Unexpectedly, I couldn’t stop flipping through it.
Qiu Feng took the book and read it with a critical attitude, but before he knew it, he was fascinated by it.
At the same time, the storyteller at Qingfeng Tea clapped the wake-up stick and officially began to lecture on "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
At this moment, those who are sitting here drinking tea and chatting do not know that in the future, they will have trouble getting a seat because of this book.
…
At Ningguo Mansion, all necessary preparations have been made, with several carriages ready for travel. Shen Ning is looking forward to her first long journey since coming to this world.
Of course, we must bring the great chef Aunt Li.
She has imitated the eight vegetarian treasures of Desheng Tower quite well.
Although Shen Ning knew that Jia Jing's death was fake, as his wife, she still had to eat vegetarian food for forty-nine days.
In Ningguo Mansion, except for the pregnant Youshi who was taken care of separately, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong both accompanied her in eating vegetarian food.
Although Shen Ning repeatedly told Rong Ge'er that he was still growing and there was no need to do this, there was nothing she could do if he got stubborn.
"Today's vegetarian fish is very well made, thank you!"
Jia Zhen accompanied Youshi on a rare outing, and they always looked for famous vegetarian restaurants. "You can make this dish more often in the future."
"How can it be bad? This tofu is ground by Aunt Li herself."
Youshi was a little melancholy. Aunt Li was going to follow her mother-in-law and husband, so she wouldn't be able to eat so well in the next six months.
"She thinks the ones she buys outside have a bean smell."
“I see!”
Jia Zhen sighed, "It will be difficult to grind tofu on the road."
Without good tofu, you can’t make good vegetarian fish.
He reluctantly poured all the soup over to soak the rice and ate it all in a few mouthfuls. "Auntie Qin in the kitchen is also good at cooking. You should get used to it later."
"I know."
You Shi certainly wouldn't compete with her mother-in-law and husband for Aunt Li. "I often eat the food made by Aunt Qin, so you don't have to worry about me. But as for Xiao Yue'er... do you really want to bring her along?"
She said that her sister was too young and should stay at home.
"... Let's see what mother says!"
Jia Zhen has no say in this matter.
My sister has never seen her father since she was born.
But he knew that it wasn't that his father didn't love his sister.
"The commonly used medicinal herbs have already been prepared, and the court doctor will also be with us. It's okay to take her with us..."
"My mother's health has been much worse since she fell ill. Now she is a vegetarian and travels long distances..."
You was very worried.
She really wanted to be together, "You need to be more careful."
"I know."
Jia Zhen sighed in his heart and nodded, "I won't be in a hurry on the way." If things go wrong, Youshi might have given birth to the child by the time they return. "But you, we are not at home..."
"Hasn't the third aunt been invited?"
Youshi was not worried about herself. "The midwife who delivered my mother-in-law will come to the mansion in two days. If you don't trust us, you have to trust them."
My mother-in-law was so old and in such a dangerous situation, but she was able to give birth safely.
“…believing is one thing, worrying is another.”
When Rong Ge'er was born, he was still young and didn't pay much attention to his wife and children.
But now...
Jia Zhen hugs his little sister every day.
In the past, when his father was not at home, he would hug her more and love her more on his behalf.
Now that his father is gone, as the eldest brother is like a father, he gives his sister more love on behalf of his father.
As I raised it, I couldn't help but pay more attention to it.
Regarding Youshi’s pregnancy…
Jia Zhen naturally took it more seriously.
But even though he took her seriously, he couldn't stay at home with her.
"I know. I know everything."
Youshi smiled back, "Don't worry, I will take good care of myself and wait for you, mother, and Rong'er to come back."
Time is slipping away slowly.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Xue Pan, who had been forced by Baochai to study and write hard, went back to class.
With him was the little kid Lin Changan.
Xue Pan originally thought he was very capable, but he didn't expect that this little guy who couldn't even reach the chair and had to hold it to sit on it, in just half a day, he used his strength to throw him off and ran to the middle class.
he……
There were many characters in the Thousand Character Classic that he couldn't guarantee were written correctly! Fortunately, he knew them all in today's dictation.
Mr. Chen gave him a rare smile.
Although the words written by Xue Pan were still very ugly, it was rare to see a little improvement in his ugly words.
This boy did not neglect his studies when he went home for the New Year.
The ink that is ground nowadays is also very decent.
This is very difficult.
Mr. Chen originally thought that Xue Pan would always hold him back and would even have to attend the elementary school class one year longer than others.
"Study hard, you're making great progress!"
Finally, I don’t have to beat students anymore.
"You don't have to compare yourself with others. As long as you are a little bit better than you were yesterday, that's good enough."
You know, there are many geniuses in this world.
Not everyone is suitable for reading.
Mr. Chen, who was stranded in the capital, failed several times, but met geniuses from all over the country, had no choice but to accept his own mediocrity.
Of course, before accepting it, he collapsed in despair several times.
But carrying the expectations of his family, he could only try to heal himself in despair and collapse.
He strives to be a little better today than he was yesterday.
Fortunately, the Jia family gave him hope.
Because of Jia Zhu of Rongguo Mansion, they could easily get the examination papers of the Imperial College, the required reading lists, etc.
Mr. Chen feels that if he plays again this year, he will definitely gain something different as long as he doesn’t perform too badly.
"Now turn to page 32 of the Great Zhao Vinaya."
The Jia family required that one Dazhao law be read to the children every day.
He had never thought about this before.
He himself was not very familiar with the Dazhao Code.
But they didn't expect that the Jia family also taught the Dazhao Law to their children in elementary school.
Over the past six months, Mr. Chen has been teaching and learning at the same time.
These gentlemen were all very emotional in private.
Judging from the Jia family's enthusiasm in disciplining their children, no matter whether they can study hard, pass the exams and become talented people in the future, at least they will grow up.
Among the children of noble families, few become talented, and even fewer become mature.
They were fortunate enough to witness the transformation of the Jia family, which is also a great blessing in life.
Xue Pan had already bought the Dazhao Code from the list of books given by his teacher.
But he didn't expect that this thing would be discussed in class.
He listened in confusion.
The door to life... seems a little different.
"Relatives stealing from each other: If relatives steal from each other, their punishment will be reduced by five levels. If they are severely punished, their punishment will be reduced by four levels. If they are of minor punishment, their punishment will be reduced by three levels. If they are in mourning, their punishment will be reduced by two levels. If they are relatives without mourning, their punishment will be reduced by one level. They will also be exempted from impalement. If they commit robbery, if the elder offends the younger, their punishment will be reduced according to the above. If the younger offends the elder, their punishment will be treated as an ordinary person. If there is killing or injury, their punishment will be heavier according to the law for killing or injuring the elder or the younger." (End of this chapter)
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