Chapter 329 Sadness
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang slowly finished the wontons in their bowls, drank the soup, then looked up at each other, and neither of them wanted to pick up their youngest sister.
It feels so good to not have kids!
Zhou Wulang put down his bowl and chopsticks, wiped his mouth, paid the bill, and looked up at the second floor of the restaurant.
Manbao, who was looking at the street scenery through the window, was the first to notice his gaze and waved at him excitedly.
Zhou Wulang stood downstairs, looking up, pinching his waist and asking, "Are you guys going out to play later? If not, Lao Liu and I will go out and play by ourselves, and we'll pick you up later."
Fu Wenyun immediately tapped Manbao's arm with her finger, and Manbao immediately said, "You guys go ahead. If we're not in the restaurant later, we'll go to the bookstore."
Zhou Wulang understood that they were going to the bookstore and that meant they would have to play separately. He didn't want to read at all.
In fact, Zhou Wulang really liked reading at the beginning. Which country boy doesn't want to recognize countless words, master countless knowledge, and then pass the examination, be granted a title and become a prime minister?
As for dreams, no matter how unrealistic they are, there will always be people who dream about them.
But I learned five words on the first day, and forgot them all the next day. I tried again, and forgot them again. And the process of learning words was so boring...
Not everyone has the patience to squat on the ground and write the words on paper stroke by stroke with a branch for half a day.
So Zhou Wulang now gets a headache whenever he sees a book. He only learns some words with Datou and the others when he is at home so that he won’t forget them.
He felt that anyone who truly loved reading from the bottom of their heart and loved it deeply was either a nerd or a smart child like his youngest sister.
He doesn't lean on either side, so naturally he doesn't like to study.
The bookstore in Luojiang County is not big, there are few books in it, and few of them are updated. In the past two years, Manbao and Bai Shanbao would visit the bookstore whenever they came to the county town, so the owner of the bookstore is very familiar with her.
Fu Wenyun, on the other hand, looked very unfamiliar.
As soon as he saw Manbao, the shopkeeper pointed to a place. Manbao smiled at him and pulled Fu Wenyun over.
She knew that the new books brought into the bookstore were placed in that position.
There were not many people in the bookstore. Manbao flipped through it and found two thin booklets. One was "Zhongda Poetry Collection" written by a man named Kong Zhongda, and the other was "Maoshi Zhengyi".
Manbao had already finished learning the "Book of Songs", so when he saw it, he picked up the "Maoshi Zhengyi" and started reading it.
Fu Wenyun took a look. She had just finished studying the Book of Songs and was particularly impressed. She quickly asked, "But is it the Mao Zhuan?"
Manbao had already opened the book, nodded, and after looking at it for a while, he said, "You can buy a copy and read it slowly when you get home."
"Now that you mention it, it's obviously a good book." Fu Wenyun took a book from the bookshelf, intending to buy it and read it slowly.
Fu Wenyun knew that Manbao had read many books, but she didn't expect that she had read so many. She could talk about all the books in the bookstore in detail.
She can count all the movies she has seen, the ones she has not seen, the ones that are worth seeing, the ones that they cannot understand at this stage, and the ones that are no longer necessary to see.
After just walking around the bookstore, Fu Wenyun had seven or eight books in her arms, some of which she also had in her study at home.
But she wanted a book all her own.
Although the book was very expensive, she could still afford it.
After all, she didn't buy any clothes or jewelry with the money her mother gave her today.
Fu Wenyun happily bought the book, then looked at Manbao and found that her hands were empty. She asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to buy it?"
"I'm buying ink."
The shopkeeper smiled friendly at Fu Wenyun, then expertly took a box of ink sticks from a shelf and handed it to Manbao, sighing, "You've used so much ink, so much paper must have been used. I've never seen you buy any paper from me."
Manbao said bluntly: "Your paper is too expensive."
"I'm already giving you the cheapest price. If it's any cheaper, I'll lose money."
Manbao sighed, "That's why studying is expensive."
The shopkeeper smiled at her and said, "Studying is not expensive, so why are scholars so rare?"
Manbao paid the money, put the box of ink sticks in his cloth bag, and then helped Fu Wenyun carry the book out.
Fu Wenyun was very happy today, so she invited Manbao to go back to the restaurant with her. "I'm not in a hurry to go back. Let's go to the restaurant together and sit down. How about I treat you to lunch?"
"Okay," Manbao agreed happily, "but I don't know if it will disturb your sister."
"No, she and Sister Liu may not come back to the restaurant for dinner. Let's eat our own food first. Besides, I haven't read most of the books I chose, so I'd like to ask you for your advice."
Although Fu Wenyun is older than Manbao, she spends less time studying than Manbao.
After finishing reading the Book of Songs, she took a break from school for a while. Even now that she has resumed her studies, she still needs to spend half a day going back to the back house to learn piano and needlework with her sister.
She knows much more than Manbao, but when it comes to books, she has not read as many as Manbao.
She envied Manbao, and Manbao also envied her, "Next time I come to the county town, I hope I can have the chance to listen to my sister play the piano."
Fu Wenyun smiled and said, "Next time you come to my house, I'll take you to my room and play it for you there."
Fu Wenyun knew that Manbao loved to eat, so she ordered three of the restaurant's signature dishes and asked Qiuyue to join her and they ate with relish.
After eating it, Manbao said very pertinently: "It's delicious!"
Fu Wenyun had been paying attention to her expression. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "But you must have eaten better. I don't see much surprise on your face."
Manbao said proudly: "My friend's cook also cooks delicious food, and my sister-in-law cooks delicious food too."
Fu Wenyun nodded. "I often hear you talk about your sister-in-law's cooking. If I have the chance, I must try it carefully."
The two of them were chatting, and finally Zhou Wulang and his friends came over first and wanted to take Manbao away.
As usual, Fu Wenyun took out a hundred coins to buy some candy. Perhaps because they were about to part ways, she looked at the candy with a bit of worry in her eyes. "If I leave, I won't be able to eat your candy anymore."
Manbao opened his mouth, not knowing how to comfort her.
Zhou Wulang gave her a strange look and said, "Then buy more, Second Miss. My candy shop has a discount if you buy more. By the way, where are you going? Are you away for long?"
Zhou Wulang continued to talk: "If you are away for a long time, it is best to buy more and seal them in jars. They can be preserved for a long time. The quantity is more than 500. If you buy two, we will give you one for free..."
Manbao actually thought this was a good idea.
All the sadness in Fu Wenyun's heart was washed away by Zhou Wulang.
Qiuyue secretly glared at Zhou Wulang and said at the right moment: "Miss, the eldest lady is here."
Zhou Wulang stopped talking with regret, and finally said: "Second Miss, if you want to buy candy, remember to come to us. My second brother comes to the county town every day to sell vegetables."
Fu Wenyun could only nod.
(End of this chapter)
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