Chapter 588: Making Friends
Manbao saw the content he was looking for, read it several times, then gently closed the book, closed his eyes and silently memorized it, then opened the book again to deepen his memory, and then continued to flip through the pages.
She reads quite fast, and when she comes across difficult words she has never seen before, or words that are too hard to pronounce, she will ask Koko in her mind.
Koko was bored, and although it was not her job, she would still search for her and tell her if she found it. If not, she would just note it down and ask Mr. Zhuang when she got back.
But most of the time, she thought she had memorized the word, but when she returned, she would still forget what it originally looked like.
After all, I don’t know the pronunciation or the meaning of the word, so it’s really difficult to remember it.
The more books she read, the more she realized that there were still many words she didn't know.
So she couldn't help but say to Keke in her heart, "I thought I was pretty good, and my teacher said that reading the Thousand Character Classic would make me literate. But now it seems that I still don't know many words."
Keke encouraged: "Then host, do your best, but you must also take a rest after studying. The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, host, don't you consider going for a walk in the wild?"
Manbao chuckled when he heard this and asked in his heart, "Are you missing the flowers and plants outside?"
Koko didn't answer.
Manbao said generously: "Don't worry, we will definitely have a holiday during the Dragon Boat Festival. We will go to the riverside then. There are usually a lot of good things by the river. I wonder if the riverside here is the same as the riverside in our village."
Koko thought silently: I hope it’s different.
Manbao doesn't want them to be the same either.
She turned to the next page and continued reading. The scholar next to her looked at her several times and saw that she was reciting rapidly in her mouth. After a while, she closed the book and closed her eyes to recite quietly. He couldn't help but put down the book in his hand.
Manbao noticed his gaze and turned to look. When the other person saw her looking at her, she lowered her head embarrassedly.
After thinking about it, he felt something was wrong, so he raised his head and looked at her again, and asked in a low voice: "Young lady, why don't you buy the book and read it?"
"expensive."
The other party was stunned for a moment, looked at the book in her hand, and asked, "Is it expensive?"
Manbao nodded and said, "If I buy this one, I have to buy the next one. If I buy it cumulatively, it will naturally be expensive. So I won't buy books that are not necessary."
He actually felt that there was some truth in it, "Is the young lady's family in trouble?"
"Not bad." Manbao glanced at his clothes and nodded, "But my family is definitely poorer than yours."
He also took a look at the gorgeous clothes on his body and felt a little embarrassed.
He closed the book in his hand and whispered, "I am a student of the prefectural school, Longzhou Weichen. Who did you study with? You are so good at reading. I think you can memorize it after reading it silently a few times."
"My master's surname is Zhuang," Manbao said, "I didn't memorize it. I could only remember it for more than half a day. After a while, I forgot most of it."
Wei Chen was stunned and asked, "Then you still carry it?"
"I memorized it and wrote it down. I'll need it for my homework later. And since I've written it down, I'll be able to remember it after reading it a few more times."
Wei Chen frowned and whispered, "Wouldn't it be taking advantage of the bookstore if we did this?"
"Yes, that's why I buy all my pens and ink from here. I won't buy them outside, no matter how cheap they are."
Wei Chen: ...
Manbao turned to the next page and then remembered, "You are a student of the prefectural school, why don't you go to class?"
Wei Chen said, "I still have a lot of books to buy, so I didn't go."
"Hey, are you also a student who just got admitted this year?"
Wei Chen hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
Manbao asked curiously, "Which class are you in?"
"Class C1."
Manbao's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but sit up straight and asked, "So what place are you in?"
Wei Chen blushed slightly and whispered, "I was directly recommended by the county magistrate for admission. I don't need to take an exam."
"Oh, then which row and table are you sitting at?"
Although Wei Chen felt strange, he still said, "I'll sit in the second row, third table."
Manbao looked him up and down, and seeing that he was quite tall, he gave him a bright smile.
Wei Chen was attracted by her smile and subconsciously smiled back, and then the two became friends.
Manbao took his book list and asked, "What other books have you missed?"
Wei Chen pointed at it in front of him blankly.
Manbao returned the book in his hand and said, "I'll help you find it. I'm really good at finding books."
Some of the books in the bookstore were arranged in order, while others were in a complete mess. Even the shopkeeper and the clerks couldn't tell where some books were or whether they had them.
In addition to helping them find some common books with ease, they often said, "Look for it yourself. If it's not here, it's over there. If it's not there either, it's sold out."
Whether they were sold out or not restocked at all, only God knows.
But Manbao spent nearly a month in this bookstore. Sometimes he didn't read any books at all, but just looked from one bookshelf to another with Bai Shanbao. When he saw a name that interested him, he would take it out and read a few pages before putting it back.
They even searched the bamboo slips on the wall, mainly because they really wanted to find the remaining "Shui Jing Zhu" from there.
Unfortunately, I didn’t find "Shui Jing Zhu", but I did have a general impression of the books in the bookstore.
The list of books provided by the prefectural school includes some frequently used books that are easy to find, but there are also some that are not often used.
Among them, Manbao had just bought a few books for Bai Shanbao yesterday, so he found them very familiarly and took them down and handed them to him.
Even if she didn't know where the remaining books were, she had a general idea and could find them if she looked for them slowly.
Wei Chen followed her blankly as he carried the book basket as he walked among the bookshelves. Soon he had filled a large basket with books.
Manbao helped him pick up all the books, which could not be held in two book baskets. Of course, they were also very expensive.
The books required by the provincial school are all textbooks and are more expensive than ordinary books.
She watched Wei Chen put down the five ingots of silver and couldn't help but feel sorry for him. "You should have found out about the classes you will be taking this year and then bought the textbooks you need first."
But she took a look at his clothes and asked in confusion, "Your family looks very wealthy, so you should have books at home. Why do you have to buy all of them from scratch?"
"Oh, I didn't bring any books when I came here," Wei Chen said confidently, "The journey from Longzhou to Yizhou is long. It must be tiring to carry so many books."
Manbao no longer felt sorry for him and sighed, "Your family is really rich."
Wei Chen smiled modestly, "It's okay, it's okay."
After paying the bill, Wei Chen waved to the outside, and a man who looked like a servant immediately ran up, carrying a basket of books in each hand and walked out.
(End of this chapter)
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