Chapter 151: Random Essays, Touching Porcelain
When Lu Qing activated his supernatural power, the books on the bookshelf began to emit their own supernatural light.
Most of them are books, all of which are a faint white light.
Occasionally, when the light was brighter, Lu Qing would take it down and flip through a few pages to see if it was what he needed.
If you come across a suitable one, take it and prepare to buy it back and study it carefully later.
Just like that, after a round of walking around, Lu Qing had a thick stack of books in his hands.
Basically, they are books about the customs and cultures of various parts of the world, which can help him better understand the world.
At the innermost part of a bookshelf, Lu Qing took down another book with a strong white light. When he was about to leave, he suddenly felt a flash of red light in the corner of his eye and stopped immediately.
Following the red light, he pushed aside a pile of messy books at the bottom of the bookshelf.
A book emitting a faint red light was revealed.
Lu Qing was a little surprised. This was the only red light level book he had seen in this bookstore.
He picked up the dusty book and brushed off the dust, but saw that there was no title or author's name on the cover.
But it doesn’t matter. Soon, the supernatural power found out information about the book.
[Xiaoyao Sanren Essays: Essays written by a poor man who tried to find out the truth about the demise of the Xiuxian era.]
[This book records some information about the era of immortal cultivation. ]
[There are some interesting speculations about the truth behind the demise of the Xiuxian era.]
【Do you want to download and study? 】
It turned out to be a book related to the era of cultivating immortals!
Lu Qing couldn't help but be surprised.
He opened it, flipped through a few pages, and the joy on his face became even more intense.
After thinking about it, he took the books and went to the bookstore owner.
"Boss, where did you get this book? Are there other copies of the same book?"
The bookstore owner was smiling as he looked at the pile of books in Lu Qing's hand.
Seeing Lu Qing asking, he immediately took the book and started to check it.
However, after flipping through the essay, he couldn't help but frown.
"Sir, please forgive my ignorance. I don't know the origin of this book."
"Even the boss doesn't know?" Lu Qing was surprised.
From what he had seen of the boss before, he could be considered to be quite familiar with the bookstore.
“To be honest, sir, this bookstore has been run by my family for three generations, and many of the books have been collected since my grandfather’s generation.
So even I can't identify the origin of each book, and this book doesn't even have a name, so it's even harder to find its source. I wonder where did you find this book?"
"It's right under the innermost bookshelf."
"That's it. Most of the books there have unknown authors and vague origins. Very few people read them. I don't know where my grandfather got them from. Some of them have been piled up for dozens or even hundreds of years.
If I hadn't occasionally dried it to revise it, it would have rotted away long ago. It would be very difficult for you to find its origin."
After listening to the bookstore owner's explanation, Lu Qing realized that it would be unlikely to find other works of Xiaoyao Sanren.
He felt a little disappointed, but he also knew that nothing could be done, so he put all the books in his hands on the counter.
"Forget it, Boss. I want all these books. Xiaoyan and Xiaoli, have you picked out the books you want?"
"I've picked it out, brother!" Xiaoyan ran over happily with a small stack of books in her arms, "These are what Xiaoli and I want to buy."
"Okay, boss, let's calculate the amount together."
"Okay, please wait a moment, sir."
The smile on the bookshelf owner's face became even brighter.
He immediately began to count the books, while calculating with an abacus.
Not long after, he raised his head and said, "It's settled, sir. The total is..."
Hearing the amount the boss said, Lu Qing nodded without being surprised.
Books are not cheap in this world. Some books with rich content and beautiful binding may cost more than ten taels of silver.
In comparison, the price given by the boss is already quite generous.
"I don't have that much silver, boss, will you accept gold?"
"Collect it, collect it!" the boss said quickly.
Although gold is not easy to circulate, it has always been more popular than silver.
"That's fine, boss. Here you go."
Lu Qing took out two small gold ingots from the purse given by Mrs. Wei and handed them over.
The bookstore owner took the gold ingot and examined it carefully. When he saw the small word "Wei" on the bottom of the gold ingot, he was even more surprised.
Knowing that this is a gold ingot from the Wei family, the two people in front of him should be the distinguished guests of the Wei Mansion.
His expression became even more respectful. After weighing the two gold ingots, he took out a few taels of silver and handed them to Lu Qing.
"Sir, this is your change. I will pack the books for you right away."
"Well, just do as you see fit. We're not in a hurry."
When Lu Qing came out of the bookstore, he found that it was still early, so he planned to shop for a while before going back.
This time, he strolled around more casually.
Taking Xiaoyan and Xiaoli with me, we went wherever we saw something lively, which satisfied the curiosity of the two little ones.
When the people in the market saw Lu Qing and Xiao Yan's clothes and the strange little animals on their shoulders, almost everyone subconsciously took a few steps to the side, not daring to squeeze them.
Those who can dress like this are usually either rich or noble, and are not people that ordinary people like them can offend.
So, although there were many people in the market, Lu Qing and Xiaoyan still had a very comfortable time shopping there.
While walking around, Lu Qing didn't know where he was, but suddenly he saw a group of people gathered in front of him, and there was a noisy sound coming from inside.
Seeing that he had nothing to do, he simply carried Xiaoyan over there.
After walking in, Lu Qing saw the stalls on both sides of the street, all filled with bottles and jars and various old items. He suddenly realized that this should be a place similar to the antique street in his previous life.
Seeing that the quarrel was still going on, Lu Qing held Xiaoyan and easily squeezed into the crowd with his strong physical fitness.
When I came to the crowd, I saw a thin man with a pointed face and a mustache, grabbing an old man's arm and shouting something loudly.
"Old man, you broke my antique vase. If you don't pay for it today, don't even think about leaving!"
The old man who was caught was wearing patched clothes, and his dark face was full of fear.
He murmured, "It wasn't me. I didn't touch the bottle at all. It fell down by itself."
"Bullshit, my vase was placed perfectly fine, it was windy and not raining, how could it fall down? It was obviously you who knocked it over!"
The man with the mustache held the old man's hand tightly and spoke harshly.
"I really didn't touch it. When I walked past just now, I was several feet away from your stall. How could I have touched it!" the old man defended in a low voice.
"I don't care. Anyway, I saw that you passed by my stall and my vase fell over. Who else could it be but you? Anyway, today, you either pay the money or come with me to the county magistrate's mansion to see the official!"
When he heard that he was going to see an official, the old man became even more panicked. He had heard that if common people entered there, no matter whether they were right or not, they would be severely punished.
He looked around for help, hoping that someone could testify for him that he really didn't touch the vase just now, and that it suddenly fell down for no reason. He was really wronged.
However, when he looked around, he found that everyone around him was just looking at them with a smile, and no one was willing to come out to testify.
Looking at the aggressive man with a mustache and the two sturdy guys behind him, he knew that he would definitely have to pay for the bottle.
"Okay, I'll pay you. How much do you want for this bottle?" The old man had no choice but to accept his fate.
"This is an antique vase. Even if you can give me a discount, it will be 20 taels of silver."
When the man with the mustache saw the old man admit defeat, a hint of pride appeared on his face.
"How much?" the old man asked in disbelief.
"No more, no less, twenty taels of silver!" The man with the mustache stared at the old man and said, "Why, you don't want to pay, then let's go see the official!"
The two guys behind him immediately stepped forward and looked at the old man viciously.
The old man shuddered and whispered, "But I don't have that much money."
"So how much money do you have now?"
The old man began to feel around his body.
After a while, he took out an old purse from his pocket and said, "I only have three taels of silver."
Lu Qing had been watching from the side and he could see that the old man was probably being blackmailed.
But since he didn't know the whole story and the people around him were just watching the fun, he didn't plan to step forward immediately.
Instead, activate your supernatural powers and see how the situation develops.
He first looked at the broken vase on the ground.
Only a layer of gray light emerged.
【Broken Vase: A brand new porcelain vase that was broken. 】
Wow, it’s true.
Lu Qing's eyes showed a hint of understanding, and he looked at the man with a mustache.
A faint white light emerged.
【Chen Wencai: nicknamed "Jackal", notorious in the market, a well-known profiteer.】
[He has a sharp eye and is good at judging people. He likes to extort farmers who come to the market outside the city and merchants from other places.]
At this point, Lu Qing no longer understood what was going on.
Just as he was about to take back his supernatural power, his eyes swept across the purse in the old man's hand.
Suddenly, his whole body trembled, and surprise appeared in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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