Shen Zhiyan looked at the book for a while, put it back, went around to the second row, picked up an inkstone at random, and went to pay the bill.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "I'll accept your payment of three hundred coins."
Shen Zhiyan gave the money.
The shopkeeper took the money and said with a smile, "Why don't you buy the book you were just looking at, young master? I noticed you've been reading it for quite a while; you must like it quite a bit, right?"
"I didn't bring enough money today, I'll come back in a couple of days."
"well."
Shen Zhiyan left the study and patted Duanwu on the shoulder: "I'm leaving."
The monk, completely bewildered, could only follow behind him.
The two walked forward and brushed past an elderly man in his early fifties wearing a long robe.
The old man took two steps, then froze, turned around in surprise, and exclaimed, "That's..."
But when he tried to look for it, the figure had already disappeared.
"Master Xue, you've finally arrived!" The shopkeeper from Mofang came out and said to the old man.
The old man was the head of the county school, Fang Xuezheng.
Seeing Fang Xuezheng frowning, the shopkeeper asked, "What's wrong, Xuezheng?"
"No... I just thought I saw someone I knew... no, not really, but I just knew who he was."
As Fang Xuezheng spoke, he walked into Mo Fang.
Mo Fanglai was the name of the scholar who opened his study. Because he was the head of the academy, Mo Fanglai was very famous.
Fang Xuezheng sat down in the private room, and the innkeeper personally served him tea: "Who is that?"
"He's a great scholar. I met him when I traveled to the capital to study before. I think I just saw him."
"What kind of person was he?"
"He's a legend. He became the top scholar in the imperial examination at the age of 17 and taught at the Imperial Academy for more than ten years. I was fortunate enough to hear him lecture before. Later I heard that he left his post and went into seclusion somewhere. Speaking of which, he's only 30 years old now."
The shopkeeper gasped: "Many students in the county school are already in their thirties, yet they are still only scholars."
Fang Xuezheng smiled wryly: "That's the difference between people."
The shopkeeper suddenly thought of something: "Hiss, isn't that the one in white? A very handsome young man?"
Fang Xuezheng was taken aback: "Yes."
The shopkeeper exclaimed in surprise, "Just now, a young gentleman in white came into our study, looked at a book in front of the bookshelf, and then bought an inkstone and left."
Which book is he reading?
"I'll go get it right away."
The innkeeper left the private room and soon returned with a book of classical commentaries, saying, "This is a book by a great scholar from the Song Dynasty."
Fang Xuezheng exclaimed in surprise, "Could it really be the great scholar Shen? It is said that he is most fond of the books of Master Song."
Thinking about it, Fang Xuezheng was a little excited. To be honest, he admired Shen Zhiyan very much. In fact, no scholar didn't admire him.
When he went to the capital to take the imperial examination, he was fortunate enough to attend a class taught by Shen Zhiyan at the Imperial Academy. At that time, he did not have close contact with him, but only saw him from afar a few times.
Fang Xuezheng sighed, "If only we could meet now."
The shopkeeper said, "That's easy. He's been reading this book the whole time. When it was time to pay, I asked him if he wanted to buy anything, and he said he didn't have enough money with him today and would come back next time."
Fang Xuezheng's eyes lit up: "Really?"
"Of course. I just hope he doesn't buy it from another store tomorrow."
Fang Xuezheng listened, and he was also a little worried.
...
Shen Zhiyan returned to the small town.
The gatekeeper said, "Master, Madam Ye has been here."
Shen Zhiyan's lips curled slightly.
Duanwu said, "They must have brought new fish bait. Did Madam Ye leave any new fish bait?"
No, not at all.
Shen Zhiyan had already entered through the gate, preparing to return to his room, when Shen Manman rushed out, puffing out her cheeks: "Where did Daddy go?"
"Let's take a stroll around the county."
He then went into the room and closed the door.
Shen Manman was annoyed and turned to Duanwu: "What did Father go to the county for?"
"Just browsing!"
Duanwu scratched his head. Knowing his master as he did, he figured his master was going to...
Sigh, anyway, he knows but can't say anything.
Shen Zhiyan changed his clothes and, seeing that it was still early, went fishing.
Unexpectedly, he was incredibly lucky today, catching a small crucian carp in just one hour.
It's better to share happiness than to enjoy it alone!
He expertly handed the fish basket to Duanwu: "Send it over."
Duanwu carried a fish basket and ran out excitedly.
...
Ye Caiping had just returned from the furniture workshop when she saw Duanwu driving a horse-drawn carriage from afar.
He stopped when he saw her, and said with a smile, "Madam Ye, look."
Ye Caiping, her face stiff, took the fish basket, waved goodbye on Dragon Boat Festival, and left without a trace.
Ye Caiping silently pulled the small crucian carp out of the fish basket. The small crucian carp could even wag their tails, which was quite cute...
After thinking for a moment, she simply threw the small crucian carp into her spatial storage, and then, it died!
Never mind, even if we cut the space, it will still keep things fresh!
Once you've gathered all its unfortunate siblings together in one pot, you can stew them!
Ye Caiping's smile froze as she smiled.
Why didn't I think of storing it in a storage space before? Now even my mother is asking me why I haven't been cooking fish!
She happened to be delivering fish during the Dragon Boat Festival this time, but what about next time?
She needs someone to guard the gate! Oh, and I should hire a servant to watch the door!
Speaking of this, she'd wanted to buy it for a long time.
She originally intended to buy the spicy soup workshop after it started operating smoothly, but her older brother moved in because he wanted to build a house. After her brother's family moved out, he went to jail.
Next up was the furniture workshop, but I haven't had time to think about it.
Now that I've remembered it, I must do it!
Thinking about it, Ye Caiping went home excitedly.
Dinner was already prepared in the main room.
The family sat together for a meal.
Grandma Ye seemed preoccupied, and Ye Caiping nudged her, saying, "We've almost finished eating, and Mom only took a couple of bites."
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