Chapter 76
Chapter 76
"That's good too. I can tear it off page by page."
"That's all. Over 800 days. Every day that passes, I tear off a page and I can print the date on it."
Ji Yuan looked at the countdown calendar printed out by the Zhou family workshop and thought, what's the difference between this and the countdown for the college entrance examination in later generations!
He just said a few words and the craftsmen in the workshop designed it, and some of their ideas were even more perfect than his.
He is indeed an experienced craftsman who has been printing books for decades.
When the craftsmen in Zhou's workshop saw Ji Yuan, their eyes were filled with eagerness.
Is there anyone in the workshop now who doesn't know that Ji Yuan, the young scholar who won the top three honors in the imperial examination, taught the two masters different painting techniques?
How can you not like him when he is so open-minded?
It is said that people who have achieved fame are arrogant, but Ji Yuan is not like that.
Ji Yuan is just a scholar?
There are also many scholars who are arrogant.
So as soon as Ji Yuan said it, everyone immediately helped him make it.
When Zhou Bo saw it, he suggested selling it and wanted to give Ji Yuan a share of the profits, but Ji Yuan didn't want it.
This thing is not worth much.
Someone just said that there were actually similar things in ancient times, such as the Jiujiu Xiaohan Tu. Every day, a stroke would be drawn on the picture, which was also like a countdown.
His ideas are not worth much at all.
Besides, the Zhou family gave him more than ten such countdown calendars for free, and they were made of good paper, so he could just consider them as compensation.
When Ji Yuan gives this thing to his friends, it will make everyone's heart beat faster.
What should I do? I feel so nervous just looking at this thing.
I feel like if I don’t work hard for a day, the day will be wasted, and the provincial examination is coming soon.
Everyone put this thing on their desks, and every time they wanted to slack off, they would look up at it.
Okay, just this one look is enough to give me motivation.
When it was placed on the table in the classroom, all the students were afraid to slack off, for fear of looking up and seeing the countdown calendar on their desks!
horrible!
How can there be such a thing!
They want to buy it too.
With this in mind, Zhou's workshop on the first street of East Market started selling.
The paper in Jianmeng Prefecture was not expensive, and this thing was easy to print, so it was soon on the market.
For a time, it became popular among students.
Ji Yuan felt like he was in high school. If there was anything useful, everyone in the school could use it within a week.
Ji Yuan smiled, put his things away, and prepared for the first class of the day.
On February 17, the students of the provincial school had already moved to new classrooms.
Ji Yuan sat in the first class. There were a total of thirty students in this classroom. It felt like a small boutique class.
The provincial school also tacitly agreed that these thirty people had the greatest chance of passing the imperial examination.
There were seven main teachers in the first class, two of them teaching the Four Books and five teaching the Five Classics.
Even the instructor himself is knowledgeable.
The first class of the day was a class where the instructor came over to talk.
To put it another way, his identity is the class teacher, but he does not teach any specific teaching tasks.
What he has to do is to check everyone's daily homework and monitor everyone's learning progress.
Not only that, monthly exams, quarterly exams, and instructor classes will be held as scheduled.
No matter what other classes do, they remain unmoved.
In addition to schoolwork, clothing, walking, and diet are all under supervision.
When Ji Yuan listened, his pupils trembled.
He has been attending classes at the provincial school for nearly half a year, and the situation last year was completely different from now.
If these are what a strict class teacher does, checking everyone's registration for supplementary subjects makes people feel his strictness.
The instructor was in his forties, with a frown on his brow, and he looked like an extremely strict teacher. He walked up to Ji Yuan, holding in his hand exactly Ji Yuan's supplementary course booklet.
Ji Yuan took a look and found that it was correct.
About the same as last year.
One instructor said directly: "There are too many auxiliary subjects, change them."
Is that too much?
Ji Yuan said: "These are the parts I am missing, and after learning them last year, I feel I can handle them now."
As soon as Ji Yuan finished speaking, the other students looked over with expressions of pity.
"Can you learn it? Are you sure?"
Ji Yuan was about to say that he was sure, but the instructor said, "These are the daily assignments from previous years. Read them first."
The other students became a little surprised.
You didn’t get angry with Ji Yuan?
I understood it after a while.
Ji Yuan was the first in the children's exam last year, so it must be different for him.
When it comes to everyone's potential, the teachers definitely know it very well.
Ji Yuan stole the show at the provincial examination banquet last year.
The instructor will definitely give preferential treatment.
Ji Yuan was flipping through the content of previous years' lessons. In addition to the sutra, he also had to recite current articles on the market every day and write down his thoughts based on the articles.
Not only that, there are daily lectures, reviews, memorizations, and a requirement for calligraphy of 200 words per day.
Outside of class, students would study imperial edicts, imperial decrees, memorials, policy essays, judgments, and internal medicine, and the Master would be arranged to teach them.
Ji Yuan felt overwhelmed just by looking at it.
This is even fuller than his previous classes!
An instructor said, "You can go for mathematics and law."
“We can keep the rituals and music.”
Did you go to the shooting department as well?
No way!
Not to mention that he liked shooting, there were only eight people left in mathematics, and there were only eight of them including himself.
Last year he promised that he would stay and would not let Mr. Gao from the Department of Mathematics down.
Ji Yuan explained the situation and simply left behind mathematics and shooting subjects.
Let’s talk about rituals and music later.
What about the law?
It should be feasible for him to recite it when he has time.
Besides, I will also learn about "judgment", and then I can listen to the lectures of the invited teacher.
Seeing that Ji Yuan was not listening at all, the instructor moved his lips and said directly: "Whatever you want."
This is what the instructor meant when he was a little angry.
Ji Yuan handed it in despite gritted teeth. No matter what others thought of these two subjects, he felt they were very practical.
One is horse riding and archery, the other is mathematics.
They are all good things.
Besides, he had already promised the teachers and he really couldn't go back on his word.
Just as he was thinking about it, a classmate in front of him made a fist towards him and mouthed: "Come on!"
Ji Yuan looked closely and found that this was one of the eight students studying mathematics. His surname was also Gao and everyone called him Gao Laosi because he ranked fourth among the eight students.
Ji Yuan is naturally Ji Xiaoba.
There's no way. There are only so many students in their mathematics department, and they usually have a good relationship with each other.
The instructor looked at the two of them. There were a total of thirty people in the first class, and they were the only two who chose several subjects.
Gao Xiucai was better off, as he only chose one auxiliary subject, but Ji Yuan actually chose two subjects, including archery.
Let him learn. Once he makes progress in the first class, he will know the importance of it.
After a morning of classes, Jiyuan already felt like it was high school. The teachers spoke very quickly and only focused on key points. If you were distracted for a moment, you would not be able to keep up with the progress.
He came from the tenth class and could clearly feel the gap between the various schools.
They had basically no rest for the whole morning and were not allowed to eat until noon.
After Gao Laosi came over, he first looked at the countdown calendar on Ji Yuan's desk and took a step back in fear: "Take it away, take it away! I can't stand seeing these things!"
Recently, the entire provincial school is filled with calendars like this, which is really unbearable.
But this one from Jiyuan seems more exquisite?
Ji Yuan smiled and put the things into the book box, and asked, "You are also in the first class, I didn't ask before."
"You ran away after class without anyone asking." Gao Laosi said this and lowered his voice, "You are really brave. You dare to refute the instructor's words. What he meant was that students should not take any auxiliary courses in class and save all their time for the main courses."
ah?
Is this what you mean?
He really didn't understand.
"You also signed up for math, so it's okay."
"I'm different. I'm Master Gao's nephew and was forced to attend his lectures by him. Of course, I'm also interested in mathematics, but it's a pity that mathematics is not tested much in the imperial examinations, so it's useless to learn it." said Gao Laosi.
No wonder his last name is Gao, so this is what happened.
But mathematics is not useless, it is very useful.
He previously said that if he wanted to design a compound bow that used pulleys to increase the range of an arrow, he would need to use mathematics.
Anyway, that kind of calculation formula is still a bit complicated for him.
Gao Laosi introduced the situation of the first class to Ji Yuan. Most of it was what he had heard. He was in the second class last year and was admitted this year.
From the first to the third classes in the prefectural school, they were basically given special care, which was different from the students in the following Minglun Hall.
Just by looking at the number of people inside, you can tell there is a gap.
There were thirty students in the first class, which was considered a small class, and the instructor was notoriously strict.
There were 45 people in both the second and third classes, which seemed like a lot, but it was much smaller than the next seven.
There are ten classes in the provincial school, with a total of 581 students, and the first three classes have a total of 102 students.
The remaining 461 people will be divided into seven classrooms, with about 65 people in each classroom.
The energy of each instructor is limited.
There is a huge difference between managing thirty people, forty-five people, and sixty-five people.
Not to mention the ninth and tenth classes, where the number of students may easily reach hundreds.
After all, those who pay to get in will basically be crowded into the last hall.
When Yue Chang wanted to change the place where he studied, he only went from the tenth grade to the ninth grade.
Gao Lao Si said: "Not only that, the paper and pens in our first three classes are all available for use at any time. There is no need to buy them yourself. Just look ahead."
Not only that, there was even a bottle of warm water next to them, and special servants added water to their cups.
In the summer, you can even enjoy ice cubes, all provided by the major guilds in the city, especially the book guild.
As long as the students here can remember their names, they can go there more often when buying books or other things in the future.
Potential stocks, who wouldn’t want to buy one?
The students in the first class are all the best "Tianzhuang".
The standards of the second and third classes are slightly inferior, but they are still much better than the later ones.
As for the Master?
By the time of the provincial examination, all the masters of the Four Books and Five Classics were admitted as Jinshi.
Yes, all of them.
The more Ji Yuan listened, the more shocked he became.
Only then did I feel how strong the provincial school was.
Although this strength is only applicable to the first three halls, it is simply impossible to achieve in other places.
Is it too exaggerated to be so great?
Their students’ identity certificates were also changed.
When Ji Yuan went to the library to borrow books again, the teacher inside said, "There is another floor upstairs. Students from the first three classes can go there. The books inside are all rare classics. If you want to borrow them, please let me know."
As for the first level of classics, although there is still a fee, there is no time limit.
You can borrow a book for at least three months for one penny.
Not paid back after three months?
That's okay, just explain the situation when the teacher comes to ask.
If I say that I am studying in the tenth class, I will not feel that the teachers are more powerful.
I just think that learning auxiliary subjects is very good. It can give them different experiences, and even poor people can learn the six arts of a gentleman.
But in the first class, it was completely different from the previous provincial school.
It wasn't even like we were in the same school.
When Ji Yuan and his friends were having dinner, everyone was talking about the changes that had taken place today.
Although the second class was not as exaggerated as the first one, the teachers' profound knowledge was far beyond everyone's imagination.
“Is this the provincial school?”
Different people have completely different feelings when studying at the provincial school.
In other words, this is the treatment given to useful students in the provincial school.
Ji Yuan truly felt what it meant to have the most important task.
They have good seedlings and good farms.
It is an important asset of the provincial school and must be carefully protected.
This kind of working environment is really good.
It was so good that Ji Yuan, Li Jin, Cai Fenglan and Bai Heshang were all dumbfounded.
I used to think that this provincial school was just like that.
Now?
Now I won’t talk about it at all.
It's just the same school, but the other students are different.
The fifth and sixth classes seemed okay.
The rest are basically left alone, unless they make rapid progress in the annual examinations and are noticed by the teachers.
Li Jin said: "So, the shortcut to studying is to study hard."
There is no other way.
The smartest among them, Ji Yuan, was always reading and hardly ever was lazy for a single day.
Li Jin felt lucky again. If he hadn't followed Ji Yuan to study, he might have been led to play.
The last time he went to a restaurant in Taipei, he felt itchy.
If he were alone, he would definitely go out to play.
As the saying goes, it takes a lifetime to learn good things, but it only takes a short time to learn bad things.
In comparison, it is better to study hard!
We can’t let all our efforts go to waste!
After the start of this school year, the learning tasks have indeed become much heavier.
Originally there were five classes a day, the first three were main subjects, and the last two were supplementary subjects.
Now the fourth class is also related to the main subject, or the article.
The teachers began their analysis by starting with the article.
To Ji Yuan, it seemed that he had gone one step further towards the eight-legged essay. It was not yet so rigid, but the general format seemed to have taken shape.
This type of teacher is called a teacher of literature and rhetoric. They talk about how to write good articles, how to express their own views more clearly, etc.
After the literature class was over, an instructor looked at Ji Yuan and saw him running towards the mathematics department with Gao Xiucai holding his books. He shook his head slightly. After running a few more times, the two of them knew that it would be better to review their lessons on their own in the last class, so that they could do today's homework and take a break.
If they do this, they will feel tired sooner or later.
Not to mention the exhausting shooting subject, does Ji Yuan really have the energy to practice it?
Era does exist.
Just like Wuying said, Jiyuan's physical strength is much better than that of an average scholar.
This is naturally due to long-term exercise.
He is only ten years old this year, and looks like a boy of twelve or thirteen years old. Apart from being a little thin, he is still very strong.
Nowadays, being thin is not caused by malnutrition, but mostly due to growth.
After finishing the mathematics class, Ji Yuan had another mathematics course. He went to find Li Jin and the others. After having dinner, he continued to study at Qiyan Temple.
Until the break on February 20th, although Ji Yuan's schedule was full, he was never late.
The instructors who observed him found Ji Yuan's time calculation a bit scary.
After finally getting a day's rest, Ji Yuan still had to go to the First Street in East Market.
In his hand, he was still holding the first volume of "Mengdie Ling" sent by the Zhou family, the first printed volume.
When the Zhou family sent the books, they took more than one book. Wu Ying, Li Jin and others had all looked through them.
Reading a short story after class can make people fascinated.
It looks good!
The accompanying pictures are even more memorable!
Wu Ying even agreed that he would buy a copy after the book was released. Ji Yuan said, "What do you want to buy? This one is for you."
Wuying chuckled and said that the brothers on the Cuju team would definitely buy it.
They not only read pornographic books, but also like to read storybooks.
This book copied by Ji Yuan is really fascinating.
The cover has three big characters "Mengdie Ling" written by Ji Yuan, with the author marked below. When you open the first page, these words alone are enough to make people praise you.
People who are used to reading modern printed books probably cannot imagine a printed book with handwriting that is not sloppy but looks awkward.
Or the words in the front are big and the words in the back are small, which is unpleasant to the eye.
But ancient scholars had long been accustomed to it.
They were the ones who were not used to seeing Ji Yuan's neat handwriting, but neat handwriting was more and more pleasing to the eye the more one read it, so there was no need to explain more.
Wait until you turn to the accompanying pictures.
The first picture of the misty mountains stunned countless scholars who had never been out of the house. They immediately said: "This must be a fairyland. How could there be such a scene?"
Between the mountains, white mist surrounds the middle, and the green mountains are looming.
If this isn’t wonderland, then what is it?
Even if we take a step back, who can climb such a high mountain, and who can see what the mountains look like from outside the mountain?
When Li Jin and Wu Ying were arguing fiercely about whether this was a fairy mountain.
Everyone went to Zhou Family Bookstore together.
Ji Yuan said silently in his heart that the perspective was indeed an aerial perspective.
It is true that people cannot see the scenery from the air, but we have drones nowadays, so the perspective is so unique.
Ji Yuan didn't notice that because of the perspective, the first picture looked even more ethereal.
Because the illustrations above were so exquisite, when Ji Yuan said that he was going to Zhou Family Bookstore today, everyone had to follow him.
Li Jin and Wu Ying both bought a few copies to give to their friends.
Li Jin wants to send a few copies home so that everyone can see what a real painting is.
Ji Yuan and his group arrived at Zhou Family Bookstore and stopped at the door.
There's no way, Zhou Family Bookstore is packed with people.
"Everyone, line up! Line up to buy! There will be enough copies of the first volume of "Dream Butterfly Order"! Don't push!"
"Don't worry! There's also a countdown calendar."
"There is also the latest version, which is similar to the Xiaohan map. Please don't crowd it."
"Yes, yes, they are all illustrated versions, everyone line up!"
The guys at Zhou's Bookstore had shouted themselves hoarse, but the scholars who rushed over were not polite at all.
They want to see "Dream Butterfly Order" first!
They want to study the pictures carefully!
No, it’s not just pictures!
There are also texts!
That handwriting is so beautiful.
"Have you seen the second picture? Although Xiaodie is a girl, she studied just like us. She read so many books and it was so hard."
"Yes, she had a very hard time reading. She worked really hard to repay the emperor's kindness."
"Just like us."
Ji Yuan was silent.
He just thought that by putting himself in the shoes of a reader, the other students would be able to empathize with him, but he didn't expect that they would be able to empathize to this extent.
Isn’t that a bit exaggerated?
"The third picture even depicts the appearance of the Golden Throne Hall. We are all the emperor's subjects, and it looks like I am taking the palace examination."
"If I can pass the palace examination, my life will be worth it."
Who says it’s not!
The others around were excited when they heard it.
Originally, it was just a friend who bought a storybook and read it with great interest.
Who knew that the more they watched, the happier they became, and it captured their imaginations.
I finally borrowed it and took a look, and was instantly attracted by the illustrations that made me feel very immersive.
Who doesn’t want to take the palace examination? Who doesn’t want to be appreciated by the emperor?
The era came from later generations, and the film and television materials that we have come into contact with are basically the result of countless experiences accumulated by our predecessors.
The audience in the audience doesn’t know that their aesthetic taste has already been well cultivated.
Many things have long been aesthetically fatigued for modern people, but in the past, they would have been a dimensionality reduction attack.
Let me give you the most obvious example.
When the movie first came out, it was a commercial film with popcorn twists and turns and some dark humor, and everyone enjoyed it.
After a long time, the audience even knows what each character will say, when to tell a joke, and when to perform a fight scene, so they naturally find it boring.
This is actually also a proof of the upgrade of aesthetics.
Anime and animation games of later generations have further cultivated people's pleasure points.
Therefore, the three illustrations that Ji Yuan randomly picked out from his mind will be loved by readers who have never experienced this kind of feeling.
They may not know what the cool part is, but they love to watch it!
The scene is so popular because everyone loves to watch it!
But its popularity still exceeded Ji Yuan’s imagination.
Zhou Family Bookstore probably never expected that its entrance would be blocked by crowds because of a storybook.
This, this is not the case when I usually publish collections of great works, I never see scholars being so enthusiastic.
"Who doesn't like to read exciting novels?" Ji Yuan said silently.
Li Jin said: "What did you say?"
Ji Yuan shook his head, and when he looked again, he saw that all the Wuying soldiers were lining up!
Cai Fenglan was fine, he pointed to the door opposite Zhou Family Bookstore.
Opposite the Zhou Family Bookstore is naturally the Yue Family Bookstore. There are also quite a few people in front of his house, but they are all crowding towards the Zhou family's side.
The guy at the door was so angry that his eyes were bulging with fire.
There was a short man standing next to the guy, holding a fan in his hand to pretend to be elegant. I didn't know why he was fanning himself in the February weather. It looked weird.
Ji Yuan looked away, and the eldest son of the Yue family was still cursing, "How lucky is the Zhou family that they found such a good painter."
"This story has great wording and calligraphy, and it's even paired with illustrations that are only now becoming popular in Jiangnan?"
"You bunch of rubbish, why can't you find someone like this to work for the Yue family?"
The guys around were scolded so much that they didn't dare to say anything, but they were thinking in their hearts, who wouldn't want to find such a powerful person?
But such a powerful person is hard to come by!
The eldest son of the Yue family became more and more upset the more he looked at it.
Nothing has gone well for him lately.
I haven’t made any extra money since I started auditioning as a child.
Afterwards, he bribed the Zhou family with great difficulty and obtained a list of their books, including the book "Comprehension of the Rhythm of the Chen Family's Poetry and Lyrics", which he planned to sell first.
What's the result?
As a result, the Zhou family printed the bonds faster than they expected and sold them out early, causing him to lose money again.
Now I have finally managed to sell some of my books by building connections and exploring new channels.
This Zhou family unexpectedly had a book called "Mengdie Ling" out of nowhere. It's just a storybook, nothing big about it.
It is the illustrations and text that make this book so special.
In fact, most people now don’t know that the book series "Mengdieling" was selected from books compiled in the previous dynasty.
After all, there are too many books released by the government, and some booksellers are looking for poems, songs, or historical annotations, etc.
The Zhou family members in the capital had to find another way and bought books such as "Mengdie Ling".
Unfortunately, there are so many books that most people don’t know about them.
The eldest son of the Yue family was very angry, but he just stood there.
It should have been his money, his Yue family's money.
Now everyone goes to Zhou’s house.
The only guest at the Yue family's place, after hearing about the beautifully illustrated book, also went to Zhou's bookstore.
Finally, the Zhou family’s steward came out and shouted, “Queue up, you must queue up.”
Many scholars knew this steward and knew that he was under Master Zhou. Normally he would not intervene in such trivial matters, so there was nothing they could do about it, so they asked him to come and persuade.
With Zhou Bo's help, the team was able to line up reluctantly. Zhou Bo still confirmed: "There are enough books, and everyone can buy them. There is a batch of storybooks that were originally planned to be shipped, but now they are temporarily allocated to everyone."
The Zhou family workshop in the back street was very confident in this book. The calligraphy and illustrations were good, and it was selected by officials of the previous dynasty. It would be strange if it didn't sell well.
Therefore, the first batch of prints was quite large, and we planned to sell part of it locally and export part of it to other places.
They also have branches in neighboring Qinglanfu and other places, so let’s sell together.
Unexpectedly, "Dream of the Butterfly" sold so well that it was surprising.
Mr. Zhou made a temporary decision not to ship the goods, but to supply the local area first. At the same time, he asked the workshops in the back street to speed up production while ensuring quality.
This month, Mr. Zhou will give everyone a reward!
Under the guidance of Mr. Zhou, the speed of selling books finally increased.
The readers who bought the books held the books with great interest and also bought some other items, especially the countdown calendar, which was the most popular small item.
It is estimated that Zhoujia Bookstore’s sales today will break records.
Zhou Bo was happy, and he saw people outside the line out of the corner of his eye. Why were there still some people who hadn't lined up?
Wait, it’s the era.
"Brother Yuan!"
Zhou Bo walked over quickly: "Thanks to you."
The other guys in the Zhou family also looked over.
It’s the era!
The recent boom in Zhou family’s business is really all thanks to him!
Thanks to him?
The eldest son of the Yue family looked over.
The boy looked no more than twelve or thirteen, or thirteen or fourteen.
Why do we have to rely on him?
Someone nearby said, "This is Ji Yuan."
Oh, he is Ji Yuan.
Wait a minute, the eldest brother of the Zhou family invited Ji Yuan to dinner some time ago. Could it be because of this matter?
The eldest son of the Yue family thought that it was too embarrassing for the eldest son of the Zhou family to invite a poor Mr. Runbi to dinner.
Now I finally understand what's going on.
What a great Mr. Runbi, so nice.
But it’s just a tip for writing, is it that important?
"Go and ask around."
Ask again?
Why does their eldest son like to ask people about the Zhou family for no reason? Can't he just run the business himself?
An old shopkeeper said, "Among the people we arranged inside, there are only two left who have not been exposed. If they find out anything else, they might be kicked out as well."
Last time, the Zhou family’s book list was stolen, and all the spies they had arranged with great difficulty were basically gone.
The eldest son of the Yue family looked at the old shopkeeper and said, "Old man, who is the boss?"
Old thing?
The old shopkeeper was standing a little unsteadily.
Even Master Yue never called him that.
But Master Yue has been busy with other business recently, so he handed the bookstore over to the eldest young master, and everyone has to listen to him.
When the eldest son of the Yue family found out that Ji Yuan was not only the writer of "Mengdie Ling" but also a painter, he became so jealous that his eyes turned red.
After cursing for a while, he started to scold his seventh brother Yue Chang for being ungrateful, asking why he wanted to make enemies with Ji Yuan? Otherwise, he could have brought Ji Yuan to work in Yue's Bookstore.
With this in mind, why not bring Ji Yuan to Yue Family Bookstore?
Didn’t his seventh brother Yue Chang have a conflict with Ji Yuan? So he asked Yue Chang to apologize and bow his head.
Then plead for mercy.
They all went to the same provincial school and their ages were not too far apart.
If you use money to lure them, it will definitely work.
I guess he is not rich if he can be a writer.
Yue Chang’s plan was actually not that bad.
He even took every aspect into consideration.
Asking a poor scholar to work for you is nothing more than giving him face. Yue Chang, who has always provoked him, apologized in person. Isn't this giving face?
He requested again respectfully and took out the gold and silver that the poor scholar wanted most, so that the poor scholar could prepare for the exam with peace of mind. Isn't this tempting?
It’s a pity that his target of attack is Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan was personally invited by Zhou Bo to the bookstore. Looking at the thick stack of "Dream Butterfly Order", he couldn't help but ask: "This, this has been on sale since yesterday, and it has been on sale until today. Why are you all so enthusiastic?"
The release of many new books also depends on whether the government school is closed.
Because "Mengdieling" was not a book for the imperial examination, it was sold the day before the holiday.
No one expected that it would become so popular till now.
Zhou Bo smiled: "It's more than enthusiasm. Anyway, it's already being printed."
Judging from the reprinting situation, twenty taels for a picture of Ji Yuan is really a bargain.
But as for giving more money, Ji Yuan doesn't want that according to his personality.
So what does he want?
Books?
Ji Yuan went to the first class of the provincial school. There was no shortage of books to read, as the book covers in the provincial school's library were extremely rich.
Zhou Bo thought for a moment and thought about something that happened a long time ago.
"Brother Yuan, the bookstore will be sending books to the next state soon, and it may pass by your Zhengrong County."
"Do you have any books you'd like to take with you? We have plenty in our warehouse, so you can just bring them along."
Ji Yuan's eyes lit up instantly.
Teacher Cheng was not polite at first and said that if he had any books, he could give them to him.
Seeing Ji Yuan's expression, Zhou Bo knew that he had touched his heart, so he said directly: "Most of those books may have some problems with the covers, but it definitely does not affect reading. Consider it a good deed for your county school, so accept these books."
“Otherwise, I don’t know how long it will occupy the warehouse.”
Ji Yuan exclaimed.
What you mean is that the book has minor flaws?
But Ji Yuan subconsciously looked at the popularity of "Dream Butterfly Order".
The gift of the book is fake, but my gratitude to him is real.
Seeing that Ji Yuan understood, Zhou Bo quickly said, "Look at that again."
Ji Yuan looked in the direction Zhou Bo pointed.
Countdown calendars have even become a must-buy item for students.
Nowadays, there are even versions for children's examinations and examinations, and there is almost everything you can think of.
This is also thanks to the era.
Ji Yuan smiled and nodded, "Okay, thank you very much."
"Why should we be polite to each other?" Zhou Bo said, "I'll have the clerk count the books for you later. If there's anything that's not suitable, you can come and exchange it."
To translate it, you're welcome. I'll give you a list of books when the time comes. Just add whatever books you want.
Ji Yuan thought about the hardships that the students in the county school faced.
It was also the case with myself, Chang Qing and others at that time, who could not even collect the Four Books and Five Classics. Even if they copied books, the books in the Zunjing Pavilion were not enough.
Since we are going to supplement, let’s start with the basic subjects.
It’s just a pity that I am a little far away from Teacher Cheng, otherwise if I let the teacher make the list of books, he would definitely know better what the county school lacks.
Thinking of this, Ji Yuan covered his face, wondering if he was too rude.
Zhou Bo said, "We are a book publisher, so we don't need these. Just start as soon as possible."
Yes, the Zhou family has a one-stop industry from papermaking to printing.
The cost is indeed not high.
But knowing what he needs takes thought.
Ji Yuan and Zhou Bo simply kept thanking each other.
It was the eldest young master of the Zhou family who came over and stopped the two of them: "Forget it, forget it, we all know what the other party is thinking, there is no need to be polite between us."
This clearly means that they treat Ji Yuan as one of their own.
The eldest son of the Zhou family looked at the people queuing and became more certain in his heart that Ji Yuan was definitely one of them!
"I bought it!" Wu Ying came over excitedly, "I bought five copies and gave one to each of my brothers."
Ji Yuan held his forehead with his hand, Wuying was really supportive.
Li Jin also brought back ten books. When he heard that he wanted to send the books home, Zhou Bo said, "Let's take them over. It will save him a lot of trouble."
"We will set off in just three or four days."
This is naturally good, and it is also reassuring to entrust the delivery fleet to the Zhou family.
At noon that day, the eldest son of the Zhou family took them to Taipei City for dinner again. This time they went to a different restaurant. There was no singing, dancing or storytelling, but the food was first-rate.
The eldest son of the Zhou family knows the city like the back of his hand. He also said: "When I was fifteen or sixteen, I almost got addicted to it. Fortunately, I repented in the past few years."
His father showed him the Zhou family's assets and saw how many people in the family depended on him for food.
There are only two of them, he and his younger sister. His sister can do the internal accounting, but he has to run around outside.
His father's health is gradually failing, so he must support the family.
Fortunately, he did these great things not long after taking over.
Of course, it all depends on Ji Yuan.
That's also a kind of luck, isn't it?
Enemies often meet on a narrow road.
When I came out of the restaurant, I happened to run into the eldest son of the Yue family and his entourage, both of whom had grim expressions on their faces.
The business of Yue Family Bookstore today can hardly be described as deserted.
No birds can land in front of his house because the people queuing up across the street have lined up all the way to his door!
How could someone like the eldest son of the Yue family feel happy?
However, when facing them this time, the eldest son of the Yue family could not say much. He was still keeping an eye on Ji Yuan. As long as he could get Ji Yuan, it would be better than anything else.
"Go and call my seventh brother over." The eldest son of the Yue family couldn't wait a moment!
When Ji Yuan and his group came out of the restaurant, the eldest son of the Zhou family wanted to take them out for some fun, but everyone declined, saying, "We still have to go back to school."
“Never waste a single day of your studies.”
Even if it is the martial arts camp, we need to practice diligently recently.
I have told their academician before that if there is a military examination, he will definitely pass. This is what Master Wei and Master Wu have said, and I can't let them go back on their word.
Although there is no news about the martial arts examination yet, I must practice seriously.
Needless to say, Ji Yuan felt like he had no time to himself after being out for half a day.
The eldest son of the Zhou family had no choice but to nod and send people to send them back to their respective places.
Looking at their backs, the eldest son of the Zhou family sighed: "If I had been able to study like this, maybe I could have passed the exam to become a scholar?"
The eldest son of the Zhou family shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's go and take care of our own business."
After returning to Qiyan Temple, Ji Yuan discovered that the grass and trees there had turned greener, indicating that spring was about to arrive.
It has been almost a year since he arrived in the provincial capital.
And according to the time, this year's county examination in Zhengrong County should be over?
Chang Qing and Jiang Ke are both candidates this year.
I don’t know how they did in the county examination.
There are also books that he asked the Zhou family to send, which should be able to fill the library.
Monk Bai has now changed into ordinary clothes, but he still wears a rosary on his hand. He bought some pens and ink today and prepared to practice calligraphy seriously.
I don’t feel anything on normal days, but when I see the words in Ji Yuan and compare them with the handwriting in other books, the difference is really huge.
From this perspective, Cai Fenglan and Monk Bai can actually study together?
After returning, the three of them cleaned the Zen courtyard and found a stone table and put it together.
Now that the weather is warmer, I can read and write outside.
Everything was normal at Qiyan Temple. When it was evening, the young monk guarding the gate came running over and said, "Brother Jiyuan, someone is looking for you."
Ji Yuan handed the little monk a piece of cake and asked, "Who's looking for me? Brother Li Jin?"
The little monk shook his head: "I don't know him, but he's dressed better than Brother Li Jin."
The little monk was holding some pastries and leading Ji Yuan in front.
The person waiting at the door surprised Ji Yuan very much.
Yue Chang?
What is Yue Chang doing here?
They haven't seen each other since Yue Chang transferred to the ninth class last year.
This year he seemed to be in the second class, but I didn't find out the exact era.
Another year passed, and Yue Chang turned thirteen this year, which means he was fourteen after the new year.
Anyway, you can shout it however you want, it all depends on personal habit.
However, Yue Chang did not seem to be doing well, his face was as pale as paper.
Ji Yuan didn't have any good feelings towards him, he was just curious about what this guy was doing here.
There were several servants standing behind Yue Chang, and they urged him, "Seventh Young Master, speak."
"Yes, Master Seven, hurry up and speak."
"Ji Yuan, I'm sorry."
sorry?
Where did this come from?
Yue Chang stammered that he should not be jealous, should not embarrass Ji Yuan, and that he was not as talented as Ji Yuan and so on.
By the end, Yue Chang's hatred had already risen.
He didn't dare to hate his elder brother, he only dared to hate Ji Yuan.
Why should Ji Yuan appear? If he hadn't appeared, I would never be in this situation.
If it weren't for the era, he would be the youngest student in the prefectural school and would definitely go to the first class.
But Ji Yuan is younger than him, more capable than him, and much better than him in every aspect.
I was avoiding him, but I was still forced to apologize to him. Why?
"And your calligraphy is also very good. Today I asked my family to buy "Dream Butterfly Order". The calligraphy is good, and the painting is also good."
"I will never be jealous of you again. Please forgive me."
Ji Yuan stood on the stone steps, looking down at Yue Chang with a condescending look.
The other party may not know that from my position, I can clearly see all the little movements.
The servants around Yue Chang were not his own followers, but rather seemed to be a threat to him.
However, Yue Chang did not want to resist, but instead was full of hatred towards himself.
Ji Yuan didn't say anything, and Yue Chang's hatred grew even stronger: "Ji Yuan, I've said this, aren't you satisfied?"
Ji Yuan did not answer, but directly said: "Tell me, what else is there?"
If it was just to apologize, there would be no need to be so gnashing of teeth.
Ji Yuan saw at a glance that there was something else going on.
Is it because of "Mengdie Ling"?
It doesn't seem surprising.
The four families of Zhou, Yue, Lin and Wang are not only equally famous, but also in competition, especially the first two.
Yue Chang said: "To express my apology, I would like to invite you to have a drink in Beishi, and find the best and most interesting restaurant."
There are many restaurants in Taipei City, of various types.
From the most elegant to the lowest classes.
The best and most interesting things in Yue Chang's mouth didn't sound very serious.
Why would Ji Yuan go to such a place? He said directly: "Sorry, I still have to study."
"Are you done? If you are, I will go back."
Without waiting for the other party to respond, Ji Yuan left directly and said to the little monk: "Are you full? I have some cakes, go and have a taste."
The young monk's eyes lit up and he closed the temple door.
It's already evening, so it doesn't matter if they close early. There are not many pilgrims at Qiyan Temple anyway, so it's not a big deal.
Seeing the door of Qiyan Temple close, Yue Chang and others were stunned.
how so.
How can you be so rude!
He's already apologized, isn't that enough?
Yue Chang thought again that he was inferior to Ji Yuan in every way, and his mentality collapsed even more.
Ji Yuan went back with the young monk, who said, "That scholar seemed very reluctant to apologize."
Real kids can see it, Ji Yuan naturally understood, he said: "It's not a question of apology, he really needs to apologize, but he didn't say a word."
For example, in order to hide himself, he sent the child examination records to the supervising official, which caused him and the Zhengrong County School to be implicated.
The Yue family might feel that Zhengrong County, which is hundreds of miles away, is nothing at all.
But when Ji Yuan went out to study, he realized that studying in Zhengrong County was very difficult.
It is absolutely unacceptable that a school that has been maintained with great effort is being destroyed at will.
Ji Yuan's turning around and leaving was something Yue Chang and the Yue family's servants had never imagined.
They apologized so sincerely, isn't that enough?
And even going to the most interesting restaurant in Taipei City couldn’t attract Ji Yuan?
There are so many scholars who can't even step into the door of that restaurant.
Go back to study?
Does he really love reading that much?
Now the gates of Qiyan Temple are closed and no one can do anything.
Yue Chang could only go back and be scolded.
The eldest son of the Yue family really started to curse, scolding everyone who went there, and finally said: "You, continue to apologize tomorrow."
“We can’t find a place with few people this time.”
"Go to your school and apologize in public!"
Yue Chang couldn't believe his ears.
Everyone knew about his rivalry with Ji Yuan, and it was embarrassing enough that he went crazy in the shooting department at that time.
Now I have to apologize in public?
"How can we ask him to do something without calming Ji Yuan's anger?"
"The Yue family really raised you to be a waste. Keep an eye on him tomorrow and make sure to apologize when there are the most people around!"
"Did you hear that?"
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