See you in the world

Chapter 103 Surprising charges!
Today, Niujiao Town was full of people. Walking with Li Qiu on the bustling and dirty streets, Yunjing realized that this day happened to be the day when villagers from all over the world came to the market.

Realizing this, his heart beat slightly faster.

Will my family members also come to the market, will I have the opportunity to meet them?
Having been away from home for so long, even though he is used to the current study and life, Yunjing still feels homesick deep in his heart. He wonders how the crops are doing, whether his family is busy with work and forgot to eat, and whether his younger brother is naughty. ...

It would be great if I could meet family members going to the market, call grandpa and dad, look at their smiles, tell them about their current study and life, let them not worry about themselves, and let them have a proud smile on their faces.

Perhaps because he sensed Yunjing's subtle emotional changes, although Li Qiu didn't say anything, he led Yunjing through the street that concentrated on selling bamboo products intentionally or unintentionally.

It's a pity that Yunjing couldn't see his grandfather and father until he finished walking that noisy street.

Not to mention family members, he didn't even see a familiar face in Xiaoxi Village.

In fact, this is also normal. It is not easy to come to the town from Xiaoxi Village, and there are safety hazards on the way. The villagers come to the market with many people. It means that Xiaoxi Village did not organize a market operation that day.

Although he didn't see any acquaintances in Xiaoxi Village, Yunjing saw Zhang Changgui on that street.

He is not selling toilet chips like he was a few years ago, and he doesn't know if he met someone the last time he attended Yunjing's teacher apprenticeship ceremony, and now he has opened a shop on this street and has become the owner.

Yunjing didn't realize this until he heard someone calling the shopkeeper to buy things at him.

His store is not big, and he doesn't sell any expensive things. They are bamboo products, but they have a complete range.

When Yun Jing saw Zhang Changgui, he was busy greeting customers in the store, and he was accompanied by a three or four year old boy, who was born with a tiger head and a tiger brain, and kept shouting around Zhang Changgui's father.

When passing by his store, Yun Jing called Uncle Zhang.

But his sound made Zhang Changgui stunned.

Well, only now did Yun Jing realize that his face had been changed by his master, and Zhang Changgui didn't know himself at all.

Acquaintances meet but don't know each other, tsk, said that they have identified the wrong person, Yun Jing and Li Qiu left...

Soon after, the master and apprentice came to a relatively clean street. There were not so many miscellaneous vendors and goods on both sides of the street, and there were hardly any cattle, sheep or livestock.

Here, there are many small stalls quietly placed on the street at intervals.

There are pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the tabletops of these booths, and some books are also placed, and there are calligraphy and paintings hanging behind the booths.

On this street, everyone who sets up a stall does not shout like the vendors in other places, they are very quiet, either reading a book by themselves, or writing with a brush, stepping on this street, Yunjing smells the fragrance of ink .

Well, the fragrance of ink is actually a more elegant term. Ordinary ink is actually stinky. Only high-grade ink with spices has a fragrance, but that kind of ink is not affordable for ordinary people, even if it is affordable, it is reluctant to use it.

Taking a closer look, Yunjing found that there were less than ten stalls on this street, not too many.

Yun Jing and Li Qiu came to this street, but they didn't attract anyone's attention. They found a shady tree shade, Li Qiu put down the back basket, put the wooden planks brought in the back basket together on the back basket, and a simple small table was completed .

He then placed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the bookcase, put two books on it, and the small stool brought by Yunjing, the master and the apprentice, sat behind the simple table, and it was considered open, waiting for guests to come to the door .

Seeing this extremely humble little stall in front of him, Yun Jing felt a little tangled in his heart, feeling that it was unreliable.

You look at other people, there is at least a piece of cloth on the table, there are armchairs, there are calligraphy and paintings hanging behind them, it looks very high-end at first glance, and looking at his own booth, Yunjing suspects that someone will really come?
"Jing'er, if you're bored, just practice calligraphy. I've brought you all the stone slabs for me." After sitting down, Li Qiu said to Yun Jing calmly, as if he didn't care if there was any. People come to the door.

Yun Jing didn't know what Master's plan was, and only got: "Good Master"

So, he took the slate that he used to practice calligraphy on, put it on the ground, and started to practice calligraphy with a brush dipped in water.

A few days ago, in addition to learning to read and write his own name, he also learned a hundred or so characters, from one to ten, and then heaven, earth, people, sun, moon, new wind, fire, water, etc., are all commonly used characters.

On average, I can learn more than ten words a day.

This progress is very slow. After all, they have four classes every day, and three of them are learning literacy, but this progress is normal. After all, Yunjing and the others are learning literacy for the first time, and they will slowly speed up the progress in the future.

After quietly practicing calligraphy for half an hour, no one came to them. His hands were a little sore. Yun Jing stopped to rest. He couldn't help looking at Li Qiu, who was reading leisurely, and asked, "Master, are we just waiting?"

"What else?" Li Qiu said calmly without raising his head.

Um, Yun Jing thought for a while, and said: "Master, I mean, other people's booths are well-organized, but ours is a bit shabby, will anyone really come?"

"Haha, Jing'er, you don't understand now. Those people, don't look handsome, they actually want to catch big fish. Our stall, don't look shabby, but believe it or not, business It’s definitely better than theirs, because the brighter they make it, the more expensive it proves. On the contrary, our place is simpler, more approachable, and more customers come. After all, those who need to spend money to find pens and inks for help , are not rich people, it is a little bit to save a little," Li Qiu explained with a smile after hearing Yunjing's words.

Well, Yun Jingxin said that his master was actually playing tricks.

This kind of method is not clever, and he can figure it out with a little bit of thinking, but then again, their simple stalls may attract customers, but they can't make a lot of money, because those who need to spend a lot of money to find someone to help Yes, I will find better ones.

It has to be said that Li Qiu's strategy was very successful.

About 10 minutes after they set up their stalls, customers came to their door.

It was a man about 40 years old, wearing patched clothes, with an honest face, he was very cautious when he came to this street, and looked at a loss with caution.

Facing those "gorgeous" booths, he didn't seem to have the courage to ask, until he saw Yunjing's humble booth, he hesitated for a moment and approached him.

"Excuse me, sir, can you help write letters here?" The man came to the booth and asked.

Li Qiu put down the book, looked at the other party and nodded, "Of course it is possible. May I ask who do you want to write to? What should you write about?"

To put it bluntly, this is also a kind of transaction, there is no need to be polite, just ask directly what you want to come.

"I want to write to my brother. He has been away from home for more than six years and works for others in Linshui County, hundreds of miles away. Now my mother is old and misses him very much. I am afraid that there will be some accident and I will never see him again. He's here and he's been nagging all day, so I thought I'd write to my brother and ask him to come back sometime to check it out"

The man first briefly talked about his situation, and then asked the most concerned question. He asked: "Sir, I don't know how you charge here? I don't have much money, so I don't know if I can afford you."

Yunjing watched curiously, secretly guessing how the master would charge.

Nodding, Li Qiu expressed that he understood the other party's situation, and then replied: "Your situation can be written clearly in only a few words. As for the fee, it is very cheap. The paper is five copper coins per piece, and the content is one copper coin per word. If you need an envelope, I can provide it here. Eight copper plates are an envelope. If you write the address and the recipient, you will also be charged by the word. After you write it for you, you can take it directly to the post station to send the letter. The fees are also different, what do you think?"

"This... so expensive..."

Li Qiu's answer obviously frightened the other party, and he stuttered.

Not to mention anything else, a single word and a copper plate are a bit scary. You must know that you can buy a catty of that kind of wheat flour with hulls and coarse grains for a single copper plate. If you go to a family’s rations for more than one month, if you make up your mind to add more, the price will be bottomless!

Not to mention the other party, Yun Jing was taken aback by the price. If he didn't believe in his master's character, he would have guessed whether the master wanted to bully honest people on purpose.

Think about it instead, in all fairness, is this price expensive?
After all, this was not the time when communication was developed in Yunjing's previous life. Message transmission was not easy. Even in Yunjing's previous life, when telegrams first came out, they didn't charge by the word. Thinking of this, he felt relieved.

Li Qiuwen said: "This price is not expensive anymore. You are charged by the word when you go to other places, and I can't mess with the market. Moreover, my fee is really not high. If you can accept it, I will write it for you." , if you can’t accept it, you can go to another place to look.”

He didn't say that you should compare the prices before you come here. This kind of thing is different from other transactions. After comparing the prices and then asking the other party to come to you, you are actually slapping your peers in the face. Scholars care about face the most. Those who offend people for no reason or even make enemies...

(End of this chapter)