majestic tiger

Chapter 37 Buying Books
"Xiu Zhu, you dragged me out in such a hurry, are you afraid of the Xirong people? Why, it's obviously his fault first." Yunxia questioned Xiu Zhu with some dissatisfaction.

Xiuzhu nodded: "Miss, forget it, they are very fierce, if you don't believe me, ask Qingxi."

Qingxi rubbed his arms and said, "Yes, Miss, these Xirong people are tall and big, and there are only three of us. If we really want to fight, we will definitely not be their opponents. It is the person who caught me so painfully just now." , the kung fu is very high, so it’s better not to confront them head-on.” Qingxi has practiced some boxing kung fu, and when he talked about the man who grabbed his arm, his face was still tingling.

"That's right, Qingxi can't even beat the person outside the door, and there are several more inside." Xiu Zhu said fearfully, clutching his chest.

Yunxia thinks about it, and it is true, then a good man will not suffer from the immediate disadvantages, and for the time being, he will not care about the people of Xirong. He who understands current affairs is a hero.

So he took the lead and walked towards the carriage, Xiuzhu and Qingxi hurriedly followed.

The coachman parked the carriage in an alley not far from the restaurant, and the three of them walked over to get in the carriage, and the coachman drove the horse out from the alley to the bookstore where the young lady wanted to buy books, but still had to pass in front of the restaurant.

Xiu Zhu, who was lying by the small window, suddenly screamed, turned his head and called urgently: "Miss, miss, you see, Butler Ding is here."

Yunxia leaned over to take a look, and saw Steward Ding walking into the restaurant.He was wearing a long black gown, and he walked hurriedly, sneakily, and quickly disappeared into the restaurant.

"Oh, my mother, it's a good thing we came out. Miss, this servant is very lucky. If we meet in a restaurant, I will definitely be scolded by Butler Ding." Xiuzhu said tremblingly, his tone trembling.

Yunxia patted her and said, "Hey, are you a bit promising, okay? I'll help you out if you tell me, don't you believe me?"

Xiu Zhu hurriedly shook his head like a rattle, and waved his hands vigorously: "I believe, this servant believes in Miss the most, I'm just afraid of hurting Miss."

"What's wrong with you? Butler Ding is nothing. I'm not afraid of him, and I forgive him for not having the guts to blame me. Well, you can rest assured." After finishing speaking, he poked Xiuzhu's smooth forehead.

Xiu Zhu opened his mouth, wanted to say something but finally swallowed it back, smiled at the young lady and said: "I've made a note, thank you young lady."

In the past, the lady was weak, and Xiuzhu, as the maid of the lady, was often bullied.It's all right now, the young lady has changed, and she also said that she will protect her, Xiuzhu's heart is warm.

She looked at the young lady's pretty side face, and blamed herself in her heart: Xiu Zhu, Xiu Zhu, you should trust the young lady unconditionally, the young lady will definitely do what she said!So, she returned the young lady with a particularly bright smile.

Yun Xia also smiled, two small dimples were faintly visible on her fair face, Xiu Zhu felt that the young lady was as beautiful as the fairy in the painting, she rested her chin and stared at the young lady with a foolish smile.

When the bookstore arrived, Xiuzhu jumped out of the carriage first, and then helped the young lady down, while Qingxi got out of the carriage first, and stood in front waiting for the two of them.

The bookstore is a two-story building with a simple appearance, double-eave roof, and the eaves are flying up. The signboard on the lintel of the gate is four flying and phoenix characters: Hanmo Bookstore.The whole bookstore looks quite grand.

When you enter the door, you can see the carved beams and painted buildings on the ground floor. The whole space is spacious and bright. The house is divided into two areas: the left area is for selling books, and the bookshelves are full of various books; and the right area is where workers are copying and engraving books. Is it to copy and engrave now, and then sell it now?
While Yunxia was wondering, the manager of the store had already come forward, said some polite words, she was naturally happy to learn that they had to choose a lot of books, and called the shop assistants to come and treat the guests hospitablely.

The smell of ink was wafting all over the room, Yunxia took a few deep breaths, it smells so good!
Under the guidance of the staff, I first went to the left and selected three books, "Zhou Li", "Yi Li", and "Book of Rites", holding them in my hands happily; then I chose "Complete History" and "Shi Tong", Yunxia I heard from Mr. Xiao that these two books are the most complete historical books so far.

The "Complete History" book has two colors, and it is the real Danqing history book. It turns out that the Dan color book mainly records meritorious deeds, and the blue book records events.Yunxia closed the book, held it in her hand, and thought to herself that she must study it carefully when she goes back, so that she can understand the history of this place and learn from the past to plan for the future.

Then I picked a lot of books, covering a wide range of content.There are Shuowen Jiezi's "Zi Tong", the dictionary "Er Ya", and "Spring and Autumn", "Qie Yun", "The Art of War", "Wen Xuan", "Tong Dian"... Yunxia had a great time choosing , following her, Qingxi and Xiuzhu soon had their hands full, holding books stacked high up, it was difficult to even see the way.Seeing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly called two other assistants to help, and then carried all these books onto the counter.

The shopkeeper smiled brightly, this girl is a big spender today, after buying so many books, she is going to make a lot of money.He looked at Yunxia now as if he saw a coin in action, so naturally his eyes were on the stars, a ray of light.

So he approached Yunxia himself, offered to recommend books, and asked Yunxia with a smile on his face, "Miss, did you buy it for yourself to read, or did you buy it for your elder brother?" He didn't think a little girl could read so many books. I bought it for my brother.

Yunxia continued to stare at the selection of books, without raising her head, she simply answered him: "Of course I read it by myself."

The shopkeeper's mouth was wide open, this girl is not ordinary, he has been in the smell of books all the year round, so he has more respect for scholars, so he said with admiration: "Young lady is really a book lover, she must be a talented woman. In this way, you can choose slowly, and after you have finished picking here, there are still manuscripts and shadow engravings for you to choose from.”

It turns out that it is really copied and sold now.Yunxia hurriedly saluted and said: "Then I will thank the shopkeeper." She picked up several more books and handed them to Qingxi behind her, and then asked the shopkeeper to lead the way to the right to choose.

Finally, on the right, I selected two shadow-engraved military books on strategy and strategy, and a handwritten copy of the poetry collection of the Queen's Empress Contest Poetry Competition.

Yunxia caressed the book of poems exuding the fragrance of ink, a charming smile froze on her lips.Yun Hui, after I have studied this collection of poems carefully, I will also go to the poetry competition to show off your prestige.

When Yunxia, ​​who is stupid and stupid in your eyes, writes a poem that surprises everyone, I'm afraid it will make your nose crooked.Thinking of Yun Hui's stunned and anxious expression at that time, Yun Xia couldn't help laughing until her eyes crooked.

At the end of the checkout, the shopkeeper earned quite a lot of money, so happy, he gave Yunxia two copybooks, and sent someone to help Yunxia and the three of them move the books to the carriage and put them away.

The shopkeeper saluted her and said: "Miss, go slowly. If you come to visit again next time, I will help you find some treasures for you to keep."

Yunxia returned the gift with a smile: "Thank you shopkeeper, I will definitely return it, so you can spend more time and help me find some good books."

"Please don't worry, girl, this matter is left to the old man." The shopkeeper happily agreed.

The three of Yunxia got into the carriage, and the carriage drove slowly towards the house.Standing in the pile of books, Xiuzhu admired the young lady very much. The young lady had to read so many books, and after she finished reading, wouldn't she become a great scholar like Mr. Xiao?

That way, Xiuzhu is also very honorable!
(End of this chapter)