Imperial College Kindergarten

Chapter 45

"Host!" 303 said with a black line, "Do you still remember that you didn't eat?"

"If you have melons, what else can you eat?"

Liu Xueting secretly quickened his pace and followed Cheng Dong and the others to a bookstore near the Imperial College - "Youjian Bookshop".

Shopkeeper Yang was in a really good mood today. The "Collection of Poems of the Number One Scholar" he had just printed in the afternoon was selling like hotcakes. Not only that, there were many people wanting to pre-order it. He couldn't help but feel proud of his decisive decision.

Seeing someone coming in, shopkeeper Yang put down the poetry collection in his hand, smiled and greeted, "Two calligraphers, what do you need?"

Having opened a shop next to the Imperial College for a long time, even he has become somewhat bookish.

It’s not surprising that I didn’t hold a book in my hands on this day.

When he actually arrived at the bookstore, Qi Mian looked at the shopkeeper and swallowed his words again, not knowing where to start.

Cheng Dong looked at the books piled up around him and felt helpless, unable to say a single word that was usually smart.

Seeing that both of them were a little reserved, Shopkeeper Yang said: "Are you two here to buy books? Speaking of books -"

"The best-selling item today is "The Collection of Poems of the Number One Scholar"! Now, the store is stepping up printing, and it is temporarily out of stock!"

"But..." Halfway through, he suddenly lowered his voice and glanced around, as if he was afraid of being overheard, "I think you two really want to buy it. In this way, I have a book here just for me." If you want to see it yourself, you can give it to me first..."

"What's the "Collection of Poems of the Number One Scholar"?" Cheng Dong became angry when he heard that he was the number one scholar and asked quickly.

Shopkeeper Yang was suddenly interrupted, and there was already some impatience in his eyes.Seeing that this person's voice was too high-pitched, he felt even more unhappy.

Since his bookstore opened, when has it not received a gentle and polite young lady?Even if there were ordinary people here, they would definitely not speak in such a loud and vulgar manner!
Shopkeeper Yang glanced at Cheng Dong's coarse cloth clothes and apron, and realized that she was a cook. No wonder.

On the other hand, the person next to him was actually wearing the uniform of an auxiliary member of the Imperial College. Forget it, being friendly makes you rich.

"No, this is the "Collection of Poems of the Number One Scholar" that has just been published. It contains the recent poems and essays of Song Zhi, the new number one scholar. To be honest, I have the largest and most complete collection here! Two copies were sold out this afternoon. There are more than a hundred copies, how about you two, do you want to take one back with you?"

Cheng Dong grabbed the "Collection of Poems of the Number One Scholar" and couldn't wait to open it. When she saw that the order inside was exactly the same as Qi Mian's, she sneered repeatedly: "Haha, you bullshit Number One Scholar!"

Shopkeeper Yang's brows were already furrowed. If another customer hadn't come in, he would not have allowed such a rude guest to stay here.

Liu Xue stopped and found a secluded corner, picked up a book and opened it, but his ears were perked up to listen to what was going on there.

Qi Mian naturally saw the brand new poetry collection.

When you open the book of poems, you can still smell the faint fragrance of ink. The neatly arranged new words on it make people feel happy at the first sight.

Unlike his collection of poems, because Dong Niang had to save money on buying paper, Dong Niang sewed it here and there one by one, and because of frequent reading, it has become old and yellowed, and some pages still have unknown traces.

"Shopkeeper Yang, I wonder if you still remember me..." After hesitating for a while, Qi Mian handed over his collection of poems, "A few days ago, I came to you with this collection of poems I wrote..."

Seeing the tattered poetry book in front of him, shopkeeper Yang remembered it. He tugged on his beard and his eyes were thoughtful.

Then, he smiled and said: "Oh, it's you, why are you here today?" Seeing the shopkeeper pretending to be stupid, Qi Mian smiled bitterly, and it turned out to be true.

"Since you remember, you should know that those poetry collections of the number one scholar were all stolen from my brother Qi!" Cheng Dong pointed the two poetry collections in front of the shopkeeper, "Look for yourselves, even the order in them is exactly the same, how shameless are you? !”

Shopkeeper Yang's face darkened, and he seemed to be looking for trouble.

Just now, Shopkeeper Yang's kindness made Cheng Dong think that he was easy to talk to, and he was so anxious that he didn't pay attention to his tone. But now he saw Shopkeeper Yang's dark face, which looked extremely fierce when he wasn't smiling. Cheng Dong held the book of poems in his hands. Hands trembling slightly.

Qi Mian noticed Cheng Dong's fear and held Cheng Dong behind him. Just when he was about to speak, he heard a mocking smile on the corner of Shopkeeper Yang's mouth.

"So you two want to blackmail me?"

"I don't know where you stole Song Zhuangyuan's manuscript, and you even wanted to impersonate it. Sure enough, Song Zhuangyuan guessed everything correctly!"

Cheng Dong felt like he had heard some big joke!

Why is this person still beating him up?
"Hey, are you blind? Who is stealing whom? Brother Qi has already given you the collection of poems to read, why are you still helping Song Zhi?" Cheng Dong was so angry that his whole body was shaking!

Shopkeeper Yang laughed and said, "Boy, don't be so excited. I have indeed read this collection of poems. What a coincidence. When Song Zhuangyuan found me, he said that the original manuscript was lost on the road and stolen by someone. From this it can be seen that if it wasn’t you who stole it, then who was it?”

Being accused of stealing, the color in Qi Mian's face instantly faded.

"Shopkeeper Yang, I didn't steal it. This was originally written by me."

"You won't shed tears until you see the coffin! If you keep talking nonsense, I will report you to the official!" Then, Shopkeeper Yang Xun glanced at the ugly faces of the two of them, "Do you know why I rejected you that day?"

"Because I could tell at a glance that this collection of poems was definitely not written by one of your little assistants. It must have been stolen from someone unknown? Sure enough, not long after, Song Zhuangyuan came to me and said that he wanted to publish a collection of poems, but the original manuscript was lost. I don’t want that thief to be you!”

Qi Mian was constantly being called a thief. Qi Mian clenched his fists tightly. The tight veins on his neck were exposed because of the excessive force. He took a deep breath and felt extremely embarrassed.

He understood the shopkeeper's contempt.

I also understand that shopkeeper Yang may not care who the manuscript belongs to, and just chooses to side with the top pick because the top pick is more famous than him, an assistant.

"If you really have this talent, how can you still be a small assistant now?"

Shopkeeper Yang's disdainful words made Qi Mian take a few steps back, his face turning pale and pale. He wanted to argue that it wasn't like this, but a voice in his mind retorted, that's it!
You will be an assistant for the rest of your life!

"Brother Qi?" Cheng Dong noticed that Qi Mian's expression was different and secretly hated Shopkeeper Yang for behaving like this. She just didn't believe it. There was no place in this huge capital that could be reasoned with!

"Brother Qi, let's go! In the worst case, we go find Master Ji. The Imperial College will definitely help us!"

yes!And the Imperial College!Qi Mian's dazed eyes gradually gathered hope. Yes, the Imperial College would definitely not disbelieve them!
Shopkeeper Yang sneered, as if mocking their overestimation.

Cheng Dong was anxious and wanted to curse a few words, but Qi Mian grabbed his arm.

"Let's go."

(End of this chapter)