Some wealthy businessmen would send their children and grandchildren to Suiyang Academy for no other reason than to gain good relations with the people there, even if they were not seeking fame.

You know, those who can come to Suiyang Academy are almost all from rich or noble families. It would be even better if they could establish a good relationship with some Linshan students there!

They are the selected official school students. Those who rank first in both the academic and subject examinations are the most promising students and will have a bright future. If one or two pass the examination and become officials, they will have a good relationship with them when the time comes. No one who is short-sighted would dare to think about his own property.

The study room located near Suiyang Academy has naturally become one of the places frequented by students of Suiyang Academy. Even if Jiang Xiaoxiao is wearing ordinary clothes, the bookboys inside do not dare to look down on her.

Jiang Xiaoxiao casually walked to a few bookcases and looked at them. The books, paper and pens sold there were much more expensive than those she had sold in Yong'an Town before.

The writing brushes sold start from one tael of silver, the inkstones start from 2 taels of silver, and the paper sold is mostly precious Lianshi paper. The paper is as white as jade and as smooth as silk. This is a kind of paper that is more precious than rice paper and has a long-lasting color. The quality remains unchanged, and it is mostly used in calligraphy, painting, inscriptions, and some valuable books.

Ordinary rice paper can be sold for a few hundred yuan, but these even historical papers are already priced at over a thousand yuan!

Jiang Xiaoxiao was speechless.

She walked to the other side of the bookcase. What was sold here were some Four Books and Five Classics, as well as enlightening books such as "The Thousand-Character Classic" and "The Three-Character Classic" that she had bought before.

In ancient times, the Four Books and Five Classics were almost a must-read for those who wanted to gain fame, and the questions for the annual imperial examination were also selected from them. Jiang Xiaoxiao did not want to buy such books, but there were too few books in this era, except for "The Thousand-Character Classic" and "The Thousand-Character Essay". Enlightenment reading materials such as "Three Character Classic" are the only ones left in the study.

Jiang Xiaoxiao walked around twice and suddenly saw different books in the corner.

She sighed softly and bent down to pick up the book.

At first glance, it turned out to be a medical book!

However, the cover of the book is already in tatters, as if it were an isolated copy. When you turn to the last page, you can’t tell who wrote the book on the torn pages.

But it still couldn't stop Jiang Xiaoxiao's love for this book.

Probably this world is an imaginary world that has never appeared before. The settings of many things in it are incomplete, and things that should appear are not there.

Just like "Nine Chapters on Arithmetic" which has been around since the Eastern Han Dynasty, this world does not have it. She has never heard of books like "Huangdi Neijing" and "Compendium of Materia Medica" in this world.

But then I thought about it, this era is just a world fabricated out of thin air by the author, not the descendants of Yan and Huang who have been passed down from generation to generation. Naturally, there is no precious culture that they have passed down for thousands of years.

The appearance of this medical book obviously surprised Jiang Xiaoxiao and couldn't put it down.

She picked up the medical book and was going to pay for it at the counter. She also had a few taels of silver in her purse, which should be more than enough to buy a damaged book.

However, the next moment, the medical book in her hand was snatched away by a big hand that rushed out.

"Where did you come from, a wild girl! How dare you go to the study near Suiyang Academy and steal things? You are so courageous!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao frowned and looked at the person in front of him. It was a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a crescent-white silk brocade robe, looking at him arrogantly. "Which of your eyes saw me trying to steal the book?" Jiang Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and replied rudely, "Do you have evidence? Don't accuse people randomly."

At first glance, this person is the second generation ancestor who studied at Suiyang Academy. He is used to looking down on others, and he will indiscriminately accuse himself when he enters the study.

"Oh, you damn girl has such a tough mouth!" The young man sneered, looking at Jiang Xiaoxiao with eyes full of disgust and disdain, "You are a wild girl from the countryside who can't even read a single word. Didn't you come here just to steal books? What?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao laughed angrily: "You said I'm illiterate?"

I am a modern person. In the era of big data where information is exploding, I have studied hard for 20 years in Hanchuang. I know everything about astronomy and geography, but I am actually told that I can’t read a single Chinese character!

Very good, now she will let this young master, the second generation ancestor, see what it means that there are mountains beyond the mountains, and there is a sky beyond the sky.

Just as she was about to speak, a group of people came across the bookcase, all dressed in expensive clothes, "Hey, brother Zheng, haven't you bought the books you asked for?"

The young man who had been condescending to her just now immediately put on a flattering expression and hurriedly bowed to the group of people approaching: "Brother Duan, how can I trouble you to come to this study in person? I will get the book you want right away." I’ll buy it and send it to your library.”

It's noon now, the academy's lunch break, when students come out to relax.

The young man standing at the head was wearing a brocade robe with cloud patterns, he was majestic and graceful. Hearing this, he just glanced at Zheng Yaocai, and then looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao opposite.

Seeing this, Zheng Yaocai hurriedly said: "Brother Duan, let me tell you, don't look at this wild girl's young age. She is a thief who came to this study specifically to steal books. Fortunately, I caught her!"

As he spoke, he proudly raised the book in his hand, as if to show off his keen eye.

Duan Yu fixed his eyes on the broken medical book for a few seconds, then turned to Jiang Xiaoxiao, and then he said softly: "A little girl doesn't steal the valuable paper, pens, calligraphy and paintings in the study, but instead Steal a tattered book?”

"This, this..." Zheng Yaocai choked and was speechless. "She, she must not know that the paper and pen in the study are more expensive than this book..."

He tried to quibble, but the group of people following the young man were obviously not fools, and they all sneered: "Brother Zheng, stop joking. I'm just young, but not stupid. There are so many pieces of paper and pen with clearly written prices below. , wouldn’t she know?”

"She, she's a country girl who can't read a single word. Naturally, she doesn't know the price of these pens and papers!" Zheng Yaocai seemed to have caught the flaw in his words and hurriedly defended.

As he spoke, he glared at Jiang Xiaoxiao beside him, "Brother Duan, don't be fooled by the appearance of such a wild girl! There is such an unworthy thing in my house, regardless of her age. Xiao Xiao has such vicious thoughts! She came to this study alone, not to steal things, so what else could she do? "

Listening, the group seemed to think that Zheng Yaocai's words made sense, and looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao opposite with half suspicion.

Jiang Xiaoxiao met the eyes of this group of people and said word by word: "I am literate."

"Ha, are you literate? Who are you lying to?" Zheng Yaocai immediately made a sneer.


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