Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 352 Asking for help
"Young master, you are back. A young master named Yang just came here with your name card. He is waiting in the front hall."

As soon as Li An got off the carriage, the concierge came to greet him.

"Is it Yang Tao?"

Li An was stunned for a moment. His surname was Yang, and his name was on the post. All he could think of was Yang Tao.

Thinking of this, Li An hurried in.

When I came to the front hall, I saw Yang Tao sitting there drinking tea.

"Brother Zilian, it is indeed you." Li An smiled.

"Haha, Zi Qian, I take the liberty of disturbing you." Yang Tao stood up and cupped his hands.

"sit."

Li An called Yang Tao to sit down, sat down next to him, and said with a smile, "When did you arrive in Bianjing?"

"Just arrived yesterday." Yang Tao said.

Li An nodded and said, "What are your plans? Have you found a place to live?"

"A relative of mine has opened a private school outside Bianjing City, and I am temporarily studying there and staying there," Yang Tao said.

"If you need any help, you can come to me at any time."

If Sanlan did not return to school, he could also ask Yang Tao to study at the Sheng family for a period of time.

But now that Sanlan is back, he can't let Yang Tao borrow it.

"Well, I just want to borrow some books from you this time. I don't know if it's convenient." Yang Tao said.

He has a large collection of books at home, but it is inconvenient to carry them when going out. My relatives here just run a private school to make a living and don't have many books.

"This is a small matter. Come on, I'll take you to my study." Li An said with a smile.

The study is next to the front hall, just a few steps away.

"Zi Qian, I didn't expect you to have so many books." Yang Tao looked at the bookshelves in Li An's study and was surprised.

He briefly browsed and found that these books were not miscellaneous books.

Most of them are Confucian classics and books written by great Confucians of the past dynasties.

In addition, there are historical books, unofficial history and miscellaneous notes, etc.

Many of them were books that were not available on the market, and some were even unique copies that he had heard of but had never seen.

"Haha, some of these books were bought by me, and some were collected by my teacher and the Sheng family. I copied a copy." Li An said with a smile.

The book monopoly has never ceased since ancient times.

In the past, when there was no paper, books were burned on bamboo slips, which were expensive and beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The most important thing is that most of the books are in the hands of wealthy families.

So there are those aristocratic families that have existed for thousands of years.

The Tang Dynasty can be regarded as the last dynasty for the family to exist.

Many people believe that the demise of the aristocratic family was caused by the suppression of the Tang Dynasty royal family and related to the Huang Chao uprising that massacred the aristocratic family.

In fact, the suppression of aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty was only done by the previous emperors, and the effect was not particularly good.

The Huang Chao Uprising did have a lot to do with the demise of the family.

But the most important thing is the increasingly mature technology of papermaking and the emergence of imperial examinations.

By the Tang Dynasty, it was difficult for aristocratic families to monopolize books as before.

But it has always been human nature to be self-conscious.

Many rare books and unique copies are still treasured. Those bookstores do not have the originals, do not know the contents, and cannot print them at all, so naturally they will never be seen.

Many people even thought that these books had disappeared long ago.

Some of the books in Li An's study were bought by him over the years, and some were copied from the Sheng family collection and Liu Xuewen's collection.

However, there are very few precious books in the collections of the Sheng family and the Liu family. After all, the two families are not big families. The one who really has the most books is actually the Hai family.

The Hai family has one branch and five Hanlin schools. You must know that the responsibilities of Hanlin Academy officials include compiling books and writing history, drafting edicts, attending readings for members of the royal family, etc., so they naturally have access to the royal collection.

When Su Shi came to Bianjing to take the exam, he often went to Haijia to borrow books.

Li An got acquainted with him and read the books he borrowed. Relying on his photographic memory, he came back and wrote silently.

It can be said that the books in Li An's study are more than those of the Sheng family and Liu Xuewen.

"It seems that I will run to you more often in the future." Yang Tao smiled.

"Haha, of course I will sweep the couch to greet you." Li An said with a smile.

The two of them were picking books and chatting in the study.

Haitang walked in and saluted: "Sir, Miss Liu is here."

"Brother Ziqian!"

As soon as Haitang finished speaking, Liu Waner walked in furiously.

Seeing the strange man there, Liu Waner immediately returned to her ladylike appearance and said, "I didn't know that Brother Ziqian had guests. I'm rude."

Yang Tao hurriedly returned the gift and said, "Zi Qian, I have already selected the book, so I will leave first. I will return it to you after I finish reading it."

"I'll send Brother Zilian off." Li An said.

Li An sent Yang Tao out of the door and watched him drive away in an ox cart and return to the front hall.

When Liu Waner saw Li An coming back, she immediately stood up and said, "Brother Ziqian, Minglan and the others went back to school to study and they didn't even know to inform me. If I hadn't gone to the Sheng family to play with Minglan today, I wouldn't even have known."

"Don't you never like reading?" Li An said.

"I want to go to Minglan to play. If I go to the Sheng family to study, I will have a reason to go out every day. You don't know, my grandmother makes me work at home every day, and my hands have been pricked several times." Liu Waner looked pitiful. Xi said.

She doesn't like reading, but if she doesn't study, she won't be able to go to Sheng's house every day.

She also has to be watched by her grandmother every day as a female worker.

Today, I finally asked my grandmother to agree and went to Sheng's house. I found out that Minglan and the others had gone back to school to study.

Especially Ru Lan, who, like her, did a miserable job as a female worker. During this period, she was also detained as a female worker by Mrs. Wang.

Now that I am back to school, I feel relieved, and I can show off to her for a while.

"You came to me, wouldn't you let me intercede for you?" Li An said.

Liu Waner's study ultimately depends on Liu Xuewen and Zhang.

Now that Liu Waner came to him to say this, Zhang must have refused and wanted him to help plead for mercy.

"No wonder my grandfather often praises brother Ziqian for being smart. Before I even said anything, brother Ziqian already knew my purpose. There is a saying that goes well, you can know the elegant meaning of a song. Brother Ziqian, please help me." Liu Waner pulled He held Li An's sleeve and shook it.

"Come on, Master. Since my wife doesn't agree, she has her own considerations. Do you want me to be scolded when you ask me to plead?" Li An said angrily.

The Sheng family asked Sanlan Hui School to study, but did not notify the Liu family. It was not because they were unwilling to let Liu Waner go to the Sheng family to study.

But now there is a foreign boy in the Sheng Family School, and the girls are all grown up.

The school itself belongs to the Sheng family, and there are elder brothers present, separated by screens, so there is no fear of anyone gossiping.

But Liu Waner was an outsider, and it would not be good to go to the Sheng family and study in the same class as a group of men.

This is also the reason why the Sheng family did not notify the Liu family.

The Zhang family also understood what the Sheng family meant, and it was definitely impossible for Liu Waner to go to the Sheng family to study.

"Brother Ziqian, please help me. Grandma listens to you the most." Liu Waner begged.

"No, I can't help you with this." Li An shook his head.

"It's in vain that I helped you send messages and medicine to Minglan before, but now you don't help me with this small favor." Liu Waner's eyes turned red, she lowered her head and began to sob softly.

"Okay, stop acting. I can only promise to help you talk to your wife. I don't care whether it happens or not." Li An said speechlessly.

(End of this chapter)