Farmhouse Imperial Examination Road

Chapter 4

The next morning, Su Liuyu got up early.

Lin Xiuyun and her three sisters had already gone to the ground, and a corn nest was left on the kang.

Su Liuyu swallowed the water, her dimples became hard, her throat was hoarse and hurt from the choking of brown rice, Su Liuyu couldn't bear the thought of having to eat like this in the future.

Be sure to make your money early and hit the town today!
The big belly is the biggest.

After making up her mind, Su Liuyu walked the mountain road for half an hour to the nearest town based on her memory.

Although the town is small, it is rich.

Pedestrians hawking on the street and towering restaurants made Su Liuyu experience the ancient customs for the first time after traveling through time.

In the Su family, books are precious things, and after Su Youyu finished his studies, Su Liuyu must never touch that book.

Once, Yuanchen accidentally soiled a corner and was beaten by Liu Huiniang. Since then, Yuanchen hated going to school and would rather play truant.

So Su Liuyu planned to go to the place where books were sold at the first stop.

Changbai Study is located in the very center of the town, the shop is classical and elegant.

As soon as you enter the door, you can feel the faint Zen fragrance, which makes people relax instantly.

Although the study is not big, there are quite a few customers, of all ages.

As soon as Su Liuyu entered, a [-]-year-old boy greeted him warmly and said:
"This little brother is buying something, let's take a look at it casually. The books in our Changbai Study can be borrowed, as long as you don't take them out."

Isn't this just like a modern bookstore, no wonder there are so many people.

Su Liuyu didn't dress well, she was dressed in commoner clothes with patches on her body, so she couldn't tell she was rich enough to buy books.

But the little brother who received him didn't have any contemptuous attitude, on the contrary, he was full of kindness.

This made Su Liuyu's impression of this store a bit better.

"Do you have pen and ink here? It's cheaper."

"Yes, look at this one. Although this Langhao pen is the cheapest we have, the quality is not bad at all. It is economical and affordable. It is guaranteed to be used for a year or so without any problem."

Su Liuyu nodded and said, "Can I try this?"

"No problem, little brother wait, I'll get the paper."

Su Liuyu studied advanced mathematics, but her parents enrolled in calligraphy classes when she was a child. Although she can't be said to be the most proficient in calligraphy, it is not considered a ghost painting.

The ink smudged on the paper, and the flying and phoenix dancing characters smudged on the paper.

'Being poor cares themselves, being wealthy cares the world. '

Su Liuyu shook her head with a wry smile, now that the poor jingle is ringing, this poem can be regarded as appropriate for the occasion.

"How much is this? How did you sell the paper?"

"A pen costs twenty Wen a piece, but this paper is a bit more expensive. It costs a tael of silver and a knife."

"So expensive!"

Having just walked around the market, Su Liuyu probably knows the prices in this world.

A biscuit costs a penny, ten pennies a catty of rice, and one tael is equal to a thousand pennies, which is enough for a family to live for several months.

It's no wonder that although Su Mingyuan passed the examination of a scholar, his family life has been struggling, and the cost of reading and writing is so high.

Su Liuyu sighed, and handed the pen to the younger brother.

"It's still too expensive for me."

After the little brother listened, he didn't reach out to pick up the pen, and said with a smile:

"Boy, I am illiterate, but I also know that this calligraphy is very good. There is a rule in our Changbai study. If the master appreciates the good words and sentences, it can be mounted and hung in the study for three days. It is for people to read this calligraphy. I think it's perfect, if the little brother's good sentence catches the eyes of the master, the pen and ink in the study is for the little brother to choose."

And such a good thing?
Su Liuyu became more curious about the owner of the study.

"Then this one, thank you little brother."

"Okay, please wait here for a moment."

The half-dried ink stain was picked up by the little brother and quickly walked into the inner room. For a long time, Su Liuyu didn't see anyone coming out, thinking that if he didn't go back, he might not be able to return to the village before dark.

Just as he was about to leave, the little brother walked out quickly.

"Little brother, our husband said, let's go inside and talk about it."

Su Liuyu followed her younger brother's footsteps to the inner room of Changbai's study.

As soon as she entered the room, Su Liuyu smelled a faint fragrance of tea, and the person who ordered the tea was kneeling on the low table with a very handsome face.

He was about in his early twenties, wearing a white brocade gown, simple and grand.

She saw him raise his eyes in the afterglow of the setting sun, and the twilight fell on his warm eyes, and he smiled with a trace of dignity and alienation, and nodded to her.

"This is from my shopkeeper. People call it Mr. Huaizhou. The master said that the calligraphy is good, but this poem is not quite like the one written by the little brother. If you dare to ask who is the master of this poem, the master wants to make friends. Please trouble me. Introduced by my brother, the contents of the Changbai study are available for my little brother to choose from, thank you."

Su Liuyu roughly understood that the elementary school in her original memory was a reading material similar to the Thousand-Character Classic, not the Three-Character Classic or the Hundred Family Surnames she was familiar with. The poet is the saint of poetry.

But Su Liuyu didn't brazenly say that this poem is her own. If she is not so young and has studied for several years, she can be ashamed, but she is only ten years old and has not finished her elementary school. Sir is not a fool.

"I overheard it, but I forgot where exactly."

Shen Huaizhou nodded, and looked at Su Liuyu with some approval: "Then I will test you, do you know what this sentence means?"

"This sentence means that when you are unsuccessful, you must take care of your moral cultivation, and when you are successful, you must work hard to benefit the people."

"Have you ever read a book?"

"I have read it briefly. My father is a scholar, and my brother is better at reading than me."

"At such a young age, it's rare to be able to appreciate the meaning."

In Shen Huaizhou's heart, it was a pity that he couldn't make friends with this powerful man, but he called him over, out of emotion and reason, there was no reason for him to go back empty-handed.

He pointed to the wooden cabinet on the left, and asked the little brother to take out a red sandalwood box, which contained a finely carved Langhao pen.

"This pen was used when I was young, please accept it if you don't mind."

"This is my husband's kindness."

The wooden box was passed forward.

Su Liuyu waved her hand, and pushed the wooden box forward: "You don't get rewarded for your merits, I can't take this thing."

"However, if the husband lacks a handyman or an accountant, you can consider me. I have a lot of time and I can read and write. I don't need wages, just convert it into pen and ink."

"You little brother, I kindly recommend you, but you want to grab my job." The little brother was not happy at first.

"Shi'an, don't be rude." Shen Huaizhou stood up, walked to Su Liuyu, and handed over the brocade box in person.

"My Changbai study is not short of small workers for the time being. As for the settlement, it's not that I don't lack people, but that the number of shops under my name is too many and complicated, I'm afraid it is"

"Sir, can you let me try and give me a chance." Su Liuyu said sincerely, "Mr. must blame me for not being flattering, but if Mr. is really short of people, I can assure you that my accounts are pretty good."

For the first time, Shen Huaizhou seriously looked at the person in front of him.

Coarse clothes with patches, although washed clean, but also very poor.

Thin and small, with clear and sincere eyes, people can't bear to refuse.

"Then I'll test you, and if you answer all the questions correctly, I'll give you a chance."

Su Liuyu cupped her hands: "Please come up with a question, sir."

(End of this chapter)