Wentang

Chapter 23
Rumors spread faster than Yue Shan imagined.

The next day when he went to the warehouse to find the manager to exchange books, the manager asked him gossipingly if he had heard of this matter, Yue Shan was embarrassed and speechless.

When Yue Shan asked him to exchange a few books with a fish, the steward... The steward's name was Zhou Shangyun, and he was a history of the seventh-class storage plan.

Hearing that Yue Shan wanted to exchange books with fish, Zhou Shangyun asked in surprise, "Why did you ask me to exchange books?"

"Among the people I know, Zhou Jishi is the only one who is a scholar, and he treats others generously and sincerely. That's why the boy will ask you to exchange books. I hope Ji Shi doesn't blame the boy for being abrupt." Yue Shan had considered this question a long time ago, and replied calmly road.

"Graceful and sincere?" Zhou Shangyun sneered, not knowing who he was targeting.

"I do have dozens of volumes of books in my family, but I spent a lot of time collecting them, so how can I give them to others easily?"

Yue Shan was not disappointed, and Zhou Shangyun just said that he couldn't give others easily, but it wasn't that he couldn't give others. The next step is to see his sincerity.

What is his sincerity?After thinking about it carefully, it didn't.He is not a smooth-tongued person, and there is no need to "Chengmen Lixue" to an exiled seventh-rank official, but he has a trump card.

"One of my treasures, I want to invite Zhou Jishi to hold the eye." Yue Shan invited the jade ring out as he spoke.

Hearing this, Zhou Shangyun's face changed and he became angry, and his sense of Yue Shan also dropped to freezing point.You poor boy actually learned how to bribe people?

I'd like to see what you can bribe me with. The old man must humiliate you and teach you a lesson.

However, when he saw the thing in Yue Shan's hand, he jumped up from the stool with a 'crack', and stammered:
"This... this... where did you get this thing?"

He is not a bumpkin like Yue Erwa or Yue Laosi, and he knows a little about jade.He doesn't know the quality of the piece of jade in Yue Shan's hand, but it doesn't matter, the important thing is that the jade is yellow.

Huang Tonghuang has always been used by the royal family, and ordinary people use it to be beheaded.

Where did the yellow jade pendant in this boy's hand come from?Did you buy it yourself or pick it up?However, when he looked up and saw the smiling young man standing in front of him, the thought immediately disappeared.

They clearly have a well-thought-out plan, and it is definitely not illegal possession.

Since it was not held illegally, it must have been given to him by someone noble.Immediately, the rumor that I just heard this morning came to my mind, could it be...

There are several similar rumors at the emperor's feet every day. Is it true what I heard today?
But it's not right, Qin Wang's brother-in-law has no right to wear a yellow jade pendant.Even if King Qin gave it to him, he has no right to pass it on to others.It's complicated.

The next moment, Yue Shan helped him solve all doubts:

"A few days ago, the day before I traded fish for food for the first time, I happened to meet Qin Wang and his wife on an outing. The boy was lucky enough to please Qin Wangfei, so she gave me this jade pendant. The person who came yesterday is indeed King Qin’s eldest brother-in-law and eldest grandson Wuji are entrusted by Wangfei to come and see me.”

"Qin...Princess Qin?" Zhou Shangyun stared like a bull's-eye. He didn't expect that not only were the rumors not false, but the truth was even scarier than the rumors.

Those are King Qin and Princess Qin, the number three people in the world.This boy actually has such an opportunity... I'm really envious.

It seems that Qin Wangfei does not attach great importance to this young man, otherwise, how could she give him the jade pendant, and how could she let her own brother come to visit him.This boy is going to be amazing.

Fortunately, Zhou Shangyun still has a bit of reason, knowing that it would be a sad story if he and Qin Wang met by chance.So I just envied Yue Shan's fortune, and didn't have any thoughts that I shouldn't have.

"Little brother, put away the treasure quickly, and don't show it to others easily in the future." Zhou Shangyun said with a wry smile.The title of Yue Shan has also changed from "little boy" to "little brother".

"Thank you Zhou Jishi, I understand. It means that I'm in love with you. If it were someone else, I would definitely not take it out." Yue Shan flattered a little, and took the opportunity to put the jade pendant into his arms.

"Don't worry about the books, little brother, as long as I have some at home, you can come and get them at any time. As for these fish, you should take them back, and treat them as a good relationship." Zhou Shangyun said.

"Then... thank you, brother." Yue Shan pretended to hesitate, and then agreed.

Sure enough, the smile on Zhou Shangyun's face became more sincere when he agreed, and he said sincerely: "Don't blame me for being petty and unwilling to give it to you. I have nothing to leave to my children and grandchildren in my busy life, so I just want to pass these books on to you." Descendants."

"Haha... Elder brother is indeed an elegant man, and his poems and books will surely become a good story." Yue Shan said.

For a while, brothers and sisters respected each other, people who didn't know thought they were brothers.

Zhou Shangyun's home is not in Caotan Town. It's too late to pick up books today, but he does have a few books in his dormitory here.Yue Shan was not picky either, and borrowed an Analects of Confucius.

With the prosperity of Confucianism, the Analects of Confucius has become a must-read subject for all scholars, so Zhou Shangyun keeps a copy with him at all times.

Moreover, Yueshan had read the Analects of Confucius in his previous life. Although he couldn't memorize it, he could still recall most of the content by looking at the context.It is more suitable for literacy than Thousand Characters.

Yes, he borrowed books just for literacy.

Only he knew that no old Taoist priest taught him to read, and all he knew were simplified characters of later generations.Fortunately, regular script had been popularized in the Tang Dynasty, and he could barely recognize some of the horizontal and vertical characters.Anyway, to him, there is no difference between Tang Kai and the traditional characters of later generations.

Use the relatively familiar Analects of Confucius to learn characters, and you should be able to learn most of the characters even by guessing.Once you know how to read, writing becomes easier.

The book is in hand, what about the fish?You can't take it back.He insisted not to give it to Zhou Shangyun.In the end, it was replaced by food.

This time, Zhou Shangyun sent the work from the warehouse to Yue Shan in person without charging a handling fee.

Seeing that there was obviously more food than before, Yue Shan sighed with emotion. Sure enough, only the people who died of starvation did not have officials who died of starvation.

He didn't mean to despise Zhou Shangyun, he was the beneficiary of vested interests and had no right to despise others.Just plain emotion.

Isn't it for this purpose that he took out this jade pendant today?

Zhou Shangyun's official position is very small, how small is it, no one takes him as an official outside the door of the warehouse.But it is such an official who is not an official of the seventh rank outside the ranks, who speaks his word in Caotan Town.

He controls the distribution of rations in dozens of surrounding villages.

There is no need to make it difficult for you, and there is no need to fight big and small.When scooping rice for you, knock the bucket on the stone twice to get a few taels more.On the contrary, you can save a catty and a half catty less than others for the same bucket of rice.

Yue Shan teaches history, and he has seen these nasty things in books.At that time, I just watched it as an anecdote, but in this era, it is natural to learn to compromise.

After getting to know him, it will be more convenient for the Yue family to do anything in the future.

Another reason is that Yueshan needs to be able to read, and the Analects of Confucius alone is definitely not enough. What should I do if I encounter a character I don’t know?There is bound to be a need for someone who can ask for advice at any time.Zhou Shangyun is his only choice.

Of course, he also inquired about Zhou Shangyun's personality in advance.It can't be said that he is a clean and honest person, at least he has not bullied or harmed the people, and his reputation is quite good.

If you change to someone with a bad reputation, Yue Shan will definitely not do this.The most is to wait ten or twenty days longer, the eldest grandson Wugou will definitely find a way to help him.

(End of this chapter)