Crossing the Homeland

Chapter 14

Before returning to the village, Xia Junyan made a special trip to the bookstall, in addition to buying some pens and paper, she also hoped to buy some folk tales.This is the sorrow of dressing up as a village girl. There is no ready-made "know-it-all" maid who sympathizes with you who have "amnesia", so as to tell all kinds of news.

Do it yourself.

There are very few people around the bookstall. After all, there are very few literate people these days, even fewer women.Where is Xia Junyan, a little girl standing, as eye-catching as standing in front of the men's toilet.

There are not many types of books on the book stand, and the main one is the series of "Three-year college entrance examination and five-year simulation to teach you how to successfully pass the exam".The extracurricular books focus on the "Fox Fairy Girlfriend Falls in Love with Me" and "Miss' Personal Martial Arts Champion" series.

Xia Junyan flipped through two books, but had no choice but to put them down.I regret that I didn’t apply to the Department of Archeology and Chinese Literature back then, otherwise there might be a big market for the translation of Tang’s Four Young Masters, Tomato and Egg Soup into classical Chinese.As for the tomb robbery notes, forget it, just use this name, it must be a banned book in ancient times with strict patriarchal clans!

"Are you literate?" The stall owner gave her an impatient look, "If you want to buy it, hurry up."

I couldn't find a single book written by a great god.Xia Junyan sighed softly, it seems that the books of Luo Dada, Shi Dada or Wu Dada are not very popular at this time.

"How much is this book?" Xia Junyan asked, pointing to a "Collection of Ancient Poems".

The stall owner replied nonchalantly: "Seven hundred coins, the better one is one tael."

too expensive! !

Xia Junyan probably knew that ancient paper was expensive, but she didn't expect it to be so expensive.With her still struggling to get enough food and clothing, she really couldn't afford such luxuries.

Seeing how poor Xia Junyan was, the stall owner immediately said: "If you can't afford it, just walk around, I don't allow you to read white books here!" As he spoke, he waved away impatiently.Suddenly seeing a young man dressed as a scholar approaching, the stall owner immediately changed his expression: "Mr. Lu, are you here to buy books too? They are all printed on engravings that just came out this year. Look at the words, they are sure to be better than last year's." it is good."

Xia Junyan stood up a little bit, but those rosy-faced and slightly fat Mr. Lu were interested in her: "Which house are you a maid from, are you here to buy books for your lady?"

Xia Junyan was about to explain, when she saw a scholar in a blue gown rushing over.

"Brother Lu, why are you still here? Everyone is at the tea house!" Cheng Yuan was talking, when he saw Xia Junyan, he was taken aback, "Why are you here?"

"Let me see what books are there." Lu Chenshan said innocently.

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Cheng Yuan couldn't explain it for a while, so he shut up in embarrassment.

And Xia Junyan didn't expect to meet Mr. Cheng Dajun here, and without a word, she left immediately with a bamboo basket.Seeing Cheng Yuan's expression, Lu Chenshan understood a little now, and asked, "Do you know that girl?"

"I..." Cheng Yuan was not sure why Xia Junyan appeared here, and it was such a coincidence that she met Lu Chenshan!

Everyone knows that Lu Chenshan can be the leader of their group of students, the reason is very simple, Lu Chenshan's father is the only official salt merchant in this town.Although they are merchants with the lowest status, salt merchants are not simple merchants. They have all hands and eyes, especially those who deal in official salt, and they are all connected to relatives in the government.Although there is still the last exam that has not yet been taken, Lu Chenshan is already a default scholar.

How many children did not become scholars until they passed the exam.Cheng Yuan is also for the last exam. These days, he has been flattering Lu Chenshan, hoping to pass him and leave an impression on the chief examiner.

Cheng Yuan thought for a while, and made sure that Xia Junyan arrived before he had time to say anything to Lu Chenshan, "It's just from our village, and I don't know it very well."

(End of this chapter)