Dad, Did You Study Today?

Zhou Qing held the mud ball and was apprehensive.

Her one lie brought so much trouble to the Pen and Ink Store, and this was considered biting the hand that fed her.

Zhou Qing looked down and kicked the stones near while mentally calculating how to explain to Shen Li.

The explanation was easy by only telling the truth. But she could not make up for the outcome.

Zhou Qing was very spirited in the face of people who opposed her, but this situation ……

Fortunately, Shen Li solved it very well.

Hey!

If only she had crossed over, like other female protagonists who were skilled in the art of medicine.

With a single stroke, she could make up for it by healing Shen Li’s injuries as soon as she stepped in.

Zhou Qing suddenly sensed a shadow above her and looked up as she was imagining. She saw Shen Li smiling warmly and standing opposite her.

Zhou Qing hurriedly stepped back and smiled awkwardly and apologetically, “Boss Shen.”

“What a coincidence. It’s nice to see you again, Miss.”

Saying that Shen Li’s eyes fell on the mud ball in Zhou Qing’s arms. He frowned and said curiously, “What is this?”

Zhou Qing raised her hand and touched the tip of her nose, “I got so many things from Boss Shen yesterday. I originally thought of sending this chicken to Boss Shen with nothing to repay. I didn’t expect a lie I told yesterday would bring you so much trouble. Thank you, Boss Shen.”

She thanked him for the gift and even more for covering up her lie and not pushing her into the limelight.

Shen Li softly looked at Zhou Qing. Suddenly, he wanted to raise his hand and rub Zhou Qing’s hair.

He wanted to.

“There is no harm, and Miss need not take it to heart. It is common to encounter such problems when running a store.” Saying that, Shen Li reached out towards the mud egg, “This is the chicken for me?”

Shen Li’s calm and light tone relieved Zhou Qing’s heart, “Well, it’s already packed up, and it’s ready to be cooked as soon as it’s on fire.”

“Miss is thoughtful.” Shen Li held the mud ball. “Did Miss come into the town specifically to send me this?”

Zhou Qing ……

Zhou Qing laughed, “Not specifically, of course. It’s most important to send you the chicken along the way and go to the bookstore. That, I won’t delay Boss Shen’s business. I’ll go first.”

Zhou Qing waved her hand at Shen Li and left.

Shen Li wanted to keep her. After thinking about it, he didn’t say anything. He just watched Zhou Qing leave, and then the corners of his mouth rose as he carried the mud ball into the Pen and Ink Store.

Uncle Zhong witnessed everything at the door of the store. Looking at Shen Li again, his gaze carried a few points of dissatisfaction.

He felt like he was an idiot when he was talking to Miss Zhou.

However, he was happy even though he was disappointed.

After all, the fool had become enlightened.

How exactly did the buy one get two free rumors to come to light? The moment he saw Zhou Qing, he understood.

“My Lord, what is this?” Uncle Zhong deepened his smile and looked toward the mud ball in Shen Li’s arms.

“Well, Miss Zhou gave me a chicken. Later when Miss Zhou comes, let’s eat it together.”

Uncle Zhong ……

Why didn’t he hear Miss Zhou mention that she would return?

“Your Lordship is sure that Miss Zhou is still coming back?”

Shen Li nodded, “Naturally.”

Then holding his mud ball, he went to the inner room.

Zhou Qing, who didn’t know she had been confirmed on her schedule, entered a bookstore at this moment.

“What would you like to buy, Miss?” The attendant greeted her warmly.

Zhou Qing looked around and opened the door, “I would like to ask for an opportunity for my father to copy a book.”

In this case, the attendant could not decide and called out the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was a chubby man in his forties who looked very elegant.

“Your father wants to copy a book?”

Zhou Qing took out the words Zhou Huaishan had written and spread them on the counter.

The shopkeeper glanced at it and couldn’t help but let out a low cry, “Good writing! Really good writing! This character has a lot of style and momentum.”

Zhou Qing heard these words.

Hearing these words, Zhou Qing’s heart was slightly more stable.

However, the shopkeeper followed, “I wonder which academy your father is in?”

There wasn’t a school in the county where he didn’t know the best students.

But he hadn’t heard of anyone’s fathers who were that old.

The shopkeeper had some doubts and looked at Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing smiled, “My father has not yet entered the academy.”

The shopkeeper ……

Hadn’t he entered the academy yet?

Was he a child?

Then …… How did the daughter get so big?

Did the family bring a child bride into the family?

Zhou Qing ……

“My father had studied in earlier years. Then his poor parents gave up, and they kept the land. But although he gave up studying, he always thought about it in his heart, and he never gave up practicing these characters ……”

Without waiting for her to finish, the attendant on one side laughed, interrupting Zhou Qing’s voice.

The shopkeeper gave the attendant a side-eye. He turned to Zhou Qing and said, “Miss has no idea. Even though the students worked hard in copying books, we also paid for the paper, ink, and silver. Therefore, we generally do not accept it easily.”

This was a refusal.

Zhou Qing was prepared to be rejected before coming.

After all, not everyone can earn money from copying books.

Without further ado, Zhou Qing showed the poem’s first two lines, “Look at this.”

“Cling to the green mountain, never give up. The bamboos take their roots in the cracks of the rocks.”

The shopkeeper’s eyes landed and involuntarily read out slowly.

The phrase emerged suddenly, and felt the endless rhyme and flavor.

It had been long since he had seen such a good new poem!

“Good poem! Good poem! Only these two lines?”

He was a little impatient to know what followed.

Zhou Qing smiled, “No way. Why would I show you if it was only these two lines?”

When Zhou Qing said this, the shopkeeper immediately understood what she meant and couldn’t help but laugh. “Does Miss want to use this poem to allow your Father to do so?”

Zhou Qing shook her head.

“I know that the Bookstore has been printing poetry books. If you are interested, I want to sell this poem to the Bookstore.”

Previously, the original host visited the town several times to look for a living and heard people talking about poetry books.

The higher the quality of the poetry book, the more sought after the bookstore would be by the students.

“Sell?”

“This poem can be sold to you. You are free to use it and sign it freely. After that, it has nothing to do with my Father, so don’t worry. No one else has seen this poem yet.”

The shopkeeper smiled, and his eyes glowed.

This poem was top-notch. The quality was far better than the ones he had collected.

If the poem could be freely signed ……

When he thought this poem would be sought after by many scholars, the shopkeeper’s heart tingled a little, “What price do you want to sell it?”

Zhou Qing laughed, “I will listen to you. After all, I still want my Father to copy books here.”

The shopkeeper laughed, “Miss is very good at calculating. Where did you get this poem from.”

“My Father made it.”

The shopkeeper did not believe this, but Zhou Qing said so. He was sure he could not ask the result, so he did not pursue the question but said, “In that case, do you think ten taels of silver is enough? If you think so, you can sign a contract with me.”

Zhou Qing ……

Ten taels!!!

Shit!

Selling copyrights sure did make a lot of money!

“Okay, but I don’t know how to write. let’s sign it with my handprint.” Without bargaining, Zhou Qing readily agreed.

Ancient writing was challenging, and Zhou Qing could barely read but could not write a single word.

The shopkeeper quickly wrote two copies of the contract.