Poor Family 1

  Chapter 514 Meeting in the bookstore

As the New Year approached, the bookstores basically had no business. Most of the bookstores had already closed, and posted a notice to open after the 15th day of the first lunar month. Shilin Yuan Bookstore was also closed for inventory these two days, but it temporarily opened its doors this afternoon. But it is not open for business, and there is a sign of closing for the new year on the gate.

  The Cao family’s ox cart arrived in front of Shilin Yuanshufang. The guards of the Cao family who followed the ox cart stepped forward and opened the door. Cao Jiaojiao jumped out first, “Scholar, we’re here!”

  Cao Yun walked out of the car door, when a young lady came out from the bookstore, stepped forward and smiled quickly: "It's Miss Cao! I'm Hu Qing'er, Yanqing's younger sister."

  Cao Yun smiled and nodded, "I know you, Brother Li said you are very skilled in martial arts."

  Hu Qing'er scratched her head, "I'm so sorry, I asked you out."

   "It's okay, is Sister Guo here?"

   "She is in the bookstore, please follow me."

Cao Yun was still a little nervous. She knew that Li Yanqing had already married a concubine. Today, she received a letter from this elder sister Guo, hoping to meet her. Although Cao Yun felt a little rushed, she couldn't refuse, so she Came for an appointment.

  Cao Jiaojiao took the initiative to hold Hu Qing'er's hand, raised her head and asked, "Sister Qing'er, are you really good at martial arts?"

  Seeing her lively and cute, Hu Qing'er really liked her, so he held her hand and said with a smile: "If a villain bullies you, tell sister, and I will teach him a lesson for you!"

   "I also want to practice martial arts, like Honghaier's fire cloud gun, you can blow out fire when you hit your nose twice with your fist, Sister Qing'er, do you know how to fire cloud gun?"

  Hu Qinger smiled slightly, "I have also practiced marksmanship, and I will give you a Fire Cloud Spear later."

"OK!"

Cao Jiaojiao pestered Hu Qing'er to tell stories about martial arts, but Cao Yun walked into the bookstore. The bookstore staff had all gone home for the New Year, and only the shopkeeper Luo and his wife were in charge of looking after the store. Shopkeeper Luo and Li Daqi had met several times, and Li Daqi was grateful for the kindness of the past , specially gave him a courtyard house in Lin'an. Although shopkeeper Luo didn't know why Li Daqi gave him the courtyard in Lin'an, he was very grateful for Li Daqi's generosity. Since Hu Qinger came to borrow the shop for use, he did not hesitate agreed.

  Cao Yun walked into the bookstore, and was immediately attracted by the books in the room. Surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes. Compared with the bookstore, her collection of books was nothing worth mentioning.

   There is also a reason why Cao Yun is called a female nerd by her family. She often forgets the things in front of her for a while after reading a book. Of course, it is only a very accidental moment, such as now

Cao Yun walked quickly to the bookshelf and looked at a row of familiar covers. It was Bai Juyi's "Bai Shi Changqing Collection". There were seventy-five volumes in it. She only collected thirty-seven volumes of poems, and other essays, She didn't have testimonials or anything like that, but there were all of them here, and she was really pleasantly surprised.

   "If you like it, I'll give it back to you!"

  A soft voice came from the side, Cao Yun turned around, and saw a woman in a white skirt wearing a veiled cap standing beside her, standing there quietly, with a detached and refined temperament all over her body.

   "Are you Sister Guo?"

  Guo Sisi took off the hood, revealing a beautiful face, and said with a slight smile, "I am!"

  Cao Yun hastily saluted, "Little sister Yunniang has seen sister."

  Sisi held her hand, smiled lightly and said, "No wonder he likes you so much, you really are beautiful."

   "Sister is the fairy, little sister feels ashamed,"

  Sisi smiled sweetly, "Let's go and sit inside!"

Cao Yun glanced back and saw Jiaojiao sitting on a pile of books reading, Hu Qinger standing at the door, smiling and nodding to her, she followed Sisi into the back room, the shopkeeper Luo and his wife temporarily avoided, Sisi Si asked her to sit down, poured her a cup of hot tea, and said with a smile: "I usually wear makeup when I go out to cover up my true face. I'm meeting you today, so I don't wear makeup on purpose."

   "My eldest sister has such a beautiful face, why do you need makeup?"

  Sisi shook her head, "Now if I am seen by someone, I will bring disaster to him, so I have always been cautious."

  Cao Yun understood a little bit in her heart, so she didn't ask any more questions, and she asked again: "Is Brother Li not in the capital?"

   "He went to Zhending Mansion for business, about 20 days, and returned around the tenth day of the first lunar month."

"oh-"

Cao Yun lowered his head and took a sip of tea, Sisi smiled again: "The first time I knew you was when I found a book and a painting in his bag. Interestingly, he said it was a ten-year-old boy. His wife gave it to him."

  Cao Yun couldn't help but covered his mouth with the back of his hand and smiled lightly. It turned out that he really thought he was a ten-year-old girl.

  The more Sisi looks at Cao Yun, the more she likes her. She became famous at the age of fourteen, and at the age of sixteen, she lived in the tower. She met all kinds of people in the tower, and she has a unique vision for people.

  Cao Yun is a typical well-educated lady, she can see that she is very simple, the city is not deep, and living with her in the future, my life will not be sad.

   "Why don't you come and sit at my house! I'm not used to being outside."

  Cao Yun hesitated, and whispered: "Brother Li's father has been to Cao's Mansion today."

The implication is that since she has already asked for a marriage, it is not convenient for her to go to the man's house during this time, Sisi smiled and said: "What does it matter, I invited you to be a guest, and besides, his father doesn't live with us, the mansion is just It's just me and Qing'er, we just happened to talk."

  Cao Yun changed his mind and thought that many women from aristocratic families who were engaged could also go to the husband's house to attend the meeting. It shouldn't hurt to go to Li Yanqing's mansion by himself, since he is not in the capital anyway.

  Cao Yun is young after all, not so old-fashioned and old-fashioned. What's more, she yearns for it very much, so she smiled happily: "That's all right! I'll bother my eldest sister."

Two bullock carts drove past Yunqi Bridge, bypassed the monastery, and stopped slowly in front of the mansion. Cao Yun got out of the cart and looked around. It was very quiet, for a person who likes books, quiet It's also her passion.

Cao Jiaojiao was very curious, she took Hu Qing'er's hand and asked questions. At this time, Guo Sisi put on the veiled hat, walked up to Cao Yun and said with a smile, "This is a rented mansion. Fulang knows that I like quietness, so I specially chose it to be quiet." here."

Cao Yun nodded, pointed to the Fayun Temple next door and said with a smile: "I visited that temple when I was a child, and I drew a lot inside, saying that I will be rich and powerful in the future, and treat me like a boy." .”

   "We went into the house to talk, it was very windy outside."

Everyone entered the mansion and went all the way to the back house, instead of going to the living room, they came directly to Sisi's living room and sat down. The room was as warm as spring, and two maids took off their coats for them. It is extremely elegant, although there are not many furnishings, but each piece is exquisite to the extreme.

A qin was placed in the corner of the room, and a pipa was hung on the wall. At this time, Cao Yun saw a picture of a lady admiring flowers on the wall. And the spring of the second year, that is the painting this spring.

  Cao Yun is also good at painting. Seeing that this painting has excellent skills in both color and outline, she couldn't help being secretly surprised. She suddenly became interested in Sisi's identity.

Cao Jiaojiao couldn't sit still, and after drinking a cup of tea, she followed Hu Qing'er to watch the Fire Cloud Spear. Only Cao Yun and Sisi were left in the room. At this time, Sisi smiled lightly and said, "Yunniang should guess Back to my original identity!"

  Cao Yun hesitated and said, "Eldest sister seems to like music and painting very much."

   "I was originally a well-known music prostitute in the capital. I was good at music, singing, painting and tea art. I was called a four-talented lady by the market"

  Cao Yun suddenly covered her mouth, isn't the fourth talented lady Li Shishi? "Could it be that the eldest sister is from the old building?"

  Sisi didn't answer her, stood up and said with a smile, "Let's go out for a walk too! I'll show you the garden."

Cao Yun was a little confused, she was a smart girl, she had vaguely guessed Sisi's identity, for a girl like her who was so beautiful, and who was excellent in music and painting, she committed herself to being a concubine, there was only one possibility , that means she came from a humble background, Le Ji or a tea prostitute.

   It’s just that Cao Yun never imagined that Sisi had been missing for a long time. Li Shishi, who was once famous all over the world, had been rumored to be dead, but she was hiding here.

Cao Yun knew in her heart that the eldest sister told herself this secret, in fact, she believed in herself and treated herself with sincerity. If the news spread, it would definitely cause a sensation in the capital and bring disaster to elder brother Li. Just keep it in your heart.

She followed Sisi through the yard and into the back garden. The snow on the stone path in the back garden has been swept away, and there is a faint fragrance of wintersweet. Sisi walked slowly with her hands behind her back. After seeing the flowers in full bloom, he sighed softly and said: "My life is like wintersweet, no matter how full and fragrant it is, it will wither soon. Although I, Mr. Li, is famous for a while, so what can I do instead of falling into mud? It’s better to find your own home early.”

  Cao Yun knew that she felt sorry for herself, and didn't know how to comfort her. After a while, Cao Yun said in a low voice, "I will keep a secret for you."

"The reason why I tell you the truth is because this is not only my secret, but also Yanqing's secret, and it will also be your secret in the future. Li Shishi has passed away, and Guo Sisi is my real name. Yunniang will call me Sisi from now on. "

  Cao Yun nodded lightly, "Little sister, remember!"

  Sisi felt relieved, she revealed the secret, and they will get along better in the future. She pointed to the corner room in the distance and said with a smile: "That is Yanqing's study, I will take you to see it."

  The two of them walked to the window of the study room. The window was not closed. Cao Yun looked in and saw that the inside was very elegant and simple.

   "He has a lot of books. This is the inside, and the bookshelves are outside. Why don't I take you to have a look while he's away."

  Although Cao Yun really wanted to see Li Yanqing's collection of books, she was still a little embarrassed in the end, and shook her head slightly, "Then next time!"

  Seeing that she was embarrassed, Sisi laughed, "Let's look at it later! By the way, I have a painting that I haven't finished, please help me to see it."

   "Okay! I really want to get credit tea, can my eldest sister teach me too."

   "Let's go! Go to my wing, let's look at the paintings first, and then I will teach you how to divide the tea."

  The two left the garden, talked and laughed and walked towards the courtyard.

  (end of this chapter)