Anne came out of Liu's house and went straight to a bookstore.

At this time and space, there is already engraving printing, but the printing cost is too high, and the price of the printed book is also high.

Therefore, ordinary students still use hand-copied books the most.

Because of the popularity of manuscripts, there was a lot of copying business in bookstores.

Anne knew that the owner of this bookstore was a scholar from a poor peasant family, and he was reluctant to teach, so with the support of the Yue family, he opened this bookstore.

After all, it is also a business, opening a bookstore, selling pen, ink, paper, inkstone, etc., which sounds more expensive than the businessmen next to him.

Because the boss himself comes from a poor family, he takes great care of poor students.

Copying books in his bookstore, not only does he pay more than others, but he also provides more pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Often after copying a book, there is still some left, so that students can also get more paper and ink for practicing calligraphy.

Of course, the boss also said that he would give a few more pieces of paper, just to prevent mistakes.

As long as the copyist is careful enough, he will not need the extra paper and ink strips given.

The boss's move not only gave benefits to those who read, but also saved everyone's face - people are not charity, but people who copy books earn it with their own real skills!

"Zhou Xiucai, do you want to copy books too?"

The bookstore owner's surname is Xue, and after listening to Anne's words, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Zhou Yaozu is a celebrity in Qi County, and he was admitted to the show at the age of thirteen, just like a prodigy.

It's a pity that the amazing talent of the year was just a flash in the pan, and in the following ten years, the prodigy fell off the altar and has long been "out of the ordinary".

But Zhou Yaozu's fame is still not small, the reason is that he was obviously from a peasant family, but he followed a few rich children to fool around.

He often went to restaurants, green buildings and other high-end consumption places to participate in the "poetry meeting", which attracted many people who originally had high hopes for him to shake their heads again and again.

Boss Xue was originally quite optimistic about the youngest talent in Qi County, but he didn't expect that Zhou Yaozu began not to learn well, and did some limericks on weekdays, wasting years and talent in vain.

Such Zhou Yaozu has long been used to enjoying it, and he has never thought of copying books in bookstores to make money.

Therefore, hearing Anne's request, Boss Xue subconsciously turned his head to look at the sun outside. Hey, the sun hasn't risen in the west.

When Anne saw Boss Xue's appearance, she pretended to smile bitterly, "Boss Xue smiled." In the past, I didn't know how carefree I was, but now I know that I was very wrong. ”

Boss Xue felt that his actions were a little rude after watching the sun, and hurriedly smiled: "It's not too late to make amends." Zhou Xiucai has been studying for more than ten years, and he writes very well in the pavilion style, if you want to copy books, Xiao Lao'er is welcome. ”

Usually copy a book, about three ~ five thousand words, and the honorarium is ten cents.

The paper and ink used to copy the books were provided by the bookstores.

Newcomers who come to copy books must pay a certain deposit to the bookstore.

If you really don't have any money, you can also write a receipt.

After all, books are not cheap these days, and other bookstores are also worried that someone will take the book but not return it directly.

Boss Xue may be trying to make up for the rudeness just now, and maybe he wants to show goodwill to Zhou Yaozu, so he said generously, "Zhou Xiucai is not an outsider, so there is no need for a deposit or anything." You can just write a note. ”

Anne hurriedly said: "Thank you boss for taking care of you, everything is according to the rules of the bookstore." ”

Anne estimated the time, three or five thousand words, if she copied it carefully, it was estimated that she could finish it in half a day.

Of course, she still has to go around the fields, and she can't copy all day long.

In this way, at the end of the day, you can finish copying a volume.

Zhoujiaao is more than 20 miles away from the county seat, and the traffic in this year is basically walking.

When you come to the county seat, you have to walk for more than an hour.

It is not easy to enter the city, so you can only reduce the number of times you enter the city.

Anne planned to go into town every ten days.

So, Anne took ten books from the bookstore, along with the corresponding paper and ink strips.

In addition, Anne bought some cheap paper and ink to practice calligraphy for herself and her children.

There are a lot of things, and Boss Xue asked the guy to give her a burden.

Coming out with a large bag of things, Anne looked at the sky and realized that it was not too early.

She's going back in a hurry, and if it's too late, she'll have to walk at night.

Anne was lucky to go to the city these two times, and when she walked out of the village, she ran into an ox cart from a neighboring village, and Anne spent a few pennies to take the ox cart in order to hurry.

In the future, you can't spend money like this, Anne still has to set an example for the third generation of the Zhou family.

It's always bad to say to the children on the front foot that "it's not easy to make money", and she will take the ox cart leisurely on the back foot.

And by ox cart, it is only a one-way car, and there is no ox cart to sit on the return trip.

Anne carried her baggage and strode along.

As she walked, she pondered. Well, when it comes to ox carts, she can actually add an ox cart to the family.

The oxen pulling the cart can usually plow the land and pull things, and when the farm is not working, it can also do some business of carrying goods and people.

Zhou Jingxian's health is not good, he thinks he is the head of the family, he doesn't want to lie at home and eat idle meals, and he does farm work on weekdays.

But his physical condition is there, and every time he does too much, he gets sick.

Sometimes when he is sick, he spends more money on medical treatment and medicine than he earns from work!

Since Anne is dressed as Zhou Yaozu, she has to fulfill her due responsibilities and obligations for him.

Filial piety to the elderly, friendship with siblings, raising children, and taking care of nephews are all things she should do.

Anne nodded, just buy an ox cart, let Daddy Zhou go to catch the car, not tired, and still earn some money.

It just so happened that she had won a hundred taels of silver from the gambling house, enough to buy cattle and a cart frame.

Anne was not slow on her feet, and when she got home, it was already evening.

Zhou Xiande and Zhou Xiancheng went back to school, and Zhou Xianren, Zhou Xianxin and Zhou Xianyi were also sent to the school.

After school, the five children were not idle, but according to Anne's request, they carried water and chopped wood, and they were very busy.

Zhou Jingxian sat in the hall and watched, and found that several grandchildren went to school and became more sensible.

Zhou Xianren is three, when he is not in school, he will not stay at home and work honestly, but run out to play crazy, and will never come back until he eats.

It's like now, everyone is afraid that they won't be seen by their father (or uncle) if they don't have a job, and then they will be carried to the field, and they rush to work.

Even many of Zhou Yufang's jobs were robbed by several cousins.

Looking at the lively appearance in the courtyard, Zhou Jingxian had an illusion: their old Zhou family is going to prosper.

The children and grandchildren are sensible and know how to be motivated, and the old Zhou family will definitely be able to develop in his hands!

Anne came back at this time, and as soon as she entered the door, she met Zhou Jingxian's emotional and hopeful gaze.

"Dad, I went to the bookstore and got some books and came back to copy them. This is a way to make money and review articles in the book. ”

Anne replied to Zhou Jing first.

"It's okay to copy books. ”

Zhou Jingxian is becoming more and more satisfied with his eldest son. In just three days, the eldest son seemed to be reborn.

In the past, the eldest son only talked nicely, but did not take any real action.

Now, Xu is the third time that he has fallen off the list, which has stimulated his eldest son too much, and it has made him change so much.

Zhou Jingxian was very happy about this change in his eldest son, and he had a hunch that such an eldest son might really be able to pass the exam in three years.

The more Zhou Jingxian was satisfied with his eldest son, the more he felt sorry for him.

Alas, when did the boss do farm work, and after only two days, he got a tan, and he lost a lot of weight.

If you don't go to the academy to study, then study at home, and there is really no need to work in the fields.

Zhou Jing thought first, wait two more days, and let him know the hardships of farming.

At that time, even if his son doesn't give up, Zhou Jingxian will drag him home.

After all, Zhou Jingxian has not despaired of Zhou Yaozu, and still hopes that he can be promoted and become an official.

"One more thing, Dad, I went to the county seat these days and found that the business of the ox cart in the neighboring village is very good. ”

Anne began to talk about the ox cart again, "Dad, I have a thought, you see that we are far away from the county seat, and it is inconvenient to go to the city to buy things, or sell eggs and vegetables, and it is not enough to have an ox cart in the neighboring village, so let's buy an ox cart too." ”

"Buy an ox cart?" Zhou Jingxian was a little moved.

Their family originally had cultivated cattle, but a few years ago, they sold it in order to make money for Zhou Yaozu to catch the exam.

At that time, Zhou Jingxian was so distressed that he cried for half a night.

"A good ploughing cow costs one or twenty taels of silver, how can our family have so much money?"

Zhou Jingxian quickly shook his head, "Plus the frame or something, an ox cart will cost thirty taels of silver, to say the least." "I can't afford it!

"Who said our family doesn't have any money?"

Anne smiled, turned back to the east wing, and returned with a bag in a short time.

"What is this?"

Zhou Jingxian was a little dumbfounded, even when the Zhou family was at its peak, he had never seen so much silver at once.

Anne told me about going to the gambling house again.

Seeing that Zhou Jingxian was a little worried, he hurriedly said: "Dad, don't worry, this is the last time I enter the gambling house, and I will never be contaminated with that thing." ”

Zhou Jingxian breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the pile of white flowers and silver again, "You still have to buy books, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, etc., you can just keep the money yourself." ”

Zhou Jingxian is partial to the eldest son, if he makes money as another son, his first reaction is to receive it from the public school.

Zhou Yaozu, who had eaten white rice for more than ten years, was reluctant to take the money back, but Zhou Jingxian wanted to let him keep it for himself.

"Dad, what am I keeping this money for? I can earn money by copying books now, and I should be able to earn three taels of silver a month. ”

Anne looked around, and saw that the family was watching a few boys working in the yard, and there were only two of them in the hall, father and son, so she lowered her voice and said, "Besides, our family has not been separated yet." ”

"Da Lang, I knew you were sensible. "Zhou Jingxian, like Mrs. Tan, feels that there is a reason why he is partial to the boss.

In the past, the boss was intimate, but now he is even more happy to do things.

"That's also my father and mother who love me,"

Anne habitually said a nice word, and then said, "Father, when you have the money, go buy an ox cart." When the time comes, you don't have to work in the fields, just drive to the county seat, how can you earn twenty or thirty miles a day. ”

When Zhou Jingxian heard this, he was even more moved: I said that Da Lang bought a good ox cart, it turned out that he was tired of work, so he deliberately found a light livelihood for him.

Subsequently, Zhou Jingxian learned that Anne not only found him a livelihood, but also made arrangements for the third generation of the family......