Li Ying flipped through it casually, and found nothing special, just some enlightenment books. This bookstore is not so much selling books as it is a small public library. How many poor children come here, read and copy here.

Li Ying prefers travelogues, but she didn't find them here, and she was a little disappointed. People who like travelogues can only stay where they are, look at the travelogues written by others, and then wander through their own world. Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, Li Ying can only do the former.

Just as he was about to leave, a tall young man greeted the door, his breath was high, and he strode forward. Li Ying walked absentmindedly and almost bumped into the man. Needle Yu was immediately on guard and stood in front of Li Ying.

The man glanced at Needle Yu, and then looked at Li Ying behind Needle Yu, just an ordinary woman, and she didn't care about it, and passed by.

Li Ying felt that he was very familiar, and he didn't know where he had seen him. She wanted to leave, but because of the man's presence, she decided to stay for a while.

The old man who was drawing and writing at the counter saw the man and got up to greet him. "Childe, you're here. ”

"I've got some new books, I'll have people move in now, and you take care of them. The man said, followed by a servant and several large boxes.

The old man ordered someone to open it, register it, and put it on the bookshelf in less than a quarter of an hour. The young man finished talking to the old man and went into the back room.

Li Ying looked at these new books and wondered, who is that man? In this world, books are a luxury. Without printing, paper did not pass. Paper is used by rich and noble families, and poor families can only use bamboo slips and the like. The words in the books are hand-copied, so in this bookstore, there are many people with bamboo slips and brushes copying.

Flipping through the pages, Li Ying pulled out a copy of "Chang'an Miscellaneous", she was very interested, and after reading it, she realized that it was an anecdote about Chang'an, and she read it with relish. She wanted to buy it.

The old man was still there, and Li Ying asked him, "Old man, can I buy this book?"

The old man looked at this ordinary cardamom girl, who looked like an ordinary person, and said kindly, "Girl, most of our books here can be sold, a small part can only be borrowed, and some rare books can only be read in our small shop." You can't sell this copy in your hand. ”

"Can I borrow it?" Li Ying asked again.

"It's the first time the girl has come to our shop. You can borrow books, but you have to follow the rules of our shop, write down your name and address, and pay a deposit. ”

Li Ying was in trouble, the deposit was not a problem, and he left his address, so he told him who he was. Li Ying didn't want to, acting low-key and cautious is Li Ying's consistent style, and he knew that Li Ying had inquired about where some long-term workers lived. Li Ying hesitated, and was about to put down the book in his hand.

At this time, the young man came out and saw Li Ying at the counter, and he had already heard the conversation between Li Ying and the old man. When he saw Li Ying at the door, he thought which lady was this, although she was dressed ordinary, and the girl from an ordinary family, she was followed by two loyal servants. Besides, girls from ordinary people's families are generally illiterate, and Li Ying came in and read it all over, which shows that she is literate. After listening to the conditions of the old man's borrowing, I knew that the old man was intentional.

There was never a rule of leaving a name or address for borrowing books in the bookstore, and the old man could see that the girl was unusual. When the young man thought of this, he smiled, and when he came out, he saw the "Chang'an Miscellaneous" in Li Ying's hand, and raised his eyebrows, this girl is interesting.

Then he said to the old man, "Uncle Zhang, you just have to borrow, and the deposit or something will be counted on my head." ”

Li Ying looked at the tall man in front of him, a little dazed. She wouldn't put herself on a book just because of it, and she wouldn't borrow a book from a man's words. At that moment, she returned the book to the old man, stating that she would not finish. He saluted the man, thanked him, and turned to leave the bookstore.

The young man looked at Li Ying's departing figure, with a playful look in his eyes, and was a woman with a temper. It doesn't matter, she'll come back, as long as the book is there, and she's still interested in it. Look, next time I should go into some miscellaneous notes.

After Li Ying left the bookstore, he felt a little regretful in his heart, he liked that book, and he didn't borrow it, and he would always remember it in his heart. At most, come back next time, or ask someone else to borrow it. Li Ying was relieved when she thought of this. Who is that man, thinking of this, Li Ying instructed Cui Xiang, "You go and inquire, who is the owner of that bookstore? Remember, don't let others find out who you are." I'm waiting for you at the pantry shop in front of us. ”

Cuixiang nodded yes, and there was no one in the smoke.

Li Ying and Needle Yu sat down in the tea shop, which was just a semi-open-air tea shop, with a low house inside, and a tent set up outside, and several tables were set up, which was not big. Li Ying ordered a pot of coarse tea and ordinary pastries, which were the only ones in the store. After all, the tea shop is not a restaurant, just a rest for pedestrians.

Needle Yu glanced at Li Ying worriedly, she was afraid that the young lady would dislike it. Fortunately, the young lady didn't say anything, and took a sip of tea. This time, Needle Yu was worried that the things in the tea shop were not clean, and if the young lady ate a bad stomach, it would not be as good as theirs. Needle Yu is not as good as Cuixiang to hide her thoughts in her stomach, she said bluntly, "Miss, you don't use these tea and pastries less, the outside is not as clean as the house." ”

Li Ying smiled, and when Cuixiang was not there, Needle Yu spontaneously took care of Miss. In the past, Needle Yu only cared about Li Ying's personal safety. "Okay, I see," Li Ying nodded.

Watching the people coming and going on the street and listening to the gossip of the people in the tea shop, Li Ying felt that he was living in this real world. How do you wake up in a dream, what is in a dream, life is just a dream, just be happy in a dream, why bother whether it is awake or a dreamer! As long as this moment, I and the world are real.

Li Ying looked at the sky of Chang'an City from afar, it was blue and blue.

Cuixiang came back, needle Yu poured tea for her, and Cuixiang said slowly.

This bookstore is very famous in Dongshi, poor children often come here to borrow books and recite, poor people can't afford to buy books, so they can only come here to borrow books. The old man at the counter is a teaching gentleman, if they don't understand something, the gentleman can solve their doubts and don't charge a penny. The title deed of the bookstore is in the hands of Yang Xiong, the right prime minister, but the owner of the bookstore is not Yang Xiong, but Yang Xiong's son Yang Jun. Yang Xiong's wife gave birth to four daughters in a row to have this son, and Yang Xiong was very strict with the education of this son. This bookstore was taken care of by Yang Xiong and Yang Jun.

Li Ying put down the cup, Chang'an is really small.