It has been three months since he came to the capital, but Lin Xi has never seen the prosperity of the national capital, and there are always these things delayed.

The sound of clattering carriages went from the east to the west of the city, and the bustle of the bustle came from far and near through the curtains.

Lin Xi lifted the curtain and looked out, on both sides of the street where the ice and snow had not yet melted, the new shoots of the big trees had slowly emerged, and the breath of early spring was cold and fresh. Pedestrians walking on the street, there are already a lot of fur felt hats, which look a lot lighter, and the shops on both sides are open, with bright colors and a wide variety of goods, and people are coming in and out, so it is not lively.

"Xi'er, wait, I bought pen, ink, books and paper, if you have time, I will accompany you for my brother." Xiao Yuheng did not ride a horse, but accompanied Lin Xi in the carriage, looking at his cousin's curious appearance, he couldn't help but quip, "It doesn't matter if you return late tonight, my grandmother and mother are all in response." ”

Lin Xi glanced at him when he heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and said, "Shouldn't grandmother and aunt be nervous, but sister-in-law nodded?" ”

Xiao Yuheng let out a "ha", with an expression of "good you stinky boy", picked up the folding fan on his waist, and did not open it, and gave Lin Xi's head a crisp sound with a "pop".

Lin Xi reached out and touched it, his chin was slightly raised, and his face was written, "Isn't it?" ”

Xiao Yuheng glared at him, Lin Xi glared back regardless of the weakness, and after a while, the two of them felt that it was a little naïve to do this, and they all shook their heads with a smile.

The carriage turned a corner, and the bustle was much quieter, as if it was far away. However, there are still a lot of people on the street here, but they are similar to Xiao Yuheng in terms of clothing, and they are all scholars. And most of the goods sold on both sides of this street are needed by the literati, everyone whispered softly, carefully watched the slow selection, and subconsciously lowered their voices.

The carriage stopped in front of a shop, and the waiter opened the door, "Young master, young master, here." ”

Xiao Yuheng got out of the carriage first, and then subconsciously turned around and stretched out his hand to Lin Xi.

Lin Xi twitched the corners of his mouth almost invisibly, thinking that he really regarded him as Sister Lin.

Lin Xi stretched out his hand in resignation, "Thank you, big cousin." ”

After getting off the ground and standing firmly, Lin Xi looked up at the bookstore, only to see the three big characters of "Golden House" written on the plaque.

Xiao Yuheng sighed: "This is the title of the great calligrapher Zhang Heng, every time I see this, I can't help but stop and watch for a long time, or have some understanding." ”

Lin Xi turned his head, and sure enough, he saw that there were already scholars looking up not far away, he always thought that it was the carriage of the Hou Mansion that attracted the onlookers.

"Cousin, let's go inside."

Lin Xi glanced at the three big characters, which were very pleasing to the eye, but his attainment in calligraphy was really not high, except for the feeling of beauty, the handwriting was vigorous and powerful, and he really couldn't see where the uniqueness was, he had always liked the neat and clear font.

Xiao Yuheng shook his head and entered the bookstore, and asked Lin Xi, "Xi'er, do you feel anything?" ”

Lin Xi ignored him.

The number of books in it is much more shabby than that of the large bookstores of later generations, but the blue leather bindings are neatly arranged on the shelves, which is more serious than the colorful and various best-selling methods of later generations.

This bookstore is not visible on the outside, but it is very large inside, and the gap between the bookshelves is far away, so people will not bump into each other when they turn around.

The scholars gathered in twos and threes, holding books in their hands, bowing their heads and saying a few words from time to time, breathing in the fragrance of paper and ink that escaped from the surroundings, and the whole book room looked very good.

"Yo, Young Master Xiao hasn't been here for a while, why do you have time to come over today?"

The shopkeeper was coming out of the room with a few books in his hand, and when he saw Xiao Yuheng, he immediately smiled.

"There are a lot of things at home, isn't this just free, shopkeeper Zhuang, how are you doing recently?"

"A few days ago, it was leisurely, and it was busy after the beginning of spring, and this year to catch up with the spring, candidates from all over the country have come to the capital, and they are all rushing to the dragon gate, so you have to take advantage of this time to hurry up."

Speaking of this, I heard one of the scholars inside shouting: "Shopkeeper, but you found it?" ”

"I found it, Childe is lucky, this is the last Baige Lao's "Commentary on the Five Classics", and if you want it again, you will have to live a while." After the shopkeeper Zhuang turned around and finished speaking, he asked Xiao Yuheng, "What book does Young Master Xiao want to buy, do you need my help to find it?" ”

Xiao Yuheng waved his hand, glanced back at Lin Xi, and said, "My little cousin is going to take the Xiucai exam, don't you want to come here to have a look, you are busy first, and we can come by ourselves." ”

Shopkeeper Zhuang looked at Lin Xi along Xiao Yuheng, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and at a glance, he knew that he had been raised with his heart. A few days ago, I also heard a lot of rumors about the Yongning Hou Mansion, thinking that it was just a sluggish young man who went to a foreign family, and after all, he was just sending people under the fence, but he didn't expect the eldest young master of the Xiao family to take care of him so much, which shows that the Yongning Hou Mansion takes a fancy to this young master.

"That's good, little young master, take a look, my shop is the most and best in the entire capital, this young master Xiao knows best, if you like it, take it, there are many people who buy books these days."

The shopkeeper and Xiao Yuheng knew each other at a glance, and his words were not too flattering, but cordial.

Speaking of Chunqiu, Lin Xi couldn't help but think of Pei Xuan.

Counting the days, his senior brother is about to arrive in Beijing, as a person of King Liang, he must not need to worry too much about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and he can't say that he can win a good ranking in this spring.

Lin Qing often praised Pei Xuan's article mastery in front of Lin Xi, and over time, he will definitely be able to go to high school, but this time he has a backer, and he is even more stable.

I don't know if Pei Xuan will feel more guilty when he thinks of his teacher and his junior brother these days.

"I heard that Xi'er likes to read some travelogues, and my grandmother is really right."

Xiao Yuheng's voice suddenly sounded in his ears, Lin Xi was slightly stunned, looked down at the book in his hand, and was stunned after closing it.

"Travels in White Rock"!

Coincidence or ......

Xiao Yuheng looked at Lin Xi's expression When he saw the cover of this travelogue, he went from careless to thoughtful, and finally to sadness, until he missed it with grief, and his heart suddenly moved, and then he didn't say anything.

"Dad gave me this travelogue in the end." After a while, Lin Xi said lightly, the look of pain and tears on his face had been taken back, and he gently put the book back on the shelf, "And this travelogue hides his handbook, I used this handbook to send the governor of Huaizhou to prison, and many officials lost their heads." ”

Xiao Yuheng moved his mouth, but remained silent.

"Big cousin, everyone says that I like to read travelogues, but in fact, I don't like to look at these scenery and things at all, and then derive a bunch of things that understand life."

So why? Xiao Yuheng looked at Lin Xi, who looked more and more indifferent, suspiciously.

Lin Xi turned his head, hid his hands in his cloak, and shook his head with a smile on his face.

At that time, he just wanted to find a way to cover up those deadly account books, he knew it himself, and Lin Qing also knew it.

Xiao Yuheng asked, "Do you want to see it again?" ”

Lin Xi nodded, "Yes." "His father will always be in his heart, and he will live well.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of vigorously slapping the bookshelf not far away, and then the sound of squeaking and squeaking the bookshelf was heard, Xiao Yuheng and Lin Xi turned their heads together, and the people around them also frowned and looked at the source of the sound.

"How can this be true? This book is ordered in the next first, naturally I got it first, and then you look at it, if the shopkeeper has nature to buy, there is no way to take other people's things, so arrogant, but there is a king's law! ”

Hearing this, everyone already understood that in the past few days, this kind of incident of fighting for the sole book has occurred from time to time, and it is not new.

"What kind of royal law, how can such a trivial matter be related to the word royal law, you are too big to make a fuss. Brother Wei is the third young master of the Wei State Mansion, and the poetry and books have always been praised by everyone, if this exam is nine out of ten, if it is wrong because there is no such note, Brother Wei will not agree. ”

Another slightly shrill voice sneered, but listening to those words, it always felt unusually harsh.

As soon as the words fell, a slightly muffled voice spoke.

"Alas, Brother Yu's kindness has also passed, it feels like my Wei Mansion is bullying people, so let's do it, I will pay ten times the price to buy this Baige Lao's "Commentary on the Five Classics", this ...... Brother Tai, please cut love, Wei Qianding is grateful. ”

Presumably this is Wei Qian, and then he heard someone agree: "I'm afraid it's not enough, Brother Wei might as well add more, there must be a silver to rent a house, the Beijing Inn is not cheap." ”

There was a burst of laughter.

These people are really, at this time, the emperor can come over with a private visit, Lin Xi thought silently in his heart. But I heard a sneer in my ears, and then I heard Xiao Yuheng sneering: "What is praised, this Wei Qian is unsightly except for the glamorous words written by Sister Yao, the rest is unsightly, he has already taken several exams before I get off the field, and he is still taking the exam after I entered Hanlin, fighting cocks and lackeys all day long, bullying men and women, if it weren't for Wei Guogong's tight protection, I don't know how many times he has been imprisoned, nine out of ten, hehe." ”

Lin Xi was speechless for a while listening to Xiao Yuheng's sarcasm, he had never heard him hate evaluating a person so much.

"This Wei Qian is a big cousin of sin?"

Xiao Yuheng stopped talking, before the Bai family made a marriage, he was accidentally seen by Wei Qian and entangled when he went to the Pure Buddha Temple to make incense, and he didn't give up until he got married, and the men were all angry, of course, this kind of thing naturally wouldn't be told to the simple cousin.

The laughter over there finally angered the scholar, so he took a tougher attitude, saying that if he didn't give it, he wouldn't give it, and he didn't want to entangle with this group of Kyoto magnates, so he endured his anger and wanted to leave.

However, Wei Qian and the others have been acting for a long time, and they haven't gotten the book in their hands, so naturally they won't give up, otherwise how will they get mixed up in the world in the future?

A glance blocked the way, and then the two sides began to push.

Lin Xi was curious and planned to go over to take a look, but suddenly heard a "boom-" sound, accompanied by an exclamation, a bookshelf collapsed, and the books and furnishings on the shelves fell down one after another.

What's even worse is that the crowd panicked and avoided the room, and I don't know who squeezed to the back shelf, and then two bookshelves also collapsed and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, realizing the danger, Xiao Yuheng pulled Lin Xi away in time to avoid being hit by the falling book.

"Oops, oops, this is...... A few sons, no matter how angry you are, you shouldn't smash a small place! ”

Shopkeeper Zhuang exclaimed, his face was full of helplessness and anxiety, looking at the group of scholars and the tall gentlemen who didn't know what to say. The corners of the bookshelves on the floor had been shattered, and the knick-knick-knacks on top of them had been shattered, and some of the books that had been crushed underneath were fine, some were broken and broken.

The shopkeeper wanted to cry without tears, "They are all readers, why don't they cherish books, forget about the shelves, what a pity these torn books!" ”

The scholar was stunned for a moment, listening to the shopkeeper's words, he felt guilty, no matter how much responsibility he had, he couldn't help but say, "I...... I'll pay for ......."

Before he could finish speaking, the people around him pulled him, and he looked back, shook his head, and signaled that there was no need to say any more.

"Compensation? Look at your poor and sour appearance, what compensation do you take, or use the "Commentary on the Five Classics" that has not yet been paid? ”

The schadenfreude at this time made Lin Xi couldn't help but want to smoke him.

"Alas, Brother Yu, you can't say that, I said scholar, in fact, you and I are both responsible, and Young Master Ben doesn't say much, then it's better for one person and half."

Wei Qian's words made the scholar and the others frown, it seemed reasonable, but in fact, it was not, even half of the scholar couldn't take it out, and if they hadn't forcibly seized it, how could such a thing happen?

But I can't think that the people who are good friends with that scholar are naturally not wealthy, and some of them may have extra money in their hands, but there are still two months before the exam, and it is the time to use the money.

Seeing the scholar's sad look, Wei Qian smiled, picked up the folding fan and opened it, and pretended to be pot-bellied and said, "In this way, you give me the book, and the remaining half of the book will be released for you, how about it?" ”

At the best, this book still has to go to Wei Qian's hands.

The scholar gritted his teeth, his expression was sad, the hero bent his waist for five buckets of rice, and today the scholar bowed his head for money.

However, at this time, when the scholars were still righteous, they listened to this, and discouraged them from giving the book, even if they were not rich, everyone could make up some money.

"Brother Zhan, you take these first."

The scholar surnamed Zhan is unwilling, and he is already like-minded and walks together, so what is it when it comes to property?

It's just a little bit of a disinterest.

Although he is a little impulsive, isn't it this kind of flesh that the reader wants?

Lin Xi thought that Lin Qing, who was still young, had also gone through this experience, and felt that the impulsive character of these scholars was also cute.

So I couldn't help beckoning to the shopkeeper of Zhuang, and then pointed to myself after pointing to the messy ground, meaning that I will compensate.

Shopkeeper Zhuang looked at Xiao Yuheng and saw that Young Master Xiao had no objection, so he also nodded, and said to the scholar surnamed Zhan and Wei Qian: "Forget it, forget it, the sons didn't mean it, and they don't want a few to compensate, but if you have the title of the gold list in the future, please take care of it in the future." ”