Chapter 14: Buying Books

The person in charge closed the back door, and Li Luan'er and Li Feng'er sat and waited on a big bluestone across the back door.

There was nothing to do, and Li Luan'er was also very bored, so she began to look at this Yan Mansion.

Speaking of which, the Yan Mansion is the Yan family's old mansion in Fenghuang County, because the Yan family lives in Kyoto, this old mansion is just watched by the Yan family's steward, and they are usually taken care of by servants.

However, even so, this Yan Mansion can be regarded as a big and good house in the entire county.

Of course, in addition to the Yan Mansion, the other place is the Cui family's old mansion.

The houses of Yanfu are tall and spacious, but they are not luxurious, most of them are made of blue bricks, and even the wooden doors are also black, which looks very clumsy, but it is very in line with the characteristics of the military general's family.

Li Luan'er looked at the green bricks without any carving, as well as the gray tiles exposed through the high wall, and couldn't help but think of the Cui family's old mansion that she passed by when she came, compared with the Yan family, the Cui family's old mansion was obviously much more delicate and gorgeous.

"Sister, how much do you think our big worm can sell?"

Although Li Feng'er was very confident and calm, she was still a little apprehensive in her heart.

Li Luan'er smiled and patted the tiger beside her: "What are you in a hurry, if the price given by the Yan family is not good, we won't sell it, go back and I will skin the tiger and eat meat with you, let's nitrate out the skin ourselves, and find a good owner in the future, just sell the tiger skin." ”

"Sister knows how to nit the skin?" Li Feng'er was a little surprised.

Li Luan'er didn't make excuses, nor did she hide it from her: "What's not going to do this, it's very easy to learn, if you want to learn, I'll teach you." ”

For Li Luan'er, of course, the nitrate skin is very easy to get, after the end of the world, the climate of the whole world has changed a lot, when the cold comes, people in order to keep warm, they will peel off the skin of the mutant beast and make it into clothes, Li Luan'er in order to live more comfortably, learned a good skill of nitrate skin, she didn't expect that there was a time to use it in ancient times.

Hearing Li Luan'er say this, Li Feng'er showed interest on her face: "Really? That sister taught me that when our family got prey, I would sell the skin, which was much better than simply selling meat. ”

Li Luan'er nodded, replied, and was about to say something, when he saw the back door squeak open, or the old housekeeper came out, he wiped the sweat from the corners of his forehead as he walked: "Two little ladies......"

Li Luan'er hurriedly picked up the tiger and walked over with Li Feng'er.

"The little lady came very skillfully, my eldest young master just wanted to find a good skin, I see that the little lady's big insect skin is exquisite, and this big insect is tall and strong, and I want to be valued by my eldest young master."

The old steward smiled and spoke.

Li Feng'er was a little impatient: "Old man, how much money are you willing to pay?" ”

The old steward was still laughing: "It's not easy for you to hunt, and this big worm is not easy to fight, we won't treat you badly, so let's go, we don't go according to the price of the county, let's go according to the price of the capital, how about me and you three hundred taels of silver?" ”

Three hundred taels?

Although Li Luan'er didn't know what the prices were here, she also knew that three hundred taels was a lot of money in ancient times.

Li Feng'er was pleasantly surprised, and did not bargain again: "Okay, three hundred taels is three hundred taels." ”

The old steward beckoned: "And the two little ladies carry this big worm in, and I will take the money with you immediately." ”

Li Luan'er nodded, carried the tiger on his back and entered the door, Li Feng'er followed closely, Li Luan'er said to the old steward as she walked: "Trouble the old man, take two hundred and fifty taels of silver for these three hundred taels of silver, and exchange the remaining fifty taels for broken silver." ”

"Okay." The old steward had a good temper and agreed with a smile.

Li Luan'er followed all the way, but she didn't look at it anymore, Li Feng'er couldn't stop looking, just wanted to see where General Yan's old mansion was different from ordinary people.

After walking a short distance, the old steward stopped, pointed to a hut with the door open, and said, "Little lady, let the big worm go into that house." ”

Li Luan'er did so, and when she put the tiger away, the old housekeeper found a clean room next to her for her and Li Feng'er to go in and rest, and he hurried to the front.

About half an hour later, the old steward brought in a chest of silver.

Li Luan'er counted the number, and the score was exactly right, so she took Li Feng'er's back basket, packed the silver, put some wild vegetables and other things on it, stood up and handed a little broken silver in her hand to the old housekeeper: "I'm sorry for you, this is a little heart." ”

Li Feng'er was a little reluctant, but when she saw her sister doing this, she wouldn't refute it.

The old steward smiled and refused: "Even if this silver is enough, it is not easy for you, how can I ask for your money, if the little lady really has the heart, I will give me one after the hare or pheasant or something, I prefer that bite." ”

Li Luan'er nodded solemnly: "I wrote it down." ”

The old housekeeper kept sending the Li sisters to the back door, seeing that they were about to go out, he smiled and said: "My surname is Zhou, and I am the steward here. ”

"Thank you so much."

Li Feng'er smiled like a flower, knowing that her sister's silver just now had a role.

Although it is said that Zhou Guan didn't ask for it, it is better to give it than not to give it, and people have written down this feeling.

Li Luan'er bought a lot of rice and grain, and Li Feng'er bought some cloth and needlework, only saying that she would make some clothes for her brother and sister when she went back.

When she arrived in front of a bookstore, Li Luan'er couldn't walk.

She looked at the various books there, and she was a little moved.

Li Feng'er smiled when she saw it, and dragged Li Luan'er in: "In the past, we didn't have that condition, and it was not easy to buy these expensive things, but now there is some loose money, even if my sister likes it, I just bought it." ”

She laughed as she spoke, but there was a bit of bitterness in her smile: "I think how smart my sister was at the beginning, when my father was there, I liked to teach my sister to read, no matter what kind of book, my sister read it and wrote it down, and the words were written well, but then my father went to ......."

Li Luan'er originally thought that her original family was poor, and she was her daughter's family, so she was afraid that she was not very literate, who knew that the original body still had this one, so if she wanted to read or write something in the future, she would be able to find a good excuse.

"Not only does my sister pick a few books, but I also want to pick a few books."

Li Feng'er said while asking the shopkeeper to find some music scores and other books, Li Luan'er knew that Li Feng'er was also literate in reading, thinking about it, the original father must love his two daughters very much, otherwise, he would not have taught his daughter to read.

Li Feng'er was picking music scores on the side, while Li Luan'er sat aside to pick out books.

She picked out some books about history and geography, as well as customs and folklore, and picked five or six books, and the price was already quite a lot, so she didn't choose anymore.

This time, Li Fenger bought eight music scores in one go, because she bought the music score she liked, Li Fenger was really happy, and when she checked out, she smiled at Li Luaner and said that she must play the piano for Li Luaner when she has time.

After buying the book, Li Luaner bought pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and when it was done, the time was past noon, and the two sisters were hungry, so Li Luaner dragged Li Fenger to find a restaurant to eat.