198 Buy paper
Su Yu naturally didn't know about Heifeng Village, she got up early this morning, she was going to go outside to buy some cheapest paper, yellowed, watery, it doesn't matter, as long as she can write it, she also had the idea of finding a few old books for Xiaobao.
However, she is not very familiar with this place, and she is afraid of attracting the attention of the bandits, so she can only act carefully, at least, she has to ask the location of the bookstore before going out, and the guys in the teahouse also get up early, when Su Yu came out, he saw that he was opening the door, Su Yu walked over and asked, "Brother Gui, do you know where the bookstore is?" β
When the guy heard this, he was still a little drowsy, but at this time he suddenly woke up, and he widened his eyes and asked, "What are you asking for, is it possible that you still want to buy books?" β
Su Yu shook his head: "Don't buy books." β
"I knew it wasn't to buy books, but books were precious, and I said how could you have the money to buy books," the guy patted his chest and asked, "If you don't buy books, what are you doing over there?" β
Su Yu had already thought of a rhetoric: "I'll go to the bookstore to see if there are any old books I don't want, and ask for the price." β
The guy was even more curious: "What are you asking this for?" β
Su Yu said unhurriedly: "My brother is enlightened, he knows some words, he can't let him be blind to those bundles of cultivation, I think, if I can ask the price of the old books, and then work hard, maybe I can earn the money to buy the old books." β
After she finished speaking, she asked nervously: "Brother Gui, old books shouldn't be expensive." β
The guy shook his head and said: "You guessed wrong, think about it, those old books of the champions, with annotations written on them, this kind of old books can be more than twice as expensive as new books, and there are also books of predecessors,......" He gushed out, as if showing off how much he knew, too, after working in the teahouse for a long time, people from the south and north have seen a lot, and there are some things that you can know without listening deliberately.
Su Yu listened carefully.
The man added, "Only books that have been bitten by rats and have missing pages are worthless." β
Su Yu nodded: "Thank you, big brother." "To be honest, I bought two old books in Anding County before, and they were much cheaper than new books at that time, and she almost really thought that old books were cheap, except for the lone book, of course.
The guy said with a satisfied face: "If you don't understand anything in the future, just ask me." "He looks like an old-timer.
Su Yu smiled: "That is, as long as I don't understand something, I will ask you." β
The guy happily went to work.
Su Yu went out, her time was relatively free, she had already told Wu Zhi the story last night, she didn't need to stay in the store, and Gao Ping was sick, and the shopkeeper acquiesced to her going out to buy medicine or something, so she didn't interfere with her.
It's kind of free.
After Su Yu went out, she didn't go to the bookstore immediately, she went to the pharmacy first, in addition to grabbing the medicine, she also asked about ginseng, Dr. Liu's medical hall did not have ginseng, and she also asked about other pharmacies, just a family, fifty years of ginseng, and opened a high price of one hundred taels!
Su Yu's money is not enough for a hundred taels, in a word, he can't afford it.
However, she was not discouraged, she grabbed the medicine and left, and then went to the bookstore, now the weather is not very good, the rain and snow are humid, there are always some damp and moldy paper, this kind of paper is not used by some readers, Su Yu is ready to try his luck and buy some such paper back.
Writing a script requires not only pen and paper, but she can't ask the shopkeeper for it! The words she wants to write have nothing to do with the teahouse, it's a new story, she plans to change her name and write it quietly, just forget about ordinary stories, like "Three Kingdoms", it's definitely not as good as those fragrant words, Su Yu can't control those now, she has to work hard to earn money, help Gao Ping make up for his body, and when Gao Ping's body and bones are better, they will think about going home.
It's not a problem to spend time here.
As for writing that kind of story to bring bad children, it doesn't happen here, how can children recognize words! Only those young masters who are so idle that they have the money to buy these idle books!
Before that, she had to go to the bookstore to see if the bookstore would accept this thing. As for the price and how to settle the money, this will have to be discussed later.
The bookstore is in the alley, it is quiet, it is an elegant place, ordinary people will not go in, they can't afford to buy books, they can't read words, and the clothes on their bodies are shabby, how dare they step in?
Su Yu went in with the medicine, although the cotton on her body was patched, she was not ashamed, even if there was no bad paper in the bookstore, she couldn't go shopping, and she didn't say that she couldn't go shopping.
The guy from the bookstore stared at Gong Suyu not very happily.
Lord Su's clothes are too eye-catching, plus she is the first guest of the bookstore, and she recruited such a person to come in, it's not bad luck, and she can't afford to buy books, this guest even went to the new bookcase in the back to pick and choose, where did he get the guts!
The man stared at the poor boy for a while, and sure enough, as he expected, the boy couldn't afford to buy a book at all.
When the guy walked over, Su Yu was having a bitter face, strange, there was no novel here, could it be that he didn't accept this kind of book? No, it can't be not, just the love stories of those rich daughters, I have written volume after volume.
Su Yu saw the bookstore guy coming, she pointed to the book on it and asked, "Do you have a book like a script here?" β
The guy raised an eyebrow: "Can you afford it?" β
Lord Su was silent for a while, and said, "I'll take a look first." β
The guy smiled: "If you don't buy something, don't look at it, you can't afford to buy things here, it's bad to see." "He doesn't dare to keep Su Yu here, if he waits for the shopkeeper to come and sees the ugly boy, the shopkeeper will definitely be unhappy, and he will be angry at that time!"
The man's words were quite polite, at least, he didn't show Su Yu's face.
Su Yu knew that she couldn't ask anything, so she changed the subject: "Do you have paper to sell here?" β
The man was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "Yes, yes, do you want to buy it?" "He one
Dao, do you want to buy it? He looked at Su Yu suspiciously.
Su Yu asked directly, "Is there the cheapest kind of paper?" When she asked this, she was not embarrassed at all, there is more than one bookstore in this county, and it is a big deal to change her home and ask again.
The man's eyes glanced at the medicine in Su Yu's hand, and then said, "Yes, what kind of paper are you in?" β
Su Yu said: "The cheapest kind." β
Hearing this, the man hesitated for a while, and finally he turned his head to look at the counter, the shopkeeper hadn't come yet, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to Su Yu: "There is a batch of damp ones, there are mold marks on them, do you want such paper?" β
Before Su Yu could speak, he hurriedly said again: "That's good paper, you can wipe the mold marks on it yourself, and you can use it." "Actually, even if you wipe it, you can't use it, because the ink will blur, and you can't write on that kind of paper.
Su Yu said: "Show it to me." β
It took the boss to drag the batch of paper out from under the cabinet, as soon as he took it, there was a musty smell, Su Yu looked down, although the smell was heavy, but the paper was much better than Su Yu imagined.
The guy stared at Su Yu and asked, "Do you want it?" β
Su Yu asked, "What price?" β
The guy hesitated for a moment and said, "Five hundred Wen, take it all." β
Su Yu shook his head: "It's too expensive, one hundred Wen, I'll take it." β
When the guy saw that there was a play, he slowly grinded it up: "Four hundred Wen." β
Su Yu was adamant: "A hundred Wen, not more." After grinding for a long time, it was finally sold at a price of one hundred and fifty yuan, and this guy also gave her two books with broken pages, which were used to cushion the corner of the cabinet.
Su Yu took the medicine and walked away with the paper, the shopkeeper of the bookstore happened to pass by her, the shopkeeper glanced back at Su Yu's broken paper, and then turned around and asked the guy: "What's the matter with the paper?" β
The guy said happily: "It's sold, and it's sold for a hundred dollars." He kept the other fifty pieces under his cover.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he was a little happy, these unwanted papers were supposed to be used as firewood, but now they got a hundred wen for nothing, of course they were happy.
Su Yu saw that the sky was overcast, so she didn't dare to go any further, and went back to the teahouse with her things, she had a lot of strength, and she didn't feel heavy carrying these things. On the way, she spent ten cents to buy some steamed buns, which are much more expensive than steamed buns, Su Yu doesn't feel sorry for the steamed bun money, but she just thinks that if she buys buns, I'm afraid it will arouse the suspicion of others.
She returned to the teahouse through the back door, and the shopkeeper was doing business in front of her, not noticing her at all.
Writing manuscripts has to be hidden from people, because she can't let people know about her literacy, at least, she can't let these strangers in the shopkeeper know about writing, as for Wu Zhi, Su Yu also plans to sue him, if he says it, how can he know how to recognize words?
Su Yu plans to write a manuscript while Wu Zhi is telling stories, as for Xiaobao and Gao Ping, this matter can't be hidden, besides, she has practiced with Xiaobao before, as for what Cheng dΓΉ has been practiced, Xiaobao doesn't know. Su Yu also thought about it, and when the time came, she said that she thought of it when she was burning the stove at home, and she practiced it in front of the stove at that time, and she practiced it, she didn't want people to be treated as monsters.
Let's get the manuscript out first, and then talk about where to send it.
If you can't find a buyer, you can't bet on it first, it's really not good, just change the way to make money, although the shopkeeper of the teahouse is ready to get books and periodicals, but now it is still in the stage of talking, when it will be done, it is not certain, maybe next year, can not put all the hope on him.
Su Yu took steamed buns, medicine, paper and two broken books into the house.
When Xiaobao saw the book and paper, his eyes widened in surprise, while Wu Zhi's eyes were fixed on the buns, he rushed up with a snort, grabbed the buns and ate them.
Xiaobao's voice trembled a little: "This book ......"
Master Su put the paper on the ground and said: "For you to practice calligraphy, however, this paper smells a little bad, when the time comes, I will wipe it with a rag, and then dry it when the weather is clear, it will definitely smell good, by the way, I will pick out the one that can write for you." "She's talking about paper.
Xiaobao didn't care about eating, he beat the two broken pages of the book and flipped it around, as if he was looking at a baby.
Su Yu patted his head: "Don't look at it, go and wash your hands, let's make buns, and we'll see it after eating." β
Xiaobao reluctantly put down the book, and then went to the kitchen to clean his hands as Su Yu said, and ran back, he picked the smallest bun and began to eat it in a big gulp, the bun is actually about the same size, selling buns, if the portion is different, the guest will say, it's really embarrassing for Xiaobao, and he can even pick the smallest one from the almost big bun, his eyes are really good.
He finished eating in two bites, and then read the broken book in his hand.
Although the book is broken, the words on it can be seen clearly, and there are annotations left by others on the side of the printed font, which is very good for Xiaobao, he is not long when he reads, and some books he knows the words, but he just can't understand the meaning, in fact, this is a normal thing.
If everyone can be self-taught, what else do teachers do?
When Xiaobao and they were eating, Su Yu naturally didn't forget about Gao Ping, she took the two hottest buns and gave them to Gao Ping, Gao Ping was still lying on the bed, the injury on his body made it a little difficult for him to move, he could move, but it hurt, it hurt when he moved.
He ate the buns slowly, glancing out the window from time to time, not knowing what he was thinking.
Liuyang County is very peaceful, the displaced people do not come, there is no shortage of food, and Su Yu does not have a sense of crisis.
When Wu Zhi went to tell the story, Su Yu took out the charcoal she had made, she spread the paper on the table, and was about to write, when she wrote a Western character, Xiaobao came over, and he whispered: "Second brother, what are you writing?" β
Su Yu's hand stiffened, and he forcibly turned the two words under the word West on the paper into 'Journey to the West', there is a child, and he is still a literacy, alas......
What a miscalculation.
However, "Journey to the West", a very demonic and fairy story, has an advantage, that is, safety. Su Yu was a little worried, she hadn't written a story, let alone an ancient script, and now she was just copying it, it was important to help Gao Pingye get sick, and the rest, could it be exchanged for money? In this era when there is no edition, it is useless to talk about anything.
Even if it is a message book, Su Yu only plans to send a small half of the content, if someone reads it and pays the silver, she will continue, if no one reads it, then even if this hundred and fifty wen is wasted, then she will change her way to make money!