Chapter 21: The Bookstore

The time has been pushed forward slightly, and it is still the first day of the first month of March. At the garden party of the Yunmen Mountain Mansion, the son of the Chen family from the Tongju Mansion "came uninvited", disrupting some of the original arrangements.

Speaking of that game on the bright side, even if the veterans of the city defense battalion still lost in the end, but in the last half of the time, they caught up and got back all the goals lost in the first two and a half games, and the last goal is expected to surpass, the veterans perfectly embody the competitive spirit of "friendship first, game second", and recovered the stinky feet of the first two games when attacking the goal. In the final result, the Pawns lost two and won one, and the number of goals scored alone was tied.

Song Qingming poured half of the jar of rough wine, reminiscing about the Dengzhou sailor mentioned by Chen Ji, calculating the truth and falsehood, after all, the general judgment of the government does not have the right to take charge of the army.

Suddenly, I heard a burst of cheers from below, turned my head, and saw the originally powerless veteran team fighting hard, suddenly entering a no-man's land on the field, and scoring one after another.

I couldn't figure it out, and at the end of the game, he didn't even notice the change in the expression on his face.

I was in no mood to look at the main stand, so I got up and left. On the way back, I wanted to go to Chen's house to talk about something, but in the end, I felt that I couldn't put my body like this, and I was choked on the table before. Therefore, when the carriage entered the long street where the Chen family was located, it turned around and turned back to the Guogong Mansion.

Although his reputation is poor, he doesn't have too much resentment against that Guogong Mansion, and he never hates that brother inside and out. has always been just the "kindness" of others, for fear that he would really threaten his brother's status and not wait to see him. Of course, he really has no emotion for that old man, if it wasn't for his own doing, why did he get into this situation?

Song Qingming returned to the Guogong Mansion and returned to his remote courtyard from the side, except for three rooms, the courtyard was opened up with a large martial arts arena, with all kinds of weapons. Song Qingming took a long stick and played for a while, went back to the house to bathe and change clothes, and prepared to meet his "father" who hated each other.

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Besides, everyone who stayed at the garden party was disturbed by the sudden change. The little grandfather may not know what is dirty in private, and his face is a little unhappy at the moment, as for the accompanying scholars, as well as some of the children of the official eunuchs, most of them are also dumb.

The little grandfather cleared his throat and laughed: "Be rewarded." ”

There were several echoing voices, and there was a little bit of fuss for a while, and the next show began.

The Guogong Mansion invited a girl from the Red Sleeve Building in Qingzhou, and there was a grand song and dance performance tonight, and some of the people who accepted the invitation would come over in the evening, and there were a considerable number of female dependents. Chen Ji was extremely unfortunate to be wrong.

That night, at the song and dance party, there were also good people who mentioned the events of the day, and a few scholars who were about to enter the school also promised some words, such as "I will definitely have a good discussion with Chen Gongzi" and other words, and there are also people who think about "I can't see Chen Gongzi tonight, it's a pity". With all kinds of thoughts, Chen Ji's reputation has developed in a better direction from everyone avoiding.

It's probably better to sell your reputation than not to learn and not to know how to do it.

A few words reached the ears of the little grandfather, and the right was only regarded as a "literary exchange" between readers.

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Chen Ji said a lot of good things, and told a story of "the big sword fairy and the bearded swordsman", and only then did he get the permission of the little girl, so he was able to buy two bowls of turtle jelly to moisten his mouth.

Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh every time he saw such a childish scene of Chen Ji, in the eyes of others, he regarded Chen Ji as a fool with an incomplete mind.

Tossing, thinking about the previous story, the little girl always felt that something was strange, déjà vu and fruitless.

Chen Ji raised his hand and waved it in front of the little girl's eyes, and said suspiciously: "Something?" ”

Xiao Ran shook his head like a rattle, "No." Holding the turtle jelly and burying it in his head, the roots of his ears turned red inexplicably.

Chen Ji and the shopkeeper asked for the address of the best bookstore nearby, waited for Xiao Ran to eat well, and gave money to leave. After rounding a few corners, you will arrive at the cross street mentioned by the old shopkeeper. More than half of the shops are in the business of readers.

As he was walking, Xiao Ran called, "Childe, this shop is very big." ”

Chen Ji looked up, there was a sign of "Jixian Bookstore", and compared it with the side, it was indeed quite big, and the façade was a multiple larger. There is a large wooden sign erected at the gate, on which a large piece of red paper is pasted, which reads, "New to the fourth and fifth volumes of "New Editions of Ancient and Modern Novels". ”

"The new arrival in Jiaxu is on the list of Chu Hezhe's fifteen articles."

"The Qingzhou Branch of the New Hanlin Book Company "Qingzhou Children's Examination Selected Essays"

"New ......"

All these things are widely advertised.

Chen Ji pursed his lips and smiled, a little more close. A bookstore guy greeted him at the door, and smiled Mimi and asked, "Childe buys books?" New to the shop ......"

Chen Ji immediately interrupted and pointed to the big red paper next to him, "Literate and literate." ”

The guy scratched his head, sideways, and said yes. Chen Ji bowed his head and walked in with Xiao Ran.

The store space is actually not small, but because there are several large bookshelves and small spaces are isolated one after another, it seems a little crowded at first glance. Chen Ji walked a few places and got a general understanding of the bookstore layout. It should be divided into five categories: "scriptures, history, children, collections, and miscellaneous sayings", and the most conspicuous row of bookshelves at the door is specially arranged with two, and Chen Ji glanced at it, most of them are mentioned on the red paper at the door, "the new arrivals of each family".

Chen Ji slipped around and was confused for a while. Finally, I stood in front of the row of "new arrivals" and began to choose. As for the rest, presumably Chen Xiujie, the Jinshi father, has already prepared everything for him.

The shop guy came up again, planning to recommend an introduction, of course Chen Ji raised his hand to send it away, otherwise it would be easy to show the stuffing when we chatted later. The bookstore guy smiled and retreated, but there was actually a little resentment in his heart.

After a stick of incense, Chen Ji beckoned the man to come and move the book. One volume of "Fifteen Articles of Chu Hezhe's Art in the Jiaxu Year List", two volumes of "Twenty-eight Questions of Li Jiqing's Calligraphy and Ink", three volumes of "Selected Essays of Qingzhou Children's Examination", and two volumes of "Eight Family Anthologies", a total of eight volumes, counting four coins and two cents of silver.

On the counter, the shopkeeper weighed the silver with a silver scale, and said, "Childe wants to take the latest volume of "Emperor Ming Shi Wending", just get together five coins of silver?" ”

Chen Ji smiled: "I can do business, I thought it was to give me the two cents of silver." Then he shook his head and said, ""Emperor Ming Shi Wending" is already at home, and there is no need for it." ”

The bookstore guy weighed the silver, didn't talk about it anymore, took a bundle of bamboo paper from under the counter and wrapped it together: "This is a little caution in the shop, I wished Gongzi to be on the ......list earlier" The latter sentence was half sung, probably thinking that this tone was quite like "the roll call in front of Donghua Gate", which can please a joy.