Chapter 109: The Bookstore
Half a year ago, Hu Xiuer was a very innocent and cute girl, but now she makes Ouyang Shu a little strange.
However, Ouyang Shu still smiled and nodded to this strange acquaintance, and Hu Xiu'er suddenly smiled and nodded.
At this time, Hu Qing'er came to the front of Ouyang Shu and asked Hu Duo: Aren't Daddy and Mother here?
Hu Duo shook his head and said: They went to the temple in the morning to pray for the Buddha, and they should be back soon?
Hu Qing'er's expression moved, she knew that her parents did not believe in Buddhism, and almost never sought Buddhism on weekdays. After a moment's thought, she asked, "Then why didn't you go?"
Hu Duo pointed to Hu Xiu'er beside him and said: It was Xiu'er who said that it is better to ask for heaven and earth than to ask for Buddha and God, I think this is very reasonable!
Hearing this, Hu Qing'er looked at her sister appreciatively and nodded.
Ouyang Shu heard a little other meaning contained in these words. Since it is to seek the Buddha, after all, there is something to ask for, and why ask for the Buddha if there is no matter. Besides, he noticed that when the family opened the door just now, the first thing he said was: Are you all finished? If it weren't for the constant harassment of others, the Hu family's family would not be like this.
At this point, Ouyang Shu asked Hu Xiuer: Is something wrong at home?
Ouyang Shu knew that although Hu Duo was two years older than Hu Xiu'er, Hu Xiu'er could explain things clearly than him. Moreover, Hu Duo is also very convinced of this sister, otherwise he would not be reluctant to follow his parents to seek Buddha because of her words.
Hu Xiu'er's eyes moved slightly, she looked around, and said, "Let's go back to the house and say!" You didn't continue to ask about the salute, so you turned around, summoned two family members, and ordered them to help unload the salute.
Ouyang Shu secretly praised Hu Xiu'er for being careful, and he didn't see his own carriage and horses, but he knew that the three of them must have come by carriage.
Chapter 71 of the text is the mysterious person who leads to it
Ouyang Shu has been struggling a little in the past few days.
The figure of Hu Qing'er, who has not appeared in his mind for a long time, has been haunting in his heart. It's just that the shadow in this haze is a little blurry, but Ouyang Shu can be sure that it is Hu Qing'er, who has been separated for more than a month.
Her smile is still so elegant and moving, her body is still so light and dexterous, her complexion is still so gorgeous and charming, but her eyes are so resentful. seems to be complaining about his amorous feelings, and seems to be lamenting his shameful life. This made Ouyang Shu also have some entanglements in his heart.
The matter with Hu Qing'er was born in such a daze, and afterwards Ouyang Shu thought of a very good excuse for the events of that night: the moon was in trouble! The moon was also a god in the sky, and if Ouyang Shu did not accept his will, he would be a qualified traverser.
The matter with Li Qingzhao is another matter, although it is only a momentary emotional explosion, it is definitely a true outpouring of feelings. Admiration and love are added together, which is a kind of reluctance. Since there is this kind of reluctance, if you don't take the initiative to pursue it, you will be a man again, and even more vainly a man of the Great Song Dynasty.
Messy, really messy!
Ouyang Shu finally abandoned this entanglement from his heart, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and thinking too much is definitely not good for scientific research. Besides, he still doesn't regret anything he did before.
After comforting himself like this, Ouyang Shu finally found a good excuse for himself, and his mood immediately improved a lot. He began to review the poems he had written silently these days.
Speaking of which, Ouyang Shu was really lucky, he met the mysterious middle-aged man that day, and learned the news from his mouth that he might have to take the Shifu exam. Although he didn't believe the news at the time, he still made some preparations. But soon, only a few days later, the Ministry of Rites issued an official document, and this exam really has to test poetry!
This news immediately caused a sensation among the scholars, so the ill-prepared scholars naturally cried wolf, completely lost their former demeanor, and were full of foul language and scolding. And those who have been prepared for a long time often pretend to sigh, but they are secretly happy in their hearts.
And the happiest thing during this period is the bookstore that sells the two books "Cut Rhyme" and "Jade Chapter". These two books are the officially recognized pinyin dictionaries and ministry dictionaries of this era. Because many of the Great Song officials spoke very poorly, and the pronunciation was extremely non-standard, the imperial court stipulated that when taking the poetry test, these two dictionaries could be brought into the examination room. In this way, these two books are naturally expensive in Luoyang, and the major bookstores in Bianjing City were quickly sold out. Many booksellers who saw the opportunity immediately sent a large number of these two books to other places, and the supply was still in short supply.
Ouyang Shu looked at such a hot scene, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, he was also the first two books he had just bought, and the two books added up to less than two hundred yuan at that time, but in the blink of an eye, it had risen to twenty yuan each, and it seemed that there was still room for growth. And this price has already declared that those poor scholars in their families are destined to be impossible to buy books.
Because of this, in the past two days, Ouyang Shu has gone out and hidden the money, the most important thing is to hide these two books. It was the same today, after he had hidden everything, he walked out the door and met the man who lived next to him and was about to open the door and enter the house.
You, aren't you the one Lu Ouyang Shu recognized the person in front of him at a glance, isn't this the guy who sold words together that day? If it weren't for his guidance, maybe he would still be drinking the northwest wind now!
The man smiled faintly and said: It seems that I really have a relationship with Brother Tai! I just bought this inn in Xia, and I actually happened to live next to Brother Tai. What is the name of Brother Tai?
Ouyang Shu said happily: In the next Ouyang Shu, the cursive word Muwu, I am so happy to be able to reunite with Brother Yuan. Lu Yihao smiled bitterly and said: I'm ashamed to say that it's all because of the damn "Cutting Rhyme" and "Jade Chapter", although my family is not rich, but it was enough for me to live in a nice inn on Nanmen Street by selling some calligraphy and paintings, but I didn't expect to spend 25 yuan on buying these two books yesterday! Twenty-five percent! It's even more powerful than a robber. All of a sudden, I spent almost all the money I earned from selling words. And now that the exam is approaching, Wen Shu is important, so naturally he can't sell calligraphy and painting anymore, so he had to change to an inn that he can afford to live in, although it is far away from the Gongyuan, but the conditions are not bad.
Ouyang Shu suddenly smiled, lowered his voice and said: Since there is a fate to reunite, the younger brother will be the east, how about inviting the brother to go out to eat something good?
Lu Yihao said in confusion: Below this inn is the restaurant, why bother Brother Muwu
Ouyang Shu smiled mysteriously and said, "Brother Yuanzhi, you don't know anything, since I accidentally ate a meal at the Lujia bun on the side of the road, I ate this inn
Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of footsteps, Ouyang Shu hurriedly closed his mouth and looked towards the staircase. I saw a stout man slowly walking over, coming straight to Ouyang Shu's side, and asked, "Are you that Ouyang Shu Li Muwu?"
Ouyang Shu responded: Yes, you are
Lu Yihao saw that this person's eyes were fierce and knew that it was not a good way to come, so he smiled and said to Ouyang Shu: "Brother Muwu, since you have guests, then don't worry about Artemisia, let's go to the good place you said another day!
Ouyang Shu then asked the stout man, "May I ask what advice my brother has for me?"
The stout man looked at Ouyang Shu expressionlessly, took out a thing from his arms, handed it to Ouyang Shu, and said: The owner of this veil wants to see you, and orders me to come and pick you up!