Chapter 38: Xiang Ruicheng
Jiang Ying didn't plan to leave the inner city too soon, and now there are parents with their children constantly pouring in, and they will be able to do it for a while if they want to go out. He looked at the time, it was not even eight o'clock in the morning, and it was estimated that the king of the demolition family had not woken up yet, and there was no need for him to rush back. So Jiang Ying decided to take advantage of the time he still had at his disposal to walk around the inner city for a while before going back to the hotel.
The inner city of Qinyang City shown on the electronic map is empty and white.
Therefore, Jiang Ying can only wander around blindly according to the instructions of the road signs.
He is not ignorant of the inner city, when he was a child, Jiang Yao listened to his mother Ding Rui tell many stories about her and her father Jiang Shaoxi. After more than ten years, Jiang Ying has almost forgotten these stories, but there are always one or two stories that Ding Rui repeatedly mentions that Jiang Ying remembers.
Among them, Ding Rui often mentions a bookstall with only ancient books.
The reason why Ding Rui often mentions the bookstall is because Jiang Shaoxi likes to go to that bookstall to borrow books to read.
"At that time, your father was a complete nerd. If I can't find your father in the school library, I'll just go to that bookstall and look for it. That's what Ding Rui said at the time.
But this is not the reason why Jiang Yao remembers this incident clearly.
After Ding Rui's words, the young Jiang Ying thought that Jiang Shaoxi loved to read very much. It wasn't until Jiang Ying and Jiang Shaoxi talked about this bookstall later that Jiang Shaoxi gave Jiang Ying the answer that made Jiang Ying feel that his personality had collapsed.
"At that time, after going to the Qin State, he was poor and white, and his father's life was barely maintained by the scholarship of the Imperial Academy. Therefore, when I usually have nothing to do, I have to read books to pass the time. At that time, Jiang Shaoxi was answering Jiang Ying's questions while dealing with official business.
Since then, Jiang Ying's impression of this bookstall has become extremely deep.
The inner city is huge, and finding a bookstall is as difficult as finding a pebble in a pond.
It's just that the three major academies plus the imperial palace occupy a lot of area, and no shops are allowed to be built within a 100-meter radius of the temple. Together, these buildings occupy 70% of the land area of the inner city.
So it's not very difficult to find that bookstall, of course, provided that the bookstall is still there.
Of course, it doesn't matter if the bookstall can be found or not, he didn't plan to read books in the first place, Jiang Ying just gave himself a goal.
"This friend, seeing your confused appearance, don't you know where to go?" At this time, a young man's voice sounded behind Jiang Ying.
Jiang Yu turned his head to see that a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man wearing the uniform of the Imperial Academy was standing behind him.
"Hello, my name is Xiang Ruicheng. The young man laughed.
"Hello, do you know where there is a bookstall with only ancient books?" Jiang Ying said to Xiang Ruicheng with a smile.
"I know that, you mean, but the path is complicated, and it's hard to get there without a map of the inner city. Xiang Ruicheng pretended to frown and said.
Jiang Ying sensed that the energy of "greed" began to emerge from Xiang Ruicheng's body, but it was faint and faint.
"Then is there any way to buy a map?" Jiang Ying wanted to see what the young man's purpose was, so he followed Xiang Ruicheng's words and asked.
"Coincidentally, I have a map here, as long as thirty Qin coins, it will be yours. When the time comes, I will point out the location of the bookstall on the map, and if you follow the map, I believe you will be able to find the bookstall soon. Xiang Ruicheng took out a map and said with a smile.
"The suggested price here is only 25 yuan, why do you want 30 yuan?" Jiang Ying glanced at Xiang Ruicheng.
"I don't take his advice. Xiang Ruicheng said willfully.
"Okay, I'll give it to you. Jiang Yu took out his wallet, took out a fifty-face Qin coin from it and handed it to Xiang Ruicheng.
When Jiang Yu took out thirty Qin coins, he "accidentally" revealed the work card of the Duhuang Academy to Xiang Ruicheng.
Xiang Ruicheng didn't take the money, swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a "grunt", and said cautiously: "Friend, what was that you just now, it looks really scary." ”
"Guess. Jiang Ying said with a smile, "Xiang Ruicheng, which class are you in?"
Xiang Ruicheng subconsciously wanted to run away.
It's a pity that it's not so easy to get rid of Jiang Ying, as the strongest person in his generation in this era, how can Jiang Jin's reflexes be underestimated, the moment Xiang Ruicheng wanted to run, Jiang Ying held down Xiang Ruicheng's shoulder.
"Classmate, you haven't told me where the bookstall is. Jiang Ying smiled, but this smile made Xiang Ruicheng shudder.
"This friend, I have something to say. Xiang Ruicheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "It was a misunderstanding just now, didn't I react instinctively." Well, I've always liked to help people, otherwise I'll take you there, okay?"
"Yes. Jiang Ying is not unforgiving, the other party just wants to make a little money, just scare him.
After being caught, Xiang Ruicheng was much more honest and obediently left with Jiang Ying.
"Friend, is that your ...... from our school?"
"Guess. Jiang Ying smiled.
"That's no fun, I really want to make friends with you before I report home. But you didn't say anything, friend, it seems a little unpleasant. Xiang Ruicheng said.
Jiang Yu found this person quite interesting, talking to him was like talking to an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years, and he looked familiar.
"My name is Jiang Yue. Jiang Ying said.
"Brother Jiang, you're here to be the school librarian, right? ”
"What is the reason?" Jiang Ying was a little impressed by Xiang Ruicheng, he could guess so much with a work permit, and Xiang Ruicheng was not a mediocre person.
"The work card in your wallet is the work card of our school's staff, right? You're very faced, and you still need to ask for directions in the inner city, which means you're an outsider. The teachers recruited by our school are all seniors who graduated from the past, so you are excluded from being hired by our school. If it's not a teacher, it's a different job. There are two jobs that the school is currently lacking, one is the position of a cleaning aunt who just quit last week, and the other is a librarian who has been vacant for more than a year. Eliminate the remaining two, and finally guess it. Xiang Ruicheng said confidently.
"I still know a lot. Jiang Ying smiled.
"Of course, in the Imperial Academy, there is nothing I don't know, only what you didn't expect. As long as the price is moderate, I promise that as long as I walk around the school, even the preferences of the former principal can be investigated. Xiang Ruicheng raised his head, looking proud.
"I guess the former principal has the surname 'Xiang'. How could Jiang Ying believe his nonsense.
Xiang Ruicheng was still very honest, and said that he would lead the way, so he really took Jiang Ying to the bookstall that only had ancient books.
It's just that...... The process is a bit quick.
At the end of the small alley at the first intersection of the side street opposite the Imperial Academy, turning right, was the small bookstall.
There is a huge parasol at the bookstall, and there are two huge bookcases under the parasol, and the ancient books are neatly arranged in the bookcase.
There is also a gray-haired old man sitting on a rattan chair next to the bookcase, and there is a coffee table next to it, the old man is pouring himself a drink, not like the owner of a bookstall, but like a leisurely Taoist who is idle and wild.
The old man frowned when he saw Xiang Ruicheng, and said, "What are you doing here, this kid, go back to class quickly." ”
Xiang Ruicheng smiled: "Grandfather Gao, I didn't think of it, it's my friend Jiang Yue, he wants to take a look at your bookshelf." In the spirit of helping others, I deliberately sacrificed my class time to accompany him here. ”
Jiang Ying glanced at Xiang Ruicheng, daring him to ask for his name just to take the blame for him, this kid is calculating.
"Don't say it so nicely, you took me thirty Qin coins to bring me here. The corners of Jiang Yao's mouth hooked an arc and sneered.
Xiang Ruicheng's face suddenly turned green.