"A few days ago, I asked you to find me a few annotations for "The Great Gift" in your shop, and I haven't found any trace after looking for so long." The dissatisfaction in the young man's tone was about to overflow, "If I hadn't read all the books you have here that day, I wouldn't have put the article here, I had already said that the book I wanted would be delivered in three days at the latest, and now it has been four or five days, coaxing me to make a contract and regret it?" ”

The guy couldn't stop fighting, and apologized repeatedly, and said shortly: "Little Brother Zheng, please here, our shopkeeper is behind, let's sit down and talk about ......" While saying, he made a gesture of "please" with one hand, and led the little brother Zheng to the back.

The others left like this, and they didn't come back for a long time, leaving the remaining guests aside, Ji Qinglingbai waited for a while, and couldn't help but pull a guest next to him and asked, "Who is that?" What a big shelf. ”

The guest was dressed as a middle-aged scribe, who looked like a local, and when she asked, he smiled and said, "You kid, are you from a foreign country?" Isn't it not long since he arrived in Jixian County? ”

Ji Qingling nodded yes.

The guest said: "The person you asked is Zheng Shixiu of Qingming Academy, don't look at him this year is only thirteen years old, but he has ambitions not to be old, and to do a good job, he is famous in this Ji County, up to the county, down to the scholar and wine servant, there is no one who does not know." He made a contract with this bookstore to give him a collection of articles to pay for sale, and when he heard that, all the major bookstores offered generous prices, but this one had all the books, and in addition to giving money, he was allowed to take the books in the store at will, so he chose it. The people of Qingming Academy eat and live in the courtyard, it is difficult to come out, you just came, and you have to know each other. ”

After asking a few questions and answers, Ji Qingling saw that the guy didn't mean to come out, but it was getting late, but fortunately, the one who should have asked also knew how, so he went home.

The bookstore is in the downtown area, the distance is quite long, when I got home, it was already half dark, the oil lamp was lit in the hall early, Gu Yanzhang was writing at the table, seeing her enter with the cold air, he hurriedly put down the pen in his hand, frowned and looked at it, and said, "Why did you come back so late?" ”

Ji Qingling smiled, pretending to be stupid and planning to get over.

Gu Yanzhang didn't let her go, stepped forward a few steps, tested the temperature on Ji Qingling's hand, and suddenly his face changed, and he shouted angrily to the kitchen: "Qiuyue, pour a basin of hot water!" Ji Qingling said, "My face is frozen, what can't I do?" I have to do it now, in such a cold weather, if you freeze and get sick, see if you know if you regret it! ”

He fled with Ji Qingling's little girl, and had to do the funeral of the old servant and Ji's mother, who had already been sharpened by the days and had the posture of the head of the family.

After a while, Qiu Yue came over with a small basin, the basin was filled with hot water, it was slightly hot, Gu Yanzhang probed the temperature, pressed Ji Qingling's hands into the water, and instructed: "It's a little hot, you bear with it, and it will ease up after a while." He also instructed Qiuyue to twist the handkerchief to wipe Ji Qingling's face.

Ji Qingling was taken care of since she was a child, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with it, she only looked at Qiuyue stunned.

After the two of them had dinner in the evening and sat at the table reading a book together, Gu Yanzhang couldn't help but say, "What else do you have to do?" If you are not in a hurry, wait for the beginning of spring to do it, if you are really in a hurry, let Qiuyue run for you on the street, she can't run well, I'll get it for you. ”

Ji Qingling hesitated for a moment, told Gu Yanzhang about the day, and said, "Fifth Brother Gu, I want to make two ancient books to sell." ”

Although she had a deep entanglement with Gu Yanzhang, she didn't get along for a long time, but she didn't know what the other party thought, because she was worried that he didn't like to do such evil things, so she considered her plan and added: "I don't lie to anyone, just say that it is the book at home, and I will ask for as much as I give in the shop." ”

When she said this, her heart had already turned 18,000 times.

Hmph, my sister doesn't deceive people, she only makes the book as if the original book was born in a mother's womb, and then pretends to be stupid, pretending to be an ignorant child who doesn't know the depths, as long as the people in the bookstore are so greedy, they can't help but not fall into the pit!

She thought so, but she didn't feel that she owed anything to those bookstores. After all, I have seen a few people ask a few rare books in the shop during the day, and the prices are ridiculously high, and the quality of the books is definitely not as good as their own imitation.

I don't know how many times I can sell her copy if I take her copy and sell it in the bookstore.

Ji Qingling grew up in a simple environment, her family has always protected her in the palm of her hand, and she has not experienced any major events at all, she regards Gu Yanzhang as her own person, her face is not concealed, and she is looked at by Gu Yanzhang.

Although Gu Yanzhang is young, his family is a businessman, he can't do it next to him, his eyes are very sharp, just looking at her expression, he guessed seven, seven, eight, eight. He looked at Ji Qingling intently, sighed, and said, "Qingling, you really don't have to be so careful with me. ”

Ji Qingling blinked her eyes, pretending that she didn't understand anything.

Gu Yanzhang shook his head helplessly, and said: "Now there are only two of us left, although it is not a family name, but it is closer than brothers and sisters, my family used to do a business of buying low and selling high, originally the last class, you are from an official family, you should look down on me." The way you are now really leaves me speechless. As he spoke, a smile appeared on his little face, "I wanted to tell you again in a few days, but if you don't do anything like this, you will have to jump into the sky." ”

"Ji Qingling, listen, although I am useless, but I am not a soft eater, I have already agreed with the Chengdong Bookstore that I will copy thirty volumes of books for their family every month, in exchange for five dollars of silver, although it is not much, save a little, it is enough for us to spend a month. You are honest, eat when you should eat, sleep when you should sleep, play at home with Qiuyue if you like to play, don't go out and bump into flies without a head. ”

Ji Qingling was stunned.

Gu Yanzhang's eyes were clear, he was wearing a plain cotton jacket on his body, and even his hair was simply tied up, no matter how he looked at his face, he was just a teenager, but he didn't know why, after saying just one paragraph, Ji Qingling felt that he couldn't open his mouth.

She wanted to refute it, explaining that although she wanted to make money, she really didn't feel that she was suffering, but instead regarded it as a fun to play, but she didn't know why, her lips were furrowed, and she couldn't say a word.

Gu Yanzhang looked at her expression, suddenly smiled, stretched out his hand to rub her head, and said with a smile: "Qingling, I know that you feel sorry for me, and I want to take care of you, but no matter what, I am also a five-foot man, and I am really ashamed that you take care of me like this." His smile was still more childish than mature, but inexplicably, Ji Qingling actually felt that the person in front of him was very trustworthy.

"Don't blame me for being annoying, although I don't think women are worse than men, but at home, I still know who wears dresses and who wears clothes." He lowered his head slightly, his face a little shy, "Even if you like to wear men's clothes outside, but at home, you always wear dresses, as long as I am a day, I don't want you to work so hard." ”