Most of the day was spent on the road. At first, Ning Caichen would say a few words to Zhang Qian, but later, Ning Caichen didn't have much energy, and he wasn't talking to Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian was also bored, so he followed Ning Caichen all the way, and then came to the county seat.

"It's finally here!" Ning Caichen breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat on his head, and showed a hint of joy on his pale face.

"Well, let's go! Go to the bookstore first! You tell me what books to buy. I bought the book first! Zhang Qian said to Ning Caichen.

"Oh? All right! Let's go! As soon as Ning Caichen said that Zhang Qian was going to the bookstore, his eyes lit up, and the fatigue on his body seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

Looking at the refreshed Ning Caichen, Zhang Qian shook his head, he still didn't understand what books meant to real readers, and how attractive they were.

"Zhang Gongzi, you are here again! Or do you follow the old ways? ”

Zhang Qian and Ning Caichen had just walked into the bookstore, and the shopkeeper's eyes lit up, and he responded with a smile.

"No, I'll pick some books." Zhang Qian waved his hand.

"Oh? I don't know what kind of book Zhang Gongzi wants? ”

"Ning Caichen, say it! What kind of books are needed! ”

"This, okay!" Ning Caichen nodded, but he was a little confused in his heart, Zhang Qian and the owner of this bookstore are acquaintances? Listening to the words of the bookstore shopkeeper, Zhang Qian seems to often come here to buy books, but Zhang Qian lives in Xiahe Village, and he reads with Zhang Qian every morning, Zhang Qian has no time to come to this county seat? Could it be that the shopkeeper of the bookstore recognized the wrong person?

Although Ning Caichen thought so, his face did not reveal anything. Just quicken your pace a little to the bookshelf. Look at the rows and rows of books on the shelves. Ning Caichen's eyes lit up: "This one, this one is good, this one is not bad!" And this one! Is it? I didn't expect to see it in this bookstore! ”

It didn't take much effort for Ning Caichen to pick out a lot of books. Zhang Qian's face darkened, he didn't expect that he would have to read so many books if he wanted to take the top prize, and looking at Ning Caichen's posture, these were far from enough. The shopkeeper's face was beaming with joy. He knew that Zhang Qian was a rich man, so he asked Ning Caichen to help him choose books. And Ning Caichen made such a ruthless move, taking out so much at once, it seems that he is going to sell them all, which means that a large amount of money has been credited to the account.

When Ning Caichen came back to his senses and found that he had picked out hundreds of books, he couldn't help but blush: "That, I, I'm embarrassed!" I'm just ......"

"Forget it! Shopkeeper, how much do these books cost? Zhang Qian waved his hand, and then asked the shopkeeper.

"Let me see. There are a total of one hundred and three books, of which ...... Summing up. After deducting some odd and medium, you only need to give me six hundred taels of silver! The shopkeeper crackled with an abacus, and it didn't take much to figure out how much it would cost.

"What?" Ning Caichen's face was shocked, and his face suddenly became extremely pale, six hundred taels of silver, that is six hundred taels of silver, fifteen taels of silver in this year is enough for a family of three to spend for a year. Six hundred taels of silver, if it is an ordinary family, how long will it take? Otherwise, reading is a great burden for poor families. A book is cheap for dozens of dollars, a little more expensive also costs two or three taels of silver, some are more precious, and a book even costs more than ten taels of silver. Not everyone can afford it.

"Six hundred taels! Give, silver ticket! Zhang Qian happily took out six silver tickets worth one hundred taels and threw them to the shopkeeper, and that attitude was like losing six pieces of paper.

"Six hundred taels of silver tickets, good! These books are yours of Mr. Zhang! I'm going to pick you up, do you need me to get these books to your home? The shopkeeper squinted with a smile, and he couldn't break it down.

"No need! I'll just carry it myself! "A hundred books! Although it is very difficult to read, it is very simple for Zhang Qian to carry it.

Looking at the transaction between Zhang Qian and the bookstore manager, Ning Caichen was already dumbfounded, and swallowed his saliva with a grunt: "Six, six, six hundred taels of silver?" Zhang Qian, you, where did you get so much money? ”

"Didn't I say that! I still have some money! Six sheets of paper only! Zhang Qian said indifferently, as if it was really six pieces of paper.

Carrying the books in the package with one hand is as easy as carrying a balloon. Behind Zhang Qian, Ning Caichen's eyes were glazed, as if he was a fool. Obviously, I was stunned by Zhang Qian's big deal of six hundred taels! You must know that he was a poor neighbor who lived next to his own house before, and in the blink of an eye, he became a rich man who spent a lot of money, this change is too big.

Just when Zhang Qian and Ning Caichen were walking on the street of the county seat, suddenly several scholars came over: "Isn't this Ning Caichen Brother Ning?" Why do you have time to come to the county seat today? ”

"Uh, oh, it's Brother Li, Brother Chang! Why don't you see Brother Wang? You've always had a good relationship! All together! Ning Caichen came back to his senses, saw these scholars, a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and then arched his hand and asked.

"Alas, Brother Ning, you don't know something! Brother Wang unfortunately passed away two days ago! ”

"What?" Ning Caichen looked surprised.

"Alas, don't you know, Brother Wang is too sick! In a short period of time, it became as thin as wood. When he died, he was almost completely humanoid. ”

"Isn't it?"

"Brother Wang is really blessed! I just married a beautiful girl, and after only a few days of hard work, I died of illness! I didn't even have time to enjoy it! ”

"yes, yes! I've seen Brother Wang's beautiful girl, it's so beautiful. It's like stepping out of a painting! ”

This group of scholars, talking and talking, went out of the building, from the original death of the Wang brother, directly to the beautiful Jiao Niang of the Wang family.

Zhang Qian stood on the side and didn't speak, obviously Zhang Qian and these people didn't know each other. As for Ning Caichen, because he is good at reading, he is also familiar with some scholars in the county, so he can still talk about going together, which can be regarded as a bit of friendship.

Zhang Qian stood aside and didn't speak, but for these scholars, he felt a little familiar, and after thinking about it, Zhang Qian suddenly remembered that about half a month ago, when he came to the county bookstore to buy books, he had met several scholars at the door of the bookstore, and there seemed to be a brother Wang at that time. (To be continued......)