After a torrential downpour, the sky does not clear, and the light rain comes and goes, making the rainy season a blessing for those who love rain.

On rainy days, it is best to lie down and sleep, Gu Shun returned to the house with an umbrella, and the house has been lit with charcoal fire in advance to dry and heat and prevent the house from getting wet.

"You wait." Gu Shun stopped the subordinate who had just held the umbrella.

"What do you have to tell the young shopkeeper?"

"My godfather should have prepared the books I wanted to take the imperial examination before, please run and help me get them back, I have other uses."

"The little one understands."

The subordinates raised their umbrellas, did not dare to delay, and hurriedly left the Gu Mansion.

On the streets outside the Gu Mansion, on both sides of the long bluestone-paved street, the signboards and flags of large and small shops are soaked in rainwater, attracting customers from all over the world and collecting money from all over the world.

Countless vendors and vendors walk the streets shouting and hawking, selling a dazzling array of goods.

Although in the territory of Daqi, there have been disasters for many years, the people are miserable, displaced, and countless people have fallen into the grass, but for Jiangnan, which is rich in fish and rice, everything seems to have nothing to do with this city.

A merchant with a horse walked through the most prosperous middle street in Jiangnan City, and saw that the street was full of pedestrians, crowded, and the supply of various commodities was not affected in any way, and the whole city was prosperous and lively, and there was not even a single hungry person inside and outside the city, which made him feel surprised.

He stopped in front of a roadside tea stall, tied his horse, and asked the boss for a bowl of tea, and inquired by the way:

"Dare to ask the boss, I went all the way south from the north, and visited more than a dozen cities of all sizes along the way, why is Jiangnan City still so prosperous, and I can't even see a single victim."

The owner of the tea shop scooped a large bowl of herbal tea and brought it to him, showing off proudly: "This guest officer doesn't know that the reason why Jiangnan City is so prosperous depends on the Gu family.

You should have heard of the Shunfeng Dart Bureau, there is a Shunfeng Dart Bureau, and those warriors and bandits who are making trouble in the rivers and lakes dare not come here to make a mistake.

Before, the eight wicked people from the Valley of the Wicked came to Jiangnan City to commit murder, and the entire Zhu family was slaughtered by them, and the people of Jiangnan City were panicked.

But fortunately, thanks to the cooperation of the darts of the Shunfeng Dart Bureau, all the villains were eliminated.

Since then, Jiangnan City has been completely safe, and even the robbers and thieves have disappeared, so that we, the ordinary people who don't know martial arts, can live so peacefully.

In terms of material supply, there are commercial banks, and a large number of commercial bank convoys continue to transport a large number of material resources into the city every day.

Mrs. Gu's Yunda Comptoir sells cheap goods, and there are many samples, you outsiders should go to the department store, I guarantee that the things sold there will definitely be an eye-opener for you.

Shopkeeper Gu and his wife are both good people, and Shopkeeper Gu opened a medical center in the house, and invited famous doctors to treat the residents of Jiangnan City for free. Mrs. Gu opened a porridge shop outside the city for disaster relief, and also provided shelter for the victims and arranged work for those young and able-bodied.

Jiangnan City is able to prosper thanks to the Gu family, and we are all grateful to them from the bottom of our hearts. ”

The businessman-like person nodded, drank the tea in a few sips, and the guests of the tea stall next to him heard the boss's words, and they also praised it again and again, and the Gu family's reputation and reputation in Jiangnan City can be seen.

After paying for the tea, according to the guidance of the owner of the tea shop, the merchant led the horse and went to Gufu along the middle street, wanting to investigate the situation.

I saw that there were many people at the gate of Gu's mansion and around them, and many of them were young girls and in the crowd.

In front of the Gu Mansion, a fat woman with a long skirt and big sleeves was stopped by a guard.

The woman shouted, "I'm here to see a doctor, why won't I be allowed in." ”

The guard said angrily: "You have been here eight times this month, and every time the medical hall prescribes medicine, you will take at least half a month's medicine, so you don't have to come every day." ”

"What's wrong with eight times a month, do you look down on patients?"

"But today is only the fourth, you have been here eight times, an average of two times a day, if you are really so sick, I'm afraid you will die."

"I'm going to die, I'm suffering from lovesickness, Gu Fan is not married, why do you want to be at home. I'm still waiting to marry Gu Fan, you let me in, and when I become Mrs. Gu Fu in the future, I will definitely let you be the head of the dart. ”

The guard smiled dumbly, "I thank you, there's nothing wrong with daydreaming, but it's your fault to tell the dream, you better go back, it's going to rain again." ”

The woman tugged with the guard again, but she couldn't get in, and then she left a cruel sentence, "You wait for me, and when I become the wife of the Gu family, you will definitely regret it." ”

The merchant passed by the scolding woman, and when he came to the gate of the Gu Mansion, the guards immediately stopped him, "The Gu Mansion in front, it is forbidden to enter on horseback, you can enter to practice medicine and see a doctor, and if you go to the dart bureau, please go to the other side." ”

The merchant said that he was here to find the shopkeeper of the Gu family, but he was blocked back by the guards, "I'm sorry, the shopkeeper is not in the mansion now, if it is the trust of the rivers and lakes or business, you can go to the Shunfeng Dart Bureau to find the steward inside." ”

Seeing that he couldn't get in, the merchant had to lead his horse to a tea stall opposite Gu's mansion and find an empty seat to sit down.

Because this place is the closest to Gu Mansion, it is full of many Gu Fan's suitors and admirers, these people get together, call each other sisters, and talk about only two things every day, Gu Fan and Gu Shun's father and son's speculation gossip and curse Chu Xiuru.

Seeing this, the merchants also had a deeper understanding of the influence of the Gu Mansion.

At this time, the merchant found a child of seven or eight years old, dressed in brocade clothes and holding a book in his hand, reading tirelessly, not paying any attention to the gazes and noisy voices of the people around him.

He walked up and asked curiously, "Why is this boy studying here?" ”

Zhang Yi'an looked up and saw a strange man he had never seen asking himself, so he also replied politely: "I'm waiting for someone at this door, I'm bored to read some books, after all, I also promised a friend that I want to do things for him in the future." ”

"Looking at Childe's serious energy, the chatter next to him is so noisy, and Childe can concentrate on reading, it's really amazing."

"I just want to take advantage of this time to read a little more, so that I can gain fame in the future, fulfill my friend's entrustment, and prove my ability."

"It's a privilege to have a friend like you. I don't know why Childe didn't go home to study, but read on this noisy street? ”

Zhang Yi'an was slightly embarrassed and said: "I'm just willing to read on the street." ”

He can't say that his parents didn't let him study, so he had to read on the street because he was kicked out.

The merchant looked at Zhang Yi'an's embarrassed appearance, and did not ask more, but said, "Dare to ask what book Gongzi reads?" ”

"Spring and Autumn"

"Reading the Spring and Autumn Period in the downtown area, this Spring and Autumn Festival is full of history, politics, scriptures and thoughts, whether the son himself can read it, and what teacher he has worshipped." When the merchant heard this, he also asked with a little surprise.

"I don't have a teacher, my mother asked a fellow villager Xiucai to teach me to read for two years, I read by myself, most of them I can read, a small number of sentences I don't understand, read more than a few times to memorize, I slowly comprehend, can always understand a little truth.

It's just some rare words that I don't know.,I really can't guess the meaning.,I can only put it on hold first.,I want to compile a special literacy book in the future.,It's called a dictionary.,For others to look up words.。 ”

"I didn't expect Childe to have such ambition and talent, which is really admirable. It just so happened that I had read the Spring and Autumn Period for a few days, and I had a little understanding of the scriptures in it, and I didn't know if I could solve the doubts of the son. ”