Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 25
When the scholar heard the words, his face was filled with joy, and he turned to Zhang Rishan and said, "Master Zhang, what do you say?"

"I..." Zhang Rishan only felt bitterness in his mouth.He was unwilling to pay such a high price for a book of stories, but he was also reluctant to give up such an opportunity to make money.He rolled his eyes and said to Du Jinning: "Your storybook is well written at the beginning, but how do I know if it will be broken later? I have to read the back before I can give you money."

Before Du Jinning could speak, Wang Yao said from the side: "This little brother, don't listen to him. He is the most untrustworthy person. If you show him all the scriptures, he will only say that it is too expensive." If you don’t buy it, write down the plot and write it yourself when you go back, you won’t be able to sell your words.”

Zhang Rishan was so angry that he vomited blood, and said angrily: "Old man Wang, you are such a person, don't think so dirty of what others think. I, Zhang Rishan, have always treated customers with integrity, and the business of the bookstore will only get better and better. It's not like you, opportunistic, cheating, people don't go to your bookstore to buy books."

Wang Yao was here to stir up the muddy water, but seeing Zhang Rishan accept the move, he was in the middle of his heart, and said a few provocative words, which caused Zhang Rishan to quarrel with each other.

Du Jinning looked at the scholar: "Young master, do you still want this script?"

"Yes, yes." The scholar was not short of money, and was deeply attracted by the story book, so he didn't bother to pay attention to Zhang Rishan at this time, and took out two taels of silver to Du Jinning.

Du Jinning handed all the manuscripts to him, and then asked: "If there is another copy like this, I wonder if you want it?"

The scholar's eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly; "Yes, yes. However, the writing must be as good as this book."

"That's natural." Du Jinning smiled, "I don't know what to call the young master, where can I find the young master?"

"There is a Guan's house in the big locust tree in the east of the city, you can find out as soon as you ask. I am the seventh young master of the Guan family."

"Mother, let's go home." Du Jinning stuffed the money into his arms, greeted Mrs. Chen and walked out.

Zhang Rishan became anxious when he saw it, and grabbed Du Jinning's arm: "Hey, why did you sell him the script?"

Du Jinning rolled his eyes: "If you don't want it, of course I'll sell it to someone else." With a twitch of his arm, he pulled Mrs. Chen away.

Mrs. Chen also wanted to turn around and thank Zhang Hongwen, Du Jinning hurriedly said in a low voice: "Don't talk to Brother Zhang, otherwise his classmates will definitely have opinions on him."

Mrs. Chen quickly stopped talking, and was worried that Du Jinning's two taels of silver would attract a thief, so she walked fast, looking around while walking.

Du Jinning originally wanted to read the scriptures written by others in the bookstore and buy some paper by the way.But the legal system in ancient times was not sound, and there were a lot of gangsters and thieves on the street. She made money in public, and the two of them were women and children, so it was really unsafe.Fortunately, on the way here, she saw a carriage and horse shop, went to hire a mule cart, picked a honest-looking driver, and asked him to take them back to Taohua Village.

"This... this is too expensive, right? Let's not sit down and walk back, okay? If you can't walk, mother will carry you."

Mrs. Chen was very distressed when she heard that the fare would cost 35 Wen.When Du Jinning was ill, she knelt on the ground and begged Niu Shi for a long time, but Niu Shi was reluctant to pay a penny. Finally, Du Fangfei agreed to the marriage, and Niu Shi invited the doctor.In the end, even seeing a doctor and picking up medicines cost only 35 Wen in total. [-] Wen, ruined the life of her daughter who was like a flower and a jade, like a lifeblood, how could she be willing to spend [-] Wen for a ride?

"Mother, don't worry, I will make more money in the future. What happened to the eldest sister will never happen again." Du Jinning also knew where Chen's knot was. He grabbed her hand and promised earnestly.

Chen also knew that it was not safe to walk back like this.Although the sky is bright and the sun is bright, the law and order in Lishui County is not bad, but it is inevitable for the gangsters to steal chickens and dogs.Not to mention far away, let's just talk about Meng Qiang, who did this kind of thing on the street back then, and then became a fool after his brain was injured in a fight.As soon as she said that, she knew that she was unwise. At this moment when Du Jinning said this, she felt sore and took the initiative to get on the mule cart.

It was different to have a mule cart. The mother and son returned to the village in less than a meal.

"Stop, just get off here." Looking at the village from a distance, Du Jinning asked the driver to stop the car, and got down with Mrs. Chen to settle the bill.

Chen Shiyuan hadn't thought about it that much, but seeing Du Jinning handing out twenty copper coins to the coachman, he couldn't help being stunned and asked, "Where did you get the money?"

She watched the scholar give the ingot of two taels of silver, and Du Jinning stuffed it into her bosom.On the way, Du Jinning didn't go to the bank to exchange copper coins. How could there be copper coins to pay the fare?

"It was given by my uncle earlier." Du Jinning said, "Let's go."

Chen followed her subconsciously, surprised, but then deeply annoyed: she should have thought of this.If it weren't for Du Jinning's copper plate, how would he pay for the car now?Could it be that he bit a piece of silver with his teeth and came out to pay the bill?She is an adult who is in charge of the family, but she is not thoughtful, not as thoughtful as Du Jinning.

Seeing that Mrs. Chen was silent, Du Jinning thought she had some idea about the copper coin, and explained: "The money was given to me by my uncle when he gave me the book. He was also worried that something urgent might happen to us, and he didn't have the money to help us. I gave us a hundred cash for self-defense. Mother, don't worry, I will make money in the future, and the money can pass through the road, and I will definitely honor my uncle and grandfather. Not to mention anything else, I will cut a few catties of meat and two pieces of cloth , can also return this favor.”

In the past, Mrs. Chen would have felt too much pressure to owe the hundred wen. Given their current situation, they don't know when they will be able to pay it back.But just now, I saw Du Jinning selling the story books, and he made two taels of silver easily, and according to the meaning of the scholar's words, as long as Du Jinning can write such a story again, he will buy it again. Difficult?With money in hand, it would be much easier to repay Du Yinsheng's debts of favor and money.

"But we can't let your grandparents know about our money." Thinking of this, Chen's mood, which had just been rested just now, became heavy again.

Mentioning this, Du Jinning also fell silent.

Her original plan was to quietly sell the storybook, and then keep the money she earned from telling no one. After finding a way to separate the Du family, she would use the money to tide over the difficulties.But just now in the county, he had no choice but to sell the script in full view, and let Zhang Hongwen from the same village see it. It may not be easy to hide this matter.

After weighing the pros and cons, she said, "I will tell my uncle about the matter. Anyway, I said it at the time, and it was to help my uncle sell the script. Even if my grandparents knew about it, it would be hard for me to do anything about it." At most, because you don’t work, accompany me to the county to scold you a few words, and they don’t have the right to ask my uncle for money. As for my uncle, if he knows that I can write a storybook, it’s too late to be happy, no blame me."

(End of this chapter)