A man travels through time and becomes a widow, only wanting to pursue a career

After Chen Changsheng said goodbye to Liu's doctor, he went to the front hall to meet his eldest son.

A carriage happened to stop outside the Shen Mansion's Yamen. Shen Bohu stepped on the horse stool and got off first, followed closely by Shen Jianing and jumped down happily.

"What kind of behavior do girls have?" Shen Bohu frowned and scolded.

Shen Jianing smiled playfully and saw Chen Changsheng, mother and son, in the front hall.

"Aunt Chen." She shouted happily from a distance, and ran a few steps in. "Auntie, why are you here? The wound I was bitten by a grass tick last time has healed. Thank you Auntie."

Chen Changsheng smiled and said, "Miss Shen, please call me Dafu Niang. I told Master Shen that today I brought Dafu here to ask Doctor Liu to see me."

This eldest lady has a carefree personality. During this period of contact with her, she does not have a particularly annoying temper.

"What's wrong with Brother Dafu?" Shen Jianing said and stared at Chen Dafu up and down for a few times.

Dafu, an honest boy, was looked at so carefully by a girl, and a suspicious blush instantly appeared on his face.

"Ahem, Ning Ning must not be rude." Shen Bohu reminded.

Although my daughter is not very formal, after all, there are still differences between men and women. A woman just staring at a man blankly makes others look away, and she may say something gossip.

Chen Changsheng and Shen Bohu exchanged a few polite words and then left with Dafu.

The two of them took ten medicines according to the prescription given by Doctor Liu. Indeed, as Doctor Liu said, the two herbs, Millet Spatholobus and Muskweed, were hard to find and expensive. Therefore, the drug stores in the county basically did not stock them. Chen Changsheng I visited several pharmacies but couldn't find it.

"Mom, I heard that musk can only be used by rich families in Beijing. It would be a waste for me to use such expensive medicine. It doesn't matter if we don't use it. Anyway, Doctor Liu said that my leg can be cured by slowly adjusting it. "

"What's wrong? Your legs are not as good as those from a wealthy family in Beijing? Don't worry about these two medicines. Mom will come find me." Chen Changsheng joked.

She has also heard of musk. It was sold in modern times in the previous life and was very expensive. It must be in the bracelet, but she doesn't know the price. Then she will take a look at Milladium Spatholobi.

"Dafu, come and drive the car, and let's go to the bookshop."

Chen Changsheng handed the rope to Chen Dafu and half leaned on the frame of the oxcart.

"Mom, why are we going to the bookstore? Do you want to learn a new book?"

He hasn't even recognized all the characters "Chen Dafu" in the Three-Character Classic yet, so how can he learn new knowledge so quickly? I don't know why, but this knowledge just doesn't enter his mind. Sixi knows more words than his eldest brother.

Chen Changsheng looked at the sad expression on his eldest son's face and couldn't help laughing, "Last time your second sister-in-law and I went to the mountains to cut elm bark, and your second sister-in-law said that she used to like to do carpentry work. I want to give it to you. She looked for any picture books about woodworking and bought two to take back.”

"Second aunt can also do carpentry. I only know that the food cooked by second aunt is quite delicious. In the past, second aunt would always give me steamed buns."

It was only by relying on the steamed buns that the four children did not starve to death.

The most famous academy in Baishui County is Bailu Academy. All the bookstores in the county are concentrated on the street in front of the academy.

Chen Dafu asked passers-by and went straight to his destination. There were not many vendors on both sides of this street, so it seemed relatively quiet. As soon as the bullock cart turned into this street, the mother and son unconsciously lowered their voices.

The two men parked the cart firmly at the entrance of a store called Bailu Bookstore, tied up the cart and went in.

This bookstore is not small. At first glance, it is estimated to be more than sixty or seventy square meters. It is also divided into sections. It is somewhat similar to the modern Xinhua Bookstore. There are hand-written books, ink books, similar to today's review materials, and some folk There are rap literary novels and tools books, and there is also a small area for the Four Treasures of the Study.

The owner of the bookstore was a white-haired old man in his fifties, who was sorting books inside. After Chen Changsheng and the others entered the store, the white-haired old man only glanced at it, then lowered his head and continued to do his work.

Chen Dafu passed by the Four Treasures of the Study area and was frightened by the price marked on the sign. He couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice, "Mom, this brush is too expensive."

Chen Changsheng looked over and saw two taels of silver.

"Oh my God, I thought the brush and paper were very expensive, but look at this piece of ink, it actually costs five taels of silver."

Chen Dafu saw another piece of ink the size of his thumb, and his eyes widened in shock.

Chen Changsheng couldn't help but sigh, "It's really one ounce of gold and one ounce of ink."

The total cost of education, books, tuition and miscellaneous fees for ancient students amounted to a huge expense. It is no wonder that children from poor families cannot afford to study.

The poor get poorer, the rich get richer, and the powerful get more powerful. It is even more difficult for children from poor families to cross class.

"What does this lady want to buy?" the white-haired old man who was sorting the goods suddenly said.

Chen Changsheng gave a slight salute and explained the purpose of his visit. The white-haired old man was stunned for a while before he said, "The people who come to my bookstore are all students who want hand-copied books or Mo Cheng. Today is the first time I see anyone buying reference books. Please give me a moment. Wait, I’ll go look for it.”

After saying that, he got into the warehouse behind him and came out soon with two books.

Chen Changsheng flipped through it briefly. Both books were mainly based on pictures, with some explanations written on the side. The words were not difficult, but he didn't know whether Liu was literate. Buy it back first and then ask Sixi to tell her the words she doesn’t know.

The white-haired old man saw a woman named Chen Changsheng flipping through a book, and saw that she was dressed in ordinary clothes and did not look like a lady from a wealthy family, so he took it for granted that Chen Dafu next to him wanted to use the book.

"The text in this woodworking atlas is not difficult, and it also has pictures to help. It is suitable for the young masters around you. It costs one, two, and eight coins in total."

Chen Dafu opened his mouth to explain, "This book was bought for my second sister-in-law, not for me. I don't know how to do carpentry. One or two or eight dollars is a bit expensive. Can you give it less, sir?"

"Oh?" The white-haired old man asked.

A woman looking at woodworking albums?

Want to learn carpentry?

Unheard of.

"This young master should not be a student of Egret Academy. He looks a bit unfamiliar to me." The white-haired old man stayed in the bookstore every day. Most of the people who came to buy books were wearing silk clothes, and few were like Chen Dafu. Wearing Ge Yi.

"Sir, you have good eyesight. We are from Chenjia Village."

"Do the women in the village also read books? Anyway, my bookstore is about to close soon. Since someone knows the goods, let's give it cheaper, one, two or six yuan."

Chen Changsheng paid the money and handed it over, and asked casually, "Why does a bookstore as big as this old man close its doors?"

This bookstore is located in the best area at the entrance of the academy and has the same name as the academy. Many people must come here to buy books.

The people who come to buy books are also young men from various families who are not short of money. It stands to reason that they can make a good living.