Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

A book costs two taels.

This surprised Wei Qiqi very much.

One book, two taels! !

She only rented the house for 100 wen. According to the currency conversion here, one liang is 1,000 wen, and two liang is 2,000 wen!!

My mother's two thousand coins are almost enough to cover her two years' rent here.

This does not include brushes, inkstones, paper for practicing calligraphy, and other miscellaneous items.

Oh my god, this has to...

Wait, the books here are so expensive, which means that the cost of papermaking is high, and only rich people can use them. Since they are rich people, then...

Her plan isn't going to work?

For example, she had previously planned to write a storybook.

Before she traveled through time, she was also obsessed with reading novels. The content of the storybooks she had read before, apart from being written in semi-classical Chinese, the plots were all shoddy and made no sense.

If she wrote a book and collected fees from the book, wouldn't the profit be ridiculously high?

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and bought herself a piece of paper, a pen and an inkstone.

When she went out, Wei Qiqi was still a little dazed. The book, two pieces of paper, three pens and other odds and ends cost her five taels and three cents.

It was so easy for scholars in ancient times to make money. No wonder it was so difficult for people from poor families to rise.

She chose better paper for Li Yuan, and the worst paper for herself.

It wasn't really a matter of self-sacrifice or comparative sacrifice. It was simply that she didn't know how to use a brush or rough paper to practice calligraphy.

And she also thought of other ways to make money.

This paper is so expensive. If she can figure out the process of making paper herself, can she save a lot of costs and give this paper to poor scholars?

But this idea was quickly dispelled.

Firstly, winter is approaching, which is not suitable for papermaking.

Secondly, papermaking is quite troublesome, and it is not as profitable as writing books. At present, she has no backers, and if she uses this technology, she will be murdered for money.

The most important point is that she can't do such hard work now.

Papermaking starts from the source, peeling the bark, washing and softening it. It often takes three or four months to make a piece of paper. The manpower and financial resources consumed are simply not worth mentioning to outsiders.

When I think about it this way, I don't feel so bad about spending the money.

The stuff is really worth the price.

After wrapping the edges and corners of the books with cloth, they were given a small bag made of cloth to hold the books, which is similar to the modern canvas bag.

The two of them went out with their things, but they didn't know that there was someone behind them looking thoughtfully in the direction they left.

After a while, the man suddenly rushed out and looked around, but he had disappeared.

The man slapped his forehead in annoyance, then went back to pick books for his young master.

After the man made his choice, he came to a mansion, took out his ID and entered.

Wei Qiqi, who didn't know that someone was targeting him, went back to the inn where he was staying and asked the waiter who brought them food last night.

"Excuse me, where is the private school teacher here?"

"Mr. Private School?"

"Oh, it's a teacher, or a college."

Wei Qiqi does not plan to let his child study on his own. He is not as good as others and does not want to mislead his children.

Since I have already decided to raise this child, even if I can't get the best, I will raise him using the standard method.

Besides, she is not completely selfless.

She didn't want Li Yuan to marry, have children and be filial to her when he grew up, but just wanted to have someone to depend on in this strange world.

As for when the child grows up and has his own ideas, she might get used to this loneliness by then.

When the waiter heard that they were going to find a teacher, and seeing that the child was almost at the age of enlightenment, his tone was somewhat respectful.

Nowadays, some places become chaotic from time to time. I heard that the neighboring state was in such chaos that the people were poorly clothed and living in misery.

The family that can afford to send its children to school must be quite well-off.

Hearing the waiter's respectful tone, Wei Qiqi raised an eyebrow.

It seems that people with knowledge can succeed anywhere.

"Sir, there are only two teachers in this city. One is Mr. Kong in the east of the city, Kong Zherong, the scholar. He has the most students, and the children of the prominent families in the city all go to school there.

I heard that he had passed the imperial examination before, but I’m not sure now.

The tuition is also very expensive." When the waiter said this, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he thought of the amount of money for the tuition.

"The other one lives in the south of the city. He is also a scholar. But I heard that he took the same exam as Mr. Kong, but his ranking was far lower than Mr. Kong. His surname is Huang, but I don't know his name."

The waiter talked incessantly and licked his dry lips at the end.

Wei Qiqi poured him a cup of tea and said, "Moisten your throat. I still have something to ask you."

"But……"

The waiter looked back at the shopkeeper. Although he was not busy at the moment, there were other waiters who were busy, so he had no choice but to stay here.

"Well, you can help me order a plate of cakes and I'll give some to the child."

As he spoke, Wei Qiqi handed over a few coins in his hand.

The waiter put it away with a smile on his face, turned around and called out to another waiter, "Sir, would you like a portion of cake first?"

The shopkeeper over there then withdrew his gaze.

Wei Qiqi continued to ask: "Besides these two teachers, are there any other teachers?"

"Well... there is one, and his tuition is cheap, but he never passed the exam. I heard that his knowledge is not inferior to Mr. Kong, but he was affected by what happened that year, so he can only take the exam next time."

"Because I had no way to make a living, I took in students and wrote letters for others."

The waiter recalled, and quickly waved his hand: "Customer, please don't listen to me. I heard it from others. Who knows? He only has two students under him. I heard that he is preparing for the examination of Tongsheng or something. I don't know."

"Brother, do you have their address, or know how to contact them?"

Wei Qiqi continued to ask.

"How would I know? I don't go to school. If you go to the east part of the city, everyone knows Mr. Kong. They will tell you.

Mr. Huang is the same, you can ask the people in the south of the city. "

Wei Qiqi waited for a long time, but there was no news from the last person.

"What about the last one?"

"The last gentleman you mentioned who didn't pass the exam is the easiest to find. He lives in the poorest family in the slum."

Seeing that the young lady had even inquired about the place, the waiter quickly tried to dissuade her: "If you want to send your child to study, it's better to go to Mr. Huang. The tuition is not that expensive, and he is a scholar."

"I understand. Thank you, brother."

When the pastries were served, Wei Qiqi pushed them to Li Yuan, motioning him to have some.

"You are in the period of growth, don't starve yourself."

Li Yuan turned around, pulled the pastry over, handed it to Wei Qiqi first, and then slowly started eating it.

Wei Qiqi got up only after he had eaten and drunk most of the food.

"Let's go see your teacher."

"Qiniang, are you sure you want me to go to school?"

Wei Qiqi lowered her head in confusion: "What else?"

"All three gentlemen want to see it?"

"Look at what kind of character he has. It's not good to be a poor person if you don't have a lot of knowledge."