dressed as a scholar

At the beginning of the year, Fang Yu refurbished the book and tea room again. The previous shop was still a tea shop mainly serving tea and fruit, but after the renovation, it was more like a book shop.

A lot of bookshelves have been added on the second floor. Since it is not a very formal shop for selling books, Fang Yu has no hard-to-read history books such as the Four Books and Five Classics. If these books are really placed, it will be no different from other places in the city. The bookstore, he is mainly for profit, so the bookstore is filled with some highly readable gossip, small books for entertainment, dramas, etc.

Appropriate for men, women and children, not only to fix the audience on scholars.

With more than a year of development, Fang Yu has recruited four bookstore managers, who are usually responsible for manuscript selection, typesetting, and publication shelves. Nowadays, not only publications are popular in the shop, but also serial dramas.

Most of the operas submitted here are about the love between men and women, which is the most popular among the public.The author submits the manuscript once every ten days, and the administrator reads the manuscript and publishes it for publication, and updates it twice a month. There are votes and guestbooks for these serial dramas in the study room, and the administrator selects the most popular drama once in March, please tell the storyteller When I came to read books, the quality of the paper became louder, and people in the theater often came to read books, and sometimes they bought the most popular ones to rehearse.

Fang Yu has been preparing for this whole process for a year, and now the book and tea room has only completed two rounds of the process, and the guests still eat it. Right now, there are a wave of new books written by the county magistrate. You can rush again.

Fang Yu planned to hire someone to do the rubbing work in a small shop after the sales of the study increased, which would be more cost-effective and more convenient.

In the afternoon of the next day, after class, Fang Yu and Sheng Jia went to the bookstore to see how the new books were selling.

"Brother, you don't rush to take the exam, why not give this book to Xiaosheng, Xiaosheng is willing to pay twice the price."

"First come, first served. This is the traditional rule of Shuchazhai. Although I don't rush for the exam, my son is also a scholar. I can't buy this book back for him."

The scholar looked at the person in front of him who had not yet arrived, and said in amazement: "How old is the eldest brother's family, and the young man has grown up so quickly and has to rush for the exam?"

Without blushing, the man stuffed the book in front of his chest: "Six years old, I have already started to recite the thousand-character essay."

The scholar rolled his eyes firmly: "It's still a thousand miles away from the hometown test. Why are you in such a hurry to buy this book? Maybe my family can't read all the characters."

The man was also annoyed when he heard it: "If I don't recognize it completely, I can save it for him? Who knows that this is written by our county magistrate and Mr. Fang of Hande College. It is a talk about the experience of rushing to the exam written by each person, Jieyuan and Yayuan. If you look at it, you may not be able to achieve good fame, but if you don’t look at it, there must be a missing path, I was born with good things already prepared for my son, can’t I?"

"You scholar is really unreasonable."

"Who do you say is unreasonable?"

Seeing that the two sides were about to pinch each other, Sheng Jia stepped forward and said: "Harmony makes money, don't argue over trivial matters."

"My lord, county magistrate."

The two saluted together.

"Why, is this book sold out?"

The shopkeeper in front of the counter said: "It was sold out by noon, and this book was missed when it was found on the shelves."

Fang Yu said: "This time, more than [-] copies were published at one time. How could they be sold out so quickly?"

Seeing Fang Yu salute, the scholar said bitterly, "Master Fang, none of our academy students have bought books, so you have to think of something for our students."

"Don't worry, I will definitely let you all buy it, and I will go back and wait for the next time it will be on the shelves. Outsiders can also read it with the classmates and friends who bought the book first."

"Master Xie."

Fang Yu and Sheng Jia persuaded the two who had a quarrel with each other to enter the bookstore. It was really lively today, and even at this hour, there are still no empty seats.

He originally thought that after the lecture, the scholars of the college would definitely come to buy the books, but he never thought that the news from outside would spread so quickly, and he bought all the books before the scholars.

Fortunately, when the books were put on the shelf, he told the people in the workshop that besides the [-] books that could be sold outside, he also kept [-] books in the bookstore not for takeaway, most of the students who came to the academy did not buy them. When it comes to books, a few people are looking through the books left by the bookstore together.

The scholars read together with relish.

"I need to prepare more dry food for the exam next time, and then I won't eat at the restaurant in Huining County. The price of the food there is even more expensive than Fucheng."

"I'm still preparing for the exam and passing through Huining County to taste Fang bamboo shoots when I come back from the exam. It looks really good."

"Don't patronize eating, look, there is actually a chapter explaining how to catch a son-in-law under the list."

The scholar roared with laughter: "Don't be prettier, you are the only one who won the election, and maybe no one will come to ask about it."

Everyone looked through and was reluctant to put the book back. The content of the book was humorous and written like a drama, but it also mentioned how to avoid pitfalls everywhere. It was divided into four sections for basic necessities of life, which can be described as comprehensive.

"Some of the content in this book was also mentioned by the magistrate and Mr. Fang on the day of the lecture. It is really a good book. It not only explains the township examination and provides a reference for those of us who are preparing for the exam, but also the friendship between the magistrate and Mr. Fang is impressive. Envy, if I can find a good friend when I rush for the exam, even if I didn't get on the list in the provincial exam, I would be worthless."

"This is what I want to buy as a treasure after I have seen it all, but unfortunately it is sold out, and I don't know when it will be released."

"You didn't ask the shopkeeper?"

"At least fifteen days later."

The student complained endlessly: "If I knew this, I would have sent someone to bring me a copy earlier."

Fang Yu and Sheng Jia looked at each other with a smile, and turned into the private room reserved for Fang Yu to meet guests together. Now that the "Lightning Avoidance Guide for Rural Examinations" has been successfully released on the shelves, it can be regarded as a perfect end to the original rural exams, just as the scholar said. In other words, this book not only records the anecdotes of the rural examinations, Fang Yu and Sheng Jia have gained more fame, but the most rare thing among them is that a rare time and a rare person are made into physical souvenirs.

No matter when he reads this book again in the future, Fang Yu will think of the past when he played with Qiao Hezhi Shengjia and watched the rankings in Fucheng during the provincial examination.

"This matter is considered to be over, and I have fully fulfilled the promise I made in Fucheng." Fang Yu added a cup of hot tea to Sheng Jia: "However, there is still a big event to be done before the end of the year."

Sheng Jia took a sip of tea: "Are you talking about "Qiu Qingfeng"? I have read the details of the competition carefully. Yesterday, the Lin Family Workshop also sent the medals. I saw them very beautifully. I also finished the carriage. Everything is ready, so you can rest assured to judge."

When the general judge handed over the affairs of the county government to him earlier, he explained this matter together. He had never participated in this gathering before, and he immediately felt that it was very interesting and fresh. When he heard that Fang Yu thought of it The idea seemed reasonable.

At present, he is also very much looking forward to this big gathering, not only because of the excitement, but also because of the major issues related to the people and the county government. The general judge attaches great importance to it, and he also attaches great importance to it.

"It's so good, I can also see how the screwdriver student under my hand is doing things by jumping up and down all day."

At the end of October, on the 25th, the long-awaited "Autumn Qingfeng" large-scale gathering in the city finally kicked off.

The location of the meeting was chosen on the original polo field in the west of the city. In winter, the grass on the field was withered and the weather was cold. No one played polo.

Before dawn, those participating in the rally entered the venue to make arrangements, and a little later, the people in and outside the city brought their own pots, pans, pans and cloth bags into the venue and waited.

Fang Yu also got up early when he was invited to be the referee. He saw that Qiao Hezhi was already fully dressed and Si Yu tied a cloak on him just after eating his breakfast. He said, "Wait for me, I haven't Change clothes."

"You can't wander around as a referee today, so go on your own. I have an appointment with Xiao Qiu today, and I have to go to the restaurant in Xicheng to have breakfast, so I brought Ran Mo into the arena along the way."

Fang Yu turned his head to look at the person who left in a hurry after speaking, he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, so he had to swallow it back.

"Wait!" Qiao Hezhi turned back suddenly: "Although it is sunny outside today, you must remember to put on the clothes I put on the scorpion. It is thick and windproof, and the wind on the polo field It's big."

Only then did Fang Yu have a smile on his face: "I see, you go out and walk slowly, there are a lot of people outside today. After going to the racecourse for a stroll, go to the stands arranged earlier in the morning to rest. Fruit tea and a stove are prepared."

Qiao Hezhi pursed his lips, smiled and came up to hold Fang Yu's face and kissed on the corner of his mouth: "Okay."

He came to take the initiative to kiss early in the morning, Fang Yu was not satisfied with kissing the corner of the mouth, he pulled someone to kiss the mouth, and the servants all smiled and looked away.

Fang Yu arrived at the meeting place at the beginning of Chenshi. He found Sheng Jia and Tongpan. At this time, the donation had already started, but the scoring still started in the middle of Chenshi. The evaluation was based on a ten-point system. Three people were judges, and they went to a place to give alms At this point, someone will explain his form of giving.

Seeing that it was the traditional alms giving such as rice, grain and meat, Fang Yu rated it as a minimum of [-] points. If there are really many things and the cost of money is high, he will give an extra [-] points as appropriate Or one point, anyway, it will not exceed seven points.

When scoring, he also sneaked a glance at Sheng Jia and Tong San. Seeing that the two were doing the same, he felt relieved. Only fair referees can ensure the effective and continuous progress of the game.

"My lords, my master, the students donate charcoal fires. It's not only for eating, but also for warming up in the cold winter!"

After Fang Yu judged some merchants along the way, he finally saw a student in a classroom. The two adults knew that he had assigned homework for the students, so they didn't say anything, and gave him the opportunity to comment.

"Su Yang, have you seriously thought about the homework assigned by the master?"

The student replied confidently: "It's natural. The students decided to donate charcoal after much deliberation. If it's the same as donating food, wouldn't it be too obedient to follow the rules and go against the word of heart taught by the master repeatedly."

Fang Yu nodded: "Giving charcoal fire is really considering the season, and it is not bad. It is also close to the word "heart."

Su Yang was elated, but Fang Yu immediately continued: "But... this charcoal can only be given to the poor people living in the city. The people outside the city are close to the mountains, and most of them burn charcoal by themselves. Someone will come to pick it up, with the mentality of taking it for nothing and not taking it for nothing. In fact, they are not in urgent need. In this way, the people in the city who really need it will not receive much, and the people outside the city will not be the ones who take it back. Is it very necessary? Think again, isn’t the scope of application narrow?”

He patted Su Yang on the shoulder: "Keep working hard."

Su Yang thought about it carefully, what the master said was reasonable, when he was thinking about it, he only cared about avoiding the things that are usually donated, so thinking about it this way, it is not as real as rice grain, at least it is what everyone needs most, it seems that it is left for a hundred years to give away There is also a reason for food.

"Master Xie made a point."

Fang Yu smiled, typed a seven on the notebook, and then continued to look at the next donation.