Chapter 167: Jinyang Mansion
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Looking at the simple and crude book, Luo Xin put it in his arms, pushed the door and walked out. The eldest brother and father had already gone to work in the fields, and Luo Xin went directly to the stable and led the horse to the outside.
"Xin'er, where are you going?" Roche asked when he saw Luo Xin leading the horse.
"I'm going to the county, maybe I won't be home today."
"Stay safe!" Roche admonished.
"Got it, mother!"
Luo Xin rode a horse and galloped away, and entered Yanglin County in half an hour, he didn't come to Yanglin County to sell books here, the market here was too small, he wanted to go to Jinyang Mansion. The market there is big enough, and he believes that there must be a bookstore with branches all over the country in Jinyang Mansion, and that is the place he wants to go.
But he didn't know the way to Jinyang Mansion, and he didn't know which bookstore was this kind of bookstore, so he had to go to Zhou Yu, who had traveled.
When he came to the yamen, he jumped off his horse, and a servant greeted him with a smile.
"Luo Gongzi is here."
"Is Brother Haode here?" Luo Xin asked as he handed the reins to the officer.
"In!" The officer nodded hurriedly.
Luo Xin took a big stride inside, went straight to Zhou Yu's room, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door three times, and called:
"Big brother!"
The door was quickly opened, and Zhou Yu looked at Luo Xin strangely and asked, "Why are you here today?" ”
"Something to do with the eldest brother!"
Luo Xin walked into the house, first poured himself a cup of tea to drink, and then asked, "Big brother, have you been to Jinyang Mansion?" ”
"Of course I did!" Zhou Yu nodded and said, "What?" Do you want to go to Jinyang Mansion? You don't have a reputation yet, so I'm afraid you won't be able to travel. ”
"Isn't it okay for the eldest brother to take me?"
"Of course it works!" A hint of pride appeared on Zhou Yu's face.
"That's it!" A hint of joy appeared on Luo Xin's face.
"What are you doing in Jinyang Mansion?" Zhou Yu asked curiously.
Luo Xin didn't answer his question, but asked, "Which is the largest bookstore in Jinyang Mansion?" ”
"Champion Bookstore."
"Is it the kind of one that has branches all over the country?"
"Yes!"
"How long does it take to ride a horse to Jinyang Mansion?"
"Hurry up, it'll be there in half a day, slow down. Now we can start and arrive around sunset. ”
"Let's go, accompany me to Jinyang Mansion." Luo Xin jumped up from his chair.
"You tell me what to do with Jinyang Mansion first?"
"Say it on the way! I'm in a hurry! Luo Xin said as he walked out: "Also, bring money, I don't have money." ”
When Zhou Yu heard this, he retreated into the house again, took the silver and came out again. Soon, the two of them each rode a horse out of the city and galloped in the direction of Jinyang Mansion.
"Brother Xin, you haven't told me what to do with going to Jinyang Mansion?" Zhou Yu asked curiously as he galloped on his horse.
"Sell books."
Luo Xin didn't tell him in the room just now. It's just that I'm afraid that he will lose time by watching it, but now that he is on the way, he is no longer worried.
"Selling books? What did you write? ”
"Hmm!"
"The kind of Commentary on the Pentateuch?" A look of shock appeared in Zhou Yu's eyes.
Luo Xin's body shook on the horse, almost fell off the horse, stabilized his body on the horse, rolled his eyes and said:
"Do you think I could write that kind of book at my age?"
"Oh!" Zhou Yu let out an "oh", thought for a while, and his eyes became excited again: "Is it like "Journey to the West"? ”
"Hmm." Luo Xin nodded.
"Show me." Zhou Yu stretched out his hand on the horse.
"Be careful of falling off your horse and go to Jinyang Mansion to talk about it." Luo Xin urged his crotch to dismount and continue to gallop.
"Okay."
Zhou Yu retracted his hand. The urging horse followed closely with Luo Xin. Zhou Yu's body bones were far from Luo Xin's, and when he arrived at Jinyang Mansion, Zhou Yu felt that his bones were about to fall apart, and said breathlessly:
"It's finally here. Brother Xin, I said, aren't you just selling books? Do you need to be in such a hurry? ”
Luo Xin also slowed down and said, "I'm not afraid that the sunset will arrive and delay the time." ”
"Alright, it's past noon. Let's go eat first. Zhou Yu said listlessly.
"Please."
"I please."
The two of them walked slowly along the street towards the front, and Luo Xin looked at both sides of the street, which was really worthy of the city. It is much more prosperous than Yanglin County. Merchants gather, shops are lined up, and there are open-air stalls, everywhere.
The shouting, the bargaining, the shouting, the laughter, the conversation, the noise......
Zhou Yu and Luo Xin looked for a restaurant, and after a hurried meal, Zhou Yu was dragged out of the restaurant by Luo Xin, and asked Zhou Yu to take him towards the Zhuangyuan Bookstore. Just walked a few steps, but Zhou Yu stopped and said:
"Brother Xin, let's find an inn first, set a room and wash up, the two of us look a little depressed now."
Luo Xin looked down at himself, and saw that his clothes were covered with dust, and he also knew that no matter what era was, people were judged by their appearance, so he nodded in agreement.
The two of them found an inn, booked a room, and asked the store to prepare hot water, and the two of them first took off their clothes, and then shook their clothes vigorously more than a dozen times, shaking off the dust on their clothes, and then each took a hand towel soaked in water and dried it, spread the clothes on the bed and wiped them up, and then the two began to take a bath.
Half an hour later, Zhou Yu and Luo Xin walked on the street, their faces neat, their big sleeves fluttering, and they were graceful.
"This is the champion bookstore, and the scale can also enter the top three in the country." Zhou Yu pointed to the door of the bookstore and said.
"Let's go in and have a look!"
Luo Xin walked into the door of the bookstore, and saw that it was very spacious inside, and it was indeed the largest bookstore in Jinyang Mansion. It's just more than ten zhang wide, it's very neat inside, it's elegantly arranged, the four walls are bookshelves, and there are all kinds of books on the shelves, which are classified, and the faint fragrance of books wafts in the air.
There were two guys in the bookstore, and when they saw two scholars with elegant temperaments walking in, they hurriedly got up and greeted them, and said with a warm smile on their faces:
"What kind of books do the two sons need? We have here the most complete commentary on the scriptures, as well as various Taoist Buddhist scriptures, new and old poetry collections, and all kinds of small talk books......"
Luo Xin's eyes swept across the four walls, and he soon found the place where the novels and books were placed, not only "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Journey to the West", but also some brochures. Luo Xin smiled and said:
"We're not here to buy books, we're here to sell them."
"Selling books?" The guy wasn't surprised, it seems that this situation has happened before.
"Yes, do you have a book printing business here?" Luo Xin asked.
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*(To be continued......)