The queen must start from the head

Chapter 32

Bai Xiaoyun is a native of the imperial city, his current status is a scholar, and he will soon take this year's autumn exam.Once he wins the exam, he will be a master of juren.

In the early morning of this day, before dawn, he started to get up and read.After dawn, he began to wash and eat, and then went to the room to read.In this reading, I read three poles in the sun.

"As the saying goes, after reading a book a hundred times, its meaning will appear by itself. Why am I still somewhat unable to understand Mencius's teachings? Is it really because my understanding is too poor?" Bai Xiaoyun muttered to himself and put down his hand. "Commentary on Chapters and Sentences of the Four Books", he raised his hands and stretched, changed his clothes, and got ready to go out for a walk.

The Bai family lived near Academy Street. This street was not called Academy Street a hundred years ago. Later, because three academies were built here and began to recruit children and scholars, it has been called "Academy Street" ever since.

It was a clear day at this time, and both sides of Academy Street were open for business.Although this place is not as prosperous and lively as the commercial streets in the Imperial City, it is still popular.

Bai Xiaoyun knocked on the folding fan in his hand, watching while walking, very comfortable.

Suddenly, he found that a shop was opening in front of him, and many people had gathered around the door to watch.He was curious, so he walked a few steps quickly and rushed to the door of the shop.

I saw a slender woman in white robes arching her hands at everyone, "Mulian, I am the owner of the bookstore here. The store is open today. Anyone who buys three books at a time in this store will get the fourth book." Books can be given away for free. This store also has a VIP discount card, which is used to sell books at a discount to customers. The more you buy, the higher the level of the consumption card, and the higher the discount. There are five major In the book area, there are a wide variety of books, all guests are welcome to come to our store to buy your favorite books!"

At this time, He Ping appeared on the side of the road in good time, and he lit a few firecrackers. Seeing this, everyone covered their ears, listening to the crackling of the firecrackers.

"The auspicious time has come, I announce that Sancai Bookstore will officially open from today!"

As soon as Mu Lian finished speaking, Guangming immediately climbed up the plaque along the wooden ladder placed in the corner, and then lifted off the plaque covered with red silk and satin.I saw the four big golden characters of "Sancai Bookstore" suddenly appearing in front of everyone's eyes, and the golden light made people unable to open their eyes.

Mu Lian gently rubbed the thumb and index finger of her right hand, and there was a crisp sound. The next second, a scene that shocked everyone appeared. They saw a large area of ​​red, white, and pink peony flowers in full bloom. A huge arched flower column hangs in front of the bookstore.The people gathered in front of the bookstore were suddenly surrounded by the fragrance of flowers.

Bai Xiaoyun was also one of the onlookers. In disbelief, he picked a fragrant peony from the column. The pale pink petals reflected the golden core. He rubbed the petals of the flower with his hands and felt that they were no longer beautiful. Nothing could be more true.

"Miracle, this is simply a miracle!"

"In my opinion, this flower falling from the sky is auspicious...".

Everyone's exclamation came from the ears, and Bai Xiaoyun couldn't help saying, "It's simply amazing!"

Since the bookstore has opened, it is natural to welcome guests.

Bai Xiaoyun also mixed in the crowd and walked into the Sancai Bookstore.

Clean and bright, this is the first impression this bookstore left on him.

The bookshelves that entered the destination are all extremely clean and tidy, and every book on it still has the fragrance of ink.Some green pines and green bamboos were planted in the four corners of the bookstore, and there were many exquisite scrolls on the walls that he had never seen before.

Bai Xiaoyun first took a look at the five major book areas mentioned by the shopkeeper just now. The labels of those areas were all hung above people's heads, and he could know which book area he was in just by looking up.

"Humanistic classics, astronomy and geography, sci-fi suspense, fairy tale world, women's world, why have I never heard of such classifications?" Bai Xiaoyun frowned and thought for a moment, then gave up.Since he can't figure it out, he should go and see for himself.

Many people who entered the store also had the same idea as Bai Xiaoyun.

"This is...", when Bai Xiaoyun walked into the book area of ​​humanities classics, he was immediately picked up by "The Collected Poems of Past Dynasties", "The Collected Novels", "The Collected Essays of Past Dynasties", "Selected Essays of Masters of the Past Dynasties" and so on. A series of tomes and heavy books attracted.You must know that most of the popular classics in the Northern Qi Dynasty are articles written within a hundred years, and many of them are rare or rare copies on the market.There are not many books in the general collection category like this Sancai Bookstore.

Bai Xiaoyun was delighted to see Hunter Xin, and the more he scrolled down, the more shocked he became.After just a quarter of an hour passed, he had already held seven or eight heavy books in his arms, and he wanted them all.

At this time, a child who was a head shorter than him came to him pushing a small cart, "My guest, this store provides you with a shopping cart for free. You can put books in the cart, so that you can read more books." Easy to buy books."

Bai Xiaoyun glanced at the other party and saw that he was wearing a white robe with the words "Sancai Bookstore" printed on the chest. He guessed that he was the waiter in the store, so he took the other party's cart and put the books he wanted to buy into it.Then he tried to push this thing called a shopping cart, and found that it was unexpectedly easy to use.

He was about to thank the other party, only to find that the latter ran to provide shopping carts for others.

Bai Xiaoyun had no choice but to look back, and then went to the next row of bookshelves.

When he arrived in the area of ​​astronomy and geography, he was surprised to find that many of the books here had colorful covers, and the paper inside was also colored, with many exquisite human landscapes drawn on them, which made him a little fond of putting it down.

He turned to the back of the book and found that the price tag on the back was marked as two hundred coins, and he was shocked. Is it only two hundred coins for such a high-quality book with rich pictures and texts?Bai Xiaoyun suppressed the joy in his heart, selected several books on landscapes and figures in this area, and put them in his shopping cart.

Going further down is the suspense area of ​​science fiction, and they are all exquisitely crafted books like astronomy and geography.It's just that on the covers of many books, there are bloody hands sticking out from the ground, and some are the ones with coffins on them. His heart trembled when he saw it, and he immediately pushed the car away from this area, but he also saw many people holding hands. Reading those very scary books, reading them with relish.

There are mostly books for children in the fairy tale world area.Bai Xiaoyun flipped through it, and some of them were very vivid animal stories, even an adult like him was fascinated by them.He looked at the price of fifty cents a book on the back, thought for a while, and selected a dozen or so picture books that he liked more, and prepared to take them home and give them to the young children at home to read them for entertainment.

Going forward, it is a woman's world, but this book area is separated by a curtain.The female shopkeeper he saw just now stood guard in front of the curtain. Many curious people came forward and asked, but they were told that only women are allowed to enter this area.

I guess there are some books in there that are suitable for my daughter’s family to read.Bai Xiaoyun thought like this, pushing his cart towards the counter with the words "Pay Here".

He Ping stood at the one-meter-high counter, looking at every customer who came to check out with a smile on his face.

"You bought a total of five books from our store, which satisfies our four-free one-for-one activity today. Which one would you like to choose for free?"

"Is this still possible?" The scholar who had already taken out his wallet and was about to pay was a little surprised when he heard this. He pointed to the last "Collection of Novels" and said, "Can this one be exempted?"

"Okay, Chenghui will charge you twenty taels of silver in total. In addition, this is our store's VIP card. You can get a discount next time you come to buy books. Please keep it."

Hearing this, the person paid the money readily, took the card, and then took the books that He Ping had tied up for him with hemp rope, and went out happily.

"The next guest...".

People who pay the bill have already lined up, but more and more customers are attracted by the flower pillars at the door.

Later, Guangming stopped distributing shopping carts, but used to help He Ping pack and bundle books.He Ping is responsible for collecting money and issuing VIP cards.

Mu Lian looked at the increasingly lively scene in the store, thinking in her heart, should she recruit some more people to help?

(End of this chapter)