The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

Early the next morning, Lu Xiuyuan got into the bullock cart and set off after eating.

In the early morning, the town has already started to be lively, and there are hawkers coming and going everywhere, full of life.

He carried the package on his back and came to Zhenyuan Bookshop. Inside, shopkeeper Lin was sitting at the counter and flicking the abacus, while a few servants next to him were cleaning.

Shopkeeper Lin caught a glimpse of him coming in from the corner of his eye, and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Lu Xiucai, are you here to submit the manuscript?"

Lu Xiuyuan nodded.

"Excuse me this way, please." Shopkeeper Lin guided him into a room full of paintings and calligraphy inside Yihuo.

"My little boss is delayed by something. Lu Xiucai, please have some tea first. The little boss will be there soon."

Lu Xiuyuan was invited to the upper seat, and the prepared tea and snacks were placed on the table next to him.

"It's okay, shopkeeper Lin, please do your work first, I'll just wait here." He took out the scriptures in the package and put them on the table, sat there and waited.

"Then the old man is going to reconcile the account first, and Lu Xiucai will directly tell the boy if there is anything to do." Shopkeeper Lin said politely.

Shopkeeper Lin left, Lu Xiuyuan was silent with the waiter in the store, he saw the bright red color of the tea in the cup on the table, so he took a sip, the taste was normal, not bitter, sweet, not fresh , belongs to the normal low-grade black tea, it is not as delicious as the white water boiled in the mountain spring at home, so I simply put down the cup.

Fortunately, after waiting too long, Shi Yunchen rushed in in a hurry.

Lu Xiuyuan saw that the other party's face was not very good-looking, and he was probably in a bad mood, so he got up quickly, hoping that he would not hurt himself as a pond fish.

When Shi Yunchen saw this, he just nodded, picked up the notebook on the table, and read it while nestling in the chair next to him.

With his hands behind his back, Lu Xiuyuan simply stood and observed the other person's facial expression. His brows that were originally tightly furrowed gradually relaxed as the story progressed, his eyes shone brightly, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously opened an arc, as if fascinated. , looks so innocent, it's hard to imagine that the other party is actually reading some color scripts.

Shi Yunchen read the book very quickly, skipped some parts that he didn't understand, and flipped through the story in a short time. At the end, he looked up at Lu Xiuyuan with unsatisfied interest, as if he was seeing him for the first time. Scanning up and down with his eyes, the satisfaction in his heart is beyond words.

"Lu Xiucai has done a good job! What a genius! Please sit down quickly."

He stood up, quickly asked Li Xiuyuan to sit in the seat next to him, then lifted the lid of the tea and took a look at the brown color inside, feeling annoyed, he winked at the servant next to him, "The tea is cold, do you want to continue?".

The servant obeyed and went to get new tea.

"The servant is ignorant, I'm being negligent." Shi Yunchen smiled apologetically, as if all the unhappiness when he first entered the door was wiped away.

"Master Shi, you're being polite." It would be best if he could rewrite the story to his satisfaction, and it would also be convenient for him to sell the next few stories.

He picked up the new tea, the fragrance of ripe chestnuts tangled his nostrils, he took a sip, the taste was rich but not bitter, astringent but not astringent, much better than the cup just now.

Seeing that Li Xiuyuan had had tea, Shi Yunchen couldn't wait to say: "I'll get straight to the point. The story you rewritten is very good. Do you intend to continue to cooperate? Naturally, there will be more or less for the remuneration!"

Shi Yunchen didn't expect the other party's ability to rewrite the story to be so powerful. He thought it was just a name change and the outline remained the same, but he didn't expect the other party to modify the details as well, full of whimsy and whimsy everywhere, which is even better than the original. Floor to floor, people can't help but look at him with admiration.

His only joy in life now is the storybook, so a book writer who suits his taste naturally cannot be let go.

Lu Xiuyuan nodded, "Of course it was intentional."

"Then how about this, the two rewritten books of yours will be charged at [-] characters per book, and you will be charged at this price for any rewritten books in the future. How about a higher price if there are more words?"

The price was almost double what was agreed upon, so Lu Xiuyuan naturally agreed, he took the package behind him, and took out the two stories he wrote later.

"Here are two short stories that I made up in my spare time, I'll give them to Master Shi to relieve boredom."

When Shi Yunchen saw this, he was overjoyed, this Lu Xiucai is really on the right track!

Busily took the book, flipped through it, his attention was instantly drawn away by the fox fairy in the story, he almost forgot the existence of Lu Xiuyuan, when he came back to his senses, he had read half of the story.

With difficulty moving his eyes away from the script, Shi Yunchen said, "I don't want to take advantage of you, young master. I will also accept these two books. I will buy one book for one or two. What do you think?"

Lu Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows, just buy out one book or two?Is this the legendary rich and powerful?

"Is Master Shi serious?"

"Lu Xiucai thinks the price is too low?" Shi Yunchen asked tentatively.

He shook his head. The buyout sounds like Lu Xiuyuan is at a disadvantage, but he has no shortage of stories here. If a story costs a tael of silver, he can directly make a fortune!

When Shi Yunchen saw the suspicion on the other party's face, he called the boy to bring rice paper, black and white, and both parties signed and marked, which was regarded as a contract, and then settled the account, a total of three taels of silver.

"Is Lu Xiucai relieved now?" Shi Yunchen put his hands on his chest and raised his chin at Lu Xiuyuan.

He nodded expressionlessly, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart, how could the young master's money be so easy to earn at this time.

Seeing someone who couldn't wait to read the story again, Lu Xiuyuan wisely walked away, planning to go to the Ping'an Hall to get the medicine first.

It was still early, and the roadside stalls on the street had already begun to bustle, and the surrounding traffickers and pawns were carrying poles and hawking, coming and going, and it was a prosperous scene.

Lu Xiuyuan walked slowly to the Ping'an Hall. There were only two apprentices and the shopkeeper in the store, and Dr. Xu was not seen.

Across the lobby, the shopkeeper recognized him at a glance, and greeted him, "Did Lu Xiucai come to grab that prescription last time?"

Lu Xiuyuan cupped his hands, "Exactly, where is Dr. Xu?"

"Doctor Xu went to the free clinic. He won't sit in the hall for the past two days. There are roots in that prescription shop. I'll let the apprentice catch it for you."

The shopkeeper pointed to an apprentice who was seriously packing the medicinal materials, "Dianzhu, go and help Lu Xiucai grab the medicine."

"Hey~" The other party responded, and began to grab and weigh the medicine nimbly.

Lu Xiuyuan went over to have a look, and found that the shape, color, and taste of the medicinal materials were all high-grade, and the number was the same as the previous prescription, so he felt relieved.

Seeing his actions, the shopkeeper asked curiously, "Lu Xiucai also knows medical skills?"

"Know a thing or two."

After all, he was also a Chinese medicine family in his previous life, and he has been familiar with these basic medicinal materials and pharmacology for decades.

The shopkeeper couldn't help stroking his beard and said with a smile: "Lu Xiucai is really knowledgeable, but don't worry, this carnation was taught by Dr. Xu, and he is still good at treating doctors and prescribing medicine."

"Doctor Xu hangs the pot to save the world, and the reputation of Ping'an Hall is also well-known, so it is naturally trustworthy."

The two sides exchanged a wave of business, and Lu Xiuyuan paid for the medicine and left.

Originally, he wanted to wander around the town to find a suitable short-term worker, but he caught a glimpse of a few sneaky people following him.

There is an injustice and a debtor. The original owner is a law-abiding character. He is also innocent. How could he be swayed by a few gangsters with malicious intentions?

Lu Xiuyuan wanted to run away quickly to get rid of this group of people, but he didn't expect that the other party was like a sticky fly, unable to get rid of.

As time went on, the group of people seemed to gather more and more. In the flash of calcium carbide, he caught a glimpse of a person who took out a sack!

Is this going to put him in a sack in the street?What kind of enmity is there!

He secretly screamed in his heart that something was wrong, so he just applied oil on the soles of his feet, and went to hide in Zhenyuan Book Store first.