Because early the next morning, he got on the oxcart to the town again. The holiday was over and it was time for him to go to a private school to study hard.
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Chapter 62 Torah
Lin Yuanqiu also learned after arriving at the private school that apart from him, the only other student in Hengxi Town who passed the government examination this time was a student from Changting Academy next door.
Lin Yuanqiu's second place in the government examination and his age of nine made him famous among the students in Hengxi Town.
At the same time, there were many more students who wanted to get acquainted with Lin Yuanqiu.
In the past two days, students often send messages to the concierge. They want to invite Lin Yuanqiu to have a poetry party during the ten-day holiday so that he can talk about knowledge with everyone.
Lin Yuanqiu naturally had no intention of spending his energy on these social interactions.
From Lin Yuanqiu's point of view, the poetry club was of no use other than a waste of time. And if a group of people get together and don't get along well, conflicts may arise.
This is not nonsense by Lin Yuanqiu. He has heard a lot about poetry gatherings since he came to the town to study. Most of them are irrelevant and insignificant, and even Goulan and Houses are often involved in them, so I really don’t know what the meaning of such a poem would be.
Sometimes Lin Yuanqiu thinks, isn't the first thing for a scholar to be good at studying? What's more, none of them are truly talented people with extensive knowledge and talents. These people don't talk about their reputation as scholars. Many of them are not even boys. They are still participating in this poetry club or that poetry club. Isn't this a matter of indifference and panic after eating too much?
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu would never attend such a gathering.
As for making more friends, that's even more unnecessary. It's not that he thinks too highly of himself. People say that having good friends doesn't mean having too many friends. Lin Yuanqiu feels that having one or two good friends is enough.
In the past few days, parents often bring their children to Ziqingguan to inquire. Naturally, the purpose is to let their children study here.
It can be said that since the official results were released, parents have not stopped bringing their children to study at Zhou Xiucai's side.
This is normal. Everyone wants to find a better school for their children to study in. And this "good", of course, refers to Master's teaching ability. Look at this government examination, a nine-year-old boy came out of Ziqingguan.
With such good results, there must be more people who want to send their children to Zhou Xiucai.
Taking advantage of the lunch break, Lin Yuanqiu wanted to go to a calligraphy and painting shop. Several of the paintings he had painted were still in the bookcase, and he had to exchange them for money.
Thinking that Brother Lin had something to do with the shopkeeper Gao of the bookstore opposite, Zhou Zixu did not follow him. He only said that they would go there together after they had copied the thousand-character essays in their hands.
Lin Yuanqiu nodded. His thousand-character essay was still six or seven pages short. If he came back early, he could copy a few more pages.
Although he now has income from paintings, Lin Yuanqiu has not given up copying books. Although he does not earn much money from copying books compared to painting, mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are. Besides, it is not enough to earn money and practice calligraphy. Wrong benefit.
After leaving Santingmen, Lin Yuanqiu first went to a shop that specializes in engraving seals for people, and gave the shopkeeper two words that he had already written. One was the name seal of "Taoyuanshanren", and the other was "Return to Truth." The words "Xianzhang" are both in official script font.
Lin Yuanqiu asked the shopkeeper to carve his own words, and then selected two stones for the seal. He did not choose Tianhuang or Shoushan, but directly selected the two cheapest Qingtian stones, then paid a deposit of fifty yuan, and left the seal shop after making an appointment for delivery.
In fact, if he didn't have to spend money to buy seal-engraving tools, Lin Yuanqiu would definitely carve these two seals himself. It is said that people like them who paint can't carve seals. All of the dozens of seals in Lin Yuanqiu's previous life were made by his hands.
It was lunch time at this time, so there were not many pedestrians coming and going on Hexi Street. This was why Lin Yuanqiu liked to come here at this time.
Seeing Lin Yuanqiu come in, shopkeeper Hu's eyes lit up, and he said to himself that he finally got this little baby today. By the way, he has several paintings waiting here.
Seeing Shopkeeper Hu's unprecedented enthusiasm, Lin Yuanqiu was thinking that his paintings seemed to be very marketable.
Haha, as long as there is a market, it is good to have a market, so that you can save a lot of money.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but feel a little excited, as if he had returned to the passionate time when he was working hard to start a business in his previous life.
"Shopkeeper, these are the paintings from this time." Lin Yuanqiu opened the book box and took out all the paintings rolled inside.
Now that people have arrived, Shopkeeper Hu is not as anxious as before. After taking the painting with a smile, he spread it on the table and opened it.
I originally thought it would all be landscape paintings like the previous times. But when Shopkeeper Hu saw the pictures of plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums at the bottom, he couldn't help but marvel in his heart. This "Taoyuan Mountain Man" is truly a master of painting. Not only is he an excellent painter, but he also has all kinds of figures, landscapes, flowers and birds. Proficient.
This time Lin Yuanqiu sent a total of nine paintings, eight of which were in two sets. The selling price for a four-screen picture like this must be higher. In the end, shopkeeper Hu paid Lin Yuanqiu a total of four taels of silver.
Knowing that Lin Yuanqiu liked easy-to-carry money, shopkeeper Hu specially gave him two 20-tael banknotes.
Lin Yuanqiu was still in a hurry to go back to school, so after collecting the banknote, he was ready to say goodbye to the shopkeeper.
Shopkeeper Hu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, little friend, I have a few more paintings that I would like your uncle to help paint!"
How many paintings? What painting? Is it another customized order?
Lin Yuanqiu was about to ask, but saw shopkeeper Hu running quickly to the cubicle.
After a while, I saw him coming out with two bags in each hand.
Shopkeeper Hu looked like he couldn't refuse, and quickly opened a bag and said, "Here are the paints and inkstone pens, and I will order the golden millet paper for you later."
As soon as Lin Yuanqiu heard about the golden millet paper, he knew that what he wanted to draw was another portrait of Bodhisattva.
Sure enough, I heard Shopkeeper Hu continue to say, "A few days ago, the shop received orders for four more Bodhisattva portraits. Well, in these three packages are the paints and pens and ink of Empress Tuer, and this, just the paintings and The same Bodhisattva as before."
This portrait was made by Ms. Lu Yuanwai that day after she was very satisfied with the Bodhisattva portrait. She said she was going to give it as a birthday gift.
Lin Yuanqiu knew that the Goddess of Mercy was the Goddess of Mercy who bestowed upon her children, and generally women with slightly wealthier families liked to hang one at home.
After hearing that the wages were still the same as before, all five taels of silver a piece, Lin Yuanqiu naturally accepted them all without hesitation.
Five taels of silver for one painting, four paintings are equivalent to twenty taels, plus any remaining pen, ink and paint will be yours. Therefore, as long as Lin Yuanqiu is not stupid, he will definitely take such a good job.
Seeing Lin Yuanqiu nodding, shopkeeper Hu breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew that the other party would most likely take the job, he was still nervous before making a decision. After all, this Bodhisattva picture is not something that just anyone can draw so satisfyingly.
Lin Yuanqiu opened the book box and put all four small bundles inside. Fortunately, when I bought the book box at that time, I specifically picked a medium-sized one, otherwise I would definitely not be able to hold so many things now.
Shopkeeper Hu counted a total of eight pieces of golden millet paper and came out, which was equivalent to two pieces of paper for a picture of Bodhisattva. If the paper was ruined and not enough, then Lin Yuanqiu would have to buy it himself.
After paying a deposit of two taels of silver, the two discussed the time to hand over the painting. Lin Yuanqiu calculated that he could only paint these paintings when he got home and was alone. There were still six days before the holiday, plus two days of holiday, and then he would give himself a few more days. Finally, Lin Yuanqiu decided Delivery after half a month.
When Shopkeeper Hu heard this, he couldn't help but pinch his legs to try not to laugh out loud. I thought I would have to wait at least more than a month, but I didn't expect that only half a month would be enough.
Wait, don't get too happy too early. It doesn't necessarily mean that the kid was given the wrong time. After all, the person who painted is his uncle.
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When Lin Yuanqiu hurried back to the private school, only the last two pages of the thousand-character essay in Zhou Zixu's hand were left.
Seeing Lin Yuanqiu coming back, he hurriedly said, "Brother Lin, there is still some time before class, please hurry up and copy, so that tomorrow we can go to the bookstore to settle money."
Since the last county examination, Zhou Zixu became more interested in earning money by copying books after inviting him to Zuixianglou for a meal. Also, the money you earn can only be spent comfortably. What's more, ever since Zhou Zixu started copying books, his grandparents always praised him for being sensible and the good little grandson of the family.
This made Zhou Zixu even more motivated.
Lin Yuanqiu looked at this friend and classmate of the same age as him, and couldn't help but laugh at his arrangement of copying books in an assembly line these days. I'm afraid this person has forgotten that besides copying books, they also have other things to do: study. ?
The two of them were indeed good friends who had been together for nearly a year. Zhou Zixu could guess almost everything about Lin Yuanqiu's facial expressions with just one glance.
So, Brother Lin is trying to say that he is putting the cart before the horse, right?
Zhou Zixu was a little dissatisfied, "Brother Lin, didn't you say that copying books not only makes money but also makes it easier to memorize the articles?"
As he spoke, Zhou Zixu seemed to have thought of something, and continued, "Brother Lin, we should change the thousand-character essay that we have copied for so long. I don't think it is better to do this. When I get the book to Gao Bo to copy tomorrow, I will It’s better to change it to a more obscure book.”
Zhou Zixu felt that the Thousand-Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, and Three-Character Classic were too simple, and it would be too boring to continue copying them.
"Obscure?"
Lin Yuanqiu couldn't think of any such books at the moment. Apart from the longer articles, the Four Books and Five Classics were not difficult to understand.
Yes, Zhou Zixu nodded, "From now on, we will only copy books like this. After copying for a long time, no matter how difficult the book is, we can memorize it!"
After saying that, Zhou Zixu waved his hand vigorously, like a soldier declaring war in front of the formation.
Lin Yuanqiu: "..."
Don't tell me, this is really a good idea.
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The next day, during lunch break after dinner, Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu went to Shopkeeper Gao with the copied thousand-character essay.
Shopkeeper Gao was naturally happy to see the two coming.
Especially when facing Lin Yuanqiu, Shopkeeper Gao was all smiles. This smile is not only recognition of his foresight, but also pride in having such a good relative in his family.
Shopkeeper Gao knew that with his brother-in-law's ability in studying, he was sure to have a great future. And his niece's life will get better and better, and their Gao family will definitely benefit a lot in the future.
Let’s not talk too far, let’s take the shopkeepers of the bookstores next door as an example. After knowing that the nine-year-old boy who passed the government examination was his brother-in-law, when he talked to him again, his tone became enthusiastic. A lot.
In this world, there are many times when people are asking for help, and everyone wants to pave a useful path in advance. Shopkeeper Gao can understand the actions of several shopkeepers, isn't he the same, otherwise he wouldn't think of bringing his niece to someone else's house.
However, from the moment he learned that his brother-in-law passed the Tongsheng examination, shopkeeper Gao secretly set rules for himself. That means never causing trouble for the in-laws, and shopkeeper Gao has also warned his sons and grandsons one by one.
After finally finding a relative who can make you hold your head high, don't let this waste you.
As before, the price of copying a thousand-character text was one hundred cents. Excluding the five cents for binding, shopkeeper Gao gave the two men ninety-five cents each.
Ninety-five copper coins is a lot, and it feels particularly fulfilling to hold it in your hand like this. Zhou Zixu smiled and said with crooked eyes, "Uncle Gao, are there any books that are more obscure? Brother Lin and I both want to change them." The book was copied."
Zhou Zixu shook his head as he spoke, looking like he was tired of copying a thousand-character essay.
"Yes," Lin Yuanqiu also said, "Uncle Gao, besides Three Hundred Thousand and Four Books and Five Classics, are there any other books that can be copied?"
Other books?
Shopkeeper Gao was stunned for a moment. Apart from these books, there were no other books in their bookstore. As for that book, I didn't dare to let the two children copy it, otherwise it would lead others astray.
However, the owner's bookstore was not the only one in Hengxi Town. Soon shopkeeper Gao went to the county town to think about it. He remembered that the county bookstore seemed to have a collection of poems that could be copied.
But the collection of poems is not obscure.
Right, right! Shopkeeper Gao slapped his head, didn't there still be Torah books to copy in the bookshop here?
Because not many people bought this book, the bookstore did not print it in batches. The imperial court has expressly stipulated that as long as it is a bookstore, the store must be equipped with more than ten volumes of Dajing Law.
Therefore, every time a Torah book is sold in the store, the bookstore will find someone to help copy it to make up for the missing quantity.
Although there are already a sufficient number of Torah books in the warehouse, shopkeeper Gao thought that it would be okay to prepare a few more books when he thought about the time he went to another bookstore to buy them temporarily the year before last.
However, there is a thick volume of Dajing Law. Can these two kids copy it?
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Chapter 63 Chunmei’s Marriage
What Shopkeeper Gao didn't expect was that after hearing that there were still Torah books to copy, Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu both nodded in agreement without hesitation.
Thinking that the two of them probably didn't know how thick the book was, shopkeeper Gao hurriedly asked the store clerk to go to the warehouse and bring out two copies.
