I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 252 Grilled Fish

"No, Xue Xuezheng is a Jinshi?" Shen Xiaoye suddenly realized that he might have been misled.

Just then someone walked in from the door, and when he heard what she said, he couldn't help but look at her twice.

Shen Changshou blocked the man's sight, led her out and said, "Whether you are a Jinshi or a Juren, no one can see you now. You still have to take the test in the examination room. "

"My uncle is right." Shen Xiaoye collected his thoughts. Yes, a provincial education commissioner must be highly educated.

How to prove it? Pass the imperial examination and enter the Imperial Academy!

"Why don't you wait here for the copied essays, uncle? I'll go look somewhere else." Since he is a Jinshi, he must have essays for the imperial examination.

But Shen Changshou disagreed, "Xiao Ye, you yourself said that after a few decades, the style of writing will change.

I think you've gone astray. Look at the people in the film. After getting excited, you go back to read the book. You still need to be well-educated yourself."

How many times has my uncle advised me? Shen Xiaoye shook his head and said with a smile, "I know, I'm just sitting around doing nothing."

The most important thing is that she was persuaded by others to buy a useless copy of the provincial examination record in the provincial capital before. Now she sees that it is a rare commodity here, and she deeply feels the tortuous and long routine of the ancients.

I need to visit more stores and learn something so that I can apply it to the cloth business.

Well, how about making a gimmick out of the fabric? There were more rich people taking the imperial examinations than ordinary people.

"Let's go together." Shen Changshou went to lead the donkey cart, and she didn't want to refuse her uncle's kindness.

She then went to several bookstores, but not every one of them dealt in this kind of thing. After breakfast, she went to a small, shabby bookstore on the corner of the street and looked for Xue Xuezheng's essays for the provincial and imperial examinations.

Although the printing paper is not very good and there are some errors in the order, as for Chinese characters, reversing two or three characters will not affect the reading.

Look, my uncle, who is tired of looking for articles, is holding a storybook and reading it with great interest.

There was only a middle-aged man guarding the shop, who should be the boss. He didn't greet anyone and was just painting by himself.

The main reason is that she and her uncle are the only two customers in the store at the moment.

Shen Xiaoye came to pay the bill and saw clearly that his painting was a picture of a galloping horse. From her limited knowledge of calligraphy and painting, it seemed very realistic.

Then she noticed that there were some paintings hanging in the shop, and some half-new manuscripts on the bookshelf behind the owner's counter.

Could this be a store that specializes in imitations?

"What else do you like, sir?" The boss looked up and saw her staring at a picture of winning the first prize in the imperial examination.

Shen Xiaoye pointed at the painting and said, "Can our shop carve that painting on oil paper?"

"Used to make printing templates?" The boss was very knowledgeable and even found some previously carved oil paper samples and picture albums to show her.

Shen Xiaoye was very satisfied and nodded slightly, "How much is it?"

After the boss quoted the price, she felt it was about the same as that in Linghe County. After further bargaining, she ordered more paintings, such as Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate, A Single Flower in Full Bloom, Immediate Success, and Magpie Climbing the Branch.

And buy the book you got together with the one my uncle was reading.

Shen Changshou didn't buy it because it wasn't pretty, but he was puzzled by her ordering so many printed patterns: "Flowers blooming on cloth are common, and it's a symbol of wealth and prosperity. But your print has a horse and a toad on it, so how can anyone buy it?"

"Let's give it a try. Since no one wants us to, we can just cut it and make clothes ourselves." Shen Xiaoye had other plans.

Shen Changshou didn't understand, but he didn't stop her. After all, his little niece wouldn't spend money indiscriminately.

When he learned that the boss would not deliver the goods until three days later, he couldn't wait any longer and asked, "Aren't you in a hurry to send the article back?"

"I will go home today and bring some more cloth to the capital for printing." This is the best place under the feet of the emperor, with a large population of all kinds gathered. Sometimes people accept new things faster than counties and towns, and it is also very easy for new things to become trends.

Shen Xiaoye confirmed: "Do you have a hundred rolls of white cloth at home?"

"Yes, but probably less than a hundred." Shen Changshou left the bookstore and kept looking back, "Xiao Ye, this store is a bit like the masters hidden in the big city in the storybooks."

Look at his girl, she has been here for a short time and is already earning money quickly for others. She is definitely an expert.

Shen Xiaoye understood what his uncle said and was amused by him as he went home laughing. On the way, he took a detour to find the shop of Mrs. Zhu, the wife of a scholar next door, and discussed with her before leaving.

After returning the rented donkey cart, the uncle and nephew arrived at the provincial capital in the evening of the same day.

This time I couldn't find any boats sailing at night, so I found an inn near the pier to rest and waited for the boat to go home at dawn.

The Qicuo Ferry was still busy, but without the government transporting supplies, the merchant ships and civilian boats on the river became active.

Shen Xiaoye stood at the bow and looked into the distance, hoping that in the future, he would be able to own a large ship to transport his goods across the canal.

"Hey, Xiaoye, look at the guy carrying a fish basket on the shore, is that Geng Ge'er?" Uncle Shen Changshou leaned on the pergola and looked into the distance.

Shen Xiaoye looked over and saw that it was indeed the case. "I guess he bought it for his family."

As a result, when their boat docked, Shen Cungeng was gone.

"You little brat, it would have been better if you left a little later. We can't find him now, and we have to hire a cart without the donkey and mule at home." It took only four or five days to go back and forth, and money was spent quickly. Shen Changshou always felt that the family did not earn enough money.

Shen Xiaoye was in no hurry to leave, and suggested: "Why don't we stay at Mr. Pan's farm and see how the calves are doing.

Tomorrow morning, I will be able to see my fourth uncle and his wife at Wubenzhai."

“If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that the old man said he wanted to look after the cows, so he might live there.

Let's go and have a look." It was only a few miles away, so Shen Changshou decided not to hire a car.

It was the beginning of autumn in July, and the evening was cool. The uncle and nephew walked to the outside of the farm and heard laughter before they even entered the door.

Shen Xiaoye felt that everything sounded familiar, so he knocked on the door and was invited in. Wow, his grandfather, his great-grandfather, Doctor Ge and his son, the tenants of the farm, and Xin Laojiu were all sitting around the table eating edamame and grilled fish, watching his fourth uncle and two cousins ​​grilling meat.

The little black cat was concentrating on eating the fish. Even though he knew Shen Xiaoye was coming, he didn't bother to pay attention to her. The fragrant and fresh spicy grilled fish was really delicious.

One of the cousins, Shen Cunhui, was the first to see them. He held up the grilled fish and said, "My uncle and Xiaoye are back."

"Xiao Ye, come and help me with the sauce." Shen Changsui greeted without even raising his head.

"Okay, here I come." How could Shen Xiaoye not greet the elders at the table first?

Everyone asked her to sit down and drink some herbal tea first.

Grandpa Shen Shanyou laughed and said, "How did you know we were here?"

The two of them were carrying things on their backs and in their arms, and it was obvious that they had not returned home yet.

"I can tell by the math. I can tell there will be delicious food today just by pinching two fingers. It will fly here on the colorful clouds from the west." Shen Xiaoye drank a bowl of herbal tea and made a playful reply, which made everyone laugh again.

After a while, she also ate grilled fish and grilled chicken, and listened to her great grandfather constantly saying: "These cattle you drove back are great. In a few days, many people from the neighborhood came to watch the fun.

I heard that the strongest ones weighed 150 grams each, and seven or eight of them were sold quickly."

Although it is cheap, a cow on the grassland costs less than one or two taels, not to mention a calf. Shen Xiaoye made a lot of money.

"I've picked a few to buy, too." Doctor Ge's home is nearby. "And a few of my old friends asked me to pick out the strongest ones."

"Welcome!" Shen Xiaoye calculated that she had more than 300 cows and could earn more than 1,000 taels if she sold them.