The scholar heard someone seemed to be talking to him and couldn't help but look at it in confusion.
"Is this brother calling me?"
The scholar saluted and said, "Brother, I admit my mistake. My name is not Guorong. My surname is Ning, my name is Caichen. I am a foreigner. I am here today to take part in the college examination to test talents."
Ning Caichen~!
Li Xiuyuan thought to himself: It is indeed so.
This Ning Caichen, who looked exactly like someone in his previous life, finally appeared in Guo Beicheng.
He came out of Guobei County, went to Lanruo Temple, met the thousand-year-old tree spirit, saw Nie Xiaoqian's tomb, buried Xiaoqing with his own hands, and now met Ning Caichen here again.
It can be said that all the protagonists of A Chinese Ghost Story have appeared.
I looked up at this episode of Baozhai again.
Li Xiuyuan immediately shook his head and smiled. Maybe this was fate. It seemed that there was an invisible thread connecting everything together. Just waiting for a suitable moment, a suitable time, to stage a heart-stirring scene.
Humans and ghosts are in love.
And his own existence seems to have personally promoted all of this.
"If it weren't for me, Qingmei might have been hit by a carriage when she was a few years old, and she wouldn't have died under the thousand-year-old banyan tree, let alone because I wanted to cut down the thousand-year-old banyan tree in anger, the female ghost and the tree
The demon would not have appeared...the story of A Chinese Ghost Story would not have been staged, but I appeared, and so did they, and nothing seemed to have changed."
Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but fell into thinking.
This is a chicken or egg question.
"If this brother has nothing else to do, I'm going to Ji Baozhai to apply for recruitment documents." Ning Caichen saluted.
Li Xiuyuan came back to his senses and said: "Guorong, wait, oh, no, Brother Ning, wait."
Ning Caichen said: "I wonder what else this brother has to do?"
"I was a little abrupt just now. Li Xiuyuan from Guobei County, like Brother Ning, also came to Guobei County to participate in the college examination. Today's meeting reminded me of an old friend from the past. I was distracted for a moment. Please forgive me." Li Xiuyuan saluted.
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Ning Caichen said: "Brother Li is so polite. Xiaosheng won't be offended. However, Xiaosheng has something else to do and can't talk to Xiongtai anymore."
After saying that, he hurriedly entered Jibaozhai.
Soon, I saw his voice shouting: "Shopkeeper, is the shopkeeper recruiting people for copying books? Xiaosheng is here to answer the call."
Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and immediately remembered that Ning Caichen seemed to have a poor family background, and was a serious poor scholar.
However, although Ning Caichen was poor, he was a man of great literary talents. It was easy to pass the examination and be promoted to a scholar. In the end, he seemed to be able to become a Jinshi. If the court was not corrupt, he could be an official elsewhere in the future.
"Master, who is this Ning Caichen? Why does the master seem to know him, but he doesn't know the master?" said Xiaodie next to him.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "He is a scholar with good moral character. At least he is much better than Wang Ping and is worth dating."
Ning Caichen is indeed much stronger than Wang Ping. Wang Ping would be confused by the painted-skinned monster and almost lost his life. If he hadn't encountered him, Wang Ping would have been ripped out by the painted-skinned monster. On the other hand, Ning Caichen was not confused by the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian.
Instead, he helped Yan Chixia kill the thousand-year-old tree spirit.
The same scholars have similar experiences, but the results are completely different.
Although Wang Ping also has morality in his heart, his moral integrity is lacking.
"Let's go and have a look at Jibaozhai."
This episode of Baozhai is indeed different. As soon as Li Xiuyuan entered, he smelled the fragrance of books and ink, and there was a faint and clear and sweet sound of the piano. It made people feel like they had entered an elegant gathering place for literati.
It's like a shop selling pen and ink books.
“This place is really nice.”
Li Xiuyuan glanced at it and saw various books neatly placed on the bookshelves.
There are four books and five classics, strange stories, biographies of famous people... there are even some unique copies that have never been seen before. If you are a book lover here, you will be ecstatic.
Li Xiuyuan was quite curious and couldn't help but read a few books.
He found that as long as these common books were rubbings, as long as they were unique, they were copied by someone, and the handwriting was different.
"This is probably because they are afraid that the original copy will be rubbed and exposed, and the value of the original copy will be lost, so I hired someone to copy it. This can not only ensure that the original copy will not be leaked, but also add a bit of elegance and appreciate the person who copied the book.
Pen and ink handwriting." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.
He is both a scholar and a businessman, so he can see Jibaozhai's methods at a glance.
Now that children from all over the country are gathering in one city, this ink, paper and inkstone will definitely consume a lot of money, and this unique copy will definitely sell very well, so Jibaozhai will put up a notice and hire people to copy the book.
"Hey, isn't this Miss Xiaodie? Why are you here? Didn't you leave Guo Beicheng and go to other places? Why are you here again? This is really great. I wonder if Miss Qingmei is back. Xiaosheng is very fond of Qingmei.
I have always been obsessed with the girl's piano skills. When Qingmei left, Xiaosheng got drunk all night because of it."
At this time, a scholar came down from the second floor. When he saw Xiaodie, his eyes suddenly lit up and he greeted him enthusiastically. He seemed to know Xiaodie.
Xiaodie's expression changed slightly and she immediately hid behind Li Xiuyuan.
When Li Xiuyuan heard the voice, he immediately put down the book in his hand and said, "This brother is also a scholar. Isn't it a little too rude?"
The scholar saw Xiaodie hiding behind Li Xiuyuan, lowering her head slightly like a maid and saying nothing, and immediately understood what was going on.
It turns out that Xiaodie followed this man.
This maid is here, I'm afraid the young lady is following him.
Thinking of this, the scholar froze on the spot for a moment, and suddenly felt sad and envious in his heart.
Qingmei is a well-known figure in the city. She is extremely beautiful and has outstanding literary talents. I don’t know how many literati in the city have been fascinated by it. But who would have thought that such a woman would suddenly redeem herself and disappear from the city with her maid in one day.
Already.
When we meet again today, the beautiful master and servant have become married women.
"Hey, it's such a pity. This person is plainly dressed and has an average appearance. He has nothing outstanding. I didn't expect that Miss Qingmei and Miss Xiaodie would commit themselves to such a person. It's really a pity. This person can't even compare to Xiaosheng.
, I’m afraid that Qingmei and Xiaodie will have to endure hardships in the future, and it will be difficult to hear Qingmei playing the piano again.”
The scholar sighed.
Simple clothes and plain appearance?
Xiaodie looked at her young master's brocade robe and jade belt, his extraordinary handsome appearance, and his slender and straight figure, and couldn't help but blush slightly again, with a bit of shyness.
Look at this scholar again. He wears a simple gown and looks... he is really ordinary. If he were not wearing a gown, he would be lost in the crowd and would not be found.
"Talking lies with your eyes open." Xiaodie spat in her heart.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the scholar in slight surprise at this moment. How much courage and confidence does this person have to say such a thing?
Could this be the disdain between men of letters?
This is no longer flirting, this is self-hypnosis.