Chapter 211 Entering the Book 1 [Happy Tanabata Festival]
In the morning, Lingpingan opened his eyes.
He felt that his right hand seemed a little numb.
When he raised his hand, he saw that the skin of his palm showed some signs of bruises.
After a slight movement, there was an obvious numbness in my arm.
"Phew!" The bookstore owner, who had never suffered hardship since he was a child, took a breath of cold air.
"What's going on?" He scratched his head and recalled it carefully before reluctantly recalling last night. It seemed that he had fought with someone in his dream!
"Well..." He thought for a while and finally understood.
Maybe it's because I didn't sleep well last night and my arm touched or hit the edge of the bed.
This manifests itself in the dream as a fight with someone.
"That should be it!" He, who has been good at using scientific analysis and looking at problems dialectically since he was a child, nodded.
Then, holding his hands in his hands, he walked to the balcony and did a set of radio gymnastics.
Finally...
The numbness in my arms has been relieved a lot.
But it’s still a bit uncomfortable!
Holding his arms, the bookstore owner, who had never suffered hardship since childhood, walked downstairs.
Meow!
Kitty Best, like a child who had done something wrong, lowered his head and meowed pitifully twice.
"Little darling...what's wrong with you?" Lingpingan saw the little guy's expression, squatted down and touched its head.
Meow!
The little guy barked softly, stuck out his tongue, and licked the back of his master's hand.
"It's okay!" Lingpingan thought it was caring about him, so he smiled and shook his arm: "It'll be fine in a few minutes!"
In fact, my arm is just a little numb, more of a soreness!
This is a bit like the physical reaction of suddenly engaging in strenuous exercise after not exercising for a long time.
The bruises on the palms have long been eliminated.
Facts have proved that it was probably because I didn’t sleep well last night!
Meow!
The little guy jumped into his arms and nuzzled him affectionately.
Holding this little cutie in his arms, Lingpingan opened the store door and walked to the breakfast shop next door. Just like before, he came back carrying steamed dumplings and tofu buns.
Sitting at the counter, Lingpingan turned on the TV.
At this time, it was just half past eight, and the old movie "Journey to the West" that had been played countless times was playing on TV.
Lingpingan raised his head and looked at the classic artistic images on TV.
Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sha!
Tang Monk, Jade Emperor, Tathagata...
"It's still as good as the old classics..." He sighed.
In previous classics, every character is vivid and lifelike.
What now……
The young freshmen actually regard speaking the lines in the original voice as a great advantage and professional virtue!
As a result, the screen is filled with all kinds of shoddy dramas that make people blind.
Of course, Lingpingan also knew that Xiao Xianrou could not be entirely blamed.
So I just sighed twice and started eating breakfast.
Moreover, his thinking quickly shifted to another level.
"By the way...tomorrow is August..." He counted on the calendar: "In ten days, you will be able to receive the allowance again!"
Thinking of this, the young bookstore owner became happy.
What makes him happier is that the college entrance examination is coming.
"What's going on, I have to get some of the latest college entrance examination teaching aids and come back!" He said, "I have to find a way to keep up with this heat!"
He remembered that when his aunt ran this bookstore a few years ago, the college entrance examination season was the most popular season every year.
It is said that it will not open for three years, but it will last for three years after opening.
Unfortunately, after he took over, the business during the college entrance examination season was also bleak.
During the entire college entrance examination season last year, he sold dozens of books.
No matter what happens this year, it can’t be less than last year, right?
It would be too embarrassing if that were the case!
Thinking of this, the young bookstore owner raised his head and said to the still a little scared kitten at the corner of the counter: "Best, let's go out with my brother to visit the Jiangcheng Book Wholesale Market today!"
"Let's go get some books and come back!"
"Go to the copy shop over there and design some new posters!"
The wallpaper and posters in this bookstore need to be updated.
Meow!
The little guy yelled softly and lay down very intelligently.
After breakfast, Lingpingan collected the garbage, then carried it out and threw it into the trash can.
Then, he was ready to go out.
I used a taxi app to call an online car and set my destination at the Jiangcheng City Book Wholesale Market.
Then, he pulled down the rolling shutter and locked the store door.
Holding the kitten Best in his arms, he walked to the roadside and began to wait.
After about five minutes, a black car stopped in front of Lingpingan: "Are you the customer with the last number xxxx?"
Lingpingan nodded.
The driver immediately unlocked the car door, Lingpingan held the kitten Best and sat on it.
"Are you going to Jiangcheng Book Wholesale Market?" The driver seemed to look at the order and hesitated slightly.
"Yes!" Lingpingan asked with a smile: "Master, do you have any questions?"
"No! No..." the other party replied nonchalantly: "It's just that there will be a bit of traffic over there today..."
"Huh?" Lingpingan didn't quite understand: "How could that happen?"
Since Jiangcheng City has transformed into an intelligent processing and high-tech digital city, with the use and application of various new technologies, the traffic jam that used to last for half a day has rarely happened.
With big data, the transportation department can grasp the traffic flow on major roads in real time and predict the traffic flow in the next half hour.
Generally, diversion is possible.
"The Republicans and the Datong faction are all putting up posters and propaganda in the book wholesale market and surrounding areas today..." The driver sighed.
Lingpingan became curious: "Didn't they do it in previous years?"
"But this year, they have obviously sent several times more manpower, and their investment is several times that of previous years!" The driver said, "So, it's really a bit congested to get there!"
Lingpingan listened and was slightly stunned.
"This year's main battlefield has been moved to Guangnan?" He scratched his head.
However, these things have nothing to do with him.
He doesn't care!
So, he said to the driver: "It's my fault, Master!"
"No problem!" the driver said cheerfully: "I'm just explaining to you, it might be a bit congested!"
"It doesn't matter!" Lingpingan said with a smile.
So the car started slowly and then drove onto the main road.
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"Target is out!"
Situ He was just about to read the documents for a while when he got an urgent report.
"Where does the target plan to go?" he asked immediately.
"Report to the general..." The staff member who came to report hesitated: "It seems to be Jiangcheng City Book Wholesale Market..."
"Hiss!" Situ He took a deep breath.
What time is it now?
There are less than twenty days until the college entrance examination.
In less than a month, it’s the national exam!
There is no doubt that the annual college entrance examination and the national examination are the two most important internal affairs of the federal empire!
Its importance is above all else!
The college entrance examination is about educational fairness and the future of the country!
The national examination is about the selection of talents and the future administration!
In the past two thousand years, apart from the change of dynasties in the Federal Empire, nothing has been more important than these two things!
A Twenty-Four Histories discusses these two things in countless pages.
The rise and fall of governing chaos is directly linked to these two things!
Therefore, whether it is the Datong faction or the Republican faction, every election will use the book wholesale market and the vicinity of the examination room as one of the main battlefields, and invest a lot of resources!
They are not only for the present, but also for the future!
At such a sensitive moment, the target suddenly went to a sensitive area like Jiangcheng City Book Wholesale Market.
What does He want to do?
Is it just a casual look?
impossible!
There must be a deep meaning!
Situ He immediately became nervous.
"Notify colleagues at the scene..." Situ He took a few steps and said: "The highest alert status immediately!"
"At the same time, notify nearby colleagues to send reinforcements!"
"Today's book wholesale market must ensure orderliness and no surprises!"
"Yes!" The staff nodded.
Watching the staff member go away, Situ He picked up the red phone and dialed it.
"Captain..."
"It's me, Situ He..."
"Um……"
"The target suddenly went to the book wholesale market today..."
"The purpose and intention are unclear..."
"Yes!" Situ He stood at attention: "I will go there personally to supervise and make sure there are no accidents!"
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Sitting in the car, Lingpingan looked at the high-rise buildings outside the car window.
He couldn't help but start playing with his mobile phone.
There is no way, he is stuck on the viaduct now.
The traffic ahead directly blocked a queue.
It is said that it was because people from the Datong sect occupied the road to give speeches at the book wholesale market, causing traffic jams.
After playing with my mobile phone for a while, the traffic that was so blocked that I couldn't move finally started to move.
Slowly, traffic began to return to normal.
"Hey!" The driver was also surprised: "How come the traffic stopped so quickly today?"
"Do you usually have to be stuck in traffic for a long time?" Lingpingan asked curiously.
"Yeah... I was stuck in traffic here for an hour yesterday!" the driver replied.
"Oh..." Lingpingan nodded.
After about five minutes, the traffic jam completely returned to normal.
The online ride-hailing ride Lingpingan took returned to normal speed.
Twenty minutes later, he hugged the kitten Best and got off the car at the intersection of Wenhua Avenue.
"Didn't you say... that the Datong sect occupied the road and gave a speech?" Lingpingan looked ahead and saw that there was no trace of the road being occupied at all.
Apart from countless posters and flyers on the streets, there were no signs of the road being occupied.
An old man who was enjoying the cool weather on the roadside heard his question and replied with a smile: "Young man, that's because the city management has come and won't let them occupy the road anymore!"
"Are the Datong sect so obedient?" Lingpingan laughed.
As we all know, literati are arrogant.
If you tell me to do this, wouldn't it mean I'm very embarrassed?
In particular, the founders of the Datong Sect were the clear leaders of the previous dynasty.
He is best at making noises and rolling around.
The old man chuckled and said, "That's because the Republican podium was also demolished!"
Lingpingan suddenly realized.
So, he thanked the old man, then hugged the kitten Best, walked through the tree-lined path in front of him, and turned into an antique alley.
The alley was buzzing with people and the flow of people was endless.
Jiangcheng City Book Wholesale Market has arrived.
Speaking of which, this wholesale market is considered the oldest market in Jiangcheng City.
It already existed when the city of Jiangcheng was founded!
It was built together with Jiangcheng University and the Confucian Temple next to Jiangcheng University.
After all, since ancient times, civil and martial arts have been the most respected things in federal and imperial countries.
Among them, Wenzhi is the most important!
What is the best way to embody civility?
In ancient times, the whole country concentrated its efforts. During the heyday of the dynasty, they wrote a masterpiece that would be famous in history!
For example, "Yongle Dadian"!
After the establishment of the Federal Empire, Taizu changed the rules and gameplay of the game.
He doesn’t study anymore!
Renovate schools and bookstores!
When Taizong came to the throne, it was of course ‘I will inherit the late emperor’s legacy, carry on the late emperor’s great achievements, and work diligently to prosper the world!’.
Since our ancestors and father did this.
In order to show that he is indeed Taizu and the heir to Taizong's cause, he is indeed a filial son.
After Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne, he became a school madman!
During his lifetime, Emperor Gaozong built one hundred universities, more than a thousand high schools and thousands of junior high schools.
When Gaozong died and the period of political training ended, the emperor ruled from the throne and the cabinet was assisted by the Prime Minister.
Cabinet ministers ‘bear the hope of the world and receive the weight of the emperor’.
Do they dare not build schools?
no!
Not only must we not build, but we must build more and better!
University, high school, junior high school...
Build hard!
Within a hundred years, the plan to establish and improve "elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools" in every county was realized.
Lay a solid foundation for the implementation of nine-year compulsory education and later 12-year compulsory education!
Even today, the issue of education is still the focus of mutual criticism and attack between the Datong faction and the Republican faction.
Especially the opposition faction, not to mention making more efforts to complain about the shortcomings of those in power on education issues.
And this is indeed a good canvassing point!
After all, most of the people in the Federal Empire who are willing to vote are those in their thirties and upwards.
You have a family and a family, and your children are just at the stage of education.
There is no topic that concerns them more than education!
Therefore, as an accessory to education, the cultural industry and book industry have become the focus and key of every city!
Therefore, in the year when Jiangcheng City was founded, the first mayor naturally regarded Jiangcheng University, the Confucian Temple and this book wholesale market as his first fire, and devoted himself to it with infinite enthusiasm!
And he succeeded!
Jiangcheng University still has a statue of the mayor and a description of his life.
In a sense, the mayor who later served as a supervisor in the Guangnan Governor-General achieved a certain degree of immortality!
Therefore, today, even the appearance of Jiangcheng City has changed countless times.
But Jiangcheng University and the nearby book wholesale market still retain much of their original appearance two hundred years ago!
Especially the alley leading to the market is really interesting.
Walking there, you will inevitably have the illusion of traveling through time!
Every time Lingpingan comes here, he walks slowly and takes a look.
The shops on both sides basically maintain the decoration style of two hundred years ago.
Even the clerks in the shop were dressed in clothes from two hundred years ago, which looked very comfortable!
