I was a hunter in ancient times

Chapter 39 Old Books

Shen Xi retracted his expectant eyes, asked who was wrong, and insisted on asking Zhou Du.

Isn't this the same as holding your heart in front of him and piercing it for him.

Pursing his lips lightly, he lowered his head and stopped looking at Zhou Du, but thought about it seriously.

He really needs money.

In these years, he and his little uncle did not accumulate any family property in Taoyuan Village. They lived a life of earning and spending every day, and never took the initiative to plan for the future.

The little uncle didn't want to think about it because he was still stuck in the past, while he was too young to know what to do.

Year after year, he grew up from being ignorant and ignorant at the beginning, and gradually got rid of the shackles of the past. In the future, he will always live and take the responsibility of taking care of his little uncle, so money is very important.

As for Zhou Du's tiredness, there is no one who is not tired in this world. Compared with other things, physical fatigue is nothing.

After making up his mind, Shen Xi put his mind away, and smiled at Zhao Rong: "Then I will trouble Housekeeper Zhao to recommend you."

Seeing Shen Xi's answer, Zhao Rong smiled all over his face: "It's outrageous to say that, isn't it? You are good at cooking. Even the two chefs in our house praised you very much. I am afraid that there is no cook in Anyang Town who can cook better than you. Maybe I will recommend you and get a reward from the master. Well."

He also knew about Shen Xi's culinary competition with the two chefs in the house, and he was very optimistic about him.

Shen Xi smiled slightly, and was not proud: "I am already very satisfied with being recognized by the Zhao Mansion, I dare not be complacent, the rest of the cooks in Anyang Town have their own characteristics, I just happen to have some talent in making banquets. "

Seeing that Shen Xi's words were impeccable, Zhao Rong's affection for him increased a bit. A person with real ability and good manners can get along well anywhere, so he smiled and said: "It's settled like this." Yes, I have news in a few days, I will ask someone to go to Taoyuan Village to inform you."

Shen Xi readily agreed.

Zhou Du saw Shen Xi responding, a flash of displeasure flashed in his eyes, he was about to say that he didn't mean that, but he stopped immediately when he reached his mouth.

He and Shen Xi were just acquainted, and he had no identity or qualification to interfere with Shen Xi's decision, so he shut his mouth tactfully.

After Shen Xi finished talking with Zhao Rong, he turned around and saw Zhou Du who was standing silently waiting for him, with an admiring smile on his face again, full of praise: "Zhou Du, you are really good."

Zhou Du raised his foot to go Walking in the direction of the bullock cart: "How powerful is it?"

Shen Xi followed his footsteps, and praised in detail: "No one else can hit the opposite goose, but you are very good if you can."

Zhou Du pursed his lips, what is this? Awesome, he just saw two geese lined up side by side, and it was convenient when he shot the arrow, who knew that they were a pair.

After Shen Xi praised Zhou Du, he couldn't help sighing: "Speaking of which, this guest from the Zhao Mansion is really affectionate."

Zhou Du paused, and asked: "How should I say it?"

Shen Xi got into the ox cart After talking to Luo Fu and going to the pharmacy, he slowly said to Zhou Du: "Dayan only has one partner in life. If something happens to the partner, the other one will not marry again even if it doesn't die in love. This guest is so big. It takes a lot of effort to find a pair of geese before they are willing to hire, they must love each other very much."

Shen Xi spoke with a bit of longing in his tone.

Zhou Du twitched the corners of his lips, quite disdainfully: "Sending off the pair of geese is considered affectionate?"

As long as he wants, he can send a pair of wild geese to every girl in Taoyuan Village, doesn't he also love each of them very much?

Shen Xi thought for a while and said: "At least he is willing to spend his time for this marriage. Many people think that the geese will be released after marriage, and they don't care whether they are a pair. A person who attaches so much importance to people is definitely not that bad in his treatment of people. What's more, according to Butler Zhao, this guest should not only pay attention to hiring geese, but also use the best ones, such as wedding banquets. If it's his other half, he must be so moved to hear such news."

Seeing that he was talking too much, Zhou Du couldn't help but refute him: "He doesn't call it spending his mind, he calls it spending money."

No money , What did he use to engage in these thoughts.

Shen Xi was choked suddenly, and he opened his lips to refute, but he racked his brains and couldn't find a way to refute Zhou Du's words, and even a faint sense of approval rose in his heart, which is really strange .

When the ox cart arrived outside the drug store, Zhou Du got off the ox cart and helped Shen Xi take off his sack full of medicinal materials. Seeing that Shen Xi stopped talking, he thought for a while and said, "And have you heard a word?"

Shen Xi followed Zhou Du to the pharmacy: "What do you say?"

Zhou Du came to the pharmacy, put down the sack in his hand, and said in a leisurely way: "Show affection, die quickly."

Shen Xi opened his mouth slightly, feeling As expected of Zhou Du, Zhou Du could even say such hurtful words.

"Do you still sell medicinal materials?" The

two of them stood in front of the pharmacy and talked for a while, but the pharmacy clerk couldn't stand it anymore and asked directly.

"Sell, sell, sell." Shen Xi came back to his senses, hurriedly brought the medicinal materials over, and asked the waiter to count them one by one.

After counting the medicinal materials, the pharmacy clerk took out two taels of money from the counter drawer and said to Shen Xi: "No more, not less, exactly two taels of money, you count."

Shen Xi quickly counted the copper coins, then went to the pharmacy clerk and said, "That's right. "The

pharmacy clerk raised his hand: "Go slowly."

When he came out of the pharmacy, it was getting late, Zhou Du asked him: "Go back?

" Go do something." The

two of them were talking, crossing the street, and came to a study that was about to close.

The owner of the study saw Shen Xi, hurriedly opened the half-closed store door, and greeted him with a smile on his face: "Xiao Xi, I'm here to buy books again.

" , shook his head and said, "I'm here to pay off the debt."

"Okay, okay," the owner of the study welcomes them no matter what he is here for, and welcomes them into the study, takes out a thick account book from the counter, and flips through it with familiarity. Going to the page where Shen Xi owed the money, he flipped the abacus and said, "I still owe two taels of silver."

Shen Xi handed the two taels of money he got from selling medicinal materials to the owner of the study, and counted two hundred copper coins and money from his purse. he.

After the owner of the study finished counting, the smile on his face became even wider. He stroked the beard that had just grown under his chin and said, "Recently, the study has collected a batch of new books. You should read them."

Shen Xi shook his purse , there were only a few copper coins left in it, and they didn't ring when they touched each other. He said to the owner of the study in embarrassment: "No,

I have no money." I'm still afraid that you won't be able to renege on your debt."

Shen Xi was a little moved, but when he thought that he had just made up his mind to save money just now, it would be too unsteady to break it now.

Biting his lip, he insisted: "Let's talk about it next time when we have money."

"Okay," the owner of the study didn't ask, and just wrote lightly: "Oh, it's a pity that those few newly collected "Vegetarian Classics" and "Good Wine" "Records of Five Grains" and "Five Grain Recipes" By the way, I also received a hand-copied version of "Chao Shi Ji."

After paying off the money, Shen Xi took Zhou Du and walked out of the store, not at all tempted by the boss of the study He was moved, but just when his legs were about to step out of the shop door, he stopped for some reason, turned around, and asked with a little disbelief: "What did you just say?" The

owner of the study saw Shen Xi stop, Knowing that his goal had been achieved, he repeated it quickly: "I said, "Vegetarian Classic", "Record of Fine Wine"..."

Shen Xi immediately interrupted him: "Just say the last one." The

boss of the study blurted out: "The handwritten copy version of "Chao.Shilu"."

Shen Xi's eyes flashed a touch of extremely complicated emotions, some expected and some did not expect: "That's it, can I have a look?" The

owner of the study has dealt with Shen Xi for many years, I can trust him: "Yes, but you can only read the front page, but you can't read the back." Shen Xi

nodded: "I know the rules."

The old and yellowed paper stacks were wrinkled at the corners.

Not only Shen Xi, but even Zhou Du couldn't help frowning when he saw this book.

Shen Xi took it, endured the unpleasant smell on it, and turned to the first page.

"I heard from my father that it was recorded by my father, New Year's Eve, family dinner, my mother was greedy, and my father made a dish of birds and phoenixes, tell me..."

After reading the first page, Shen Xi subconsciously wanted to turn the page, but the owner of the study immediately stopped him: "You can't break the rules."

Shen Xi put down his hand that was about to turn the page, rubbed his fingertips lightly at the end of the page, with a bit of nostalgia, and then asked the owner of the study anxiously: "How much does this book sell for?" The

owner of the study saw Shen Xi's heartbeat He secretly rubbed his hands in his sleeves, and reported the number calmly: "Fifty taels."

Shen Xi's heart almost jumped out, it was too cheap.

The daughter of the former head chef recorded her father's recipes and experience, even if it is just a hand-copied copy, it is also a priceless item in the market. It can be placed in any ordinary family's home, and it can be used as a family heirloom for generations to come. When enshrined, it is worth fifty taels like Chinese cabbage now?

Immediately, Shen Xi's heart felt astringent again, but now he can't even afford the mere fifty taels of cabbage money, and he still thinks it's cheap, as expected, he's been a bit flustered recently.

Thinking of what the study boss said earlier, Shen Xi settled down again: "Is it on credit?"

"This..." The study boss hesitated.

He received this book in the provincial capital, and the book seller was a shabby householder. Seeing him receiving the book, he took it out of his arms mysteriously, saying that it was their family's heirloom recipe, which was worth thousands of dollars, and asked him to open it. price.

He thought that people who can live in the provincial capital should have been rich even if they are poor now, and it would not be surprising to have a family heirloom. He found a cook and tried to cook the dish recorded on the front page.

According to the recipe, this dish does not remove the gall of the chicken, and the resulting dish is so bitter that you can't even swallow it. This is not an heirloom recipe, it is clearly a useless recipe.

In the end, he saw that the dilapidated house was so pitiful that he gave ten taels of silver, so he accepted the book as a good deed. Anyway, the book looks old, and when he came back to polish it, he might sell it for more than ten or twenty taels. a book.

Seeing that Shen Xi's heart was moved, the owner of the study also knew that he was a cook. If he could pay him on credit, after he got home and opened the book, he found that the recipes in the book were not good at all. If he wanted to return the book, wouldn't he even None of the capital can be returned.

After hesitating, the owner of the study studio cleared his throat and began to say: "Xiaoxi, you can tell from the pages of this book that it is some years old, and the contents in it are valuable for every cook." I will sell you fifty taels for the wealth I got, because we are old acquaintances. If you sell it to others, it will definitely be more than this price. If you sincerely want it, I will not make it difficult for you. You pay twenty or thirty taels first. , you can take the book away, and the rest of the money will be the same when you get rich."

Shen Xi was stunned: "So good?" The

owner of the study smiled again: "As a regular customer of our store, I It's not good for you, it's good for someone."

Zhou Du has been observing the owner of the study, because he is tall, he can see all the expressions of the owner of the study clearly when he lowers his eyes. The place was moving around in the sleeves of his clothes, and he knew that this person was fooling the child, so he raised his foot impatiently and walked out the door: "Let's go."

"Oh, good." Although the boss of the study said it was very heartwarming. , but when Shen Xi touched his purse, it was empty, not to mention twenty or thirty taels of silver, even if it was two or three taels of silver, he couldn't take it out, and he couldn't buy it no matter what he said.

Shen Xi had no choice but to return the book to the owner of the study reluctantly: "I'm really sorry, I'm so shy, I really can't afford this book."

After finishing speaking, he chased Zhou Du out of the study gate.

The owner of the study was dumbfounded holding the book, looking at Shenxi Zhoudu's leaving back, and murmured: "Hey, the price is still negotiable." It's a

pity that he spoke late, Zhou Du has long legs, and walked out in a few steps Far away, Shen Xi had to trot to catch up with Zhou Du, so how could he hear his words.

The owner of the study could only sigh, and put the book back, hoping to fool other people next time.

Shen Xi and Zhou Du went back to the place where Luo Fu parked the ox cart. Sitting on the ox cart, he breathed slightly, his mind was still thinking about the book just now, his fingers unconsciously kept stirring the belt around his waist, An anxious and helpless look appeared on his face.

Zhou Du had never seen Shen Xi like this before. He frowned and asked, "Is that broken book very important to you?"

"Ah," Shen Xi didn't expect Zhou Du to ask a question suddenly. Whether he was whispering or talking to himself, he said two words like a mosquito: "Important."

After speaking, he lowered his head and rubbed his wrist, wondering what he was thinking.

Zhou Du was silent for a while: "If it's important, go buy it."

Shen Xi raised his head and looked at Zhou Du, then lowered his head, shook his head slightly, and said dejectedly, "I don't have any money."

Although it was only for a moment , but Zhou Du also saw clearly his eyes, the light in his eyes was gone, and the black pupils were filled with dead silence, making people uncomfortable like pearls covered in dust.

For some reason, Zhou Du also felt that his heart had been pricked, and it hurt.

He took out the thirty taels of silver he got from selling geese and handed it to Shen Xi, and said indifferently: "I can lend you the money."

Shen Xi stared at the silver that Zhou Du handed over, and was stunned.

"But..."

Before Zhou Du could utter the next sentence, Shen Xi knew that he was going to say something bad again, so he robbed him of his money, jumped off the bullock cart, ran to the study, and turned back to Zhou Du. Du Can smiled: "Don't worry, I will definitely repay you after I borrowed your money!"

"But why should I lend it to you?" Zhou Du looked at his leaving back, said the unfinished sentence, and breathed a sigh of relief.