Chapter Fourteen: One Can't Live Without Dreams
Tang Sha secretly laughed in his heart, imitating the young man's behavior, and hissed at him: "Then can you tell me what's in your head?"
"Of course it's no problem!" The young man waved his hand generously, and his voice suddenly raised, which startled Tang Sha. The young man continued: "Actually, I think your bookstore will lose a lot of business in a short time like this."
The young man's words aroused Tang Sha's curiosity, so he raised his eyebrows and asked with interest: "Why?"
"Think about it, other bookstores are starting to follow your example, and there will be more and more bookstores in the future, right? Then your bookstore will be gone relying on its freshness. In addition, there are several bookstores in the Imperial City, but
It’s a century-old store with a lot of buyers, a lot of money, and support. So you must have something that other bookstores can’t have.”
Tang Sha was a little surprised. She thought she would talk nonsense, but what she said was actually not bad at all. She was also thinking about this problem. So she asked curiously: "What is missing?"
"What a thing! There is a shortage of people! People like me!"
"What kind of person are you?"
"Let me tell you, when I was born, the fortune teller said that I was destined to be a prime minister. I am also planning to take the scientific examination in two years. So if you keep me now and become the face of your store, in the future I will
If you become a prime minister, won't you bring business to the bookstore?"
Only then did Tang Sha understand that what the young man meant was to find a spokesperson with great influence. That's great. The young man has an idea!
"Don't laugh, what do you think? Okay or not, I tell you, if you miss this village, there won't be this store." The young man pretended to be calm, but the rapid tapping of his fingers on the table betrayed his true emotions.
"Ha, yes, young man, this is a good idea! I can consider it. Also, don't give up on your dreams. I believe you will become a prime minister in the future. You can't live without dreams!" Tang Sha patted the young man.
Shoulder said.
"So do you want it or not?" The young man didn't quite understand.
"First of all, you don't have a manuscript, so I can't see your value. You won't be able to pass today." When Tang Sha finished speaking, the boy's face suddenly darkened. "But... if you are willing to stay in the store,
If you are here to help with the business, I can hire you."
After listening to the second half of the words, the young man's face became slightly better. He was silent for a while, as if he was thinking about whether it was feasible.
"Since you sincerely asked me to stay, I reluctantly agreed." The young man raised his chin slightly, but there was a smile on his lips.
"My name is Ning Xiaoming, what's your name?"
"Thank you Chuan! The flowers in the forest are blooming in spring, and the road to Sichuan is endless!" 1
Today, a hundred years later, this young man is recorded in history books as follows: During the Yong'an period, the Chen State's national strength was dominated by two people, the war king Ye Xuanyuan and the prime minister Xie Chuan.
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Most of the people in the bookstore have residences in the imperial capital. After the bookstore closed at four quarters (around six o'clock), they all went home. Tang Sha rarely went back during this time because he was busy dealing with many things. He ate, drank, and slept in the store.
It can be solved inside. There is a small kitchen in the backyard of the bookstore and so on.
So Yuan Fang replaced Tang Sha's role of buying food at night and acted as the flower protector of Fanghuayuan.
Que Ling also asked Yuan Fang to bring a message to her, saying that if she didn't go back tomorrow, she wouldn't have to go back.
Xie Chuan hung out with Uncle Wu and Tang Sha for a day. When it was almost night, his mother actually ran to the store and carried his ears back. When Tang Sha left, she heard Xie Chuan's mother say: "I'm not at home."
You're helping your father weave bamboo baskets, why are you here? With your achievements, how can anyone want you? I'll kick you out in a few days! You don't have any self-awareness!"
For some reason, Tang Sha suddenly thought of a sentence: The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan.
Anyway, after these few days of busy work, you can relax. Uncle Wu (the store manager) has been working as a steward in the bookstore, so it is not a problem for him to handle the rest of the work by himself. This means that he can be the hands-off shopkeeper! When the time comes,
Taking the bird spirit, blue orchid lotus heart with them, they wander around every day, allowing them to experience a different life.
I washed the brush, squeezed out the water, and hung it on the pen holder. I ran to the small kitchen to boil a pot of hot water and washed myself.
Today is the first day of October, the light snow in the 24th solar term. The wind hanging outside is starting to get bit biting. Tang Sha has been wearing cotton-padded clothes for more than ten days. It was not so cold at that time, and the look in her eyes was strange when she was older.
Strange. In the past few days, the temperature has dropped sharply again. Now, except for the strong men who are not afraid of the cold, everyone walking on the street is wrapped in thick layers.
Tang Sha thinks there is a reason why she is so afraid of the cold. She has a cold constitution. She used to come to visit her aunt almost once every six months, and every time she came, the pain was excruciating. When she was in the temple, her senior brother would boil motherwort water for her every time.
, it was so painful. After she left the mountain, she had a few good friends who took good care of her.
It was summer when she walked in, so she didn't feel it. But with the abnormality of Kuishui, the weather became colder and colder, and she found that Ning Xiaoming was the same as her.
But Lian Xin said that Ning Xiaoming was not afraid of cold before. She guessed that she didn't want others to know about her constitution because she couldn't have children. This was a disease, but Tang Sha didn't want to cure it.
After washing up, Tang Sha wrapped herself in three large quilts and huddled in them. When she turned over, she could only squirm a little bit.
good night, see you tomorrow.
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Tang Sha got up later and later every day, and didn't get up until almost noon today.
It was windy last night and rained a little in the middle of the night. The weather turned sunny today and the sun was warm. Tang Sha was successfully awakened by the heat. The weather is unpredictable.
She got out of bed, opened the closet, and grabbed a piece of clothing. Tang Sha now had men's clothing in the closet. She always felt that men's clothing was more convenient for doing things, while women's clothing was too cumbersome.
A quarter of an hour later, Tang Sha walked out of the backyard and came to the store. This was originally an inn with two floors. It was modified by Tang Sha. The first and second floors were filled with bookshelves. Books were sold on the first floor and books were sold on the second floor.
There are tables and chairs where you can sit and watch for free. It only costs two coins to enter and you can watch as long as you like.
Tang Sha looked around and then asked Uncle Wu: "Uncle Wu, is Xie Chuan here today?"
Uncle Wu was helping to put the books on the shelf. When he heard Tang Sha's question, he held the book in his hand and turned to face Tang Sha and said, "Here you go, reading upstairs." He pointed.
Go upstairs, then turn around and continue arranging books.
"This kid, did I invite him here to read a book?" Tang Sha said with a helpless smile.
But she did not disturb Xie Chuan, but continued to say to Uncle Wu: "Uncle Wu, I may rarely come to the store during this time. You can just take care of anything in the store. If you have any new ideas, please be bold."
Just do it and you don’t need to tell me.”
Uncle Wu stopped what he was doing, got down from the stool, walked up to Tang Sha and asked, "When will Mr. Ning come? I can make the decision on management matters, but the account books still need to be reviewed by Mr. Ning himself."
"If the store needs funds or something in the future, just go to Uncle Zhang directly. I put some money with him. The money earned by the store will be deposited in the bank every month and exchanged for banknotes. The salary is required
Pay it on time and don't default on it. I've told you the rules for commission rewards, and you must pay it. If I need money in the future, I will ask Yuan Fang to pick it up. It's okay, I'll leave now."
After Tang Sha finished his instructions, he turned around and took two steps. He seemed to have remembered something, then turned around and said again: "By the way, if that boy Xie Chuan wants to read, let him read it carefully, and supervise him. If he doesn't read for a day, he will
Salary cut in half."
After saying that, he left, leaving Uncle Wu with a helpless face, now he was both a father and a mother.
Tang Sha was a little curious, why didn't she see Yuan Fang today? Something happened to Fanghuayuan, right?
As soon as he thought of this possibility, Tang Sha accelerated his pace back to Fanghuayuan.
Youth Court
"Two barrels!"
"Bump! Sanjo!"
"Eight items!"
"Yuanfang, hurry up, it's your turn to draw the cards. Why are you still so slow after playing all morning?"
Tang Sha saw such a scene when he came back, and instantly felt as uncomfortable as eating shit. I'm worried that you are worried. You sit here and play mahjong for me?
As I thought about it, I smiled helplessly. It wasn't that my status was getting lower and lower now, it was that they simply didn't have her in their hearts!
"I'm back!"
Tang Sha shouted to them, but except for Yuan Fang who stood up nervously and avoided her eyes, the other three people ignored her at all. Lian Xin glanced at her and immediately moved back to the card table.
It's intentional, right? Tang Sha nodded and thought, "Great." Then without saying anything, he walked up and messed up their cards with his hands.
"Ning Xiaoming! What are you doing!" Que Ling jumped up and shouted at Tang Sha.
Tang Sha dug her little finger into her almost deafened ears and joked: "Aren't you just ignoring me and not talking? Why are you yelling at me so loudly?"
Que Ling was so angry that she didn't know what to say. Her face turned red. She snorted, turned her head and sat down heavily. As a result, she sat sideways and sat on the ground.
This was outrageous. Que Ling, who always cared about face, felt that it was all Tang Sha's fault and glared at Tang Sha fiercely.
Tang Sha raised her right hand and rubbed her forehead with her index finger. This was none of her business.
Qing Lan and Lian Xin immediately stepped forward to help Que Ling up.
Que Ling didn't know what she was thinking. The more she thought about it, the more she felt aggrieved. Her eyes were red, and she just stared to prevent tears from falling.
Tang Sha was frightened instantly and said quickly: "Okay, I was wrong, I was wrong, don't be angry, it's not good for your health."
Que Ling ignored her and stared at her. Lian Xin lowered her head and couldn't see her expression. Qing Lan shook her head and sighed. Yuan Fang clasped his hands and hung them in front of him, twisting his fingers constantly.
With an aggrieved expression, Tang Sha really didn't understand Yuan Fang's reaction.
"I know why you are angry. Is it because I haven't come back after being away for more than half a month? You think I don't love you anymore, and then you also hate me because of your love? Don't worry, I didn't cause any trouble outside, I am still yours
!Besides, I really have something to do when I go out for a while. I came back this time just to take you to see my results in the past month and a half." After saying that, several people still had no reaction, and Tang Sha was really depressed. He couldn't guess what was going on.
A girl’s heart.
"I've said everything that needs to be said. The rest is up to you. I'm going to the backyard first. Yuanfang is coming with me." After saying this, Tang Sha walked out of the house and walked towards the backyard.
Chapter completed!