A car accident, our family of three crossed

"Something happened at home a while ago, and I was delayed for a long time." Hang Shuheng handed the books to the shopkeeper.

"No problem, no problem." The shopkeeper expressed his understanding. Everyone knew what had happened. According to the rules, the shopkeeper was to inspect the scene, and he did so, even seeming a little impatient.

After taking a rough look, the shopkeeper was very satisfied. "Not bad, not bad, Hang Tongsheng's handwriting is indeed very good. I wonder what kind of handwriting Hang Tongsheng can write? Do you plan to continue copying books? If you are willing, you can choose any book in this bookstore. I trust Hang Tongsheng's character, so I can waive the deposit."

The shopkeeper had a good plan. He broke the rules to keep Hang Shuheng as a writer, but Hang Shuheng declined. "Thank you for your appreciation, but I'm sorry. I don't plan to continue copying books for the time being."

"Well, in this case, I can't force you to do anything." The shopkeeper sighed, a little regretful, "I will settle the bill for Hang Tongsheng right away."

"Thank you." Hang Shuheng received the payment for copying the book. He said goodbye to the shopkeeper and was about to leave, but was stopped by a voice that didn't sound unfamiliar.

"Brother Hang, it really is you. I thought I was seeing things."

The person who came was a young man of the same age as Hang Shuheng. Hang Shuheng searched through the original owner's memory and had an impression of this person. This person's surname was Li, and his name was Cheng'an. He was a classmate of Hang Shuheng. They had a good relationship. Since Hang Shuheng no longer returned to the academy to study, they had not met again.

"Brother Li, how are you?" Hang Shuheng greeted him with a smile. "Today is not a day off, why are you here, Brother Li?"

Li Chengan said with a guilty conscience: "I lied that I had a stomachache and sneaked out. I didn't expect to meet Brother Hang here. It's really fate!"

"That's such a coincidence." said Hang Shuheng.

Li Chengan took the books he had chosen and went to the shopkeeper to pay. Then he and Hang Shuheng left the study together. The two walked side by side on the street. Li Chengan was very concerned about Hang Shuheng's academic status. "Brother Hang, why didn't you return to the school to study after you passed the examination?" He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and asked, "Did you offend the teacher?"

Hang Shuheng looked at him sideways and asked, "Why do you ask that, Brother Li?"

"To be honest, you were framed by the eldest son of the Wan family and thrown into jail. Students from almost all the academies in the city stood up to speak for you, but our teacher ordered everyone not to get involved in this matter, otherwise they would be expelled from the school." Hang Shuheng's knowledge is among the best in the academy, and he is the only student who passed the examination to become a Tongsheng this year. Such a student should be highly expected by the academy, so why did he suddenly drop out? This puzzled Li Chengan.

Until the uproar in the city a while ago, the students in the academy wanted to stand up for Hang Shuheng because of their friendship as former classmates, but were forbidden by the teacher. Combining the two, Li Chengan came to this conclusion. He patted his chest and said, "But brother Hang, don't be discouraged. On the day your case was opened, I sneaked out under the pretext of illness and went to the government office to cheer you up."

Hang Shuheng couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard this. How much does this guy love skipping school?

Speaking of the reason for dropping out of school, Hang Shuheng remembered that when he passed the examination for a student, the teacher wanted to marry his daughter to him, but he declined on the grounds that he was already married.

The Master seemed very confident that he could not refuse such a good thing. His initial refusal was just to show that he was a sentimental person. As long as he was given a way out, he would definitely take advantage of the situation.

Hang Shuheng still remembered the teacher's tone at the time, which was a kind of condescending contempt, "She is just a peasant woman. If you don't want to abandon her, you can demote her to a concubine. However, the daughter of my Cao family must enter the house as a principal wife."

However, the facts severely slapped Master Cao in the face. Hang Shuheng would rather drop out of school than accept Master Cao's proposal to marry the daughter of the Cao family. Thinking of this past, Hang Shuheng had to praise the original owner's behavior. Suddenly, he suddenly remembered the two girls he met in front of the Jubao Pavilion shop that day. Aren't they Miss Cao and her maid?

It was no wonder that he didn't recognize her at the time. Before Master Cao proposed to marry his daughter to him, he and Miss Cao had only met a few times, and they had never even spoken to each other.

However, Hang Shuheng did not intend to explain these things to Li Chengan. He just found a random excuse to get away with it.

From Li Chengan, Hang Shuheng learned that the two lines of poetry he deliberately wrote in prison were actually hung up in the largest bookstore in the county. He felt a little amused.

In order to attract the attention of the jailer, he deliberately wrote it and then threw it away. The jailer saw it and thought it was a pity so he picked it up. He knew that the jailer liked to drink a little wine, so he told him that he might be able to exchange it for a few copper coins by taking it to the bookstore...

He had expected that the jailer would take his calligraphy to the bookshop in exchange for silver, but he did not expect that the bookshop would actually hang up his calligraphy.

After parting with Li Chengan, Hang Shuheng looked at the time and saw that it was still early, so he went to Wanjuan Bookstore. As soon as he entered the door, the calligraphy was hung in a prominent place in the bookstore, and it was hard not to notice it.

The shopkeeper saw him staring at the calligraphy in a trance, stroked his beard and asked, "Are you also interested in this calligraphy, young friend?"

Hang Shuheng did not comment, but turned his head and asked, "Boss, do you have any copying work for outsiders?"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper carefully looked at the young man in front of him and asked, "What kind of calligraphy are you good at?"

Hang Shuheng's eyes moved to the calligraphy again and said, "If the shopkeeper likes the calligraphy."

"What?" The shopkeeper was confused, his eyes moving back and forth between the calligraphy and Hang Shuheng, and suddenly he asked in surprise: "You? Could it be... Could it be that you are Hang Tongsheng?"

"I'm not talented."

"Mr. Hang, may I have a word with you?" The shopkeeper looked around. Unlike the shopkeeper of Xingyun Study who attracted everyone's attention with his voice, this shopkeeper was much more low-key.

The shopkeeper led Hang Shuheng to a secluded room, and then said solemnly: "We do have book copying work in Wanjuan Bookstore, and we already have a regular writer, but if Hang Tongsheng is interested, it is not impossible. I wonder what kind of books are you interested in?"

"I read a lot of different books, basically covering all kinds of subjects. Why don't you recommend some good books to me?"

Hang Shuheng's action was simply because he didn't want to waste time on picking and choosing, but it gave the shopkeeper great affirmation and respect, which made the shopkeeper feel very comfortable.

At that moment, the shopkeeper recommended some books and rare copies related to the imperial examination, and shared his own experiences without reservation, which benefited Hang Shuheng a lot.