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Seeing the two brothers walking away, Xie Wanxing tugged at Cheng Hui's clothes and said, "Mom, please accompany me to the street tomorrow."

"Go to the street?" Cheng Hui asked puzzledly, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to buy a few medical books to pretend I'm an expert, and also to learn what ancient medical books are like. My father couldn't find a doctor willing to take a female disciple, so I had to learn on my own."

"Okay, then I'll go with you tomorrow and buy some pens, ink, paper, and inkstone for your brothers. You really need to practice calligraphy. How can you write well without practice?"

The next day, it happened that the two shops were planning to open for business, so Cheng Hui went to the shops in town with several children, leaving Li at home to look after Xie Yao.

Hearing that his mother and sister were planning to go to the largest bookstore in town, Xie Lan came up to them, blushing slightly and said, "Mom, I want to go to the bookstore too, is that okay?"

"Okay, then you can come with us."

When Xie Lan heard his mother's agreement, a bright smile suddenly broke out on his face. His eyes were shining, full of excitement and joy. During his long years of studying, he had only been to the small bookstore next door, which had limited books. So he was very much looking forward to this largest bookstore.

The largest bookstore in the town is on the main street. It has all kinds of books, including enlightenment books, books for imperial examinations, history books, travelogues, storybooks, etc., and even miscellaneous agricultural books.

Because Qingshui Town is famous for its academy, it can be said that almost the entire town depends on the academy for its survival. Because of this, the spirit of learning here is extremely prosperous. Bookstores of all sizes are dotted in every corner of the town like stars, countless, and their business is good.

After entering the bookstore, even Xie Wanxing was a little dazzled. She carried the small book basket given at the entrance and wandered around the bookstore with her eyes full of amazement and curiosity. This place was much bigger than the study in her space, and there were even more books.

"Little sister, what book do you want to buy?" Xie Lan asked Xie Wanxing first, "How many characters do you know now? From the looks of it, you should have read the Thousand Character Classic thoroughly. In that case, you can choose most of the books you want to read."

Xie Wanxing hadn't expected Xie Lan to pay so much attention to her. She usually slacked off, and she had thought her brothers hadn't noticed. But she hadn't expected him to see that she had finished the book. She felt a little moved, but didn't want to show it too obviously, so she just casually replied, "I don't know, just take a look."

Xie Lan looked at his sister, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and the smile in his heart became even deeper. Although she had never revealed anything in the teacher's class, he knew that her own learning progress should be far beyond that of others. He even guessed that it should be much better than his own.

Xie Wanxing walked along the way, feeling for the storybooks. Coincidentally, this category was right next to the medical books. When she arrived at the medical books section, she found that there were far fewer books there than in other categories. The medical books on the shelves were sparsely arranged, forming a sharp contrast with the rich collection of books in other categories.

Being a doctor is actually a skill.

Every family has its own tradition of inherited medical knowledge, and these precious medical knowledge is often regarded as a precious family treasure, kept secret. Books that can be easily purchased in ordinary bookstores are necessarily relatively basic, but for those who are eager to understand medicine, they are also rare treasures.

Xie Wanxing frowned slightly, but she was not particularly disappointed. After all, she just came to buy two books to show off. She had quite a few books on traditional Chinese medicine in her study.

"Axing, do you want to study medicine?" Xie Lan's voice rang out in the quiet bookstore, with a hint of surprise and curiosity. He saw Xie Wanxing standing in the medical book area for a long time without moving, so he followed him.

Xie Wanxing was slightly startled when he heard his brother's question, then raised his head and smiled at him: "I am somewhat interested, but I just passed by to take a look. Why not buy two books and take a look at them when I get home."

She didn't want Xie Lan to think she was too purposeful, so she put some storybooks and travel notes into her book basket. However, since there were too many of them, it became a bit heavy, so she turned around and gave it to Cheng Hui to carry.

Seeing that Xie Lan had been reading for a long time but there was no book in his basket, Cheng Hui called out to him, "Lan'er, why don't you buy any books? Isn't there anything you want to read?"

Xie Lan hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "Mom, the books here are too expensive."

"What's the big deal? Mom has money, so you can buy whatever you want. We still have enough money to buy these books." Cheng Hui smiled and touched his head. She was also wondering if Xie Songlin was pretending to be poor again. He obviously had money in his pocket, so why did his eldest son act like his family was so poor?

"Thank you, mother." Xie Lan nodded.

"Don't worry about buying them. Dad and Mom are rich now, so it's more than enough for you to buy some books and other things. Mom will buy you some good study supplies later." Cheng Hui was afraid that he was just agreeing superficially, so she picked up Xie Wanxing's book basket and waved it, "Look at these leisure books your sister bought, don't worry about taking them."

Xie Lan nodded heavily again and finally put a book he wanted to buy into the book basket. He looked at his mother Cheng Hui again, his eyes full of gratitude. Cheng Hui gave him a relieved smile.

Not only can you buy books in this bookstore, you can also read books for free in the store. There is even a reading area at the back of the bookstore. Xie Wanxing saw that there were quite a few people there, so she didn't want to go in. She never liked places that were too crowded, so she just picked up a book and squatted next to the bookshelf to read.

Xie Lan took a few books and put them into the book basket, then found a place to sit down and read. They were both so engrossed in reading that time passed quickly. When it was time for lunch, Cheng Hui called them.

When Xie Lan and Xie Wanxing heard their mother's call, they slowly put down their books. Xie Lan stood up reluctantly. Cheng Hui walked over, picked up the book basket, and prepared to take the books inside to the door to pay.

Cheng Hui smiled and said, "Let's go to the shop to eat. We can come here often when we have time."

"Really, Mom?" Xie Lan was a little happy.

"Of course it's true. The shop doesn't really need you anymore. Just attend Mr. Shen's classes and you can come and read or buy books in your free time."

"Thank you, mother."

"If you need money, tell mom. I have plenty of money. You don't need to worry about things at home. Just study hard." Cheng Hui touched Xie Lan's head. He was so well-behaved. She really liked this eldest son.

Cheng Hui took the books to the counter to pay, and was shocked to hear that the total price was over twenty taels of silver. Such a large number of books was indeed very expensive. Although Cheng Hui had no shortage of money now, she was still shocked by the price of books in ancient times.

In this era, it is true that only rich people can afford to read books. Ordinary people, who are busy making a living every day, how can they have extra money to buy books?

But since she had already bought the books, Cheng Hui didn't care about it. She knew the importance of books to children. As long as they could learn knowledge, the cost was worth it. She also bought a batch of pens, ink and paper, after all, these were commonly used consumables.