ushernet Chapter 326 Wonderful
Chapter 326 Wonderful
Chapter 326 Wonderful
Qiu Huoming was in a good mood to meet such a wonderful person in the capital. "Okay, where did you get all the books here?"
"It's a trade secret. Anyway, you will definitely win if you buy it. I'll go in and get busy first. You guys take your time to read..." Tang Xiaotang waved her hand and went into the inner room to sort the newly arrived books.
Qiu Huoming started flipping through a book in the outer room. There were a few guests inside, one of whom was the one who had quarreled with him before. He was not embarrassed to see him, and greeted him with a smile, "Brother, you are awesome, I just came up with a new idea..."
"Nothing, just carefulness..." Qiu Huoming said modestly, then stopped the topic and began to look for books carefully. Most of these books were old books. Qiu Huoming was tall, so he just stood on tiptoe and touched the top bound book.
He turned to the last page. There was a stamp on the back. The stamp was blurred, but he could still vaguely make it out.
These are books that have flowed out of major libraries, which is normal. In the past few years, many libraries were closed and unattended. I'm afraid the old books in the warehouses were burned as firewood, and no one cared.
There are very few science and technology related old books. Most of them are storybooks, modern books with traditional Chinese characters and some valuable manuscripts. Qiu Huoming selected a few books on ancient architecture that had an antique flavor, and then stopped. Gu Xiaoran was reading a book about carpentry, and was reading it very intently.
"I've chosen." Qiu Huoming came over, "Let's buy them together. I've made a little money recently. Whatever you want to buy, I'll buy it for you..."
"Are you publishing new works?" Gu Xiaoran was not polite when he heard this. He stood on tiptoe and pulled down two hardcover books from the top of the bookshelf. "I have read these two books for a long time. They have no disadvantages except that they are expensive."
"Xiaotang, check out..." Gu Xiaoran walked in with a pile of books.
Tang Xiaotang naturally gave Qiu Huoming a 20% discount. Such valuable old books could not be bought at a discount in later generations. Some of them had no price at all, and the price was arbitrarily marked by Tang Xiaotang.
"Boss Tang, can you make money running the bookstore like this?" Qiu Huoming asked curiously.
"It's OK. I can barely make ends meet. The most important thing is..." Tang Xiaotang raised her head, "I have to wait for someone..."
A tragic love story suddenly popped up in Qiu Huoming's mind.
Gu Xiaoran chuckled and said, "Huozi, don't get the wrong idea. She is waiting for her own father..."
Tang Xiaotang clapped her hands, and dust filled the air. "Adoptive father..."
"She was coaxed into being his daughter with just a piece of candy."
"No wonder you are called Tang Xiaotang..." Qiu Huoming said with a smile.
"Greedy children are blessed." Gu Xiaoran reached out and took a piece of paper off Tang Xiaotang's bangs.
Qiu Huoming bent down and put all the books he had just bought into his backpack.
Tang Xiaotang held Gu Xiaoran's arm affectionately, "Let's make a hot pot for lunch and treat you to mutton..."
"You spent all the money you earned..." Gu Xiaoran said unhappily.
"What you eat is yours." Tang Xiaotang smiled like a flower.
"Then I'll go buy some side dishes..." Gu Xiaoran glanced at his watch and there was still time before dinner.
"You guys chat, I'll go buy it." Qiu Huoming took out the books he had just packed, "Put the books here first. What do you want me to buy? Give me the list."
Tang Xiaotang smiled and said, "Xiaoran, you are a very nice friend."
Gu Xiaoran shook his head. "That's all it is useful for."
She smiled and turned to look at Qiu Huoming, "Then I'll trouble you. You don't have to buy a lot of things. We have the mutton candy. Buy some seasonings and side dishes. I'll tell you..."
She knew Qiu Huoming's amazing memory, so after listing a long list of dishes, she waved her hand and said, "That's all."
Qiu Huoming put the backpack back on his shoulders and said, "Wait, I'll be back soon..."
"Wait a moment." Tang Xiaotang went in and took out an empty vegetable basket and handed it to him.
She watched Qiu Huoming gradually walk away, then quietly approached Gu Xiaoran and said, "This guy looks good, but there's really no hope?"
Gu Xiaoran pretended to sigh sadly, "It's really hopeless."
"What a pity." Tang Xiaotang shook her head and didn't dwell on it.
She packed up the books they bought and put them under the cabinet.
Gu Xiaoran helped her organize the bookshelf and sort them into categories. The two were busy and happy when a surprised voice came from the direction of the counter, "Gu Xiaoran!"
Gu Xiaoran and Tang Xiaotang turned around and looked over.
A young man of medium build, handsome face and wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses was looking up at Gu Xiaoran who was standing on the bench.
"Why are you here! Don't you have class today?" Gu Xiaoran jumped off the bench and asked with a frown.
"I had class, and seeing you weren't there, I found out."
The man smiled mischievously, "You're not trying to avoid me, are you?"
"Who are you? You look like a village pug, and what you say is so unpleasant to the ear?" Tang Xiaotang came over and waved the feather duster, "Go back to where you came from."
"How can you talk like that? I'm talking to my classmates, it's none of your business!"
The man was so embarrassed that the surprise on his face suddenly turned into anger.
Gu Xiaoran asked with a dark face: "Cheng Ping, are you following me?"
Cheng Ping shook his head, "Not today."
Several people immediately started arguing...
This was the scene Qiu Huoming saw when he walked in with a basket of vegetables.
"I want to buy books, why don't you sell them to me?"
Cheng Ping was holding a bundle of wrapped books in his hands, which were obviously the ones he had just bought.
Qiu Huoming pulled the book over from behind him and said, "Comrade, I paid for this book. It's not appropriate for you to rob me like this."
Qiu Huoming put the vegetable basket on the ground and stuffed all the books back into his backpack.
Cheng Ping was not as strong as him, and his book was snatched away without him being able to fight back.
"Who the hell are you?" Cheng Ping asked with a flushed face.
"Who are you, the owner of these books? Why are you disgusting me here so early in the morning?" Qiu Huoming glanced at the three people present.
Tang Xiaotang didn't bother to pay attention to Cheng Ping. She pointed at Cheng Ping with a feather duster and said, "Fight him out, or go out by yourself? It's your choice."
Cheng Ping's neck stiffened, "If Gu Xiaoran leaves, I will leave too!"
Qiu Huoming finally understood the reason for the farce just now.
Tang Xiaotang picked up the feather duster and started swinging it, but was hugged by Gu Xiaoran.
"Xiaotang, don't mess with this."
She looked at Qiu Huoming and said, "Let's talk about it after we get out."
"Do you know each other?" Seeing that Gu Xiaoran was trying to keep the peace, Cheng Ping immediately took advantage of the situation and asked back.
Gu Xiaoran passed by him without paying any attention to him and walked out with Qiu Huoming.
When Cheng Ping saw Gu Xiaoran leaving, he didn't stay and followed him out.
The two idlers who were watching the fun in the store came close to Tang Xiaotang and said, "You are a bookstore owner, so don't get involved in this kind of shit. In our capital, a brick can hit two people at the same time..."
The rest of his words were blocked by his companion, "Don't talk nonsense."
Tang Xiaotang looked thoughtfully at the three people standing outside the door.
She rubbed her eyebrows, and suddenly raised the corners of her mouth. She put down the feather duster, picked up the bamboo broom behind the door, walked out quickly, and hit Cheng Ping on the head.
Cheng Ping was caught off guard and was beaten so hard that he cried out in pain. Seeing that Tang Xiaotang was serious, he felt a burning pain on his back and ran towards the village entrance.
Tang Xiaotang holds a broom and stands alone against ten thousand enemies.
Gu Xiaoran was stunned by what he saw.
She looked at Cheng Ping, whose back could no longer be seen, and muttered, "So simple?"
Tang Xiaotang nodded, "This is how you deal with scoundrels."
She put the broom back behind the door and put her hand on Gu Xiaoran's shoulder. "Whoever doesn't let me eat well is my enemy."
"Let's go to the mutton hotpot!"
Qiu Huoming smiled and turned his head to look at the village entrance. Cheng Ping was still standing far away. When he saw him looking at him, he lowered his head and went to the sales outlet next to him.
"You guys start first, I'll go get some drinks."
Qiu Huoming shouted.
"Go back quickly."
"okay."
Qiu Huoming took a step forward and arrived at the village entrance. Cheng Ping was whispering with two villagers.
They had no concept of being on guard against others, and Qiu Huoming leaned in to eavesdrop on what was going on through the pillar.
"Tang Xiaotang can't move. The village chief is her second uncle. I dare not do that. I can do something bad to her. I will throw shit on her door at night..."
Cheng Ping was stunned when he heard this, "No, that's disrespectful."
"Stealing books?"
Cheng Ping nodded, "Okay, I'll take whatever you steal."
The two villagers looked at each other and quickly agreed.
The two of them walked away with their arms swung, while Cheng Ping squatted there alone, still muttering, "Fight with me! See how I kill you..."
After muttering, he stood up, poked his head out, and looked towards the direction of the bookstore.
Those two villagers were running pretty fast.
It didn't take long before I saw them running towards me.
I could vaguely hear Tang Xiaotang's scolding.
As soon as the two approached Cheng Ping, they poured out a dozen books from the pocket of his old cotton-padded jacket.
"so much?"
Cheng Ping asked in surprise.
"Didn't you say you would pay as much as you take? Give me the money." said the village guy.
Qiu Huoming watched this scene thoughtfully.
Cheng Ping took out some money from his pocket. Although he could not read, he was quite fast at calculating. After a while, he figured it out. He took the money and asked, "Comrade, do you still want this book? If you do, we can go get it again."
Cheng Ping bent down and picked up the book from the ground. "Forget it, let's just leave it at that for today. This is too heavy!"
The two villagers laughed and said, "Then we'll leave first and go eat..."
Cheng Ping let out a sigh of relief and watched them leave, feeling vaguely uneasy.
He started walking down the street, holding the book.
Qiu Huoming looked at him as if he were a fool.
He also bought three bottles of soda from the agency store at the entrance of the village.
As soon as I entered the compound, I smelled the aroma of the pot.
The store was cleared out and there was no one else.
Tang Xiaotang yelled, "Qiu Huoming?"
"Hey, it's me."
"Come in and eat, and lock the gate while you're at it."
"okay."
Qiu Huoming responded, inserted the bolt with his backhand, and walked in quickly.
Gu Xiaoran laughed and said to Qiu Huoming: "You missed a big show!"
Tang Xiaotang also smiled and said, "Get the bowls and chopsticks first, we can eat and talk at the same time..."
Qiu Huoming took the bowl and chopsticks and sat down. The three of them looked at each other. Tang Xiaotang and Gu Xiaoran were the first to lose control and they almost knocked their chopsticks to the ground laughing so hard.
Qiu Huoming said calmly: "I know why you are laughing..."
"Oh, you are so knowledgeable that you even know this?" Tang Xiaotang asked.
"Did you just sell a batch of unsaleable books and put on a play?"
"Damn it!" Tang Xiaotang stood up quickly, "How did you know!"
"He is a man of great learning!" Qiu Huoming said calmly. He picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks, swirled it in the pot, and started eating.
Gu Xiaoran grabbed Tang Xiaotang and said, "This guy must have seen it. Don't let him fool you."
Qiu Huoming then laughed and said, "Xiao Ran, you exposed me again..."
He did not hide anything and directly told what he had just seen.
Tang Xiaotang thought for a moment, "This Cheng Ping isn't that bad after all."
"He's just the stupid son of a landlord and doesn't understand the cruelty of the world..." Qiu Huoming said while eating.
"His family is well-connected. With his grades, the internal admission score line must have been set by someone..."
Gu Xiaoran snorted coldly, "He and I are both transfer students later... He knows nothing and only knows how to take advantage of my research results."
"I think you should just tell him directly." Tang Xiaotang said: "Although this guy is a bit shameless, he still has a bottom line. If he wants to save face, this matter will not be difficult to handle."
After all, Tang Xiaotang has been working alone at a young age, and she has her own set of survival rules as to what she can and cannot do.
"Okay, I'll try."
Gu Xiaoran thought for a moment and said, "I was not so timid when doing things before. How come I am so afraid of doing things after less than a year here..."
She frowned slightly, "I can't even recognize myself anymore."
Gu Xiaoran slammed the table, startling everyone. "I can't go on like this. In order to protect my grades, I have to go against my conscience. I don't care about the grades!"
She let out a long breath, took the soda handed to her by Qiu Huoming and took a sip!
"At worst, I won't even take the government-sponsored study abroad quota! As for me, Gu Xiaoran, I'm not afraid of anyone!"
These words were said with murderous intent.
Qiu Huoming put down his chopsticks and clapped his hands, "I felt something was wrong when I saw you before, this is you!"
"Don't worry, with your current dedication, I guarantee that you can study abroad smoothly. If someone tries to do something bad to you, I will be responsible for contacting the foreign school. We, the Three Musketeers, are afraid of no one!"
He also said this in a majestic and imposing manner.
The three of them looked at each other, and Tang Xiaotang smiled and said, "This is what young people are like! Come on, eat quickly. I really envy you college students. I haven't even graduated from elementary school..."
"You don't have a diploma, but you're not uneducated. I've read what you wrote, and it's very well written."
Gu Xiaoran praised.
Tang Xiaotang smiled slightly, "If my dad hadn't gone to the Northeast, I might have been a college student too."
"Tang Xiaotang, why don't you take the college entrance examination?"
Qiu Huoming asked curiously.
"They didn't let me go..." Tang Xiaotang sighed, "Now that they've let me go, I don't feel like taking the exam anymore."
"When my dad comes back, I will take good care of him. He raised me when I was young, and I have to take care of him when he grows old."
"Is your father still in the Northeast?" Qiu Huoming had just finished speaking when he felt a pain in his toes. Gu Xiaoran stepped on him quietly without changing his expression.
Typing on the high-speed train, the holiday is gone, a feeling of sadness