Houmen Fenghua: Meet the best evil mother-in-law

Chapter 257 Let You "Flush Clean"

There was a slight smile on the corner of Gu Qingling's mouth, obviously very satisfied with the ink book.

This kid not only has an easy-to-use brain, but also has a sweet mouth. No wonder he can handle three masters at the same time.

"Since everything is going well, let's open as planned."

"Yes, old lady."

……

The sky is getting colder.

Some scholars in Jinling accidentally discovered that a very large bookstore suddenly opened in a quiet alley.

When it comes to it, it is not because of its large area, but the space inside it feels very large. In addition to the rows of bookcases, there are actually tables and chairs for people to read.

If anyone wants to copy books, they will provide pen and ink, but not for free.

The most important thing is, on such a cold day, the bookstore actually used carbon fire? !
"real or fake?!"

When Zhou Yusheng heard it, he was surprised.

It's not that there are no bookstores in Jinling, but there is a charcoal fire in the bookstore, which makes the whole room warm. Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?

At most, there is a pot of fire in the shopkeeper who is in charge of watching the store. If you like it, can I roast it for you?

"Really, why did I lie to you? I went there yesterday, otherwise, why do you think I came to call you today?"

Zhou Yusheng didn't speak for a while.

It is said that he is a scholar, but the Zhou family is quite poor. If it were not for the hard work of his two brothers and sister-in-law to support him as a scholar, he would have no money to study.

In order to save money for him, when the weather got cold, except for the charcoal fire for him alone, everyone else would not use it if they could.

Even his two and a half-year-old nieces, if it is really too cold, will sensibly nest in the bed to keep warm, or rush to light the fire to warm their bodies while waiting for cooking.

Perhaps, for a big family, a pot of charcoal fire a day is nothing, but Zhou Yusheng knew that if he wanted to use charcoal for a whole winter in their house, his two brothers would have to work less for one or two months. The pens, inks, papers and inkstones he used were not wrapped.

If the clothes on his body are added now, the usual repair fee will only be higher.

"Let's go, you can read books for free over there. Even if you don't buy anything, you only need to..." the man said, "Anyway, it's much cheaper than reading at home. It's also warm and not easy to get sick. Their books There are quite a lot, and you might find the book you want.”

Zhou Yusheng, who originally wanted to copy books at home and find a way to subsidize some flowers for the family, hesitated, and decided to go to the bookstore with him to have a look.

After leaving, Zhou Yusheng discovered that this bookstore is not very far from his home? !

The door of the bookstore is not very big, and there is a "open" sign on the closed books. There is no street in front of it, and no store behind. If there is no someone leading the way, no one will really notice that there is an additional bookstore here.

Pushing the door open, a gust of warm air hits your face.

Without being reminded, Zhou Yusheng quickly closed the door to prevent the cold air from wafting in.

A young man stood behind the cabinet facing the door. He saw people coming in and greeted them with a smile.

It was only then that Zhou Yusheng discovered that the structure of this bookstore was a little different from what he usually saw. Usually, the counters of other bookstores were on the side of the door, and you could see rows of bookcases as soon as you saw them. Many notable relaunches.

But this bookstore is different, the counter is placed "horizontally" facing the door, which is wider and larger than ordinary counters, and the area behind the counter against the wall is not filled with books, but empty boxes, blank spaces. Strange symbols such as "1, 2, 3" are painted on the table, which is somewhat incomprehensible.

When the waiter in the store asked Zhou Yusheng if he had anything to store, Zhou Yusheng realized that the "empty box" at the back was not placed there for good looks, but to help store things.

After all, not everyone comes to the bookstore empty-handed. If you want to bring something, but it is not convenient to bring it in, you can leave it here.At that time, the bookstore will give that person a number plate, and the so-called strange symbols are not symbols, but "Arabic numerals" passed from other places.

"Numbers?!" Zhou Yusheng was shocked. He knew one, two, three, and four, but he didn't know that there were corresponding "1, 2, 3, 4"? !

As soon as the shop waiter explained, Zhou Yusheng understood.

Isn’t that right? Arabic numerals are just a few words to write, which is much simpler than one, two, three, and four. Two, three, four, after reaching a hundred, the positions to be occupied will be wider.

In order to save space, bookstores should think of some labor-saving methods.

Zhou Yusheng asked the waiter in the shop, is it true that there are only a few copper coins a day for studying here?Is it really okay if you don't buy the book?Bookstores burn so much carbon fire every day, if no one buys books, wouldn't it be...

Unexpectedly, he started to worry about the bookstore before he went in. The store clerk smiled and said: "My lord, you are joking. The main reason for opening this bookstore is not to make money. It doesn't matter whether you make money or not. As long as someone is willing to come to our bookstore to read books." That's fine. This is your first time here, sir? Please, sir, look down at the rules of the bookstore first, so as not to cause misunderstandings and unpleasant troubles in the future..."

The waiter pointed to the counter in front of him.

Zhou Yusheng saw that a lot of words were "written" in ink on the counter. The first one was "no noise in the store, please keep quiet", and then "please take good care of the books, and compensate for the price if they are damaged without reason", " 2 copper plates in and out at a time, please pay for repeated entry"...

So, it's not 2 copper coins a day that my friend said, but 2 copper coins at a time?
Zhou Yusheng glanced at his classmate. The classmate was a little embarrassed. When he followed the classmate inside, the classmate told him in a low voice: "I came today with a full meal and brought two steamed buns for lunch. I'm going to wait for the bookstore to close. Let's go..."

Zhou Yusheng immediately understood what his classmate meant and was a little shocked, but...

However, he also wanted to do the same, so what should he do?
"Can you eat in the bookstore?!"

"Hush...be quiet." The classmate looked around, making sure no one noticed them, and whispered, "Be careful when eating, don't drop crumbs, just let people find it. When I came yesterday, I found Someone did this. If you want to spend money, you can also buy a pot of tea, but the tea is a bit expensive..."

"What if I want to go to the latrine?"

The classmate pointed in one direction and said: "There is a small door over there, and there is a hut over there, but after using it, it must be flushed with water, and it must be rinsed clean."

Zhou Yusheng couldn't see the strangeness of that hut for the time being, he only heard the words "wash with water", and he was a little dazed.

It wasn't until he went there that he found out that the "flushing with water" that his classmates said was still true—it wasn't a big "one"-shaped groove, and it seemed to be paved with ceramics, which was where the large size was placed.

This large-sized place is divided into rooms, and there are at least five at a glance, all of which are equipped with small doors.

On the back wall of the large size, there is also a row of "urinals". They look like medium-sized pot-bellied clay pots that have been cut in half, and are installed on the wall. The "large size pool" is made of ceramics.

Sliding past, there were also five.

Whether it is directly opposite the small door of the large room, or directly opposite the urinal at the back, there is a very large water tank in a row, the lid on the water tank is half open, and a ladle is placed.

On the wall, there is a picture showing how to go to the latrine, and it will remind you to "clean up".

Zhou Yusheng: "..."

(End of this chapter)