usatvline Chapter 430 Attic Library
Chapter 430 Attic Library
Gu Qingyun was stunned, and kept thinking about what they had just said. Then he said in a daze, "No... I'm sorry, I didn't know that such words would make you feel upset."
Qi Ning'an was speechless for a while, then pointed at An Yonghou, who was already drunk and was being helped out of the house by a servant, and said, "We have to go back. I wish your brother a happy wedding."
Gu Qingyun nodded and turned to look at An Yonghou, "Master, are you okay?"
An Yonghou was already confused at this moment and was too lazy to even speak. In his eyes, Gu Qingyun was like a moving blurry block of color.
Gu Qingyun thought about it and felt that this was not right. He was originally staying in the Kyoto Restaurant and was clearly going back with Qi Ningan and the others.
He hurriedly followed, "I'm going the same way as you guys."
Qi Ning'an looked at Gu Qingyun, who looked righteous and unconcerned, and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up, "It has to be you."
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The next morning, Qi Ning'an was going to Tianyuanju. The emperor had granted him a new house, which was located at the last piece of Tianyuanju. He also said in front of so many people that it would be a perfect place to build a tower.
In that case, let’s just build a tower.
Because there are residential areas nearby, it is not convenient to stand on the tower and watch other people's lives.
Qi Ning'an built a library directly, and hardly used the windows, which were very small. Then he filled it with bookcases, and even the stairs were filled with bookcases, with different books on each level.
Although there is already such a small library in her restaurant, it is mostly attended by women, and many of the books are picture books that women like to read, skills that can be learned, and so on.
Qi Ning'an thought, why not build a large library, open to everyone. Then, like a modern library, people can pay a deposit and borrow books.
After all, in ancient times, no one had the idea of such a library, and students mostly bought new books, and basically would not leave the books to the next person or sell them second-hand.
Some students fail to pass the exam in the first year and have to study for a second, third or even more years.
Naturally, my own notes are better year after year.
But in addition to those required books, there are many books worth reading or referring to. And some reference books seem to be missing something if you don't buy them, but it seems not worth buying them.
Except for those whose families are particularly wealthy, everyone else either goes to the library and pays some money to copy a copy, or the school has money to buy it so that they can borrow it to read.
But this is still a good school. Slightly worse schools would not be able to have such a library, let alone spend a lot of money to buy them all kinds of reference books.
As soon as Qi Ning'an expressed this idea, many people thought she was crazy.
To borrow books, you need a card with a deposit paid on it, but if you no longer use this card to borrow books, you can get the deposit back.
What’s the difference between this and giving it for free?
"Sister, I know you have a good conscience. But this is simply giving people free food. You have built a temple for free, so I think you should forget about this library."
Qi Ningliang thought about it seriously for Qi Ningan, isn't this a thankless task?
Qi Ning'an shook his head. He had been thinking about it for a long time and would not change anything just because of a few words.
"This is a place awarded by the emperor. He said it is suitable for building a tower, so let's build a tower. So there are many places in Kyoto Prefecture that have different buildings because of large public buildings, but... it is still a residential area after all. I can't regret it when I see something disturbing the residents. So I might as well build a library. It is quiet and will not pry into other people's privacy. It is still a great good deed."
Qi Ningan handed the tower he had drawn to Qi Ningliang.
Qi Ningliang's eyes lit up involuntarily. A library didn't cost much money, and he just didn't want his sister to spend so much effort.
But now, Qi Ning'an has even drawn the blueprints, so what else can't be done?
In fact, this tower is just an ordinary tower. Its shape is not perfect and even looks like a child's drawing. But you can see Qi Ning'an's intentions.
Qi Ningliang looked at the blueprint and said, "Okay, okay, I'll make it for you if you want. Wait for me to find a master to redraw it for you. Otherwise, I'm afraid that others won't know what you are doing."
Qi Ning'an nodded naturally. She knew that her brother would not harm her.
Having said that, he handed over the matter at hand to his brother, while Qi Ning'an himself was naturally preparing to go to Tianyuanju.
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In the countryside.
It has been busy for nearly a month now. Except for the things that were dug up and demolished in the beginning, which were all piled on the roadside when I came last time, they have all been cleaned up this time.
Qi Ning'an took a quick look and was very satisfied.
Looking further inside, the solid foundation and the first layer on top of the foundation have begun to be built. This time, the pastoral residence is basically made of wood, one huge piece of wood after another. If it weren't for this time, Qi Ning'an might not have been able to find it even if he traveled through time.
These things were all found by An Yonghou using his own connections. After all, a whole piece of wood is not cheap. Although Qi Ning'an also paid most of the money himself, these incredibly expensive pieces of wood were all sponsored by An Yonghou.
At that time, Qi Ning'an also said that he wanted to write An Yonghou's name on the monument of merit.
Marquis An Yong waved his hands repeatedly. He had just come to this point and was already being praised like that. He couldn't keep it on.
"Miss, you are here."
The big man in charge of Tianyuanju saw Qi Ningan and immediately walked down with a smile on his face.
"Let me see if there are any other materials that need to be purchased." Qi Ning'an always treats this "contractor" with a good face. Although he looks like a butler, his subordinates almost all listen to him. Over the years, there has been no mistakes in what they do.
"Why would we need any materials? The young lady is so kind to us and trusts us so much. She often brings us things we can use and has never shorted us of money. Of course, we will build the young lady's house beautifully and well."
The man was smiling, and Qi Ning'an couldn't help but doubt his life for a while. Every time he came here, he would be frightened by his excessive enthusiasm.
"That's good, that's good, I'll just take a look, you guys go and get busy."
Qi Ning'an waved his hands repeatedly, signaling Jin Xi to take her away quickly.
The two of them walked to a place where the people working could not hear them, and Jin Xi asked, "Young lady, why are you afraid of him?"
Qi Ningan... How could I be afraid of him? I'm afraid of his sudden power.