The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 82 Fellow Villagers

Lin Yan was still hesitating whether to greet them at this moment. After all, for those impoverished students living in dire straits, if they had a strong sense of self-respect, they certainly wouldn't want others to know that they were in a difficult situation.

But when Shen Mo turned his head, he saw her. "Miss Lin?"

Shen Mo was slightly surprised to see Lin Yan.

"Miss Lin, are you here to buy books?"

Lin Yan looked up at Shen Mo, smiled and nodded, "Yes."

Lin Yan originally wanted to say that she came here to buy books for Lin Yu, but then she remembered what Shen Mo was doing there and worried that he would be embarrassed if others saw him, so she kept quiet.

But Shen Mo showed no sign of embarrassment; he remained as gentle and refined as ever.

"I didn't expect to see Miss Lin here again. Hey? Where's your brother?"

Lin Yan pointed inside, "He's flipping through books in there. He's never seen so many books before, and he's really excited!"

Shen Mo chuckled softly. "Your younger brother really enjoys reading."

“He couldn’t afford to go to school before, but now that we’ve earned money, we can afford to send him to school, and he cherishes that opportunity.”

Shen Mo's eyes flickered slightly as he listened, a hint of doubt in his expression. Lin Yan had just said that they couldn't afford to go to school before, so who taught her to write? Her handwriting clearly showed the skill she had developed from practicing since childhood.

However, this was their private matter, so Shen Mo didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he said, "That's right. For many students, being able to study in peace is a very rare thing."

Lin Yan nodded, "That's right!"

At this moment, the shopkeeper had already placed the copy that Shen Mo had sent on the cabinet.

Students immediately came to look at it, and exclaimed in admiration, "Shopkeeper! This calligraphy is truly beautiful!"

Lin Yan looked over and saw that the book was open, with neat, flowing, and vigorous handwriting. It was the same as the copy she had bought at the Rong'an County bookstore, but the brushstrokes were more steady and rounded.

"Young Master Shen, are you from Rong'an County?"

Shen Mo looked over, somewhat puzzled, and said, "That's right, I'm from Rong'an County."

Lin Yan laughed and said, "That's right! I'm also from Rong'an County!"

Shen Mo raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise on his face. "So Miss Lin is also from Rong'an County. But how did you know I am too?"

"The first time I took Ayu to the bookstore to buy books, I bought your copy. I thought the handwriting on it was really good. When I heard Dean Fu's description, it felt familiar. And when I saw the handwriting on that book of Spring and Autumn just now, I was even more certain."

Shen Mo smiled gently and said, "That's right. I used to live in Rong'an County. I came to the prefectural city a year ago."

"A year ago?" Lin Yan raised an eyebrow. She didn't expect that Shen Mo had only been in the prefectural city for a year, yet he had already been accepted as a disciple by the dean. Even the students of Yunlu Academy admired him highly. It seemed that he was indeed very capable, not only in terms of ability, but also in terms of... character.

"So, Miss Lin, did you come to the prefectural city specifically to bring your younger brother to the academy?" Shen Mo asked.

Lin Yan came to her senses. "I originally came here to do business, but A-Yu really wanted to visit Yunlu Academy, so I took him there."

Shen Mo was genuinely surprised this time. "Doing business? So, just the two of you came to the prefectural city?"

"Haha, we came with Rong'an's caravan, and we're going back tomorrow."

Shen Mo lowered his eyes and did not ask any more questions. Although Lin Yan said that she came to the city with a caravan, she did not deny that she and her younger brother came to do business.

I don't know what's going on with this family, making the siblings run a business so far away at such a young age.

"Sister! I want this geography book!" Lin Yu ran out holding a book.

As soon as she came out, she saw Shen Mo standing with Lin Yan. She immediately stopped and stood obediently to the side, greeting him: "Young Master Shen."

Lin Yu had heard it in the morning; this person was a student of Dean Fu, and he was very capable.

The thought of Dean Fu promising that he could become his student if he passed the Yunlu exam made him feel somewhat restrained when he saw Shen Mo, his official disciple.

Shen Mo smiled and nodded at him, then said goodbye to Lin Yan, "Miss Lin, you can choose now, I'll head back to the academy first."

Lin Yan nodded, "Okay."

Shen Mo turned around and walked away.

Seeing the man leave the bookstore, Lin Yu quickly asked, "Sister, is he here to buy books too?"

Lin Yan didn't answer the question, but instead asked him, "What do you think of the handwriting in the primers you're reading now?"

Lin Yu nodded, "It's very good. Although I don't understand it very well, the characters look beautiful. Moreover, the teacher praised my book and kept complimenting the characters!"

Lin Yan nodded and said, "That's Shen Mo's handwriting!"

Lin Yu's mouth dropped open. "So that was Young Master Shen's handwriting. But how did he manage to buy the book he copied in Rong'an County?"

“He is also from Rong’an County, and he used to live in Rong’an.”

Lin Yu exclaimed in surprise, "So he's also from Rong'an County! Doesn't that mean he's from our hometown?"

Upon hearing that Shen Mo was also from Rong'an County, Lin Yu suddenly felt a sense of kinship.

"He's amazing! He got into Yunlu Academy and was even accepted as a disciple by the dean!"

Lin Yan nodded. "Yeah. If you try your best, he might just be your senior brother!"

"Wow! Young Master Shen is going to be my senior brother!!" Lin Yu exclaimed, his eyes sparkling.

Lin Yan smiled and thought to herself: Children of this age need such powerful idols to guide them.

Lin Yan bought books, as well as ordinary writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones at the bookstore. Lin Yu had only just begun his studies, so there was no need to use anything too fancy, otherwise it would attract attention in the clan school and easily cause trouble.

The two returned to the inn, packed up their purchases, and put them into their spatial storage.

The two ate some dinner and went to bed early, because they would be returning to Rong'an County early the next morning.

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The next morning, Lin Yan was still a little sleepy when she heard someone knocking on the door.

Manager Wang called from outside, "Miss Lin, are you awake? We need to head back today!"

Lin Yan opened her eyes. "You're awake! Let's get ready right away!"

Lin Yan went to the other side and shook Lin Yu awake, "Ayu, get up and get ready, we need to leave early today!"

"Hmm..." Lin Yu rubbed his eyes and got out of bed.

The two poured water, washed up, and went downstairs. When Manager Wang arrived, the empty cart was already full of goods.

They are currently checking and counting each vehicle one by one.

Seeing Lin Yan and the other person come down, he said, "Miss Lin, you two are still able to eat. We'll set off in a little while."

"Okay!" Lin Yan went to the inn and bought two eggs and a few steamed buns. The two ate the eggs and buns and drank some hot water.

Lin Yan bought a few more steamed buns from the inn. Steamed buns are convenient to carry and can be eaten if you get hungry on the road.

She did have some pastries in her storage space, but they weren't very filling, and she couldn't bring the dishes out to eat them.

……

"set off!"

After checking the goods, Manager Wang got on the front cart and directed the convoy to set off.

The group embarked on their journey home.