After the seedling project came to an end, Zhao Yan took some free time over the next few days to go through all the books in the house, only to discover that he was still missing a few.
The books belonging to the original owner were all hand-copied editions, and some of the handwriting had become blurred due to dampness, which posed yet another challenge for Zhao Yan. Since he lacked knowledge of classical literature and was not familiar with traditional characters, the combination of the two had him scratching his head.
"Forget it. A poor workman blames his tools, but a poor student just needs more stationery. I'll just buy the missing and blurred ones together. To get rich, you must first build roads; to become a Xiucai, you must first buy books. It’s just my fate," Zhao Yan muttered to himself while facing the books.
Chapter 168