565: C565 Buying a Gift for the Ning Family's Head

C565 Buying a Gift for the Ning Family's Head

Afternoon.

Only then did Ye Qing remember that he was going to the Ning family tomorrow to celebrate Patriarch Ning's birthday. Although he was invited by Ning Junya, he still had to prepare some gifts. Otherwise, wouldn't he be looked down upon by others?

However, no matter how he thought about it, he still didn't know what kind of gifts he should prepare. Antiques and jade. It was a bit too vulgar. Painting, even though Ye Qing could write it himself. With this arrangement, Ye Qing really didn't know what to give!

Suddenly, Ye Qing slapped his head. What was the use of thinking about this? He might as well call Ning Junya and ask her. After all, no one could understand their father better than their daughter.

Ye Qing did as he said, "Junya, I want to ask what your father likes so that he can prepare some gifts."

"Gifts? I think my dad doesn't really like anything. He is very annoyed with those jade antiques. Oh right, my dad likes ancient books." Ning Junya remembered.

"Ancient books?"

"Yes! Those are the ancient books. The more precious they are, the better. If you can find some lost ancient books, my dad will definitely like them."

"Alright, I understand. See you tomorrow."

Ye Qing was deep in thought. Patriarch Ning probably liked ancient books because he was interested in some ancient things, but this thing was a bit hard to find.

Weng!

Suddenly, Ning Junya sent a text message. It was an address. "This place specializes in selling ancient books. You can try your luck there. I'll look for it too, but don't mind it. It's not like you're celebrating my father's birthday. You're eating with me. "

Ye Qing replied with an OK. He had originally wanted to chat with his sisters. Su Qinghan was busy negotiating with the Hidden family, so Dumber naturally had to protect him. Bai Yueling, on the other hand, brought Little Star with her because she wanted to conduct some research. Overall, the three older sisters were not free!

It was really because of the words of the monks in the bamboo yard that they had been able to enjoy half a day of leisure.

Ye Qing also enjoyed this kind of idle life. At the very least, he did not have to worry about facing all kinds of troublesome matters as soon as he opened his eyes. However, there was nothing much to say now. He directly headed towards the address that Ning Junya gave him. This was an ancient building located in the Ancient Dong Street of Shangjing. There were three words written on it. Compendium Pavilion!

Oh my, it's really generous! Ye Qing stood at the entrance and felt the aura of time. Curiosity rose in his heart, and he couldn't help but enter the wooden door.

It was a hall, and it was also very simple. There were wooden tables, wooden stools, and so on. Furthermore, it was an extremely precious Golden Silk South Wood. Ye Qing looked at it. These Golden Silk Nanmu wood were at least a hundred years old. They were definitely treasures. Or... The kind that was priceless!

"Sir, do you have an appointment?" Someone bent over and walked over: "If you don't have an appointment, you need to pay a one million deposit before you can go in"

Ye Qing was stunned. "One million?"

The man said respectfully, "Yes, because the ancient books in our shop are all rare books, the only one in the world. If you cause the ancient books to be destroyed because of you, we won't return the deposit."

"I see." Ye Qing suddenly realized that it was reasonable for him to pay the deposit of one million. Because ancient books were all relatively precious things, let alone authentic books. It was even more precious. Even a deposit of one million was a little too little.

Even so, the threshold had been raised to an extremely high level. Not to mention ordinary people, even wealthy people would not dare to join.

However, this was nothing to Ye Qing. He would directly pay a one million deposit. Then the staff member said, "Sir, please take off all the electronic equipment you have on you. We will take care of it for you. Similarly, if there are any losses to your things... We will also be responsible"

"You want to prevent someone from secretly filming it?" Ye Qing took out his phone and other stuff.

The staff member nodded. "Yes, next, you will need to go through a security check. Only by going through all the tests will you be able to enter the real Compendium Pavilion."

Ye Qing asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid that there will be experts with very strong memory who will memorize the contents of the ancient books several times?"

The staff member explained, "Sir, the truly precious things in our Compendium Pavilion are not recorded in the ancient books. Moreover, the value of its ability is very high."

Ye Qing thought about it and agreed. Although those ancient books were very precious, however, the preciousness lay in the ability of the books, and not the content within them. After saying this, Ye Qing became even more interested. After passing all the tests, he followed the staff into a wooden door. Only now did he understand why this place was called the Compendium Pavilion!

Rows of bookshelves were arranged in rows. The shelves were filled with books and all sorts of bamboo slips. At a glance, this did not seem like a book, but rather the heaviness of history.

There were more than a dozen people in the Compendium Pavilion, and all of them were holding an ancient book and studying it. When they heard Ye Qing enter, they didn't even raise their heads, as if they weren't interested in it at all.

"Sir, you only have two hours to read these books, and you can only buy one." The staff member said in a low voice, "Please keep quiet and don't delay other customers from reading."0

These rules were very reasonable. Ye Qing saw the staff take out an hourglass and place it upside down on the table. He understood that it was time to read.

Although this library had to pay a deposit of one million before reading, it also said that... If there were no losses, it would be refunded. Moreover, reading books was free. This was a very likeable point. No wonder it could be done in Beijing. Even people with Ning Junya's status knew about it.

When he arrived at the Compendium Pavilion, Ye Qing felt troubled. These were all ancient books, but he didn't know what kind of ancient books Patriarch Ning liked. He couldn't just buy any of them, right?

Ye Qing walked as he read, Tian Lu, Warring States of China, Nine Maps of Disease, 52 Disease Prescriptions, and so on. Ye Qing had heard the names of these ancient books, and he thought that they had been lost for a long time. He didn't expect that the real work would be here! This time, even if Ye Qing wasn't interested in the ancient books, he still wanted to buy them all. Even if he took them back to his collection, it would still be worth it. However, the shop assistant also said that... It would be a pity if one person could only buy one book.

After looking at it, Ye Qing also understood. Didn't Patriarch Ning like ancient books? Fine, he would find the oldest one to buy it. Forget about other things, at the very least, he wouldn't lose face!

With Ye Qing's eyesight, it wasn't difficult for him to see through the ages. Together with the names of some ancient books, he could make some deductions.

At this time, there was a commotion at the entrance. Ye Qing turned his head and saw another group of people approaching. However, these people were obviously together. The leader was a young master. When the people who were reading the ancient books saw this person, their facial expression changed, as if they were of noble status.

However, Ye Qing couldn't be bothered with these things. He only cared about reading. About ten minutes later, Ye Qing finally found an ancient book that could be considered to have existed for a long time. It was called 'Gui Cang', whether it was in terms of value or age. Or meaning, they're all the best!

Because this ancient book was related to the 'Book of Changes'!

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