Reading advances one's progress, while illiteracy leads to despair.
The original owner deceived her!
Fortunately, Zhou Tao was purely a scholar interested only in books; otherwise, there would surely be trouble.
Although Zhang Xiaoying was not afraid of trouble, it was always better to avoid it if possible.
"Rest assured, it's not for nothing," Zhou Tao said when he saw Zhang Xiaoying's hesitation, thinking she was worried about giving the books away for free, and he hurriedly explained, "Depending on the suitability of the content, I will report to the Imperial Court and give you a certain reward."
Truthfully, Zhang Xiaoying really wanted those rewards, but "Thousand Character Classic," "Three Character Classic," and "Enlightenment of Rhyme and Tone" were not written by her; they were cultural legacies left behind by her ancestors, and she could not claim them as her own.
