Be a master through ancient times

Most of the Chinese people exchange feelings at the dinner table.After pushing the cups and changing the cups, after three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere rose to the highest level.Several other people chatted about some things in the yamen, and shopkeeper Lu also went to Guanshi Huang and asked about the books that would be printed next month.

At this time, Master Xu took the opportunity to approach Chuci and asked a lot of questions, such as where he came from and where he went to school.A face is always smiling, like a blooming dahlia.

I told him all the insignificant Chu Ci, but this Master Xu was also sensible, and didn't ask anything too out of the ordinary.But this was enough to make Chu Ci feel uncomfortable.

He knew that Mr. Xu was the one who bought his painting last time, and it was because of his help that he was able to approve the ISBN and submit the book this time.

Could it be that his paintings are so good that Mr. Xu became a fan of the painting first, and then began to like the painter?But his behavior as an old man seems a bit weird after all, as if he is a little too enthusiastic, Chu Ci always feels a little hairy in his heart, could it be that he is regarded as that kind of person?Chu Ci unconsciously sat a little further away, so as not to be misunderstood.

It took about an hour to eat at the banquet, and the dishes on the table were replaced several times.The wine on the table this time is Lihua Bai selected by Zhang Shuban.As the only junior at the table, Chu Ci had to solve most of the problems by himself.

After the banquet was over, Chu Ci went back to Zhang's house under Hu Zi's care. Although he was not conscious anymore, he still insisted on going to the study.

Under the surprised eyes of Zhang Fang and Zhang Fang, Chu Ci wrote a few words on the paper with a pen. After finishing writing, he nodded with satisfaction, then walked out of the study room like no one else, returned to the room, and fell down on the bed.

The two of them in the study originally upheld the mentality of seeing no evil, after all, words can reveal the heart of others.But the curiosity in their hearts could not be suppressed. They really wanted to know, what kind of true words would someone who is calm and reserved like Brother Chu say when he is drunk?

First, Zhang Wenhai got up frequently, or drank water or relieved his hands. When he got up, he couldn't help looking at Chu Ci's table, but he didn't understand after looking at it for a long time.Gritting his teeth for the last time, he went directly to watch it. If he saw something he shouldn't have seen, he must be rotten in his heart, and he would never say it, even Jin Yang would not tell!Who told him not to watch along with him!

"what?"

Fang Jinyang was waiting with his ears pricked up. He knew that Zhang Wenhai had a problem, he would unconsciously read out something he was interested in, but after waiting for a long time, there was only one word "eh". Now, his curiosity could not be suppressed. Living.

"What is this?" He got up and walked over.

I saw the words on the white rice paper like a few flying dragons hovering together, and it was better to say that they were painted than words.No wonder Zhang Wenhai didn't read it, because he really couldn't understand it!

"Jinyang, I understand!" Zhang Wenhai clapped his hands fiercely, "Have you ever gone to Shangqing Temple to ask for amulets?"

Fang Jinyang shook his head, he didn't quite believe this.

The Shangqing Temple is located on a high mountain outside the county seat. It is a famous Taoist temple. I heard that there is a special god there. Ask a wife to get a wife, and ask for a son to get a child.So every year during the imperial examination, many scholars secretly ask for Zhang Fu, hoping to get it by the ghosts and gods.

"I suspect that this is that kind of talisman!" Zhang Wenhai said very firmly.He had seen the exposed corner in other people's kits before, and it was crooked like this.

"No wonder Brother Chu is so talented in writing, so he can draw himself!" Zhang Wenhai sighed, realizing the necessity of mastering multiple skills for the first time.

"Really?" Fang Jinyang still found it strange, but he couldn't understand it either, so he could only wait for Chuci to wake up.

After Chuci woke up, looking at the dim light outside, he knew that he probably slept all afternoon.He changed out of the alcohol-stained clothes, washed himself again, and regained his handsome appearance.

He walked into the study and was very relieved to find that Zhang Wenhai and Fang Jinyang were both studying at the desk.But there was something strange in the eyes of the two of them, which made Chu Ci very puzzled.

It was only when Chu Ci came to the desk between the two that he understood.

There were some big cursive characters written on the paper, "Old pervert, stay away from brother"!It must be that the swearing made the two of them uncomfortable. Chu Ci was about to explain, when he heard Zhang Wenhai ask: "Brother Chu, is this a kind of talisman?"

Oh?Can't understand, this is great!

He calmly took the roll of paper on the desk in his hand, and then said: "This is exactly a kind of talisman, I also accidentally heard that this talisman can cure alcohol, so I drew a picture after I was drunk. It's a pity, as you can see, I'm still completely drunk, which shows that this method doesn't work."

Zhang Wenhai nodded hurriedly, and by the way dismissed the idea of ​​going to Shangqingguan.Fang Jinyang still felt a little strange, but Chu Ci's expression was too natural, and he couldn't find any flaws.

Returning to the room with the black history, Chu Ci quickly put it in the brazier and burned it.He just summed it up. Fortunately, what he just wrote was horizontal simplified characters, and the most difficult to recognize wild cursive, so they couldn't recognize them. If he had written vertical traditional characters before, it would take a thousand years of merit. , so how can you happily install the second letter?

Butler Xu didn't know that Chu Ci was wary of him because of his intimidating behavior.

He just thought it was a coincidence.

The young master went to the county school to enroll the young master last time, and when he came back, he had a rare smile on his face, which made the young master who was a little afraid of him a little bolder.

At that time, the young master said that he met a scholar in the county school, named Chu Ci, who was righteous and eloquent.He had already made an agreement with Na Chuci to take care of Zhong Liyu after he entered school, and then Steward Xu and the others must treat others better.

It's just that he didn't expect that this Chu Ci turned out to be the alien who painted the portrait of the young lady!Fortunately, he helped get the ISBN, that Chu Xiucai will definitely treat the young master better in the future.

Butler Xu had nowhere to release his enthusiasm, so he wanted to know more about Chu Ci, so that the young master would not make any taboos when getting along with others in the future.But he felt that the scholar seemed to be a little far away from him, and Steward Xu was a little depressed, obviously he looks very amiable!

Back to Kou Mansion, it was getting late.Under the candlelight in the study room, the young master was sitting there writing, mumbling something while writing.Ever since he had the portrait of the young lady, the young master seemed to have found a sustenance, and the whole house doted on him, and there were no such dirty things, so he was much more cheerful than before.

"Grandpa Xu, you're back! I've finished my homework, and I'm writing a letter to uncle now!" Zhong Liyu held up the paper in his hand to show Butler Xu.

"Okay, okay, young master, please write slowly. Have Yuanyuan and the others prepared meals for you?"

"Hmm! I ate a big chicken drumstick, two pieces of meat, a piece of fish, and...a little bit of green vegetables." Zhong Liyu secretly looked at Grandpa Xu, wanting to observe his reaction to a little bit of green vegetables.

Butler Xu thinks it's okay. From this point of view, the young master is inherited from their Kou family. From the master to the young lady, everyone likes to eat meat.

He patted Zhong Liyu's head and asked him to continue writing. He also sat aside and wrote a letter to the young master, including what he saw today.

When Kou Jing received the letter, she read the letter from her little nephew first. The childish words in it warmed his heart, and a faint smile appeared on his face.He touched the warm jade on his neck, but luckily he didn't let this jade go back.

He opened Steward Xu's letter again, and after reading it, he sighed that it was such a coincidence.

It was really unexpected that the scholar turned out to be a painter.He thought that he had a fiery temper, and he was full of energy when he was angry with others, but he didn't expect that he also had such a patient side.

Kou Jing sat in the tent, and first returned the letters between the two.After thinking about it, he picked up his pen again and wrote a letter to Chu Ci.

When entrusting someone to do something, a handwritten letter should be more sincere.

……

On the 24th of the first lunar month, a batch of books came from the Hanmo Bookshop.Shopkeeper Lu ordered someone to take out the wooden sign prepared in the store and put it in a very conspicuous position.

Letter: [-] newly arrived "Ci Hai" topic collections, the old parents personally lead a team to compile and review, specially created for the county examination.Do not miss passing through.It's a lifetime of regret to miss it, this opportunity is only once.What are you waiting for, come in and buy now!

Advertisements on modern rotten streets looked so novel in ancient times. After hearing what was read on the wooden signs, the common people rushed to tell each other, asking the scholars they knew to buy them quickly.

There are also those more arrogant scholars who dismiss them, thinking that they are just doing business under the name of the county magistrate.We must know that the county magistrate is busy with business, so how can he have so much time to compile books?I have to say, he is the truth.

But even though he said so, he still secretly sent his servants to buy a copy.After rough reading, he immediately took the book and went to the study.

Not a while later, he rushed out from the study again: "Hurry up, go buy more, buy as many copies as you want!"

The editor-in-chief written on the first page of this book is really the name of the county magistrate, and then the deputy editor-in-chief is the head of the county except for the first one, Chu Ci, who I don't know very well.

Is it possible that the county magistrate really published a book for the county examination?Thinking of this, he immediately wanted his servants to monopolize those books. If others had fewer chances, his chances would naturally increase!

"But, young master, the shopkeeper has a purchase restriction order, and each person is only allowed to buy one copy." The servant said with a bitter face.

"Then what are you waiting for, tell everyone to buy it! By the way, take the butler's grandson to buy one too!" If there is one less book, there are only two hundred copies in total!

The servant kept muttering in his heart, the butler's little grandson is only over one year old, so he can understand books?

When he rushed to the bookstore with many people, he met another group on the road.That's his young master's nemesis, and it looks like he's also there to buy books!

The two sides ran to the bookstore with great effort, only to find that shopkeeper Lu was outside.

"It's sold out, it's really sold out! The little old man really has no secrets! If you don't believe me, search it!"

"It's gone! It's gone! Please come early tomorrow, and there will be two hundred copies by then!"

"Alas, I left that book for my nephew! Don't move!"

Shopkeeper Lu saw the man throwing a tael of silver on the table, and then leaving quickly with the book in his arms, only a wry smile remained on his face.

Fortunately, he still thought that the [-] copies should be able to sell for a few days, but who knew that they were all sold out in just two hours.

Seeing the mess in the store, shopkeeper Lu ordered everyone to remove some of the other books first, and resell "Ci Hai" before the fifth day of February.

Both Zhang Wenhai and Fang Jinyang also grabbed a copy. When they saw the Songs of Chu written on the second page, their eyes almost popped out.

Zhang Wenhai and the others knew that Chu Ci was doing these things, but they thought it was random. They didn't expect that he had already hooked up with the county magistrate and jointly published a book.

They have brushed through most of the questions here. Thinking about those students holding this collection of questions like a treasure at this moment, looking at it now, it is inevitable that there is a feeling of being above everyone else in their hearts, which is a bit dark. Cool, after all, the editor himself is tutoring them.

"Yo, you already bought it? I said I'd give you two copies." Chu Ci walked in with a pile of books in his arms.

Zhang Wenhai and Fang Jinyang looked at the book in Chuci's hand, and emitted a dynamic light wave like a wolf seeing meat.

"Brother Chu, how many do you have left? We bought them all!" They don't need them themselves, and they can give them to relatives and friends.

The reason why Chu Ci is not restricted by the purchase restriction is of course the privilege of being an author. Naturally, a copy of the book will be sent to him when it comes out.These more than ten books were sent by shopkeeper Lu.

Considering the family background of some students, the price of this book is not expensive, only 280 bawen per copy.If you can't even make up the money, then copy five copies and give one with the answer.

Chu Ci has no objection to this pricing, and small profits but quick turnover is also a way to run a business.To be honest, compared with the modern practice questions that cost more than a dozen yuan a book, he sold this one at a sky-high price.From this, it can also be reflected that it is not easy for scholars.

When he got the book, seeing his name was second, Chu Ci still couldn't believe it.He originally thought that hanging a tail would be enough.Now it seems that they are still very measured, and they can continue to deal with each other in the future.

The situation in other towns is a little less than that of the Hanmo Bookstore where Chuci personally inscribed the advertisements, but the gold will always shine. In the afternoon, "Ci Hai" was snatched up.

These shopkeepers are not as far-sighted as shopkeeper Lu. They don’t buy many books, thirty or forty books are missing, and 110 or [-] books are more. When they hurried to the county bookstore, they saw shopkeeper Lu hired three carriages outside the bookstore. , beamingly let the guys move out the books.

"Don't look at it, I've bought all of these, you wait for the next batch in three days, and you have to hurry a little earlier, hahaha."

"Insidious villain", "shameless scum"!Such curses are endless.

Some shopkeepers also played the emotional card, telling the difficulties of local students.

Shopkeeper Lu seemed a little moved.He touched the little beard on his lips, and then said: "Well, before the next batch of books come out, I'll go to your town and set up a small stall to sell them, so as not to delay the students' homework review. Please shopkeepers, don’t rely on the shop to bully you.”

His insidious intentions were unanimously complained by everyone, and the surrounding area was full of spittle stars who were spurned by everyone.

Shopkeeper Lu is so proud that you used to make fun of me because of your business!