072. Sell words for a living
In general, star fruit is still a relatively happy person, although it is a little melancholy that there is no garlic chrysanthemum to eat, but she ordered a lot of seeds, and gave the uncle who bought vegetables an idea casually, which also made her quite happy.
Leaving the vegetable stall, Carambola and Aunt Lu bought more than ten catties of brown rice, and the price was fair, at least in the eyes of Aunt Lu and Aunt Liu, it was much cheaper than the old Xia family occasionally getting it back to sell them. At that time, although the people in the village rarely ate rice, almost no one bought it from Lao Xia's family.
Carambola sighed that it was a very tiring errand to go shopping with things, and looking at the appearance of Aunt Lu and Aunt Liu, they had almost bought it, and Carambola was about to say that it was going back, but it saw a kite from the opposite side.
Anyway, this Mi town is a big town, how can she find kites wherever she goes? Could it be that a tracker was installed on her? Of course, people are martial arts masters, and it is understandable that they are a little mysterious.
"Auntie, auntie, you are also tired, why don't you go back to the carriage to rest first, and let Brother Zhang go with me and then go and see something else!" Star fruit said thoughtfully.
"Okay." Aunt Lu nodded immediately.
Aunt Lu and Aunt Liu felt that the two of them had spent a lot of money on embroidery this time, and they couldn't spend it all at once, so they had to keep it and accumulate a little, and if they went shopping, it was inevitable that they would itch again and want to buy things.
And although something happened on the way, it didn't seem to have anything to do with them, Zhang Yao was the one who picked them up every time he picked them up, and he also directly brought star fruit and Lu Dahei to the town, and he was also a credible person.
Carambola looked at Aunt Lu and Aunt Liu and smiled, it seems that it is easy to be impulsive when shopping, and it is not just a "problem" that women in the 21st century have, of course, Aunt Lu and Aunt Liu did not buy luxury goods, they all eat. It's also quite sane.
"Girl, where do you want to go?" Seeing Aunt Lu and Aunt Liu leaving, the kite finally couldn't help but throw a wink at the star fruit.
"Brother Kite, let's go around, ink studio or something, and. Is there really no teahouse in this town? β
"Didn't I tell you? There are green buildings. The kite began to tease the star fruit again, and when he saw the star fruit glaring at him, he smiled more comfortably. Girl, aren't you afraid of me? β
"A little bit." Carambola pretended to answer cautiously, but found that she really didn't have as much precautions against kites as before, even if she eavesdropped on the conversation between Kite and Ling Hongfei behind the car curtain, it didn't seem to make her more afraid of kites. Luo Die smiled, all beings fell, kite brother. Are you really that good? β
"It's okay!" For the curiosity of star fruit, the kite is neither strange nor enthusiastic, but it changes the topic at the right time. "There are inns, restaurants, and small food stalls in the town, as well as ...... Qinglou, you can drink tea everywhere, who opened a special teahouse for what? β
That seems to make a lot of sense! Star fruit thought. She seems to have heard of the predecessor of the restaurant, which is a teahouse! En. It is estimated that the tea house in this place has been replaced by a restaurant.
Still, drink tea in those places where the kite says. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with tea itself, let alone tea culture. But the star fruit just thought about it, but didn't say it, the quiet and elegant teahouse was a wish she had in another space, but given her poor biological age now, she still thought about it first. And she doubts that she will see the teahouse as a place of enjoyment and taste rather than a place to make money. Just as she likes children, teaching them to read and read is also a pleasure.
"Girl, what are you doing in the ink studio? Could it be that the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone last time ran out? Seeing that the star fruit didn't speak, the kite thought that the topic about the Qinglou had triggered her infinite cuteness, and asked again.
"It's not. I think there are also calligraphy and paintings. Wanted to ask if my words could be sold there! Star fruit said.
Anyway, this was her first thought when she thought of the town, but in order to get the embroidery work, she delayed it. It just so happens that these days have passed, and she will practice calligraphy when she has time, and she feels that there should be no problem.
You must know that she has changed from "hobby" to "hobby" since she was a child, the guzheng and painting are ordinary, but calligraphy is a little talented, almost every year to participate in the city's calligraphy competition, from the primary school group to the junior high school group to the high school group to the adult group, all the way down but won a lot of gold and silver medals.
"Oh?" Kite's eyes flashed, this little girl would still do this. "Then, let's go check it out."
"Good!" Carambola agreed, and naturally stretched her little hand into the kite's hand, and the kite didn't care, but the star fruit was a little surprised when the kite held her hand, it seems that she really treats herself as a child, and she will feel safer when she is led by adults.
The last time star fruit and kite came to buy pen, ink, paper and inkstone, the shopkeeper heard that star fruit was here to sell words, and his face was quite surprised.
"Little girl, although I also sell calligraphy and paintings here, but these calligraphy and paintings are written by literati in Beijing or all over the country, and there are also literati and ink writers from Beichen, although they are not everyone-we can't ask for everyone's, let alone sell them-but you look at this payment, it is also famous."
"Shopkeeper, the calligraphy and paintings of these celebrities must be very expensive! Only wealthy people, or people who really like calligraphy and painting and want to collect will buy it, and ordinary people with a relatively solid family background will not spend this money if they want to buy a calligraphy and painting to hang on the wall as a decoration or decoration. "Star fruit is not in a hurry.
"That's just as well." The shopkeeper's answer. "But most people ask a gentleman to write it and frame it, and they rarely buy ready-made ones."
"Is there such a situation, people originally wanted to buy it from you, and then they thought that your calligraphy and paintings here were too expensive, and they couldn't find Mr. for a while, please help write or find a sir?" Star fruit asked again.
"This is there, a few years ago, I could get my hand, but I have been doing business for many years, and I have become rusty, but I only know how to appreciate it a little, except for the requirements are not too high, most of them are looking for someone to help write."
"That's it! I wrote, not necessarily worse than the shopkeeper you invited, why don't you leave one or two in the store, if someone likes it, just sell it to them by the way, isn't it better than going to invite someone now? Besides, if you help hire someone, it's just that the gentleman who writes will earn some silver, or people won't want it at all. Even if you have spent a lot of time talking and taking favors, you haven't made any money yet, if I write it and put it here, you can still make some money! β
Carambola said everything at a glance, and sometimes she doubted herself. You really shouldn't be a kindergarten teacher, but a business. But then again, this ancient, although she also has intelligence and is even stronger than the people of later generations, but she can't say anything, she is still more subtle, and she has really returned to her own space, and she may not have had time to say it. It was thought of and said by others.
While the star fruit was talking, the kite kept watching. He already knew that star fruit was articulate, and when people said it, she would follow it, anyway, she could always make sense, even if it was illogical, it could be nonsense, but he didn't think it was strange. It's just that I suddenly questioned her life experience, this girl. But it's not like the person who ran out of the green building, nor like the person the eldest brother said!
"Little girl. You have a point. So be it! Otherwise, you can write two pieces and put them here to see, and they can be sold, and the next time you come, I will give you the silver." I'll make a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and we'll divide it into fifty or five when the time comes, how about it? "When I was thinking about it with a kite. The shopkeeper actually agreed with the star fruit's words, of course, it was more likely that she was annoyed by her and had to agree to her.
But before the word of star fruit was finished, the shopkeeper's eyes widened, although the kite did not understand this. Just looking at the look on the shopkeeper's face, I also knew that it must be this girl's word, which was unexpected by the shopkeeper.
"Yangzi, is this the girl's name?" The shopkeeper asked while admiring the words of star fruit.
"My name is star fruit, and Yang Zi isβcough cough, it's a habit when writing." Star fruit is not completely nonsense, she is used to mentioning the word "Yangzi" after writing, and she was negligent for a while.
The shopkeeper was confused, and he still had such a habit. However, a little girl who looks only seven or eight years old, but the words are written so tangibly and spiritually, with wind and bones, it is indeed a little magical.
"Little girl, you can write two more!" To say that the shopkeeper was just grinding by this kid and had no choice, perfunctory, and thought about a little child, especially a little girl, what words could he write, but he was just wasting a piece of rice paper and sending her away, and now, he finally got serious.
"Yes, okay." Carambola replied obediently, and I didn't forget to ask the shopkeeper what everyone generally likes.
"It's not inhibitive, you can write whatever you want!" Carambola thought about it, what she just wrote was "goodness is like water", so let's write another "virtuous load".
In fact, although selling words for a living is the earliest idea of star fruit, and the head is the Tao just now, but I am still very apprehensive in my heart, mainly to look at the calligraphy and painting of this "point ink shop", and it is not less than the last time she came!
"Shopkeeper, I'll write these two first, otherwise if I can't sell them, it's a waste. If someone likes my handwriting or wants to write something, if he is willing to wait, you can also share it with me, and we will still divide it into 55, how about it? While talking, star fruit looked at the words she wrote, and she always felt that something was missing. Yes! That's right, it's a seal.
The shopkeeper seemed to have discovered this, and was about to say something, but he heard star fruit mutter.
"Seals! I'll just carve one myself. β
Engrave it yourself? The shopkeeper is completely stunned, this little girl will still engrave a seal? But I heard star fruit ask.
"Shopkeeper, do you have turnips here?"
"Nope." The shopkeeper was stunned, why did he suddenly talk about the radish. "Little girl, what do you want turnips for?"
"Engrave a seal!" Star fruit said with a big grin. "Otherwise, I don't have a seal, what should I do?"
There were faint black threads floating on the forehead of the shopkeeper, and he had seen many kinds of seals, including gold, silver, copper, jade, glass, crystal, wood, bamboo, and stone, but he had never seen a radish.
"Little girl, that's okay, I'll find someone to carve one for you, and when you come, I'll give it to you." The shopkeeper finally straightened out his stunned thoughts and said.
"Xiexie's shopkeeper. But you don't have to give it to me, just leave it here. Star fruit said.
It's just a seal, anyone can imitate it, anyway, she won't become a calligrapher, and her words won't be passed down to future generations, so I'm not afraid that someone will make and sell fakes.
Out of the "Ink Zhai", star fruit is not greedy, there is a family willing to accept her words, just see the effect. At this time, she suddenly saw a "Chao'an Silver Building" diagonally opposite, and she was curious.
"Brother Kite, what is that place?" (To be continued......)