Man Zhang Dai shook his head; "Whether the Australians are overseas barbarians or the younger brother of the Great Song Miao Jiao dare not argue, but if you ask, it is not necessarily vulgar and unwritten."

As he spoke, he took a book out of his hand; "Brothers, please see."

When the people saw that he had taken it out of a delicate bamboo book, they knew that it must be his most precious book. Sun Chun had always been a good friend of him, and he was the first to take it, with a surprised look on his face, and silently flipped through it—after turning a few pages, he couldn't help but sigh and shake his head. handed it to Wen Huai, who had already been unable to bear it.

Wen Huai was also taken aback when he took it, first flipped through it a few times, and then opened it and read it carefully. He read it very carefully, and actually read about ten pages like no one else, and Zuihou actually patted the armrest;

"I really can't think of it!"

Wu Zhixiang had long been full of curiosity, and he had already somewhat understood that this was mostly an Australian book. Don't look at him often going in and out of Ziming Building, he is used to seeing all kinds of "Australian goods". "Australian paper" has always been a white and white, varied, low price is famous, in the Guangzhou market after a variety of local paper scattered, but Australian books have never seen him from a gentleman's background, books and the like have never been cared about, never thought of this. This will be ticked, but Baba also wants to take a look at this "Australian book".

But this Wen Huai can see mi, not only did he not put the book down, but he shook his head when he saw it, and sometimes he simply groaned. There is a big intention to read the book in one bite, o Zhang Dai saw that Wu Zhixiang was quite scratching his ears and cheeks, so he coughed, Wen Huai came to his senses, and handed the book to Wu Zhixiang with some embarrassment.

Zhang Dai said with a smile; "How's this writing?"

Wen Huai shook his head and sighed; "My brother can't reach it."

SUN Chundao; "Don't talk about a few of us, how many of the colleagues in the society can reach? This is probably what the Great Confucianism of the Australians did. ”

They talked lively, and Wu Zhixiang couldn't bear it anymore. He took it and saw that the book was heavy in his hand, the binding was simple and beautiful, and the cover was a kind of thick paper... The snow-white paper is printed with dark flowers, some of which resemble the various high-grade "poetry signature papers" sold in the South Paper Shop. The title of the book is Mencius Justice.

When he opened it, he couldn't help but secretly exclaim - he was used to seeing the delicate and beautiful Australian goods, but he didn't expect the Australians to be so good at printing books, snow-white paper, and pitch-black Song characters. The words are much smaller than the average book... Some of the words are very small, but the strokes are as clear as iron hooks and silver strokes. The typography is even more refreshing, and there is no ink stain on the paper. Each page is numbered, preceded by a table of contents and a synopsis.

Wu Zhixiang has never been interested in "primary school" and has no research. So I don't know much about the content of the text, but in terms of words and sentences, it is really difficult to say that it is "incomprehensible". And the biggest difference is that there are sentences reading punctuation throughout the book.

I can't imagine that Australians still have this ability - Wu Zhixiang was originally a character like a "pro-family", and now after reading this book, she is more and more fond of Guo Yi and others.

I only heard Wen Huai ask; "Brother Zongzi... Where did this book come from? ”

"It was sold by Qinghefang's Wanbi Bookstore." Zhang Dai said proudly, "I heard that it was a Guangli man surnamed Zhao. The sale is full of Australian books and toys. Mizhi lost the clairvoyant mirror, so I sent a small guy to see if there was there, but I didn't expect this killer to bring such a rare book back to my brother. ”

"Wanbi Bookstore?" Wu Zhixiang was a little surprised. So far, the majority of all Australian goods sold outside Guangdong are the Gao family and the Li family. Neither of them has any books to be expelled from Australia. He had been entrusted by Pei Lixiu before... In Guangzhou, he procured some books for Australians, mainly Taoist books. Now Australians are actually printing their own books!

Although the printing industry in Lingao had existed for a considerable period of time, all the books were for personal use, and except for a few shoddy pamphlets, no books had been officially delivered to the mainland.

Because of Pei Lixiu's relationship, he has made a lot of money by investing in several transactions in Zizihao.

But from beginning to end, it was only a dividend every time I paid in advance and after the fact, and I never directly got Australian goods to buy and sell. Unexpectedly, the Australians silently sold the book to Hangzhou!

Thinking of this, he became more and more curious about this complete bookstore. was thinking about how to take a look, only to hear Zhang Dai say; "My brother heard that this Wanbi bookstore was built according to the Australian pattern... Very innovative... I'm thinking about going to take a look, how many people don't know if there is Yaxing going together? ”

It's nice to have such a Western view... Of course, the people were willing to go with them. Wu Zhixiang naturally did not shirk. I decided to go to Wanbi Bookstore the next day.

Early the next morning, a group of people gathered at Zhang Dai's house and took a sedan chair together to Qinghefang too early.

Wanbi Bookstore is located on a less lively street in Qinghefang. Although Zhang Dai is a native of Shaoxing, he has lived in Hangzhou for many years, and he is a good player, always looking for historical sites in the streets and alleys, even if it is a poor street or alley, so he is very familiar with the urban environment. He knew that there was a large abandoned garden near this place. If you want to open a big bookstore, most of them will be on top of this abandoned garden.

As soon as the palanquin reached the corner of the street, they recognized the Wanbi Bookstore—indeed, it was so special that they could be recognized at a glance from the surrounding houses.

A stone building with a semi-dome stands and a stone-vaulted gate rests on three stone steps. The façade is not big. Because the house was not built according to the pattern of column-bays in Chinese-style houses, it is impossible to say how many bays there are. Wu Zhixiang estimated that it was the mo crow between the two bays.

The gate does not have a door panel, but is an arched gate, which is not really high, but the stone decoration and stone carvings on both sides make it look imposing. There is a wooden vertical board hanging next to the gate, and the words "Wanbi Bookstore" are written in black on a white background. Other than that, there is no decoration. Although the signboard is plain and almost shabby, it looks very solemn with this gate.

The gate would be open, and on the steps on either side of the door were two huge pots, planted with blackened green iron trees, which grew luxuriantly. Everyone wondered in their hearts, and they didn't know what kind of tone it was.

Wen Huai said with a smile; "I look at the Australian customs! Who is holding a big iron tree in a pot... Still so left and right at the gate? ,, Zhang Dai said with a smile; "There may be something else in this." As he spoke, he glanced at the four words "Wanbi Bookstore" on the signboard and smiled thoughtfully.

As soon as a cadre of people climbed the stairs, a few guys had already come out of the door, and they came forward to greet them warmly. Zhang Dai said with a smile; "You don't have to say hello. I hate people the most. When the men saw that they were extraordinary, they all hurriedly retreated one by one, leaving only a clever one to serve and obey the orders at any time. A few people didn't care... Walk inside the door. I saw that inside the gate was a large glass screen, with no decoration other than the marble base. The glass screen is sanded to create a large landscape view. Zhang Dai is extremely knowledgeable, and at a glance, he knows that it is a map of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains painted by the Song people Jiang Shen.

"They never forget their ancestors. However, this house will not be a Song building anyway. Zhang Dai thought to himself, playing with the fan in his hand.

Behind the screen, there is the store. Zhang Dai often goes in and out of various bookstores. Because the customers of the bookstore are all readers, they are extremely ingenious in the display and furnishings, in order to win the favor of the literati and artists.

But they had never seen the bookshop; It's not like a shop, it's like a hall. From the outside, the main entrance is not very wide, but the inside area is large. There are no pillars in the hall, and large chandeliers made of black iron are suspended by iron chains under the round stone vault. The walls on both sides of the hall are lined with tall windows and are decorated with many strange patterns. The windows are all inlaid with large pieces of glass, and sunlight shines through the windows, casting light and shadow on the blue brick floor.

The light in the hall was abundant, so that Shizimen, who was accustomed to the dim light in the room, blinked involuntarily. Wu Zhixiang is accustomed to seeing the Australian house form... But the purple house is still an improvement on the foundation of traditional architecture... It's not as completely restarted as this. Therefore, I also feel that it is very fresh.

"What kind of Guangli person is here, it must be a real Australian!" The thought crossed his mind. However, he is silent, Australians are special in Daming Province at the moment, and whether they are exposed or not has a lot to do with it, so it is best to pretend that they don't know.

"What a luxury!" Wen Huai couldn't help but be speechless, "Just these big glasses... How much silver it will cost! Even if the palace is afraid, it can't afford to use ..................."

Speaking of this, he consciously lost his words and shut up.

Zhang Dai didn't care; "There are so many big glasses, I'm afraid that there is nowhere to find them! Thousands of miles from Guangdong, the cost of this road is appalling! ”

Wu Zhixiang knew that glass was not the same thing to Australians at all - he had heard it said; Australians have a large glass workshop in Lingao, and countless glasses can be made every day. In Lingao, even ordinary merchants have installed glass windows.

I only heard Sun Chun say; "Glass is just money, but this hall, this dome, that is, without a single beam and column, is all made of stone, I don't know how to erect it?"

Zhang Dai didn't care; "Avoiding is the art of building houses by Westerners, not the mastery of Australians. I saw that the house of the Catholic Church was built in a similar way. If you think about it, isn't this the same as the stone arch bridge over the river? It's just that we use it to build bridges, and Westerners use it to build houses. ”！