Xu Wei was taken to the room, looked around, and saw that there were beds, tables, chairs, screens, inkstones, pianos, and books.

The scene in this room evoked Xu Wei's memories for a while.

His father, Xu Wei, was the governor of Kuizhou, Sichuan, so Xu Wei was also from a family of eunuchs.

It's a pity that his father died in about 100 days, and the Xu family has inevitably declined since then.

In Xu Wei's impression, his stepmother and eldest brother would sell the utensils every once in a while. At the beginning, it was calligraphy and painting, and then it was lacquerware, screens, water and fire stoves, small ding pots, throwing pots, and incense burners. Then there are some miscellaneous family fires such as flower hangers, tea stands, copper basins, candlesticks, and foot buckets.

That's it, the most unacceptable thing for Xu Wei is that they didn't even let go of the desk confession left by their father.

My father's favorite Fujian "Da Silian" bamboo paper, the world's best Wuxing rabbit hair, the Xuanxiang Tai Shoumo from Huizhou, the Duanzhou inkstone produced in Zhaoqing, the rosewood three-grid stationery box, the rosewood inkstone, the agate mountain-shaped pen grid, the square jade pen screen, the white jade water injection of the double lotus room, the four-volume lotus leaf pen wash, the jade toad paperweight, the ebony ruler......

Seeing his father's lifelong beloved things being sold one by one, Xu Wei's heart was bleeding.

The ancients once said: The pen and inkstone are excellent, and life is happy. Desk utensils, non-playthings.

They can sell anything, but they shouldn't sell study utensils.

At this point, Xu Wei no longer has much affection for this broken family.

After the death of his stepmother, he was even more inseparable from his brother. It feels very uncomfortable to send people under the fence, but the only one who can keep him is his wife Pan, but unfortunately his wife also died of illness not long ago.

This is what really made Xu Wei decide to leave Shaoxing, and it was purely a coincidence that he came to Ningbo to join Xu Yan.

If he hadn't met Chen Maoli, he originally planned to go to Nanzhili Taicang to be a teacher, teaching and educating people.

But now everything is different.

Xu Wei wiped the corners of his moist eyes and sighed abruptly: "I went upstairs alone during the two festivals, and I was going to be paid before I got drunk." Yesterday Huang Hua is better today, this night and the moon are better than the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

From now on, he will say goodbye to the previous Xu Wei.

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Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Xu Wei got up early to freshen up.

As soon as he put down the basin, he heard a knock on the door, and hurriedly stepped forward to open the door.

opened the door of the house, but saw Xu Yan standing outside, Xu Wei shook his sleeves and bowed: "Son, morning." ”

Xu Yan smiled and nodded: "Senior Brother Wen got up quite early." ”

Xu Yan took a look and found that Xu Wei had already changed into the brand-new moon white Huzhou Taoist robe that he asked someone to send yesterday, and said secretly in his heart: Sure enough, people rely on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, and after changing clothes, they immediately became much more energetic.

"Brother Wen hasn't eaten breakfast yet, has he? Let's go have some food together. ”

Xu Wei wanted to refuse politely, but his stomach rumbled unhappily at this time, so he smiled bitterly: "In this way, it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

The chef of Xufu was invited by Xu Huaiyuan from Hangzhou, and his cooking skills are more exquisite than that of the chefs of all the big restaurants in Dinghai County.

After Xu Wei sat down, he was surprised when he looked at the plates of delicacies that were served.

Fujian red bean curd, Suzhou hawthorn cake, Nanjing crab roe bun, Hangzhou flower lotus root, Taizhou Jiang Yao Zhu ......

But what Xu Wei envied the most was the Dushan Ling in Shanyin.

He remembered that as a child he could occasionally eat it, but he hadn't eaten it since his stepmother died.

Of course, Xu Yan noticed this.

In fact, he specially ordered the kitchen to prepare this dish.

Xu Wei is a native of Shanyin, and now that he has left his hometown, he naturally hopes to be able to eat the delicious food of his hometown.

Xu Yan smiled faintly and said leisurely:

"There are many water chestnuts in the mirror water, and the mountains are very different. Huaqing snow in August, unloading a river maple. Pingshi is sweet and fragrant, and the smell of the lotus room is through. The wind stays for half a month, and the supply is enough for three winters. ”

Xu Wei was stunned for a while.

He muttered in his mouth: "There are many water chestnuts in the mirror water, and the mountains are very different... The wind stays for half a month, and the supply is enough for three winters. ”

It took a long time to get out.

"Childe is really talented, and he can make such a good sentence casually."

This time, Xu Wei was really convinced.

It is not difficult to compose lyrics, but it is difficult to get them casually.

What's more, Xu Yanyong's is not those conventional images, but this Shanyin Dushan Ling.

Xu Yan said with a smile: "Senior Brother Wen praised it. The flesh of this Dushan water chestnut is delicate, and it can be eaten raw or fried vegetables, which is really a rare delicacy. Brother Wen is from San'in, so he must eat it often. ”

Xu Wei was embarrassed: "Don't hide it, Xu hasn't eaten this Dushan Ling for more than ten years." ”

His stepmother died when he was ten years old, and he lived with his eldest brother ever since. But the eldest brother treats him very ordinary, it would be good to fill his stomach, how could he buy him a Dushan Ling tooth sacrifice?

"Well, I'm being abrupt."

"Out of the way. Xu has seen the past. ”

Xu Yan was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "That's right, the most important thing to be a person is to be happy." It's always good for Brother Wen to look ahead. ”

After a pause, Xu Yan continued: "Coincidentally, my father recently opened a new bookstore in the city, but no one took care of it for the time being because of the lack of manpower. I wonder if Brother Wen is willing to be the shopkeeper of this bookstore? ”

Xu Yan said in his heart that if Xu Wei refused, he would find another way.

Who knew that Xu Wei immediately responded: "Valued by Gongzi, Xu will do his best to serve Gongzi." ”

Xu Yan nodded and said, "That's good." After a while, I will take Brother Wen to see this bookstore. ”

But he said that the two of them ran out early, and went out with three or two chiefs.

Miaofeng Hall is not far from Xufu, and it can be reached on foot.

As Xu Yan's publicity strategy gradually took effect, more people came to the store to read books.

Xu Wei is a talented person, and he is naturally no stranger to the bookstore.

But he found that the people who came to this bookstore to read books were reading around the 'useless books' area, and he couldn't help but be puzzled.

"Childe, why are they all reading such 'idle books'?"

Xu Yan said with a smile: "Brother Wen doesn't know, recently there is a new copy of "Journey to the West", which sells very well. These people should all come here. ”

"Journey to the West?"

Xu Wei shook his head: "Xu has never heard of it. ”

Xu Yanxin said in his heart, of course you haven't heard of it, if you have heard of it, what else can I use to make money.

"Brother Wen, let's go to the backyard and talk."

The two walked through a small door to the backyard.

At the beginning, Xu Yan took a fancy to this shop because he brought a backyard. Nowadays, the courtyard has a shed roof, which can shelter from the wind and rain, and it is convenient to print books in it.

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ps: This chapter made me cry, Xu Wenchang's past is too miserable.