Chapter 60: Wonderful People and Strange Books
Shen Mingchen was stunned for a moment.
Xu Gongzi, this is not according to the routine.
He was just so modest, who knew that Xu Gongzi directly blocked his words.
How can you take this again?
But this also shows that Xu Gongzi is a wonderful person.
If everyone is the same, how can it be possible to make such a stylish poem?
Insist that the green mountains are not relaxed, and the roots are in the broken rocks.
Thousands of blows are still strong, and the wind blows from east to west, north and south.
Shen Mingchen recited it silently in his heart again, and secretly said that this poem is so fragrant!
At this moment, Xu Yan's image in his mind is a little taller.
Shen Mingchen has already decided to worship Xu Yan as a teacher at all costs.
Of course, Xu Yan didn't know about Shen Mingchen's psychological activities, and thought that a sentence had persuaded Shen Mingchen to retire.
Who knew that Shen Mingchen directly saluted him and said, "Please also ask Gongzi Xu to accept me as a student." ”
Xu Yanxin said, is this even going to the apprenticeship ceremony? Planning to overlord the bow? Get on the bus first and pay later?
This Shen Mingchen is so cruel to himself, it is really terrifying.
"Shen Gongzi, why are you bothering?"
Xu Yanxin said that he accepted Shen Mingchen today, and tomorrow there will be He Mingchen, Li Mingchen.
At that time, the disciples and grandchildren will be one after another, and the children and grandchildren will be endless.
No, this opening can't be opened!
"There is not only a master-apprentice relationship in this world. You and I can communicate even if we don't have a teacher-student relationship. ”
Shen Mingchen shook his head and said, "That's different, I know that this is Xu Gongzi testing me, and I won't give up easily." ”
Xu Yan: "..."
At this moment, he just wanted to look up to the sky and let out a long roar.
After being silent for a long time, Xu Yanfang cleared his throat and said, "I have never accepted students, probably because I am afraid of trouble. Since you want to worship me as a teacher, you need to agree to three conditions from me. ”
Seeing that Xu Yan was finally about to let go, Shen Mingchen was overjoyed.
"Teacher, please speak."
Changed the title so quickly?
Xu Yan wanted to roll his eyes.
"First, don't call me teacher in front of people."
This time it was Shen Mingchen's turn to be speechless.
"What's the explanation?"
"No, it's just that I'm tired of it. You can call it in private, but you are not allowed in front of people. ”
Xu Yan's attitude was very resolute.
Shen Mingchen thought for a moment and felt that there was no difficulty in doing it, so he promised: "Don't worry, teacher, I will never mention those two words in front of people." ”
Xu Yan nodded and continued, "Second, keep a certain distance from me. ”
Shen Mingchen said in his heart, this condition is very strange. Could it be that the teacher has a habit of cleanliness?
He subconsciously sniffed his sleeve, and there was no special smell.
Although he was a little confused, Shen Mingchen still nodded: "Don't worry, teacher, I will definitely do it." ”
Xu Yan took a deep breath and said, "The third and most important point. Can't stay with me. ”
Xu Yanxin said that if food and lodging are provided, with the example of Shen Mingchen, I am afraid that there will be many poor and sour talents vying to follow suit in the future. Won't he be the one who runs a welfare home?
Besides, living together with two big men will inevitably cause gossip.
Especially in the Ming Dynasty, the scholars still had a habit of breaking their sleeves, and the influence of passing on the generals was really bad.
Shen Mingchen thought that Xu Yan was going to mention something, but he didn't expect it to be so simple.
"Rest assured, the student has a house, and he will not live here with you."
Seeing that the matter had come to this, Xu Yan sighed: "Okay, good..."
came to Hangzhou and accepted a student in a daze, and he was still a famous poet in the future.
It's amazing.
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Today is the opening day of the Hangzhou branch of Miaofengtang.
As the shopkeeper of the bookstore, Xu Wei was in a mixed mood.
He was responsible for the decoration of the Hangzhou branch, and now that the bookstore has opened, he is like an old parent who treats him as a son.
With the successful experience of Dinghai County Bookstore, Xu Wei is very confident in the Hangzhou branch.
After all, only Miaofengtang has a manuscript for the Journey to the West, and this monopoly advantage can make the Hangzhou branch expand rapidly and seize resources.
Dinghai County is not as good as Hangzhou. There are many bookstores in Hangzhou, and it is not easy to carve up the share of those time-honored brands. Only by sacrificing the fire book of this level of Journey to the West can Miaofeng Hall establish a foothold in Hangzhou.
Xu Gongzi treats him well, and Xu Wei naturally hopes to take care of the Hangzhou branch and make more money to repay Xu Gongzi's kindness.
According to Xu Yan's previous suggestion, Xu Wei continued the strategy of distributing leaflets, first playing out the names of Journey to the West and Miaofengtang.
Sure enough, on the day of the official opening, the people who came to Miaofeng Hall to read books were not crowded, but they were also very impressive.
Xu Wei's hanging heart was finally able to let go.
As a scholar, it is not easy to put down face.
Even a few years ago, Xu Wei would not have thought that he would one day help others. But now his mentality has changed a lot, and how to live his life is his primary consideration.
As for the fame of the imperial examination, it is the best, and there is nothing to regret if there is not.
Let it be.
Xu Wei's Buddhist attitude towards the imperial examination also enabled him to devote more energy to taking care of the bookstore, so much so that in the following years, the branches of Miaofengtang were opened all over the prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River.
Of course, this is a later story, so I won't show it for the time being.
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Xixi Hongyuan.
Hong Miaoyun tasted the poem over and over again, her eyes full of envy.
Young Lang Jun, excellent poetry.
Pianpian son, the spring breeze is proud.
How Hong Miaoyun hopes to be able to study with Xu Yan in Gushan Academy. In this way, she can ask Xu Yan for advice from time to time and learn poetry.
It's a pity that all this is just his fantasy. Because she was a woman, it was impossible for her to enter the academy.
Thinking of this, Hong Miaoyun's expression was a little gloomy, and her mood immediately fell.
"Miss, guess what I brought back!"
At this moment, the maidservant Cui Wen ran to Hong Miaoyun and waved a thin booklet to play silly.
"You're damn me."
Hong Miaoyun clutched her chest to calm down and glared at Cuiwen fiercely.
The little maid laughed and said, "If Miss sees this, she will definitely not blame me anymore." ”
Hong Miaoyun said: "What is this? ”
took the booklet and opened it, only to see a few big characters written on the front page.
"Where did you get that?"
"Miss doesn't know yet, does she? This Journey to the West has been too popular in Hangzhou recently. Almost the entire city is waiting for the update. ”
"So exaggerated?"
Hong Miaoyun was a little unconvinced, so she planned to see it for herself.
At first, she thought the book was unremarkable.
But after reading it for a while, I fell into it.
Hong Miaoyun was fascinated by it, and actually read it five times in one go.
Still unsatisfied, she muttered, "I don't know what's going on next." ”
Cui Wen covered her mouth and smiled: "What did the slave just say?" However, there are not a few people like Miss who wait for more. But when it will be updated depends on the mood of the owner of Huayang Cave. ”
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