Chapter 65 Unscrupulous Booksellers Destroy Books Tirelessly
Who sang the Hangzhou song, the lotus ten miles and three autumns.
That Zhihuimu is ruthless, and it affects the Yangtze River.
After Miaofengtang withdrew from the Hangzhou Book Market, the people of Qiantang and Renhe also complained.
But soon they adapted to the days without Miaofengtang, and disappeared with the once popular "Journey to the West".
After all, life has to go on, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, although there is less spice after tea and dinner, but the life is still the same.
About ten days later, just when people were almost forgetting this short-lived strange book, some people were surprised to find that "Journey to the West" appeared in the Zhouji Bookstore.
And it's not the first fifteen times on the market, it's a sequel.
At a time, the news spread in the streets and alleys of Hangzhou.
The Zhouji Bookstore suddenly became lively, and people flocked to rush to buy the new chapter that had just come out.
The people who bought it smiled and showed off to their relatives and friends.
Those who didn't buy it were so frustrated that they had to come back early tomorrow morning.
People with "inside information" revealed that after Miaofengtang withdrew from the book market, the Zhou family spent a lot of money to dig up the author of this strange book, Huayang Dongtian, which could make "Journey to the West" see the light of day again.
Of course, for fans of "Journey to the West", it doesn't matter who publishes the book. The important thing is that the book will continue to come out.
For them, as long as the price of the book doesn't go up too much, they can accept it.
Whether it is the Xu family or the Zhou family, they are all booksellers.
Who's not looking?
The stagnant water of the Hangzhou Book Market came alive again in an instant.
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Sun Xiaoyi, a student of Qiantang County School, was fortunate to buy the new five chapters of "Journey to the West", and he was in a good mood.
After he went to the county to learn something, he took a half-day off, and was ready to go home to taste a new chapter.
Before tasting the book, he specially soaked a pot of West Lake Longjing, moved a chair and put it under the old locust tree in the yard, and sat down beautifully.
Picking up the teacup and smelling the fragrance of hot tea, Sun Xiaoyi only felt very comfortable.
After taking a sip, he put the teacup down.
Good tea should be tasted slowly, just like a good book.
On weekdays, he reads the Four Books and the Five Classics, and the articles of the saints. After reading it for a long time, I feel that my brain hurts.
Only by reading such idle books before and after spending the moon can it be physically and mentally pleasant.
He carefully took out "Journey to the West" and carefully stroked the cover of the book.
I have to say that the "Journey to the West" printed by Zhouji Bookstore is extremely exquisite, and the fine bamboo paper is the characteristic of his family, and it smells faintly fragrant.
The thin pamphlet makes each chapter extremely precious. Sun Xiaoyi brewed some emotions, then opened the homepage and read.
Although more than ten days have passed, he still remembers the previous episode very clearly. This is the advantage of the reader, not to mention that he will not forget, at least most of the things are remembered.
Sun Xiaoyi didn't read it fast, he read every sentence and every word. But he frowned as he read it, and said in his heart that the new chapter of "Journey to the West" doesn't taste like that?
Maybe it's because the master of Huayang Cave is not in a good state?
Sun Xiaoyi comforted himself and continued to read.
But the more he read, the more he felt that something was wrong, how could the style of this book change?
The layout of the text, the choice of words and sentences, this new five chapters are completely different from the previous fifteen chapters!
"What a shitty sentence, it's just bullshit!"
Sun Xiaoyi, who has always been gentle and elegant, actually burst into foul language, which is enough to see his anger.
Sun Xiaoyi feels that he has been deceived! He felt surprisingly angry at the moment!
In his opinion, there are only two possibilities.
The first is that this new chapter was not written by the master of Huayang Cave at all, but was continued by someone from Zhouji Bookstore.
The second is that this is indeed written by the master of Huayang Cave, but he wants to eat the old book and does not write the book with his heart.
While there are both possibilities, it is clear that the former is more likely.
After all, the master of Huayang Cave Heaven relied on this "Journey to the West" to become famous. He should polish the follow-up chapters and build a good reputation with this book, how could he ruin his reputation for just bad money? In this way, even if he makes money this book, what about the next one?
From this analysis, it can be inferred that the Zhou family decided to hire someone to continue to write "Journey to the West".
The key is that if you continue to write, can you use dim sum?
Written so badly, isn't this deceiving the feelings of the majority of readers of "Journey to the West"?
It's too ugly.
The more Sun Xiaoyi thought about it, the more angry he became, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore, so he stood up and threw off his robe sleeves and walked out of the door.
He wants to go to Zhouji Bookstore to accuse the black-hearted bookseller of evil deeds and ask for an explanation!
Sun Xiaoyi's house was not far from the Zhou Ji Bookstore, but when he rushed to the bookstore, he was stunned.
I saw hundreds of people gathered in front of the Zhouji Bookstore, all of whom were denouncing the black-hearted booksellers.
"Pay me back, I want to return the money!"
"What kind of stuff is written, and you dare to take it out to cheat money with this thing?"
"Something that doesn't make sense, it's written by someone else, right?"
"Black-hearted booksellers, unscrupulous merchants!"
"Do you have a conscience, such a good book was ruined by you!"
Sun Xiaoyi's eyes were a little red, and it seemed that everyone still had feelings for "Journey to the West", and he couldn't bear to see such a strange book destroyed by a black-hearted businessman.
After a moment's thought, he stepped forward to join the condemnation army.
"Black-hearted bookseller, come up with an explanation! Return me "Journey to the West"! ”
"Return the money, return the money, if you don't return the money, we won't leave today!"
"Teach them a lesson!"
Where have the guys from Zhouji Bookstore seen such a scene, they were so frightened that their legs trembled, and they instinctively stepped forward to close the door.
Such actions angered the people who came to ask for the explanation.
If you don't have a weak heart, what door do you close in the daytime?
They rushed into the bookstore and beat up the men of the weekly bookstore, and even tore some of the fake books that had just been printed to shreds.
For a while, the scene in the bookstore was chaotic, and people were embarrassed.
Seeing that the situation was not right, a spirited fellow slipped out the back door and went straight to the steward Zhou Dafu.
Zhou Dafu is not in the bookstore at the moment, but taking a nap at home.
Hearing a knock on the door, he rubbed his sleepy eyes, and very impatiently turned over and got up to open the door.
Seeing that the person who came was a guy from the bookstore, he snorted angrily and said, "Things that don't have long eyes, don't you know that Lao Tzu wants to take a nap?" What's the wrong thing I can't wait for in the afternoon when I go to the store? ”
The guy said aggrievedly: "If it weren't for the urgency of the matter, how dare you disturb your rest, it's really a mess in the store." ”
Zhou Dafu frowned and said, "What did you say?" What's wrong with the store, let's be clear! ”
The guy described the tragic situation in the store to Zhou Dafu.
Zhou Taifu only felt dizzy for a moment and almost fell to the ground.
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