Zhou Zhi hesitated slightly, then put the cart in front of the door of the store and walked into the store.

The shop is complete with all kinds of pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things, and the arrangement is very neat, but some things are covered with a layer of fine dust, and it seems that no one has touched it for some time, which shows that the business of this store is not in a good mood.

It's no wonder that the north of the Ming Dynasty is not as numerous as the south. Qingdu County is also a remote county, although this Gaochang Town is a little prosperous, but there are not too many people who read. Although there is only such a shop in Gaochang Town, it is really good to be able to barely maintain it.

There was only one young man in his twenties wearing a cotton hat and a black cotton jacket in the shop. His padded jacket was very coarsely sewn, and many of the threads were still exposed, which looked a little sloppy.

At this time, he was sitting in front of the charcoal basin and dozing off, when he heard the sound of footsteps, he was about to stand up. Then he suddenly saw that Zhou Zhi was dressed shabby, and his face was also a black gas, so he immediately stopped moving.

Speaking of Zhou Zhisheng's handsome face, he has been spending the night in the vegetable greenhouse these days, and he is fiddling with vegetables every day, and his face at this time is inevitably a little dirty.

After Zhou Zhi entered the store, he ignored the guy and turned around casually.

"Hey, I said, what are you a poor boy looking at? Do you know how to write? The guy saw that Zhou Zhi looked at a few inkstones, and they were all put down, so he was impatient and didn't have a good airway.

"Huh! Man, what are you talking about? If you can't write, can't you read it? Since you have opened this store, you should naturally let people see it, and how can you let people buy it if you don't let people see it? Zhou Zhi was not annoyed and said with a smile.

"Humph! What you said is very reasonable, but it also depends on what kind of person looks at the inkstone, and a farmer like you looks at it in vain, can you see the good and the bad? Hum! Tell you, there is no inkstone here less than half a tael of silver, you still don't want to look at it. Hum! If it breaks, you can't afford to pay for it! ”

This guy was sharp-tongued, and as he spoke, he stood up, and immediately walked to Zhou Zhi's side, and snatched an inkstone that Zhou Zhi was gently stroking from Zhou Zhi's hand.

Zhou Zhi just turned around casually, and saw clearly that the inkstones in this shop were mostly stone inkstones of general materials. Although the workmanship of the carved shape is exquisite, and there are many styles, none of them are good inkstones.

But this little guy is obviously looking down on people, and he can't help but make Zhou Zhi a little annoyed for a while, so he shouted, "Is this your guy doing business like this?" Hmph, it's no wonder that your shop is no longer patronized. ”

The man's face immediately sank and he said, "Hey! What kind of virtue is it for you to teach me a lesson, and not to pee on you? You kid just have to look at the place if you are idle, this is Sibao Zhai, a place that sells pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Hurry up, you're in the wrong place. ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward to push and shove thoughtfully.

Visiting a shop also made a shop guy look down on, and he was angry, and Zhou Zhi couldn't help but bump into the fire, wanting to argue with this guy. But after thinking about it, it didn't seem to make much sense to argue with a guy, so I forced myself to endure it.

However, there is only this pen, ink, paper and inkstone shop in Gaochang Town, and he has not finished the transfer, so he was kicked out like this, and he was unwilling to stand still for a while.

At this moment, a coughing sound suddenly came from the inside of the shop, and then an old man with a sixtieth armor came out.

The old man's face was ruddy, with a handful of gray beards, and after seeing the scene in front of him, he drank, "Xiao Qi, how many times have I told you, everyone who comes is a guest, and they must be treated well, why are you like this today?" ”

His voice immediately worked, and the job called Xiao Qi immediately took a few steps back and let go of Zhou Zhi. However, he still pouted and said to the old man, "Shopkeeper, do you think this person looks like a person who buys things?" ”

The old man looked at Zhou Zhi carefully, and when he saw that Zhou Zhi was dressed as a peasant, he also shook his head secretly. But after all, it is well-informed, has experienced a lot of things, and is also a perennial businessman, and understands the truth that some customers are God, and this store still needs word of mouth. Then his face sank and said, "Whether this brother buys it or not, don't argue with him, let him just watch it casually." ”

Although the guy Xiao Qi was very dissatisfied, he had to shrink his head and flash aside.

Zhou Zhi smiled at the old man and returned to the place where the inkstone was placed.

He immediately picked up an inkstone, first looked at it for a while, then stroked it carefully, then knocked it with his fingers seemingly randomly, and finally held it in the palm of his hand to weigh it.

The old man looked at Zhou Zhi's method of looking at two models, three knocks and four knocks, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised. Secretly, this kid is a person who understands inkstones, unlike those nameless children or talents, when they see the beautifully made inkstone, they think it is a good inkstone, so they are anxious to spend money to buy it.

Zhou Zhi looked at almost all the inkstones here, and finally shook his head with a wry smile. The old man was curious, and smiled at Zhou Zhi, "Can this little brother see the inkstone he likes?" ”

"Huh! There is no good inkstone. Zhou Zhi said.

"How can you just say that I don't have a good inkstone at home? What can you tell? Before the old man could speak, the guy Xiao Qi was in a hurry.

Zhou Zhi ignored him, just watched slowly in the store.

Speaking of which, although the old man is not very literate, but he has some research on the inkstone, listening to Zhou Zhi say this, he immediately said with great interest, "The old man has been in business for many years, and he dares to ask the little brother what a good inkstone is?" ”

Zhou Zhi was stunned for a moment, and saw that the old man was smiling slightly at him, so he said casually, "A good inkstone naturally depends on the material first, the material is hard, and it is good to the touch and lubrication." Again, the inkstone is actually mainly practical, this inkstone is said to be a lot of fast ink but thick ink, good ink but slow ink, so the ink is good to be called a good inkstone.

For example, Taohe inkstone, Duan inkstone, She inkstone, Chengni inkstone, this is a precious inkstone, and the Yishui inkstone produced in Xiyu Mountain, which is not far from us, is also really good, you don't have it here! ”

As soon as Zhou Zhi's words fell, the old man smiled and said, "What you said makes sense, but it's hard to find!" ”

It is said that the old man has a good Yishui inkstone at home, but it is his collection, and he has to wipe it every day to appreciate it, and he does not take it out and sell it.

Zhou Zhi just said such a casual remark, and listed the four famous inkstones, and the old man immediately glanced at Zhou Zhi. The job called Xiao Qi is even more jaw-dropping, don't look at him as selling inkstones, but he has no in-depth understanding of inkstones, like these four ancient inkstones let him say, he naturally can't say it, or even hear of it.

The old man glared at the guy fiercely, and the guy's face was even more embarrassed, and after hesitating, he stepped forward with a smile on his face and greeted Zhou Zhilai tightly.

The inkstones that Zhou Zhi said just now are naturally not available in this store, in fact, if there are really ones, the price will be expensive, and Zhou Zhi will naturally not buy them.

Zhou Zhi stopped looking at the inkstone, and walked to the copybook to look at it. There are a lot of calligraphy on the shelf, including Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface", "Linhe Preface", "Yu Preface", Wang Xianzhi's "Duck Head Pill Post", "Mid-Autumn Festival Post", and Yan Zhenqing, Cai Xiang and other calligraphy masters.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Yu Shinan wrote "Le Yi Biography" and Mi Fu's "Wenfu" is also a lot, but the most is Zhao Mengfu and Guansheng couple's temporary post.

Of course, these are fakes, but the so-called authentic ones are hard to find.

In fact, many emperors of the Ming Dynasty were extremely fond of calligraphy, such as Renzong and Xuanzong. Many people in the government and the opposition also attach great importance to the post, especially the handsome and elegant regular script and line calligraphy, but such calligraphy is known to Zhao Mengfu and Guan Sheng couple, so the prevailing self-writing is their calligraphy.

In later generations, Zhou Zhi was most enthusiastic about the calligraphy of Guan Sheng and Zhao Mengfu, although it was all fakes, he couldn't help but hold it in his hand and taste it patiently.