Chapter 121: An Anecdote from the Study
On a street not far from Canghai Academy, there is a study.
This study was opened by the Ye family, because of its large scale, all-encompassing types of books, and Canghai Academy and the Ye family as backers, so it is the most popular study in Chang'an. After the opening of the study, there was an endless stream of talented scholars who came and went every day, and by now, it has become the premier study in Chang'an.
Of course, due to the unique conditions of this study, the printing and sale of the "Collected Poems of the Talented Son" were handed over to them every year after the meeting.
This year's poetry collection has been printed in two volumes, one is "Mo Fei Poetry Collection" and the other is "Genius Poetry Collection". The two volumes were basically put on the shelves at the same time, but the sales effect was different. The volume of "Mo Fei's Poetry Collection" alone was sold out immediately within two days of being on the shelves.
It stands to reason that "Mo Fei's Poetry Collection" is so popular, that kind of illegal reproduction must be very rampant, but in fact, because of the fine workmanship of the study and the criticism on the book, it is not the frontispiece of the book - the book mountain has a diligent path, and the sea of learning is endless. made everyone have a strange psychology - unwilling to use the reprint to spoil the "Mo Fei Poetry Collection".
After the "Mo Fei Poetry Collection" was sold out, the trend did not stop at all. In this era, movable type printing technology was already available, but even if the study was busy printing day and night, it was still in short supply. For a time, the price of Chang'an paper rose, and the study could only increase the price. If it weren't for the fact that he knew the reason, he would still think that this price was speculated.
For a considerable part of Chang'an, they may not be able to read the poems in the "Mo Fei Poetry Collection", and the reason why they bought it is entirely to celebrate Mo Fei's brilliance at the Tianxia meeting and promote the prestige of our country.
The shopkeeper of this study, surnamed Lin, is an indigenous resident of Chang'an. The shopkeeper loves to laugh, he smiles when he sees everyone, and the shopkeeper Lin also loves to nap, and when he has nothing to do, he always holds his arms and sleeps with squinting.
When he was young, he was also a student of Canghai Academy, and later when he left the academy, he was hired by the Ye family and came here to be the shopkeeper.
However, the shopkeeper Lin probably doesn't like to read anymore, and only when customers come to the door, they will look through the directory and find books.
On this day, after Mo Fei approached the study, the shopkeeper Lin was busy, and in front of the shopkeeper, the three scholars were grinding and chattering and didn't know what they were saying. Probably because of this, none of them noticed Mo Fei.
Shopkeeper Lin was so busy that he couldn't walk away, so he greeted Mo Fei: "This son, you can take a look for yourself first, and if you can't find it, then tell me." ”
Mo Fei nodded lightly, I came here today, I was looking for something that could not be superficial, and it was naturally not good to ask the shopkeeper in public. This kind of thing is more appropriate for one person to do it secretly.
Mo Fei turned around and walked towards the corner, Lin saw that this person didn't care, so he was relieved, looked at the three men in front of him, shook his head and said, "You three!" Nope! "Mo Fei's Poetry Collection" must not be sold cheaply, and you don't want to think about it, can Mo Fei's poems be sold cheaply? …… This study belongs to the Ye family and Canghai Academy, aren't you embarrassing me! ”
These three people, the man with a cramped face, was a poor scholar named Song Junming who was sitting in Tianxiang Building before. Next to him, the man who looked like a ruffian was Hu Hansan who was in Tianxiang Building before. And the other, who is slightly better dressed, is Shi Yuanbao.
These three people are in the same square and live on the same street, and the three of them play together with their bare butts until they are big, so the three of them are called brothers.
"Don't talk about it, you two, it's really not good, I'll take this garment as one, it's always worth a few silver. I don't believe it, I can't even afford this book. ”
The one who spoke was Shi Yuanbao, the Shi family was a small businessman, Shi Yuanbao's father was nicknamed Iron Rooster, and he was as his name suggested. Even if Shi Yuanbao is his own son, every time Shi Yuanbao goes out, the money sent can buy up to two baked cakes. Therefore, although the Shi family is a well-off family, when they come to Shi Yuanbao, they are poor.
Song Junming knew Shi Yuanbao's father's character, and hurriedly waved his hand in fear and said: "Brother Shi can't, brother can't put you in danger in order to buy books." Then, the dead beggar said: "Shopkeeper Lin, you can have pity on me!" "Mo Fei Poetry Collection" is cheaper, even if it is a little cheaper, two taels of silver, I will buy it. What do you think? ”
Shopkeeper Lin stopped the abacus in his hand and shook his head.
"Hey! You three boys, it's really hard for me. I'm also a miscellaneous person in the Ye family, so I don't have this qualification. You see, all of the "Mo Fei Poetry Collections" full of books have been sold out, and none of them have been reduced in price. Otherwise, you can buy another copy of "The Poetry of the Genius"! ”
After this meeting, due to the popularity of "Mo Fei Poetry Collection", all those "Genius Poetry Collections" were in a state of unsalable condition. In the study, the most popular "Collected Poems of Talented Sons" in previous years was shelved and no one bought it. The shopkeeper Lin really had no choice, so in order to dump, he had to reduce the price.
"Mo Fei Poetry Collection" is three taels of silver for one volume, and "Genius Poetry Collection" only costs one or two silver.
Song Junming continued to plead: "Shopkeeper Lin, you will be merciful and sell me cheaply!" You see, I'm a regular here too...... It's cheaper! ”
It's good that Song Junming didn't say this, but when he said it, the shopkeeper Lin couldn't cry or laugh.
In fact, although Song Junming is a frequent visitor here, he has never bought a book, and every time he comes, he stands in front of the bookshelf for a whole day. Coming here day after day, I am afraid that most of the books in this study are already familiar to my chest. I don't know why I suddenly became so obsessed with "Mo Fei's Poetry Collection" this time.
Hu Hansan on the side had a temper, and when he saw Song Junming's kind words and begging for a long time, the shopkeeper Lin was unmoved. , at the moment, his eyebrows were coldly raised, and he shouted loudly: "Brother, you don't have to beg him, I will take care of this matter, brother." I, Hu Hansan, smashed the pot and sold iron, and I want to buy you this book. Let's go, I'll buy it for you in a few days. ”
"Brother Hu......"
At this time, Mo Fei suddenly shouted: "Shopkeeper, how much is this "Collected Poems of Talented People"? ”
The shopkeeper saw that the three brothers were hugging their heads and muttering, thinking that it would be better to take care of the other guest first, so he hurriedly ran over.
Shopkeeper Lin has never seen Mo Fei himself. Seeing that the other party was wearing a black dress, although the color was elegant, he had some eyesight, and immediately saw that the black dress was made of silk and satin, and ordinary people couldn't afford to wear it at all.
Such a person, who is either rich or expensive, is likely to be the son of an official family.
However, he is not short of silver taels, why not buy "Mo Fei Poetry Collection" and buy "Genius Poetry Collection"?
Could it be that he just returned to Chang'an, and he still doesn't know what will happen in the future?
Shopkeeper Lin turned his mind and deliberately reminded: "This son, I advise you, you should buy "Mo Fei Poetry Collection"!" This year's "Collected Poems of Talented Sons", basically no one bought it. You may not know what will happen in the next meeting, otherwise, I will go and get you a copy of "Mo Fei's Poetry Collection", and you will understand when you read it. ”
Shopkeeper Lin smiled in his eyes and spoke respectfully.
After listening patiently, Mo Fei shook his head and said, "No need, I'll buy the "Collected Poems of Talents"!" ”
"Did Childe buy "Mo Fei Poems"? Otherwise, how could you only buy "Genius Poems"? "Shopkeeper Lin wondered in his heart.
"I know what the world will do. I didn't buy "Mo Fei's Poetry Collection" either. However, I think "Genius Poems" is better, so if you are troublesome, give me "Genius Poems". ”
After the meeting, Mo Fei's poetry has become famous in the Tang Dynasty. It's not the name of today's poetry, I don't know how many Suzaku streets have been thrown off by those talents. Now I suddenly heard that some people disdained "Mo Fei Poems", and insisted on buying "Genius Poems".
Shi Yuanbao, Song Junming and Hu Hansan over there were unhappy at the moment.