Chapter 0224: Living Treasure
Pingkang Fang is only one street away from the East Market, and Chongren Fang is across the corner from the East Market.
There are tens of thousands of students who enter Beijing to take the exam, plus the local officials who enter Beijing to do business, all like to live in Chongrenfang and Pingkangfang.
And tens of thousands of Qinglou women in Pingkangfang, in order to raise their value, they are also working hard to read and write.
Several factors add up to create a strong demand for books and stationery supplies.
Where there is demand, there is a market. There are nearly 200 bookstores and stationery shops in the East Market. From the hundred schools of thought, to Buddhist classics, as well as various anthologies of poetry and songs, there is everything.
Every day, it attracts a large number of scholars to linger, and the young lady in Beijing, the daughter of the official eunuch, also likes to visit the bookstore. Talented and beautiful people get together, maybe they can also achieve a lingering and sympathetic relationship.
A few days ago, a new bookstore was opened in the East Market, and its scale is second to none in the East Market, called: Moyun Liuxiang.
This ink rhyme incense bookstore was opened by Xiao Luan, because engraving printing is time-consuming and costly, so books have always been very expensive, especially some Buddhist scriptures, and it is not surprising that one sells for three or four thousand texts.
And the books in the ink rhyme fragrance were half cheaper than those in other bookstores, which caused a stir in the entire Chang'an City for a while. A large number of readers flock to buy books that they usually want to buy but are reluctant to buy.
Moyun Liuxiang Bookstore has a full number of customers every day, and the sales volume is amazing.
They just couldn't figure it out, how could the books of Moyun Liuxiang Bookstore be sold so cheaply? Are they making money at a loss? The proprietors of some bookstores sent their own guys to Moyun Liuxiang Bookstore to buy a few books, wanting to study the mysteries.
Soon they found out. The books I bought all had the words "Published by Shangxi Village Printing Society". Where is this Shangxi Village? Everyone inquired around, and some people even used the relationship of the household department to find ......
No matter what they do. Xiao Luan made a lot of money. "Li Bai's Autobiography" and "Huanhuaxi Poems" are the two books she recommends to customers, because these two books are not sold in other bookstores.
Li Hanlin is famous all over the world, needless to say. Even "Huanhuaxi Poetry Collection" is selling very well, because the twenty poems included in it can be said to be a rare masterpiece.
With the big sale of the poetry collection, the name Huanhuaxi Jushi also quickly became a sensation in Chang'an, don't you know who Huanhuaxi Jushi is? Please go and watch "Li Bai's Autobiography"!
In the preface to "Li Bai's Autobiography", Li Hanlin admired the Huanhuaxi monks and made it clear. Huanhuaxi's surname is Li, his name is Ang, and the word is day.
For a time, Li Ang became famous, and there was an endless stream of readers who came to visit him inexplicably. However, most of the guards Wang Er blocked back on the grounds that "my family Langjun has gone out to visit friends".
On this day, a scholar named Qian Shi sat on a luxurious horse and carried more than a dozen servants. Pulling a lot of gifts to visit Leon.
It happened that Li Ang came back from outside, and when he saw him getting out of the car, he couldn't help but secretly laugh.
This guy is called a fat man, and he has to weigh more than 200 pounds. When he got out of the car, he didn't stand still, and he pressed the two servants to the ground and couldn't move, his tongue sticking out. I almost lost my breath.
The other servants stepped forward to help them, and they were busy all the time. I helped this guy up.
Leon looked interesting, so he invited him into the house. After they got their names together, Li Ang knew that the money really came from Yangzhou, and his family had thousands of hectares of fertile land, and he also had trade contacts with Dongying, which could be described as a rich country.
Qian Shi followed Li Ang into the hospital, and with every step, his triple jaw full of falling flesh shook, and Li Ang subconsciously looked at the big bricks on the ground, fortunately, the big bricks were of good quality and were not fractured.
Qian Shi looked at the courtyard, and then said: "Li Qixian has great respect for Brother Li, and now he is even more famous in the world, to be honest, I was ready to be turned away when I came." ”
Li Ang smiled: "What Brother Qian said, I am just a small move, not as unattainable as you think." ”
"Don't hide it from Brother Li, since I entered Beijing in October, I have been eating and closing the door everywhere, and even a few people who are with me have avoided me intentionally or unintentionally, as if I have a bad smell on my body.
Yesterday I said that I would go to the Wailang Mansion of the Ministry of Rites together today to hand over the scrolls, but they actually left me and left early in the morning. When I got to Zhang Yuanwailang's house, I was laughed at as a pig by the gatekeeper as soon as I got out of the car, and I didn't even give a report.
I'm used to eating closed-door soup, and when I came to visit Brother Li, I didn't have much hope, I didn't expect Brother Li to be so approachable, which is really touching. ”
Speaking of these, Qian Shi was very depressed, he was fat all over his body, white and fat, his eyes were almost invisible, and he really looked like a pig's head.
Although Datang regards fat as beauty, don't get me wrong, people just like plump and blessed, like Qian Shi, who is "super plump", and even his facial features are almost indistinguishable, and he is by no means in the ranks of Datang's "handsome".
Besides, don't think that in ancient times, it was not a world of looking at faces, even the election of officials in the imperial court had to look at faces. The kind of person who looks like his grandmother is not close and his uncle is not loved, I'm sorry, where did he come from, where did he go back. If you are asked to be an official, go to the court and stand on it, what if you scare the foreign tribute envoys stupidly, and then where will I be in the face of the heavenly court?
Wen Tingyun is talented, he is a gunman for others, and he does well in the exam. You may ask, then why didn't he go to the imperial examination to become an official, the answer is because he is ugly, and as a result, he can only be a gunman for the rest of his life.
Qian Shi looks like this, and it is not difficult to understand that he has hit walls everywhere in Chang'an.
Hearing him say this, Li Ang sympathized with him and comforted: "Brother Qian doesn't have to give up on himself, the world slanders me, deceives me, insults me, laughs at me, despises me, despises me, hates me, and deceives me, how should I deal with it?" Just endure him, let him, let him, avoid him, bear with him, respect him, ignore him, stay for a few more years, and you will see him. ”
When Qian Shi heard this, he was even more moved, and even if he wanted to bow down.
When Li Ang saw it, he was shocked, damn, don't mind, if I can't stand on my feet again, it will be miserable if I am crushed.
In order to save his life, Li Ang moved quickly, and before Qian Shi bent down (if he had a waist), he quickly stepped forward to support him, and said with great sincerity: "Brother Qian and Mo Duoli, come on, Brother Qian, please sit down, let's sit down and talk, sit down and talk......."
"Thank you Brother Li for your advice, thank you Brother Li." Qian Shi didn't insist on bowing, all the way, it had already made him a little breathless, he arched his hand, sat on the guest seat, and then waved his hand and shouted: "Come on, bring the gift up." ”
With his order, the servant who followed behind carried up a box and opened it on the spot, but saw that it was full of precious calligraphy and paintings.
Li Ang glanced at it and asked without emotion, "Brother Qian, what do you mean by this?" ”
Qian Shi tried hard to open his eyes that were blocked by the fat meat, and said, "Brother Li, this is a little meeting gift, and I ask Brother Li to accept it." ”
"When I met Brother Qian for the first time, how could I accept such a heavy gift from you?"
"It's nothing, it's just a little bit of a gadget, not worth a lot of money." Qian Shi said it very easily, what a local tyrant, Li Ang took a look, how could the value of the gift in the box not be less than five hundred yuan, but Qian Shi didn't take it seriously at all.
But then his words made Li Ang amused and sympathetic, and he only heard him say: "Brother Li treats me like this, and I don't hide it from Brother Li, these gifts have been prepared since I entered Beijing in October; Every day, let the subordinates carry them to the east and west, but they have eaten closed doors every time, and there is no chance to send them out so far.
When I see these things now, I feel bad. Today, I took these things to visit Zhang Yuanwailang, but I was turned away again, and I happened to hear someone say that Brother Li lived in Chongrenfang, so I turned around.
It's rare that I didn't eat closed door soup this time, I'm really happy in my heart, Brother Li just accept it, don't let me carry these things around again. If Brother Li didn't accept it, I would throw the box on the street and turn around and go back to Yangzhou. ”
Well, you've said so, so let's take it in order not to let your fragile heart suffer any more blows. Li Ang smiled: "Since Brother Qian said so, I am disrespectful. ”
"Thank you, Brother Li." The things that have been carried out for nearly two months have finally been sent out, and Qian Shi's face is extremely happy.
He stood up hard, took out a scroll from his arms, handed it to Li Ang, and said, "Brother Li, this is the scroll below, and I hope Brother Li will give me more advice." ”
Li Ang is now famous in Chang'an, and he can be regarded as a celebrity, and I heard that he can often go in and out of Zuo Xiangfu.
If you can get his praise and recommend it, it is also a precious thing for ordinary people.
Li Ang opened the scroll and looked at it, and found that the writing was actually very good, not even worse than Tang Yu's others. Hey, is this money really ruined, gold and jade?
But from his talented conversation, Li Ang felt that he didn't feel like such an introverted person.
Next, Li Ang chatted with him about the subset of history, and after some temptation, Li Ang can basically confirm that Qian Shi's line scroll was written by a gunman, and Qian Shi himself is a foodie.
"Brother Li, the wine and food in your house taste really good, none of the food at home is so delicious."
"Brother Li, this is full of Chang'an City, you can afford me, and you entertain me with so many delicious foods, I am so moved in my heart."
"Brother Li, tomorrow I will charter Tianxianglou, how about inviting Brother Li back?"
"Brother Li, you have a Persian carpet in this hall. This exposed brick is inevitably inconsistent with Li Ang's identity. Come! Go to the East Market and buy a few Persian rugs, and ask for the best. ”
"Brother Li is from Jiannan, I'm afraid I haven't eaten seafood......"
Li Ang was deeply impressed by Qian Shi, what a sentence he couldn't leave! No wonder this guy is so fat.
Li Ang wondered, this guy is stupid and has a lot of money, why do others keep turning him away?
Anyway, Li Ang likes this guy a lot, and as he talks, he will bring you a few of the best Persian carpets, and while he is talking, he will charter the best restaurant in Chang'an for a treat. Talking and talking......
Li Ang couldn't help but run outside the hall and looked at the sky, this god opened his eyes, and actually sent us such a living treasure. Woowoo...... In the future, if anyone does not believe in God, I will smash the tablet of his ancestors.
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(To be continued.) )