Chapter 59: Thrifty
The green-robed Confucian smiled and said: Because of two reasons, one is that the people who come here to sell words are poor students, and they have not yet heard of it, so the words are naturally sold cheaper. If you can find good poems from the calligraphy and paintings here, it means that the person who wrote is a good talent, but his reputation is not famous for a while. I bought such calligraphy and painting and went back, and when he became famous on the day he wrote, this calligraphy and painting would be worth a thousand gold!
When Ouyang Shu heard this, he suddenly realized, and said: What does Brother Tai mean, does it mean that how the calligraphy and painting itself are written is not the key to the quality of the business, what really matters is the content?
When the green-robed Confucian heard the word business, he frowned slightly. However, he still began to pack up the four treasures of the study, and nodded and said: Exactly. Therefore, little brother, your words, from the perspective of the word itself, are difficult to call outstanding, and what is even worse is its content, at this time, who else will buy these words?
When Ouyang Shu heard this, he suddenly realized and said, "Thank you!" But seeing that the green-robed Confucian had already packed up his things, he got up and started to leave. Ouyang Shu hurriedly looked at his back and asked, "Haven't you asked your godbrother Taizun's surname yet?"
The green-robed Confucian didn't look back, but still replied while walking: In Lu Yihao, Xia Cangzhou, the grass character is straight!
When Ouyang Shu heard this name, it seemed very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while, and after thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't understand the point, so he gave up and turned his mind back to the calligraphy and painting in front of him.
What can be written to excel in literary style? Needless to say, the answer is naturally celebrity poetry. Now is the time to live and beg for a living, where can I care what plagiarism is not plagiarism. Ouyang Shu didn't hesitate, thought about it for a while, and began to think about writing that poem.
In fact, plagiarism also requires a lot of effort, not that you can use it with a random poem. Take Ouyang Shu as an example, now that his popularity in the capital is close to zero, it is difficult to choose some poems that are too classic, because once these poems are sold and cause too much repercussions, it will not only not be a good thing for him, but will become a burden. In the future, if you can't write better than now, people will mercilessly sarcastically say: Look at that kid, Jiang Lang is finished! This is all the evil result of becoming famous at a young age and being frivolous and excessive!
While thinking about it, Ouyang Shu suddenly looked up and saw a small shop opposite, which sold the four treasures of the study, and there were all kinds of fans hanging on the door, including banana fans, flower cloth fans for women, and of course, folding fans. Now it's a cold day, and the other things in their store are doing well, but this fan hasn't been sold for a long time.
Ouyang Shu suddenly had an idea, and secretly said: People sell characters and write them on paper, so even if they write well, the person who buys them will not be able to show off everywhere! Why don't I inscribe on the fan and then sell the fan? In this way, as long as the content of the poem is good, the buyer can take it and show it off. As far as the buyer is concerned, this should always be a better choice!
So, Ouyang Shu took the twenty coins in his pocket and walked to the opposite side. Touching the twenty yuan, his gratitude to Shopkeeper Yi deepened a lot. Ordinary businessmen are extremely shrewd in their abacus, and they are extremely precise in calculating other people's debts. Thinking about coming to this world, only a businessman like him will not only not rush to collect the arrears, but also take the initiative to continue to lend money to the debtors.
Although it was only twenty yuan, for Ouyang Shu at this time, the personal debt was much heavier than twenty yuan, or even two hundred or two thousand yuan.
Coincidentally, the folding fan in the store opposite was exactly ten yuan, and Ouyang Shu didn't have to bargain, so he bought the fan and immediately returned to the calligraphy and painting street here and began to write.
This first fan is mentioned: one piece, two pieces, three or four pieces, five, six, seven, **, ten pieces, thousands of pieces, countless pieces, flying into the reeds and not seeing.
Although this is a very talented poem, it is valuable because it reflects the poet's talent, and when people read this poem, they will unnaturally think: Why didn't I think of this last sentence, but if I did, I could write it! This poem can fully reflect the poet's talent without causing too much of a sensation, and it is a typical inspired poem. Even if the poetry is mediocre on weekdays, it is not surprising that when inspiration comes, it is not a strange thing to write such verses.
The second fan mentioned 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 southeast and northwest.
This is Zheng Banqiao's "Bamboo and Stone", which is an inspirational poem, which is also easy to understand, but contains truth.
Inscribed the two fans one by one, Ouyang Shu took out the seal again, covered it, and sat down to wait.
Not long after, I saw a young girl walking over from afar, about fifteen years old, with a trace of childishness on her face, but her face was quite delicate, although she was not very beautiful, but it was quite eye-catching. She wore a pair of horns on her head, which was a popular type of maids from official eunuchs, and she wore a water-green dress, and walked over timidly.
The woman in Zhai Yi was still a little unconvinced: How can Sister Qingzhao be sure that this character is written by Li Muwu himself? You have only read the three answer sheets written by him, how can you be so sure?
Li Qingzhao said with a smile: Handwriting is just one factor in my judgment. In fact, I came to this judgment mainly because of the ink used by Mr. Muwu.
The woman in Zhai Yi and Fan Xiaolu were surprised in unison.
Li Qingzhao nodded, and said: You see that the ink of this character is uniform, not thick or thin, the font is slightly flooded, and it doesn't smell like any smell, this is the basic advantage of the best Shezhou ink in today's ink! As far as I know, although Xiaolu's Lingzun is the lieutenant of Kaifeng County, he is very upright as an official, and his family style is the most frugal, and the ink used in the home is bought and used in the market at will, and he will not buy Shezhou ink. Besides, didn't you listen to Brother Hongde, Li Muwu is a person from Shezhou.
Fan Xiaolu heard Li Qingzhao praise his father, although he was still sitting, his waist was straighter. The woman in Zhai Yi nodded, and suddenly said: "No, Sister Qingzhao, you can't conclude that Li Muwu is from Shezhou just because he is from Shezhou, right? I remember that Hongde also said last time that the reason why Li Muwu participated in the answer sheet was only because of an accident, and he didn't bring the four treasures of the study with him!
Li Qingzhao smiled slightly and said, "However, yesterday I bought a fan in the market, which was also written in Shezhou ink, you see!
As soon as the woman in Zhai Yi opened it, she took out the poem on the fan, and when it came to the last sentence, her eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but admire: Good poem! Fan Xiaolu next to her rarely has a common language with her, and she also applauds.
Li Qingzhao reminded again: You ** the payment later.
The woman in Zhai Yi said: Ouyang Shu, a scholar from Shezhou, Sister Qingzhao, did you see that person yesterday?
Li Qingzhao shook his head slightly, and then explained in detail about sending lotus flowers to buy calligraphy and paintings yesterday.
When the two listeners heard the lotus, it was always two, three, four, five, six, seven, ten, thousand, thousand, and countless times, and they didn't see it when they were carried into the yamen. I couldn't help but laugh out loud.