Ukiyo-e flowers

The calligraphy and painting shops on Wenxuan Street have been open for a while, which is nothing compared to the calligraphy and painting shops that have been selling for 20 years around the area.

Like the name of this street, most of the shops here are shops selling pen, ink, paper, inkstone, calligraphy and painting, and book circulation.

Occasionally, I would open a new shop or two, but it closed down soon after, because they were all new customers, and the old customers were used to buying shops, so it was not very profitable.

The surrounding shops are some old acquaintances, for which store is clear about the situation, sometimes the shop is not available, they will also recommend customers to other stores to buy, what is the price, usually not too much difference, so the shop is also relatively quiet and harmonious.

Most of the people who come and go to Wenxuan Street are talented scholars, and occasionally beautiful women and dignitaries will come here, but there are not many.

The main thing is who it seems.

I don't know when Wenxuan Street became more lively than before.

Originally, it was a relatively quiet street, close to the bustling Xizi Street, so it was also contaminated with some popularity. It's not a depression, and business is doing well, and many people will unconsciously slow down and slow down when passing by Wenxuan Street.

Later, those old shops gradually realized why this silent Wenxuan Street is like an old tree blooming and spring.

It's still because of the new shop, to be honest, they all feel that it may not be open for a long time.

But they opened it very well, and spent a lot of money to smash it into the store, and they didn't feel distressed at all. Someone saw it all in their eyes.

The shop next to the ukiyo-e flower is called the pen and ink pavilion, specializing in selling brushes and ink inkstones, with some other things in the study, the boss's surname is Zhou, called Zhou Sheng, is a sincere person.

There are a lot of people from the shop next to him, and his shop has also attracted a lot of business, which is quite happy for him, after all, the pen and ink pavilion is different from other shops, the shop is smaller than others, and there are fewer things than others.

But fortunately, Boss Zhou has a big mole on his face, and people who often come to Wenxuan Pavilion can remember this middle-aged man with a scab on his face who often solicits business at the door of his store.

In Wenxuan Pavilion, it is not famous for its good quality and good price, but it has become a signboard by relying on some looks that are slightly different from ordinary people.

However, recently, Boss Zhou has gradually felt that he is not relying on this mole as a signboard, but relying on the floating flower shop next to him to develop, after all, he still has an old and young family to raise.

The origin of the people next to him is not ordinary, and I heard well-informed people say that it is a prince-level person.

Usually the high-ranking families or princes and princes of Shaoliang City travel with horses, and their whereabouts are mysterious and uncertain, and they put up flags on their own carriages with great generosity, otherwise who knows which one and which one this is? For example, a small person like Zhou Sheng, who relies on a small shop handed down from his ancestors to do business diligently and make a living, where can he meet these dignitaries?

Maybe it's time to run, and he really encountered it.

Someone in the shop next to him asserted that it was opened by Ning Ze, the king of Guanghan, and the things in it were all purchased by him, from the tea set for drinking tea, to the entire pattern decoration in the store, and Xiao Er were all personally selected by him.

These are all said by people who have come into contact with Ning Ze, saying that he is very gentle and polite and personable. Although he is not smiling, he acts reasonably, meticulously and thoughtfully, and treats the people who are much lower than him with leniency. won the praise of everyone.

People say that Zhou Sheng was able to open a shop next to the ukiyo-e flowers, which is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes, and that is a big man, these Zhou bosses have listened to them, and he has not seen much of them, but he is also a little unhappy, obviously he opened a shop here first, and what they said seems to be that they opened a shop here to take advantage of King Guanghan.

Although after the store opened, it is true that his business is much better, but he hasn't seen this neighbor yet, and he doesn't know if he gets along well.

This, what if?

Zhou Sheng thinks that it is very beautiful, he is a businessman, he just wants his son to be able to enter politics in the future, although there is no shame in doing business, but in the end it is more decent to be an official. and will not be looked down upon.

I don't know if this will work, in order to come forward and dredge it when the time comes, Boss Zhou specially prepared some hometown specialties, and he can be sent to dredge when the time comes. My hometown is in the south of the Yangtze River, and what dried radish, sesame cakes, and water chestnut cakes are particularly delicious.

Boss Zhou carefully prepared a basket full of bamboo, and waited for it to be sent when he met King Guanghan.

Because there is a lot of business in the store, Boss Zhou will not stay outside the store or anything, his store does not hire Xiao Er, he can't afford to hire it, and there are several mouths waiting for dinner at home.

So during this period of time, there has been no chance to catch Ning Ze just when he was there, so Boss Zhou was very disappointed.

Business on Man Xuan Street is generally only open in the evening and closes in the evening. After all, it's getting late, and the people who choose calligraphy and ink are worried about getting lost, and it is impossible to buy a fake one to go back.

said earlier that Boss Zhou is very diligent, and the shop on Wenxuan Street should be Boss Zhou's Pen and Ink Pavilion at the latest.

"No way, small business." This is a sentence that Boss Zhou often hangs on his lips.

Tonight, when Boss Zhou, who ran a small book, went out to look at the few or three people on Wenxuan Street as usual, he prepared to reinstall the door panel that had been removed from the door of the store, and then put out the candle and went back to the back hall to rest.

A little later, I don't know how, Boss Zhou thought that the account book at the end of last month had not been checked, and after thinking about it, it was not too late to see that it was not too late, so he put down the door panel at hand and planned to return to the shop to calculate the accounts or something.

Coincidentally, as soon as I rode a horse, a carriage came over in such a swaying manner, the speed was not fast, and I saw that it was coming towards this side.

Of course, Boss Zhou didn't want to miss the possible business like this, so he hurriedly put down the door panel in his hand, and then carefully dusted off the clothes on his body, pulled out the folded parts, sorted out the clothes, and prepared to receive customers, and the smile on his face was also like a bright flower.

Of course, it doesn't matter whether the customer is planning to enter his own store or not, there is no way, the cards must be good.

Ning Ze was the first to get off the horse, and then walked to the carriage where Qi Shu was sitting, and said through the curtain to the people inside that the place had arrived, and it was time to come down.

Ning San put a footstool on the ground, Qi Shu only brought ink bamboo when he came out, and the green orange ate too much at night and had a stomach ache, so he didn't come over. Mo Zhu got down from the carriage first, and then helped Qi Shu down.

"How?" Ning Ze saw Qi Shu standing still and looking up at the surrounding environment, and couldn't help but take the first step and said, the pride and invitation in his tone were very obvious.

The two red lanterns each hung a signboard on one side, the signboard was a gold character on a black background, with the book: "Ukiyo Shenghua", the inscription was Ning, this word was Ning Ze's word, and she recognized it at a glance. The door and the pillar next to it are carved in vermilion, and the upper half of the hollow door and window is a hollow swastika, and the lower half is a peony flower carved from a solid wood board, which means wealth.

The threshold in front of you is also a little high, and customers have to be careful when they enter.

The doors of the two rooms were wide open, and the lights were bright, and the shopkeeper and Xiao Er in the store were standing next to them respectfully, their faces were very obedient and proper, and their clothes looked like new. It is said that this store has been open for a while, and it looks like it just opened yesterday.

Qi Shu looked at the store curiously at the door, but didn't see Boss Zhou with golden eyes next to him.

Boss Zhou didn't know what the identity of this master was, a man and a woman, but he hadn't seen it on the market at all, looking at the material of the azure thin shirt on the man's body, although the woman's makeup and clothing were simple, but her appearance was not bad, just looking at the temperament, he felt that she was not an ordinary person.

His eyes were sharp, and he found that the clerks in the ukiyo-eki flowers were all respectful, and the five big and three thick attendants next to him had come here a few times, and they were very close to the shopkeeper, and Boss Zhou was guessing their relationship at that time.

Didn't you say that this shop belonged to King Guanghan? Then it should be that he is right.

After the analysis, Boss Zhou hurriedly turned around and returned to the shop, and then took out the things he had prepared again and again, which were those specialties in Jiangnan.

"Lord, admire." Qi Shu couldn't think of what kind of words to use to praise Ning Ze for a while, so he had to really say two words dryly.

Ning Ze glanced at her, a little dissatisfied, he had worked so hard to plan and prepare for so long, just two words?

"How about going in and seeing?"

Qi Shu nodded and entered the store with Mozhu.

Entering the store, the first thing is a round and huge screen, and the hollow wooden screen is carved like a picture of the full moon and night of autumn frost leaves, and the bright moon seems to be made of real white jade? In contrast to the pearwood-colored screen, the oblique foliage slightly obscures the artificial moon.

This screen is so beautiful, classical, elegant, and fresh. It makes people feel bright, and when he got off the carriage, Qi Shu felt that the full moon on the screen was very dazzling.

Ning Ze did not interfere with Qi Shu's visit, accompanied by her, his eyes firmly locked on her body, and he was reluctant to move half of his eyes.

The attendants and others around were also silent, all looking at the county lord and the prince. They all know that these two are noble.

After bypassing the screen, Qi Shu found that the shops in these two rooms actually had four walls, and four walls were built in the shop? In addition to the two walls of the shop itself, there are two horizontal walls in the middle, which are somewhat inexplicably separated, and the originally spacious shop is divided.

Isn't this a calligraphy and painting business? Qi Shu felt as if he was participating in a calligraphy and painting appreciation party, because all the calligraphy and paintings were hung on the wall, and one wall was divided into three layers on one side, and the calligraphy and paintings on the lowest level were above the knee.