"Are all the new scripts ready?" Fu Xuechen asked casually.

"Yes! All set! Liu Yu said excitedly: "According to what the young master said, it is divided into four categories, each of which has been printed in five thousand copies, and the stock is abundant. ”

That's good! Fu Xuechen turned around and had to admit that Liu Yu was still quite capable, and even as the shopkeeper of the store, he was better than many managers in later generations.

"Okay! Since you said that the second day of the next month is an auspicious day, then it's time to open! Fu Xuechen also agreed to Liu Yu's choice of the opening auspicious day, grasping the big and letting go of the small, she only cares about the big decisions, and she doesn't care about trivial matters.

The second day of the third month, about the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar in the future, was a good day, the sky was clear and sunny.

Early in the morning, two long strings of firecrackers were discharged in front of the bookstore, as the master of ceremonies shouted loudly "auspicious time is coming", the lit firecrackers immediately crackled and shook the sky, gongs and drums sounded in unison, the lion dancers who had already been prepared were churning and dancing in the smoke of gunpowder, and the lively people gathered around the streets at both ends, constantly cheering, very lively.

Liu Yu, the shopkeeper who deliberately changed into new clothes, was beaming, and ripped off the red cloth covering the plaque, revealing the four big characters of "Panlong Library" written in gold lacquer.

It was still early, and the gentlemen of Guozijian were still in class at this time, and there were not many students who dared to skip class, and only a few readers who passed by curiously stepped into the store.

There are fewer customers, after all, it is a business for readers, and the illiterate general public simply does not have the courage to enter the store. Liu Yu is not in a hurry, he has experience, just wait for the Guozi to get out of school at noon, and there will be more readers entering the store.

"Shopkeeper Liu, have you changed owners?"

In the blink of an eye, three scholars came together, one of them inquired at Liu Yu with a smile, Liu Yu recognized that these three people were all Mr. Guozijian, and they were the old customers of the bookstore, so he hurriedly replied: "It turned out to be Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wang, and Mr. Han!" Welcome, welcome! Come on in! The owner of the small shop has indeed changed, but it has been transferred from the old owner to the young owner, and it is still the same family! ”

"I see! Congratulations! You're busy with your go! Let's see for ourselves. The three gentlemen congratulated them and stepped into the store.

It is no longer the crowded appearance of the past, the bookstore at this moment, surrounded by bookshelves that are not higher than people's shoulders, the color is soft and bright, under the light yellow varnish, there is a natural wood grain, so that people can look at it, as if they can smell the fresh air that belongs to the logs, mixed with the unique ink fragrance of books, and the mood is happy.

"The environment is attentive!" Mr. Zhang nodded with satisfaction.

Mr. Han suddenly touched the arms of the two companions: "Look up!" ”

As soon as Zhang and Wang looked up, they were both taken aback: "That's ...... Zoetrope? ”

Along the top of the wall, above the bookshelf, there is a long wooden frame mirror, looking at the material, neither gold nor copper, it is the Western mirror that is circulated in the homes of a few rich people.

This kind of mirror is transmitted from the West, and the number of people who flow into China every year is not much, because it does not need to be re-polished and maintained every once in a while, and it shines clearly, so it is quite popular and valuable. I didn't expect the owner of this store to be so extravagant and put so many dioramas in the store as an embellishment.

"I'm not afraid of being stolen by thieves!" Mr. Wang couldn't help but mutter.

Mr. Han next to him smiled: "I don't think so!" This is a bookstore, and the people who come and go are all readers, and they can't do anything like that, even if they have the heart, it's hard to start with the mirror hanging at such a high place. ”

"Makes sense!" Mr. Zhang also smiled: "The thief who can climb the beam of the house, unless he is still literate and can disguise himself as a scholar in the daytime, can only wait for the night to slip the door and pick the lock, the risk is similar to stealing gold and silver directly, but it is even more difficult to sell the stolen goods. ”

After chatting a few words, the three of them were attracted by the four large bookshelves placed back to back in the middle of the store.

Above these bookshelves hang four small wooden plaques with white and red characters, which are written in several big characters: "Military Strategy", "Fantasy Cultivation", "Mysterious and Supernatural", and "Grievances and Hatreds".

"It's ...... What is the classification of scripts? The three of them were slightly surprised, and then figured out the meaning of these words.

The military plots, grievances and hatreds are very easy to understand, for example, the Chu and Han hegemony should have been divided into military plots, and the grievances and hatreds are mostly focused on various plots of love and hate.

"Secretive?" Mr. Han, who usually likes fox fairy stories, quickly understood the category of the script represented by these four words, and said happily: "This is convenient for me!" Most of my favorite books are in this category. ”

"What is Fantasy Cultivation?" Mr. Zhang asked.

The three of them looked at each other, and since everyone didn't quite understand, they all walked to the bookshelf of this category, stopped, and swept their eyes over the book cover in front of them.

Because it is a book for sale, the books with the same title and number of episodes are stacked together, and the shelves are very full, but in fact, there are not many types of books, roughly speaking, the largest number is the new book "Journey to the West", a total of six episodes, and the rest are sporadic old books.

Mr. Wang had read all these old books and recognized them at once: "Isn't this a fairy book?" Figured out something again: "Fantasy cultivation...... This new term is kind of interesting! ”

He is a loyal lover of this kind of script, and when he saw that a new script that he had never seen before, he immediately became interested, copied the first volume of "Journey to the West", and flipped through it on the spot.

The doubts were solved, and Mr. Han moved to the bookshelf opposite, which belonged to the mysterious spirit class, which was his favorite type, and at a glance, there were indeed many new books, just looking at the name, it was quite attractive, what "Lu Judgment", "Painted Skin", "A Chinese Ghost Story", etc., and then looked, these words are all written by the same author, and they all belong to the "Strange Tales of Liaozhai" series.

Seeing that the two friends had found the books they were interested in and read there, Mr. Zhang also walked towards the bookshelf of military conspiracy, and unsurprisingly found the new book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that he was interested in here.

In this year, when a reader buys a book, he must first look at the title, wedge, preface, chapter title, etc., so that he can have a general impression of the author's writing style, and then decide whether to buy it back and read it carefully.

At first, the three gentlemen also planned to read it according to their previous habits, but unexpectedly, this new book did not have an order! There are no wedges either! There is no "poetry" either! Flipping through the top page, it was immediately the title of the first episode, and the story quickly began.

This...... In this case, flipping through the text of the book directly in the store, it seems to take advantage of the bookstore a little bit? The three gentlemen are upright gentlemen, and they are secretly a little embarrassed, but if they don't look at it, they can't buy it back with confidence, so they are afraid that they will find the rubbish of the book and buy it and be fooled.

Then let's take a look! Don't look at more, just look at the front, it should be enough to judge the level of the author.