Shen Liang's "Journey to the West" caused a sensation as soon as it was released in Jiangnan.

This kind of whimsical, god-and-devil book has spread at a terrible speed in Jiangnan and other places.

The literary style of the Great Zhou Dynasty was open, and there was no literary prison in the later Qing Dynasty, and various folk books ushered in explosive growth, especially the popularity of small yellow books.

Many literati and artists are even willing to illustrate Xiao Huang's calligraphy and paintings, don't you say, the illustrations drawn by these great writers are really unique.

However, "Journey to the West" is obviously not among the small H books, but the content in it is bizarre, and all kinds of strange spells and monsters emerge in endlessly, filling the gap in the literary section in terms of gods and demons novels.

In particular, this novel has been interpreted by many people, saying that it has a clever structure, a cycle of cause and effect, interlocking, and profound meaning.

After listening to Shen Liang's words, the attackers were a little embarrassed: "But those merchants said that they wanted to see the author's true face, saying that they didn't want to buy the book, and they could see what the author looked like." ”

Shen Liang took a hissed breath, "Now there are fans?" It's also too fast. ”

The attacker didn't understand, "Baoyu, you want to eat vermicelli?" ”

Shen Liang shook his head, nodded again, and said, "Since that's the case, let's see you." ”

Yuxiang Bookstore, office.

Shen Liang specially left an empty room, and hung the word "office" at the door, not only this house, but also other rooms with their own door numbers.

What "account room", "printing room", "dormitory", "canteen", although the attackers and others felt that it was too much, after all, they lived here all day long and could find the way with their eyes closed, but Shen Liang still insisted on hanging up the sign.

Don't say it, since hanging these signs, the work efficiency has improved a lot, at least go to the toilet every morning, and you won't go the wrong way.

Shen Liang sat on the circle chair of the office reception, and there were a few circle chairs next to it, and there were three people sitting, and they helped the guests pour tea, and then closed the office door.

The merchant's surname is Shen, called Shen Xueyan, and his ancestor is Shen Wansan, the richest man in the Great Zhou Dynasty in the early days of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In this era, there was no Zhu Yuanzhang, and the big businessman Shen Wansan had a good death, and the children of the family were able to continue to this day.

However, today's Shen family is also like the Great Zhou royal family, with children and grandchildren everywhere, although they still bear the name of the Shen family, they have been estranged from each other.

Shen Wansan's descendants are in Jinling City, Shen Xueyan belongs to the branch, currently in Yangzhou, the main study, the business is okay, occupying half of the publishing industry in Yangzhou City.

Shen Xueyan took the teacup with both hands, he didn't dare to take a closer look at the attacker, because he had been in contact with the attacker for a long time, and after inquiring in many ways, he knew that the attacker was the account office of Yuxiang Bookstore, so he had respect for this woman.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty had an open atmosphere and did not have the same constraints on women as later generations, it was extremely rare for women to come out to do accounts, even if they were placed in the south where the atmosphere was more open, not to mention the male supremacy of the Northern Zhili, which was simply rare.

Shen Xueyan guessed that this attacker must be a good friend of the owner of this bookstore, otherwise where would he be willing to use her with confidence.

"Boss Shen, I heard that you want to see me? I don't know what to say? ”

Shen Xueyan was originally curious about a teenage child sitting on the main seat, but he didn't expect that as soon as the other party spoke, there was an undoubted taste, Shen Xueyan was surprised: "You are the author of "Journey to the West"? ”

Shen Liang smiled, he had already guessed that the other party would have this kind of reaction, after all, anyone who knew that the author of "Journey to the West" was a teenager would also feel ridiculous, because it was indeed impossible.

Literature is not the same as mathematics, it requires a certain amount of accumulation and experience, even if a genius is like Wang Bo, he has to write "Preface to King Teng's Pavilion" at the age of twenty-two.

Novels are different from poetry and songs, novels have higher requirements, and there are quite standards for the author's logic and text arrangement.

And the most important thing in the novel is to tell the story well, the young may be able to tell a simple fairy tale, but Journey to the West is not just a fairy tale.

The gods and monsters, people, ghosts and beasts in it all have their profound meanings, not to mention the vast number of words and sentences, writing and storytelling, and the portrayal of people, gods, and monsters is even more intriguing.

When he first read "Journey to the West", Shen Xueyan was shocked by the book and admired the author of this book, so he came to the capital from Yangzhou thousands of miles away, just to meet the author of "Journey to the West".

In his imagination, the author of "Journey to the West" must be a middle-aged man with a full stomach, even if he is not a gray-bearded old man, but he never thought that he would be a handsome young man.

This is like Tang Seng going to the West to learn scriptures, and the Buddha who was thinking about it in his heart actually became a beautiful woman like a flower.

It simply destroyed his three views.

Shen Xueyan's surprised expression fell on Shen Liang's eyes, and he didn't feel funny, he said: "Although many people have asked this question, I still have to be cheeky to say that "Journey to the West" was indeed written by me. ”

cough cough cough - Shen Liang didn't lie, he only said that "Journey to the West" was written by him, but he didn't admit that he was the original.

I hope that Wu Chengen's old predecessors' spirits in the sky will not be blamed.

Shen Liang silently recited a few words of Amitabha Buddha in his heart.

Shen Xueyan saw Shen Liang admitting it, and then looked at the attacker, who nodded and said: "Shopkeeper Shen, my son-in-law never lies, besides, our bookstore exclusively publishes "Journey to the West", if even the author can't figure it out, wouldn't it make people laugh?" However, my son-in-law is low-key, and very few people in Shenjing City know that he wrote this book.

Therefore, please keep the shopkeeper secret and don't tell others, so as not to disturb the purity of my son-in-law. ”

Shen Xueyan was a little puzzled, but he still nodded and said: "It's a pity, if I write such a masterpiece at my childe's age, I will definitely be able to help but publicize it, and it is not a problem to become famous and leave a name in history, but Gongzi can endure the lack of fame, this kind of realm is really not comparable to our mortals." ”

Shen Liang laughed: "Shopkeeper Shen is worthy of being a businessman, and his words are good, but his reputation is like a floating cloud to me, and I am not here." ”

"I don't know where Childe is?"

Shen Liang said with a smile: "Helping the people to help the poor and relieving the people from hanging upside down." ”

When Shen Xueyan heard this, he unconsciously glanced at Shen Lianggao, and then said respectfully: "It turned out to be a saint's disciple, no wonder I can't look down on a little fame, I don't know what the son is doing now?" ”

The people in the south of the Yangtze River are open, and the scholars and scholars are like clouds, and many merchant families will vigorously train their family children to take the imperial examination.

The Shen family, as one of the most famous families in Jiangnan, is naturally committed to this.

Shen Xueyan also went to private school when he was a child, and read the Four Books and Five Classics, and Shen Liang said from the pre-Qin Mengke "Mencius Gongsun Choushang": "At this time, the country of ten thousand times is benevolent, and the people are pleased. ”

However, Shen Xueyan only thinks that Shen Liang wants to take the road of the imperial examination, and what is the solution to the people is just the general bragging of literati.

When a scholar took the imperial examination, he didn't say that he wanted to continue his studies for the sake of the saints and open peace for all generations? But 99% of people, after becoming officials, can they always keep their original intentions?

Anyway, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been around for more than 200 years, and only Hai Rui is worthy of the title of Qing official.

The officialdom of the Great Zhou is a big dye vat, no matter what color cloth you are, as long as you come in, there is nothing that will not turn black.

Shen Liang arched his hand and said: "I don't dare to study well, I just want to learn, and I haven't taken the college exam yet." Okay, let's not talk about that, you want to buy my book and publish it in the Jiangnan area? ”

Shen Xueyan said: ""Journey to the West" is a strange book, and now in the Jiangnan area, it is the most popular, some people can't wait for Gongzi to write a book, and they have already continued to work, but those are all shoddy, not as talented as Gongzi." ”

"So soon there will be a fan and a fan?" Shen Liang was quite interested, so he took out a contract, "If it's just to sell books, it's so boring, I thought of a new way to cooperate, you can take a look." ”

Shen Xueyan took the contract, looked at it fixedly, and said after a while: "Sun Moon Trading Company? With all due respect, although your Yuxiang Bookstore has the popular book "Journey to the West", and the sales can be maintained for a while, the book will be finished one day after all, and you want to set up a trading company with just one bookstore, so you are not very optimistic about it. ”

The contract clearly stated: Shen Liang is going to set up a trading company, similar to the group in later generations, and he wants to pull Shen Xueyan to join in the way of a trading company, so that he can get the goods from the bookstore without cash, and he can get the manuscript at a lower price and faster than other merchants.