After a day of preparation, the bookstore jointly established by Fan Xian and Fan Sizhen finally opened.

Dongchuan Road is full of people, even the surrounding Taixue has a rare trend of truancy, the street building is full of lights, a square face is all wrapped in good wood, the black is clear and bright, it is really a decoration with the fragrance of books.

It's just that for some reason, the bookstore is about to open, but the plaque at the door has not yet been hung.

In the backyard, Fan Sizhen looked a little anxious and circled around Fan Xian.

Seeing that Fan Xian always looked leisurely, Fan Sizhen finally couldn't help it.

"Brother, didn't we all say it before, this bookstore is called the Shobo Bookstore, and you also gave a sentence that you can't aspire to ......

Fan Xian glanced at him and said: "Right and wrong have no clear ambition, and no tranquility can go far." ”

Fan Sizhen nodded again and again: "Yes, that's it, how good this sentence is, the prince of King Jing was stunned by you when he heard it, you don't need such a good name, why do you have to change your course temporarily!" ”

Glancing at the incomprehension and confusion on Fan Sizhe's face, Fan Xian smiled slightly.

"Don't worry!" Fan Xian patted his younger brother on the shoulder and chuckled, "Don't you just want to be famous, so that the book can sell well, I think this new name is better, and there is also an inscription from a master." ”

“…… Expert? ”

Fan Sizhen was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "What master can compare to the prince of King Jing?" ”

"Also, what kind of publicity did you say before, and that, that advertisement, I've been preparing for so long, and you suddenly changed your name and didn't discuss it with me, isn't it a little unreasonable?"

Fan Xian thought about it, looked at Fan Sizhen's eyes and said seriously: "I didn't say hello to you, it's really my fault, but don't worry, I guarantee that this new name will definitely make you a big seller, just look at it!" ”

After speaking, Fan Xian no longer paid attention to Fan Sizhen, and instead played with a beautiful jade card.

Suddenly, there was a slight vibration from the jade plate.

…… Here it comes!

Fan Xian's eyes lit up, and he immediately got up and walked to the warehouse in front of him.

Fan Sizhen wanted to follow and take a look, but was rejected by Fan Xian, so he could only wait anxiously in the courtyard.

Soon, the door of the warehouse opened, and Fan Xian walked out holding a plaque covered with a red cloth.

Fan Sizhen's eyes widened, and he walked up and wanted to uncover it, but was slapped on his hand by Fan Xian.

"Ahh

Fan Sizhen snorted in pain, covered the back of his hand, and glared at Fan Xian aggrievedly.

"Don't mess around!" Fan Xian said angrily, "This red cloth is the most effective when it is first removed, and it can't be wasted here." ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at the Ye shopkeeper waiting behind Fan Sizhe.

This Ye shopkeeper is one of the seventeen shopkeepers of Qingyutang, and he is also a subordinate of the firm left by his mother Ye Qingmei.

At that time, the industry of the Ye family trading house was under the control of the royal family, and these shopkeepers cultivated by Ye Qingmei were cleaned out, after they left the trading house, they should have fended for themselves, but the imperial court was afraid of their business talents and did not allow them to do business on their own.

Therefore, the shopkeepers who were cleared out of the company formed Qingyutang in a group, specializing in taking care of business for others, and they could not invest in shares.

Fan Xian wanted to open a bookstore, so he naturally remembered Qingyutang, so he named and invited this Ye shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper Ye, hurry up and find someone to put this plaque on it!"

"Okay!"

Shopkeeper Ye responded with a smile, and then beckoned the man to take the plaque from Fan Xian's hand.

It didn't take long for the crowd of people in the streets to disperse towards the outer ring.

The men carried the plaque and hung it steadily under the curious eyes of everyone.

As soon as the red cloth was revealed, four dragons flew and phoenixes danced, and the big characters full of the atmosphere of the years were presented in front of everyone-

"Rotten...... Axe handle...... Book...... Bureau? ”

Seeing these four words, whether it was a Taixue student who read poetry and books on the street, or an ordinary person who couldn't read big characters, they couldn't help but be stunned by the artistic conception contained in that word.

For a moment, the whole street fell silent.

Everyone looked at those four words in a daze, as if they were baptized by the long river of time in an instant, and saw the changes in the world, the vicissitudes of life......

“…… Good word! ”

The first student who came back to his senses couldn't help but blurt out admiration.

And this exclamation, as if a switch was pressed, and the whole street instantly turned from static.

Everyone's faces were full of excitement and admiration, and the voices were full of voices discussing the wonderfulness of this word.

"What a good word!"

"I just don't know which of the great Confucians in the world mentioned this word."

"Could it be Zhuang Mohan of Northern Qi, Zhuang everyone?"

"Impossible, Xiaosheng is fortunate to have admired the pen and ink of the Zhuang family, although the Zhuang family is also proficient in calligraphy, but the artistic conception in its calligraphy is far from the four words of the 'Rotten Ke Bookstore'."

"The artistic conception of the word 'rotten ke' is far-reaching, full of historical traces of the changes of the years, and it is guessed that this must be a new school of calligraphy created by a reclusive Confucian who does not seek fame and fortune...... This brother has pen and paper, and he likes this word very much, and wants to copy it. ”

"Coincidentally, I thought so too!"

The streets were bustling, and students and people were talking.

Fan Xian had already prepared, and immediately ordered the shopkeeper Ye to go out to deal with it.

Shopkeeper Ye led the guys out with a smile, announcing that in addition to selling books, his bookstore also sells paper, ink, pens and inkstones.

The students who were about to move outside the door suddenly swarmed in, shouting to buy paper and pens to copy those four words.

Fan Sizhen squeezed out of the crowd and ran to the backyard with excitement on his face.

"Brother Absolutely, it's really amazing, who are you looking for in these four words, how do you look like you flew out, could it be that the gods wrote the words with a golden pen and jade?"

“……”

Fan Xian glanced at him, and said in his heart, you really guessed right.

These four words were asked by Zhou Tianyi, the senior of the traverser in the world of cultivating immortals.

There are three thousand avenues in the world of cultivating immortals, and there are all complete cultivation systems for Confucianism, Taoism, calligraphy, and painting.

As a family of cultivating immortals, the Zhou family naturally also included these side doors.

Coincidentally, there is a junior in the foundation building period of the Zhou Tianyi clan who is a genius of Confucianism and Taoism, and he has also entered the hall with calligraphy.

Fan Xian begged Zhou Tianyi, he agreed without thinking about it, and asked the junior to help write these four words.

Although that junior is only in the foundation building period, he has mana to penetrate the handwriting, and for mortals, it is already the handwriting of immortals.

Seeing that Fan Xian just glanced at himself and didn't reply, Fan Sizhen didn't care, but said with some worry: "But brother, won't this approach be a bit noisy?" ”

"Although it opened today, selling paper and pens is also an extra income, but if you want to operate in the long run, you still rely on the main business of selling books!"

Fan Xian smiled: "You are very sober...... But that's okay, just watch! ”

This time, Fan Sizhen did not retort at Fan Xian, but went to the back door, waiting for the next development with an expectant face.

At this moment, the sedan chair on Dongchuan Road continued, and the sound of singing was everywhere, and it turned out that the officials of various ministries in the imperial court heard the news and sent their subordinates to come with gift boxes to congratulate the opening of the bookstore.

After all, this is a rare opportunity to get closer to Sinambera.

And many people know that the emperor has named Fan Xian as the assistant of Taichang Temple, and he will marry a certain county lord in the palace in the near future.

Because of this, the officials of the various ministries who received the news moved one after another.

It's just that they didn't expect that there would be a group of students copying handwriting today.

Seeing the lively people, they were naturally amazed by this, thinking that this Fan Gongzi, who was both civil and military, was really not an ordinary person, just opening a bookstore, so many officials and masters sent people to congratulate him.

But those who are too academic are different.

They only felt that the noise in the streets interfered with their meditation.

In this way, the subordinates of the officials of the various ministries received the unkind glares of the students.

Although it was a little inexplicable, they still went through the whole process head-on, and presented the prepared gift box to Fan Xian.

Fan stood in the courtyard with a smile on his face, letting Shopkeeper Ye receive these visitors for him.

At this time, Li Hongcheng, the prince of King Jing, also came, and the people who knew his identity on the street saluted one after another, and he replied with a gentle face, without a trace of the arrogance of the emperor's relatives, and his face was like a spring breeze, and he looked very elegant.

When he came to the door of the bookstore, Li Hongcheng was naturally shocked by the immortal inscription.

But unlike those students who copied handwriting, Li Hongcheng immediately strode into the bookstore and came to the backyard after coming back to his senses, grabbing Fan Xian's arm with excitement on his face.

"Brother Fan, I said why did you politely refuse my father's kindness in the inscription, it turned out that you had been prepared for a long time!"

"Let's talk quickly, which master is the one who mentions the word, this fairy spirit is really admirable!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Li Hongcheng, the son of King Jing, but also those students in the bookstore who were copying also pricked up their ears.

Fan Xian seemed to smile bitterly and shook his head: "His Royal Highness, it's not that Fan doesn't give you this face, it's that the master doesn't want to show up in front of others, and to get these four words, it's already Fan's cheeky pleading." ”

"yes, that's a shame......"

Li Hongcheng's face was full of regret, but he also politely did not ask.

The students who eavesdropped also sighed, obviously disappointed.

Shopkeeper Ye looked at the expressions on their faces, and then at the specious copywriting in their hands, knowing that the time had come, so he smiled and gathered among the students.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you think that this character is extremely mysterious, and it is very difficult to copy, why can't you grasp the essence of the gods?"

“…… Indeed it is. ”

"Hehe, that's right!"

Hearing the laughter of the shopkeeper Ye, the students who were copying couldn't help but show dissatisfaction.

"What does the shopkeeper mean by that?"

"Nothing, nothing!" Shopkeeper Ye said with a smile, "It's just that the little old man walked around and found that the calligraphy and handwriting of all the sons are very amazing, but only the meaning of the word "rotten Ke" seems to be a little foggy." ”

As soon as these words came out, let alone these students, even Li Hongcheng, the son of King Jing, was interested.

"That's right, shopkeeper, what does the word rotten Ke mean?"

Many students gathered around, curiously waiting for Shopkeeper Ye to give them an answer.

Shopkeeper Ye smiled and picked up a book from the side and showed the cover to everyone in front of him.

"So that Gongzi knows that our Rotten Ke Bookstore, in addition to the exclusive sale of the stories after the sixty-eighth chapter of "The Story of the Stone", there are also some idle books that cannot be put on the table."

"The reason behind the word "rotten Ke" is a story recorded in this "Narrative of Differences"."

"If you are interested, you can take this book back, savor the artistic conception contained in this story, maybe you will be able to comprehend it, and truly grasp the essence of this rotten calligraphy!"

(End of chapter)