Merchant ships sail on the water, and there are many anchors along the way. Or to get off people, or to load goods, sometimes, also for supplies and rest.

On the ship, Chen Tang's life is quite mechanical, in addition to the essential daily homework, in his spare time, he will run to the deck and watch the scenery of the river.

On both sides of the river, there are mountains and forests, and the scenery is pleasant when you look at the past from a distance. Seeing this, Chen Tang's poetry was booming, but he wrote two or three poems, all of which were works containing literary atmosphere. The breath is lingering and looks good.

Since the culture is self-produced and self-used, it has little effect. In this regard, Chen Tang was really a little unconcerned. I have been in Jiangnan for a long time, but I can't write any works. As for the long couplet written when he was in Jiangzhou, as well as Kou Zhan's "Water Tune Song Head", it is completely crushed in a normal form and has nothing to do with the literary tone.

Poetry is often related to the wind, snow and flowers. If you want to do well, you must indeed feel it, rather than "worrying about giving new words". Now sitting on the boat, drifting with the flow, the whole person is in a rather leisurely state, seeing the beautiful scenery along the way, under the mood fluctuations, it is only natural to write a work with a literary atmosphere.

Writing poetry on a ship is not a romance with poetry. The key is that Chen Tang wants to rely on this to sell money.

This merchant ship is equal to a circle. Although the number of people is not very large, the people who can get on the ship will basically have some background.

After writing the work, Chen Tang immediately found a suitable place on the deck and set up a small stall.

In a way, this is tantamount to going back to the old business. What is sold is the word, but the difference is the quality and price of the word.

Each work is priced at 300 yuan, and the words "no counteroffer" are specially marked.

The time on the boat was idle and boring, and after the stall opened, it quickly attracted the attention of many people who gathered around to see.

Chen Tang's characters dare not be said to be self-contained, exquisite, but they definitely have a unique style and charm, which is quite eye-catching; as for the content of the poems, it is needless to say that they are classics that have stood the test of time, there is no doubt about them.

It's just the price......

It's a bit high.

You must know that in the eyes of the world, those who can sell for hundreds of dollars basically have to have a certain reputation, the so-called masterpieces. In many cases, in addition to the work itself, calligraphy and paintings also need the blessing of fame. There are even many cases where fame is more precious than the work itself.

However, as for the works put out by Chen Tang, there is not even a signed seal. In a strict sense, it is an unsound product and not elegant.

Such words, dare to sell for 300 yuan? It is a lion's big mouth, which makes no sense.

"The tide is wide on both sides, and the wind is hanging! It is indeed a good sentence, but it is whimsical to want to sell it at such a high price based on this alone. ”

"Isn't it, being stupid when everyone else?"

Some of the literati who came around couldn't help but comment and discuss.

There are also some people who practice martial arts, but they are not among the inner families, they are even less interested in pen and ink, glance at it, turn around and leave.

Chen Tang sat there, closing his eyes and recuperating, like an old monk in a trance, ignoring the eyes and opinions of onlookers. What he sells is not words, but the tone between the lines, which can only be felt by a certain group of people, and other people can't understand when they argue with him.

"Your Excellency's sentence 'outside the river and the world, the mountains are in the middle' is really a wonderful sentence. I like it, but the price is too harsh. Why don't you do this, I bid thirty dollars, how about selling it to me?"

This is a middle-aged scholar, looking at his clothes, he looks simple, and he is by no means a rich family.

In addition to business travel, there are also study tours, family visits, and refuge on this merchant ship, and the composition is different.

Chen Tang shook his head: "I'm sorry, I only sell at this price." ”

Thirty yuan is not enough for a meal, so what is the sale of it? Although the output in the past two days has not been low, it does not mean that he can write it if he wants to, and he would rather keep it if he can't sell it at a price.

"It's a pity. ”

The man sighed, bowed his hand, turned around and left, thinking to himself: That poem is not bad, in fact, you can copy a picture yourself, hang it on the wall, and enjoy it slowly, why waste that money to buy the work of an unknown person?

It's a great idea, and it doesn't cost much, just a bit of pen and ink.

The more the man thought about it, the more proud he became, and secretly memorized the poem, so that he could write it silently when he returned to the cabin.

Chen Tang set it for a day, and there were many people who watched it, and the one who really wanted to buy it was the one who had counter-offered thirty before.

When troubled times came, the value of calligraphy and painting antiques plummeted, and no one easily touched them.

In the evening, Chen Tang closed the stall and went back silently.

After spending the past few days, there is only a little money left on him, only a handful, and it is cold to say it, and tomorrow's food is gone.

This was despite the fact that the rouge horse had barely eaten, and had been a little drowsy since he devoured the pearl given by the mysterious girl and came aboard the ship. At least half of the day and night, I fell asleep.

At the beginning, Chen Tang was worried that he had eaten the wrong thing and was sick. Although he is a horse demon, he can also get sick, right? But after asking, Rouge said that he was fine and there was no problem. So Chen Tang felt that it should be that he ate beads, which caused some conditions in his body. And the situation is favorable.

Nourished and evolved?

At the first time, Chen Tang thought of this possibility and was happy for Rouge. I don't know how long this evolutionary process will take and what will become of it when it is finished. But no matter what, it's a good thing, coming out of Nanfu County, Rouge Horse is a great contribution. Unconsciously, in Chen Tang's mind, this horse has become a good partner.

The next day, Chen Tang continued to set up a stall. He knows the value of his poems, and as long as those who know the goods see them, they will definitely be able to sell them.

There are obviously fewer onlookers today, after all, this circle is so big, and there are only those people who come and go. They have seen it, and naturally there is no need to continue to pay attention. At the same time, he secretly sneered in his heart, feeling that Chen Tang had lost his money and set the price so outrageously, he must not want to sell it, but just regarded it as a gimmick to sensationalize.

However, what happened next surprised everyone. Near noon, Jiang Wei, the owner of the merchant ship, appeared with two strong men, he stood in front of the stall and looked at it for a while, and said with a smile: "Chen Gongzi's words are very good, I bought them all." ”

Chen Tang couldn't see the expression on his paralyzed face, and fell into the eyes of others, and felt that there was suddenly something unfathomable, so he simply replied: "Okay." ”

Jiang Wei said again: "If Chen Gongzi still writes such poems, just send them to me directly, and collect them all according to the price." ”

This time, the people who watched the excitement were suddenly not calm. If Jiang Wei hadn't come out to buy it in person, they would have thought that the other party was specially arranged by Chen Tang.