Chapter 51: Zhuge Wolong
"Well, well said!"
"Wonderful!"
"Zhuge Wolong's old-timers are worthy of Zhuge Wolong. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Just as Xiao Er was about to leave work, there was a warm cheer from the other tables.
"Little Er, what's going on?" Zhu Houlie said curiously.
"Dao Chief, you are an outsider, you may not know that in recent years, the novels written by Mr. Zhuge Wolong have spread all over the country, and they are very popular with both high-ranking officials and ordinary people. Xiao Er took the ten copper coins into his arms and replied, "So our inn has also invited a storyteller to talk about Mr. Zhuge Lao's books to attract diners." ”
"Zhuge Wolong, isn't this Zhuge Kongming's nickname?" Zhu Houlie asked with a smile.
"Guest officer, the old Mr. Zhuge Wolong in the mouth of the little one is not the prime minister of Zhuge Wolong, he is Zhuge Wolong, he is a scholar of Tongtian Wolong, he knows astronomy and geography, knows everything and is omnipotent, geographical travelogues, historical biographies, Confucian classics, works on the art of war, stories of gods and monsters, popular novels, anything that can be written into a book, Zhuge Wolong's predecessors can be written into a hand-me-down book. ”
Speaking of this, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up, exuding fanaticism and admiration.
"I didn't expect that there are also ......star chasers in this big week," Zhu Houlie said with a smile in his heart.
If what Xiao Er said in this shop is true, then this Zhuge Wolong is really an all-rounder. With so many professional classics printed and published, they will definitely be circulated by people in the world.
And Zhu Houlie dared to be sure that among the thousands of readers in this Great Zhou, there must be people with ill-intentioned intentions who want to step on the fame of Zhuge Wolong and become famous, so any place in those books must be carefully watched and used a magnifying glass to find the errors in them.
But according to the shopkeeper's statement, Zhuge Wolong is famous all over the world and is regarded as an idol by people from all walks of life in the Great Zhou, so this person has absolutely excellent professional knowledge, which not only makes people unable to find fault but also impresses so many people.
"If you have a chance, you must meet this bachelor of Tongtian. Zhu Houlie made up his mind in his heart.
"Guest, if you don't have anything to order, the boy will be busy with something else. The shopkeeper whispered.
"You go and go about your business. Zhu Houlie waved his hand and sent the little two away.
Then Zhu Houlie didn't care how wonderful the story told by the storyteller, and began to enjoy the food in front of him.
After filling his stomach three times and two times, Zhu Houlie came to Chengye Bookstore according to the instructions of the shopkeeper.
Chengye Bookstore is very large, and before entering the bookstore, the scent of ink wafted into Zhu Houlie's nose, but when he stepped into the bookstore, Zhu Houlie was frightened by the crowd of people who bought books.
"Shopkeeper, give me the book Rain Album. ”
"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze. ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, the book shop has just entered the new story written by Wolong's seniors today. Everyone can rest assured that there are enough books for everyone to buy, so there is no need to be anxious and queue up. ”
In order to grab a good place to buy books in the front row, many domestic servants had disputes with many scholars and scholars, forcing the bookstore owner to shout loudly to maintain order.
"When did books become so worthless?" said Zhu Houlie with a dumb smile.
Before the engraving printing technology was not mature and popularized, most of the books were mainly hand-copied, and a book of thousands of words would cost more than 1,000 words, and looking at the current situation, the engraving and printing technology of the Great Zhou Dynasty was mature, and a book of more than 10,000 words would have to be about 100 words, which was almost a month's demand for a family of three. Therefore, many poor readers could not afford to buy books, so they often borrowed books from their friends or teachers and copied them by hand.
"This Dao Chief, this is the book of Zhuge seniors that can attract them to buy, and the others, whether it is the Four Books and Five Classics, or the subset of the classics, do not have such good sales. The scholar on the side said in response to Zhu Houlie's words.
"Zhuge Wolong......" Zhu Houlie muttered.
At this moment, Zhu Houlie discovered how strong the charm of Zhuge Wolong, a scholar of Tongtian, was in this Great Zhou, and his knowledge might really be able to reach the sky.
Because there were too many people buying books, Zhu Houlie didn't want to compete in the crowd, so he chatted with the bookshop junior.
"Shopkeeper, this Zhuge Wolong's book is so easy to sell, I don't know where the old-timer's home is, where can I write books with peace of mind?"
"Ah, Zhuge old-timer Shenlong can't see the head but not the end, how can we ordinary people know his old man's immortal traces. The scholar said.
"Why, since Zhuge is a learned man, didn't he become an official in the imperial court?" Zhu Houlie said curiously, "And according to your statement, the old-timers write new stories and publish new books from time to time, and print and publish books for the printing house, if there is no fixed position to devote themselves to writing books, how did those booksellers find him?"
"I don't know. The scholar scratched his head helplessly and said, "I'm just an ordinary janitor, maybe our shopkeeper knows better." ”
"Well, I'll wait. Zhu Houlie saw that he couldn't ask anything anymore, so he waited for these fanatical book-buying crowds to dissipate before making plans.
After waiting for half an hour, there were only two or three guests in this Chengye bookstore. Seeing this, Zhu Houlie didn't wait any longer, and came to the shopkeeper in three steps and two steps.
"This Taoist, I don't know what books you want to buy?" the shopkeeper showed his professional smile, although he had been busy for so long, he did not feel the slightest tiredness.
Zhu Houlie didn't say anything, directly took out a handful of silver bars, and then said, "Shopkeeper, let me ask you a question." ”
"Guest officer, you say, you say, the little old man must know everything!" The bookstore manager showed a flattering smile. Although he made a lot of money today, who would be afraid of having a lot of money?
"Do you know where Zhuge Wolong's predecessor is?" Zhu Houlie asked this question again.
"Dao Chief, Zhuge Senior's Shenlong sees the beginning and the end, how can I, a book seller, know?" said the shopkeeper bluntly.
"Really?" Zhu Houlie asked again, "Then where did you get all these Zhuge Wolong books?"
The person who sells the book doesn't know the author, but the person who prints the book may not be, and now he has heard the reputation of Zhuge Wolong for a long time, and Zhu Houlie also faintly feels that he has heard this name on the earth before. Linked to the old demon of Montenegro in the mouth of the ghost king before, maybe the world he traveled through this time may be something he had heard of on Earth.
It is for this reason that Zhu Houlie is more like finding Zhuge Wolong, to see if he can figure out what kind of world this is through him, and see if he can get something.
"Most of the books of Zhuge seniors are from those printing books in Qiantang County, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, and our store has entered the books from Deshu Zhai this time. The store manager replied honestly.
"Qiantang County, Deshuzhai ......" Zhu Houlie muttered for a moment and said, "Shopkeeper, you take out all the historical books, travelogues, art of war, biographies, and novels written by Zhuge Wolong!"
"Yes!" the shopkeeper's face turned into a chrysanthemum.