The prince does not fight for the heir

Chapter 55 The Bookstore Opens

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

"Yes! It's all ready!" Liu She said excitedly: "According to what the young master said, it is divided into four categories, each of which has printed [-] copies, and the stock is abundant, such as "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" The long story books, and the corresponding purchase and sales certificates are also prepared, which can ensure that every book sold in our store is well documented."

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

"Okay! Since you said that the second day of next month is an auspicious day, then let's open it at that time!" Fu Xuechen also agreed with the auspicious opening day chosen by Liu She, focusing on the big and letting go of the small.

The second day of March, which is about April in the Gregorian calendar in later generations, was a good day with clear and sunny weather.

Early in the morning, two long strings of firecrackers were discharged in front of the bookstore. As the master of ceremonies shouted "Auspicious time is here", the lit firecrackers immediately crackled, and the gongs and drums sounded, and the lion dancers who had already prepared Dancing in the gunpowder smoke, spectators gathered around both ends of the street, applauding constantly, and it was very lively.

The shopkeeper Liu She, who deliberately changed into new clothes, was beaming, and tore off the red cloth covering the plaque, revealing the four large running script characters of "Panlong Bookstore" written in gold lacquer.

It was still early, and the teachers of the Guozijian were still in class at this moment, and not many students dared to skip class, only a few scholars who passed by at leisure stepped into the store curiously.

There are fewer customers. After all, it is a business for scholars, and the illiterate general public has no courage to enter the store.Liu She is not in a hurry either, he has experience, as long as the Imperial College dismisses school at noon, more scholars will enter the store.

"Shopkeeper Liu, have you changed owners?"

In a blink of an eye, three scholars came together, and one of them asked Liu She with a smile on his face. Liu She recognized that these three were all the gentlemen of the Guozijian, and they were regular customers of the bookstore. Sir, Mr. Wang, Mr. Han! Welcome! Please come in quickly! 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!"

"So that's it! Congratulations! Go do your work! Let's see for ourselves." The three gentlemen congratulated and stepped into the store first.

It is no longer the crowded look of the past. The bookstore at this moment is surrounded by bookshelves no higher than people's shoulders. The color is soft and bright. Under the light yellow varnish, there are natural wood grains. The fresh air that belongs to logs is mixed with the unique ink fragrance of books, and the mood is pleasant.

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

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

As soon as Zhang and Wang raised their heads, they were suddenly taken aback: "Is that...a diorama?"

Along the top of the wall and above the bookshelf, there is a row of long wooden framed mirrors hanging. Judging from the material, it is neither gold nor copper. It is a Western mirror that is spread in the homes of a few wealthy people.

This kind of mirror was introduced from the West, and the number of mirrors that flow into China every year is not large. Because it does not need to be re-polished and maintained with potions every once in a while, it can be seen clearly, so it is very popular and valuable.I didn't expect the owner of this shop to be so extravagant, putting so many dioramas in the shop as decorations.

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

Mr. Han next to him smiled: "I don't think so! This is a bookstore, and it's full of scholars. If you can't do something like that, even if you want to, it's hard to do it with the mirror hanging at such a high place."

"It makes sense!" Mr. Zhang also laughed: "A thief who can climb over the beam, unless he can read and write, can pretend to be a scholar to come in during the day, otherwise he can only sneak in at night to pick the lock. The risk is the same as stealing gold and silver directly." It's almost the same, but it's even more difficult to sell stolen goods, and those who can afford it will generally not buy things of unknown origin for cheap."

The three of them chatted for a while, and then they were attracted by the four large bookshelves placed back to back in the middle of the shop.

Hanging above these bookshelves are four small wooden plaques with white lacquer and red letters, with several large characters written "Military Strategies", "Fantasy Cultivation", "Secret and Supernatural", and "Enmity and Enmity".

"This is... the classification of the storybook?" The three of them were slightly surprised, and then figured out the meaning of these words.

The military plots, grievances and hatreds among them are quite easy to understand. For example, the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony should be classified into the military plots, while the grievances and grievances mostly focus on various love-hate entanglement plots.

"Mysterious and supernatural?" Mr. Han, who usually likes fox fairy stories, quickly understood the category of the scripts represented by these four characters, and said happily: "This is very convenient for me! Most of the scripts I like are in this category."

"What is fantasy cultivation?" Mr. Zhang asked a question.

The three of them looked at each other, and since they didn't quite understand, they all walked to the bookshelf of this category, stopped, and glanced over the covers of the books in front of them one by one.

Because they are books for sale, books with the same title and number of episodes are piled up together, and the shelves are very full. However, in fact, there are not many types of books. From a rough look, the most numerous are the new ones. The story book "The Legend of Shi'er Journey to the West" has six episodes in total, and the rest are sporadic old books.

Mr. Wang has read these old books, and he recognized them all at once: "Isn't this a book written by immortals and gods?" Then he figured out something: "Mystery and cultivation... this new term is interesting!"

He is a loyal fan of this kind of story books. When he saw a new story book that he had never seen before, he immediately became interested. He copied the first volume of "Journey to the West" and started to read it on the spot.

After unraveling his doubts, Mr. Han moved to the opposite bookshelf. This place belongs to the mysterious and supernatural category, which is his favorite type. After a quick look, there are indeed many new books, and the names are quite attractive. What "Lu Juan", "Painted Skin", "A Chinese Ghost Story" and so on, after another look, these scripts are all written by the same author, and they all belong to the "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" series.

Seeing that the two friends both found the books they were interested in and browsed there, Mr. Zhang also walked towards the bookshelf of military tactics. Not surprisingly, he also found the new story book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that he was interested in here.

Scholars these days buy a dialogue book, and when they open it, they must first look at the title, wedge, preface, chapter title, etc., so that they can have a general impression of the author's writing style before deciding whether to buy it back and read it carefully. look.

At the beginning, the three gentlemen also planned to read according to their previous habits, but unexpectedly, this new storybook was out of order!No wedges either!There is no "poetry"!Turning over the homepage, the title of the first episode immediately appeared, and the story began immediately.

This... In this case, looking through the text of the book directly in the store seems to take advantage of the bookstore a little bit?The three gentlemen are honest and gentlemen, and they feel a little embarrassed secretly, but if they don't read it, they can't buy it back with confidence, for fear that they will find that the script is rubbish and they will be fooled when they buy it.

Then take a look!Don't read too much, just look at the front, it should be enough to judge the author's level.

　Started to have a headache, or pain around the eyes?Ten days later, I still haven't recovered, it's too uncomfortable!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)