Chapter 397 Bookshop
In the shop, Lu Zhuocheng was talking to two skinny men, and Zhao Zhenzheng was hesitating whether to step forward. When Lu Zhuocheng saw it, he apologized to the two people around him, stood up and said, "Brother, serve tea to member Zhao outside."
As he said that, he asked Zhao Zhen to sit in another place.
Zhao Zhen pushed a high-quality Jinshan inkstone in his hand in front of Lu Zhuocheng and said: "Brother, don't blame me for not coming to your wedding. This inkstone is my congratulations to my brother on his wedding. "
Lu Zhuocheng took it and saw a pair of mandarin ducks carved on it. He smiled and said: "I know you have a lot of things in the world, so how can I blame you? It's been more than a year since graduation, and many of my classmates have their own. I am busy making a living, but I only sent you a congratulatory gift. The classmates who came here saw the bed and silk fabrics you sent. Your reputation as a rich man has spread everywhere. Why do you want to give me a good inkstone?"
Zhao Zhen said: "A new specialty product will also be sold in the shop from now on. In addition, there are also Jinshan stone carvings."
Zhao Zhen pointed to the two men with his chin and said: "Brother, today I have nothing to do, so I don’t need this little time. You can do business first, and then come and talk about old times.”
After hearing this, Lu Zhuocheng didn’t refuse, and walked over to talk with the two of them. After about two cups of tea, Lu Zhuocheng stood up and sent the two of them out of the store.
Lu Zhuocheng walked to Zhao Zhen's table and sat down and said: "Zhao Erlang, how many days will you be back this time? How can you take care of my little brother?"
Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "It's nothing. It is certain that I will go back to stay with my wife in three to five days. My fantasy world is not peaceful. There is chaos everywhere now, and I am not safe if I stay away for too long. As you know, although I have made a lot of money, my investment is not small. , just buying the war horse costs a lot.”
"Zhao Erlang, now that the rice is about to be harvested, will there be food for sale this year?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "Although there is no shortage of food, there is not much surplus. A lot of wine and vinegar have been brewed this year, which is used for food. It’s just a little more. I want to buy a batch of rice and wheat. Do you have a way?” You can collect it just by visiting the surrounding villages.”
Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said, “Ten thousand stones of ordinary wheat is not too little, and fifty thousand stones of first-level golden wheat and crystal rice are not too much. The more, the better. It would be better if there were second-level pearl rice or something like that."
Lu Zhuocheng was surprised: "Brother, your fantasy world also produces food. Why does it need so much food now?"
Zhao Zhen said: "The fantasy world is not peaceful. Now that the grain harvest is abundant and the price is low, if you prepare in advance, you will save enough money in the future. Even if you don't use it, you can still make vinegar."
"The wheat will be harvested in May. I'm afraid the villagers don't have much rice now. I won't say if I have more rice, I can always collect ten thousand dan."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen was overjoyed and said: "I will. Two rice warehouses were built in Bailiu Village. I asked Tian Lei to send the purchased grain to the two rice warehouses. I asked my wife Ji Xuan to settle the payment with my brother. "
Lu Zhuocheng nodded and said: "Although ordinary rice is cheap, it costs more than 400 yuan per stone. With your business, my commission for this ordinary rice alone is more than 40 yuan. I can survive today only because of the care of my brothers." "
Zhao Zhen said: "We don't need to be like this. Besides, having brothers running around for me will save me a lot of troubles. "
"What's new recently?"
Lu Zhuocheng said: "A few days ago, some businessmen said that someone in Qi State captured a white pheasant. "Spring and Autumn Sensing Fu" said: The king's virtues will show four signs, then See Bai Zhi. It seems that Qi still has the intention to annex other countries. "
Zhao Zhen said: "Don't you say that those who go to the border are not allowed to annex? "
Lu Zhuo Chengdao: "I heard that the situation on the border has been good recently. Some people may feel that the danger of the fog has eased, and want to fight among themselves again. There is no need to worry. I heard from my father that not long after Qi State obtained the White Pheasant, there was an invasion from the world of fog. The Qiong clan and the Han clan launched attacks at the same time. Although they did not ask for help, they were unable to annex the countries. "
"Lu Sanlang, do you know what is going on at the border?"
Lu Zhuocheng shook his head and said: "I also asked my father, but he didn't know either. He didn't let me ask, I just said that he would know after the third level."
The two made random guesses, and then talked about Hu Jiao. Oral. After sighing, Zhao Zhen stood up and left.
Back in the main room, Ji Qingwan asked: "Husband, are you going home to visit your parents-in-law tonight?"
Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "I'll go there later, I'll take it with me." It’s not too late to wait for Tian Lei to deliver some fruits produced in the fantasy world.”
While he was talking, there was a commotion outside.
The concierge came to report, and Tian Lei came with a motorcade.
Zhao Zhen went out to take a look. Tian Lei and his dealer escorted more than 30 cars parked outside the door. Tian Xingping and his clerks were inspecting and accepting each one.
Two of the carriages, driven by their drivers, walked to the gate. The two vehicles carried the yellow lion holding drum stone.
Seven or eight villagers driving carts came forward, lifted the drum stones and placed them on both sides of the gate. Lu Zhuocheng, who heard the commotion, came out and praised: "Brother, your drum stone and the ink stone you gave me look like they came from the same place. You have found another way to make money."
Zhao Zhen said: "It's just stone carvings, inkstones and the like, not worth much."
"You have a pair of drum stones, not to mention too many, I think I'd like 100 of them."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "This is not for ordinary people. I just happened to see it and took it back. There are not many such large stone carvings in total. There are quite a few small ones, but this one is cheap. It’s a new specialty.”
After sending Tian Lei and his party away, Zhao Zhen took Ji Qingwan and the others back to his father’s house.
The whole family talked and laughed, and after dinner, Zhao Zhen and others returned home.
The next day, after breakfast, Ji Xuan asked: "Husband, today I am going to the bookstore. I will put the inkstone on the shelf. Do you want to go with me?"
Zhao Zhenzheng was fine and said: "I haven't gone there yet. I passed by this bookstore and I just wanted to go take a look today. "
The two of them rode horses, chatting and laughing all the way to Dongshi where the bookstore is located. After tying their horses, Zhao Zhen followed Ji Xuan into the hanging [Zhao's family]. A bookstore with the words "Bookstore".
Except for the two clerks, there was no customer in the bookstore.
When Zhao Zhen came in, the two guys were surrounding a wooden signboard and writing something.
When they heard the sound, they looked up and saw that it was Ji Xuan. They both stood up and bowed their hands in greeting. Ji Xuan said: "This is my husband Zhao Zhen, who is also the head of the Zhao family's bookstore. You two are also here to see me."
After hearing this, the two people quickly said: "I have met my boss, Zhang Jian." "The villain Yu Ge has met his boss."
Zhao Zhen saw that the two of them were younger than himself, so he asked: "No need to be polite, what are you two doing?"
The older Zhang Jian said: "The two of us are writing "Zhou Bi Suan Jing", "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", Jinshan Inkstone, and new arrival news on the signboard, and will hang it outside the door for a while. If you need it, you will come in and ask for a price when you see it.”
Just as he was talking, someone walked in. Yu Ge came forward to say hello, and Zhang Jian quickly wrote the sign and hung it up.
Ji Xuan looked at the pile of inkstones behind the counter and asked Zhao Zhen: "Husband, how do you price this inkstone?"
Zhao Zhen said: "Look at the wooden sign in the frame, it says [middle and lower], the price is Within a hundred words. If it is written [中上], it will be within 100 words. If it is written [upper and lower], it will be within five guans. If it is written [upper middle], it will be within two hundred guan. It can’t be less than five hundred dollars.”
Ji Xuan heard this and said, “My husband is thoughtful, so it’s easy. If you don’t tell me about these many inkstones, paperweights, pen holders, and ornaments. I don’t know how to price it.”
As she said that, Ji Xuan called for Jianzhang and asked him to put these stone utensils up as Zhao Zhen said. Just as they were setting it up, the previous guest came over to settle the bill with two books, "Zhou Bi Suan Jing" and "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".
Jian Zhang was busy playing with these utensils when Zhao Zhen saw him and stepped forward and said: "One volume of "Zhou Bi Suan Jing" and one volume of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", both of which are inherited."
The man nodded, looked at the stone inkstones that the brochure was placing on the shelf, and said: "Your books are the best in Gao Kingdom. How do you like these study utensils?"
Zhao Zhendao : "My study utensils here are also new. They are made of dense, delicate and moist mountain stone. Most of them are inkstones, followed by paperweights, and many shaped ornaments. There are also a few pen holders and pen boats. They are all made of Jinshan stone. The rest of the study utensils are still lacking."
"Bring them up and take a look."
Zhao Zhen said: "The utensils here are divided into six grades, from less than a hundred to a thousand. There are many of them. I wonder what price range the customer would like to see?”
“Just the ones that are consistent.”
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen picked two or three items of various utensils from the rattan basket with [middle and upper] written on them and placed them on the counter.
The man took these artifacts in his hand, rubbed them and looked at them, then selected an inkstone and a fist-sized lion ornament.
Zhao Zhen asked for two guans, negotiated the price, and paid a total of three guans and 500 wen.
(End of this chapter)