As the red silk was pulled apart, the plaque on the lintel was revealed to everyone.
"Sanyu Bookstore? Is this the name of this bookstore?"
"These four characters are well written! The writing is vigorous and ground-breaking! ... Hey, wait, do you see it? The seal next to the characters!"
"That seems to be the seal of Great Confucian Zhongli... Hiss! Could it be that this calligraphy was actually written by Great Confucian Zhongli?"
Anyone with a sharp eye can immediately see that there is a seal in the lower left corner of these four characters. If you look closely, you will find that the word "worry-free" is actually engraved on it.
In an instant, many literati looked at each other and turned pale with surprise on their faces.
The word "Wuyou" on this plaque obviously refers to the great Confucian Zhongli Wuyou. Could it be that this calligraphy was actually written by Zhongli Wuyou?
What does Zhongli Wuyou have to do with this bookstore? He actually wrote a handwritten message for this bookstore as a sign?
Although many people were surprised by the seal on the plaque, some people raised doubts, such as Hua Ruyi from the Yunmeng Hua Family.
As one of the four great talents in Yunmeng, he is famous not for his poetry, but for his calligraphy.
At this time, Hua Ruyi stared at the words on the plaque and frowned and said: "These four words are written vigorously and powerfully. It is indeed a masterpiece, but Lord Zhongli Wuyou is a great scholar today. He has peaches and plums all over the world, and one word is worth a thousand gold! How could he do this? An inscription for such a small bookstore? This inscription is probably a superb imitation!"
"Hmph! You dare to open a bookstore under the banner of Zhongli Daru, this Jiang Han is so courageous!"
As Hua Ruyi spoke, more people were convinced by his words. The great scholar Zhongli had a very high status in today's literary world. Even if the prince asked him to write an inscription, he might not agree!
How could it be possible to give a bookshop run by an unknown boy a four-character title?
This must be a calligraphy work that the boy surnamed Jiang got from somewhere, imitating the handwriting of Zhongli the Great Confucian!
Suddenly she heard someone sneer, but it came from the side. Hua Ruyi looked around and saw that it was Hong Yuan.
Hong Yuan sneered and said: "Young Master Hua still needs to learn the art of calligraphy! This calligraphy must have been written by the great Confucian Zhongli himself."
Hua Ruyi was unconvinced when she heard Hong Yuan's refutation, but she was afraid of the other party's identity and said in a deep voice: "How can Mr. Hong see this?"
Hong Yuan said: "It's very simple! I have seen Zhongli's calligraphy and painting. Zhongli once said that he was first in seal carving, second in painting, third in calligraphy, fourth in swordsmanship, and last in poetry! This one is engraved with his name. The seal was carved by him himself! I have also seen this seal in person."
Hua Ruyi was choked by Hong Yuan's words and wanted to refute, but she remembered that he was the apprentice of the great scholar Gu Qingqiu, and it was really possible that he had seen the seal of the great scholar Zhongli.
Yuan Bin looked at the writing on the plaque with deeper eyes. With Hong Yuan's personal confirmation, there is no doubt that this calligraphy must be Zhongli Wuyou's!
This Jiang Han actually allowed Zhongli Wuyou to write a piece of calligraphy as a plaque for his shop, which shows how much Zhongli Wuyou values him!
If Zhongli Wuyou can value him so much, he might become Zhongli Wuyou's disciple!
Although the great Confucian Zhongli is no longer in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, he has many disciples, and many of them are high-ranking officials. If he can become a disciple of Zhongli Wuyou, he will be the junior disciple of those high-ranking officials.
With such a relationship, the future is limitless!
Yuan Bin thought of another thing. There were rumors that Zhongli's trip to the south of the Yangtze River was not only for fun, but also to recruit a closed disciple.
Although it is a rumor, it is not without purpose.
Zhongli, the great scholar, has retired from officialdom. His skills - seal cutting, painting, calligraphy, swordsmanship... are always looking for a successor!
And the great Confucian Zhongli had no heirs, so it was very likely that he would find a close disciple to teach him these skills!
Each of Yunmeng's four great talents has a chance, but Jiang Han is so talented that he is probably the most likely.
At this time, Jiang Han said loudly: "This time our Sanyu Bookstore can open in Yunmeng City, in addition to the help of Jiang's father-in-law, it is also thanks to the support of Zhongli Daru! Not long ago, Zhongli Daru became a shareholder of our Sanyu Bookstore, become a shareholder of Sanyu Bookstore!”
These words were like throwing a huge boulder on the lake, causing an uproar in an instant.
Everyone present turned pale and burst into excitement.
"What? Zhongli Daru has invested in Sanyu Bookstore? How is this possible?"
"How could someone like Zhongli, the Great Confucian scholar, invest in Sanyu Bookstore?"
"I heard that Yuting Bookstore sincerely invited Zhongli Daru to be the spokesperson of Yuting Bookstore two years ago, but he was also rejected by Zhongli. How could he become a shareholder of this small bookstore?"
Not only were everyone doubtful, but Yuan Bin and Hua Ruyi also looked surprised.
Hua Ruyi said in a deep voice: "Impossible! How is this possible? Zhongli, the great scholar, is the Taishan Beidou in our literary world. Even if he doesn't invest in Yuting Bookstore, how can he invest in this small bookstore?"
Hong Yuan was also slightly surprised, but suddenly understood.
He heard about the bet from his teacher, but he didn't hear that Zhongli Daru had invested in Sanyu Bookstore. Could it be that Zhongli Daru decided to invest in Sanyu Bookstore in order not to lose the bet?
At this time, a clear voice sounded from not far away: "He didn't lie, the teacher of this bookstore has a stake."
Everyone followed the sound and saw a girl wearing a green shirt walking over with a sword in her arms.
Everyone consciously gave way to a path. This girl was dressed in a green shirt. She looked absolutely beautiful, but she exuded a cold aura, which made people feel that she should be watched from a distance but not played with. She was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
Many people had already recognized that she was the maid next to Zhongli Wuyou, and she was also his disciple, a little girl named Si Jian. Coupled with what Si Jian said, they couldn't help but be surprised.
Si Jian walked up to Jiang Han, his tone still cold: "Teacher said that today your bookstore opened, he should have come to congratulate you, but because he was busy with other things, he had no time to come, so he asked me to come to congratulate you."
Jiang Han was overjoyed, thinking that Zhongli the Great Confucian was really interesting! Although he didn't come in person, he sent his disciples to support him, which really gave him a lot of face.
"Miss Sijian, I understand. I will visit the great scholar another day." Jiang Han said with a smile.
Si Jian turned around and faced the crowd and said, "Teacher has already read the "Wu Song Biography" that Jiang Han wants to sell. He admires it very much and thinks that this book can sweep away the evil spirit. This bookstore, The teacher also bought shares.”
Although she said these words coldly and without any emotion, the crowd exploded.
Did Zhongli Daru really invest in his small bookstore? And you also admire the books in this bookstore?
Yuan Bin said: "Okay! I want to see what the book is like that even Zhongli the Great Confucian praised. Shopkeeper Jiang, I want to buy one!"
After saying that, Yuan Bin strode in.
As Yuan Bin opened his mouth, Hua Ruyi and Hong Yuan also entered the bookstore one after another. Some scholars finally couldn't help but wanted to see what kind of books were sold inside, so they also swarmed in.
