In just one day, Zhao Jinyu had finished everything Liang Chuan had told him in private. Liang Chuan was very moved and said to Zhao Jinyu, who hurriedly came to inform him: "In the blink of an eye, Master Zhao? You Just put up the signboard and couplets?"
Zhao Jinyu said: "What the boss told me must be an important matter. The house has been planing beams and pillars for several days, and all the apprentices have done it, so I will put aside the work at hand first. I went to the wood shop in Fengshan to pick out some wood, and helped my boss to make the ones he needs first. Boss, you can go directly to the shop when you have time and take a look. If there is anything bad, I can correct it."
Liang Chuan felt warm in his heart. Although these masters had an employment relationship with him, they would always think of him when things happened. This kind of interpersonal relationship made him very moved. He said, "Master Zhao has both virtues and skills. Your craftsmanship is outstanding." I still trust it.”
Liang Chuan asked Zhao Jinyu how much he had spent. At first, Zhao Jinyu refused to say anything. After Liang Chuan's strong request, Zhao Jinyu reported the money for the wood to Liang Chuan. Liang Chuan gave Zhao Jinyu an extra amount in addition to the money for the materials. Zhao Jinyu had to refuse the labor fee before accepting it.
The next day, Yang Xiu, Yi Niang and He Baozheng's old wife followed Li Erhua and the four women in the yard to learn how to split and draw bamboo strips. The first step in making bamboo weaving is After the bamboo strips are made and scraped, it is a routine to weave them into any object.
Ye Xiaochai was taken by Liang Chuan to Fengshan to look at shops. Ye Xiaochai can write, but the content of the couplet still needs to be written by Ye Xiaochai.
A few days ago, the new store at the entrance of Fengshan Street caused a sensation in small Fengshan due to the news that people could move goods inside at will. Later, when many people went back, they saw that even the sign in the store was covered by people. After unloading and moving the things, the red paper that had been moved casually by the door was also torn off, leaving nothing inside.
The white walls inside the store were repainted with white ash, and the doors and windows were left wide open for a day to dry. I don’t know if it’s an hallucination or it’s the nature of things. When shopkeeper Xu was running the Mingyi paper figurine, this store gave people a gloomy and gloomy feeling. Since Liang Chuan took over, the things inside have been cleared away, and the gloomy feeling is no longer there. The sun shines in through the windows, and the white walls in the house look brand new, giving it a completely different feel.
Liang Chuan planned to hang a pair of couplets on the door, and there were two pairs of wall pillars in the house, one in front and one in the back, exactly three pairs of couplets. The boards for the three couplets were laid by Zhao Jinyu, and were made directly from large log boards. The big boards were formed independently without patchwork. The wood in this era was not as valuable as in later generations, but it was not easy. The wood texture on it The water is rippling, and a master without any skills would not be able to pick out such good wood.
When doing business, it is natural to find ways to attract customers.
Liang Chuan looked at the three couplets thoughtfully, while Ye Xiaochai was polishing ink beside him. Liang Chuan thought for a long time and said to Ye Xiaochai: "Xiaochai, I told you to write. Remember that the words should be spaced well."
Ye Xiaochai rolled her eyes at Liang Chuan and said, "I still understand this. Think about what to write in this couplet."
"First officer, thieves should keep out of the way." Liang Chuan thought for a moment and said.
As soon as the couplet was uttered, Ye Xiaochai murmured it several times in his heart. He thought that he had read poetry books for several years, and thought that he would also come up with a second couplet, but after thinking for a long time, he could not come up with a neat one. The second line comes. She picked up the pen and ink, slowly wrote down the words Liang Chuan said on the wooden couplet, and said: "My boss, your couplet is not simple. I can't find the person who wrote your couplet in Xinghua." , this couplet looks simple, but in fact the meaning is not simple, and it has the same sound but different words. It is written on the door of our small shop. I am afraid that our small shop has buried this couplet."
"Of course it would be a bit buried if it were placed in a small store like Fengshan. But in the future, if our store opens not only in Fengshan, but also all the way to Bianliang City, do you think it would be buried if this couplet was hung at the entrance of all our stores? ?”
Ye Xiaochai knew that his worries were unnecessary. He could think of nothing but this shop owner. Ye Xiaochai smiled and said: "It's just the boss. What kind of valuable things are you going to sell in the store? If you don't know, just sell bamboo weavings. Sell bamboo weavings." Do you want to write a good couplet? "
"Bamboo weaving can be sold. Our store will have many different businesses in the future. It's not an exaggeration to call it a grocery store, but we are a department store, so we are better than a grocery store!"
Liang Chuan continued to think about the second couplet and said: "When opening a store and doing business, what matters is the flow of people, or word of mouth. If we want our small store to be known to everyone, we must make the brand famous. The brand must be famous. After that, others will know what we sell in our store, so that our reputation will be wider. We can't advertise now. These couplets are our advertisements. Don't underestimate these couplets. In the future, Whoever thinks of this couplet will think of our store."
"What is advertising?"
"It means to advertise widely." No matter how hard you explain, it's useless.
"Does this couplet have any meaning?"
"Of course it has meaning. You don't want us to open a store and attract thieves every day. The meaning of this couplet is very simple. Don't let petty thieves come into our store. Only people with moral integrity can come in. Although doing business means nothing, It is open to all directions and welcomes guests from all over the world, but I still dislike people who are petty thieves. If you have any difficulties, you can raise them and find a way to solve them. If you do nothing, then it will not work. "
"What does the second couplet say?"
"In the second couplet, you write 'Scholar, Farmer, Industry, and Businessmen, Zhengyu' like this. The first part of this couplet is the four syllables, and the second part is the fifth syllable. Our business is best done in all walks of life. The most important thing is to be precise in business, but to do it broadly. It’s not necessarily bad. As long as we can make money, let’s give it a try. There are different sounds in the four seas. When guests from all over the world come, we just treat each other with courtesy. Only in this way can we make a lot of money, right?”
Ye Xiaochai looked at Liang Chuan, his bright eyes sparkling with admiration. She didn't know if Liang Chuan had already thought of these two couplets, or if he just came up with them when he came to the store. She was so shocked that she would not be able to write a poem even if she had read it for a lifetime. Moreover, the two couplets were both extraordinary and absolutely unique. It was not easy to match them up and match the artistic conception.
What's even more difficult is that in both couplets, Liang Chuan placed his good hopes on Kan's small shop. The two are perfectly integrated, plus the couplets with the same word in Helu Ancestral Hall. Looking around the Song Dynasty today, who among the literati is as talented as Dongjia? In this large southeastern ravine, the owner is content and content with nothing to do with the world. .
"Master, what do you write in the last couplet?"
"This is the last couple..." Liang Chuan sighed for a while. He has been a human being for two lifetimes, so let's go like this: "One year old, two springs, two months, eight months, two springs and autumns in the world!"
Liang Chuan was a man in two lifetimes, and he experienced this incredible experience. Only he could understand the emotions involved. Although his body was severely damaged and it was difficult for all his friends and relatives to see each other again, in this world, he slowly adapted and slowly Life in this world is getting better and better. Being human in two lives is like a dream, and all situations are condensed in this couplet.
I'm afraid no one can explain this couplet.
"Another absolute, boss, are you going to let the scholars of the Song Dynasty live? I'm afraid no one in the Song Dynasty can get these three couplets right." Ye Xiaochai shook his head and wrote down three couplets slowly, Said: "It's a pity that my handwriting is too crude and ruined your couplet. If the former Yan Zhenqing Liu Gongquan wrote it, wouldn't it be famous forever and passed down from generation to generation?"
Liang Chuan knew that Ye Xiaochai was flattering him, so he behaved himself and said, "That's not okay."
"Why not? You're not happy to have two calligraphers write a couplet for you!"
"That's not true. You can't be too satisfied with everything. No one can match my couplets like what you wrote. If my calligraphy were to be the best in the world, and the scholars in the world would be discouraged and feel that there is no hope in this life, wouldn't they vomit three liters of blood with hatred? It ends in depression!”
Ye Xiaochai gave Liang Chuan a big look, thinking that his boss was trying to be humble, but he didn't expect that he still had this bad habit of being proud of his talents and not being humble at all. But, isn't it just like this? There are many talented people in the world, but none of them is Ling Yun's arrogant person. The most unknown person is probably the boss who reads couplets to me around me but I can't write them.
Ye Xiaochai's handwriting is beautiful, just like her person, gentle and tender, and the couplets she writes are not very grand. But in the eyes of an outsider like Liang Chuan, who doesn't even know how to hold a pen like Mao Xiao, Donkey Dung Dandan is superficial and looks very attractive.
The three couplets are all written, but they only have the upper couplet and no lower couplet. The second line is waiting for the store to open, waiting for the destined person to solve these three pairs of eternal absolutes.
"Boss, what should our store's sign be called?"
As soon as Ye Xiaochai asked, Liang Chuan walked leisurely for a few steps in the store, pretending to be thoughtful. Wandering under the window sill, he turned his back, raised his head, and put his hands behind his back. The sun shone into the room, and Liang Chuan seemed to glow under the sunlight. This was a pretentious pose that Liang Chuan particularly liked.
Liang Chuan said: "I have always dreamed of visiting every corner of the world. After thousands of miles of journey, I will finally arrive. Let's call it 'Wanda'."
"Wanda?"
"That's right, it's Wanda. You have to write these two words more grandly. This is our signature. Everything else can be casual, but these two words can't do it!" Liang Chuan snickered in his heart. Alas, reluctantly, he just started Let’s borrow the business name from future generations. "Xiaochai, after you finish writing, go and buy four pieces of red cloth to cover these three couplets and this signboard. When the opening ceremony is held, we will lift the red hijab again. By the way, there is also a picture of a tiger descending from the mountain at home. Take it Come here and hang it in the store.”
