"Hey, Senior Official, I thought we were early enough today, but I didn't expect that the Senior Official came earlier than us. Did you come from Xinghua?" Early in the morning, Liang Chuan saw that Zheng Zuliang had arrived first. surprised.
"Brothers Liangchuan opened their new store today. I, Mr. Zheng, don't dare to neglect it. Li Xian told me as soon as he got back, look, this is the percussion troupe I invited, but it is the most famous in Xinghua, and there is also a juggling team. Troupe, a singing and opera troupe, they must make a big noise today." Zheng Zuliang pointed to the three groups next to him. For ordinary people to have a happy event at home, it would be a very luxurious event to invite one of the three groups of people. In order to give Liang Chuan some face, Zheng Zu brought all three groups together at once. This kind of ostentation in Xinghua It's rare, so it's no wonder that the entire Fengshan people came here just to feast their eyes on it and join in the fun.
The leader of the third class was signaled by Zheng Zuliang and stepped forward to ask Liang Chuan: "Master, when will we start playing and singing? Give us the instructions and we will start performing."
Zheng Zuliang said with a smile: "You want to ask this high official, not me, about his situation today."
The three people looked at Liang Chuan in unison, and Liang Chuan said: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. The journey is long and we are late today. I will wait for you for a while and we will be fine soon."
"Xiaochai, open the door quickly."
There is no one living in the store now, so you have to go in from the back to remove the door panels. Ye Xiaochai led Zhaodi and the two of them to the back door and started to remove the door panels from the inside.
After the two men quickly removed the door panels, the villagers looked into the shop and saw that except for the bare counter, tables and a few chairs, there were no other products. Everyone was dumbfounded. They all said that the owner of this store was quite evil. He didn't know why he was crazy a few days ago. He let people move things as he pleased. Now they have all been moved and the store is open, but there is nothing inside. This. . What tricks are you playing?
The villagers who were up to no good shouted at Liang Chuan: "Hey, shopkeeper, what do you sell in this shop? My eyes are not wide open. I stretched my neck and looked again and again. It seems that there is nothing." "
The crowd nearby also started making noises upon hearing this, and the scene was noisy. Everyone had smiles on their faces, fearing that the world would not be in chaos.
Liang Chuan stood at the door of the shop. He opened a shop but didn't sell anything. No wonder everyone didn't know what medicine he was selling. Liang Chuan stretched out his hands and made a lowering motion, and all the voices fell silent, as if Liang Chuan was about to speak.
Liang Chuan cleared his throat and said: "Everyone, you are right, our store is indeed empty, with no goods or objects, but today is indeed a good day for our store to open. The purpose of opening today is not to sell things to everyone. , to make money in everyone’s pockets, but to let everyone know that a store in Fengshan has opened today, and this store will sell all kinds of items that everyone needs in the future and try to meet everyone’s needs. Today everyone is happily gathering at So, let’s make some fun first and gain popularity for my shop. I believe that within two years, my shop will serve everyone well, please wait and see!”
There are so many people opening stores in Fengshan, and this is the first time that everyone has seen the store owner act like this. The store opened before the goods arrived. There is such a spirit of doing business in the world, but Liang Chuan's passionate words were very contagious to these simple villagers. When Liang Chuan finished speaking, there was a burst of warm applause and cheers. Voice.
"Everyone knows that recently we have a kind of magical bird egg in Fengshan, and everyone's response has been very enthusiastic. Everyone who has tasted it said it is good! In order to give back to new and old customers, and to reward guests for today's opening, our store has decided to open the store first thing every day Just give away fifty divine bird eggs, first come first served!"
The villagers got excited and asked: "Shop, do you mean to give it away for free?"
"Of course it's free, but there are only fifty pills per day, one per person, queue up every day, first come first served!"
It’s another good thing that’s free. The villagers spread the word about it. Some people who didn’t get the paper figurine incense candles two days ago are still resenting that this good thing didn’t get any sweetness. Now it’s better, the opportunity has come again!
Liang Chuan used such a low-cost method, and I'm afraid there will be countless people queuing up every day. .
"Then the shop owner can take off his red hijab and display his sign?" After the applause, there was another round of booing.
Liang Chuan smiled and called Yi Niang, this poor wife who never left him when he was in the most difficult time. Yi Niang had never appeared under the attention of so many people before. For a moment, her heart pounded faster and she was very nervous. Liang Chuan gently held Yi Niang's hand and slowly pulled the red silk ribbon covering the signboard. down.
The signboard has two big characters "Wanda" written on both hands. Another burst of cheers erupted from the scene. Zhaodi and He Baozheng picked up the firecrackers on the bullock cart, went not far from the village entrance, and set off the firecrackers with crackling sounds. The happy crowd covered their ears, and the sound of firecrackers mixed with the joyous sound of suona and drums pushed the atmosphere to a climax.
Normally in such an occasion, it would be enough for a man to show off by himself, and being able to bring the women at home is already very informal. Liang Chuan actually held his wife to witness this beautiful moment together. Zheng Ruoying and Ye Xiaochai, both women, felt mixed emotions when they saw this scene.
Liang Chuan signaled that the leader of the third class could perform. The suona, which represented the celebration, was played first, and the expectant villagers cheered. Wonderful acrobatics such as playing with a vat and walking on stilts began. The wind and percussion troupe was nearby, with high-pitched tunes, joyful gongs and drums, loud noises, and the opera singers. Three or two actors with colorful faces performed a piece that Liang Chuan had never seen before. It was the villagers who watched. Everyone was enjoying it and burst into cheers!
Zheng Zuliang has always been curious. Liang Chuan is a very talented person. What would such a person give his shop a name. The moment the red silk was taken off, there were only two characters on the signboard: Wanda, a very common name, exactly the same as Wantong and Wanxin, and the character Wanda was always used. From his perspective as a scholar, this name is very vulgar and ordinary.
Look at this word again. . Alas, I have long heard that Liang Chuan is full of talents and learning, but because he cannot use this word, he cannot embark on an official career. When I looked at it today, I saw that it really lacked a lot of heat. How is it different from the calligraphy written by a woman? There is no masculinity at all. It is coy and coquettish. This kind of calligraphy can only be regarded as entry-level. . . Can't get into the elegant hall.
How could Zheng Zuliang know what the word Wanda meant to Liang Chuan in that era? If Liang Chuan can one day create a Wanda of the same scale in this era, it will not be in vain.
It is better to keep some thoughts in mind. Zheng Zuliang still complimented Liang Chuan sincerely and said: "The two words "Wanda" are really majestic. These two words are worthy of Liang Chuan's unconstrained whims."
Everyone else didn't expect that Liang Chuan's own sign was so simple and popular. Logically speaking, it doesn't look like Liang Chuan's style, but today is Liang Chuan's big day. You can't speak sarcastically, and you have to say some polite words for the occasion. This is everyone's point. Still understand. A group of people congratulated Liang Chuan one after another.
The red silk on the signboard has been removed, and next is the red silk on the couplet. Liang Chuan said to Zheng Zuliang: "Master Zheng, of all the people here, I believe that you may be the most talented and knowledgeable, and have the highest fame. Please take off this red silk."
Zheng Zuliang was puzzled as to what the red silk strip had to do with knowledge. After some polite remarks, he gently took off the couplet at the door.
Only the first couplet was written in the first couplet, and the first couplet said: "Thieves should not enter the Tao." Zheng Zuliang knew as soon as he saw this couplet why Liang Chuan asked him, the most talented person, to uncover the red silk. Only writing the first couplet but not the second couplet obviously means that people should study the pairs carefully before learning.
Zheng Zuliang looked at the pair with a wry smile on his face. Liang Chuan, a man who was full of ink but couldn't write anything, really didn't disappoint him. This pair seemed simple, but for a while, even a person like him couldn't figure it out.
The two words "thief" and "dao" sound together. Although they have the same pronunciation, they have opposite meanings. It is most appropriate to hang it on this door. Although this word is exactly the same as the word on the sign, both are ugly words that cannot be sold, but based on this pairing alone, looking at the talents of the Song Dynasty, there are probably not many talented people who can challenge Liang Chuan.
Zheng Zuliang is a scholar. It’s not that he can’t go further, but that he has reached the Jinluan Temple, which is the most desired place for scholars. He can be regarded as a unique student. However, every mountain is higher than the other, and only the top three in the Jinluan Temple can be achieved. , all others are dismissed. Zheng Zuliang didn't know that if he had been in the Renzong Dynasty, he would have been at least a Jinshi.
Not only Zheng Zuliang, but also Zheng Ruoying also liked poetry. But when she glanced at this couple and then looked at her uncle, she also smiled bitterly and sighed.
Liang Chuan stood quietly while Zheng Zuliang was deep in thought. He did not disturb the scholar's thoughts. After he sighed heavily, he asked softly: "How are you, Mr. Official?"
Zheng Zuliang smiled and said: "There are talented people from generation to generation, and the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Brother Liang Chuan, if you practice your rough calligraphy well, why worry about being on the gold list one day, instead of you being in the top three!"
Liang Chuan smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, please stop making excuses about my words. This was written by Xiaochai, not me. Don't rush to sigh, there are two more copies in it, take a look first, and then sigh. It’s not too late.”
Liang Chuan pulled Zheng Zuliang, and a group of people followed him into the store. There were two pairs of red silk in the store. Liang Chuan pulled off the second pair and saw the words "Scholar, Farmer, Industrial and Commercial Corner Zhengyu" written on it. Zheng Zuliang just looked at it and felt like he was hit hard again.
Matching pairs is not his strong point, but Liang Chuan's performance is eternally absolute. Even if he tries his best, he will never be able to match it.
Liang Chuan said with a smile: "Master, there is a third pair, do you want to read it?"
Zheng Zuliang waved his hand with a wry smile and said: "Brother Liang Chuan, please don't pull the last piece of red silk. For your first two pairs, I'm afraid Sun He, Chen Yaozi, Yao Hua, Liang Gu, Zhang Shide and others will not be able to forgive you, let alone I am an unknown person."
"Who are these people?"
"All the former champions!"
"Well.."
Liang Chuan walked out of the store, facing the happy crowd, and motioned to the class leader of Class 3 to stop first because he had something to say.
After the villagers were quiet, Liang Chuan pointed to the couplet hanging at the door and said: "Today is the opening day of my shop. There should be goods from all directions on the shelves for you to choose from, but the boy was not prepared well and the goods are still on the way. But Well, I have also prepared three pairs of couplets to sell to everyone today! Look, these are the three pairs of couplets. These three pairs of couplets are sold in the shop today. Anyone who can match the second couplet of the three pairs of couplets will be given a hundred taels of silver. Reward!"
One hundred taels! The crowd was instantly excited. What number is this? It is equivalent to more than 100,000 in later generations. How many villagers have worked in farm work for a lifetime and don’t know what a hundred taels look like. Now they can get it just by looking at the pairs on the wall at the door. One hundred taels of silver that you can't earn in a lifetime!
"One hundred taels is not enough, I will add another four hundred taels to make up for five hundred taels!" Zheng Zuliang added another heavy oil to the raging fire.
The crowd exploded instantly!
