Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

The crowd stepped forward one by one, loudly announcing the books they wanted to buy, and shopkeeper Zhou and the servants were like clockwork puppets, mechanically repeating "receive money", "give "Ganze Ballad" ", "Receive money", "Give "Zhegui Title Copy"" actions.

It wasn't until the arms were sore and the cashier's cloth bag was changed twice that the book buying line finally became less compact than before.Shopkeeper Zhou freed his hand to wipe his sweat, and was about to get up and write a sign, announcing that "the book will be sold out", so as not to let the people behind continue to queue up blindly——

Suddenly, several strong men surrounded one person and stepped forward, rudely brushed aside the crowd, and rushed straight up to the steps where shopkeeper Zhou was!

Without waiting for the latter to react, the people who were surrounded in the center snapped their fingers and accused them angrily, "Okay! How dare you open the door to make money in this shameless study where doves occupy magpies' nests? Aren't you afraid of breaking your conscience!"

The voice of this curse was not small, and it almost reached the ears of everyone present.Those people who were eager to buy books couldn't help but pause, and looked suspiciously at the man on the steps, "What? Who are you, and why do you say that Shun'an Study will break your conscience?"

"I am Sun Wenliang, the shopkeeper of Jinfeng Bookstore on the street, and I have been acquainted with Andrew Zhi, the former owner of Shun'an Bookstore, for many years!"

Standing beside the bewildered shopkeeper Zhou, Sun Wenliang looked angry and bitter, as if he was in great grief, and said angrily: "It's you! You and your boss are all black-hearted profiteers !——Zhuozhi’s old father is seriously ill in bed, and the study’s business has not been going well for a long time. How can you take advantage of others’ danger, occupy the study, and drive Zhuozhi away? You really are not human!”

Hearing such slander, shopkeeper Zhou couldn't help being startled, and immediately realized that this person was here to mess things up, so he hurriedly got up, "We didn't..."

"Still quibbling!"

Sun Wenliang interrupted, patted the chest of the suspicious onlookers, and said righteously: "Everyone! Our bosses on Fangji Street have known Zhuo Zhi for a long time, and they saw him with their own eyes that night." Loaded the belongings into the carriage, and set off for the capital overnight—who knows that the night journey is difficult? If it wasn’t for this profiteer who chased people away, why couldn’t he wait until dawn the next day before leaving the shop?”

This statement sounds very reasonable at first glance, but as long as you think about it carefully, you will know that it is actually just Sun Wenliang's strong argument.

But obviously, with Sun Wenliang's upright attitude and the addition of previous rumors, many people have already believed it to be true.

"Hey, it seems to be... a few days ago when I was buying cloth at the silk shop opposite, I did hear the proprietress say that this study is particularly unlucky..."

"Yes! I also heard from the shopkeeper of Jinyu Pavilion opposite! He told me that the new owner of Shun'an Study is a black-hearted bookseller from the suburbs of Beijing. Money, after buying the study, drive them away!"

"Huh? Is there really such a thing?"

"If what this shopkeeper Sun said is true, then I don't want these books anymore, with dirty hands!"

"That's right, scholars of my generation have integrity, and I must not be a tiger's minion! I want to withdraw my book!"

"Since brother Shi has retired...then I, I should also retire..."

I was clamoring to buy it before, but now I am clamoring to return it.Shopkeeper Zhou was not a very eloquent person, and he was so busy that he was dizzy just now. At this time, his scalp was numb when he was scolded by Sun Wenliang, but he didn't know how to refute for a while, so he pointed at him anxiously: "Shopkeeper Sun , how can you speak empty words of innocence!"

"Empty mouth? The neighbors in the neighborhood are watching. Why don't you let me tell you that you have done something wrong!" Sun Wenliang is well aware of the truth that three people become tigers, and he does not give up an inch. His aura is even stronger than shopkeeper Zhou. "I advise you It's better to refund the money as soon as possible, so as not to do all the bad things, and the ghost knocks on the door in the middle of the night!"

"you--"

Shopkeeper Zhou was so angry that he could hardly control his temper. When he wanted to punch Sun Wenliang with a punch, a cold voice suddenly came from the side of the study, and he shouted, "Who is making trouble here?"

The voice was not angry and majestic, and had a natural aura. The scholars and common people who were originally agitated were all taken aback, and turned their heads to look over there.

Not far away, a group of heroic and strong soldiers appeared at some unknown time.The leader was wearing brown-red heavy armor, with sword-like eyebrows frowned, looking straight at the chaotic scene at the door of the study, his whole body was full of military aura unique to a military officer.

Seeing that the commotion had stopped, he turned his head slightly, and the eyes of the crowd could not help turning. Only then did he realize that there was a man in black clothes with a black hood covering his face and most of his body firmly!

The leader lowered his voice, turned his head and said a few words to the man in Xuanyi, then looked at the crowd again, raised his hand and showed a token, and said in a cold voice: "I am Geng Jing, the commander of the Imperial Army, leading the patrol So far—where is the shop owner? I haven’t made a report quickly, what happened here?”

After seeing Geng Jing revealing his identity, everyone present couldn't help but looked at each other in blank dismay, and subconsciously took a step back.

No one expected that this farce would attract the attention of the commander of the imperial army.

The common people always have a natural awe of the officers and soldiers, and since Ming Tan took over the forbidden barracks, their prestige in Beijing has also increased.Therefore, the original turmoil calmed down almost instantly, and the crowd sympathetically made way for the two shopkeepers involved to come out and explain the whole story.

Shopkeeper Zhou's eyes passed through the crowd, and the moment he saw the man in Xuanyi, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he hurried out, "The villain has seen the Commander--"

However, before he could say the ceremony, a person rushed towards Geng Jing like a wind, bowed his head in front of Geng Jing, and cried out: "Master Commander! You have sharp eyes and insight, but you have to do it for me." The neighbors on Fangji Street are the masters!" Sun Wenliang wiped his tears, full of righteous indignation, "This week the shopkeeper and his boss behind the scenes are a pair of black merchants, openly occupying the storefront of the previous shopkeeper, Andrew Zhi, and driving him out of the capital Now they are taking advantage of Shun’an’s study, driving up book prices, defrauding people’s money, and taking the opportunity to amass money—I’m begging the commanding officer to see through the traitors, and we must not let this kind of unhealthy trend prevail in Beijing!”

Unexpectedly, under the eyes of the imperial guards, Sun Wenliang would sue the villain first!

Shopkeeper Zhou gritted his teeth angrily, and hastily retorted: "My lord, I have done a serious business with the former shopkeeper, Andrew, and I have the house deed, title deed and official documents of the Shun'an Study in my hands. Shopkeeper Sun This is nothing but a slander against us!"

"House deed and title deed? What does that mean?"

Before Geng Jing could answer, Sun Wenliang said quickly, "You are used to black merchants, so of course you know how to deal with things cleanly, so you didn't directly seize the shop, but borrowed the power and influence you had accumulated in the suburbs of Beijing to give Zhuo After putting pressure on you, using silver far below the normal price to buy the house deed, and then driving him out of the capital, so that he can't come to confront you..."

He paused, his expression became more and more desolate, and he gritted his teeth: "We are all in business, who doesn't know these methods? - Conscience of heaven and earth! There is also an old father who is sick in bed in Zhuo's family, what are you doing like this?" Inhumane, aren't you afraid that if you do something wrong, you will be bombarded by the five thunders in the future!"

For the ancients, the five thunders were a very vicious curse and curse.

Shopkeeper Zhou's eyes were red, and he didn't even care about the guards beside him, so he rushed forward to fight Sun Wenliang.

But he was older, and Sun Wenliang deftly avoided him without even touching the latter's clothes, and shouted as if he had suffered some great grievance: "My lord, help me! If the people poke a painful foot, they will beat people to vent their anger!"

After filing the complaint, he rolled his eyes, and quickly turned to the people who were quietly watching the development of the situation, provocatively said: "Besides, what I just said about 'deceiving the people' is true... Hey! This little brother! Tell me, how much money did you spend to buy the script in your hand just now?"

The young man who was named by Sun Wenliang was taken aback for a moment, looked down at the red line on the cover that was as beautiful as a concubine and fairy, and said honestly: "Two, two taels of silver..."

"Two taels of silver! It's really a joke in the world!"

Sun Wenliang leaned back exaggeratedly, as if frightened by this answer, and said in a sharp voice, "Your Excellency may not know that legendary scripts like "Gan Ze Ballad" are not uncommon, and there are any bookstores in Beijing. It’s on sale. But it’s worth two taels of silver for a book, but it’s enough to go to Fuyi Restaurant for a table, and no one dares to sell it for such an outrageous price—”

He turned his head, looked at the expressions on everyone's faces, and couldn't help showing a smile with a certain chance of winning.

"Couldn't this be considered defrauding the people, or deliberately collecting money?"

After listening to Sun Wenliang's words, the people around who bought the books were still hesitant, but a small group of people who didn't buy the books turned their eyes and scolded: "That's right! Two taels of silver, isn't this a money grab?" ?”

"It's the same "Gan Ze Ballad". Why do other people's houses sell a consistent copper coin, but yours sells two taels of silver? Even the Jinfeng Bookshop of shopkeeper Sun only needs one tael of silver. Shun'an Study Room is actually thicker than his house No?"

"That's right, although Sun Wenliang himself may not be a good person, but this Shun'an study's behavior of slaughtering customers is much more heinous than him!"

Such voices sounded one after another, and seeing Sun Wenliang's triumphant eyes, shopkeeper Zhou couldn't help but open his eyes wide, and said angrily: "The shop has never deceived customers! This "Gan Ze Ballad" is clearly different from other books on the market. There is a difference, not only using the craftsmanship from the south of the Yangtze River to paint the seal of the book, but also printing several different illustrations on the pages of "Nie Yinniang", "Su'e" and "Mr. Wei"! In addition, in order to preserve the book for a longer period of time, the store also specially selected the most expensive paper and color ink, so that you can better collect this book!"

He turned his head and faced the people who had bought the book, and said sadly: "This book is on sale at the beginning of the year, and after careful calculation, the price of two taels of silver is just to earn capital... If you don't believe me, you can buy it." Ask the gentlemen who bought the book, is the color painting exquisite? Is the paper material of high quality?"

Most of the young people who bought the book were the first scholars who were attracted by "Zhe Gui Ti Chao". They happened to come across the first batch of "Gan Ze Ballad", and they were fascinated by the red line on the cover, so they immediately published the book. He bought it and everyone has a copy.

Now, hearing shopkeeper Zhou's inquiry, they couldn't help touching the book in their hands, turned their heads to look at each other, and said impartially: "This book is the same as the "Zhe Gui Title Copy" we bought earlier, the paper color is snow white, Soft and not wrinkled, it can be seen that the materials used are very expensive...Moreover, the color painting with the red line on the book cover is also lifelike and sophisticated, it is really a rare masterpiece!"

The other person also nodded and said: "Besides, it's rare that this picture is not just ink lines, but covered in red and purple, the colors are rich and gorgeous, I don't know how many grades are higher than those twisted book illustrations! It's totally worth admiring." This price!"

"That's right, if you buy a copy, you'll know that two taels of silver is really a bargain!"

After getting their support, shopkeeper Zhou immediately regained some confidence, and stared at Sun Wenliang without giving up an inch, "Shopkeeper Sun, do you understand now? Compared with the book in your store that doesn't even have a picture, but If you dare to sell a book worth a tael of silver..."

He sneered, and continued: "Small store's "Gan Ze Ballad" can really be called a sentence—the conscience is extremely good!"

The author has something to say: this week is so busy, I can only shorten the QAQ, after the next chapter is over, hug the babies guiltily