I open a bookstore in the human world

More than half an hour later, Song Lan arrived in a hurry.

As a ghost envoy, he is naturally capable of traveling thousands of miles a day, but since it is broad daylight and the weather is particularly good, traveling under the scorching sun is still a little uncomfortable for a ghost envoy of Song Lan's level.Therefore, he didn't look very well, his face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, and he looked like he was going to fall down at any time.

Yiyi happened to be arranging the shelves by the door. She was startled when she saw her boss's appearance, and hurried forward to help her, but was rejected by Song Lan: "I'm fine, where are the two people who want to see Zuiyue?"

Yiyi pointed at Zuiyue's studio and whispered, "Brother Qin is showing them around Zuiyue's studio."

Song Lan frowned slightly, said nothing, and walked towards Zuiyue's exclusive box.

The sudden appearance of Song Lan startled the three people who were reading the words inside, especially the woman, who was obviously frightened and looked undecided.

"This is Boss Song from our bookstore." Qin Shi immediately realized and introduced to the other two.He didn't expect Song Lan to arrive so soon. In order to delay the time, he brought those two strange guests here for a visit.

The woman also came back to her senses, looked at Song Lan without a trace, and stretched out her hand politely: "Boss Song, I have admired you for a long time."

"Where is it?" Facing the woman who offered her hand, Song Lan naturally behaved very gentlemanly, pretending not to notice the other party's sizing up, and shook her hand with a smile.

"Brother Song, this Ms. He said that she wants to buy all of Zuiyue's calligraphy works." Qin Se approached enthusiastically and introduced, thinking that Song Lan would be very happy to hear that there was a big business for him.

What is the real last name?Song Lan felt a "thump" in his heart.

Song Lan frowned and glanced at Qin Shi who was watching, and said in a deep voice, "Got it, you go out to entertain the guests first."

"?" Qin Shi never thought that Song Lan's attitude would be so indifferent, and he didn't even look good at him who "announced the good news". He couldn't help being a little curious and aggrieved, and wanted to say something, but under the pressure of Song Lan's eyes walked out.

"Boss Song," said the old man who had been silent since just now, "We all want Master Zuiyue's calligraphy, and you have to make an offer."

"Let's not talk about this for now." Song Lan didn't have much intention to talk about business, her eyes were fixed, and she went straight to the topic, "There are no outsiders present, can the two of you explain your reason for coming?"

The woman and the old man looked at each other, the woman concealed the astonishment in her eyes, and said with a light smile: "What did Boss Song say? What's the purpose? We don't understand. We just saw Master Zuiyue by chance. I just came here and have no other purpose.” Sure enough, as Qin Shi said, the woman’s accent is a bit strange, and the articulation is not very clear, it’s a bit like a foreigner learning Chinese.

"Oh? Really?" Song Lan stared at the two of them without blinking, "But I remember my clerk said that you originally wanted to see Zuiyue."

The woman smiled slightly and said, "My father likes Master Zuiyue's writing very much, so he wanted to meet the author. But I heard that the master is unfortunately not in the shop."

"She is resting today," Song Lan said. "I think she will be very happy if you two can appreciate Zuiyue's writing. When she comes back, I will pass on your kindness to her."

As soon as these words came out, the complexions of the woman and the old man changed slightly - Song Lan's implication was very clear, and he made it clear that he did not want them to meet with Zuiyue.

The woman couldn't help but said: "I wonder if Boss Song can let our father and daughter meet Master Zuiyue. My father wants to ask her some calligraphy questions."

Song Lan smiled politely: "It's the same to tell me if you have any questions. I will definitely convey them to Zuiyue completely for you. She is resting these days and will not come to the store."

The woman was obviously in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "It's okay, we can wait for her in the store for a few days. Or...or Boss Song, you can give me the contact information of Master Zuiyue, and I will talk to her."

"Sorry," Song Lan shook her head with a smile, "This is her personal privacy, I can't disclose it to you."

The woman knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, but she was not reconciled, and continued to struggle: "It's okay for us to wait here for her."

"You two," Song Lan frowned, and looked at the two of them suspiciously, "You two make me very embarrassed."

The woman knew that her performance made the other party suspicious, and hurriedly said: "Boss Song, don't get me wrong, we really have no malicious intentions. Here, look, this is my business card."

Song Lan took the business card and glanced at it. It was printed with the title of the head of the Asia-Pacific region of a certain company.He raised the end of his eyebrows lightly: this company is quite famous, and he had heard of it when he was studying abroad.It is said that the boss behind the scene is a Chinese, could it be related to the two people in front of me?

If my guess is true, then this time maybe I'm lucky.

However, even if the two people in front of them really have something to do with Zuiyue's original family, if they are not allowed to see Zuiyue, they still have to listen to Zuiyue's own opinion.After all, he vaguely knew something about Zuiyue's past, and that wasn't a very good experience...

His mind was running fast, and Song Lan showed a standard smile on his face, and said, "So it's Mr. He, sorry for your disrespect."

He Zixian looked at Song Lan's impeccable smile, and always felt that although she had seen a lot of turmoil in the business field, she couldn't see through the person in front of her at all. There is a somewhat contemptuous attitude.

She pondered for a moment and decided to confess to Song Lan: "Boss Song, to tell you the truth, my father and I have been living abroad and haven't come back for decades. The reason why we insisted on meeting this Master Zuiyue in person is because Because my father found that her handwriting was very similar to the calligraphy of an old friend of his. Something happened to my father back then, which caused him to feel guilty about that old man and wanted to apologize to her face to face but had no chance. Not long ago he I accidentally saw Master Zuiyue's handwriting, so I came to Bishan all the way, just to see the person who wrote it."

After a pause, she added another sentence: "Boss Song, my father is getting old, and he was diagnosed with a terminal illness not long ago. In short, we really have no malicious intentions, and we just want my father to be able to get him back before he dies." wish." After speaking, He Zixian choked up.

Song Lan was stunned: He really didn't expect that this hale and hearty old man in front of him was terminally ill, and he didn't have many days left.

Looking at the sad woman and the repentant old man in front of her, Song Lan hesitated: Should Zuiyue meet them?These two people are obviously related to the family that Zuiyue lived, but the relationship between Zuiyue and that family...

The woman said that the old man wanted to find an old friend to apologize, but if he was really a participant in that incident back then, he should know that Zuiyue is no longer alive, and now he says he wants to find someone, what is his purpose?

"I think the two of you are mistaken. Teacher Zuiyue is very young, so he can't be the old friend of your father." After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out the real purpose of the two people in front of him, so Song Lan decided to find out first. .

The old man smiled bitterly and sighed, "I know."

"In that case, then you..." Song Lan frowned.

"Actually, I know very well that Master Zuiyue cannot be my old friend. However, this matter has been on my mind for decades. I originally thought that I would have no chance in this life so I had to pay it back in the next life, but now I see it. When it comes to Master Zuiyue's calligraphy..." The old man took a deep look at Song Lan, "Boss Song, you probably can't understand my mood at that time, how excited I was, how—"

The old man was so excited that he couldn't breathe. Seeing his father like this, He Zixian hurriedly helped him to sit down first, then looked at Song Lan, and said sincerely, "Boss Song, my father just wants to meet that master, even if she is not The person my father really wants to find, but this is his last wish, I hope you can help me..."

The old man looked at Song Lan with eyes as deep as a pond, which made Song Lan's heart tremble.

Song Lan's heart is not made of stone, it would be too cruel to reject such an old man who is dying.

Seeing that Song Lan's expression was shaken, He Zixian felt that there was something to be done, and said while the iron was hot: "Boss Song, please, we promise that we will never do anything out of line. My father just wants to see her."

Song Lan was silent, and sighed softly for a while: "Well, you go back first, and I will notify you when Zuiyue comes to work."

After the woman and the old man left, Qin Shi sneaked up and asked, "Brother Song, who are those two..." He also found some clues from the attitudes of the three of them.

Song Lan's brows formed a "Chuan" character, and said in a deep voice: "They claim their surname He, and they can read Zuiyue's handwriting. I suspect that they may be related to Zuiyue's family before his death."

"Ah?!" Qin Shi was taken aback, "Which family was she before she was alive? Didn't you hear her say that her death was forced by that family?"

The reason why Zuiyue became a ghost after death is still a ghost, naturally because she carried a lot of resentment before her death, and there was no peace after her death.Among the ghosts under Song Lan, her story is more poignant.

She was born in a scholarly family 100 years ago. Her surname is He. Everyone in the family, men, women, young and old, can write good handwriting. It is said that this is a family rule: because the ancestors of the family were appreciated by the monarch at that time with good handwriting, and they have been in official career since then. smoothly.The ancestors let the descendants of the family, regardless of gender, have to learn calligraphy, saying that this is the foundation of the He family.

There were many high-ranking officials in He Jiazu, but by the beginning of the Republic of China, it had already declined with the demise of the feudal dynasty. In order to maintain the superficial scenery, people in the family had to start selling characters.

Among the younger generation, Zuiyue's handwriting is the best, so she is regarded as a writing machine, locked in the study room to write all day long, and other juniors in the family are also told not to "disturb" her. Girlhood was spent in this long loneliness.

Under such circumstances, Zui Yue found a good way to numb herself: drinking.Although the He family has fallen, the dandies in the family who are not engaged in production still play cockfights and buy dogs every night, so the wine cellar in the house is not locked all the year round, and the door is wide open.After discovering this situation, Zuiyue sneaked into the wine cellar several times to steal wine and drink, and got very drunk every time.

The people in the family didn't find out Zuiyue's little secret, they just thought that Zuiyue's calligraphy was getting wilder and easier to sell, so they pushed her even tighter.This situation did not change until she was 17 years old.

At that time, a wealthy man fell in love with Zuiyue and proposed to marry her as his concubine.At that time, the Republic of China had been established and polygamy was abolished. However, due to various reasons, this policy was not really implemented. Many people still kept many wives and concubines at home as before.

In fact, from Zuiyue's background, being a concubine is really an insult to the ancestors, but at that time the He family had long been unable to make ends meet, and selling calligraphy alone could not fill the bottomless financial hole.The rich man proposed that as long as Zuiyue was willing to marry him, he would help pay off all the debts of the He family.This proposal moved the hearts of those wolf-hearted people in the He family who were blinded by money, and regardless of Zuiyue's willingness or not, she agreed to the marriage.

Zuiyue is of course reluctant, she is the daughter of the He family, although the He family is now in decline, but she still has the pride of a scholar in her bones, how can she let someone sell herself?What's more, it's still small?

What was even more intolerable was that she also heard that the rich man had done evil and had a lot of blood on his hands. She firmly could not bear to spend her life with such a person.

But relying on the strength of Zuiyue alone is completely irresistible, and the He family guards her closely, and she has no chance to escape at all.Seeing that the day of getting married is getting closer, Zuiyue is also gradually getting desperate.Finally, on the night before her wedding, knowing that she had no hope, she hanged herself.

After Zuiyue died, she became an innocent soul. She didn't want to report to the underworld. From then on, An Anxin used the identity of a ghost to live in the underworld. She chose to stay and wander in the human world for the purpose of avenging herself.

Because the bride committed suicide the night before her marriage, the He family, who had already received the dowry to repay the debt, could not face the anger of the rich man. Moreover, from the second day after Zuiyue died, the old house of the He family would be filled with women's weeping every night. It's the ghost of Zuiyue who is at work.

The He family panicked, not only to avoid the rich man's debt collection, but also to prevent the wronged soul from finding them. They hastily sold the old house and left each other. A big and intricate family fell apart.

After that, the war broke out and the world was chaotic. Zuiyue also gradually lost the whereabouts of the He family. It is not known whether she died in the war or remained anonymous.

Song Lan had asked about Zuiyue's life experience when she was conquering her, and that was how Zuiyue answered him.When the He family was mentioned, her eyes were full of resentment and madness, and it was obvious that she still couldn't let go of her knot.Because she hated the He family, she also changed her surname and name because of this. She no longer took "He" as her surname, and only let people call herself "Drunken Moon".

Now that the He family is coming to the door again, Song Lan is not only worried that Zuiyue's special identity will be discovered, but also worried that Zuiyue will be stimulated to recall the painful past. Although she has been subdued by Song Lan, if she is really crazy Get up, I'm afraid it will cause a big commotion.If the monks and Taoists with supernatural powers in the world discover it, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it may even be discovered with all their ghosts.

What a headache, Song Lan rubbed her temples helplessly.