Chapter 24 Caiyi enters the city and the night rain is not peaceful(1/2)
Regardless of the price, the woman in purple took down "Sunflower".
After browsing other pictures with different styles, they selected three more and entered the sales room.
There was an endless stream of people choosing picture albums, and the woman in purple took out one from the bookshelf.
After flipping through a few pages, the woman in purple took out another book that anyone who enters the bookstore can buy.
"Liao Zhai Shuo"
Turning the page, a strong sense of imagery and the opening line come into view.
.........In the wilderness of the mountains, the moon is hidden and the stars are sparse. A dim yellow lantern approaches from a distance...
Can't put it down.
There are three volumes of "Liao Zhai Shuo". The woman in purple took one each, and then saw the picture album that was popular in Chentang County, and she was poked and poked.
"Moonlight Box"
Turn to the first page.
The desert is solitary, the sun is setting over the long river, and the woman riding a donkey is walking leisurely.
There is a smile on the corner of the mouth.
While staying at the book club for half a moment, the woman in purple brought dozens of books and four paintings.
Li Xingzhu had long noticed the woman in purple.
Banri Publishing House was founded by Ning Changan, and Li Xingzhu initially opposed it.
A policeman with a pen?
If you really had this talent, why would you be a spy?
Ning Chang'an, who was not a policeman, was not only good-looking but also had a thick head. But when he became a policeman, he became enlightened. The poems he came up with at random would make Ning Changsheng, a famous gentleman in Chentang County, feel ashamed.
Painting can be described in four words, "unprecedented and unparalleled", at least in Chentang County.
So Ning Changsheng set up a book club and Ning Changsheng supported it, and he followed his husband.
The bookstore hired a clever clerk, and Ning Changan produced all the picture albums and then printed them for sale.
After its establishment, business was tepid, but it was sufficient for Ning Changan's expenses.
The river demon case was solved, and the bookstore's business gradually became prosperous. The Yanziping murder case came to light, and the bookstore's business was booming. The clerk was busy and had no time to spare. For several days, he had to find time to help.
They are busy during the day, but few people are as generous as the woman in purple to buy. They are probably children from wealthy families around the county.
She was as handsome as a wild goose, with an unworldly air of immortality, and bought dozens of drawings and albums. Li Xingzhu paid attention to the woman in purple early on.
After the detection of the river demon case, Ning Changan became famous, and there was an endless stream of people coming to propose marriage.
There are good-looking girls, even girls from wealthy families.
Ning Changan told himself that he didn't need to worry about it. Men were getting married, and women were getting married. The eldest brother was like his father, and his eldest sister-in-law was like her mother. How could she not worry about it.
Seeing the woman in purple, Li Xingzhu's heart pounded.
It would be great if Ning Changan married this girl!
The woman in purple paid the silver, and Li Xingzhu dismissed the waiter and received it himself.
"These picture albums are inconvenient to carry around. Why don't you tell me where to send them to Chang'an?"
"No trouble," the woman in purple smiled.
"Chentang County is not big, everyone here looks familiar, but the girl is unfamiliar and from outside."
"Um"
"What do you call it?"
The woman in purple clothes was slightly surprised, but she didn't think much about it. The woman in front of her was bright and good-looking. Although she didn't like the shrewdness between her eyebrows, she was well-mannered and shrewd but not philistine.
"Chen Yuhuo"
"Chang'an fishing fires, please use more", Li Xingzhu felt happy in his heart.
Dozens of volumes of picture books were packed into bamboo baskets by Li Xingzhu.
The picture album and pictures were placed in a bamboo basket, and the waiter held the basket with great difficulty.
Chen Yuhuo paid silver.
Li Xingzhu wanted to help Chen Yuhuo out and chat with him for a while.
Then I saw Chen Yuhuo smile brightly and said "No need"
He picked it up lightly, as if it was nothing.
"Well"
Li Xingzhu was stunned.
Chen Yuhuo had already walked out with a fairy spirit.
Li Xingzhu chased him out.
The streets were lively and crowded, but there was no sign of the woman in purple.
"It's unreasonable. Could it be that the female disciples of the academy and sect are mistaken?"
Looking around with regret, Li Xingzhu turned back and entered the book club, a little absent-minded.
The girl looks so fairy-like!
It’s rare that they have anything in common with Chang’an?
Hobby!
I am also good at pen and ink, but I can't see Zi Chou Yin Mao in the picture of sunflowers. I am a man with a lot of education, and I can't see how profound the artistic conception in the painting is, but he is caught by the purple-clothed woman at a glance.
pity!
As night falls, the streets in Chentang County light up.
There was a curfew in the county town during Haishi, but before that, the city of tens of thousands of people was prosperous and lively.
It takes less than a day to reach the capital by boat by waterway.
On land, a galloping horse is faster.
Chentang County has a sea of reeds and flowers, as well as ancient and famous temples. It is also a waterway transportation hub from south to north. There are many merchants and tourists. These large numbers of people entering the county have driven the prosperity of the business city and accommodated all kinds of people.
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If Chentang County was really a piece of dry land within half an acre of square pond, Jilou would not have Liu Xilou or Xie Ling'er, a pure-blooded man with outstanding appearance.
There are two places that literati who enter Chentang County must visit. One is Banri Publishing House, where Ning Changan's astonishing paintings can be refreshing and shocking.
The other one is Jilou.
In a county, there should be no comparison with the romantic places in the capital, but Jilou has Liu Xilou and Xie Ling'er. They are two pretty girls with different styles. Their music, chess, calligraphy and painting are not comparable to the girl from Mingyuelou in the capital, but the lyrics are called one.
"Absolutely"
The market is located between Jilou and Banri Books, the most prosperous area in the entire county.
In the evening, Lu Qian went on patrol with two detectives.
The three of them crossed the Ji Tower.
The Jilou was brightly lit, and the cheerful singing voice of Qingyue spread from the Jilou to the accompaniment of pipa.
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I wish that wind was me
I wish that month was me
Flying flowers in the willow bottom are me
Singing over wine
Be a free and easy me
Ignore what the world says I am
Just be true to yourself
spend time in laughter
I don’t care whether it’s merit or demerit
Singing over wine
Don’t remember all cause and effect
Live happily and enjoyably despite the wind and rain
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The singer was Liu Xilou. The girl with unmatched beauty in Chentang had an ethereal voice. Lu Qian, who was passing by downstairs, subconsciously slowed down.
To be continued...