Chapter 167 Someone is causing trouble!
Lu Zheng finally came out once, and naturally he was in a very good mood. The three girls Siqi had long disappeared. They probably went to buy hairpins and rouge, and only Ying'er was with Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng's temper likes quiet but not disturbs. The quietest place on Cross Street is naturally Fusheng Bookstore. He is one of the owners of Fusheng Bookstore, and he is also a frequent visitor here, the servants of the bookstore, and the shopkeepers are very familiar with him.
"Young Master Lu is here! It's a bit unfortunate. Manager Gu Da went to Dujiang County. He thought he would have to wait for a while before he came back!" The shopkeeper who was usually in charge of the bookstore called Dai Xiaoshan, and he came over and said to Lu Zheng.
He himself is also an old boy. He failed to do so in the scientific examination and made a living by business. Originally, Gu Zhilun had three candidates for the position of shopkeeper of Fusheng Bookstore, and Dai Xiaoshan was just one of them.
Zhang Jing and Gu Zhilun did not like him at first, but in the end, after Lu Zheng had a chat with him, he decided to make the final decision as the shopkeeper of Fusheng Bookstore. Dai Xiaoshan was always grateful to Lu Zheng!
"Shopkeeper Dai, you are busy, I'll come and have a walk. By the way, you can arrange someone to pass by Fuyun Tower to book a room for me, and then tell me about Brother Jing. I'll invite him to have tea later." Lu Zheng said.
Dai Xiaoshan took the order and Lu Zheng slowly turned around in the bookstore with his hands on his back.
Lu Zheng has put in great effort in the layout and display of Fusheng Bookstore. On the basis of absorbing the advantages of traditional series, he introduced relevant knowledge about the current library classification index.
More importantly, he divided the bookstore into a display area and a reading area. Whenever scholars come here, there is an area where they can read to their heart's content. This innovation made Fusheng Bookstore famous in Yangzhou.
In addition, Lu Zheng's finale of "Journey to the West" was also sold in Fusheng Bookstore. After "Journey to the West", Lu Zheng talked about another paragraph of "Three Kingdoms". After the movie record, he also released a book, which was sold very popular in Fusheng Bookstore.
Next to the bookstore is a teahouse, which is also the property of Lu Zheng and three others. On the other hand, Fuyun Restaurant, Lu Zheng and three others also have shares, and there are theaters, which are also related to Lu Zheng and others.
So it is no exaggeration to say that Lu Zheng has built a small cultural industry center with Fusheng Bookstore as the core, integrating reading, opera, reading and music. The popularity of Xinchenghe Cross Street is definitely related to the entire complete industrial chain run by Lu Zheng.
Another point is that there are still some pleasure boats in the Xincheng River below the Cross Street. After seeing the business opportunities here, other businessmen also invested here one after another. As a result, the prices of shops on this side soared. Lu Zheng, Zhang Jing and other three can now be said to be sitting and sharing the money.
Because there was shadows following him, Lu Zheng could not concentrate on reading, so he walked around and slowly walked in the bookstore without any purpose. Occasionally, when he encountered a new book, he stopped and took out the book and flipped it out in one glance.
After turning to the book he thought was valuable, he silently wrote down his name in his heart. He just needed to say something to Dai Xiaoshan, and Dai Xiaoshan would arrange someone to send him to the Zhang family.
"Ying'er, why don't you go out for a walk with Siqi and the others? Anyway, we have made an appointment to meet in Fuyun Tower, and I'll go there myself," Lu Zheng said.
Ying'er shook her head and said, "No, aren't we going to the night market of Slender West Lake tonight? It's not too late for me to visit there!"
Lu Zheng shook his head helplessly. Ying'er, who is really not a second person when it comes to caring, Lu Zheng concentrates on studying, and everything at home is fine. With Ying'er, he doesn't need to worry.
Whether going out, whether it is a disciple or a friend, or a stroll, Ying'er never leaves him. Lu Zheng often sighs that the reason why he has become corrupt and degenerate is that he has changed from a otakus in his previous life to a young man now, is that Ying'er spoiled!
"Ying'er, you can read books too! There are a lot of books here to read!" Lu Zheng said.
Ying'er blushed and said, "Bah!", and Lu Zheng came to his senses. It turned out that the area where Lu Zheng is now is a novel area. The books here are all Western Chambers and Red Lanterns. This type of book is a semi-banned book in the Dakang Dynasty, especially for women in the boudoir, where can they read such books?
It would be fine if Ying'er reads secretly at home, but now she is out. In broad daylight, where can she read any books at her home?
Lu Zheng secretly cursed himself as if he was confused and immediately accelerated his pace forward. At this moment, he suddenly heard a noise coming from the downstairs of the bookstore, as if many people were gathering there, and then heard someone talking loudly, as if someone was arguing?
He was slightly stunned, and Ying'er said, "Then is the reading area!"
Lu Zheng's mind was changing, and he thought that it was common for people in the reading area to be angry about fighting for a certain seat, but like today, it seems that it has become a bit too much of a sudden change.
After all, people visit bookstores are all scholars. It is very taboo to ignore the decency and courtesy of scholars in public. What is the reason for this today?
Ying'er stretched her neck and looked carefully at the place where the crowd gathered, but because she was too far apart, she couldn't see clearly. She only saw many scholars gathering together, very excited, but couldn't see the whole story. She mainly couldn't hear what the people below were talking. She only saw a few people with red faces and thick necks, and seemed very excited.
Lu Zheng also looked at it, but he didn't understand the situation and didn't want to join in the fun, so he changed the area and continued to read the book.
After a while, Dai Xiaoshan slowly came over like a cat, stepping light steps. Lu Zheng happened to flip through a book and put it down. Dai Xiaoshan said:
"Young Master Lu, someone is causing trouble below!"
"Hmm?" Lu Zheng was shocked and said, "Come on trouble? What's going on? Then you quickly report to the county government!"
Dai Xiaoshan shook his head repeatedly and said, "It's not like this. This person is not an ordinary person at first sight, but he deliberately provoked a group of talented men. The two sides had a quarrel over guessing riddles and pairings, and the quarrel became increasingly serious.
Hey, this person is a native of the North. He is not old. If he has some talent, he will not take the talented man in Yangzhou seriously. If he speaks harshly everywhere, he will naturally become the target of public criticism. Unfortunately, although there are many people on the scene, none of them can surpass him in talent. I want to ask the young master to take a look."
After Dai Xiaoshan said this, Lu Zheng and Ying'er finally figured it out. It turned out that someone was fighting in the literary world. In order to increase the interest of Fusheng Bookstore, Lu Zheng asked Gu Zhilun to make a lot of arrangements.
One of the areas is the couplet area. Gu Zhilun collected some wonderful couplets and interesting couplets there. Any talented man who can write the second couplet can get some small rewards from the bookstore.
There is another area where some riddles are placed, which are also very interesting riddles. If a talented man can get the answer, he can also get some rewards from the bookstore.
Because of the reward, the difficulty of couplets and riddles is relatively high. After these two areas were launched, a trend has set off in Yangzhou. Many talented people came here, some returned with rewards, while most people got nothing.
There was a problem in the reading area today. Because riddles and couplets arose, Lu Zheng could probably imagine the process of the incident. It was estimated that the talented man from the north had indeed had some talent and was rewarded.
In addition, some local talented men were dissatisfied and went up to challenge them. The two sides became angry after a while. The talented men in the North relied on their talent and said some extreme words, which aroused public anger, causing such a commotion, as if someone was making trouble and fighting.
Lu Zheng's thoughts changed and he thought about these things. He gave up the idea of getting involved, because many of the riddles and couplets were from his hands. This is not to say how powerful Lu Zheng is, but he liked to read books like riddles and couplets in his previous life.
He has accumulated a lot of wonderful pairs and riddles, which can be used with just one's own ability. So far, the reading area of Fusheng Bookstore can still maintain such a high topic. These couplet riddles produced by Lu Zheng are definitely indelible.
Since this is the case, what was Lu Zheng's past? Besides, Lu Zheng was really not interested in the disputes between such literati. Literatures are inferior to each other, but to put it bluntly, each of them has a sense of arrogance.
Actually, what are there to be fighting? Studying is just a means. The ultimate goal is to go to officialdom and learn for the sake of use. What is the role of fighting for the best and the best?
Not to mention the couplets of poetry, even the eight-legged essay competition is not a big deal. In ancient times, there have never been many top scholars who have accomplished great things, but there are many scholars who failed the exam to achieve great things. Therefore, there are not completely equations between studying and accomplishing things!
Lu Zheng had a very clear understanding of these principles in his two lives, and immediately said, "Shopkeeper Dai, I won't go! They want to make trouble for them, as long as it's not too much, it doesn't hurt the things in the bookstore.
It’s really going to get out of control. The county government is very close to here, so it’s not too late to report to the official at any time!”
When Lu Zheng said this, he paused and said, "By the way, I'll give you a book list. Tomorrow you will ask your friend to prepare a copy of these books and send them to me for home."
Dai Xiaoshan was slightly stunned for a moment, but he stopped talking, but in the end he didn't say anything, slowly retreated, but Ying'er said:
"Young Master, let's go and have a look! Just think it's okay to watch the fun? I've agreed to come out to relax today. You have been thinking about it and finally encountered such an interesting thing. Isn't it good to come over and see it?"
After Ying'er finished speaking, she subconsciously pulled Lu Zheng's clothes with her hands. You must know that this kind of thing doesn't matter to Lu Zheng, but in Ying'er's heart, there was a blazing flame in her heart.
Not everyone is as transparent as Lu Zheng. Ying'er heard that people from the north came to Yangzhou and were simply a mess!
As the saying goes, beating a dog depends on the owner. The boss behind Fusheng Bookstore is Lu Zheng. What is Lu Zheng's identity? He is a talented man who just won the head of the house for a trial. His name is known to everyone in Yangzhou.
Chapter completed!