Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 16 "Admire and admire"

Cui Shi was out of anger.

He was born into a poor family. Because his father was acquainted with a private school teacher, he had the opportunity to study when he was young. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The teacher soon died of illness, eliminating Cui Shi's opportunity to further his studies.

However, these few words he knew were enough for him to gain a foothold in the world. Writing letters for others was his main livelihood. He left early and came back late every day, and his income was quite considerable.

In the past, Cui Shi also experienced several industry competitions, but with resilience and small tricks, he finally occupied the leading position in Fengyang Street's letter writing industry.

But now, Cui Shi feels that his position has been strongly impacted!

"This is so shameless! He comes from a long-term family and is so happy, but he comes to steal my job regardless of his status. He asked me yesterday, and now he uses this sign today. It is simply too much!"

Cui Shi still clearly remembers that the owner of this shop, a descendant of an aristocratic family, came over to ask him seriously yesterday about writing letters. Today, there is such a sign at the door of the shop. The reason behind it is basically No need to delve into it, you can see it at a glance!
Although the distance is far away, you can still see the outline of the words on the sign——

Writing letters on your behalf is a no-brainer.

Looking at these eight words, and then looking back at his slightly crude sign, Cui Shi became even more angry.

"That's unreasonable! It's hard to copy every word. I, I..." Fortunately, Cui Shi didn't know the word "cottage", otherwise he would have been criticized heavily.

But even so, cutting off people's wealth was like killing their parents. The anger in his chest was almost bursting. Cui Shi only felt that this was all directed at him, and couldn't care about anything else. He walked quickly towards Shulinzhai. , but after getting closer and looking at the sign, my heart skipped a beat!
"Good word!"

Cui Shi's eyelids twitched. Even though his heart was filled with rage, he was still attracted by the eight characters on the vertical move.

Just now, because of the distance, I could only see the outline, and I vaguely felt that the eight characters were a bit extraordinary. After getting closer, Cui Shi realized that these characters were really extraordinary.

"This...is this official script?"

Cui Shi was born in poverty, but he was proficient in calligraphy. He was quite proud of this. Due to his status, his vision was limited, but he still had a sensitivity to writing. As a person who made a living by writing, he was no stranger to official script, and he immediately noticed the signs. The above few words are extraordinary.

"The strokes of these eight characters are round and smooth, and the size of the knots has the potential to break the rules. They change with the strokes. The main stem and center of the characters are wide and square, but the surrounding strokes can be scaled as they please. They are not strict in the pattern, and the strokes such as horizontal, left, N, and hook cannot be used. The extension, which should have destroyed the overall sense of words, makes people feel comfortable! This, this, this..."

The eight words in front of him were so free and easy. Even though Cui Shi was full of anger, as a writer, he could not help but feel reverence. He had a vague idea of ​​worshiping and asking for words for observation and reference, but he immediately thought of Seeing the situation in front of him, his anger suddenly turned into grief and indignation.

"If you use the calligraphy master's calligraphy to make a signboard, only the children of aristocratic families can make it, right? Will it give a poor family a way to survive?"

Of course Cui Shi didn't think that the person who wrote this sign would personally come and write letters for others. This could only be used to attract business - the quality of handwriting can be judged by feeling. When you see good handwriting, which one is not good? happiness?I definitely want to have such words on my letters, so that people who ask for letters will naturally flock to them, and they will grab the business immediately.

Cui Shi asked himself, even if he practiced hard for more than ten years or decades, he would still not be able to reach this level. When compared with others, how could he choose him instead of being snatched away by Shulinzhai?

With this thought, the anger subsided and was replaced by sadness, anger and frustration.

However, when he walked in and saw the empty lobby and Chen Zhi behind the only table, he was stunned again.

"So it's Brother Cui." Chen Zhi had seen Cui Shi outside the door a long time ago. He had learned Cui Shi's name from the people who asked for letters yesterday. He knew this person when he saw the change in his expression beside the signboard. Why did you come? "My gentleman, I don't know what is the purpose of the sign outside your door?" Cui Shi looked around, but he couldn't see anyone else. I rely on this handwriting to make a living. Once your business opens, I'm afraid it will drive me to a dead end."

"Everyone has their own merits in everything," Chen Zhi smiled, poured cold water on Cui Shi, and then continued when Cui Shi's expression changed, "But brother Cui, don't worry, our situations are different and your livelihood will not be endangered. "While speaking, he handed over a list and said, "After reading these, you will understand."

"Huh?" Cui Shi was stunned, took the order, looked down and was stunned. He didn't even bother to taste the font. He looked up, looked at Chen Zhi with wide eyes, and asked stammeringly: "Hundred Characters" The letter within [-]...[-] yuan? Is it five baht?"

After receiving a positive answer, Cui Shi nodded numbly, looked at the list again, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and was constantly surprised.

"Paper paper? You brought such good paper yourself, but you only used it to write a letter? And you asked someone else to write it for you?"

He looked up at Chen Zhi again, with a hint of caring in his eyes, feeling that there was something worthy of pity in the man in front of him.

The origin of Pupi paper is not small. At that time, Cai Lun was Shang Fangling, supervised the production of various instruments, presided over the improvement of papermaking technology, and developed paper made of wood veneer, which is Pupi paper.

The name Cai Lun can be said to be unknown to everyone in later generations. It is self-evident how valuable the Pupi paper he improved and developed was in the New Han Dynasty.Pupi paper is especially suitable for calligraphy and painting. It is highly praised by literati and writers. Its price has skyrocketed. Most people will not use it, let alone let others write letters on their behalf.

"This this……"

After reading this, Cui Shi really has nothing to say. According to this rule, this store has no chance of doing any business.

"I'm confused too. These children from aristocratic families are only after the reputation of famous people and interesting things. How can they really compete with me for their livelihood!"

Suddenly, Cui Shi felt that his thoughts were clear, as if he had seen through everything.

"But having said that, fifty dollars for a letter is too ridiculous. I don't know what family this person is from, but he actually came up with such a ridiculous thing. It's hard to ask directly now. Let's go out and find out later. "At this moment, Cui Shi's anger disappeared, replaced by the idea of ​​wanting to watch the fun.

After thinking about this, he nodded and said: "I misunderstood Your Excellency, but we are more or less colleagues. Maybe there is something I can do to help."

"If necessary, I will definitely ask Brother Cui for help." Chen Zhi was not polite and took the opportunity.

Cui Shi was about to say goodbye and leave. He didn't want to stay here for too long and be thought of as an accomplice. If the ridiculous rules of Shulinzhai were spread and his livelihood would be difficult, it would be self-defeating. .

But before leaving, he couldn't help but ask: "Who wrote the words on the signboard next to this door?"

"You said this word, I wrote it." Chen Zhi told the truth.

"Haha, I admire it." Cui Shi didn't believe it at all and just thought that Chen Zhi didn't want to say it, so he said it with a smile and left straight away, returning to the stall on the street, ready to watch the excitement.

　Thanks to "Ride a Crab and Dominate" for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)