Linxia
Chapter 137, Stunning
Chapter 137, Stunning
A small and happy home.
Gu Yuyan and Shi Wenjun were talking about Fang Lin and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
"Recently, I have had many guests discussing Romance of the Three Kingdoms with me. Many mavericks have deliberately belittled Romance of the Three Kingdoms, saying it is nothing special and that they can easily write a better book. It's hilarious to hear them."
"Isn't this just to attract my sister's attention and please her? However,"
Gu Yuyan snorted tenderly, "Mr. Fang's talent is not comparable to that of ordinary people. How can those fools who are all show and no substance compare to Mr. Fang?"
At this time, the maid came over and announced: "Mr. Fang, please see me."
Nowadays, Fang Lin's name has spread along with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". One can get something for free by just reporting to Qinghuan Xiaoju, and can also get it by showing his face in other places in the city. This is the power of "name" in this era.
"Mr. Fang, is this Mr. Fang Lin? See you right away. Everyone else has declined... Wait, please invite Mr. Fang to the private room 'Ruigong Xuanyuan' to sit for a while. I'll go and dress up." Upon hearing this, Gu Yuyan stood up instantly. She was always very organized, but at this moment she lost her composure.
"It's true that women dress up to please themselves. But if it were someone else, you would never care so much about it." Shi Wenjun said with a smile. Having said that, she also went to wash up.
Not long after, Fang Lin met the two women.
Today, Gu Yuyan wore a short-sleeved, straight-collared, double-breasted gown with white cuffs and collar, and a willow green horse-faced skirt, which set off her fair skin and made her look like a person in a painting; Shi Wenjun wore a white, floor-length skirt, and a moon-embroidered satin gauze dress on the outside. A plain ribbon around her waist outlined her slender waist, making her look like a snow lotus, graceful and elegant without any branches or vines.
Fang Lin glanced at the two girls, then looked away and expressed his gratitude: "On the day when Romance of the Three Kingdoms was released, Qing Huan Xiao Ju purchased 100 copies. I think it was largely due to the efforts of the two girls. I am here to thank you."
"Mr. Fang's talent is unparalleled in the world. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms has no problem selling. Many people wanted to get a copy of the book a few days ago but couldn't. How can we be considered as helping them?" Shi Wenjun shook her head slightly.
"Yes, to be honest, we should thank Mr. Fang. Books were hard to come by those two days. When guests came to our place, they didn't talk to the girls but just wanted to get a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and read it with their heads down. It was really strange." Gu Yuyan also said.
"It will take some time before the sale. Who could have thought of that before it was released? On the morning of the first day, under the influence of the two girls, Qing Huan Xiao Ju went to support 100 copies. In any case, Fang accepted the favor."
"Mr. Fang, you are too polite. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is famous all over the world, and as the author of this book, Mr. Fang will surely go down in history. Many events that seemed earth-shattering in later generations were just ordinary at the time. We who are in history are so fortunate to witness such moments with our own eyes." Gu Yuyan's voice was gentle and moving, and every word was clear, yet with a kind of chanting meaning that made people think deeply.
"The court allowed the publication of popular novels. After Water Margin, Mr. Fang published Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which describes the strategies, wars, and characters of the Three Kingdoms in detail. It is truly the best of all time. Mr. Zi'an has long passed away. Let's take a look at the Great Xia today. Whose era is it?"
Shi Wenjun's sentence was clearly a question, but she looked at Fang Lin, and the admiration in her clear eyes was self-evident - compared to Gu Yuyan's graceful and charming demeanor, she had more of the temperament of a heroine. Besides being cold and independent, she also had a courageous spirit that was as good as any man.
"You two ladies are overpraising me. Although the book of the Three Kingdoms takes the Han Dynasty as the orthodox and conforms to the general trend, and implicitly praises Liu and criticizes Cao, it is an indisputable historical fact that the Han Dynasty declined and the emperor was incompetent in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. If it were not for the openness of the court, the leniency of Your Majesty, and the relaxed and free atmosphere of society, this book would not have been known to the world. I am afraid it would have just been a banned book."
Fang Lin concluded: "Therefore, there is only Fang Lin in the era, but there is no Fang Lin's era."
What he said was true. In the previous life, at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written. However, it was not until the middle and late Ming Dynasty that it became really popular. Therefore, a good work is only one aspect. It also needs to conform to the right time, place and people.
Gu Yuyan and Shi Wenjun could naturally see that Fang Lin was not being modest, but was truly open-minded, especially his sentence "There is only Fang Lin in the era, but no era of Fang Lin", which shocked them.
All I can say is that when you get along with some people, you can really sense a personal charm that is silent and can make one's heart flutter.
Afterwards, there was another conversation, and both girls discovered that although Fang Lin became famous at a young age due to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and was well-known all over the world, he did not have the slightest bit of frivolity of a young man, and his attitude towards the two of them was the same as before, a kind of respect that came from the heart and could not be faked.
——Pu Zhifu also discovered this, but he thought that because of his status, he hid it from him. In fact, even if it was just a young man's aspiration, he could tolerate it. At this time, facing them, he was not looking for beauty, and there was nothing to hide. This was because he thought there was nothing worth showing off.
Fang Lin did not sit for long. After expressing his gratitude, he chatted for a while over a cup of tea, politely declined the two girls' request to stay, and said goodbye and left.
Gu Yuyan and Shi Wenjun escorted Fang Lin out the door.
Looking at Fang Lin's departing back, Gu Yuyan sighed: "Talking with Master Fang is like hearing heavenly music, refreshing and pleasant. Compared with other men, they are just dirty mud, smelling terrible." "Your words are a little extreme, but they are not without reason. Master Fang became famous at a young age, but he is neither the frivolous and wanton of some young people, nor the gloomy and scheming of some people who have been in officialdom for a long time. It is indeed comfortable to get along with him. His talent and character are impeccable. He is indeed a good man. It's a pity..."
Shi Wenjun shook her head slightly: "Once you have seen the sea, all other waters are but puddles; except for Mount Wushan, all other clouds are but mounds. Meeting someone who is too amazing is not a good thing either. In this life, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to catch the eye of another person."
……
That evening, Fang Lin took Tian Xuan back to Xixiang Hutong. When the neighbors saw them, they were all very enthusiastic. This kind of enthusiasm was not the kind that they would show to wealthy businessmen, where they would flatter them in person or curse them behind their backs. Instead, it was enthusiasm mixed with respect, because in their eyes, Fang Lin, who wrote Romance of the Three Kingdoms, was like the Wenquxing star in the sky, and had a promising future similar to that of a scholar who would pass the imperial examinations.
Fang Lin greeted him with the same attitude as before.
Under the osmanthus tree, Master Ou said, "Fang Lin, your Romance of the Three Kingdoms is really well written. When will the second part be published?"
"It's almost there, almost there." Fang Lin said.
He walked back side by side with Tian Xuan. On the green orange tree, a kitten meowed obediently, and mottled light like broken gold fell on it. From inside the house, the voices of Fang's father and mother could be heard talking.
His career is going smoothly and his family is healthy. At this moment, Fang Lin feels as if the world is under his control.
'so good! '
He thought to himself, remembering that on the way to the city, the old monk Lianzhou who saved Fang's father and mother said that he had a violent temper. Maybe he had some resentment in his heart at that time, but at this moment, it was all gone.
It is still what Master Lianzhou said: "The greatest luck in life is to have people you cherish and things you want at the right age. Otherwise, when things are different and people are different, even if you get some things, you will not be happy."
At this moment, Fang Lin had a deeper understanding of these words, and was even more grateful to the old monk Lianzhou: "I hope we can see each other again one day!"
During dinner, Fang's mother said, "Ever since your book Romance of the Three Kingdoms went on sale, your father worked at the docks, and people knew that the book was written by his son. Who wouldn't look up to him and be polite to him? I was also praised by people, but there were always some people who wanted to ask me to work in your store, but I didn't dare to agree."
"Fortunately they didn't know the wages in the store, otherwise, they would have been fighting over it." Tian Xuan told Fang's father and mother about the wages.
"So much? You won't lose money, right?" Fang's mother asked in surprise.
Mr. Fang also came to see it.
“These are just profit sharing rewards. If the shop assistants get these, the store will earn more. Only by giving like this can we gain more.” Fang Lin said with a smile.
"Okay, you're smarter than us, just make your own decisions."
"Xiaoxuan is right. Xiaoqing is also very tight-lipped and didn't tell anyone. Otherwise, if other people knew about it, wouldn't they all be fighting for our lives?"
"Speaking of which, I'm planning to open a branch, so I really need to hire people. So, mother, just like before, when someone asks, just push it to me. However, you can secretly find out the other party's reputation..."
"it is good."
Fang's mother agreed, and then she talked about Xiaohe Village: "I don't know what's going on in Xiaohe Village. I heard that there is a severe drought in Henan, Shandong, and Qin this year, and the taxes here are very heavy..."
"I sent a letter a few days ago. I think it will arrive soon!" Fang Lin said.
At this moment, the sky is dim, and a bright moon like a silver plate rises in front of the window. Both the city and Xiaohe Village are shrouded in the same bright moon and bathed in the same moonlight.
……
(End of this chapter)
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