Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

In the shop, Lu Zhuocheng was talking to two skinny men, and Zhao Zhen was hesitating whether to step forward. When Lu Zhuocheng saw it, he apologized to the two people around him, stood up and said, "Brother, serve tea to Mr. Zhao."

With that said, Zhao Zhen was asked to sit in another place.

Zhao Zhen pushed a high-quality Jinshan inkstone in his hand in front of Lu Zhuocheng and said: "Brother, don't blame me for not coming to your wedding. This square inkstone is my congratulations, and I would like to congratulate my brother on his wedding."

Lu Zhuocheng took it and saw a pair of mandarin ducks carved on it. He smiled and said, "I know you have a lot of things in this fantasy world, so how can I blame you? It's not just you. It's been more than a year since graduation. Many of my classmates are busy making their own lives, so we only send them here." Congratulations. The classmates who came here saw the bed and silk you gave me. Your reputation as a rich man has spread widely. Why do you want to give me a good ink stone?"

Zhao Zhen said: "A new specialty product will be sold in the shop from now on. In addition, there are also Jinshan stone carvings."

Zhao Zhen pointed at the two men with his chin and said: "Brother, I have nothing to do today. I don't need this little time. You can do business first and then reminisce about old times."

After Lu Zhuocheng heard this, he did not refuse and walked over to talk with the two of them. After about two cups of tea, Lu Zhuocheng stood up and sent the two of them out of the store.

Lu Zhuocheng walked to Zhao Zhen's table and sat down and said, "Zhao Erlang, how many days will you be back this time? How can you take care of my little brother?"

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "There is no certainty. I will go back to stay with my wife in three to five days. My fantasy world is not peaceful. There is chaos everywhere nowadays. I am not stable if I leave for too long. You also know that although I make money A lot of money was invested, and the investment was not small. Just buying the war horses cost a lot."

"Zhao Erlang, now that the rice is about to be harvested, will there be food for sale this year?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "Although there is no shortage of food, there is not much surplus. We brewed a lot of wine and vinegar this year, so we used more food. I would like to purchase a batch of rice and wheat. Do you have a way?"

"In less than a month, the price of food will be at its lowest. Brother, if you want as much grain as you want, I can collect it by just visiting the surrounding villages."

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said: "Ten thousand shi of ordinary grain wheat is not too little, and fifty thousand shi is not too much. The more first-level golden wheat and crystal rice, the better. It would be better if there are second-level pearl rice and the like."

Lu Zhuocheng was surprised: "Brother, your fantasy world also produces food. Why does it need so much food now?"

Zhao Zhen said: "The fantasy world is not peaceful. Now that the food harvest is abundant and the price is low, if you prepare in advance, you will save enough in the future. Even if you don't use it, you can still make vinegar."

"The wheat has been harvested in May, and now I'm afraid the farmers don't have much. I'll go to a few more villages to get the rice. I don't know if there will be more. I can always harvest ten thousand dan."

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "I built two rice warehouses in Bailiu Village. I told the field fence and all the grain I bought was sent to the two rice warehouses. I asked my wife Ji to pay the money and commission for collecting the grain." Xuan settled with her brothers."

Lu Zhuocheng nodded and said: "Although ordinary rice is cheap, one stone costs more than 400 yuan. With your business, my commission for this ordinary rice alone is more than 40 yuan. I owe my existence today to my brother's care."

Zhao Zhen said: "We don't need to be like this. Besides, having brothers running around for me will save me a lot of worries."

"What's new lately?"

Lu Zhuocheng said: "A few days ago, some businessmen in Qi State captured a white pheasant. "Spring and Autumn Sensing Jing Fu" said: If the king's virtues are fourfold, then the white pheasant will be seen. It seems that Qi State still has the intention to annex other countries. "

Zhao Zhen said: "Didn't it say that people who go to the border are not allowed to annex by big countries?"

Lu Zhuocheng said: "I heard that the situation on the border has been good recently. Some people may feel that the danger of the fog has eased, and they want to fight among themselves again. There is no need to worry. I heard from my father that not long after Qi State obtained the White Pheasant, there was an invasion from the world of fog. , the Qiong clan and the Han clan launched an attack at the same time. Although they did not ask for help, they were unable to annex the other countries. "

"Lu Sanlang, do you know what the situation is at the border?"

Lu Zhuocheng shook his head and said: "I also asked my father, but he didn't know either. He didn't let me inquire. He only said that he would know it naturally after reaching the third level."

The two made random guesses, and then talked about Hu Jiaoyu. After sighing, Zhao Zhen stood up and left.

Returning to the main room, Ji Qingwan asked: "Husband, do you want to go home to visit your parents-in-law tonight?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "I'll go later. I've brought some fruits produced in the fantasy world. I'll wait for Tian Lei to deliver them. It won't be too late to go."

As he was talking, there was a commotion outside.

The concierge came to report, and Tian Lei came with a motorcade.

Zhao Zhen went out to take a look. Tian Lei and his dealer escorted more than 30 cars parked outside the door. Tian Xingping and his clerks were inspecting and accepting each one.

Two of the carriages, driven by their drivers, walked to the gate. The two vehicles carried the yellow lion holding drum stone.

Seven or eight villagers who drove the carts came forward, lifted the drum-holding stones, and placed them on both sides of the gate.

Lu Zhuocheng, who heard the commotion, came out and praised: "Brother, your drum stone and the inkstone you gave me look like they came from the same place. You have found another way to make money."

Zhao Zhen said: "It's just stone sculptures, inkstones and the like, not worth much."

"You don't need to mention too many drum stones. I just want 100 of them."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "This is not for ordinary people. I just happened to see it and took it back. There are not many such large stone sculptures in total. There are quite a few small ones, but this one is cheap. It’s also a new specialty.”

After sending Tian Lei and his party away, Zhao Zhen took Ji Qingwan and four others back to his father's house.

The whole family talked and laughed, and after dinner, Zhao Zhen and others returned home.

The next day, after breakfast, Ji Xuan asked: "Husband, today I am going to the bookstore. I will put up the inkstone. Can you go with me?"

Zhao Zhen was fine and said, "I haven't been to this bookshop yet, so I just want to go and have a look today."

The two rode horses, chatting and laughing all the way to Dongshi where the bookstore is located. They tied the horses, and Zhao Zhen followed Jixuan into the bookstore where the words "Zhao's Bookstore" were hung.

Except for the two clerks, there was not a single customer in the bookstore.

When Zhao Zhen and his wife came in, the two guys were surrounding a wooden signboard and writing something.

When they heard the sound, they looked up and saw that it was Ji Xuan. They both stood up and bowed their hands in greeting. Ji Xuan said: "This is my husband Zhao Zhen, who is also the head of the Zhao family's bookstore. You two are also here to see me."

After hearing this, the two people quickly said: "The villain Zhang Jian has met my boss." "The villain Yu Ge has met my boss."

Zhao Zhen saw that the two of them were younger than himself and asked, "No need to be polite, what are you two doing?"

The older Zhang Jian said: "The two of us are writing "Zhou Bi Suan Jing", "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", Jinshan Inkstone, and new arrival news on the signboard, and will hang it outside the door later. If you need it, When I see it, I will come in and ask for a quote.”

Just as he was talking, someone walked in. Yu Ge came forward to say hello, and Zhang Jian quickly wrote the sign and hung it up.

Ji Xuan looked at the pile of inkstones behind the counter and asked Zhao Zhen, "Husband, how do you price this inkstone?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Look at the wooden signs in the frame. The ones that say [middle and lower] are priced within a hundred cents. The ones that say [middle and upper] are priced within one hundred cents. The ones that say [up and down] are priced within five cents. [Upper and middle] , within fifty guans. [Shangshan] Within two hundred guans. The two pieces in the brocade box cannot be less than 500 guans."

After hearing this, Ji Xuan said, "My husband is very thoughtful, so it's easy. I don't know how to price these many inkstones, paperweights, pen holders, and ornaments if you don't tell me."

With that said, Ji Xuan greeted Jian Zhang and asked him to put these stone artifacts up as Zhao Zhen said. Just as they were setting it up, the previous guest came over to settle the bill with two books, "Zhou Bi Suan Jing" and "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".

Jian Zhang was busy playing with these utensils when Zhao Zhen saw him and stepped forward and said: "One volume of "Zhou Bi Suan Jing" and one volume of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", both are inherited and benefited."

The man nodded, looked at the stone carvings and inkstones that the brochure was placing on the shelf, and said, "Your books are considered to be the best in Gao Kingdom. How do you like these study utensils?"

Zhao Zhen said: "My study utensils here are also new. They are made of dense, delicate and moist mountain stone. The inkstone is the most common, followed by paperweights, and many other shaped ornaments. There are also a small number of pen holders and pen boats. They are all Jinshan stone. There are many other sculptures in the study room.”

"Bring it up and take a look."

Zhao Zhen said: "The utensils here are divided into six grades, ranging from less than a hundred yuan to more than a thousand guan. I wonder what price range the customers would like to see?"

"Just keep going up and down."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen picked two or three items of various utensils from the rattan basket with [middle and upper] written on them and placed them on the counter.

The man took these artifacts in his hand, looked at them and picked out an inkstone and a fist-sized lion ornament.

Zhao Zhen asked for two guan, negotiated the price, and paid a total of three guan and 500 wen.