Where are the monsters?

Although Mu Feng had great doubts about the name Yirenzhai, he still happily accepted the part-time job.The work entrusted to him is really not tiring. I go to check the accounts every night, and shopkeeper Zhang is in charge of dinner. On the rest day on Sunday, I have to stay in the store for a day to help look after the shop, which can let shopkeeper Zhang breathe a sigh of relief.A salary of 20 yuan a month, in the era when the per capita salary was 51 months, he got this money by doing part-time jobs, which is definitely very cost-effective.

However, shopkeeper Zhang revealed that he did not doubt Mu Feng's ability to work. Although Mu Feng was an outsider, he didn't need him to deal with antiques.But there is one thing, the boss of Yirenzhai is relatively withdrawn, so it is up to the big boss to decide whether or not to use wooden seals.

The school courses are easy to master, so it is not difficult for him to start a new job as soon as possible. He has the time to study, but he is afraid that the big boss will not give him this opportunity.There was no class on Wednesday afternoon, so Mu Feng made an appointment with Shopkeeper Zhang for an interview.

Before the interview, Mu Feng asked Di Jiang to spy on the other party.As a sparrow, Dijiang flew around without anyone noticing. It would be best if he could secretly observe the big boss for a while and talk about his preferences.But to Mu Feng's disappointment, Di Jiang squatted there for three days, except for shopkeeper Zhang, he didn't see the big boss come to the store at all.

Mu Feng had no choice but to give up, and first learned about the basic situation of Liulichang.Fortunately, my roommate Jia Anshun is from the capital, and his family lives in Xicheng, so he is quite familiar with Liulichang.

Liulichang became the prosperous place of antique culture in the capital since the Qing Dynasty, which is closely related to its geographical location.In the early Qing Dynasty, Manchu and Han lived in separate cities. The inner city of the capital was the residence of the palace, palace, yamen and Manchus, while the outer city was where the Han people lived.Liulichang is located in the west of the outer city, and most of the bureaucrats and bureaucrats of the Han nationality lived around it. Later, guild halls gathered in this area, and students who went to Beijing to rush for the exam also gathered in this area. This led to the development of the book market and Nanzhi.

Jia Anshun also specifically explained about Nan Zhiye, the scope of which is very wide, including all stationery items such as pens, inks, papers and inkstones.

With the development of the times, more and more cultural people gathered here. In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the business developed from books and the four treasures of the study to antique treasures. For example, the shop that originally mounted calligraphy and paintings also began to operate and sell Calligraphy and painting, the main customer groups are those officials and scholar-bureaucrats.Liulichang became more lively. There were more than a hundred large and small shops on this street, selling everything from gold and stone to porcelain.

During the period of the Republic of China, foreigners also liked the old objects of Huaguo, and the business of Liulichang was still booming.Of course, laymen may not be able to see this kind of prosperity. In the past, the antique business would not open for three years, and it would last for three years after opening.

However, this grand event disappeared in the 60s.Until the early 80s, there were signs of recovery.

Mu Feng was walking on this street, pardon his poor eyesight, but he hasn't seen any signs of recovery yet.Two-thirds of the surrounding houses are residents, unlike a cultural street, and the location of Yirenzhai is a little bit off. Its facade is not big, unlike some time-honored brands. Mottled, but still occupies a large area.

The Yirenzhai is at a corner, and there is a locust tree planted in front of it. The shade of the tree is a bit big, covering half of the door.

Mu Feng felt that this place rarely sees sunlight all year round. When he opened the door, he saw Zhang's smiling face.Mufeng glanced around, and there were already a lot of literature and toys on the antique shelves. He didn't know whether it was good or bad, but he found that the store was bigger than it looked from the outside, and there was a second floor, so he didn't know where it was. Let the guests go up.

"Come on, Xiaomu, sit down first. You arrived half an hour early, and the boss is still on the way. I heard Lao Jiao say that Xiaomu is studying mathematics. Mathematics is good. He has a clear mind. Our new store is open, and we lack such a person who can settle accounts." My buddy. You haven't been in this business before, so let me tell you first."

Shopkeeper Zhang is a fat man who likes to laugh. When Mu Feng first met him, he felt that he was as kind as Jiao Hua, and he was quite enthusiastic. Knowing that he was a layman, he explained it patiently.

"Look at this street. Going down this road, there are basically time-honored brands. Although many of them are closed now, I have already heard the news that they intend to revitalize the country's cultural undertakings. Reform and opening up, Wenwan The store is about to open again, among other things, when foreigners come to China, they must have some places that can represent the country's cultural heritage. It is hard to justify the lack of a Liulichang in the capital. Therefore, those closed stores may soon be closed. It is about to open. Each of them has its own story, and after you have been working for a long time, you can find out by yourself.

Now let’s talk about Yi Ren Zhai, you are not a handyman, so it doesn’t matter whether you understand antiques, I believe that with your ability, it is not difficult to master the accounting.Then, with a salary of 20 yuan a month, how can such a good job be given to you?

Of course, there are other requirements. There are rules for a line of work. No matter what generation or generation the accountant of a store has high requirements for their character, the most basic thing is that you have to keep your mouth shut. , The things in the store will be muddy in the stomach if they go out of this door.This is also a basic professional ethics, and our industry values ​​it even more.

Both of us are not familiar with each other now, and we have to get along with each other for a period of time. As the shopkeeper, I hope you can become my old buddy.There is a saying that goes well, there is no new clothes, no old people. "

"Don't worry shopkeeper, I will follow the rules and do things seriously." Mu Feng seriously assured that before he came, he had thought that there might be some strange rules in this store, just to keep him from talking nonsense, not at all. The problem, just like the shopkeeper Zhang said, is actually the basic professionalism.

Shopkeeper Zhang still smiled kindly. Seeing Mu Feng's serious guarantee, he was not relieved at all. It wasn't that he had any objections to Mu Feng, but that he didn't understand what the big boss was doing.

Shopkeeper Zhang doesn't know much about the big boss, only that he is from Hong Kong Island, but he can speak Beijing movies and knows a lot about Wenwan.It seems to have a family background. The site of Yirenzhai is the ancestral house. This time the big boss came to Beijing and bought it back.I heard that during the period of the Republic of China, his ancestors were engaged in the cultural entertainment business. Now that the reform and opening up have been implemented, he inherited his ancestors' last wish and reopened the shop.

I don't know how to do this series of procedures, and it took only half a year to make a store look like it was about to open.But some time ago, the big boss suddenly said that he wanted to recruit a bookkeeper, preferably a student with a simpler background, and asked Zhang Zhang to recommend one.Shopkeeper Zhang has already introduced three or four, but they were all rejected by the big boss. Seriously speaking, Mu Feng is the fifth one. I don’t know what kind of accountant the big boss wants to find. It’s not a blind date. It's not right to say no to others.

Just when shopkeeper Zhang and Mu Feng were thinking about the big boss, the copper bell on the store door rang again, and a young man walked in, wearing a hat.

Mu Feng didn't know how to describe the person in front of him.

In the sky of September, the sky in the capital is the time when autumn is clear and crisp.This man was wearing black clothes, a black shirt on his upper body, black trousers on his lower body, a pair of black leather shoes, and a black top hat on his head.And Mu Feng found that the person's face was a little pale, which was a little unhealthy, but once he met his eyes, he would not worry about whether the person was sick. His eyes were very firm, with a kind of intimacy The coldness of the clothes matches the black suit very well.

Mu Feng has never known that a person can wear black so naturally, and always feels that no one is more suitable for black than this one.And this kind of aura also completely separates the visitors from the ordinary people. Only one sentence emerges from the wooden-sealed barren adjective. real person.

"Boss, you are here." Shopkeeper Zhang immediately greeted him.