Eternal East Flow [Comprehensive Martial Arts]

Le Yuancen put aside the doubts in her heart, starting from her actual needs, according to this diagram, she can slowly explore the acupuncture points of her body, it would be even better if she could read more detailed medical books.If you can get a job in the bookstore, you will be able to get the moon first.

Thinking of this, she had already sketched out the appearance of the middle-aged man on the front page of the book with spirit, and after a while, she saw a picture that was exactly the same.

"Shopkeeper, what do you think?" Le Yuancen handed the drawing paper to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper nodded repeatedly.

The shopkeeper took another look outside the store. It was already closing time, and there was no one coming and going, but he still lowered his voice a little, and praised first, "Mr. It should attract the admiration of the world. It's a pity that there are many thousand-mile horses in this world, but there are very few bole."

Le Yuancen didn't feel happy because of the shopkeeper's admiration, but she found it even more strange.

Today, she has encountered too many supercilious glances, because most people respect Luo Yi first and then others.On the contrary, the shopkeeper has always been kind and friendly, and has been called Mr. since he was a child.It's not that she's suspicious, but there's nothing wrong with keeping an eye out.

"The shopkeeper is polite. I don't want to be famous all over the world with my paintings. It is enough to have enough food and clothing first."

"Isn't that the truth? It seems that Mr. is a sensible person. I have been running a bookstore for some years, and I have met many scholars. Everyone wants to be famous, but they forget to keep their feet on the ground. They have nothing to eat. How can they have the strength to govern the country? .

You have also seen the calligraphy and paintings hanging on this street. To sell calligraphy and painting here, they must at least have a sum of money to mount them for the shop first. Mounting is a delicate craft.If the mounting is not good, it is like wearing old clothes. It is inevitable that they will not look good, and they will not sell for a good price.However, the price of that money is not low, and whether it can be sold at a high price is up to the eye.After all, calligraphy and painting are not like rice grains, and there will be a standard starting price. "

The shopkeeper changed the subject again and continued, "Speaking of which, the calligraphy and painting can be sold at what price, the calligraphy and painting itself is very important, but the person who writes and paints is more important. You are famous, and no one will buy this calligraphy and painting. You are not famous. No matter how good the painting is, it’s just like that. However, these days, the emphasis is on the relationship between master and family. After all, there are only a handful of people who can really become a big official in the frontier with a commoner. Because of the small number of people, they are talked about. It’s not easy getting ahead.”

Le Yuancen understands this truth, it sounds helpless, but it is reality.She felt that the shopkeeper had something to say, just like this strange recruitment of medical book transcribers.Suddenly, she thought of a possibility, this is not hiring someone who transcribes medical books, but another kind of painter.

"Shopkeeper, we are smart people who don't speak in secret. The last page of the book just now has a diagram of a woman's meridians. Isn't this unusual?"

The shopkeeper chuckled, seeing Le Yuancen's expression remained unchanged, he knew that it might be possible.

"It seems that Mr. has guessed it. The bookstore sells all kinds of books, especially books that make money. Would you like to make money together, sir? Actually, it's not shameful, it's just that most scholars think it's deviant."

Deviant?

Le Yuan Cenxin said that it is not only that, but to apply what the shopkeeper said just now, if one day he becomes famous, he will be laughed at and say that he has added a charming story if he has never held power in his life. It is inevitable that paintings are said to have insulted the character of the literati and tainted the flavor of the world.

"Eating and eating men and women, people's great desires exist. The combination of yin and yang is not something that is shady."

The shopkeeper said solemnly, and took out the abacus. He dialed two strings of numbers one after another, "The calligraphy and paintings hanging on this street usually sell for this price at most. I don't know that it is only in the year of the monkey that we can meet buyers. If you can sell this amount, I will give you [-]% of the share.

Chonger Bookstore is the largest bookstore in Jiaxing City, and also the most popular bookstore in the Jiangnan area.The owner has done calculations, and to put it simply, if Mr. becomes a specially hired painter in the bookstore, it is absolutely no problem to make a tael of silver a day, not to mention making a lot of money every day. "

Le Yuancen doesn't understand abacus, but she can understand what kind of life the money reported by the shopkeeper can make her live. Of course, there is a prerequisite for becoming a specially hired painter.

"Maybe my question is a bit impolite, but since it's such a lucrative job, isn't the shopkeeper afraid that he won't be able to find anyone? No one is rushing for such a golden job?"

This golden rice bowl refers to the painting of erotic palaces, but this question is a bit false.

Although the literati of this era would live in a brothel and write popular lyrics and music, which would inevitably require a sum of money for writing, but there is a big difference between poetry and pornography.

The character of a literati is not afraid of poverty, not to mention that if you can really read and write, the family always has a little money, and the family doesn't like scholars to come out to draw erotic, palace, and pictures.This will always leave a trace, and it is hard to say what impact it will have on future official career.It is actually not easy to find a good erotic palace painter.

For example, in Le Yuancen's situation, he was able to read and write in his previous life, and later passed on the law of heaven and earth by the divine sculpture, and then copied the inscription of Dugu Qiubai to form a school of his own.

Compared with literati painting erotic palace pictures, if it is discovered that they are painting erotic palace pictures as a woman, it is really deviant.However, does she still care about gossip in the world?What's more, for her, what is scripture and what is Tao is determined by her heart, not by others.

Le Yuancen felt strange, why did the original painter leave?

The shopkeeper smiled and revealed some of the reasons, "It's really a coincidence. Two of the painters in the bookstore have retired and returned to their hometowns, and two of them stopped painting after high school. When Mr. Come early is not as good as coincidental, which shows that you and I are very destined.

Sir, don't think my house is just a small bookstore. In fact, after all, who doesn't read erotic palace pictures?As long as you don't mind being fearful in what people say, you don't have to be afraid of taking the lead. You can also meet many scholars through bookstores.When the husband becomes famous one day, the bookstore will ask him to take care of him. "

Le Yuancen looked at the shopkeeper who was very good at doing business, and he was very good at suppressing the desire to promote, giving a sweet date after a stick, and sketching a bright future.She doesn't go to the imperial examination, so she doesn't need those contacts in the officialdom, but if the books in the bookstore can be read for free, it will be very attractive, saving a lot of expenses.

"The shopkeeper is a real person, and I am also a real person. If I miss the fate between you and me, I'm afraid I will sigh with regret. I don't like to push money out. Looking at me like this, my stomach is not full. What are you talking about.

Now that I've laid out the words, I'll ask directly.How much salary can you give me now, will there be an increase in the future, will the bookstore include board and lodging?Another point, I have no painting experience in this field, is there any reference book in the bookstore for me to take a look first? "

"My name is Zhang Yun. Everyone usually calls me Shopkeeper Zhang. You can call me whatever you like. Let's sit down and talk about your problems."

Shopkeeper Zhang heaved a sigh of relief secretly. At this point, it was time to discuss the specific treatment. In fact, no one hoped to recruit a good painter as soon as possible. He was in charge of the business in the bookstore.

Chong Er Bookstore can open several in the territory of Song Dynasty, the owners behind it must have some origins.The so-called Chonger is not only boundless, but the spring, palace, and pictures of the bookstore are not only famous in the south of the Yangtze River, but also regarded as top-grade in Jin Kingdom and Xixia.

Those who can afford the Chun, Palace, and Pictures of Chonger Bookstore are those who have no shortage of money, but four painters with excellent painting skills have left one after another. Seeing that there is a gap in the source of books, the direct loss is money. , of course, we must recruit wise men, and find a painter with superb painting skills who can also paint erotic palace pictures well.

Le Yuancen had a discussion with shopkeeper Zhang. On the premise that the quality and quantity can be guaranteed, her monthly salary can reach 20 taels of silver in the first year. In the eyes of wealthy people, this may be a random amount of rewards, but for ordinary people It is by no means a small number.However, Le Yuancen also knows that ordinary scholars who can acquire an exquisite painting skill may really look down on 20 taels of silver a month, but her situation is special, why is it difficult to get along with silver.

The bookstore includes a lunch, but not accommodation.

Shopkeeper Zhang heard that Le Yuancen lived in the outskirts of the city, and it would be time-consuming and laborious to go back and forth every day, so he suggested that she could stay in the house where she usually paints, and pay for a small bed by herself.The room is in the small courtyard behind the bookstore. The room itself is not big, except for a small bed, a desk, and a bookshelf, there is no extra space, but it is a place to stay.

Le Yuancen visited the small courtyard. Apart from the latrine, there are five rooms in total, which can be regarded as an internal office, and she is not the only painter, but the rest have already dragged their families and do not live in the small courtyard.

After proofreading in the bookstore, the door between the small courtyard and the bookstore will be locked, and she can enter and exit through another side door.What made her feel good was that the latrine was very clean. The shopkeeper Zhang said that the bookstore should only let people smell the fragrance of books, and avoid other miscellaneous smells if they can be avoided, so there are two hand-washing places that are conveniently designed, and the books must not be soiled .

Shopkeeper Zhang also agreed to Le Yuancen's wish to borrow books for free. New books cannot be borrowed, but there are always some old books in the bookstore, so you can borrow them. Anyway, as long as Le Yuancen delivers the manuscripts on time every month.As for Le Yuancen's question about how to learn how to draw pictures of erotic palaces, shopkeeper Zhang said that the business field is a circle, and the bookstore is somewhat related to the brothel.

"It's easy to understand on paper. Seeing the books of the seniors is a beginner's introduction. Although you don't need to experience it personally, you might as well observe it with your own eyes. We have some contacts with Tingyulou, the best brothel in Jiaxing City, which can be regarded as half of Tingyu people inside the building.

I will take you to see it tomorrow. There are a lot of specialties in it. The first card will not let you see the spring, but it will be different if you wait a few times.We pay a sum of money, and we can get a glimpse of it through the round hole in the wall, or learn it directly in the room.Just don't be too shy to look straight in the eye, it's all for work. "

Shopkeeper Zhang is not totally joking. Scholars will inevitably think that this matter is degrading, but they don’t think about it. When their children get married, capable families will prepare a set of erotic palace pictures, so someone must draw them Exquisitely.It is somewhat exaggerated to say that the painter of Chun. Gong. Tu is also responsible for the harmony and happiness of a family.

Le Yuancen nodded calmly in the playful eyes of shopkeeper Zhang. She is not really a green young man, and she has lived and carved herself for many years. There are almost no scenes that will cause her discomfort. , watching the love between men and women. Things are not worth mentioning.

Even if it is deviant, it is not far behind.She was also a little curious about what the brothel looked like at this time, and she was even more curious about how delicious the food in the Yulou was.She hadn't eaten hot food for a long time.

On the second day, shopkeeper Zhang paid Le Yuancen a sum of wages in advance, allowing her to buy suitable clothes, daily necessities, and the cost of night observation.

At nightfall, they went to the Tingyu Building together. At this point, none of the benefactors went straight to the point, and they were all having dinner, so the two of them ate some in the hall on the first floor.Brothels have customers who come and go from north to south, and there are all kinds of gossip.

"Have you heard? The evil hero who caused a lot of trouble in Quzhou half a month ago, I don't know if he will come to Jiaxing?"