"Hmm? You said he went to various calligraphy and painting shops in Xiliuxiang to sell characters?"

In the teahouse, Gu asked the servants who were rewarded.

"Yes, young master."

Gu Wen suddenly showed a playful smile: "What's the result?"

The servant smiled and said, "It's a big deal... He deserves it. He dares to offer a hundred citrus, but he is unwilling to lose more. How could anyone want it?"

A hundred words are written in a picture, not to mention a small picture, the price is really high. It is not a famous artist, and it is not even a famous rookie. The lion opens his mouth and this person is indeed a ill mind.

Sleeping disease!

No wonder there are many scholars in the world, but there are quite a few who read books to death. They lack the tendency and do not know how to weigh and adapt, and they are destined to be in a down-and-out situation.

Thinking of the situation of the Ye brothers and sisters, all of them have answers.

At this point, Gu Wendao asked about Ye Junsheng's background and felt almost done. He sighed, but felt worthless for Ye Junmei. Following such an older brother, how can he have a good life? No, since I have the chance to meet such a wonderful person, I will definitely save him from the sea of ​​suffering... Humph, when you have no food to eat, I will not believe you and don't bow your head...

With a sense of responsibility, he ordered his servants to continue to follow Ye Junsheng, and it would be best to find out where the other party was. And here in the private room, he naturally continued to talk big with his friends and give advice.

The hot topics of discussion are inseparable from the talent competition held after the New Year. Among them, the list of handicaps with a wide influence is even more talked about.

According to reliable information, this trading post was jointly launched by several powerful merchants and wealthy merchants in Jiangnan, and even the Ximen family participated. However, the second young master of Ximen did not get involved in the affairs.

The talents from all over the world who participated in the competition were like crucian carp trees, but they were only fifteen people who could be favored and topped the list. There was also a relatively detailed data behind, covering more than a hundred people, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the ones behind were basically the role of accompanying the prince to study and there was no hope of winning.

On the list, Gu Wendao ranked sixth, which was considered a satisfactory ranking. The top three people in the top three are the famous Jiangnan three talented men. The leader occupies all the right time, place, and people. It is also the "Mei Xuehai" who was born in Yangzhou Academy. He is twenty-four years old this year. He has a vast friendship.

Guo Nanming was one of them.

A few months ago, Mei Xuehai went north and wanted to ask Ye Junsheng to discuss. Due to the urgency of time, he did not meet up and had to wait for the competition to compete.

Having said that, the top three and the three talented men in Jiangnan have always had the same strength. There is no obvious gap. Even if the advantages and disadvantages are determined in the market, the odds are very close.

Originally, a huge competition for talented men, plus the plaque given by the emperor, was already full of topics. Now, adding a lot of weight to the plaque is even more popular. From the government to the people, everyone was so hot that they were talking about it, and the limelight even overshadowed the lively New Year.

——Arrange students and discuss who is the first and who is the second. These are all very eye-catching things. They have nothing to do with elegance and vulgarity, but they are the most inspiring curiosity.

Obviously, although there are still some days before the competition begins, many scholars and scholars in Yangzhou have flocked to come and ran over in advance. Many inns and restaurants in the city benefit the most, and the water rises and the charging standards have been raised. Anyway, as the date approaches, it is crowded and there is no need to worry about no one to eat or live.

For example, Gu Wendao Ye Junsheng's group came in advance. However, the situations between the two sides were very different. Gu Wendao's group was received by relatives and friends from Yangzhou, and they recited poems and danced with each other every day, making a fun thing; Ye Junsheng was planning a livelihood, but he had to go around selling his words.

In comparison, it is like a heaven of ice and fire.

Ye Junsheng actually knew about the market and the detailed list, but after hearing it, he chose to ignore it. He had no objection to himself if he could not enter the top fifteen.

The lists formulated by others have their own standards. What does it mean?

To take a step back, the list is also reasonable. Although in Jizhou and in the north, Ye Junsheng became famous, his accumulated foundation was always lacking, which was equivalent to being a nouveau riche. Some poems have been passed down to Jiangnan and received good reviews, but the number is too small and the type is single, so they will not easily convince others. The biggest effect at present is just to be familiar with it.

So that many people know that there is a "Ye Junsheng" in Jizhou. As for other things, they are really not obvious.

...

The eighth room...

In Xiliu Lane, there are as many as eight shops for Ye Junsheng to sell his characters, but without exception, the shopkeepers who are responsible for review all expressed some appreciation for his characters, but after hearing the offer, they smiled at the same time.

High, too high.

Their conclusions were surprisingly consistent. This price obviously exceeded the market conditions and was unacceptable. So there were bargains, but the highest price was only 50 cents, and there was no choice but to be more. Some shopkeepers directly saw the guests off, and even gave them coldly, saying that Ye Junsheng was simply crazy and dared to offer such a price.

It’s not that Ye Junsheng’s handwriting is really worth a hundred articles. The biggest crux of the matter is that he is nameless. His reputation in Jizhou is obviously impossible to show off from Jiangnan. If there is no real recognition, even if he shows off his past achievements, he may not buy it.

The regional gap is very clear between the north and the south.

To put it bluntly, if the word Ye Junsheng is compared to a commodity, Jiangnan is a brand new market. If you want to make it in and sell it well, you need new things to do.

Fortunately, he was mentally prepared in advance, so Ye Junsheng was very open-minded. He was not the kind of self-inflated person. He thought that he had the reputation of being the "No. 1 talented man in the north" in Jizhou and his tail was so simple. How could reality be so simple?

"If you really can't sell it, just stop selling it."

He does need money to turn around and maintain his life at the moment, but he is far from the end of his life. At worst, he can just take out the night pearl and sell it.

The experience of Ye Mingzhu from Helan Mountain was of extraordinary quality, but for Ye Junsheng, it was of little use and was basically left to the shelves. Therefore, as long as he had the opportunity, he was willing to sell it and believed that he could sell it at a satisfactory price.

In fact, Ye Junsheng's current view of money is really weak. I don't know if he has achieved success in his cultivation and became a sorcerer. Anyway, he has lost his original enthusiasm for secular wealth. The changes in his mood are always subtle, and there has been a change without realizing it.

Warlocks, always called laity, are not because they are born arrogant, but because they change their status and status. They naturally reveal their qualities after mastering various supernatural powers. Looking at the world and being accustomed to putting themselves outside from a calm standpoint.

In a word: indifferent.

This not only includes the view on wealth and prosperity, but also deeper into the bones is feelings...

Ye Junsheng practiced the way of virtuous people, and the way of scholars was to be worldly, which was slightly different. However, the same thing was the same, and in the final analysis, the essence was roughly the same.

Now, his temperament has changed a lot, becoming more calm and restrained, and things that others talk about and are extremely passionate about may be worthless in his opinion.

Wei Nongzhai.

This is the shop that Ye Junsheng was about to visit. It took a small area and when he walked in, the space of the shop seemed a bit cramped. However, the layout inside was simple and light, and there were not many calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls. In contrast, the door was deserted and was very deserted.

It seems that I have entered the wrong door...

Ye Junsheng smiled bitterly, but since he had crossed the threshold, there was no need to give up and go somewhere else.

He was greeted by a shopkeeper named Lao Yan. He carefully reviewed the three words brought by Ye Junsheng with a rigorous attitude, read them again, and then read them again. It can be seen that this shopkeeper's style of doing things is very serious. Unlike those big shopkeepers, even if they are well concealed, a condescending arrogance is still revealed, and he always looks like "the one who sells words is asking for him."

After a while, he looked up and asked, "A hundred documents are a piece, but I really get a lot of money?"

"It's a lot of money."

Ye Junsheng's answer was as always.

Lao Yan sighed and said, "Actually, your handwriting is excellent. It is very difficult to write such good words at a young age, but..."

When Ye Junsheng, who had been mentally prepared, began to clean up his copybook when he heard such a very familiar "but", he had already started to clean up his copybook.

Lao Yan looked at the young man in front of him in surprise, as if he was attracted by some memories lurking in his heart, and felt familiar: 138 Reading Books and Online Students, if they blindly bargain, they would be similar to vendors, and the market atmosphere was strong, but they would not like it.

Of course, this is his unilateral judgment.

Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master Ye, please wait."

Ye Junsheng raised his head and looked at him calmly.

Lao Yangan coughed and took a picture of the words: "This picture was bought by our store."

"OK, thanks."

Unexpectedly, Ye Junsheng did not show any unexpected joy, but instead had a look of course, as if he was sure of Lao Yan's decision.

Lao Yan suddenly muttered in his heart, always feeling strange, something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out. Since he had decided to buy a character, there was naturally no reason to change his words.

In Xiliu Lane, Weinongzhai is a medium- and low-end store with some fixed customer base, but due to reputation and insufficient funds, there is a shortage of quality supply. At present, Lao Yan was very grateful to Ye Junsheng's calligraphy. After hesitation, he finally decided to buy one and hang it in the store and try to sell it to see if it can be sold. He didn't dare to buy too much, so he bought one and bought a pilot project.

He thought that even if he lost, he would not lose all of it.

The next thing was simple. After Lao Yan asked some questions, he asked the accountant to pay 100 cents and handed over it to Ye Junsheng, which was considered a successful transaction.

Watching Ye Junsheng leave, Lao Yan smacked his lips and picked up the words to watch again:

"Stranquility leads to far-reaching, and indifference leads to ambition."
Chapter completed!