Chapter 6 The Taoist Priest Who Conquers Demons and Eliminates Demons (Part 1)
The scriveners laughed and said nothing. Dancing and writing was an elegant occupation, how could it be compared with coolies.
The wealthy businessman walked back chattering, and his eyes immediately lit up when he saw the sign posted by Chaitino on the wall. The words were true and well written, but the best thing was the content of the three hundred words.
"How much does my two hundred and twenty-seven words cost?"
Putting the folded ruler squarely on the table, Chai Tiannuo opened it and looked at it. The writing was in flying colors and the narrative was confusing. There was no order at all, but he couldn't help himself:
"Erase the fraction and just count it as two hundred words."
"If it's cheaper, how about sparing one of my sons?"
Chai Tiannuo looked at the fat man in silk and satin and grinned. He was indeed a businessman. No matter how rich he was, he still had to pay for his money and didn't want to give away a penny more.
"That's just five articles, no matter how little I write, I can't really write it."
"Five cents is five cents, you can make a big profit, but you have to help me speak smoothly for free."
"It's natural."
Chai Tiannuo nodded, read it once, then picked up the thin seal and started writing seriously:
"Brother Liu, after so many years of separation, I wonder how I am now..."
There are more than 200 small characters in it, and it is written extremely neatly without any clutter. The wealthy businessman could not help but admire it while reading it. With such handwriting, few people in the whole Fengcheng could compare with it.
The reason why he hired a ghostwriter was not because the wealthy businessman was illiterate and couldn't write, but because his handwriting was so ugly that he felt disrespected by others.
In the past, ghostwriting was done by the accountant at home, but now that the old man is weak and has returned to his hometown, he has no choice but to come here. He didn't want to pick up a treasure, so he wrote in this handwriting. It's so comfortable and amazing!
After drying the ink, Chaitino helped him fold it up. The wealthy businessman carefully laid out his ten eldest sons. Seeing Chaitino looking at him in confusion, he said seriously:
"Sir, his writing skills are amazing and worth the price!"
Chaitino was stunned at first, and then smiled brightly, feeling naturally happy to be recognized by others. 33
After carefully putting away the five coins and pushing the other five coins back, Chai Tiannuo said seriously:
"It's as much as you say, please keep it, sir."
The wealthy businessman was silent for a moment, gave Chaitino a thumbs up, and then said goodbye.
After all, I had the corresponding equipment, and in the next few days, various people came to my door to do some business. It was not a lot, but I always got seventeen or eight yuan in my account every day. After all, it was much easier than making a living like cutting firewood.
After living an ordinary and tepid life, Chai Tiannuo, who had some spare money, was finally able to add more meat and eggs to the clear soup and watery noodles.
With adequate nutritional intake, my health is even better. Except for the remaining scars on my face, my body is fine. However, my Dantian is still missing. I have visualized it countless times, but it still cannot appear.
Chai Tiannuo shook his head, but he was not too discouraged. He had made guesses before, but now he is more certain, and what he has to do in the future is also clear.
Make money to polish your body, and try your best to find the scattered subjects, that's all.
On this day, Chaitino was practicing calligraphy with paper. When he was rich, he never felt that now that he was poor again, he was reluctant to write even big characters. He just used small seals with hairpin flowers to write secretly on a piece of paper. It looked like ants crawling, but it was
Neatly tight.
"Sir, maybe you can write a good couplet?"
Some familiar voices sounded. Chaitino looked up and smiled. It was the first businessman who came to the door, the chubby businessman.
"It's natural to write well. If you make a living by chewing words, how can you not be able to write pairs?"
Chaitino said with a smile, and the businessman nodded:
"That's good. How about writing a couplet with me for five hundred yuan?"
Chai Tiannuo couldn't help but take a breath when he heard this. The price of five hundred yuan was astonishing. Unfortunately, he had more than enough ambition but not enough power, so he could only say with a wry smile:
"Your Majesty, I really can't write such a big pair."
"Didn't the general say he could write?"
The wealthy businessman frowned, and Chai Tiannuo handed them all:
"I can write, but if I don't have large regular script and a piece of paper that big, it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without straw!"
"...just wait!"
The wealthy businessman turned around and left as simply as he came.
Not long after, the man returned, holding in his hand a knife with good cooking skills and a set of brushes ranging from small to large, the quality of which was much better than what Chaitino was using now.
"As long as you write what you like, five hundred dollars will be given to you, and all the paper and pen will be given to you, okay?"
"Good, very good!"
Chaitino held his hand again, grinning as he looked at the cut paper, rubbing the itchy fingers of his right hand back and forth, he was finally enjoying himself.
"What kind of match are you looking for?"
"My eldest brother needs a pair of gatekeepers when he opens a business store. All he wants is that the words are bold and the content is ordinary. Don't try to flatter others."
"Understand that the golden mean is the way, and only then can you show your profound knowledge!"
Chai Tiannuo nodded, picked up the regular script and the bluestone inkstone, soaked them with ink, and started writing decisively without thinking. The wealthy businessman helped him drag the paper and read while reading:
"The grand plan will make the business prosperous all over the world, and the great achievements will make the financial resources spread to Sanjiang. How right!"
The content is mediocre, but the words are true and well-written. There is a sense of grandeur in the regularity. Even illiterate people can see the good and bad in it. The wealthy businessman immediately smiled when he saw it and gave Chaitino a thumbs up!
It is quite rare to find a pair of husbands and wives. The scriveners and customers couldn't help but come around and nod their heads.
A kind of scrivener couldn't help but raise his hand to Chai Tiannuo and said in admiration:
"Sir, he is not a showman, but he is a master of calligraphy. I have been waiting for Meng Lang before, so please don't blame me!"
Chai Tiannuo returned the greeting with folded hands and hurriedly said some compliments. This was the first time in many days that everyone had greeted him.
When the ink dried, the wealthy businessman put away the pairs, put down half the money, and left happily. Chai Tiannuo looked at the big paper and brush on the table with great joy. The price of these things would never be lower than the money. He would make a lot of money.
Got it!
"Good words!"
Looking at the couple brought by his brother-in-law, Yuanwailang nodded repeatedly. After all, he is a man who has seen the world. His eyesight is definitely rare in Fengcheng. He can tell the state of the calligrapher at a glance, and he said that calligraphy people will never be able to escape!
"That's natural, it cost me nearly two taels of silver!"
The wealthy businessman's smiling eyes were gone, but he did not forget to ask for credit, and stretched out his two mallet-like fingers.
"You know what, this is a huge profit!"
Xiao Yilin, the foreign minister, glared hard at Qian Dazhi, asked his men to carefully fold up the pairs, and then said seriously:
"This person is still dormant now. If he becomes famous one day, let alone two liang, he won't be able to get it even with a thousand guans."
Rich businessman Qian Dazhi took a breath and looked into the distance. He knew that calligraphy was good, but he never expected that it could be so good!
Chai Tiannuo didn't know what happened next, but since he wrote the couplets, his business has been improving. There are more people asking him to write letters, but even more people ask him to write the couplets.
After all, he was a person who had spent decades honing his skills in the world of human relations. Looking at the way others carefully put away the couple, Chaitino knew that it was probably the couple that day that had made him famous in the eyes of knowledgeable people.
From that day on, Chaitino only wrote two couplets and three letters every day, and left immediately when the time was up. The other scriveners understood the truth and knew that this was for everyone's meal, so they all handed over their hands in gratitude.