Build the Traveler Alliance from scratch

After a day of preparation, the bookstore jointly owned by Fan Xian and Fan Sizhe finally opened.

Dongchuan Road is bustling with people, and even the surrounding imperial students are showing off a rare trend of skipping school. The buildings along the street are decorated with lights and colorful decorations. A square door is completely wrapped in good wood, and there is a clear light in the darkness. , it’s really a very bookish decoration.

But for some reason, even though the bookstore is about to open, the plaque at the door has not yet been hung.

In the backyard, Fan Sizhe was hovering around Fan Xian with a somewhat anxious expression.

Seeing that Fan Xian always looked relaxed, Fan Sizhe finally couldn't help it anymore.

"Brother, didn't we agree before that this bookstore is called Danbo Bookstore? What else did you say that you can't be determined unless you are indifferent..."

Fan Xian glanced at him and said, "Without indifference, there is no clear ambition, and without tranquility, there is no way to reach far."

Fan Sizhe nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's it. How good it is. Prince Jing was shocked when he heard it. You left such a good name unused, why did you have to change it temporarily?"

Glancing at the confusion and confusion on Fan Sizhe's face, Fan Xian smiled slightly.

"Don't worry!" Fan Xian patted his brother on the shoulder and chuckled, "Don't you just want to be famous so that your book can sell well? The new name I thought of is better, and it also has an inscription from an expert. "

"...Expert?"

Fan Sizhe was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "What master can be compared to Prince Jing?"

"Also, that promotion you mentioned before, and that, that advertisement, I have been preparing for so long, and you suddenly changed your name without consulting me. Isn't it a little unreasonable?"

Fan Xian thought for a while, looked into Fan Sizhe's eyes and said seriously: "It's indeed my fault for not saying hello to you, but don't worry, I guarantee that this new name will definitely make you a big seller, just watch it!"

After saying that, Fan Xian ignored Fan Sizhe and turned to play with an exquisite jade plaque.

Suddenly, a slight vibration came from the jade tablet.

……coming!

Fan Xian's eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up and walked towards the warehouse ahead.

Fan Sizhe wanted to follow him to have a look, but was turned away by Fan Xian. He could only wait anxiously in the yard.

Soon, the warehouse door opened, and Fan Xian walked out holding a plaque covered with red cloth.

Fan Sizhe's eyes widened and he stepped forward to uncover it, but was slapped on the hand by Fan Xian.

"ah!"

Fan Sizhe cried out in pain, covering the back of his hands and staring at Fan Xian aggrievedly.

"Don't make trouble!" Fan Xian said angrily, "This red cloth is most effective when it is first unveiled, so we can't waste it here."

After saying that, he turned to look at Shopkeeper Ye who was waiting behind Fan Sizhe.

This shopkeeper Ye is one of the seventeen shopkeepers of Qing Yu Tang, and is also a subordinate of the business left by his mother Ye Qingmei.

When the property of Ye's Trading Company came under the control of the royal family, these shopkeepers trained by Ye Qingmei were eliminated. After they left the trading company, they should have found a way to make a living on their own, but the imperial court was afraid of their business talents and did not allow them to do business on their own.

Therefore, the shopkeepers who had been eliminated formed a group called Qing Yu Tang to handle business for others and could not own shares themselves.

When Fan Xian wanted to open a bookstore, he naturally thought of Qing Yutang, so he invited the shopkeeper Ye by name.

"Shopkeeper Ye, hurry up and find someone to put this plaque up!"

"okay!"

Shopkeeper Ye responded with a smile, then called the waiter to take the plaque from Fan Xian's hand.

Not long after, the crowd on the street dispersed towards the outer circle.

The guys carried the plaque and hung it up steadily under the curious eyes of everyone.

As soon as the red cloth was lifted, four dragons and phoenixes danced, and big characters full of time appeared in front of everyone——

"Bad...Ke...Shu...Bureau?"

Seeing these four words, whether they were Taixue students who were well-read in poetry or ordinary people on the street, they could not help but be stunned by the artistic conception contained in those words.

For a moment, the whole street became quiet.

Everyone stared at those four words in a daze, as if they were baptized by the long river of time in an instant, and saw the changes in the world, the vicissitudes of life...

"...Good words!"

The first student to come back to his senses couldn't help but praise him.

And this sound of admiration seemed to press some switch, and the whole street suddenly turned from static.

Everyone's face was full of excitement and admiration, and people were discussing the wonderfulness of this word.

"What a good word!"

"I just don't know which great scholar of the time mentioned this word."

"Could it be Zhuang Mohan from Northern Qi, Mr. Zhuang?"

"Impossible, Xiaosheng is lucky enough to have admired Master Zhuang's calligraphy. Although Master Zhuang is also proficient in calligraphy, the artistic conception in his calligraphy is far from the words 'Lanke Bookstore'."

"The word 'Lan Ke' has a far-reaching artistic conception and is full of historical traces of changes over the years. I am guessing that this must be a new school of calligraphy created by a reclusive scholar who is not interested in fame and wealth... This brother, is there any Paper and pen, I really like this word and want to copy it."

"What a coincidence, I thought so too!"

The streets were bustling with students and people talking.

Fan Xian was well prepared and immediately ordered Shopkeeper Ye to go out and deal with it.

Shopkeeper Ye led the guys out with a smile and announced that in addition to selling books, his bookstore also sold paper, ink, pens and inkstones.

Students outside the door who were ready to move immediately swarmed in, clamoring to buy paper and pen to copy the four characters.

Fan Sizhe squeezed out from the crowd and ran to the backyard with excitement on his face.

"Brother Jue Jue, it's really Jue. Who did you ask for these four words? Why do they look like they are flying out? Could it be that they were written by gods with gold pens and jade?"

"..."

Fan Xian glanced at him and thought to himself, you really guessed it right.

These four words were what he asked for from Zhou Tianyi, a senior traveler in the world of immortality.

There are three thousand avenues in the world of cultivating immortals, including Confucianism, Taoism, calligraphy, painting, and Taoism, all of which have complete cultivation systems.

As a cultivating family, the Zhou family naturally has some knowledge of these heresies.

By coincidence, there was a junior in the Zhou Tianyi clan who was in the foundation stage and was a genius in Confucianism and Taoism, and he had already joined the calligraphy family.

Fan Xian asked Zhou Tianyi for help, and he agreed without thinking and asked the junior to help with these four words.

Although that junior was only in the foundation building stage, the magic power penetrated the handwriting, and to mortals, it was already the handwriting of a god.

Seeing that Fan Xian just glanced at him and didn't reply, Fan Sizhe didn't care. He just said with some worry: "But brother, won't this approach overwhelm the guest?"

"Although it opens today and selling paper and pens can be considered an additional income, if we want to operate in the long run, we still need to rely on the main business of selling books!"

Fan Xian smiled and said: "You are quite sober...but it doesn't matter, just watch!"

This time, Fan Sizhe did not fight back against Fan Xian. Instead, he approached the back door and waited expectantly for the next development.

At this moment, there were sedan chairs and the sound of singing and singing on Dongchuan Road. It turned out that officials from various ministries in the imperial court heard the news and sent their subordinates to bring gift boxes to congratulate the opening of the bookstore.

After all, this is a rare opportunity to get closer to Simon Bo.

Moreover, many people know that the emperor has made Fan Xian the co-lover of Taichang Temple, and he will marry a certain princess in the palace soon.

Because of this, officials from various ministries who got the news started to take action.

But they didn't expect that students would form a group to copy handwriting today.

The people who were watching the excitement were naturally amazed at this, thinking that Mr. Fan, who was both civilized and military, was indeed an unusual person. He just opened a bookstore and so many officials sent people to congratulate him.

But those students from Taixue are different.

They only felt that the noise in the street interfered with their quiet copying.

In this way, the servants in the official houses of various ministries received unkind glares from the students.

Although it was a bit confusing, they still went through the entire process and presented the prepared gift boxes to Fan Xian.

Fan Xian stood in the courtyard with a smile, letting Shopkeeper Ye receive these visitors for him.

At this time, Li Hongcheng, the eldest son of Prince Jing, also came. People who recognized his identity on the street saluted him one after another. He responded with a gentle face, without any trace of the arrogance of a relative of the emperor. His face was like a spring breeze, and he looked very elegant.

Arriving at the door of the bookstore, Li Hongcheng was naturally shocked by the immortal inscription.

But unlike those students who copied handwriting, after Li Hongcheng came to his senses, he immediately strode into the bookstore, came to the backyard, and grabbed Fan Xian's arm with excitement on his face.

"Brother Fan, why did you decline my father's offer of inscription? It turns out you were prepared for it!"

"Tell me, tell me, who is the master who made the call? This celestial spirit really makes people admire me!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Prince Jing Li Hongcheng, but also the copying students in the bookstore pricked up their ears.

Fan Xian seemed to smile bitterly and shook his head: "Your Highness, it's not that Fan doesn't want to give you this face, it's that the master doesn't want to be seen in front of others. To get these four words, it's Fan's shameless pleading."

"Really, that's such a pity..."

Li Hongcheng's face was filled with regret, but he politely did not ask further questions.

The students who were eavesdropping also sighed, obviously very disappointed by this.

Shopkeeper Ye looked at the expressions on their faces, and then at the specious copywriting handwriting in their hands. He knew that the time had come, so he joined the group of students with a smile.

"Young masters, do you think this word is extremely mysterious, and it is very difficult to copy it, and you still can't grasp the essence?"

"…Indeed."

"Haha, that's right!"

Hearing Shopkeeper Ye's laughter, the students who were copying couldn't help but show dissatisfaction.

"What does this mean, shopkeeper?"

"Nothing, nothing!" Shopkeeper Ye said with a smile, "I just walked around and found that the calligraphy of all the gentlemen is very impressive, but the meaning of the word "Lanke" seems to be a little... It’s cloudy and foggy.”

As soon as this statement came out, not to mention these students, even Prince Jing Li Hongcheng became interested.

"Yes, shopkeeper, what does the word "Ba Ke" mean?"

Many students gathered around, curiously waiting for Manager Ye to give them an answer.

Shopkeeper Ye picked up a book from the side with a smile and showed the cover to everyone in front of him.

"So that Young Master will know that our Lanke Bookstore, in addition to exclusively selling stories from Chapter 68 onwards of "The Story of the Stone", also has some unmarketable books."

"The reason behind the word "Lan Ke" is a story recorded in this book "Shu Yi Ji".

"If you gentlemen are interested, you can take this book back and savor the artistic conception contained in this story. Maybe you will be able to understand something and truly grasp the essence of Lanke's calligraphy!"