Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Examination

Since Meirenjian appeared at the Chongyang Poetry Conference, every day the beginning of the study opened, a group of scholars, warriors, wealthy families, craftsmen, and even maids and servants of boudoir girls... .

Because Wang Daguanren clarified that the maker of the Meirenjian was a loyal man, his brothers and friends did not mention the name "Cui Meirenjian" when they sent people to squeeze the purchase, and only said that they wanted to buy "Cuijian" according to the rules. But this statement was originally spread elsewhere. When you line up, you will hear someone asking for "Cui Meiren's note."

The insider smiled silently in his heart, but did not correct the misnomer of others. And this slightly fragrant name is so easy to speak, so that the two guys who are watching the store are sometimes so busy and confused, they will also ask the guests: "Today Cui Meiren's notes are sold out, can the guest officer ask for a Shenyuan Collection? The top three poems and the page of "Ying Wanning" by Tang's case are also accompanied by a picture of a beautiful woman, and each one only costs one to five dollars.

"A box of eight beauties will cost you two taels of silver. For only one two and five dollars, you can buy the color-printed pictures of the four beauties and the latest collection of poems by talents of this county. If you think about it, this is equivalent to spending only five silvers. I bought a collection of poems with color pictures. Is there such a cheap book in the world?"

Some people who love poetry bought it, some people who don't love poetry but love painting also bought it, and some people bought it just to collect their engraved products. Thanks to the blessing of this colorful picture, in the past, only the talented people who participated in the poetry fair were willing to buy two or three collections of poems as gifts. This time they also sold more than 200 copies.

After the collection of poems was printed, Cui Xie asked the treasurer to give one copy to all the participants.

It is customary for scholars participating in poetry clubs to produce collections of poems. Cui Xie took this matter in the garden. They had originally thought of buying a few books to collect their own poems, but they didn't expect that Cui Xie printed the collection of poems so exquisitely and painted new illustrations for them. . Moreover, such a young boy who was not in his early years of aspirations even gave each of them a book thoughtfully. Could they still pretend to be deaf and mute, and ignore others when they accept the book?

The host of the poetry club, Shen Yu, took the lead, and joined Tang Ning, who was scheduled to write an ode to the fox girl, to the door of Cui's house.

Anxious Gonghaoyi Square was erected at the entrance of his house. Several talented talents got off the car outside the archway. After passing the archway, before getting on the car, the Ruyi Gate with the imperial edict was already in sight. So the few people stopped getting in the car, went straight to knock on the door of Cui's house, and reported their intention to visit Cui Yuan.

Cui Yuan couldn't think that the young master had made a acquaintance with a talented person. He was so overjoyed that he couldn't speak for a long time. He quickly let them into the hall and asked Huang's wife to ask her husband to ask her husband to go to Mr. Lin's house for leave, so that Cui Xie came back to serve the guests.

When the host was away, several guests drank tea and chatted by themselves, and looked at the courtyard of Cui's house by the way.

He lives in such a small courtyard and uses such a dilapidated house...

When they met at the poem meeting, they didn't pay much attention to a pupil who had no reputation. Later, I got Cui Xie’s drawing notes and poetry collections for nothing, and when he saw him living in such a yard, Shen Xie couldn’t help feeling a little ashamed—Shen’s family was so big that he should have covered the printing of books, but he agreed without thinking about it. Asked such a poor boy to bear it.

He also distributed a new book to each of the people who participated in the poem meeting. So, if so much money was lost, can his family's shop still be able to sustain it?

Shen Yi was full of sympathy, and even wanted to spend money to subsidize him, and was afraid of hurting his self-esteem. When Cui Xie came back, he asked him: "The collection of Cui Xie's poems is very exquisitely printed. I have the intention to buy hundreds of sets to give away. For relatives and friends in your hometown, I wonder if you have extra copies?"

Cui Xie didn't know his love for poverty alleviation. He first poured tea for a few talents before entering the door. He smiled and replied, "Since Senior Shen loves it, I will ask the workers to do more work sooner or later to print for you. Seniors don't know, then. The Chongyang Poetry Collection sells very well. It is sold out almost every day. If you want hundreds of sets, you may not be able to prepare them in a hurry. Please forgive me."

Only then did Shen Xie realize that although Cui Xie lived in a small yard and used old household items that were not carved, he could paint beautiful pictures and make Cui papers, and he was not as poor as he thought.

Then living in this way is a celebrity who "living in poverty and enjoying themselves".

He saw Cui Xie’s eyes suddenly changed, and he said with a smile, “I’m not in a hurry. Ask your workers to print them step by step, and leave me with the extra. I don’t have to go home until the end of the year. gift."

Tang Ning was waiting to talk to Cui Xie about the fox girl's story. When she saw that Shen Xie said that she couldn't talk about these transactions, she interrupted him anxiously, and stopped Cui Xie and said, "Cui Shidi will ignore him. The article we wrote to Wanning."

Cui Xie nodded towards Shen Xie, and took a look at the manuscript brought by Tang Ning and others. When he read it, he closed his eyes and recited silently from time to time. After putting down the manuscript, he still seemed to be immersed in the delicate and delicate sentences, repeating the best ones.

Although he never commented a word, this kind of performance satisfied several contributors more than any commentary.

Tang Ning yelled "Brother Shi", dragged him out of the beautiful essay world, and said, "You read our article, should we also read your article? Your manuscript of Yuxian Ji It’s not easy to ask for help outside, and it’s all at your house, so why don’t you let us see it first!"

If others want to see it, he has to stretch it. These are critics who come for free. Naturally, I have to ask them to take a look first so that I can write a few more comments.

Cui Xie's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a joyful smile from the bottom of his heart: "I can't ask for it. Seniors, please come to the study with me."

Even Shen, Tang and others are accustomed to the world. The moment they saw his study room, they were quite shocked: such a small and simple room, such a simple bookcase, but inside it is a whole wall of books. ! On the wall opposite the bookshelf, there was also a whiteboard with empty slots hung to count down the remaining time for the county exam. They couldn't help but tremble to calculate how much time they had before next year's county exam.

In less than half an hour after entering the Cui Mansion, Cui Xie's image in their hearts changed from a romantic child of the Beijing official's family to an elegant scholar who did not want to enjoy or care about foreign objects, only loves to read, and pays attention to imperial examinations.

This study gave them more than that.

Looking closely at the books on the shelf, the spine of each book is pasted with different colored paper on the back, and the title of the book is written on the paper. The paper sticking to the back of the book is actually divided into different colors according to Jingshi Ziji, which makes people know their classification at a glance. Among them, the rows of bookshelves facing the door of the study are actually the "Five Classics," "Four Books," and "Xing Li" that can only be found in the county school.

Although the world says that "The Five Classics" is only a piece of Song Confucian classics, it is a crude work, but where can ordinary scholars find such a complete set of Song Dynasty articles? These students also want to borrow books everywhere to see that such a poor elementary school student prepared a complete set of "Daquan", which really envied them as a group of scholars.

A student couldn’t help but pointed to the bookcase and asked, "This is the book bought for you at my brother’s house? Can, can you let me take a look?"

Cui Xie responded happily: "Senior, why be polite. The book is there for people to see. If you like it, you can take it down and read it. If you want to copy, you can copy it on the north window Kang. I ask someone to take the Four Treasures of the Study. Zhang Zhai's (sand) bed (hair) has a higher cushion, and it's okay to sit and read a book. Copying books will make your back uncomfortable."

The student sighed, "The brother of the world is really generous. Brother Yu is not welcome."

Two or three scholars couldn't help it. They browsed in front of his bookshelf and searched for what they needed, but they were embarrassed to copy the book and just sat on the sofa to read it.

His sofa is also very comfortable to sit on, and his waist is just supported when he sits deep, without being strained. These scholars have been sitting at desks for many years, sitting upright. It is rare to relax like this once, and sitting on it is almost unwilling to sit down.

Tang Ning and the two bookworms were sitting on the kang, leaning through the four bound manuscripts. Next to the manuscript are several black and white line drafts of his new paintings. When you look at it in contrast, you feel that the story is more and more beautiful. The four beautiful ladies have their own styles, and they are all strange women that are hard to leave.

He couldn’t help saying, “I’ll write a small essay for the beautiful ladies in those three articles for you? They are both peerless beautiful ladies. Why should we favor one another and be praised by a scholar? Not only me, but also Brother Xu and Brother Le. At the same time, how about you print a preface in front of the text?"

Everyone agreed loudly, willing to write for him. Cui Xie thanked him sincerely, "I can't ask for it, thank you seniors for loving these beautiful ladies."

Tang Ning smiled while pressing his table: "I love these beautiful ladies, I'm afraid Brother Wang and the others love the Cui family's study. Cui Shidi, I am brazen to beg for everyone, can you let us in the future? Often come to your home to be a guest and to study? Our group is also the governor and will not take up your time in school."

Cui Xie looked at the Five Classics in the hands of those on the sofa and nodded clearly: "Seniors are willing to come to our house. It is an honor to be born late. But this room is too small to hold people. Seniors can wait a bit. God, I moved the study to the West Wing, and arranged a few more tables, chairs, and narrow beds. You can read the books yourself if you want."

He promised so happily, the scholars were a little embarrassed, and the rich man Shen Yu even offered to arrange the study for him.

Cui Xie smiled and said, "I ordered ordinary furniture with a few pennies. It does not cost money. Senior Shen does not have to worry about me. There is only one thing I want you to pay attention to-if there is any damage while reading, Please copy a page on the spot and attach it to the back for the convenience of future generations."

He couldn't see so many books himself, so he simply arranged it into a small reading room, and made friends with these scholars through books, and first penetrated into it and made a wave of fame.

Shen Yu sighed: "Cui Shidi has the style of an ancient gentleman, so he can use such a rare collection of books to pay for people to read. How can Brother Yu let you handle it alone. Once your library is built, I will send some A small study room will help you maintain it, and will never let your books in this room be damaged."

Those who were holding the book and not letting go all said, "Cui Shidi is willing to lend us such a book. How can I fail your trust and deface the book at will? If it is damaged, I must copy a copy to compensate. It will never make you lose."

They read books at Cui's house for a long time, and after returning home, they still have a lot of aftertastes about his sofa. When they mention Cui Xie, they don't just praise his family's note, but also add one sentence: "Good collection of books, good friends, even though they haven't entered school , But there is a celebrity style, it is in my generation."

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Cui Xie has gained a high reputation among scholars, and Meirenjian has also risen with the tide, and the dignified place has become a clear confession for the eunuch's desk in Shizi Township. The business in the shopkeeper's shop is also a big hit, with dozens or even hundreds of taels spent every day.

They invested a total of more than two hundred taels of silver for printing these papers and Shen Yuan's poem collection. The paper and Wang Gongzi's big order booked at the Chongyang Poetry Conference were paid back, and the rest was pure profit.

When this shop did its best in the past, it might not be able to generate so much income in one month. The treasurer counted the silver so that not only his hands trembled, but his heart trembled. At the end of the month, he hurriedly carried the silver box and the account book to Cui's house and counted in front of Cui Xie to feel relieved.

Cui Xie flipped through the running water on his account and was surprised to find that the sales of his paper not only did not decrease with the long-term sales, but slowly increased. Although the scholars did not buy it as they did when they first came out, many ordinary people took his paper as a handy gift. Some brothels bought them for their daughters in arty, some merchants brought them to other places for sales, and occasionally there were others. The big client Wang Gongzi introduced ordered hundreds of taels of notes at a time.

So much money is enough for him to go directly to Beijing after being admitted as a student, and stay in an inn comfortably in Beijing until he finishes the autumn exam.

If the provincial examination fails, he will come back quietly, so that the Cui family will not know that he has been in Beijing; if he is lucky enough to pass the examination, he is a qualified and qualified official, and the Cui family can beat him whenever they want. , Kill if you want?

Excited by his thoughts, he said to the shopkeeper, “As soon as he makes money, he will recruit a few more day-time workers to engrave the prints. If there are reliable long-term workers, he will also recruit. The four beautiful people’s pictures are selling so well, so you have to keep the story hot. Cast out, don’t wait for the guests to get tired of looking at the paintings, and don’t want to buy our books."

Ji Futing, the treasurer of Ji, was still very ambitious, and promised to find a good printmaker to sculpt the novel version as soon as possible, and asked Cui Xie when he could produce a new batch of drawing notes.

Cui Xie shook his head. Previously, it was a poem meeting and the promotion of drawing notes. The initial publicity was already well laid out, and new drawing notes were redundant. In the rest of the time, he has to draw novel illustrations and the accompanying large-page spread, as well as the same big move necessary for publicity...

He stroked his smooth chin, smiled confidently and said, "Shanren has a clever plan."

The shopkeeper Ji wanted to know what his boss had done. At this time, Cui Xie's mouth became stricter, and he refused to ask any questions. He was so anxious that he scratched his head.

But since Cui Xie took over the study, in just two months, he turned this poor place to rent a yard into a prosperous shop for Rijin Doujin. This is simply a natural fate. He doesn't have such a fortune anyway. Instead of trying to make money by himself, it is better to let this wealthy young boss toss himself, and he can always make good things.