The three of them are rarely able to go shopping on non-holidays and holidays. The main reason is that everyone didn’t live in the palace before, and there was no so-called school, that is, there are still many things to do after school, and they are still working overtime. , There is no time to go out at all.
Imperial Physician Lu and Imperial Physician Liu are still locked up in Huangzhuang. There are not many things about Man Bao. She usually handles official business at the Imperial Hospital in the morning, and occasionally receives orders to see a doctor. Ya Hou can play.
Bai Shan's time is more flexible, the Imperial Academy can be busy if it says it is busy, or not busy if it says it is not.
The three of them had eaten outside, looked around and decided to take a leisurely stroll to the bookstore.
Bai Erlang and the others have a shop they are very familiar with, and the owner of the bookstore at the door recognized them, and immediately greeted them with a smile, "It turns out that it is the second son of Bai, oh, and Bai Hanlin and Mr. Zhou, please come inside." .”
The owner smiled and asked, "What do you three want to buy? We have a new Duanyan here."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Are there any new books recently?"
The owner asked with a smile: "I don't know what book Bai Hanlin is talking about. There is one book of travel notes, and two books of anthology, but none of them were published by the adults in the court. You also know that the adults in the court Anthologies are published first in the Yamen’s bookstores, it’s not bad if our bookstores can get soup, but there are a lot of story books, but…”
He looked at Bai Erlang and sighed, "However, it is still too different from what written by Second Young Master Bai. Now the best seller in my bookstore is the biography of Young Master Xiang written by Second Young Master Bai."
After so many years, Bai Erlang's book is still the best seller, which shows how popular this book is.
Of course, there is a reason why it has been on the bestseller list. First of all, the person who wrote it has a high level of education. Bai Erlang was a student of the Imperial College at the time. And Bai Shan and Zhou Man were on the sidelines to make suggestions;
Secondly, this is a biography with a real story as the background. Xiang Mingxue is real, and the king of Yizhou is famous all over the country. It is said that these scholars, even ordinary people in the market, have no resistance to such stories;
Finally, it also artistically handles real stories, otherwise Xiang Mingxue would not read books as other people's stories, because what he wrote was mixed with half-truths and half-false, The fake one is also very exciting.
Beijing is a big city, and new people come here every year, quite a few of them are students who study abroad or take the imperial examination, so this book sells very well, no matter how new it is, it can't keep up with it.
Some people made up a character based on Xiang Mingxue on a whim, and there were also bloody feuds, and there were all kinds of strange things, and finally revenge.
The sales were not bad, but still not as good as the biography.
The owner of the bookstore felt that the root cause was the first and second reasons. The book was written by a cultured person like Bai Erlang, and the story was real.
He really wanted Bai Erlang to continue writing, "I heard that Mr. Xiang has achieved success in business now, how about Mr. Bai Erlang write about Mr. Xiang's business?"
Bai Erlang: "...you can't just keep catching one person pulling wool, right? No, no."
Bai Shan asked him, "Are you free to write a storybook now?"
Bai Erlang was still a bit eager for skills, he heard this and said: "I have already passed the Jinshi examination, and I will just pass the examination by the Ministry of Officials next year. I think it should not be difficult to pass the examination in my capacity."
At that time, he had already married Ming, and he was the emperor's son-in-law. Even if he didn't go to the Ministry of Officials for the examination, it would not be difficult to become an official.
Bai Shandao: "If you do poorly in the exam, wouldn't you lose face to the emperor and Mingda?"
Bai Erlang couldn't help but tighten his heart, "What you said makes sense, then I'll continue reading recently."
After the Jinshi exam, he relaxed a lot. If he can write, he will never do his homework. If he can read, he will never write. It is very perfunctory, but it is strange. Recently, the husband has not smoked him. Sex makes a big move.
Bai Erlang trembled, and immediately said: "When I go back, I will take out the books you read for the Ministry of Officials examination, but I am still eager to write a storybook."
He said: "If I also enter the Hanlin Academy, do you think I can study history books, annotate scriptures, or edit almanacs and agricultural books?"
Bai Shan was silent.
Bai Erlang said: "Look, look, you also think I can't do these things, right? At that time, I must be helping the Hanlin to find information. It's boring to think about it, so why don't you write a story book and pass it away when you're bored? time."
The owner’s eyes were shining brightly, and he nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, this book is just to pass the time. The person who wrote it was passing the time, and the person who read it was also passing the time. You see, it’s not as good as it used to be a few days ago. Is it convenient for you to study in 2010? At that time, you were so busy that you could still write a lot in one day.”
Bai Erlang became excited, more and more confident, and discussed with Bai Shanzhou, "Do you think I made up a story by myself, or wrote something else?"
Man Bao said: "Our lives are very peaceful, what can we write about? Well, why not just write about the story of going all the way west last year."
Man Bao cheered up, and said: "Isn't this the most magnificent business? We have fought wars and brought back the prescription of cowpox."
Bai Shan also nodded, "That's not bad. We can start writing from the smallpox in Xiazhou. Well, we were ordered to go to Xiazhou to treat smallpox when we were in danger, and then went to the Western Regions to find a prescription."
The boss on the side had bright eyes and nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, just write this, just write this."
At that time, he will put up a sign, how did the world-renowned goddess doctor find the vaccinia prescription;
The owner excitedly said to Bai Erlang: "If Second Master Bai can write it down, I will still split the bill with you fifty-fifty."
"That won't work." Before Bai Erlang could speak, Bai Shan had already taken over the words: "The Bai Er of today is no longer the Bai Er of the past, no matter the identity of the writing style is different, not to mention that we are writing this time. Naturally, we can no longer use the previous points."
So the three people who came to visit the bookstore went back and forth to bargain with the owner of the bookstore, and finally got back a contract signed by both parties.
The three of Bai Shan are refreshed and happy, and it is another income, it is good to have money.
The three Zhou Lixue who brought the copied book to hand in the task witnessed the whole process at the door, dumbfounded.
Man Bao turned around and saw them, and greeted them casually, "Come and hand in the books, hand in, hand in, we'll be waiting for you, and we'll go home together later."
The three of them silently stepped forward and handed the copied book to the owner.
The boss flipped through it casually, and after finding no obvious mistakes, he took out sixty Wen to share with them, twenty Wen per person, which was the price of copying a book.
The owner smiled and said to them: "What book do you want to choose next?"
The three said sadly: "It's still "Warring States Policy Eastern Zhou Policy"."