Chapter 28 Poetry and Books
The shopkeeper of Wangjinglou is surnamed Cui. He is a middle-aged man in his thirties. He has an ordinary appearance but an extraordinary temperament. He gives people the impression that he is not a shopkeeper of a merchant, but a Confucian scholar.
Later, Bai Fan learned that Wangjinglou was originally the property of the Cui family in Qinghe, and the shopkeeper was also a branch of the Cui family. The poems and books of the famous Cui family were passed down from generation to generation. Although he was just a shopkeeper, he was not comparable to others!
"I wonder what the hell are there to do when I look for me?" asked the shopkeeper's salute.
Bai Fan replied, "A few people want to go up to the third floor of Wangjinglou for dinner. I heard that there is a rule on not going up the third floor. Does it mean that if I can write a poem, I can go up to have a free meal?"
Li Chunfeng was speechless. Didn’t the uncle of the junior teacher forget that I just explained to you, and I have to pay for the poem after writing it!
The shopkeeper replied: "This is not! The guest misunderstood it. Wangjinglou rules. Only when the guest leaves a talented work can he be qualified to go to the third floor. There is no free statement, and the wine and food are still charged! I think it is the rumors in the market that misled the guest!"
Bai Fan changed color immediately when he heard this and said loudly: "Oh? My nephew, it turns out that it is not like this! Humph, I thought Wangjing Tower was an elegant place, and it turned out to be a place full of filth!
What a talent to climb the tower? It's simply outrageous. A poem by Uncle Wei will be robbed of by someone, but he still has to be greedy for money here. This restaurant is really unbearable. According to Uncle Wei, it is really a black store!
Let's go, see the good place you are looking for, it will be a waste of the gentleness of scholars!"
Li Chunfeng was a little confused for a moment, and his apprentices were confused, so he followed Bai Fan to go out.
The shopkeeper here couldn't bear it after hearing this. You, who came here to misunderstand the rules, it didn't matter whether you wanted to go up to eat or make money. But you would still dare to slander the restaurant for nothing? You said it was a black store? You are really a crazy guy!
"Slow down! This young man, Wangjinglou has been an old shop for many years. The rules have always been like this. How can you slander it out of thin air? Humph, isn't it because of an incompetent madman who deliberately causes trouble here? Or do you have no money to eat and drink?"
At this time, many people were watching, and they all commented and pointed!
Bai Fan stopped and turned around, "Hahahaha! It's really ridiculous, Huai Mo, take out the money he has on him to see!"
Several gold ingots appeared, and the onlookers in the restaurant were speechless!
"Did you see it? It's not that I can't afford to eat without money, but that I think the meal on the third floor of Wangjinglou is not worth my poem. I want me to leave a poem here? Haha, it's not OK to invite me to have a meal for free, let alone dare to be greedy for money again?"
You! Manager Cui didn’t expect that this person was so arrogant at such a young age?
Other onlookers also started to make excuses!
"Okay! Since the young master threatens so much, I can't be rude in Wangjinglou. I promise here that if the young master can really come up with a peerless masterpiece, then the young master will be the guest of Wangjinglou. From now on, all the expenses for the young master in Wangjinglou will be free!
I just don’t know if what the young master said is true or false?" Manager Cui gritted his teeth and said excitedly.
Bai Fan smiled, smiling proudly, and finally got the bait. He didn't have to spend money on his meal in the future!
"Of course it's true. I didn't expect that the shopkeeper would have such a courage? If you don't believe it, you can make a name for it?" Bai Fan said.
"No need to do this. Everyone here will testify. As long as the young master is a talented person, this appointment will take effect immediately! But if you are a liar, hum, you will also pay the price for it!"
Good! Exciting! Hand in the pen and ink!
After pushing away the rice paper delivered by the waiter, Bai Fan held a large wolf hair in his hand and went straight to the east wall on the first floor of the restaurant!
If the sky does not like wine, the wine star will not be in the sky.
If the earth does not like wine, there should be no wine spring in the earth.
Since heaven and earth love wine, love wine is worthy of heaven.
I have heard that the clear and saint are more saints, and the Tao is more turbid and as wise as the wise.
Since the wise and saints have drunk, why bother to seek the gods and immortals?
Three cups lead to the road, and one bucket combines nature.
But if you have the pleasure of drinking, don’t spread it to those who wake up.
A masterpiece by the poet Li Bai, Bai Fan wrote it with great pleasure, and the guests in the restaurant also cheered loudly after reading it in one go!
I saw Manager Cui give a big gift to Bai Fan: "It turns out that everyone is in front of you. If you don't know Mount Tai, please forgive me for your offense!
I heard that Bai’s characters are unparalleled in the world, but I didn’t expect that your poems are also unparalleled. With this work, not to mention a thousand gold, you can’t buy them even if you have a thousand gold!
It is really a great honor for Wangjinglou to be able to leave a masterpiece in the shop!
Everyone, please give a testimony. Wangjinglou promises that from now on, all the expenses you spend in Wangjinglou will be borne by Wangjinglou!”
What? It turns out that he is Bai Jia, the creator of Bai style?
Bai Fan wanted to enjoy the world-renowned feeling, but when did he hear the shopkeeper call me a white friend? When did he have this nickname?
Fortunately, Changsun Chong explained in time, and Bai Fan realized that he had not been in Chang'an for a long time, but Chang'an was already full of legends about his brother!
Accompanied by the shopkeeper, Bai Fan took his disciples and his nephew to the third floor with his swagger.
In fact, as Bai Fan said, this matter was a big profit from Wangjinglou. With this poem in hand, there is no need to worry that literati and poets around the world will not come to see it. In the future, as Bai Fan's reputation grows, this work will be more valuable! And this poem is written on the wall, and others can't buy it, so the shopkeeper is already happy!
There are not many seats on the third floor of Wangjing Building, and only five sets of tables are placed around the window. After all, Wangjing Building is very high on the third floor, and you can see the entire Chang'an City outside!
At this time, there was a table on the third floor. Bai Fan and his team sat around the table as if they were rushing. One of them ordered all the wine and dishes to be served. The waiters on the third floor naturally knew how to make it.
"Master, you are so awesome. I thought you could only count, but I didn't expect you to know everything! And you are so awesome?" The disciples shouted with little stars in their eyes.
"I'm convinced this time. All of you who have become disciples have a bitter face and are reluctant. Now? Master can invite you to dinner every day. This treatment is not bad for you!" Bai Fan quipped.
Several people were eating and joking, and the atmosphere was so happy for a while!
"This little brother, I admire my masterpiece after hearing this. The masterpiece on the first floor cannot be written by anyone who loves wine. Here is the best wine. I wonder if I am lucky to invite my brother to have a drink together?" The guest at the table opposite him spoke to Bai Fan and invited him.
Bai Fan looked up and saw that it was OK! Although this uncle looked forty years old, he gave people the feeling that he was just "handsome"! Very handsome, making people as handsome as spring breeze!
"Since there is good wine, how can we not be without Fan?" Bai Fan responded with a loud laugh.
He ordered Li Chunfeng to take care of a few little guys, and then got up and changed the table. Li Chunfeng had long seen that the person opposite was extraordinary, but he couldn't see how many winks he gave Bai Fan. He sighed in his heart, "Uncle Master, we can't cause trouble every time!"
Chapter completed!