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P in the new town. Although it is not famous all over the world, it is second to none in North Zhili. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, one morning, a notice was posted at the entrance of the new town: in two months, there will be a contest in the county. Whoever writes well with a pen will get the title of "Pen Crown", and the magistrate will personally present a gold plaque.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a sensation in the pen industry. As we all know, getting this golden signboard is the boss of the pen-making industry in Xincheng, and it is difficult to make money. To this end, all pen makers are gearing up and eager to take the lead.
Song Rongda, the owner of Rong Da pen firm, wants to take this opportunity to make a turnaround. A few years ago, Rong Da's pen was the boss of the new town, but it was later surpassed by Jin Dong's pen. If we don't take this opportunity to turn defeat into victory, Rong Da's pen line may be suppressed forever. He arranged things for his son Song Yiguang at home, while he rode a donkey and went out with his wallet on his back.
The top grade in the pen is wolf hair; The wolf is the best, Liao. Although some dealers took Liao Hao to the new city to sell, they were all vulgar goods, and the products were different. To choose the top grade, you have to choose it yourself. Song Rongda's trip is to personally select the best Liao Hao.
He went on a southern tour, crossed the capital, left Shanhaiguan and entered the Liaodong border. There are many mountains and wild animals here, and the weasel is well fed, strong and slippery, so the pen made is moist and comfortable, suitable for writing and drawing, and it is the best in the pen. When he came to Hengshan Town, Song Rongda checked into Yuelai Inn. He asked the owner of the wolf business. The boss said that Li Chengjia also taught him how to go.
Song Rongda found Li Chenggu, but when he saw Sung Jae Lee drying the weasel's skin, he was overjoyed and quickly explained his purpose. I don't want to, but Li Cheng is embarrassed to say that he has no extra wolf hair. Song Rongda was stunned and pointed to the weasel and said, "Don't you have it in your hand? Just sell it to me. "
Li Cheng said that Fang Jin Dong, the boss of the new town, has set all his ambitions. He will keep his promise and will not sell any of them to others. Song Rongda listened to it, and she was secretly glad. It turns out that Fang's wolf hair comes from Li Cheng. As soon as he rolled his eyes, a bad idea came into being.
Song Rongda came out of Li Cheng's house and found an Orion's house. He saw many kinds of fur drying in his yard, so he bought them all, went back to the inn, cut them carefully and put them away. Then, he lurked outside Li Cheng's house, waiting for the delivery man.
Fang also wanted to take part in the pen contest, so he sent a message to Li Cheng, asking him to send some goods quickly. After finishing a batch of goods, Li Cheng hired Li Jiuliang, a traveler. Li Jiuliang picked up the goods, it was a half-bag wolf. He went home to pack his bags. He set off early the next morning.
Song Rongda quietly follow up.
At noon, this is a place in the middle of nowhere. Li Jiuliang found a leeward place to sit down and have a rest while eating dry food. Song Rongda caught up with him on a donkey. When he saw Li Jiuliang, he stopped the donkey and jumped off its back. He said happily, "I didn't meet anyone along the way. I was bored to death." Brother, let's talk. "
Li Jiuliang was depressed when he walked alone, so he asked Song Rongda to sit down and handed him the dry food. Song Rongda took out dishes and wine from his wallet and chatted with Li Jiuliang over coffee. He has put antiperspirant in the wine, and Li Jiuliang fainted after a few drinks. Song Rongda took the wolf's hair out of the cloth bag, put on the miscellaneous hair he had cut, and walked away.
Song Rongda got a good wolf hair. Without delay, he rushed back to the new town day and night and began to write with his family's skills.
Half a month later, he made three pens, which are really soft, delicate, lubricated and elastic, and are the best among pens. Song Rongda is very proud. He sent someone to spy on the situation. A few days later, I heard that Fang received half a bag of messy hair. He was furious, but he didn't have time to buy good wolf hair, so he had to pick some wolf hair from the stock and make it temporarily. Song Rongda listened, secretly pleased. Fang was the best competitor, but now he lost without a fight. With this pen crown, it's like he took something out of his pocket.
In everyone's expectation, the game was held as scheduled. Magistrate personally presided over, all pen makers handed in their favorite works, and asked several judges to choose the best one. Brush is used to write and draw, so use is the standard of choice. These judges are all famous painters and calligraphers in various counties. They spread out Xuan paper on the book case, studied ink, used pen, book and painting in turn, and then judged the pen crown according to the feel.
Two hours later, several judges have selected three pens as candidates for the pen crown and asked the magistrate to decide. Without looking at the pen, the county magistrate turned and said, "Mr. Wu, please try this pen at last." All eyes look down together. However, I saw Mr. Wu, a great scholar, slowly coming to the stage. The magistrate ordered the officials to re-lay the rice paper and set up the inkstone. Mr. Wu rolled up his sleeves and began to write slowly, but his eyes fell on the three pens selected by the judges. He studied the ink, then picked up a pen, dipped it in ink and drew on the rice paper. After using up a large sum of money, I wrote a small letter on it with a pen tip. Three strokes were tried one by one, and an ink landscape with more than 100 inscriptions was completed. He looked at these three pens, frowned for a long time, and then turned to the magistrate of a county and said, "These three pens are inseparable, and they are all the best in the pen."
The magistrate of a county said with a smile, "Since Mr. Wu said it's hard to tell, it makes no difference. It's just that my official needs to spend some money to make two more gold-lettered signboards and issue them together in the future. " He ordered the officials to open the note posted on the pen and read the words: "Written by Rong Da!" "Rong Da pen line!" "Rong Da pen line!" It turns out that all three pens were made by Song Rongda.
Everyone paused for a moment, and then burst into warm applause and cheers. The magistrate of a county also let go and smiled, and immediately awarded Song Rongda a "pen crown" gold plaque. Song Rongda took the gold plaque and was so happy that his mouth was wide to his ears.
After the game, the magistrate of a county told Song Rongda to make Mr. Wu ten best wolves quickly. Today is the emperor's birthday, and birthday presents will be given all over the country. But there is really nothing to send in the hinterland of new cities and counties. He had a brainwave and thought of sending a special gift to the emperor. That is, Mr. Wu, a great scholar of the dynasty, was hired to write 100 different shapes of "shou" on red paper with gold powder. Of course, the emperor will like it, and it will also save the people money to donate money to buy longevity. If Mr. Wu wants to write well, he must first have a good pen.
Song Rongda dared not say "no", but readily promised.
At home, Song Rongda dared not slack off and quickly started writing. It's easier said than done. One-on-one hair, it is necessary to match the thickness and length well, even if it is heavy, it should be pointed when it is light, and it should not be sloppy at all. What's more, this is another "birthday" gift for the emperor.
Song Rongda was busy for more than half a month, and the ten best pens were finally finished. Song Rongda gave them to the magistrate of a county. The magistrate of a county was very happy and immediately sealed it and sent officials to Beijing. It turned out that an official in the DPRK advocated the separation of heaven and earth, and the emperor asked the cabinet for advice. Several college students in the cabinet can't argue or agree. Finally, they decided to ask Mr. Wu, a great scholar, to give a statement and invite him to Beijing.
Song Rongda sent Song Daming, a clever servant, to Beijing to find Mr. Wu, and when he saw the "birthday" ceremony, he sent back the emperor's words. As long as the emperor says "Yes", he dares to send a message: The emperor says that Mr. Wu's handwriting with Rong Da pen is good! With the light of the emperor, don't worry about the old Song family.
A few days later, Song Daming ran back in a panic and stammered, "Master ... big ... big bad guy!" " Song Rongda was stunned: "What's the matter?" Song Daming said that pen was in big trouble!
Song Rong Da also got a fright and asked him what was going on. Song Daming calmed down for a while, and then he explained the whole thing truthfully. It turns out that Mr. Wu attaches great importance to writing "birthday" gifts to the emperor. This morning he bathed, changed clothes and burned incense to worship. Then he respectfully spread out the red paper, ground it into gold powder with the swim bladder, and began to write. A word was about to be written when suddenly a cat passed by on the roof and called "meow" and "meow" twice, but Mr. Wu was so scared that his hand shook and the word broke. Teacher Wu fell to his knees with a bang and said loudly, "My handwriting is not good, which is a big violation." I implore the emperor to punish me alone and let my family go. Your Majesty, this pen is made in Rong Da, a new town. It is very different from the wolf hair I used to use. I guess there must be something wrong. I hope the emperor can see it clearly! "Song Daming scared to death, ran back to tell the news in a flurry.
Song Rongda a listen to these words, also frighten legs a soft, "thud" fell to the ground. Song Daming hurriedly hugged him. But Song Rongda's legs are as soft as noodles and he can't stand up at all. Song Daming had to help him sit in the plush chair, and Song Rongda held the handle of the chair without slipping down. He persisted, thought again, and felt the seriousness of the situation even more. The "birthday" gift for the emperor was wrong, and the dragon was furious. Is there any good fruit for him to eat? Maybe it will really implicate nine families. He quickly said to Song Daming, "Call the whole family."
Soon, the whole family came. When they saw Song Rongda, they were all startled. Song Rongda gave a brief account of what happened, and then said, "Our Song family suffered a great disaster this time. Whether you can escape the robbery depends on your luck. Take whatever you can, then go, go at once, go as far as possible, and never say that you are a Song family. "
Everyone understands the present situation, so now is not the time to be polite, so they took some gold and silver and ran for their lives. In a short time, the house was in a mess, and everyone left, leaving only an empty house and Song Rongda who died. He stood up with difficulty and staggered towards the outside.
Song Rong Da came to Jin Dong to write. When Fang saw his appearance, he was startled: "God, Lao Song, why are you like this?" Song Rongda said bitterly: "Our Song family offended the emperor, and this is to destroy the family. Laos, let me ask you a question for the sake of our friendship for many years. Tell me honestly, will you? " Fang Jindong nodded and said solemnly, "I promise to tell you the truth. Go ahead. " Song Rongda stared at him and asked, "What did you come in from Li Cheng?"
Fang Jin Dong hesitated for a moment, but said honestly, "It's a squirrel."
Song Rongda was surprised and asked inexplicably, "How can it be a squirrel?"
Jin Fang said that the weasel's tail hair was originally used, but in Liaodong, people regarded the weasel as a fairy and didn't want to provoke it, let alone kill it, so there was nowhere to change the tail hair. In desperation, he thought of using squirrel hair instead. He bought some weasels from other places and gave them to Sung Jae Lee yard for tanning. Actually, it's for those who bought the goods. Everyone thinks his house is really wolf hair.
Song Rongda instantly understood. No matter how the squirrel basks in the sun, it will smell like a mouse. Although people can't smell it, cats can smell it. The cat barked twice, which startled Teacher Wu, and then the "birthday" gift was badly written. Those mice robbed them by themselves. He was ashamed to face his ancestors again. As soon as he closed his eyes, he hit his head against the wall. Fang Jin Dong was quick of eye and load, grabbed him and said, "Odbo, what are you doing? As the saying goes, God never shuts one door but he opens another. What's the matter with you? Say it out, let's think about it together. "
Song Rongda told the story again.
Fang Jin Dong raised his hand and punched him: "You idiot!" Song Rongda froze. "It's not like this birthday present was written in front of the emperor or given to him," Fang said. It doesn't matter if it is broken. Why not just write another good article? " My family still has two excellent wolf hairs, which were handed down by my ancestors. I can't bear to sell any money. Now I will send it to Mr. Wu quickly. Give him another gold ingot to grind gold powder, only a lot more. Buy two fish and you can boil the glue. There are still a few days before the emperor's birthday, it's too late. What are you panicking about? Looking at you like that, I think the sky is falling. "
Song Rongda knelt on the ground with a plop and gave Fang two Xiangtou knocks. At this time, he thought that he was so old that he really lived in vain and felt very ashamed. ...
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