In the wee hours of the morning, a series of "dong dong" sounds came from outside the courtyard.
Li Fei opened the door, and a beautiful woman appeared in front of him. She was dressed in sportswear and held a big red packet in her hand.
Upon closer inspection, it was Nie Feifei. She almost couldn't recognize her with her attire.
"Now that the owner of the courtyard has changed, you won't let me in?”Nie Feifei said with a smile.
Li Fei was stunned for a moment. Nie Feifei's usually cold face was hard to see a smile. Today, the sun had risen from the west!
She looked really beautiful when she smiled.
"Please come in. Yiyi is still washing up. Wait a moment!”Li Fei hurriedly stepped aside and allowed him to enter the courtyard.
Nie Feifei handed over the things in her hands and said,""This is a birthday invitation for you. You must arrive when the time comes!”
He took the birthday invitation. It had a red cover and a few large golden words on it.
"Yes, I'll definitely be there!" Li Fei replied.
"Brother, is Sister Feifei here?”Yiyi's voice came from the room.
"That's right! We've been waiting for you!" Li Fei said with a smile.
"Sister Feifei, I'll be done soon!”Yiyi replied anxiously.
"Nie Feifei, do you know where I can find a good Xuan paper shop?”Li Fei asked casually.
" I've heard grandfather mention before that Pan Jiayuan has a Shuya Hui. It's also considered an old shop that mainly sells the Four Treasures of the Study.”Nie Feifei said.
Li Fei was a little surprised. He had wanted to ask Fatty about it, but he didn't expect Miss Nie to know about it.
Seeing Li Fei's expression, she said," Don't look down on me. I used to live in the capital!”Nie Feifei struck a domineering pose.
At this moment, Yiyi had already come out of the house and saw Nie Feifei's domineering style." Sister Feifei, you're so domineering!”Yiyi said enviously.
Nie Feifei's face revealed an awkward expression." Let's go. I'll bring you around the capital today!”After saying that, she pulled Yiyi out.
Li Fei drove to Shuya Hui in Panjiayuan. As soon as he entered the shop, the shop assistant walked up and greeted him.
"Little brother, just take a look around. The shop is honest. Just call me after you've taken a look!”The waiter gestured for her to come in.
Shuya Hui wasn't very big. All kinds of ancient tablets were hung on the four walls. There was a wooden shelf around the shop that was half the height of a person. On it were all kinds of inkstones. On one of the walls of the shop, there were brushes of different sizes. The thin ones were like the core of a pen, while the big ones were like mops. There were also some jade brushes that were hollowed out. It was a sight to behold.
Li Fei waved his hand." Buddy, can you introduce us?”
"Little brother, do you have any specific needs?" The waiter hurriedly ran over and asked. Do you want to give it to someone else or use it for yourself?"
"It's a gift for an elder. Please help me introduce them. I don't know much about study tools.”Li Fei scratched his head and said.
"Little brother, the four treasures of the study are collectively called brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Famous inkstone, clear water, ancient ink, new hair, commonly used pen, old paper, combined into this set. Let's first take a look at this inkstone that was praised by the ancients as the first of the four treasures of the study!”The shop assistant introduced them as he walked ahead.
The waiter pointed at the inkstone on the shelf and said,"I have Duan inkstone from Zhaoqing, Guangdong, She inkstone from Anhui, Tao inkstone from Gansu, Lu inkstone from Shandong, Longwei inkstone from Jiangxi, and Chengni inkstone from Shanxi.”
Li Fei looked at the few simple and unadorned inkstones on the shelf. The color was a little old, and there was also a slightly damaged inkstone. It seemed that the shop assistant was not talking nonsense.
"What is the price of this inkstone?" Li Fei pointed at an inkstone and asked.
On the inkstone, there was a child plucking a lotus. The inkstone was shaped like a boat, and the child was wearing a belly. He stood there and reached out to pluck the lotus seed. The entire inkstone was made of fine stone, and the carvings were ancient. The design was very interesting.
"Little brother, you have good taste. This is Yishui Ancient Inkstone, produced in Hebei Yishui, but the price is a little expensive!”
"Oh, name a price?" Li Fei looked at the shop assistant and said. This was a gift for Old Zhang. He had put in a lot of effort to help frame the authentic work of Daoist Wu. This was also a token of his appreciation. It was not a big deal to spend more money.
"120,000 yuan. This inkstone was once used by He Shen. Our shop has kept it for many years and has never been willing to sell it."
"Let's look at something else first!" Li Fei waved his hand.”Then, he handed over the inkstone in his hand.
Brushes were fragile, so he chose a brush with an ivory brush tube, which was quite expensive.
" Do you have any good Xuan paper?" Li Fei asked as he walked.
"Little brother, please wait a moment. We need our manager to introduce you to this.”The waiter said with some shame.
The shopkeeper walked over." My surname is Zhang. I'm the shopkeeper of this shop. Little brother, do you want good Xuan paper?”
"Hello, Shopkeeper Zhang, I need some good Xuan paper!”
"These are all from Shaoxing. I have newly arrived Xuan paper, Xuan paper from four to five years ago, and even Xuan paper that has been stored for more than ten years.”Shopkeeper Zhang introduced.
"Because the year is different, the price will also be different!”Li Fei knew that it was normal for the price to increase several times over.
"Newly-received Xuan paper is cheap, 2000 yuan per knife. Four or five-year-old Xuan paper is 10000 yuan per knife, and over ten-year-old Xuan paper is 50000 yuan per knife. If you don't use it well, you can come back and return it at any time.”Shopkeeper Zhang said confidently.
After saying that, Shopkeeper Zhang took out some samples from the side. The paper was white and had strong ink. It would not change shape even in the supermarket.
Li Fei touched it with his hand and felt that it was soft and tough. He could not tear it open even if he used too little strength. He nodded and agreed to the price of this six-foot-long Xuan paper. It was said that the poor were good at literature and the rich were good at martial arts. It seemed that he had to read it backwards.
"Little brother, this is ink. Do you want to pick a piece too?”Shopkeeper Zhang said with a smile.
Li Fei looked at the old ink and chose an oval ink block.
Shopkeeper Zhang looked surprised." Little brother, you're not an amateur. This Pine Smoke Ink is our treasure and has always been used to protect the shop. I didn't expect you to have such discerning eyes!”
"This pine smoke ink and the Yishui inkstone were kept in the Gong Prince's residence's storage. This was made from the pine of Mount Zhongnan.”Shopkeeper Zhang said excitedly.
Li Fei handed the Pine Smoke Ink Block to Shopkeeper Zhang and said,""Alright, I'll take this piece of ink. As for the other five pieces of high-quality Xuan paper that are over ten years old, can you please calculate the total price?”
"You want that Yi Shui inkstone and ivory brush too?”Shopkeeper Zhang asked.
"Yes, then count it!"
(Thank you, everyone. Every day at midnight.)
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]