Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 37: Frustrated Mr. Zhou
Su Yun was the guest at Lingao Pavilion, and Zhou Zhan was actually not particularly satisfied with this location.

What he hoped was that Su Yun would treat them at Linjiang Tower, or at worst, go to Wangjiang Tower.

It’s not that the food in these places is better. He doesn’t care what he eats. What he cares about is his friendship with Su Yun and whether others can see it.

If you can go to Linjiang Building, that would be the best choice. It would be best not to stay in a private room but in the lobby.

In full view of everyone, he and Jiangyou Su Lang toasted each other, and within a few days, the whole Huangzhou knew that he and Jiangyou Su Lang were close friends.

If Su Yun, when he was drunk and in high spirits, wrote down a poem as good as Linjiangxian, and signed it with the six words "To Mr. Zhou of Huangzhou", then Zhou Zhan's life would be perfect.

It’s a pity that Su Yun was the guest at Lingao Pavilion.

But it's also pretty good. After all, people often come to Lingao Pavilion. As long as a few uninvited guests can see it, the news can still spread.

Mr. Zhou, who attended the banquet, was dressed in silk and satin. He did not look like he was attending a friend's family dinner, but rather like he was attending the prefect's official banquet.

Su Yun saw Zhou Zhan, who was dressed in a gorgeous outfit, and immediately laughed and said, "Mr. Zhou, you are too serious. We are just friends, there is no need to be so polite."

Zhou Zhan smiled and said, "This is the first time you've formally invited me to dinner, so no matter how solemn I am, it won't be excessive. Su Lang, this is a meeting gift, not a sign of respect."

Zhou Zhan held a large sandalwood box, put it on the table and pushed it towards Su Yun.

Su Yun smiled and said, "It can't be a box of gold, right?"

Zhou Zhan waved his hand and said, "Although I am a country bumpkin, I am not that unsophisticated. Come on, Su Lang, open it and see if you like it."

Su Yun was a little hesitant. It was a bit impolite to open a friend's gift in front of him. Zhou Zhan saw Su Yun's hesitation, so he opened the sandalwood box himself and said with a smile: "Come on, Su Lang, take a look."

Su Yun looked at it carefully. There were many grids inside the sandalwood box, which was very exquisite.

There is a row of brushes neatly arranged in the grid, from small to large, totaling more than twenty pieces, all of which are of very fine quality.

Zhou Zhan smiled and lifted the grid, revealing the second layer.

There are fewer grids on the second layer, but there are only eight grids, which contain various inkstones, which are also very exquisite.

But it was not over yet. Zhou Zhan lifted the grid again, revealing the third layer. Inside the grid were rows of ink strips neatly stacked up, with golden fonts printed on them.

At this point, Zhou Zhan proudly introduced: "The brush is from the Chen family of Xuanzhou. It is said that even Wang Xizhi once wrote a letter asking for a brush from the ancestor of the Chen family. Oh, it seems that Liu Gongquan also asked for a brush from the Chen family.

I have twenty-seven brushes of various sizes here, with goat hair, rabbit hair, and wolf hair, so basically everything is included.

This inkstone is a Duan inkstone. It is not an ordinary Duan inkstone, but a set made by Gu Zhou, a famous inkstone maker in Duanzhou. There are eight of them in total. Now Gu Zhou has retired and no longer makes inkstones, so this set is out of print.

And this ink stick is a rare soot ink on the market. It was made by Zhang Yu from Yi County. Su Lang may not be very familiar with this person, but this soot ink was the first one he made. It is said, just said, that the palace wants to use this ink as imperial ink. Hehe, I rushed to buy a batch of it.

Come here, Su Lang, smell it, this ink has a strong fragrance, that's because musk and gold foil were added to it. Zhang Yu said it was some kind of "dragon fragrance agent", which is quite rare.

Oh, there are also some rice paper and other things, there are quite a lot of them, it is not convenient to bring them here today, so I asked my family to drive them over later.

As the saying goes, a sword is best given to a hero, and for a scholar like Su Lang, the four treasures of the study are the best. Haha, they are not worth much, so just accept them. "Su Yun smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Zhou, it's not appropriate. These things are too valuable. I can't accept them."

Zhou Zhan laughed and said, "Why, Su Lang can accept 30% of Linjiang Tower's share from Xu Jian, but can't accept a small gift from me?"

Su Yun shook his head and said, "That's not quite the same, I have some cooperation with Mr. Xu.

I have contributed to the popularity of Linjiang Tower, and I will offer suggestions in the future.

For Xu Dongjia, the benefits he gained from collecting these three components were ten or a hundred times what he paid.

So, I can accept it without any psychological burden.

But I don’t want to accept these gifts from Mr. Zhou without any merit.”

Zhou Zhan suddenly became anxious and said, "No, Su Lang, I have been preparing this thing since the day I met you. I just wanted to give you a surprise. If you don't accept it, I will feel so sad!

No, no, Su Lang, you have to accept these things. If I take them back, I will get more and more upset. I might even get angry and smash them all."

Su Yun still disagreed and said, "Mr. Zhou, it's not that I'm hypocritical. I really don't want to receive gifts without merit. If I really took it, I would be worried and unable to sleep at night."

Zhou Zhan sighed immediately, but then his eyes lit up, and he reached out to grab Su Yun's sleeve and said, "No merit, no reward, so what if there is merit?"

Su Yun was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhou Zhan said happily: "Su Lang, then I ask you to do something. If you help me do it, then it will be a credit."

Su Yun smiled and said, "Is it still about the small courtyard? I'm really not that good at writing inscriptions and lyrics, so I won't make fun of you."

Zhou Zhan's momentum suddenly faded, and he said unwillingly, "Really?"

Su Yun said sincerely: "It's okay to try hard, but if my level is not good enough, I'm afraid I'll be laughed at. If it gets out, people will say that I, Su Yun, am greedy for money and have a bad character."

Zhou Zhan knew that reputation was extremely important to literati and could not be forced, and he was immediately very disappointed.

Su Yun put the sandalwood box away and put it aside, saying with a smile: "But I really like this set of things. If Mr. Zhou is willing to give it up, I am willing to buy it at the original price."

Zhou Zhan said listlessly: "It's not worth much, just a few dozen strings of cash."

Su Yun smiled and said, "Forget it since Mr. Zhou is so insincere."

Zhou Zhan sighed and said, "I really want to give it to you. This little money is not worth anything. Su Lang, I, Zhou Zhan, really want to be your friend!"

Su Yun nodded and said, "Mr. Zhou, I also want to be your friend, so I can't just take advantage of you."

Zhou Zhan nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, okay, the things here, including the dozens of dollars of paper, cost me a total of 8,000 strings of cash. Don't worry, there are receipts for every transaction, and I will definitely not charge you less!"

Su Yun smiled and nodded, "That's right, come on, the food is getting cold, let's eat first!"

(End of this chapter)