allonlinenovel Chapter 271 Jin Charcoal Pen
Chapter 271 Jin Charcoal Pen
Huo Ying was watching from the side and felt like he had found a treasure.
Sometimes he didn't understand what Chen Sanlang said, but Huo Ying didn't care. He thought it was just the sour words of a scholar, so he didn't pursue it nor ask more questions. Anyway, as long as this kid worked hard, drew pictures diligently, and talked about business seriously, he was satisfied.
After all, he lost his arm in the fight between gangs in the casino and thought he would have to live a miserable life for the rest of his life. He didn't expect that his kindness would be rewarded. He wanted to support this scholar, but in the end, he was pulled out of the quagmire by this scholar.
Now he is the owner of a small wood shop. Every time someone calls him boss or shopkeeper, he feels indescribably happy.
Huo Ying was sitting in a small tea shop opposite the wood shop, watching Chen Sanlang. He watched him walk from the first shop to the last one before he slowly stood up and paid for the tea.
Chen Sanlang walked over quickly and pulled Huo Ying, who was paying the bill, and said, "Come on, big brother, go back quickly. I have an idea in my mind and I need to draw it quickly."
The owner of the tea shop took out the ephedra paper and a pencil from the drawer under the counter and handed them to Chen Sanlang.
"Sir, you can drink tea here and write down your ideas. Then you can take the paper away. I won't charge you any extra money."
Chen Sanlang habitually picked up the pen and started drawing on the ephedra paper. As he was drawing, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
He looked at the half-finished pencil in his hand again and again.
Actually, this can't be called a pencil, because it doesn't make any difference in the depth of the color. But it is seriously worn out. I only drew half of the furniture picture. Before I could draw all the shapes I just memorized, the pencil was worn down!
Chen Sanlang held up a pencil and asked, "Shopkeeper, what is this?"
“I heard this is called a charcoal pencil. It’s very common nowadays and is sold in the grocery store in front.
Most of the businesses here have this kind of pen, which is used to record accounts. It is cheap and convenient, and can also avoid many unnecessary disputes. It is indeed a good thing. "
Isn't this a pencil? Holding the pencil, Chen Sanlang's body almost went numb. He hadn't even thought of this for so long. He was really running fast!
Huo Ying saw that Chen Sanlang's face suddenly changed and he became a little depressed. He asked without knowing the truth:
"It's okay if you don't remember it, you can continue to go to their house to have a look. Their furniture is just there for people to see. They are businessmen, they won't say anything unpleasant."
"If you are shy, let's go together!"
Huo Ying reached out and grabbed Chen Sanlang's arm, preparing to take him to the wood shop across the street, but Chen Sanlang grabbed Huo Ying's arm.
"Brother, wait a minute. I have something to think about. Stop arguing!"
Huo Ying was stunned and stood there. He had never heard such a harsh scolding from Chen Sanlang before.
In Huo Ying's eyes, Chen Sanlang is a very loyal man. He will not treat others arrogantly just because he is capable.
Huo Ying sat down slowly and said to the tea shop owner, "Bring another pot of tea and some snacks..."
Without waiting for Huo Ying to finish, Chen Sanlang stood up, put his pen on the table, pulled Huo Ying up and left the teahouse.
The tea shop owner said that the pencils were bought at the grocery store in front. Grocery store! Grocery store! Chen Sanlang only had these words in his mind. He looked at the street corner sign along the way, and then he simply let go of Huo Ying and ran hurriedly ahead by himself.
The grocery store had a wide variety of items, a bit like the small department store in his previous life. Chen Sanlang couldn't find a pencil for a while, so he went to the clerk and asked, "Excuse me, does the store have any pencils for you?"
"what?"
"That's the kind..."
Chen Sanlang didn't know what the pencil in his previous life was called now, and he didn't know how to describe it for a moment. He looked around and saw the boss at the counter using a pencil to keep accounts.
Chen Sanlang walked over excitedly, grabbed the boss's hand, pointed at him with a pen and asked:
"Boss, I want to buy this, what is it called?"
Although the boss was startled, he quickly realized that this was a person who wanted to buy charcoal pencils.
"This is a charcoal pencil, the official name is Jintan Pen. This kind of pen costs two cents each, and three for five cents. How many would you like to buy?"
Among the many pieces of information spoken by the boss, Chen Sanlang caught one word, the word "Jin" in "Jin charcoal pencil".
"Boss, what is the official name of this pen?"
The boss looked at the scholar in his brand new bachelor's gown and shook his head, thinking it was funny. In recent years, more and more people have been using this pen, most of them are peddlers, who just want to use it to record miscellaneous matters. He didn't expect that scholars would also come to buy this kind of pen.
He hurriedly walked out of the counter and led Chen Sanlang to the shelves of various pencils, pointing at the price tags and saying:
"Here, this is the charcoal pencil. There are also colored pencils with rich colors, which are very suitable for fine brushwork..."
The boss's chattering was almost mute in Chen Sanlang's ears. His eyes were fixed on the word "Jin", and countless passions surged in his heart, making him unable to suppress it.
Huo Ying, who was left far behind, rushed over and saw Chen Sanlang's extremely excited look. He patted his brother on the shoulder and asked:
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Chen Sanlang seemed to be awakened. "Oh, this pen."
He didn't know how to express himself, and his words were stumbling, but there was a voice telling him very strongly that he was one step closer to Wang Jinyi and could almost touch her.
It is a pencil substitute developed by Wang Jinyi!
Now more and more information shows that Wang Jinyi has been looking for him, and has come up with many ideas, constantly reminding herself in various ways that she is staying here!
Wang Jinyi has not forgotten Chen Zhiyuan. She is doing her best to get closer to herself and using all kinds of methods to find herself again!
Chen Sanlang felt relieved and excited, but also disappointed at the same time. He had wasted too much time and did not grasp the clue of the stars in the night sky. Fortunately, now there is a second clue!
The more clues the better to find Wang Jinyi!
Chen Sanlang quickly took out the money and bought one of each type of pen on the shelf. The pencil in the previous life is now called Jintan Pencil, which means that this pen was launched and researched by Wang Jinyi. Colored pencils are named according to color. There is no hint.
Chen Sanlang still gave up and asked the boss: "Excuse me, where did this pen come from?"
The boss looked at this ignorant scholar and glared at him in anger: "I don't know."
I thought to myself: Who among these silly scholars would tell you how to make money?
Huo Ying behind him patted Chen Sanlang on the shoulder and said, "Brother, let's go. I'll tell you."
Chen Sanlang didn't want to waste even a minute, so he clutched a bunch of pencils tightly in his hand and followed Huo Ying out of the grocery store.
Chen Sanlang caught up with Huo Ying in a few steps. "Brother."
Huo Ying looked at Chen Sanlang's anxious expression, stopped, and whispered in Chen Sanlang's ear:
"Most of the goods in all the groceries and small shops in the West Market are purchased from the East Market. If you are interested in this kind of pen, you won't be able to find out anything here. You have to go to the East Market to ask."