Chapter 238: There’s Nothing That It Can’t Do!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
On the day of the autumn harvest celebration, Youjia Village was unprecedentedly lively.
This was the first time many people in Woqian Town had come to the Jade Spiritual Mountain. In the past, when they heard that there was a large group of refugees here, they thought that this was a bandit’s or beggar’s den and avoided it.
As the number of times Yang Gongbing came here increased, along with the cleaning paper and spraying machine being manufactured, Gu Zhongxun’s medical skills, and the Qinghe Academy that caused a stir in the entire Woqian Town, everyone were already filled with anticipation before they arrived.
Qi Yan had a book shop in Woqian Town. The Yan Kingdom was about to be completely destroyed, and the desire of scholars to study had increased greatly. The business of the book shop also started to boom.
Recently, many students had often come to the shop to ask him if there were any novel things like watercolor pens and automatic charcoal pens.
Qi Yan had never heard of it. He was also a scholar, so he was naturally curious.
After asking around carefully, he found out that a few students from Qinghe Academy were using these unheard -of learning materials. They were beautiful and practical, and very convenient, making them highly sought after.
Unfortunately, they could not be bought on the market.
Qi Yan had been in charge of the family business since he was 16 years old. He quickly sensed a new business opportunity.
The reason why he personally went to Youjia Village was to take the opportunity to find out who had made the novel stationery and tools.
He also knew that he did not have the ability to monopolize the product, but if he sold it first, he would definitely make a huge profit.
Qi Yan arrived very early. Before he got out of the carriage, he lifted the curtain and saw Qinghe Academy between the mountains from afar. He immediately felt an indescribable reverence.
When the Qinghe Academy first started its recruitment, he had also heard about it. He thought that it was just a group of unknown people who were recruiting in the name of Qinghe Academy to make use of the opportunity to earn money. He did not expect that the 30 families of the Qinghe Academy had really moved here. By then, it was too late for him to register.
No one could enter without a spot.
Qi Yan was filled with regret. If he had come to Qinghe Academy to take a look and ask, he might not have missed the opportunity to become Great Scholar
Yang’s disciple.
It was a huge pity.
When he found out that the scholar examination was next year, Qi Yan regretted it even more.
At that time, more talented students would be taking part. How could he come in top at the exam with his ordinary aptitude?
Therefore, the purpose of this trip was not only to take a look at the business opportunity, but also to find an opportunity to get closer to the students or teachers of Qinghe Academy.
Even though he had arrived early, the vendors who had arrived earlier than him were already prepared.
The commoners who walked over from all places had also arrived, so Youjia village was bustling with noise.
He was amazed by the changes in the Jade Spiritual Mountain. He thought that if it were just a group of ordinary refugees, he probably wouldn’t be able to see this scene.
He originally wanted to go to Qinghe Academy to try his luck
Suddenly, a child’s clear voice sounded.
“All kinds of interesting stationery here. There’s nothing that it can’t do! ”
The interesting stationery immediately piqued Qi Yan’s interest.
He followed the sound. The stall that was located at the most obvious spot was already crowded.
With two servants clearing the way, he finally stood in front of Little Cat. Most of the onlookers were commoners who had just eaten their fill. They could only watch the show.
As soon as Qi Yan appeared, Little Cat’s gaze locked onto him.
He was certain that Qi Yan was someone who could afford such fancy writing tools.
Qi Yan smiled and said, “Little fellow, what’s so novel about these fancy writing tools?”
Little Cat curled his lips. “Sir, you’ll know at a glance!”
Little Cat took out two bottles of ink from the shelf and two watercolor pens of the right size from the box.
As he filled the ink, he introduced, ‘This is ink, and this is a watercolor brush. As long as you pour the ink into the watercolor brush, you don’t have to wash the brush, grind the ink, or dip it in ink. It’s convenient to use. It’s extremely beneficial to bring it along for the imperial examination.”
With that, under everyone’s surprised gazes, he wrote a big word on the brand new paper.
Little Cat was a child, but he wrote smooth words with the watercolor pen. It looked very useful.
There were two watercolor pens, and the other one was filled with red ink. Little Cat wrote a small word with the pen. ‘This watercolor pen is filled with red ink. The teacher in the academy can use it to mark the coursework. Young Master can also use it to record important information to prevent missing out anything.”
With that, Little Cat took another watercolor brush. This time, he didn’t fill it with ink. Instead, he filled it with clear water and opened a fresh plate of solid paint.
As he used the watercolor brush, he showed it to everyone. “If you’re used to dipping the brush in ink, you can gently press the air bag of the brush to make the tip of the brush produce water and dip it in solid paint. ‘
Little Cat dipped into the black paint and squeezed a little water from the tip of the brush. Soon, the solid paint melted into liquid, and the words written were as smooth as before.
“This is actually very convenient. As long as you wipe it gently and squeeze the water out, the tip of the brush will be clean.’
He further introduced the solid paint. “There are 214 colors in this box. When the tip of the brush is wiped clean, you can dip the other colors and draw with them.”
Qi Yan was already mentally prepared. At this moment, when he really saw the use of the watercolor brush, he couldn’t help but smile excitedly.
“Good! Not bad! Can you let me try it too?”
They were surrounded by people from Youjia village, so they were not afraid that Qi Yan would run away with the things. Little Cat nodded and handed him the brush.
Qi Yan tried it, and the light in his eyes intensified!
This would definitely earn a lot of money!
Because he liked it too much!
In the future, he would be able to save more time during the imperial examination.
Little Cat could tell that Qi Yan was tempted and struck while the iron was hot.
“Sir, if you’re a scholar, these watercolor brushes, ink, and solid paint are must-have items. If you purchase more than two taels of silver now, you can even get a mini eraser!”
He was actually quite scheming. With an eraser, he would naturally talk about charcoal pens and carbon paper.
As expected, Qi Yan was very interested and asked, “What’s a mini eraser?” Little Cat asked someone to bring over a carbon -paper book.
He opened the beautifully wrapped carbon-paper book and took out the automatic charcoal pencil from the box.
“It’s called an automatic charcoal pencil. Just press the tip and the charcoal core will come out of the bottom.’
Qi Yan found it a little strange. He was clearly introducing an eraser, so why did it suddenly jump to an automatic charcoal pencil?
But he was just as curious, so he didn’t interrupt Little Cat’s introduction.
Little Cat knew that the fish had already bitten the hook and introduced with greater effort. “You can use our special automatic charcoal brush to write on carbon paper. If you write it wrongly, you can erase it with a eraser and continue writing.”
“With an eraser, you can save on paper. It’s suitable for daily drawings, or accounts recording in restaurants, or for beginner learners, and so on.”
With that, Little Cat showed him how to use the eraser. With a gentle rub, the words he had written with the charcoal pen were wiped clean in the blink of an eye.
Qi Yan was shocked!
If there was an eraser that could wipe off the written words, it would indeed save a lot of paper!
Moreover, this automatic charcoal pen looked very useful. Even if a person was not a scholar, a craftsmen would definitely love it.
There was nothing that the stationery could not do! It was really not a bluff!
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