Chapter 17 Asking Mr. Fan
Mr. Fan’s whereabouts, Cui Yu is actually clearer than Nezha, only just now worried about Nezha and didn’t think of it for a moment.
Before, when Mr. Fan came from afar from Zhaoge, it was Cui Yu who accompanied Lady Yin to choose the house together.
Lady Yin initially wanted to arrange for Mr. Fan to stay near the General’s Mansion, but Mr. Fan, having spent his life in the officialdom of Zhaoge and already weary of the bustling crowds, found a secluded bookstore and art shop that was up for transfer in the town of Lin City, and settled there.
According to the old man’s words, he lived a life of poverty, and with no children in his old age, having this shop allowed him to sell his calligraphy up until his death.
The front of the shop wasn’t large, with four square white walls and an old wooden counter, and there was a small rear residence. The best part was a rare sweet water well from Chentang Pass in the small courtyard at the back.
Cui Yu still remembers Mr. Fan, with his Attendant Student serving by his side, looking at this small courtyard, smiling broadly.
Mr. Fan had a good plan, to write and sell his calligraphy here, living the life of a reclusive and carefree scholar, away from the court. On the first day of his stay, he spread out silk scrolls, wrote dozens of pieces, and hung them in the house, waiting to get rich.
The dream was beautiful, but reality was stark.