Houmen Fenghua: Meet the best evil mother-in-law

Chapter 207 Am I Thinking Too Much?
For several days in a row, Uncle Yao went to the bookstore, trying to figure out how the printing volume of his "movable type printing" is, don't scare himself, thinking that this thing will touch the interests of the family.

As a result, Uncle Yao discovered that the process from the initial compilation of a book to the subsequent design cost and then to the sample book test was actually not as fast as he thought.

Perhaps, the printing speed is fast, but it takes several months for the typesetting of the text, the design of the illustrations, and the final sample booklet.

"Look, I just said, you are thinking too much."

"Well, you're right, I'm really thinking too much."

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Afterwards, when Uncle Yao reported to Gu Qingling again, Gu Qingling said with a smile on his face: "People without long-term considerations must have near-term worries. You should think more about it. Our new book-making method is indeed better than the old one. It saves a lot of effort, if this method is entrusted to the Tian family, the effect will definitely be different, but it can be placed in our small bookstore, it is just a 'exotic technique', it is nothing."

"Besides, which aristocratic family doesn't have a few secret recipes for making money?"

"As long as we cover it well and don't let the secret recipe leak out, then there is nothing to worry about."

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Gu Qingling really wanted to print books or something, but forget about things like changing the world.

With the Yao family's current strength, they couldn't eat a fat man in one breath, they would only choke themselves to death.

What's more, Emperor Ming Guang was already old, even if the Yao family wanted to make their mark, they couldn't choose this time.

Gu Qingling's eyes flickered for a moment, and she let the matter pass like this, and only told Uncle Yao to take good care of the bookstore, and not to let the secrets in the bookstore spread out.

"Yes, mother, my son knows."

This is the first time that Uncle Yao has received "private property" from his mother. Although this bookstore is still nominally under Gu Qingling's name, it is now handed over to Uncle Yao for full management, which almost means that it will be handed over to him in the future.

Thinking of the things in the bookstore, Uncle Yao was a little excited.

Leaving aside the newly invented paper and ink cartridges, it is just a movable type printing method, which is also a treasure of heirlooms.

Whoever masters this will have the right to speak for scholars all over the world—when your bookstore is large enough to hold all the books in the world.

Uncle Yao calmed down quickly, and asked Gu Qingling: "Mother, are you sure I'm in charge of this bookstore? What about the second brother? What does the second brother do?"

"Your second brother," Gu Qingling's eyes fell on Second Master Yao, and said, "Don't worry, he has other things to do in the future."

"Ah? Mother, what else do I have to do? If not, I can help big brother first, and after you arrange it, I can leave it to me..." Second Master Yao is not stupid, although Yao The uncle's vigilance was an oolong, but the bookstore is a hen that can lay golden eggs.

If his elder brother swallowed it all by himself, he would have to cry.

His daughter-in-law Mrs. Yao Er knew about the matter of Baixiang Pavilion. How could Er Master Yao allow himself to miss the matter of the bookstore?
Even if the bookstore doesn't make money at the beginning, it's okay. When the bookstore grows bigger, how can he get less dividends?
Coincidentally, Second Master Yao didn't have any way to get money, so he was eager to get a piece of this old hen's golden thigh.

"That's it. It's settled. Don't meddle in the affairs of the bookstore. It belongs to your elder brother; the academy is mine. Later..." Gu Qingling said, "My workshop is finished, and I will hand it over to you. When the time comes, your elder brother will be in charge." I can't be jealous of your workshop. Both of you brothers are my own, and the palms and backs of your hands are full of flesh. Even if I am biased, it is impossible to give one and leave the other empty-handed..."

Second Master Yao still wanted to talk, but seeing his mother staring at him closely, the expression on her face didn't seem to be fake, so she could only say aggrievedly: "Mother, what you gave me won't be worse than this bookstore, right? If When the time comes, I will find out that the workshop is not as good as big brother's, so I won't follow. Anyway, you always love me, and my son is used to it, so you can't be partial to big brother."

Look at what he said, so righteous and righteous, as if he was talking about some great truth.

But the meaning of this sentence...

Well, Gu Qingling is speechless, isn't it clear that she wants to favor Second Master Yao?

Yao Erye's shame is really enough.

Uncle Yao on the side couldn't laugh or cry. It was no surprise that Second Master Yao argued with him, but in front of him, the old matriarch was partial...

Is this too much?

Uncle Yao said with a smile: "If the second brother thinks it's unfair, why don't we switch?"

That being said, I just don't know if it's this workshop that Uncle Yao wants to change, or something else.
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Because of the preparations, the books in the bookstore were transported to Yao's Academy one after another.In addition to the books printed by himself, Uncle Yao felt guilty, and went to other bookstores in Jinling to buy a batch, and put them one by one in the bookstore of Yao's Academy.

The bookstore of Yao’s Academy does not sell pens, inks, papers and inkstones, but if you want to copy books, you can ask the bookstore to provide them directly. In addition to paying for the pens, inks, papers and inkstones, you have to copy an extra copy and put it in the bookstore for others to “read”.

Of course, if you are too lazy to copy, you can also pay directly to buy a ready-made copy for the price of a catty of pork.

If it is some rare books, the price will only be higher, ranging from a few taels to hundreds of taels of silver.

"The Yao family opened a bookstore? Wait, didn't their family open a Baixiang Pavilion?"

"You don't know? Their family built a Yao's Academy in the street behind, and it's a bookstore next door. They don't sell pens, ink, paper and inkstones, but only books."

The scholar frowned slightly when he heard this, and said: "The Yao family can even do that kind of thing. If they open a bookstore, wouldn't that tarnish the reputation of scholars?"

"This……"

"I don't know what tricks the Yao family used. They really came from the capital, but it's different. After doing that kind of thing, this bookstore can also be opened. I don't know how the yamen handles things. They even allow such a family to open a bookstore. , It's really insulting, I am ashamed to be with such a person." The scholar flicked his sleeves and left angrily.

The person left behind was a little dazed, and murmured: "But... the magistrate of the county did not judge like this."

The Yao family in the capital dug their own grave, took the lead in suing the Yao family in Jinling for many evils, and directly sent their family members to prison.

Apparently, although most people were deceived by the public opinion and felt that the Yao family in the capital city was too ruthless, even their own clansmen were sent to jail; With such a thunderous method, he was able to be ruthless to kill relatives righteously and heal wounds by cutting bones.

They argued with others: "Actually, things can't be said like this. Think about it, if the Yao family in Jinling hadn't committed many crimes and violated the laws of Ming Dynasty, even if the Yao family in Beijing wanted to send them to prison, they wouldn't be able to go in." The premise that the Yao family in Jinling will go in is first of all that they have dug a hole for themselves and done so many evil things of bullying men and women, and bullying their neighbors..."

"Do you dare to say that the case judged by the county magistrate is wrong? Those things were not done by the Yao family in Jinling? Shouldn't the Yao family in Jinling be punished for doing such things?"

"If you ask me, the Yao family in Jinling deserves it right. If they hadn't done so many evil things, the Yao family in Beijing would have sued them all and put them all in jail?"

"What? You suspect that the Yao family in Jinling is only responsible for the blame. In fact, the Yao family in the capital city did it? Uh, you are judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. You forgot that the smallpox prevention and control method that was spread all over the world a while ago, but It was brought out by the Yao family in the capital city. How could a person with immeasurable merit and virtue who could do such an unreasonable thing do such a thing?"

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(End of this chapter)