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Ren Ruian smiled and wrote down two contracts, signed his name and fingerprinted them.

Zhou Shiye also signed his name on the two contracts and pressed his fingerprints.

One share for Ren Ruian and one share for Zhou Shiye.

Zhou Shiye was only responsible for painting, and Zhou Shitang did all the business talking.

Zhou Shitang and Ren Ruian discussed the future cooperation for a long time——

Zhou Shiye took the tools home to paint and delivered them over when he was finished. Ren Ruian was responsible for finding other painters to draw a bunch of picture albums and selling them. After excluding the labor costs of paper, ink, pen and inkstone, the profit was [-]-[-]%.

As for why Zhou Shitang did not choose to start this business by herself, one reason is that it was too troublesome to do it by herself. She had no money and no connections. It was also troublesome to find a painter. Start-up capital was also a problem. Another reason is that the business has grown, and their family has no backing in Hexian County. It is difficult to deal with being targeted for forced buying and selling, and they may even rob.

Just like the county magistrate who wanted to sell Uncle Lu's restaurant by force, she was actually a little worried that when the business grew bigger, it would attract other people's attention. This kind of thing was also very common.

Half of the profits from cooperating with others were divided, but it was a hassle-free thing. Her brother was only responsible for painting, and Ren Ruian would arrange everything else. She didn't have to worry about it, and there would be as little trouble as possible.

Half of the profit is enough for their family to live a carefree life. Besides, she also has a business with Uncle Lu, so she doesn't have to worry about money once the business is started. Money doesn't need to make her the richest in the world, it just makes her life comfortable. She is not greedy.

The surname of the young owner of the bookstore is Ren, and he is probably the Ren family. The Ren family is a big family in Hexian County. If the business is big, there is no need to worry about being targeted.

After Ren Ruian finished chatting with Zhou Shitang, admiration flashed in his eyes, "Miss Zhou is young, but she has a lot of knowledge. I admire her very much."

Zhou Shitang smiled and said, "My young master is also knowledgeable. I hope we can have a happy cooperation."

Ren Ruian asked someone to pack a bunch of paper, ink, pens and inkstones and hand them to Zhou Shiye. In order to show his sincerity, these items were confiscated from the rent, but would be included in the subsequent costs.

Zhou Shitang had no objection. After all, paper, ink, pens and inkstones were quite expensive and no one wanted to be taken advantage of.

Zhou Shiye's face was also full of joy, and his whole body was filled with excitement. He would be able to make money by painting in the future, and he would not have to copy books. Copying books was too tiring, so he still preferred painting.

This was Tangtang's idea, and it was also the cooperation that Tangtang facilitated, so he decided to share half of the money earned from painting with Tangtang, except for the part that was handed over.

The three brothers and sisters stepped out of the bookstore and saw the scholar at the door.

The scholar had been waiting at the door for a long time, and he was already impatient. He didn't know what they were talking about with the shopkeeper, but they had to talk for so long. When he saw them coming out, he quickly put away the impatience on his face and walked to Zhou Zhou. In front of Tokino, he smiled and said: "Brother, I have something to talk to you about. Can we take a step to talk?"

Zhou Shiye was in a good mood and directly agreed to his request. He handed the things in his hands to Zhou Shitang and the two of them, and walked to another corner with the scholar to talk.

The scholar first observed the surroundings to make sure that no one would hear the content of their chat, and then looked at Zhou Shiye with a smile, "Brother, I think your family's life may be quite difficult. I have a way to make your family's life better. Live better.”

Zhou Shiye raised his eyebrows, "What can we do?"

The scholar approached Zhou Shiye with a sincere face, "Those two girls are your sisters, right? Girls are like spoilers at home. I can give each of your family five taels of silver, which adds up to ten taels of silver, as a betrothal gift. Take them Concubine, so that you don’t have to raise two oil bottles, you—”

Zhou Shiye wanted to hear what the scholar wanted to say at first, but when he heard that he had accepted his two sisters as concubines and called them sluts, he couldn't help it anymore and kicked her over, "Fuck you. You are the biggest troll! Damn it!"

"what!"

The scholar's body was soft and weak. He didn't expect that Zhou Shiye would kick someone when he disagreed. He was kicked to the ground. It was so cold in the winter that he screamed in pain.

Zhou Shiye still didn't feel relieved. He stepped forward and gave the scholar a good beating. "The toad also wants to eat swan meat. I'll beat you to death!"

The scholar was wearing thick clothes, but Zhou Shiye punched and kicked fiercely, and the beatings were quite painful. He held his head and rolled to the side, trying to avoid Zhou Shiye's attack, and couldn't help shouting, "Stop hitting! You Stop it! If you don’t agree, you don’t agree, why do you want to hit someone?”

He will take the imperial examination in the future. He took his two sisters as concubines for the good of his family. Ten taels of silver is enough for his family to spend for several years. I am afraid that his family will never earn ten taels of silver in this life. He is so kind. For the sake of his family, let alone not being grateful, he actually beat him up!
  Zhou Shiye ignored what the scholar said and kicked him one after another, venting all the anger in his heart.

People passing by saw what was happening here and came over curiously, "What happened? If you keep kicking me, someone will die."

When the scholar heard what the passerby said, he started to pretend to be pitiful, his eyes turned red, and his voice was aggrieved, "That's too much. I didn't do anything to hurt you, why did you hit me?"

Passers-by couldn't help but frown, "Master, why do you want to hit someone?"

Zhou Shiye sneered and stopped after beating him enough. He would not tell the scholar's words to tarnish the reputation of his two sisters. He looked at the scholar coldly and said, "Next time you see me, don't get close to me, or I'll I’ll meet you once.”

He dropped a word, ignored the scholars and passers-by, and left indifferently.

The scholar touched his face and glared at Zhou Shiye's back angrily.

The beatings hurt him too much, and he was punched several times in the face. Now he feels pain everywhere.

He met the gazes of the onlookers pitifully, "Thank you everyone for being kind enough to speak for me, otherwise I would have been beaten to death."

Everyone was filled with indignation, "That person has gone too far. Is there any injustice in his eyes? He bullies the weak and fears the strong. I hate such people the most in my life."

The scholar nodded in agreement, feeling extremely aggrieved.

Zhou Shitang and Zhou Shiruo waited for a long time and saw Zhou Shiye come back with a pale face, his hair was a little messy, and even his clothes were askew.

Zhou Shitang couldn't help but laugh: "Third brother, are you going to fight with someone?"

Zhou Shiye secretly cursed the bad luck, came to Zhou Shitang, took the things in their hands, his expression was still ugly, "It's so unlucky. When you see the scholar just now, remember to stay away from him, it's so shameless. I wish I could beat him to death."

Zhou Shiruo was confused, "What's wrong? What happened?"

There were many people coming in and out of the bookstore. It’s hard to say more about those words here. Zhou Shiye pursed his lips and said, “I’ll tell you later. It’s noon now. Let’s go to Siman Restaurant for lunch first. I made a profit.” Money, I’ll treat you to food.”

Zhou Shitang and Zhou Shiruo did not resist and found a way to make money, and they felt a lot more relaxed.

The three of them came to Siman Restaurant. The waiter saw the three of them and came up to them with a smile, "Are you here to see the shopkeeper or to have a meal?"

Zhou Shitang: "For dinner, go to the private room on the second floor."

The waiter took the three of them to the private room on the second floor.

Zhou Shitang ordered a dish that he liked better, and Zhou Shiye and Zhou Shiruo also ordered one each.

There were only three of them in the private room.

Zhou Shitang tilted his head, "Brother, can we talk now?" Zhou Shiye became angry when he mentioned the incident just now, "That toad wanted to take you as concubines, and gave each of you five taels of silver as a dowry gift. He also said that you are a dragster. , Can I bear this? I couldn't bear it at all, and then I beat him up hard. If it wasn't for murder, I really wanted to beat him to death."

Zhou Shitang and Zhou Shiruo were stunned and laughed at the same time.

Zhou Shitang's eyes were filled with a hint of chill, "The toad also wants to eat swan meat. Why doesn't he look in the mirror and see what he looks like?"

Zhou Shiruo's eyes darkened, "Looks like a human, but in fact he is just a dog. He probably thinks we are poorly dressed and thinks our family is poor. He is interested in our beauty and wants to see if my aunt will beat him to death next time she meets him." he."

"It's my fault too." Zhou Shiye sighed, "I shouldn't have agreed to chat with him privately."

Zhou Shitang shook his head, "It's good that I agreed. At least I know what kind of person he is and there is no need to interact with him in the future."

Zhou Shiye: "My brother and I met him last time when we came to the bookstore. He asked us if we would take the imperial examination. When we said no, his expression changed instantly. A villain who is following the trend of others dares to take advantage of you."

Zhou Shiruo snorted: "He thinks we are easy to bully. It's best not to let me touch him."

The waiter quickly brought three dishes.

Zhou Shitang and the other three chatted while eating.

After eating, Lu Sijian came up with the account book and said with a smile on his face, "I made two hundred taels this morning, which is more than I have ever made before. If this trend continues, the restaurant will definitely become more and more profitable."

Zhou Shitang and the other three were also very happy.

Zhou Shitang had made an agreement with Lu Siji before that the money he earned would be distributed to her on a monthly basis.

When she comes to a restaurant to eat, she doesn't eat for free, she has to pay for it.

Lu Sijian: "I hope the county magistrate will not cause trouble again."

It’s not easy to bring a restaurant back to life. If it weren’t for Ah Tang’s idea, his restaurant wouldn’t have been able to come back to life so easily.

Zhou Shitang held his chin, "I think he might send someone to check our family's background. I always feel like someone is following us sneakily today. My aunt is in the capital. Far water can't save a near fire. Maybe she can scare the county magistrate for a while, but He may be unable to restrain himself and continue to cause trouble later, but it's okay, we just met the young master of Yuxuan Bookstore."

Zhou Shiruo nodded, "I have the same feeling. If I guessed correctly, those people are the ones sent by the county magistrate."

Lu Sijian was surprised, "Ren Ruian? He is the eldest young master of the Ren family, and you can actually know him. But that county magistrate's son really went too far."

Zhou Shitang did not hide it. Anyway, Lu Sijian would know about their cooperation with Ren Ruian sooner or later. She said: "We will cooperate with him to draw a comic book, which is the story of Journey to the West, and draw it into a picture album to sell."

Lu Sijian was stunned for a moment and then said happily, "This is a great idea. Once you get to know the eldest young master of the Ren family, you won't have to worry about the county magistrate coming to cause trouble in the future."

Business can only continue if there are people behind it. Otherwise, if you are like him and don't know any big shots, the county magistrate will suppress him if he wants.

Zhou Shitang didn't want to go to Ren Ruian unless it was absolutely necessary. She didn't want to owe anyone a favor, and she tried her best to solve things that she could solve by herself.

Zhou Shitang and the others left the restaurant, bought another bun and then went back.

Xu Daniu stood by the bullock cart alone, jumping up and down, not impatient at all. This time, he could earn two cents. He felt that the Zhou family was very generous. For him, two cents was not that easy to earn. .

He usually farms and grows vegetables at home. If others are not smart enough, others will not ask him to be a waiter.

Zhou Shitang took out a bun and handed it to Xu Daniu, "Brother Daniu, you are freezing here in the winter. We feel sorry for you. This is the bun we bought for you. You can fill your stomach."

Xu Daniu shook his head repeatedly, "I can't accept it. My father will beat me if I accept it. I brought dry food here. I'm not hungry."

He refused to accept it, saying that he would not accept it at all.

Zhou Shitang had no choice but to take the buns back.

She felt that it was not good to bother Brother Big Niu to watch the bullock cart all the time. If the wind blew outside in the winter, she would get sick.

Xu Daniu drove the car.

Zhou Shitang sighed, "Brother Daniu, we really feel sorry for letting you wait for us for so long, so next time we won't be able to ask you to help drive the car."

Xu Daniu was stunned for a moment and shook his head repeatedly, "It's okay. You gave me two cents. I don't know how happy I am. I'm not cold. I'm not cold at all. I couldn't make much money before, so you guys Don’t feel bad. I’ll help you drive, you pay, and neither of us pays.”

He said a little depressed, "If you don't need my help driving the car, I don't know what else I can do to make money."

"When I say this, I don't mean that you must ask me to help drive the car. I just want to express my thoughts. Mainly to tell you that there is nothing to be sorry for." Xu Daniu was afraid that Zhou Shitang and the others would misunderstand, so he quickly added.

Zhou Shitang nodded, "Brother Daniu, I understand what you mean."

Zhou Shiye patted Xu Daniu on the shoulder, "Brother Daniu, we will ask you to help drive the car next time. Just don't dislike it. The weather is too cold. Remember to jump a few more times in place, otherwise you will get sick if you get sick." "

Xu Daniu became happy, "I wear more clothes so I won't catch a cold. Thank you. I like you."

Zhou Shitang couldn't help but smile.

What a simple person.

She also likes to associate with such people.

*
  There is a pair of huge stone lions guarding the front door of the county government office.

The environment is quiet.

Lin Jinhong was sitting indoors, warming himself by a charcoal fire. The vase in the corner was filled with flowers, exuding a faint fragrance.

He sipped the tea and thought about the three people he met today and every moment he spent with them.

They all dress like country people, but do country people have that kind of temperament?
  He has sent people to check their identities, just wait. Once he knew their names, he asked his father to check their household registration.

If he was cheated, he wanted them to look good.