Nongmen Shuxiangzhi returns to ancient writing books

Chapter 306 Get the bookshop done (1 more)
After seeing the fifth courtyard, Chu Chu and Feng Zian sat down at the tea stand on the street to quench their thirst.

The weather is getting warmer, so I just sat on the side of the street, basking in the sun, warm, drinking hot tea, very familiar and comfortable.

"Don't worry. You will definitely live in Beijing in the future. It's best to settle it once and for all. This time, choose the one you are most satisfied with. It will save you the trouble of changing houses and moving in the future. You definitely don't like it."

Feng Zian comforted him.

"Don't worry, I still have this bit of patience. I'm at the passenger station, but I paid a month's rent directly. However, I feel a little sorry for letting you run with me all the time."

Chu Chu is telling the truth.

"I don't have anything to do except going to court recently. I'm free. Besides, you don't have to be so polite between friends." Feng Zi'an smiled heartily.

"After the yard is found, I would like to share more jars of the wine you brew with me."

Chu Chu also smiled, "Don't worry, good wine is absolutely indispensable to you!"

"Actually, I've always wanted to open a bookstore in central Beijing. Is there one that doesn't have a courtyard, is close to the street, can open a bookstore in the front, and live in the back?" Chu Chu asked.

"You want to open a bookstore?" Feng Zian was surprised.

"No?" Chu Chu asked with a smile.

"Of course not." Feng Zian immediately explained, "It's just that the capital is no different than other places, and it's more difficult for outsiders to do business here. However, you have me as your backer, so you don't have to worry about it. But, you are a woman after all. It's very inconvenient for business,"

"I've thought of this a long time ago. Ye Yi can be the shopkeeper, and I'm behind the scenes. Isn't this solved?" Chu Chu explained.

Feng Zi'an glanced at Ye Yi on one side, with a suspicious look on his face, "He is skilled, but he may not be able to do business. Are you not afraid that he will lose everything because of his poor management?"

"It's really not possible, I can also disguise myself as a man, as long as I don't let others find out that I am a woman, isn't that all right?" Chu Chu said.

Feng Zi'an still shook his head, "Mu Bailian and Ye Yiyi have both seen you before. Disguising yourself as a man won't work. Moreover, with your face, even if you wear men's clothes, no one will think of you as a man."

Chuchu: "...you are beautiful, blame me!"

"Cough cough cough!" Feng Zian choked on the tea in his mouth.

Although this is true, shouldn't it be better for others to say such things?

Chu Chu looked at him in surprise, can this choke?
Feng Zian wiped his mouth with a silk handkerchief, and immediately changed the subject, "If you really want to open a bookstore, I can help you find a reliable shopkeeper, and I won't let you pay—"

"No, I think I am fully qualified for this role. Anyway, it is the wife who makes important decisions. I am just a shield, and there is no difficulty."

Ye Yi suddenly interrupted him.

Young master, young master, in order to keep your position, this subordinate has already gone all out!
Chu Chu smiled and narrowed her eyes, "That's the decision. From now on, Ye Yi, you will be the shopkeeper. Feng Zian, you will be the backer of the bookstore. I will give you [-]% of the profit as a reward."

Ye Yi touched the bridge of his nose: Why do you have a feeling of being calculated?
He glanced at Chu Chu, he didn't mean to provoke him on purpose, let him take the initiative to speak up, willingly take over the position of shopkeeper, so he deliberately brought up the matter of the bookstore in front of Feng Zian, right?

Seeing Chuchu's smile, Ye Yi's heart suddenly trembled. He felt that he had been seen clearly by this person, why did he feel a chill rising from the soles of his feet?
"If you really want to open a bookstore, there is indeed a suitable place. At the intersection of the book market, there happens to be a bookstore that intends to sell it. I heard that the shopkeeper is going back to his hometown. We can go and have a look."

Feng Zian said.

"Then what are you waiting for, let's go!" Chuchu was very excited, this was her dream all along!
Counting the time, she has been here for more than a year, and now she finally has the opportunity to wake up from her dream. The smile on the corner of Chu Chu's lips is more and more vivid, like Xia He blooming in an instant, exuding the most beautiful moment, so beautiful that it is unsatisfactory open sight.

Feng Zi'an looked a little lost, and didn't react for a while.

Chu Chu walked out a few steps, and found that the people around her hadn't followed, she stopped immediately, turned her head and asked in doubt, "Did you not rest enough?"

Only then did Feng Zian come to his senses, he stood up, avoided Chu Chu's suspicious gaze, and immediately found an excuse, "No, I was just wondering if there is any satisfactory yard nearby besides that bookstore. "

"Let's go and see that one first, maybe this one will be successful." Chu Chu was full of expectations for the bookstore to see.

In fact, this small store really satisfied Chuchu, there were wooden shelves with books all around the store, and a wooden table next to the window, on which there was also a book.

Calligraphy and paintings hung on the wall, and a square table was placed in the middle, mainly containing pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Standing in the shop, smelling the faint fragrance of ink, I felt that this person was much more relaxed.

In such a strange era, only the faint fragrance of ink can remind her of who she is, where she came from, and what she has done.

"It's actually very convenient for me to live here. This is a shop, and the backyard is a small carving workshop. There are only four craftsmen, and the yard after that can be used for living. Although there is no view in the garden, it is very convenient to open a shop every day."

After shopkeeper Chen finished speaking, he had already led the way and led everyone to the backyard.

Chu Chu first went to see the engraving workshop, which is actually a big room with various tools piled up inside. If necessary, she can print some not-so-thick books by herself. It can be said that this is the second source of income in the shop.

Shopkeeper Chen is already in her forties, and her control over people is particularly precise. Although Chu Chu has not spoken since she came in, Feng Zian has been by her side, explaining a few words to her from time to time, obviously caring about her idea.

Seeing that Chuchu was particularly interested in the engraving workshop, he immediately said, "Madam, don't think my engraving workshop is very big, but our location is very good."

"Our shop is adjacent to the book market. There are many book sellers here. These merchants can't afford a carving workshop. If they want to sell something that others don't have, basically they can only find an outside carving workshop."

"However, except for the official engraving workshops in Beijing, the remaining engraving workshops basically have book workshops, and there are no independent engraving workshops, so there are some engraving workshops in the market. The books are welcomed, and they go back to private printing and selling.”

"After going back and forth like this, these book dealers have suffered a lot, and they are extra cautious when looking for engraving workshops to cooperate with. Those engraving workshops with powerful backgrounds, who can't be provoked, and whose losses can only be suffered in vain, they don't care. Will go again."

"My bookstore is here, and I am not a native of the capital, and I am a very trustworthy person. Even if the things of those book dealers are very popular, I will not take their ideas. As time goes by, my reputation Gradually it spread, and if everyone has needs, they will basically come to me.”

Shopkeeper Chen is a little proud, "Every month, even if it is printed for these book dealers, there will be about 100 taels of income in the shop."

"The shopkeeper is a principled person. If you do business and open a shop, if you don't even have basic integrity, even if you have a big power behind you, you may not be able to do it for a long time."

Chu Chu said with a smile.

Shopkeeper Chen's eyes lit up, "Ma'am is also a master!"

Chu Chu smiled lightly and walked around the engraving workshop, feeling very satisfied with it.

When she was in Yunshui Town, she stayed in Ye Fangzhai's engraving workshop for several months, and studied the new printing technology and scheme with the craftsmen. I knew it.

Although it is a bit smaller here, the sparrow is small and has all internal organs, which is just right for her.

"I don't know if the shopkeeper wants to sell the shop, what about the craftsmen in the engraving workshop?" Chu Chu asked.

"It depends on whether the new owner will continue to use them. These craftsmen have passed the test of their skills and are very honest. If Mr. Feng has no good candidates for a while, they can continue to use the four of them."

Shopkeeper Chen said.

Feng Zian just nodded without answering, but his eyes fell on Chu Chu.

Chu Chu smiled back, and several people left the engraving workshop.

Coming out of the engraving workshop is a square yard. Opposite the engraving workshop is a medium-sized engraving workshop. There are some paper and printing inks, and the inventory is very sufficient.

Behind the yard is a big wooden door. The shopkeeper took out the key, opened the door, and showed everyone around.

Behind the wooden door is a very spacious yard. In the garden are planted a few peach trees that are about to bloom, and there are some bouquets of flowers that Chuchu doesn't know.

There are long corridors on both sides of the yard. Shopkeeper Chen stood in front and introduced enthusiastically, "Although the yard is a bit small, there are many and large rooms, and there is a sufficient distance from the shop in front. It is absolutely clean."

Chu Chu clicked his tongue, such a big place still feels small?Could it be that I have misunderstood Xiao Xiao?

She went through all the houses and yards as usual, and she also found that the back door of the house was facing another street, so that every day when Chu Hong and Chu Xuan went to the academy, they could go through the back door. Guozijian is still not very far from Hongxue Academy.

Chu Chu is very satisfied with this place.

She gave Feng Zian a wink, and Feng Zian blinked to express his understanding.

"How much money does shopkeeper Chen want to sell?" Feng Zian asked.

Shopkeeper Chen smiled and stretched out his index finger, "One..."

"1000 taels! So expensive?" A tender voice came.

The corner of Shopkeeper Chen's mouth twitched, and he turned his head to look in the direction of the sound. The little girl who was held in the arms of the man was looking at him with big round eyes, full of shock.

Shopkeeper Chen immediately put away the words he wanted to argue, and said instead, "Miss, you are joking, why does my shop cost 1 taels!"

"Oh my god!" The little girl Chu Qianyue covered her fleshy cheeks with her hands, her black eyes were wide open, her shocked appearance was extremely cute.

Her upper body exerted strength towards Chu Chu, and Ye Yi, who had been holding her all these days, immediately understood and walked towards Chu Chu.

Chu Qianyue leaned close to Chuchu's ear, lowered her voice, made a small trumpet shape with her small hands, and didn't want her voice to be heard by others, "Mother, have we met a profiteer?" As she spoke, those big watery eyes, He looked at shopkeeper Chen suspiciously.

The corner of the shopkeeper's mouth twitched even more. With such a short distance, he could hear their words clearly, okay?

Chu Chu held back her smile, frowned, and answered solemnly, "It shouldn't be."

Shopkeeper Chen looked at Chuchu in surprise: I heard that!I heard it all!
What should not be counted!
Obviously it is not!

Lao Tzu's bookstore is running well. If it wasn't for being forced to return home by the owner, would Lao Tzu not be willing to sell it? !
Feng Zian watched the mother and daughter play tricks, put one hand between his lips, coughed a few times, and kindly suppressed the laughter that was about to come out.

"If that's the case, then..."

"5000 taels!" Seeing that Feng Zian wanted to agree to the price immediately, and had no intention of haggling at all, Chu Chu immediately interrupted him.

Shopkeeper Chen looked at her in shock, "Could Madam be joking?"

Chu Chu took a serious attitude, "I think the shopkeeper's asking price is a joke. 1 taels is ridiculous."

"5000 taels is simply impossible! In this capital city, not to mention buying the yard at the back, even this shop costs 5000 taels!" Shopkeeper Chen explained.

Chu Chu nodded in agreement, "Actually, we only want this shop. We really don't have any interest in the back yard. If possible, we don't need the back yard, just the front shop."

Shopkeeper Chen waved his hands again and again, "How can I do that? If you only have a shop, who will you sell the yard behind me to?"

Chu Chu was very embarrassed, "But we don't have a yard, do you think Mr. Feng will lack such a yard?"

Shopkeeper Chen looked at Feng Zian and was speechless.The eldest son of the Duke of Zhen has a lot of private property, so how could he care about such a small courtyard!
He was very entangled, but he didn't want to give up on this big buyer, "Young Master Feng, with your status and the status of the Zhen Guo Duke's Mansion, why don't you miss the 5000 taels of silver?"

Seeing him change the attack target unwillingly, Chu Chu immediately took the conversation away, "Shopkeeper Chen, you can't say that. Although Mr. Feng is not short of the 5000 taels of silver, it doesn't mean that he wants to spend the money. money to buy properties he doesn’t need.”

Chu Chu was very serious, "Although the family of the Duke of Zhen's family has a great career and is highly valued by the sage, but the more the situation is like this, the more Mr. Feng has to restrain himself and not be extravagant and enjoy himself, which gives others a chance to target the Duke of Zhen's family! "

"Although this is not a big deal, in this capital, all the powerful children are likely to be so relaxed and extravagant, but Mr. Feng is different from those people. This town government will be inherited by him in the future. gone."

"As the head of the family in the future, Mr. Feng must learn from now on how to allocate the money in his hands reasonably; he must learn self-discipline, set an example for the people in the mansion, and let the Zhen Guo mansion continue to be strong and prosperous."

"It's not to be famous for a while, but to be lonely in the end. That kind of tragedy, where the upper beam is not upright and the lower beam is crooked, must not happen in the government of the town! Shopkeeper Chen, you don't want the government of the town to be full of a bunch of extravagant and lustful people, right? ?”

Shopkeeper Chen was dizzy and felt that what he said made sense. When he heard the last question, he nodded again and again, "That's right, that's right, what Madam said is very true."

Chu Chu smiled lightly, "The shopkeeper Chen is also a transparent and open-minded person."

Shopkeeper Chen: "That's natural."

"In this case, then 5000 taels, pay with one hand and pay with the other!" Chu Chu continued.

"I didn't ask—" shopkeeper Chen was about to nod, but before he could say the inscription, he stopped in time, "No, no, 5000 taels is really too little, 9000 taels!"

After saying this, he was already in a cold sweat, oh my god, he almost agreed just now!This lady is too good at fooling around!
Chu Chu is not very sorry, she naturally knows that it is impossible to buy this place for 5000 taels, but 9000 taels is still too high!
"Five thousand and one hundred taels!"

Shopkeeper Chen is about to cry, how can this person bargain so much?
"Eight thousand and five hundred taels! There can be no less!"

"6000 taels, no more!"

Shopkeeper Chen's eyes twitched, thinking that he is also a good hand in business, every time he buys goods in the study, he will bargain with others, but he is nothing compared to the one in front of him.

He was ruthless, stretched out his fingers, and made a gesture of eight, "8000 taels! It must not be lower than [-] li, otherwise I won't even be able to get back my capital. I still have a lot of stock in this shop, and the young master will continue to open." The bookstore saves the effort of buying goods, eight thousand miles is definitely a bargain!"

Chu Chu knew the truth in her heart. Seeing that the shopkeeper was so determined, she no longer hesitated, and nodded, "Mr. Feng has always been considerate of the common people. It is really not easy for shopkeeper Chen to open such a study. Mr. Feng is not a person who cares about everything. 8000 taels 8000 taels."

Shopkeeper Chen has been unable to complain: won't your conscience hurt when you say this?
Is it really okay to open your eyes and talk nonsense?
If Mr. Feng really doesn't care about everything, is that bargain just now my illusion?
In order to avoid being pissed off, Shopkeeper Chen will never talk to Chu Chu unless necessary.

Paying the money and handing over the deed was done in one go, very smoothly.

There was a clerk in the shop, Chu Chu didn't fire him, but gave him a vacation.

As for the four craftsmen in the engraving workshop, she also intends to continue to use them. She is in this capital city and is unfamiliar with the place. It is already very difficult to open a bookstore. No suitable candidate could be found.

Although Feng Zian would definitely be able to find many craftsmen, she didn't want to bother him with everything.

Although the two are friends, Zhou Hai also told him to take care of them as much as possible, but Chu Chu always felt that he owed others.

No matter when, money is easy to repay, but favor is hard to repay.

She can gradually get to know these people, and if she really finds out that some of them are cheating and cheating in the future, and the latter are people who eat inside and out, it won't be too late to fire them.

Chu Chu looked at the title deed in her hand, and stood at the counter of the bookstore, her smiling eyes curled up.

Bookstore!

She has her own library!

She finally has her own bookstore!

Finally, I can get back to my old job!
The afterglow of the setting sun shines on her body through the window, the upturned corners of her mouth and bright smile, under such golden afterglow, are dazzling and breathtakingly beautiful.

This time, not only Feng Zian, but also Ye Yi was immersed in such a beautiful and moving smile, and felt his heart beating out of rhythm.

Chu Chu didn't know it, she patted the counter table, "Ye Yi, this will be your place from now on, are you excited?"

As soon as Ye came back to his senses, he really wanted to say, but he didn't.

However, Feng Zi'an is here, he can be sure that as long as he says that, this person will definitely speak up immediately and recommend other people to be the shopkeeper.

"By the way, do you know how to make abacus?" Chu Chu continued to ask, obviously, he didn't care about his answer, but he just had a bookstore, and he was too excited to share it with others.

"I can use it, I can use it, if my uncle can't, I can teach him." The little girl Chu Qianyue raised her little arm and said excitedly.

"Well, this sacred and important task is entrusted to you!" Chu Chu said seriously.

Chu Qianyue's child had the same jaw, "No problem!"

Ye is expressionless, as long as you are happy.

*
The sky gradually darkened, and a few stars appeared faintly in the night sky. As the night fell, the hustle and bustle of the day was gradually replaced by silence.

Ye Fu.

Ye Yixiao's bedroom.

He didn't even look at it, and drank the medicine that Ye Liu sent in one gulp, just like drinking tea, he was already used to this kind of soup.

"That Shu Qian is really good at dealing with Gu poison. Your condition is getting better and better. Now you can wake up twice a day." Ye Liu is very satisfied with this situation.

"Did anything unusual happen outside?" Ye Yixiao asked.

Ye Liu and Ye Jiang looked at each other, "The court is very stable, the mansion is no different from usual, the second master and the third master are having a good time, nothing special."

Ye Liu said.

"Is there really nothing wrong?" Ye Yixiao asked in a deep voice.

Ye Liu's heart skipped a beat, did he know that Chu Chu's mother and daughter had arrived in the capital?
"If you really want to say it, there is one thing," Ye Jiang took the topic.

Ye Liu looked at him in surprise, now is not the time to talk about this matter, his body is just a little bit better!
Ye Jiang ignored him, just looked at Ye Yixiao and said, "The bookstore over there in the book market was bought today, and it was also bought by Feng Zian. Do you think it's strange?"

Ye Yixiao frowned slightly: "He really knows what to do! Go down, I'm going to rest."

(End of this chapter)