Nongmen Shuxiangzhi returns to ancient writing books

Chapter 354: Nanke Yimeng?
The second volume of "The Legend of Xiuxian" detonated the bookstore market in Beijing.

With the sales base of the previous first volume, this second volume has attracted even more attention.

Although Shuxiangju is only a small bookshop, even if the scale of the engraving workshop has been expanded and some craftsmen from the engraving workshop have been recruited, but with the number of engravings in advance, it can barely supply the buyers in the capital.

Every day Shuxiangju is full of customers, and the queue is long, but there are still many people who can't buy it.

After three days in a row, some of the small book stalls, or the shopkeepers of the small bookstore, who used to get the goods from Shuxiangju, one by one, the carts and carts, the carts, stopped at the engraving workshop next to Shuxiangju.

Fang Xi clasped his fists and saluted, "Madam Gao Yi, take care of the business of our small bookstore, Mr. Fang takes everyone to thank you."

"The shopkeeper Fang thinks highly of me. I'm a businessman, so naturally I won't do business at a loss. I still say that, a gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way. If you have money, everyone can earn it together. How good it is."

Chu Chu returned the gift with a smile, she looked around, and there were many new faces that she hadn't seen before, "But—" she emphasized her tone.

"I am a rule-abiding person, and I also like to cooperate with rule-abiding people, private engraving, stealing, lowering prices, or using some other heresy, unless you are smart enough to prevent me from discovering, otherwise, it is against my law." In principle, the result is terrifying."

The cold voice and cold eyes, like a hammer, hit everyone's hearts hard, making everyone's hearts tremble violently.

Thinking of the prevalence of private engraving and piracy before, but now no study room dares to piracy anymore, it is all because of the woman in front of me.

Thinking of the end of Ji's Bookstore, it is the old man's property today, but Chu Chu, a poor commoner, insisted on fighting with Ji's Bookstore, and as a result, Ji's Bookstore's business withered.

I heard that behind the Shuxiangju is the Zhen Guogong Mansion.

It is heard that in order to marry Mrs. Chu, Master Ye actually withdrew from the court.

It is heard that even Prince Qi's residence, General Lian, General Zhang, Duke Huguo's residence, and even the former elder Zhou Hai all have personal relationships with Mrs. Chu.

This is a layer-by-layer relationship network, a network of contacts, how can they who are dedicated to taking the imperial examination, or poor candidates can compare.

"Madam, don't worry, we are all scholars, we are all sensible, and we will not do those things that are not popular! Madam is willing to sell these scripts to us at a low price, and believes in our character, and allows us to sell them on credit. Come back later to pay back the money, you have already taken care of us many times, how can we be those people who don’t know what’s good or bad.”

Fang Xi took the lead, and he brought many of the book sellers here. At this time, it was only natural for him to stand up and express his opinion.

"Madam is after school, and the students set up stalls on Chang'an Avenue. They usually sell calligraphy and paintings for food and clothing. Students will never do what Madam said." One of the people in a patched robe stood up.

He is new here today. He used to be in the same examination room as Fang Xi, and the two had a conversation about knowledge. Fang Xi heard that he was not doing well, so he brought him here.

In fact, the people who came here this time were basically in the same situation. They were all literati and scholars, and it was difficult to have enough food and clothing in the capital. Now that they had an opportunity to earn money without capital, everyone naturally cherished it very much.

After being the first one to stand up and express their feelings, many people stood up one after another, almost swearing to God.

Chu Chu is not a saint, nor is she a good person. Naturally, she will not believe what others say.

"Everyone who arrives today can only get two hundred books. You can sell the book and then come back to pay for the book. If you bring silver, you can't exceed a thousand books. After all, there are so many people here You have to share some with others. The shopkeepers who have worked with you can also pay on credit, but the maximum is [-] volumes."

As soon as these words came out, it meant that Chu Chu agreed to cooperate with these people.

Everyone is full of joy.

There are not many books that are so popular. Just by looking at the long line outside Shuxiangju, you can see how popular this storybook is. Now, whoever has the second volume of "The Legend of Xiuxian" will be able to make a steady profit. Compensation sell sell.

If this matter is placed in other shops, the shopkeeper would like to cover up the goods tightly, sell them himself, earn more, the shop is very popular, and it can also drive the business of other prices.

This is the common thinking of all businessmen. After all, there is nothing wrong with a businessman seeking profit.

However, Shuxiangju did not.

In order to take care of these book dealers whose business is not good on weekdays, he generously took out the book and sold it to them at a low price, so that they can also earn money.

He was even careful enough to let them pay on credit. After all, these people have problems with food and clothing, so how can they get money!

In the minds of these literati, Chu Chu is now a good person, a good person, no different from a Bodhisattva.

Literati, that is a unique circle, and now the imperial court also pays attention to civil servants, and the good things that come out of their mouths are much easier to use than ordinary people in the market.

Chu Chu was standing at the door of the engraving workshop, and Xiang Tian carefully wrote down the number of scripts and the money on credit one by one, for fear of making a mistake.

Listening to these scholars praising Chu Chu Gaoyi one after another, thanking Chu Chu for her care and help, and praising Chu Chu's kindness, the smile on Xiang Tian's face became brighter, and his teeth could be seen when he smiled.

Fang Xi is the one with the largest amount among all the people, and he is not short of money, because last time he helped the family to connect with Chu Chu, and when the book arrived in Jiangnan, the situation of Fang Ji Bookstore and Shuxiangju is exactly the same, overcrowded, business Xinglong, the family gave him a lot of money.

So this time, a thousand volumes, he didn't even bat an eye.

Because he bought the most quantity, Fang Xi was not angry when he was arranged by Xiang Tian at the end. He happened to have something to discuss with Chu Chu.

"Madam Chu, look, the second volume is out, can we prepare the goods from the Jiangnan side as well?"

Chu Chu glanced at him with a smile, "The second volume of "The Legend of Xiuxian" has only been sold for three days, and today is only the fourth day. Jiangnan is thousands of miles away from here. How did your uncle get the news so quickly?"

Fang Xi readily admitted, "Isn't that me in the capital? Uncle wrote a few days ago, and the [-] copies were very popular. I think you can prepare [-] copies this time, as well as the previous "Xianxia Xiaoyao" "Biography", my uncle is also very interested."

"No problem, the price will remain the same. However, you have to tell me the specific book fragrance after you finalize it. I also need to prepare it here. With so many books, it will take a lot of time to engrave."

Chu Chu readily agreed.

Fang Xi is very happy, he has accomplished another great event, Chu Chu is really his noble person, because he helped the family sign a line, so far, it is still a very promising line, the family members are very grateful to him The ratings are also rising, and his status in the family is getting higher and higher.

It was already noon when Fang Xi's [-] volumes were finally loaded and sent away.

The gown on Xiang Tian's body was already soaked, and his forehead was covered with sweat, but the smile on his face was unusually bright.

"How do you feel?" Standing under the shade of a tree, Chu Chu asked softly.

"Very good! It's the first time I've handled such a big thing, and I'm afraid that something might go wrong." Xiang Tian scratched his hair and said honestly.

"The first time you are born, the second time you are acquainted, there will be many such things in the future. Well, you will get used to it." Chu Chu said with a smile, turned and walked towards the engraving workshop.

Xiang Tian followed immediately, "But I don't understand why madam sells the script to those people. We can sell it ourselves. Anyway, the customers will definitely be with us, and they won't be able to buy it elsewhere? Madam, you So kind."

"Kindhearted?" Chuchu looked at him in surprise, "Did you misunderstand something? Your wife and I are a businessman, and I sold these scriptures to Teman, naturally to make money."

Xiang Tian stopped in his tracks, confused, "But if we sell it ourselves, we will definitely earn more than we think now! If we sell it ourselves, we can earn [-] yuan for one book. If we sell it to them, we will earn more money for one book." You can only earn one hundred coins, so it’s obvious that you can make more money by selling it yourself.”

He chased after him, "Madam, don't lie to me. You don't know about your kindness, and you still take care of the face of those scholars. Madam, you are really noble. You are a very good person!"

Chu Chu was very helpless, raised her hand and knocked on his forehead, "Xiang Tian, ​​Xiang Tian, ​​the brain is a good thing, it doesn't need to rust, you can see that we earn less money, so you can't Do the math, if our bookstore sells Hu, how long will it take to sell so much money?"

Xiang Tian frowned, touched the forehead that had just been beaten with one hand, and began to think.

"We sold nearly 2000 taels in the morning, and we sold 200 taels in the past three days. Therefore, if we put it in a store, it will take five days for us to earn the 2000 taels."

"But now Madam sells the book to those scholars, which will not delay the business of our bookstore, and can earn another 2000 taels."

Chu Chu showed a satisfied smile, "It's not stupid. However, there is another advantage. The capital is so big, and our scholarly residence is on the side of the book market. People in the west have to travel far to buy these books. Traffickers are all over the capital, which can greatly facilitate the common people."

"Think about it, with so many people in the capital, not everyone has read "The Legend of Xiuxian". There must be many people who haven't read it. With these book sellers, the awareness of "The Legend of Xiuxian" can be increased. Think about it, More and more people know about "The Legend of Xiuxian", do they want to read it from the beginning?"

Chu Chu is persuasive and persuasive.

Xiang Tian suddenly realized, "So, these people will read the first volume of "The Legend of Xiuxian" again!"

"Then should I start printing the first volume? However, the engraving workshop is now printing the second volume. If we work overtime like this, we can only barely supply the daily sales of the bookstore."

"When he was leaving, shopkeeper Fang also said that he had a classmate friend who also opened a bookstore at home. He would come from Shandong tomorrow and he would bring people over. If this business is completed, then the engraving workshop will not be able to supply it at all. what?"

Xiang Tian anxiously started scratching his hair.

Chu Chu smiled mischievously, "Ahem, don't forget Fangji Bookstore, the one in the south of the Yangtze River, they have a lot of handwriting. Last time they just tried it, they had [-] volumes. This time..."

"My God! My God! What should I do? What should I do? Ma'am, you said that we are starting to recruit craftsmen now, is there still time?" Xiang Tian asked.

Chu Chu leaned on the back of the chair, smiled and said, "Don't you think, compared to recruiting people, the paper and mill in the engraving workshop are the most important?"

Xiang Tian straightened up straight, "I'll go rush the goods right away! With so many scripts, there is absolutely no shortage of paper! No shortage!"

Seeing him rushing out of the engraving workshop, Chu Chu finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

"So happy?" Ye Yixiao walked in.

"Don't you think Xiang Tian is fun?" Chu Chu smiled.

"I will be jealous if you mention other men in front of me." Ye Yixiao walked up to her and said solemnly.

Chu Chu rolled her eyes at him, "Xiang Tian is just a brat, how can he be called a man?"

"But you trust him very much." Ye Yixiao said with a frown.

"He's quite clever. If he exercises more, he should be able to be independent. The voice of the bookstore is so good. If I don't train a few shopkeepers, won't he be like me?"

Chu Chu said.

"If you need someone, you can tell me. There are quite a few shopkeepers in Ye Ji Company. You don't need to train them, just use them directly." Ye Yixiao said.

Chu Chu pursed her lips and smiled, "Then you give me Ye Jiang?"

"He can't, he's too stupid." Ye Yixiao said solemnly.

The corners of Chuchu's eyes twitched, "Does Ye Jiang know that you are always blackmailing him behind his back?"

Ye Yixiao: "I'm an honest person, and I'm telling the truth. Ye Jiang is indeed too stupid."

If he wasn't so stupid, how could he still not be able to find out who deliberately induced the poison in Chuchu's body?And that Gao Sheng disappeared just like that, without a sound, a living person, why can't he be found until now.

Chu Chu silently sympathized with Ye Jiang in her heart, "My people, I cultivated them myself, so I can use them more easily, and Ye Jiang's calculations are not as good as the little girl's! The little girl checks the account book every hour, and Ye Jiang has a lot of money. The first half of the day."

Ye Yixiao just sighed slightly, "Let's go, Huasheng has been waiting for you for a long time, today I need acupuncture, did you forget?

Chu Chu was inexplicably guilty, but her attitude was very calm, "No! I haven't forgotten, how could I forget such an important thing? Let's go, Hua Sheng's temper is not very good, let him wait too long, this person will be irritable .”

Ye Yixiao was very helpless and didn't expose someone's lame lie.

Hua Sheng can't say that he has a bad temper, but he can only say that he is too obsessed with medical skills and doesn't care about anything else. If it wasn't for Chu Chu who could give him some advice on surgery, he might not have broken his vow at all. Come to Beijing.

Acupuncture takes a long time and is very energy-intensive. Each acupuncture session basically takes two hours. After each session, he also needs to rest for a long time.

Like many doctors, Hua Sheng didn't want outsiders to be present when he was seeing a patient. Ye Yixiao always stayed outside Chu Chu's room. As soon as Hua Sheng came out, he would immediately enter the room and only leave after confirming that Chu Chu was fine.

But this time, Hua Sheng was obviously weaker than before, and the sweat on his forehead was scary, but he grabbed Ye Yixiao's wrist and didn't let him in.

Ye Yixiao looked at him in surprise, "What's the matter?"

Hua Sheng took a deep breath, "Chu Chu's condition is not very good. This time acupuncture is more difficult than the previous two times. The Gu King showed signs of being active, and it took a lot of effort to control it."

"How did this happen? Wasn't the previous situation very good?" Ye Yixiao has regretted countless times, why didn't he study medicine?Otherwise, he wouldn't be so helpless at this time.

"The previous situation was very good, and the Xiliang princess was indeed very resourceful, but that was all before, and the current situation is that if this continues, within a month, the Gu King in her body will be fully activated , out of control."

Hua Sheng said.

Ye Yixiao frowned, there was no good news two or three times in a row, Gao Sheng disappeared in the capital just like that, the other jailers, prisoners, and fast arresters all had no problems, and the investigation into the deliberate mobilization of the Gu King fell into a dilemma.

Now, the Gu King in Chu Chu's body showed signs of being active again.

"According to your diagnosis and treatment, could it be that Chuchu met someone or something in the past three days, which led to the current result?" Ye Yixiao asked.

"Very likely, I am still very confident in my acupuncture. If someone hadn't urged the Gu King from the outside world, the Gu King would not have shown signs of being active, but I don't know whether the other party intended it or not. After all, as long as it is strong Extremely poisonous, Gu Kings like it."

Hua Sheng said.

"Whether the other party is intentional or unintentional, just check and find out. I don't believe in coincidences." A cold light flashed in Ye Yixiao's eyes, and the coldness permeated people.

"Ye Si, Ye Wu."

Two figures suddenly appeared in the yard, as if they appeared out of thin air, without any warning, and they were truly silent.

"List out the people Chuchu has come into contact with, the places she went to, and the food she ate outside in the past three days, and let the people below check it out, and don't miss anything."

Sen Han's breath was so cold that even Hua Sheng couldn't help trembling in his heart. He turned his head and looked in the direction of the window of Chu Chu's bedroom, and he rarely hooked the corners of his lips, and smiled silently.

"When Chuchu wakes up, ask your people to come over and take a look, and the princess from Xiliang, maybe they have different opinions. Also, please remind Chuchu, should she give me the alcohol she promised me? Me? I've been waiting for a long time."

Hua Sheng let out a breath, and then left Chu Chu's yard.

Everyone was worried about Chu Chu's body, but Chu Chu didn't know what happened.

When I woke up the next day, I was still busy, doing what I was supposed to do, without any influence, the only abnormal thing was that Ye Yixiao was a little more clingy, almost wherever she was, this person would follow her, Chuchu was very helpless.

But from outsiders' point of view, it's just that the relationship between the two is good, like glue, and they don't want to separate.The people in the house just envied the good relationship between the two when they saw it, and didn't say anything else.

However, when Chu Huanchen came over, Chu Chu was writing at the desk in the bookstore, and Ye Yixiao was standing next to her, either feeding fruit or pastries, his knowledge was so sticky.

"I said Ye Yixiao, can you be a little promising? You are a masculine man, a real man, and you actually do such... such... things that a servant does, isn't it a bit self-deprecating?"

Ye Yixiao didn't speak yet, just heard a click, Chu Chu put down the pen, and squinted at Chu Huanchen who was sitting and drinking tea, "I said, son, no wonder you are so old, and you don't even have a wife. It’s really single by strength.”

"I'm an official lady who doesn't like the capital and can only put on airs on weekdays. They are all carved out of the same mold, dull and boring. How can my wife of Chu Huanchen be such a woman?"

Chu Chu shook her head speechlessly, "With your thinking, you may only find An Xie who is dull, boring, and only knows three obediences and four virtues on weekdays. Women who have some ideas may not like you."

"It's not like Ye Yixiao in our family can take care of people. Alas, I originally thought of a fruit cake recipe recently. I thought I would hand it over to you today, so as to add some new products to the dim sum shop."

Chu Chu looked regretful.

When Chu Huanchen heard this, his eyes lit up immediately. Although the business of the dim sum shop was very good during this period, the business of the restaurant was also much better. During this period, although there were a few new products in the shop, but, The more new products, the better the business, and he doesn't dislike it at all.

"What fruitcake? Is there a finished product? Can you try it?"

Chu Chu spread her hands, "Master Shizi is a manly man. Is there anything you can't solve by yourself? I'm just a weak woman, how can you use me?"

Chu Huanchen, a man, immediately clasped his fists and kept winking at Ye Yixiao, "My fault, my fault, you guys are so emotional, your love is stronger than gold, and your affection is endless. I'm alone, I don't understand!"

Chu Chu turned to look at Ye Yixiao, "Do you want to forgive him?"

Chu Huanchen's eyes widened, and he continued to wink at Ye Yixiao: Of course!of course yes!

Ye Yixiao smiled gently, "Your Majesty is not sincere."

Chu Huanchen: "..."

Ye Yixiao!Why is your heart so dark?Just like that to brothers?

Chu Chu smiled slightly, feeling very helpless, "You heard me, he hasn't forgiven you yet."

Chu Huanchen was very aggrieved, thankfully he is also a dignified son, this couple is dark-hearted, so dark that there is no limit.

After Chu Huanchen offered tea and apologized, the two were finally satisfied, and Chu Chu handed over Fang Zi.

Chu Huanchen took out this month's dividend, and said with a smile, "I'm surprised, how can you get along with so many different pastries? My old man has never liked pastries, but he likes them all. Now The ministers of the Central Committee can't buy it every day, and our palace is blocked."

"Aren't you worried about being jealous by the emperor when you interact with the ministers in the court?" Ye Yixiao asked.

"Of course I'm afraid. Look at me, now that I've become a dandy, the situation in the Duke Protector's Mansion is better. No, my old man entered the palace a few days ago and took a few of those pastries as well. After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, the suspicion is gone, but..."

Chu Huanchen looked at Chu Chu embarrassedly, and then at Ye Yixiao, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Are the nobles in the palace addicted to food?" Chu Chu raised her eyebrows and asked.

Chu Huanchen smiled embarrassingly, "You also know that now we are just a shop, which is still far away from the imperial city. Although it is okay to let the eunuchs in the palace come out to buy it every day, but you are so smart, you should also You know, the things at the entrance, if you are not careful, there will be problems."

"My son is so smart, he must have already thought of a solution." Chu Chu looked at him with a smile.

"I want to send Fang Zi out directly. Aren't there so many eunuchs with skill? Let them do it themselves, so it will be no problem." Chu Huanchen said.

"Chu Huanchen! You're promising, that lovely prescription is a favor, tell me, what kind of compensation are you going to prepare for?" Ye Yixiao's sharp eyes directly sent him over, making Chu Huanchen swallow his saliva in fright.

"Xiangmanlou's 1% profit." Ye Yixiao's words turned Chu Huanchen's [-] taels into Xiangmanlou's [-]% profit.

There is no way, Ye Yixiao is too dark, if he cannot be satisfied, God knows what will happen!
Someone once sinned against him. On the surface, Ye Yixiao was extremely magnanimous and didn't take this matter to heart. Everyone thought he was a modest gentleman, as gentle as jade, and treated others with kindness.

But who knows, it didn't take long for this person to be demoted from the capital, and went to a poor land, where he became a small county magistrate, and he hasn't returned to Beijing until now.

Originally, this person also had a bright future, at least he could be a sixth-rank official in the Imperial Academy, but because of his arrogance, he offended Ye Yixiao and became a seventh-rank sesame official. shit place.

Chu Huanchen knew from that time that no one could offend this person if he offended anyone, and he was too vengeful!
"Don't feel disadvantaged, since I have a share in Xiangmanlou, when I am in a good mood that day, I can point out your chefs and give you some new dishes, you just wait and count the money!"

Chu Chu comforted her.

Chu Huanchen suddenly felt relieved, "Then how are you feeling now?"

"Go back and study this first. Don't you know such a shallow truth?" Chu Chu said angrily.

Chu Huanchen has no regrets. It is already a pleasant surprise to have an extra cake recipe. After all, "The Legend of Xiuxian" is so popular during this period, Shuxiangju is almost crazy busy, and Chuchu's health is not very good , where is the time to research new pastries?

"I haven't congratulated you yet. "Legend of Xiuxian" is extremely popular. Now the streets and alleys are full of news about the second volume of "Legend of Xiuxian", and I also heard that your book is more popular in Jiangnan. It will definitely make a lot of money."

Chu Chu said with a smile, "This is just the beginning."

"Isn't it? Are you not satisfied with making so much money? I heard that Ji's Bookstore can't compete with your Shuxiangju, are you still not satisfied? Could it be that you really want to run Ji's Bookstore until it closes?" Chu Huanchen asked in shock.

"No? Who said that? Would my kind person do such a shameless thing?" Chu Chu was also shocked.

Chu Huanchen: "..."

Do you have any misunderstanding of kindness?
"It's clear that Ji's Bookstore is not forgiving to me. Just a few days ago, Axuan and I were drinking tea in a teahouse and bumped into him. This man came over to show off to me, saying how good their bookstore is this time." How nice and how welcome!"

"He also said that my Shuxiangju will close sooner or later. Not only that, do you know how much this person is too much? He even said that when we can't do it anymore, let him know, and he will give me a good price. Buy Shuxiangju!"

Chu Chu said that this person found it very funny, "It's all right now, I want to see, in the whole capital, who else remembers their "The Romance of the Martial God" by Ji's Bookstore! If you speak harshly in front of me, I think he is looking for a mistake Object!"

"I've always advocated reasonable competition. If Ji's Bookstore can keep its own place, I'm going to burn the incense. Who would have nothing to provoke the industry of Ge's hometown? It's not that I'm out of my mind."

"Then your expectations are probably going to come to nothing. Xie Yu has always been a narrow-minded person. Do you know that before that, he always regarded himself as the number one bookseller in the capital, and with the old Ji Ge as his backer, he was a majestic man. .”

"However, since you opened this Shuxiangju and became famous in the capital, not only the business of Ji's Bookstore is not as good as before, but also its reputation has been implicated by the private engraving and piracy. It is said that Ji Ge is also quite critical of him. "

"However, Xie Yu has a good sister, and Mrs. Ji interceded for him, which allowed him to continue to manage Ji's Bookstore. However, Mrs. Ji comforted Mr. Ji Ge, but she couldn't stop everyone's mouths. You may not know , Xie Yu has already become a big joke in the industry."

"Tell me, since his huge Ji Family Bookstore can't compete with your small scholarly residence! It can only engage in heresy ways. Xie Yu's face is completely lost."

"I heard that Xie Yu asked Shen Lang to write the script this time. He was determined to win the round. Who would have thought that you would disturb him again. He was so confident and utter nonsense before, but now he is not only Lost face, even face."

Chu Huanchen sighed, "I guess, he probably wants to kill you! I heard recently that he asked around for information about Nankey Yimeng, and directly offered a high price of a thousand taels of silver, trying to win him over to Jijiashufang, cut off your retreat, you have to prepare early!"

"Ahem——" Chu Chu choked on her own saliva.

"No, you're so scared?" Chu Huanchen was very surprised.

(End of this chapter)