Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 239 Dawn
"What's wrong?" After Mai Xiang finished speaking, seeing Huai Ci staring at her in a daze, she hurriedly pushed him.

"It's nothing, I just think that my sister is too capable."

"You don't like me like this?" Mai Xiang asked.

"Fool, why don't I like it? As I said, I just don't want you to work so hard. By the way, sister, do you remember what you said to me at the end of last year?" Huai Ci said , while tidying up the bangs on Mai Xiang's forehead.

"At the end of last year? We were together every day, and we talked too much." Mai Xiang really didn't remember.

"It's about wars and the change of dynasties." After Huai Ci finished speaking, he looked at Mai Xiang softly.

"Oh, those, I didn't tell you, I just made up some nonsense according to the laws of historical evolution, okay, why did you suddenly think of that?" Mai Xiang looked at Huaici, wondering if she had done something recently outrageous thing.

"I just heard my sister say that I want to start a newspaper and suddenly thought of it. My sister's intelligence is beyond the reach of ordinary people. I decided that she can do whatever she wants. I don't want to bury her talent. There is just one thing, my sister can't Force yourself, and don't tire yourself out, just do it in moderation." Huai Ci said, hugging Mai Xiang to his chest.

"I'm not going to do it myself. I just saw that my brother was on vacation, and I just happened to find something for him to do. I just put together the tent at home and counted the money." Mai Xiang said with a smile.

Her original intention was not that she wanted to be famous, but that she wanted to accumulate some wealth so that she could live more comfortably. In addition, she also wanted to help Huaici. If Huaici did not have enough wealth, whatever Huaici wanted to do in the future would probably be punished. restrict.

"Okay, tell me in detail, I'll listen." Huai Ci held Mai Xiang's hand and added some strength.

Of course he understands Mai Xiang's intentions, if Mai Xiang is not for him, she is a girl, and the dividends from the porcelain factory every year are enough for her own expenses.

"We can build another small courtyard in the yard, specially used as the office space of the newspaper office, hire some people who have studied, and send a few experienced people from the publishing house to guide them. In addition, find five or six smart people People who have nothing to do, walk around the streets and alleys every day to see what news is there. Also, you can solicit contributions from the society, such as essays, essays, or popular novels. Each issue only publishes one chapter. As long as you adopt it, we will Give them the manuscript fee. Of course, the quality editor of this article must check it out.”

"Where did you come up with this idea? Sister, I just praised you for being smart, but you really came here. Let me see what your brain is made of. How can you think of so many things?" Holding Mai Xiang's head to study.

"What, I'm telling you something serious. By the way, I hired three accountants and a president at the publishing house. Go and get to know him." Mai Xiang pulled Huai Ci's hand away.

"Okay, what else, but by errand."

"Virtue." Mai Xiang glared at Huaici, but she felt a little smug in her heart, at least Huaici did not have the machismo of ancient society, and she respected her a lot.

On the second day after talking with Mai Xiang, Huaici went to the publishing house. According to Mai Xiang's idea, he began to build a house while inquiring about hiring people from outside. In this way, he was very busy every day, leaving early Returned late.

And Mai Xiang also returned to Huangye Village at the beginning of June, because the house of the Eight Fortunes was about to be erected, and the Eight Fortunes fell in love with a family, and she wanted Mai Xiang to help check it out.

Mrs. Shi still helped to find out the marriage of Bafu. The girl's surname is Zhou. She is 16 years old. Her family is also from a nearby village. She is the eldest daughter of the family. Slightly thin, although there is not much dowry, but it will not drag the blessings, but she readily agreed.

Both Liu Shi and Ye Tiezhu nodded, and Mai Xiang didn't need to express her opinion. In fact, as long as she wasn't from the Wan family, Mai Xiang believed that Bafu would handle the rest well, because of the years of experience, Bafu is not the ignorant boy he used to be.

After the two families met, as soon as the Eight Blessings nodded, Liu couldn't wait to change the Geng Tie, make an appointment, and ask for a date. Since the woman is sixteen this year, both families are willing to set the date of marriage this year. In this case, Liu's You can also calm down earlier and worry about Jiufeng's marriage.

On this day, Mai Xiang was talking to Liu Huilan and Li Xiangyun at Cao's house. With the income from making toothbrushes in the past two years, the life of Cao's family has become much more prosperous, and she also bought two little maids. Apart from doing some needlework, Liu Huilan and Li Xiangyun don't Almost no need to do it yourself.

"You two teachers, have you really decided not to move to the city?" Mai Xiang asked.

With the current economic situation of the Cao family, it is absolutely possible to buy a house in the city. In this case, Mai Xiang can often talk to them and ask for some gossip about the Cao family.

"Forget it, I don't want to go, your husband doesn't want to, what can I do, it's good to live here, the food is also convenient, and it's only half a day's journey to the city." Liu Huilan said.

"Master, why doesn't the master want to go to the city? Don't the Cao family still have many relatives in the city? It seems that there are quite a few members of the clan who are from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Has the master stopped dealing with them now? And Dunmin Duncheng Brother, and Minglin from Fucha's family, I see that my husband sometimes invites them to drink when he goes to the city, wouldn't it be more convenient to live in the city?" Mai Xiang said.

Someone from the Cao family in the House of Internal Affairs was the one who mentioned it through Yong En. After Yong En knew about Cao Xueqin's life experience, he also paid attention to the descendants of the Cao family in the House of Internal Affairs.

"What are you arranging for me here again? Who said that I went to the city to find them for a drink?" Cao Xueqin stepped in, just in time to hear Mai Xiang's words, and laughed and played Mai Xiang's brains.

"It hurts, sir, you didn't let me tell you when you did it yourself." Mai Xiang held her head and muttered.

"It really hurts? Why do I feel like I'm not exerting enough force?" Cao Xueqin stepped forward to touch Mai Xiang's head with a big smile after speaking.

"Sir, why do I feel that you are in a particularly good mood today? Is there any happy event?" Mai Xiang feels that Cao Xueqin is a bit abnormal today. Although he usually teases and plays with Mai Xiang, most of them are stroking Mai Xiang's head. like today.

"Little girl, I really can't hide anything from you when you say you are a ghost. I went to the city today and just met your brother-in-law who came from Chengde Mountain Resort. He said, the old queen mother saw those few "Dream of Red Mansions" play, anxious to see the ending, sent your brother-in-law back to me, to sort out the next few plays, if you really can't make it out, just read the script first."

Although Cao Xueqin doesn't want her books to be published, but as a book writer, knowing that what she wrote is popular, she still feels a sense of accomplishment in her heart.

"Really? Sir, the Queen Mother likes to watch "A Dream of Red Mansions"?" Mai Xiang grabbed Cao Xueqin's skirt and jumped up.

This matter has been hanging in Mai Xiang's mind for a long time.Because she knew that in the past six months, Yong En has been looking for someone to rehearse those few plays. Originally, he wanted to go to the palace to perform for the Queen Mother during the Spring Festival, but because the time was too short, the actors were not skilled at all, and Yong En himself Satisfied, I had to give up temporarily.

Later, the play was rehearsed, but Yong En couldn't find a suitable opportunity to let the troupe enter the palace.Fortunately, this time the old man went to Chengde with Qianlong. Both the mother and the son were fond of watching operas, and they were tired of watching the operas in the palace.In this way, after half a year, Yongen finally had the opportunity to release the Kunqu opera "Dream of Red Mansions".

It is said that after the old queen mother saw it, several handkerchiefs were wet from crying, clamoring to know the ending, so she sent Yong En back quickly.

"The problem is that I haven't finished writing the next play. In the past six months, I have only written ten chapters. There is nothing suitable for rehearsal in these ten chapters. Besides, even if it is rehearsal, how can I have time?" Cao Xueqin shook her head. .

"Sir, I have an idea. I have a copy of the first [-] chapters of "The Story of the Stone" in my hand. If I send this copy to my brother-in-law, what do you think?"

Cao Xueqin stared at Mai Xiang for a long time and said, "Girl, tell the truth to Mr. How long have you been thinking about it today?"

When Mai Xiang heard this, she hurriedly stepped forward and took Cao Xueqin's hand, and said with a smile: "Godfather, I just don't want to let godfather's hard work go to waste, I know what godfather is worried about, so I deleted Zhipi Go, I want to push out the manuscript of godfather step by step, don't be angry, godfather, one day, I will try to publish the original manuscript of godfather. "

"Aren't you trying to tell me that you opened this publishing house just for my manuscript?" Cao Xueqin asked suspiciously.

He really didn't quite understand, how could Mai Xiang, a teenage girl with little life experience, have such a strong almost fanatical interest in his manuscripts?
"That's not all. I'm a businessman. I think it's better to be a bookseller. You can make money and educate yourself by the way. Why not?"

To be honest, the original intention of Mai Xiang to establish this publishing house was indeed "The Story of the Stone", but what she didn't expect was that when the first book came out, after all the investment of Mai Xiang in the early stage, there would still be a book. With the remaining 2000 taels of silver, Mai Xiang knew that this bookseller was really a money-making business.

Of course, Mai Xiang also knows that Ji Xiaolan deserves the most credit for publishing this book, and Ji Xiaolan's preface and comments are the biggest selling points of this book.

"Second Lord, I think what Mai Xiang said is not wrong. There is no fat criticism. "The Story of the Stone" is just an ordinary novel, and it will not be associated with the Cao family." Li Xiangyun persuaded from the side.

"Sir, don't worry, Prince Li must know it in his heart. After all, he is also involved in this matter. If there is really something in the way, and brother-in-law dares to send the manuscript to the Queen Mother, will he dare to risk his title?"

Cao Xueqin groaned and remained silent. In those days, under the persuasion of Mai Xiang and the others, he was not at all tempted. The problem is that he really has too many worries about this book.

"Mai Xiang, let's have a look first, let your brother-in-law send the scripts of those plays first, and we'll talk about the rest later." Cao Xueqin still didn't agree after all.

But Mai Xiang finally saw the light.

(End of this chapter)