Chapter 337: Preparing for the Villain's Book
Since then, the communication has become much smoother because of one or two English words that pop up from time to time, and it is finally no longer a chicken to a duck. However, what made the communication between them smoother was the English version of the Bible they carried, because Er Ya had a Bible in English and Chinese, and there were some English words in it that Er Ya could not read, but knew the meaning. Later, they used the English Bible as an English dictionary and became an indispensable and important tool for their conversation.
There are three religions that Erya has deep contact with, one Taoism, one Buddhism, and one Christianity. Among them, the contribution of Taoism to Chinese medicine and gunpowder is undoubted, and the contribution of Buddhism is unknown, but the advancement of human science by Christianity is irrefutable. Whether people want to confirm what the Bible says or to overturn what the Bible says, in short, it is because Christianity has spread the Bible that many of the more truthful people around the world have been inspired by the Bible to study subjects that have not been taken seriously.
Therefore, Erya also has great hopes for these people who hold Bibles in their hands. Since the establishment of the two schools, she has written algebra, geometry, elementary physics, and chemistry from memory, but because of the fragmentation of memory, these books have always been incomplete. With the arrival of these people, it may be possible to make up for these missing parts. However, it is a pity that their communication can only be in daily life, and once it involves these deep things, it is estimated that it is not enough.
But don't be disappointed, don't forget that Erya's good fortune has always been incomparable to a strong 18-level typhoon. This time it won't disappoint her either. Because those foreigners, when they saw the triangles, quadrilaterals, and positive and negative poles drawn by Erya, they all ran to rummage through the pile of things they brought. turned out several books, handed them to Er Ya happily one by one, and motioned for Er Ya to open them quickly.
Er Ya opened these English letters with twists and turns, but there were various graphics that he was familiar with, and slowly flipped through them, looking at the tears flowing down uncontrollably, and hitting these pages where the paper was not very good.
Finally there is a template. But Erya still didn't have the opportunity to revise the teaching textbooks of physics and geometry, which she longed for, because something happened again. Fucheng College wants to customize the student outfit (a complete set), and Erya already has an apprentice to bring out the teacher. She didn't need to cut it herself. The problem is that not all the students in Fucheng College are rich, and many of them are from poor families, and they pick out a little bit of shackles from between their teeth to study for their children. If they are asked to come up with a not cheap clothing fee, they will be powerless. Because the college also doesn't want these students to dress too coldly. I hit the attention on the second girl. I want to donate for free. And Erya, whether in the original world or in the current world, she will not do anything to donate to readers for free. As for why, don't ask! Think for yourself! What she has to do is to use her brains to find a way to make them earn money, and she has to make them feel that they are earning decent money.
Erya thinks about what kind of money is decent money for scholars, and at the same time, she has to consider her own interests. When a really smart person helps others, don't think about returning, if you want to reciprocate, then you'd better consider being mature before making a move. The help of seeking returns is actually an investment, success or failure, recovery of benefits more or less, big or small. It also depends on each person's luck, and don't scold the other party for being ungrateful because you don't get something in return or because you are hurt because of it. This may make sense in terms of human sophistication and morality. But it doesn't make sense in terms of investment. Therefore, Erya did not regard the matter of trying to make scholars earn money as helping those poor students, but as an investment aimed at their talents so that they could earn money and make themselves profitable. They earn their money by virtue of their own talents, and Erya earns Erya's money by providing them with conditions and opportunities, and the two benefits have nothing to do with each other.
Xiaolong recently studied behind Director Shi, and did not go to the county seat, nor did he see anyone send money for Journey to the West. Erya asked Xiaolong, who came home: "Xiaolong, how is that Journey to the West selling?" Why haven't you seen anyone come and send you money for so long? ”
Xiaolong was very strange why his sister-in-law suddenly cared about this, but he didn't ask much, and replied directly: "I made an appointment with them to settle accounts and settle the money at the end of the year, but it's not too late yet." ”
"And did you have any restrictive treaties with them?"
"Nope! There are only two things: printing and selling books, and there is no other agreement. Is there something wrong with my sister-in-law? ”
"Kindly, I want to publish a picture book for Journey to the West, especially for children. If you don't sign any limited contract, and the book is still under our family's full control, then I can adapt the book. ”
"Need my help?"
Erya shook her head: "No! This is mainly for students in Fucheng College who want student clothes but have no money to buy them to earn money. You don't care, concentrate on learning from yours, try to pass the exam next year, and then we will go out for a longer time as a family. Wen Chao and Wen Yue always wanted to go out to play, I told them that only if you passed the exam, you would take them to play farther away. ”
Xiaolong smiled: "Roar! I can't believe that I still have such a heavy responsibility on my shoulders! ”
Erya shook her head helplessly, "I was also troubled by the three boys, so I had to promise them that I would go out to play when you were in the exam." Don't you see that they don't dare to disturb your studying? ”
"Huh! All of a sudden, Tarzan is on top! ”
"There is pressure to be motivated, go hard!"
"Yes!"
Since Journey to the West has not signed any restriction agreements with others, and the copyright still belongs to his family, then Erya can let it go. She wanted to make a sample of the villain book of Journey to the West, and then give it to those scholars to copy. Those who are good at drawing, those who write well, those who don't know how to draw and don't need so many words can fill in the coloring, binding, cutting paper, and making covers. I believe that those people can use all of them, and all of them can get decent wages. Since Erya does not make free donations, he also does not want to engage in any practice of paying off debts. She had to calculate the wages clearly and hand them over to the scholars, and then they would give the money for the clothes to the husband themselves.
Among some of the people who set up stalls on the streets of Fucheng to paint, write, and write letters to their families, there was an old gentleman. This gentleman has studied for many years, but unfortunately his luck in the exam is too poor, and he has not even been able to pass the exam for half his life. His family couldn't stand the drag and forced him to give up school and farm, but he didn't give up and wanted to take the exam again, and his brothers had no choice but to split up and live separately. And he himself has no farming skills, and of course he has no source of livelihood, so naturally he can't read the book. No matter how beautiful Lingyun's ambition was, at this time he had to give up in frustration, and set up stalls on the streets, writing family letters and couplets to people, and by the way, he also painted some Zhongtang paintings, and sold them to some ordinary people who could not afford to buy famous paintings and calligraphy. Erya took a fancy to his painting style that suited the style of his villain book, and at the same time felt a little pity for this helpless old scholar. The old scholar may have lost his confidence because of life, and his request for Erya was not how much money he wanted, but only hoped that Erya would provide him with a place to eat, drink, and live. Even Erya, who claimed to be hard-hearted, couldn't hold back his sour nose at that time.
The Journey to the West villain book is almost a chapter, and if you want to finish the whole book, this project is also super large. However, the decent silver of those scholars can also earn for two years.
Erya roughly drew the outline of the main characters, and left it to the old gentleman to figure out how the picture of the story on the side should correspond to the storyline.
Erya was busy helping scholars find a way out to make money, while Xiaohu was busy taking people to send a lot of bamboos and big logs to the reeds, and built the bird's nest first according to Erya's design. Xiaohu got paid, found a lot of manpower, and prepared sufficient materials, but it didn't take much time to build all the artificial bird's nests around the reeds. While they were busy building the bird's nest, countless people came every day to watch the fun, but it would be more appropriate to say that it was a joke.
Although Xiaohu is not sure in his heart, his daughter-in-law's method can be successful. But he had already made up his mind to believe in everything his daughter-in-law did, even if he failed, he would support her and obey her. This is not blind trust or excessive spoiling, but a long-standing tacit understanding between their husband and wife. So in the face of other people's ridicule and a series of funny words and ridicule caused by the bird's nest built against them, Xiaohu treated it indifferently. This made Zhu Changming and Jiang Yuming, who were originally a little unbearable, ashamed, and from then on, they were truly humble, and they were used by Xiaohu in a down-to-earth and loyal manner.
Erya was busy with a villain book, so she went to the Fu Academy to find the dean, and after she had to pay the remuneration and the requirements for the villain book, she handed it over to the dean to be fully responsible, and she didn't care about it anymore. With something to keep them busy, Er Ya can also pull out his hand and go to the reeds to have a look, after all, it has entered winter.
The foreigners preached their teachings everywhere, but unfortunately no one understood, but they were not disappointed at all, and continued to preach them with enthusiasm. When I understand what Erya means, I want to go somewhere else, and after I leave home for a while, everyone is no longer calm, and I have to follow Erya when I pack up. Er Ya was naturally able to understand the discomfort of them being in a foreign land, and agreed to their companionship without any hesitation. (To be continued......)
PS: Today, the next-door neighbor came to borrow a computer to use, thinking that it would be okay for a while, but who knows that it has been delayed until now. Sorry!