On this day, Lin Qingyun and Daiyu were admiring "Ink and Bamboo Pictures", and Egret said that Uncle Chen asked to see him, and Qingyun immediately knew what was going on. When he came, Uncle Chen brought a list of accounts, which listed the list of items purchased by the bookstore and the number of various unit prices.

"Big girl, you have to pay a fixed amount of money for all the things above, and the craftsmen have all found them, so you have to advance a part of the wages. In addition, everything in our store will be ready in two months at most, but the books have not yet arrived. "In Beijing, there is nothing else to do except give gifts to friends from all generations, and Uncle Chen and others are very free, so they are busy with Lin Qingyun's bookstore. Uncle Chen has always done things steadily, and he has inquired clearly, and said: "If you go to the carving workshop to buy books now, it must be difficult to buy, and the books in the carving workshop are all published according to the number, even if there are really a few more sets and they have entered various bookstores, we have to copy out a book title and find a carving workshop to reprint it." ”

Lin Qingyun heard that what he said made sense, so he asked: "What's the point of that carving workshop?" Which one is better? ”

Uncle Chen said with a smile: "There are three kinds of engraved books at the moment, official engraving, family engraving, and workshop engraving. Among them, there are two kinds of official engravings, one is the engraved book of the Internal Affairs Bureau, commonly known as the Inner House, and the other is the engraved book of the official office, also called the official book, for example, our lord in Yangzhou in addition to supervising the salt affairs, but also in charge of the Yangzhou Poetry Bureau, this poetry bureau is the official Poetry Bureau, and the book and the Inner House are the best books engraved at the moment. Family carvings are generally engraved by the family for the children of the family to engrave family words and family mottos, in addition to giving to relatives and friends, the rest are not passed on. The quality of the carving is poor, and there are occasionally some small mistakes, but it is the most widely spread, and there are more than 100 large and small carvings in the capital, and there are a few that are relatively good. ”

Daiyu, who had been listening quietly, was surprised at this time: "Sister Qingyun, you want to open a bookstore?" ”

"Well, I was about to tell you about it, but I forgot about it for a while. My sister is clever and can help me with the details later. "Qingyun is by no means polite, Daiyu grew up in the fragrance of books since she was a child, and the preferences of literati and scholars know more than she knows half-baked.

Daiyu naturally didn't want to do anything, and when she saw that she was worried about books, she said: "Since you want to open a bookstore, you naturally have to use good books, and readers like them when they read them." After all, it will take a month or two for my sister's store to open, so it is better to write a letter to my father, ask my father for help, and directly use Yangzhou Poetry Bureau to print a batch of books and transport them to the capital, and I can't delay the time. ”

Qingyun was moved to hear it, if possible, she naturally wanted the official capital, but I am afraid that there is a lot of freight to come and go, and she has to use the Yangzhou Poetry Bureau......

"Sister thinks it's bad?" Daiyu saw her hesitation.

"It's good, it's just ......," Qingyun said worriedly.

How did Daiyu frown and said, "How much money can it cost?" Even if it costs more, it's worth it, and it's not that there is no money. ”

Qingyun knows that Daiyu has always been extravagant and doesn't take money to heart, not that she is extravagant, but the daughter of the family has never calculated for a little money, but has lost her identity. It's just that their circumstances are different, so naturally they can't be as arrogant as Daiyu.

Qingyun smiled: "If it's anything else, but now I also have to do business, since it's a business, I have to take care of expenses and benefits, and I can't do loss-making transactions." The books of Yangzhou Poetry Bureau are good, but it is not cost-effective to pay for these books for a trip. ”

"What my sister said is also reasonable." It's not that Daiyu doesn't understand this truth.

Uncle Chen suddenly spoke: "Why should the eldest girl worry, there are many bookstores in Beijing, how many books in the house are all official engravings?" Wait for someone to come from Yangzhou in the future, bring some books from Yangzhou Bookstore, we are far away in the capital, or we should choose a workshop to do long-term business. ”

"It's still Uncle Chen's thoughtfulness, and he almost got a magic obstacle." Qingyun patted her head, and then said: "Then according to Uncle Chen's meaning, find the best one to carve at home, take the book list for a while, and print the books on it according to different numbers." Be sure to carve carefully, rather carve slowly, proofread carefully, if there is a business trip, I don't follow. ”

"Don't worry, this big girl, I will do it properly." Uncle Chen had followed Lin Ruhai to Yangzhou Bookstore before, and he also knew a thing or two about some of the doorways in it.

"Slow down!" Daiyu stopped Uncle Chen, who was about to leave, and said: "When we went to Beijing, we brought a lot of books, many of which are unique treasures, and it is not much fun to cherish the broom itself, so it is better to take it out and engrave a few books in my sister's bookstore, and let people know that there are rare good books in my sister's bookstore." ”

Qingyun knew that Daiyu was never stingy in this, she wished that everyone in the world loved to read and knew the benefits of reading, but she was grateful to her: "Thank you, sister." In the end, it is the treasure of the Lin family for generations, don't take it to the carving workshop, if it is damaged a little, it will not be distressing. When we have time, we will copy a copy ourselves, and then put it in the store, and whoever likes it will copy it by himself, which can be more cherished and a graceful thing. ”

"That's good, in the end, my sister thinks about it." Daiyu stroked her palms and smiled, agreeing very much.

After Uncle Chen left, Daiyu took Qingyun back to the room together, counted all the books she had brought from Yangzhou, and made a list of books. Considering the limited manpower and the fact that things are scarce, it was agreed to copy out a copy every month and take it out.

Daiyu walked to the bookcase again and took out the letter paper, and said while holding a pen and dipping it in ink: "The books of Yangzhou Bookstore are not available at any time, write a letter to Daddy, and let Daddy pay attention to it for us." In addition, maybe there are still some books left over from previous years, and it is good to do anything, and I brought them with my father when he went to Beijing. ”

"My sister is also too excited, saying that the wind is the rain." Qingyun thought it was funny, Daiyu's appearance was extremely rare.

"I'm happy for my sister." Daiyu knows Qingyun's thoughts and feelings, just because she had a similar experience in Jia's house a few years ago, in the end, Qingyun is better than her, and she can actually think of the idea of opening a bookstore. Daiyu has no enthusiasm for doing business, taking care of the shops left by her mother is a lesson that the girl's family must learn, and she also knows what those shops will be used for in the future.

Suddenly, Dai Yu hurriedly asked, "I'm afraid the silver in my sister's hand is not enough, right?" It costs a lot just to engrave a book. ”

"My sister is expensive to buy books, right? I have a long-term business with the carving workshop, and it is a batch burning, and the price is naturally lower than the official sale outside. Also, when I first open a business, I don't want to burn too much at once, so you don't have to worry about the money. If there is no money one day, I will open my mouth to you. Saying this, Qingyun had a plan. After the official opening, it only takes two or three months to get on the right track to make a profit, and slowly increase the variety of books. Other budgets she has to invest in pastries and tea.

When it comes to tea and pastries, she has made a special list, listing the fresh Western pastries that can be made nowadays, and the tea is not difficult, at this time there are many kinds of green tea, black tea, and clear tea, and in the summer, it is enough to match a few kinds of soup and various juices.

Daiyu gave a lot of opinions on this, such as the tea utensils for drinking water, the layout and furnishings of the private room, etc., in the end, it was the cultivation of the family, and Qingyun couldn't catch up with the connotation of the other party in just one year. After Daiyu's pointing, the elegant room was suddenly elegant and atmospheric, with a strong ink fragrance.

"Why don't my sister give this store a name?" Qing Yunyun said.

"Sister really wants me to take it?" Daiyu didn't refuse, but was eager to try. I have to say that in some ways, Daiyu likes to be strong, not only is it not annoying, but it is more and more cute and cute.

"My sister has a belly of poetry and books, and she hopes to give her a name." Qingyun bent down like a literati and made a gesture.

Daiyu covered her face with a fan, and bent over with a smile: "No courtesy." Since the 'Qingyun Boy' has asked for this, I will give you a name. As he spoke, he tilted his head slightly, and opened his mouth for a moment to say: "Tao Yuanming has a poem: Strange texts are appreciated, and doubts are analyzed. This poem is very much in line with the purpose of this bookstore opened by my sister, and the name of the store is called 'Appreciation Building'. ”

Appreciation Building?

Lin Qingyun read it twice in her mouth, felt that it was very smooth, and she was elegant and vulgar, and immediately smiled: "Thank you sister, if the business is good in the future, there will be my sister's credit, and I will naturally thank my sister at that time." ”

Daiyu laughed again, and Egret Zijuan and the others also laughed.

At this time, the little girl Taoxiang said outside the door: "Two girls, the people from Liu Shan's family in front of me said that someone from the Jia family came to pick up the girl." ”

Daiyu smiled, and her eyebrows were slightly raised: "I've only lived at home for two or three days, why am I in such a hurry." As he spoke, he ordered Zijuan and instructed: "You go on my behalf to make amends to my grandmother, just say that I will stay at home for a few more days, Sister Qingyun is always alone, and I have to take care of the big and small things at home." I want my grandmother to be able to understand. ”

Lin Qingyun didn't persuade her, and she didn't want the Jia family to pick up people as if she was urging her life, could Daiyu still be wronged when she lived in her own house? It's just a selfish thought in Jia's mother's heart, delusional to let Daiyu and Jia Baoyu cultivate a relationship since childhood. I really don't know if Jia's mother is smart or confused, but what if the two have a relationship? If you don't officially set your name, you don't do anything, that is, there will be a change in the future, and there will only be a girl's family in Daiyu.

When Zijuan went to Jiafu to reply, Mrs. Wang and Sanchun Baochai Baoyu were there.

After listening to Zijuan's words, others were especially Ke, and Dubaoyu made a fuss: "Sister Lin is not coming back?" I haven't seen Sister Lin for a while, why didn't Sister Lin come back? Old Ancestor, send someone to pick up Sister Lin again. ”

"Baoyu!" Mrs. Wang snorted softly, and Bao Yuse shrank for a moment and didn't dare to make any more trouble. "Your sister Lin has her own home, and there is still a sister at home, how can you always come here to live. You tell your father again if you mess around. ”

Mother Jia was unhappy: "Mention what his father is doing, Baoyu is already timid, why scare him." Rubbing the top of Baoyu's hair, he comforted him: "Your sister Lin is worried that her sister at home has no one to accompany her, so it is not easy to come, wait a few days and send someone to pick it up, your sister Lin will definitely come." ”

A few days later, Jia's mother sent someone to pick up Daiyu, and sure enough, she came.

At the end of the month, Jia's mother received a reply from Yangzhou, and couldn't help but be angry when she saw Lin Ruhai politely refusing to mention herself in her heart. But Jia's mother also knows in her heart that she sees Baoyu as good as she can, and outsiders seem to Baoyu to be just the second son of Wailang, a member of the five-grade engineering department, and it is really difficult to pick a good family affair with all four corners, Lin Ruhai is a third-grade member in the end, and it is common for him to be unwilling. However, the two families are in-laws, and Lin Ruhai had intentions before, why did he suddenly change his mind?

After thinking about it, Jia Mu felt that the problem was with the Wang family, and it must have been something that Lin Ruhai had heard.

The reason for Lin Ruhai's refusal in the letter was that the children were still young, and listed the conditions for the selection of sons-in-law, and asked Jia's mother to help pay attention to the right people in Beijing. Jia's mother was angry, but she felt that things had not taken a turn for the better, just waiting for this matter to be put aside, Lin Ruhai's body might not be able to support it for a long time.