Chapter 35: Slapping Jia Baoyu in the face
The sound of selling, noise, and bargaining on the side of the street is endless, a small stall set up in a pergola, three bowls of sour plum soup on the green cloth, Luo Gaocai's melon skin hat, gray horse coat, and dry tobacco bag table edge knocked, frowning: "Jia Xiaogongzi, you say, ask us to engage in folk post to deliver books?" Still going back and forth between the north and the south? ”
"Yes, when today's article is heavy, the two shopkeepers, in today's current situation, who makes the best money? Scholar! Pen, ink, paper, inkstone, which one is cheaper? In particular, current books sell better than pastime. Jia Cong smiled slightly: "You, one is engaged in post communication, and the other is open a bookstore, it seems that they are not related, but in fact, they are not, you can cooperate." Luo's shopkeeper Yunjiangnan Shiwen and famous poetry books are bound to sell well in the north. ”
Jia Cong did not speculate out of thin air, there were businessmen in the Qing Dynasty who did this and made a fortune. In fact, later generations, including those who read at the time, may simply think that the ancient merchants and peasants had a low level of education and no intelligence, which is insulting the ancients and ancestors. In the early Manchu Dynasty, merchants had completely invented means such as advertising, buy one get one free, and promotion. As for the IQ of the small people? During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the people litigated, and in order to win the lawsuit, they did not hesitate to harm themselves and frame them, and the means were endless, and how many counties and prefects were overwhelmed...... Scholars, you don't have to have a sense of superiority, you don't know how to be flexible, and you will suffer in the people......
Luo Gaocai and Zheng Yeyu naturally knew that it was profitable, but this was not enough, Jia Cong said: "Presumably the two shopkeepers have also heard of Xiao Ke Bo's name, I can make eight shares at the age of eight, and there is still hope for taking it as a student." If I became famous as a teenager, I must review the current articles for your store, why worry about not making money? ”
Of course, Jia Cong must be famous and famous, and the review must be exquisite, it must be fast and accurate, Kuang Chaoren of "The History of Confucianism" depends on this for a living, and readers are scrambling to buy, and what they want is the celebrity effect. In fact, these two have lived in Xicheng for a long time, and they have also heard of Jia Cong's origin and reputation, and they have been a little moved by these words.
"Little brother's "Confucianism" ...... Well, it's not as good as "Golden Vase Plum", I'm afraid I won't be able to sell a few copies. Zheng Yeyu dragged down the round stool with a big belly, and sucked the sour plum soup on his lips: "It's still the best look at "Golden Vase Plum"...... Tell me, what is the shareholding method? ”
The yellow ones are good-looking, you just go to see "Jade Futon", "Dong Xuanzi" and the like, Jia Cong said with a smile: "If you don't rush to sell it, next year, next year's "Mountains and Seas Laosuo" book will definitely sell well." First, I don't charge money for my books and paintings, but within a year, I only collect half of what I sell, and the other half is used to run a bookstore. Second, this bookstore is still run by you, I don't interfere, only dividends are distributed according to the proportion of investment, if you have foresight, I dare to guarantee that within three years, the bookstore can be opened all over the country......"
The two looked at each other, both a little unconvinced, but Zheng Yeyu had already guessed that those books were written by Jia Cong himself, and it was not an exaggeration to call them geniuses...... Luo Gaocai looked at the signature "Shanhai Laosuo" on the book, and said: "At this time, we will do it with you, and we will not lose, the little brother is sophisticated, and he has only learned the current language, we also know, we can try, make a contract, and how about breaking up again?" There is also a book club moved to the Xuanwu porch, what is the name? ”
is really worthy of being a profiteer, and he has to make a contract, once Jia Cong repents or annexes, they will be able to file a lawsuit, Jia Cong pondered: "Okay, let's call it Shanhai Books." ”
At this time, none of the three of them expected that a few years later, the Shanhai Book Club would be known to everyone in Shilin and shake the world, and this book club was actually just an eight-year-old child and two vendors, finalized in a small stall.
The reason why Jia Cong became a shareholder, on the one hand, is of course for money, and on the other hand, he will rely on the book club to spread his fame in the future, he attaches great importance to win-win cooperation, and will not take money too seriously, these two are also more familiar people.
It's not easy to write a book, he is not a light brain, an excellent work like "The History of Confucianism", but he generally remembers the plot, he racked his brains for words and sentences, and the unsatisfactory draft did not know how much it cost, and the money was not so easy to make.
Look at Cao Xueqin, "the whole family eats porridge and wine often on credit", the child died, the wife died of illness, and the great "Dream of Red Mansions" had to sing praises because of the literary prison, and he was a eunuch. Shi Nai'an and Pu Songling are not having a good time...... Writers, both ancient and modern, are hard to beat, there is no concept of genuine in this era, even if there is a genuine version, piracy is all over the sky...... Before Hu Shi and Yu Pingbo's new Red Studies, the world didn't know that the author of the Red Mansion was Cao Xueqin, and how sad Lao Cao was.
And Jia Cong can earn dozens of taels for a book, not because ancient books are easy to sell, but because of the production and printing conditions, poor families, pen, ink, paper and inkstone can't afford it. books, most of the customers are from wealthy families, and it is not surprising that they are a little more expensive.
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In the small courtyard flower hall inside the black oil gate, singing and dancing, Jia Yu looked left and right, and his beard was broken: "You...... What did you say? The father allowed you to study and gave you enough silver, but you are not satisfied, and you still need a thousand taels? ”
Jia Yu's lungs are about to explode! What's the loser thing? I bought a little wife, it's only 800 taels, and you want 1,000 taels? Mrs. Xing persuaded her husband again, and rolled her eyes at Jia Cong again: "Cong'er, you are too nonsense!" Are you going to be mad at your father? ”
"Sir, Mrs., please calm your anger first." Jia Cong sat on the side, calmly, not at all afraid or restless: "The child will take the county exam next year, and he will go to Wanping." Shuntianfu established a community warehouse in Wanping, and this thousand taels was voted for Shuntian community warehouse. ”
Jia Yu and Mrs. Xing didn't say a word, look at what he said, did he donate money in vain? How can you give it?
Jia Cong continued: "First, the old man donated money to Shuntian Shecang, which is beneficial to the country and the people, and it is a good thing, and it is a good reputation for Xifu Dafang. Second, the social warehouse is not a selfless donation, it is a loan relationship similar to Yinzi money, of course, the interest of this kind of loan does not exceed two or three points, in any case, the affected people will repay the loan, this thousand taels, can play a role. Third, Brother Zhen of Dongfu is ruined, and we in Xifu should be vigilant. Fourth, Wanping Zhixian must be overjoyed to see this, and it is also good for the children. The lord and the wife are both famous and beneficial, so why not? ”
"Good! Good! Jia Yu immediately turned from cloudy to rainy and sunny.
Mrs. Xing pondered and said dissatisfiedly: "Who told you the idea?" Came up with it yourself? If you don't use it in the right way, watch out for your skin! ”
The tip of her heart is dripping blood, a thousand taels, what a loser.
"The child thinks so, and Teacher Qin also means so, if the eldest lady is not at ease, she can send someone to Wanping to check at that time." Jia Cong's shame: This cheating mode is really not fun, I am about to become a fool in modern times, especially Mrs. Xing's stingy door, a thousand taels, it is not easy to pick it out.
Mrs. Jia Yu Xing called the little servant Sun Fu in for interrogation, which frightened Sun Fu trembling, and then ordered Qiu Tong to take a hundred taels of gold, and a thousand taels of silver could not be carried on his back, and he was replaced with gold, and Sun Fule blossomed.
Jia Cong saw that Qiu Tong was a little at a loss, that kind of panic, blushing face, and incomplete concealment, Jia Cong said in his heart: "Jia Lian and Qiu Tong secretly had a private meeting again, and they flirted with each other, the relationship is really chaotic, and the people in the city are really good at playing." ”
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According to Baochai's words, Jia Cong copied Liu Gongquan's "Mysterious Tower Tablet" for half an hour in the study.
Jia Cong recounted and sketched out the memories when he copied them, calming his mind, and steady, and the pretty maids around him were worried about the near and near, and they didn't think about it. He was originally a smart man, and he fused part of the soul memory of the original owner, and he felt that his brain was easy to use. Gradually, in the stroke of a stroke, a little bit of mystical artistic conception was figured out.
When you turn your head, you can see the "Burning Quinoa Picture", the couplet on both sides "The world is full of knowledge, and the practice of human feelings is the article", Mr. Lu Xun saw the portrait of Mr. Fujino, hurriedly smoked to suppress the shock, and continued to use the pen to "heal the people", these are probably the same psychological warnings, Jia Cong couldn't help but think: "Is Senior Sister Qin okay?" Hopefully she'll come out of the shadows......"
When the lampshade was opened at night, a few moths pounced, and he thought: "I'm like these moths fighting fires, after this study tour, I must win the county test and the government test, not to mention the small three yuan at the head of the case, but also be on the list." ”
Those mosquitoes, but Qingwen picked up the tail and pounced to death, she tidied up the table kang, Yingchun launched an invitation, to see him off, Jia Cong paid for the kitchen, prepared rice wine, melons, fruits and vegetables, and begged the kitchen to come to several sets of self-poured pots, purple clay pots, sandalwood cups, etc., Qingwen happily busy, carrying a few food boxes, including candy, snacks, pine nuts, peanuts, ordinary rice, venison, etc. Japonica rice is rationed, expensive, and unaffordable, venison is hot, suitable for young people, and the total bill is more than three taels of silver, because the kitchen has to make a fortune.
Beef is not common, in the era of agriculture, it is also illegal for civilians to kill cattle, it is good to eat venison, Qingwen asked Sun Fu to move a lot of stoves in, ready to barbecue, Jia Cong suddenly made a commotion, laughter, delicious fragrance, candle flames, the fragrance of the book is gone, Lin Daiyu does not eat, only eats melon seeds.
Mandarin Duck and Ping'er also came, these two came on behalf of themselves, and after returning to their masters, they have high EQ and IQ, one is Jia's mother's secretary, Lian's second master is respectful when he sees it, and the other is Sister Feng's henchman, who used to act as a substitute for power and accumulated a good reputation. Cong Ye is the only motivated male master in Jiafu, the eldest master, the second master, and the master in the school all boast, what if he is in high school? Wang Xifeng didn't want Ping'er to come over, but in order to create the illusion of harmony between his uncle and sister-in-law, he also agreed that Wang Xifeng himself was not virtuous, but he was used to pretending to be virtuous and a proper scheming.
The girls inside and outside the door, there are a total of Qingwen, Mandarin Duck, Ping'er, Raider, Musk Yue, Si Qi, Embroidered Orange, Waiter, Painting, Purple Juan, Snow Goose, Ying'er, etc., these are more decent, some are seated, and some are not seated.
Mandarin duck is a master of the wine order, everyone proposed that the mandarin duck be the commander, the mandarin duck should not let go, take two sets of dominoes, ivory, more than 60 sheets, left and right, drink the door cup first, the wine to the cup dry, Tuan Tuan Yi, a shallow smile, two freckles seem to laugh: "The wine order is as big as a military order, violators, losers will be punished for drinking, you have to listen to me." ”
The left hand flipped over, it was a twelve-point heavenly card, and the mandarin duck pointed to Jia Baoyu: "You come!" On the left is Zhang Tian. ”
"I only read the scriptures every day." Jia Baoyu was very reluctant to come over at night, if it weren't for the sisters to come, he wouldn't have come, and the jealousy of Jia Cong was inadvertently blurted out.
Daiyu and Baochai were slightly stunned, isn't this scolding Jia Cong?
Wine order, divided into Yaling, vulgar order, Yaling quotes scriptures, Jia Baoyu is on the vulgar order, eclectic, not a violation of the regulations, the mandarin duck's right hand flipped, eleven o'clock axe, also called tiger head: "On the right is Zhang Axe." ”
Jia Baoyu said unhappily: "The class has an axe and a little fairy." ”
"Together, they're nerds." After the mandarin duck finished speaking, he realized that he had leaked his mouth, oops, isn't this still scolding Jia Cong? She apologized and glanced at Jia Cong humbly.
Can you say it a little harder? It's almost named, Qingwen is very unhappy.
In order to apologize, the mandarin duck asked Jia Cong to answer for the second time, and the left hand turned over to five plum blossoms: "On the left is Zhang Mei." ”
Scold me? Jia Cong sneered, saw Jia Baoyu wearing a plum blossom embroidery, and said lightly: "Four dogs' feet reflect the six bridges!" ”
Five-point plum blossoms, like dog footprints, are very vivid. Qingwen couldn't help it, snorted, and bent down to laugh.
Scolding him for being a dog? How can this be endured? Jia Baoyu's big round face was suddenly as black as the bottom of a pot!
The mandarin duck was stunned, and when Qingwen was destroyed, he flopped again: "There is a goose on the right." ”
Domino is a combination of the points of two dice, and the combination of one and three points is called a goose card, also known as a tie card.
Jia Baoyu was picking up a bad goose paw and hanging it on his mouth, Jia Cong smiled and said: "The ugly duck is like a goose." ”
Jia Cong said that he couldn't bear it! No need to endure it any longer! At this time, Jia Baoyu, the young master's temper was very strong, Mama Li took advantage of it, he couldn't help it, took the innocent Qian Xue out of anger, and drove away. Later, he teased Jin Chuan, pulled his legs and left, forcing Jin Chuan to throw himself into the well. Jia Baoyu's thinking may have good and advanced aspects, but what he does is completely a scumbag.
How can Jia Cong be afraid, he is not the master who swallows his anger, the wine order, poetry, no matter which move, provokes me, and still scares you to death!
"Brother Cong...... What did you say? How dare you insult your brother? I...... I smashed this Rausch! Jia Baoyu's eyes widened angrily, his green tendons burst out, he threw off his chopsticks, and pulled Tongling Baoyu with both hands, the Tongling Baoyu was inlaid on the gold collar, and Daiyu braided the tassels, and he couldn't pull it off for a while.
Raiders, musk moons, purple cuckoos, mandarin ducks...... and Daiyu and others, they all panicked and fell on Tongling Baoyu? That's worth it! Isn't the old lady angry? The girls are even more involved...... Only Qingwen watched the excitement without heart and lungs.
The happy scene just now was in chaos, and the big-faced treasure was angry!