Liu Fan suddenly wanted to take a look at the newspaper where the Jiangnan Times was located, so he simply took Li Xiaohu and others to the newspaper office in the west of the city. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The newspaper office where Jiangnan Times is located is located in a relatively secluded area of Sanshan Street in the west of the city. Sanshan Street is not too far from Nanjing Guozijian and Confucius Temple, but it can be said to be a place where the culture of Nanjing City gathers. There are many bookstores here, there are more than a dozen famous ones, and the famous Fuchun Hall, Wenlin Pavilion, Huijin Hall, Daye Hall and other bookstores are located here.

It is precisely because of the prosperous engraving and printing industry here that Liu Fan chose the location of the newspaper here. Jiangnan Times said that the bookstore is actually a large two-entry courtyard. One into the courtyard for the place of tribute, in the courtyard is a large scale of the library, the building is three floors high, it is full of all kinds of engraved books, the first floor is mainly Confucian classics, four books and five classics and the like, the second floor is mainly poetry and songs, as well as the calligraphy and painting of various celebrities, articles and scriptures and so on. The third floor is the office location of Liu Rushi and others.

The second courtyard is a place for food and lodging, with five main rooms and eight east and west wings. It is mainly the residence of Liu Ruis and other women, because Jiangnan Times has only been established for a short time, and the editorial staff is only less than ten people, but the number of people who come to contribute every day reaches hundreds or thousands, and the daily workload of Liu Rushi and others is actually very large. For the safety of several people, Liu Fan deliberately bought the house behind him and rebuilt it into a two-entry courtyard integrating office and residence.

In addition to this two-entry courtyard, there is also a special workshop for printing books next to it, integrating movable type, overprinting, and printmaking.

During this time, Liu Fan has also been to the newspaper hall several times, so he is relatively clear about the layout here. Moreover, the guards of the newspaper were soldiers of the Broken Army, so Liu Fan was familiar with the road and came to the library without even reporting. took Li Xiaohu to step on the study building alone, and went straight to the third floor, Liu Fan saw several women in plain clothes and long skirts burying their heads in the sea of books, or frowning and pondering, or writing hard, and even Liu Fan and the two didn't seem to notice when they arrived.

Finding that the two of them seemed to be ignored, Liu Fan couldn't help touching his nose in embarrassment, and then coughed dryly and said, "What, Ben Du finally came once, why didn't he even have a greeting person!" If so, Xiao Wan, didn't you notice that there are two more big living people here? ”

"Huh!?" Awakened by Liu Fan's voice, the girls suddenly raised their heads and looked out of the door, and saw that Liu Fan and the two had appeared at the entrance of the attic at some point.

Liu Ru glanced at Liu Fan in surprise, moved lightly, and quickly greeted him, "When did the general come to the study building?" Why didn't you say hello in advance! Come on, please take a seat! Xiao Wan, go pour a cup of tea for the generals! ”

"Hmm!" Dong Xiaowan agreed softly, turned around and walked to the private room behind the attic, looking like she was preparing refreshments for Liu Fan and the others.

Liu Fan took a chair that Liu Ru personally moved, and after sitting down, he explained: "I also have nothing to do, and I happened to wander around the newspaper building, so I came over to take a look, how about it didn't bother you, right?" ”

"The general's words are too outward, this newspaper is your old man's house, and we people also work for you. Disturb or something, even if there is, the little girls don't dare to say it! Liu Ru was smiling, and her tone was full of cheerful ridicule, and it could be seen that she was in a good mood now.

"Uh" Liu Fan touched his nose in embarrassment again when he heard this, and said helplessly, "I'm here, you are sarcastic of me like this!" It's true that I bought this newspaper, but you are the real owners! From construction to development, you have been busy before and after, but I haven't done anything! You're burying me when you say that! ”

"The slave family doesn't dare, the slave family is just seeking truth from facts!" Liu Ru snickered a few times, and then glanced at Liu Fan charmingly and said, "The general came to the newspaper this time, but is there anything to tell the slave family?" ”

"Nope!" Liu Fan shook his head decisively and said, "Didn't I say it just now, I was just bored, so I came over to take a look." According to you, how can I say that I am also the big proprietor of this newspaper, so I can't come and see it? ”

"Well, then you can take a look! The slave family still has a lot of things to do, so I won't greet you! Sisters, stop looking, hurry back to work! With so much time to deal with, don't you want to eat! ”

Liu said that, snorted coldly, and was about to leave, Liu Fan had to smile when he saw this, "What, so yes!" I did have something to do with you this time, don't be busy leaving, it's not too late for me to finish! ”

"Humph! Say, what's the matter? Liu Ru turned around arrogantly, glared at Liu Fan with disdain, and his eyes seemed to say again, and pretended to be with me, in fact, I had already seen through you.

Liu Fan pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, I came to tell you that I'm leaving." Leaving Jiangnan, I am going south to Fuzhou. On the one hand, I want to say goodbye to you, and on the other hand, I want to see if you still need help. While I still have a few days to spare, I'll help you do it as soon as possible. Because of this departure, I don't know when I'll come back, or if I'll come back. Even if it will come back, it will be at least three or five years, or even seven or eight years later! ”

"What!? The general is leaving!? In the crowd, there was a sudden shout. The women looked at Liu Fan dumbfounded, as if they were blinded by this sudden news.

A crisp sound of "click" came, and when everyone heard the voice, they saw Dong Xiaowan return to everyone from the private room behind the attic at some point. At this moment, she was holding the wooden tray and looking at Liu Fan with tears in her eyes, and there was a small pile of broken teacups next to her delicate jade feet, and the sound just now was the tea bowl that Dong Xiaowan broke under shock.

Liu Ru, who was the first to recover from the shock, asked anxiously, "General, aren't you joking again?" Are you really leaving Nanjing and Jiangnan? ”

"Hmm!" Liu Fan nodded calmly, and then explained, "The affairs in Jiangnan have been basically dealt with, and I have reached a peace agreement with the two Huai salt merchants. Now they are no longer preventing Haiyan from Jiaozhou from entering the market in Jiangnan. I've got what I wanted, and it's time to leave. There is no feast in the world, if so, Xiaowan, girls, if you still have any difficult things to tell me as soon as possible, before leaving, I will try to help you settle it! ”