After noon.

Gu Ming took the manuscript and came to the printing workshop with He Yongliang and Dong Sheng.

This time it went much smoother, and the two sides quickly agreed on the price.

Du Shi Niang printed 1,500 copies, because it was a comic strip, the cost of plate making was higher, a total of 270 taels of silver.

One Thousand and One Nights had a print run of 3,000 copies, totaling 240 taels of silver.

Next, both parties wrote a brief contract and paid the deposit.

It's another thing done.

"Three of you, please rest assured, this is a big order, and the contemptible people will definitely arrange for someone to make the plate by hand as soon as possible, and print it with quality and quantity."

"Okay, then thank you owner!"

Gu Ming got up and said goodbye.

Before the book was printed, an exciting piece of good news arrived:

Nie Hongshu's appointment came down, and he was officially promoted to the county commander of Guobei County, and his official rank was accordingly promoted to the seventh grade.

It can be said that this is an expected and unexpected thing.

After all, the vacancy of a county order is not so easy to fill, and there are many people waiting in line.

It's all thanks to Chen Zibai's strong recommendation, otherwise I'm afraid I will have to stay in Bapin for a few years.

After hearing the news, the squires came to the door in twos and threes to congratulate them.

Nie Hongshu did not break his promise, and chartered a few tables of banquets in the largest restaurant in the county to invite Zeng Tiancheng and other squires, which can be regarded as a thank you.

And, during the banquet, he solemnly announced his daughter's engagement with Gu Ming.

At that moment, a group of squires stepped forward with wine glasses to congratulate them.

Gu Ming didn't refuse, and he didn't know how many cups he drank one after another.

First, I was happy, and second, I should earn face for my father-in-law.

After the banquet was over, Nie Hongshu stepped forward and asked Gu Ming with concern: "After drinking so much, are you okay?" ”

"I didn't ...... It's okay! ”

"It's okay, I also said let Xiaoqian and Yu'er take care of you......"

"Ah, my head is suddenly dizzy......"

Gu Ming immediately covered his forehead, looking unsteady.

"Look, let's just say you've drunk too much. Xiaoqian, why don't you and Yu'er go over and take care of him for the time being, and get him some sobering soup or something. ”

He couldn't have said that before.

But now that he has announced his daughter's engagement in public, he is too lazy to care about some details, and he is still with Yu'er.

Nie Xiaoqian would not refuse, and immediately responded: "Yes, Daddy!" ”

With such an outfit, Gu Ming finally enjoyed the taste of sitting in a sedan chair once, and was carried back to the small courtyard.

"Yu'er, you go to the kitchen to find it and see if you can make a bowl of decanting soup."

"Yes Miss!"

Yu'er answered and ran to the kitchen.

Nie Xiaoqian took out the close-fitting Luopa, dipped it in some water, and gently wiped Gu Ming's face.

Unexpectedly, just after wiping, Gu Ming reached out and grabbed him......

"I know you're pretending."

Nie Xiaoqian seemed to have guessed Gu Ming's trick a long time ago, and said with a smile.

"If you don't pretend, how can your father-in-law let you stay here and take care of me?"

"Okay, don't let Yu'er hear ......"

……

As the saying goes, some people rejoice, and some people worry.

In this confrontation, Nie Hongshu won a complete victory, and was promoted to the county commander because of the blessing of misfortune.

Qin Shou was escorted to the government office, and because of his many crimes, he was finally sentenced to a house raid and dismissed, and he was beheaded after the autumn!

As for Shen Butong, his family used a lot of favors and connections, and spent nearly 20,000 taels of silver to dot it, barely keeping the black gauze hat.

However, it was demoted to the seventh rank and arranged a position of pusher.

Degraded, lost fat, spent money, and lost face...... How can Shen Butong swallow this breath?

The important thing is that once there is a stain on the career, it is too difficult to get promoted.

When he got home, the first thing Shen Butong did was to beat his baby son to vent his resentment.

After all, this whole thing was caused by this rebel.

After that, he couldn't help but say ruthlessly: "Nie Hongshu, you dare to be an official, let's see!" ”

Not only Nie Hongshu, but also a group of squires in Guobei County, this guy also held a grudge.

……

Wenxing Study.

Since Nie Hongshu announced in public that night that Gu Ming and his daughter were married, the traffic in the store has obviously begun to increase.

Even if you don't buy books, there are some squires or scholars who come to the courtyard to have a cup of tea and chat.

Moreover, most of the people outside no longer called Gu Ming Xiucai, and began to call him Gongzi.

After all, he is the future son-in-law of the county commander.

Seeing that the stock of "The Legend of the West Chamber" printed before is getting smaller and smaller, "One Thousand and One Nights" is put on the bookshelf in due time.

Outside the store, Gu Ming made a special trip to ask Dong Sheng to draw a propaganda poster with a strong exotic style to promote the new book.

On the first day it hit the shelves, there was a rush to buy.

Although most of this is probably out of favor, Gu Ming believes that once word of mouth spreads, more people will inevitably come to buy this book.

In addition, Liu Dehua helped and successively notified several booksellers from other counties to come to negotiate.

As a result, only one bookseller took only 10 copies to test the waters, and the others were very happy, the least one ordered 80 copies, and the most one ordered 150 copies.

Gu Ming, the book booked in Jinhua Mansion, was also handed over to the dart bureau for consignment, and after the other party received the book, the balance was handed over to the dart bureau to bring back.

To put it bluntly, the nature of these dart games is equivalent to the logistics of his previous life.

The book has been printed and sold, and the main quest has been completed.

However, considering the random rewards of the system, Gu Ming decided to wait a little longer and sell a little more before submitting the task, maybe the reward would be more generous.

On this morning, Zeng Dehao rarely accompanied his wife to the store.

"Young Master Zeng, Mrs. Su, the two of you won't quarrel, right?"

As soon as he entered the store, Gu Ming found that the couple's faces were a little wrong, so he couldn't help but make a joke.

"Not really...... Go to the backyard and say. ”

Zeng Dehao sighed.

When I came to the backyard, a girl ran to make three bowls of tea and brought them over.

At present, the study has invited five subordinates.

A woman who cooks and buys groceries, and two middle-aged men who prune the flowers and plants in the yard and clean up.

In addition, there are two maid rings, mainly responsible for receiving guests, doing some chores and so on in their free time.

"Young Master Zeng, what's going on?"

After sitting down, Gu Ming couldn't help but ask again.

"Something's wrong!"

Zeng Dehao opened his mouth and came to these three words.

"Huh? Please make it clear, don't be surprised. ”

"That's right, the old man sent someone over early in the morning to inform him that something big had happened in the town.

A couple surnamed Zhu died mysteriously in the hospital, and the death was unbearable. Including the family's chickens, dogs, and pigs also died violently.

The most bizarre thing is that there are still a lot of ants in the yard, densely gathered together, combined into a few words......"

Gu Ming's face was shocked: "There is such a strange thing? What are the words? ”

"When a faint official takes office, it's too peaceful!"

Without waiting for Gu Ming to speak, Su Ling also sighed: "Now, the people of Taiping Town are panicking, and rumors are flying all over the sky.

You can guess the meaning of these eight words without me saying it. ”

"Hmm!"

Gu Ming nodded solemnly.

Nie Hongshu has just taken over as the county commander, which clearly alludes to the fact that he is a faint official.

It's just that the ants are combined into words, which is also too bizarre.

It seems that there must be something hidden in this strange case......