Chapter 36: The Book Copying Turmoil
"What are you talking about?" Mr. Zhuang's face was shocked, and he hurriedly asked, "You mean that you won't copy books for me in the future?" ”
Thinking that he would cut off his work of copying books in the future, Shi Zikang's heart was also a little heavy.
According to the Shi family's current income, his work of copying books still accounts for the majority of the family's income.
Cut off the road of copying books, with his current situation, he really doesn't know what else to do.
Even so, Shi Zikang still nodded firmly: "I keep Mr.'s kindness to me in my heart, and if I ...... it in the future."
"What favor is not favorable." Mr. Zhuang hurriedly interrupted: "If you don't copy the book for me, it won't work."
"You also know that there are not many people in my store who take the job of copying books, and among these people, you copy the most neatly.
"There are almost no typos in the book. I can't let go of such good labor.
"If you really remember me, then you can't just say that you won't do this job."
"But ......"
"It's nothing, Zikang, you tell me the truth, don't you think the price I gave is low?
"If that's the case, then give you a little more, I can say it first, and it can only go up a little bit......"
"Sir." Shi Zikang hurriedly interrupted: "Sir, you know that I didn't mean that.
"Go and give me the price first, it's already higher than the store next to me, how can I be ......?"
Mr. Zhuang said with a straight face: "Since it's not that the money is small, what is the reason?"
"If you don't tell me why you come today, I won't spare you."
Shi Zikang sighed and said: "I have offended the Lin Mansion, if I continue to copy books for Mr., I am afraid that I will ......"
"What should I do?" Mr. Zhuang interrupted, "You've been helping out in my shop since you came to town, and you're only a little old then."
"In the blink of an eye, you and I have known each other for more than ten years, what kind of person I am, you know best at that time......"
"I know what kind of character the gentleman is." Shi Zikang said in a low voice: "I'm just, I just don't want to bother Mr. ”
"What do you say is not involved, you copy the book for me, and it is a matter of course for me to pay you money.
"The Lin Mansion is in charge of the heavens and the earth, and can it still manage people and do business? You and I have known each other for many years and have a great friendship.
"Although I, Zhuang Haosheng, don't have any great skills, I also know the truth of being a man, and I am definitely not the kind of person who seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages.
"You don't have to say much about copying books, but according to the old rules, you can hand in books on the fifteenth day of every month.
"If you insist on not wanting to, I will only think that you look down on me and do not want to fellowship with me again."
"Sir, I'm ......"
"Okay......"
"Mr. Zhuang." Qing Dai interrupted: "I have something I don't know, and I hope Mr. will answer." ”
"What's the matter? But it doesn't hurt for you to say it. ”
"If you talk to Mr. and others, you are not allowed to allow my godfather to make money, Zhang Xiansheng himself or the Lin Mansion behind him?"
"This ......" Mr. Zhuang's face was a little ugly, and he didn't speak for a while.
"No matter who means, I won't copy this book anymore."
"Zikang, are you looking down on someone from my village?"
"Godfather, I know what you mean, you don't want to involve Mr. Zhuang, but if this matter is ......"
"Qingdai, you don't have to ask more about this matter, I have made up my mind."
Shi Zikang finished speaking, hugged his fists towards Mr. Zhuang, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. should know, I didn't mean that." ”
Seeing Shi Zikang's appearance of having made up his mind, Mr. Zhuang was also a little annoyed.
He said coldly: "I don't know! I don't know what you mean now.
"You and I have known each other for many years, but I only learned today that you Shi Zikang was such a hero-loving person!
"You don't copy books! You're talking about it easily! You are old and old.
"Your father and mother have suffered a lot for you, and when you are old, you still owe a lot of debts, and you work in the fields all day long.
"Now that you say you won't copy books, what else can you do? Without this income, what do you let Yun Niang and them eat? ”
Shi Zikang couldn't hold his head up because of what he said.
Ban Xiangcai's eyes were red, and he said in a low voice: "I can finally find a way to live, I can go to the mountains to collect more medicinal herbs......"
"You!! You! Mr. Zhuang was really a little angry when he saw him so stubborn.
pointed at him for a while, and said hatefully: "Okay, you Shi Zikang, you are really a hero!"
"You're amazing, you...... Ah, such a righteous Ling Ran, it's terrible, you, this is trying to draw a line with me!
"That being the case, I, Zhuang Haosheng, should have never met you, and you will walk your sunshine path in the future......"
"Sir! If you really want to be like this......"
"Stop! Stop! Before Shi Zikang could say cruel words, Qing Dai was busy opening his mouth to interrupt him.
glanced at the two who quarreled without saying a word, and Qingdai was also a little confused.
Are all these ancient scholars so temperamental?
"Two, two, let's get rid of the gas first!" Qing Dai said and hurriedly carried the tea on one side and poured one for each of them.
soothed: "Mr. Zhuang, godfather, drink tea." Take a sip of tea and dissipate your anger!
"Godfather, Mr. Zhuang is also a kind ......"
"Qing Dai, you kid doesn't understand how powerful this is, ...... that Lin Mansion"
"Just you Shi Zikang understands, Lin Mansion ......"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Qing Dai hurriedly interrupted: "I know, I know."
"Listen to me, I know that the godfather doesn't want to get involved with Mr. Zhuang, but the godfather also has to think about Mr. Zhuang.
"Mr. has always regarded his godfather as a confidant and friend, and when a friend is in trouble, Mr. Zhuang must also want to help.
"Now Xu Ganda's book copying work is also trying to help us a little bit as much as he can, but he has been repeatedly rejected.
"If you change your godfather, what will your godfather think?"
Qing Dai glanced at Mr. Zhuang as she spoke, and continued: "I don't think Mr. Zhuang is a godfather.
"Mr. Zhuang is angry with himself, angry that he is not strong enough to be angry for his friends, even if he can't help, he can't even be upright."
Shi Zikang was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Mr. Zhuang in a daze, speechless.
"Humph!" Seeing this, Mr. Zhuang snorted coldly, took a big sip of tea, and finally calmed down a little.
Seeing that the two of them had calmed down, Qing Dai also struck while the iron was hot, and continued to persuade: "In the same way, Mr. should also think about it."
"My godfather is so 'ignorant' that he also treats Mr. as a good friend and as his precious person, and he doesn't want to burden Mr. because of himself."
Mr. Zhuang listened to Qingdai speak, only felt angry and funny, and wondered: "I said, you girl."
"I'm not very old, but my mouth is powerful, so tell me, who are you helping!"
"I'm not going to help anyone." Qing Dai hurriedly shook her head into a rattle and confessed: "You all have your own reasons, and it is wrong for me to help anyone." ”
"You're slippery!" Mr. Zhuang was angry and funny.
Qing Dai smiled at him flatteringly, and then said, "I don't think this matter is so difficult to solve." ”