Chapter 221
The words that followed had to be carefully scrutinized, but the result was not completed on time. But don't worry, the girl can't find the way this time, and slowly I will find a clue, and I will definitely not keep dragging the number of words. ”
After speaking, Jiang Zitao rubbed his hands vigorously and said helplessly: "Girl, let's see if my manuscript can be written first." I've done my best. ”
Su Jinyao's face softened slightly, and she opened the carefully wrapped white paper, revealing a stack of manuscripts inside. This Jiang Zitao's handwriting is still very good, the handwriting is neat and powerful, and it can be seen that he has put a lot of effort into writing.
But this content ...... Su Jinyao sighed secretly, it was too empty and dull. was originally a good story, but what he said was chewing on the words, it seemed to be a "Historical Record".
Seeing Su Jinyao frowning, Jiang Zitao's heart became even more panicked, and he hurriedly asked, "Girl, can't I write it?" ”
"Yes." Su Jinyao didn't have the slightest intention of encouragement, and said directly: "This is a story, not a historical record, you wrote it so decently, is it a teaching material for literati?" This is not possible, but the whole vernacular should be used to describe the vivid story (qíng) verse. ”
Jiang Zitao listened to Su Jinyao's words, the expression (qíng) on his face was really wonderful, first inexplicable, and then surprised, as if he felt that there was something wrong with writing like this, but he didn't dare to say it directly in front of other people's financiers. I had to endure it as if I understood.
Su Jinyao has always been good at figuring out people's minds, and when she saw Jiang Zitao like this, she knew that he would understand only five or sixty percent, if it was written by him like this, it is estimated that what was written again would still be so rigid and stereotypical, and the cynical articles of old pedants, who would want to read them?
Su Jinyao had to emphasize again: "Do you understand the story? For example, there is a little fox in the mountains, who becomes a beauty after cultivating, and then goes to the village to confuse people. As a result, I met a handsome and good-hearted scholar, and then fell in love with this scholar in life and death, which is called a story. What you want to write is to portray this thing beautifully and movingly, as if people (shēn) were there. When you write about beauty, it's as if the beauty of the ******** is standing next to you, looking at you with a pair of eyes with a vein (qíng); If you want to write a scholar, it's like a handsome scholar who reads at night. It can't be written in some specious language, it must be written in plain language. ”
After Su Jinyao finished speaking, Jiang Zitao's eyebrows jumped twice, and he actually asked, "Girl, is there really such a beauty who falls in love with a scholar?" ”
"Poof" Su Jinyao felt that there was no one in this Jiang Zi monstrous. I just gave an example, he was fascinated by what he heard? How strong this sense of substitution must be.
Su Jinyao had no choice but to nod and say, "You feel right now, is there a scene of a beautiful woman and a scholar under the moon in front of the flower in your mind?" Write according to this line of thought and feeling, write the outline I gave you before, write it vividly, and depict the language, movements, and (qíng) sections in a nuanced way, and make people feel like they are there. ”
Jiang Zitao nodded and let out a long sigh of relief. Then he bowed to the ground and said to Su Jinyao: "The girl is talented, a word makes Zi Tao stop." Just thinking about it, I think that stories should be engaging and immersive, not stereotyped, simple narratives. Don't worry, girl, I really understand this time. ”
Su Jinyao breathed a sigh of relief. Turning his head to look at the shopkeeper of the bookstore who was listening to him in a daze, he asked him, "Last time I asked you to inquire about the printing of books (qíng), did you have eyebrows?" ”
"Of course, of course." The shopkeeper nodded and said, "The girl even gave me the money for running errands, and I, Zhu Nanshan, naturally want to do my best." These days, I've been in contact with four booksellers and two printing workshops. They didn't want to take this risk, but if the girl was willing to pay for the book herself, they agreed to sell it. ”
The bookseller's reaction was expected by Su Jinyao, these people had not seen the sample, and they did not know the content and outline, so they naturally refused to pay for the investment first.
Putting aside this section, Su Jinyao asked, "What is the situation of the printing workshop (qíng)?" If no one wants to work with me, I'll have to pay for it myself. ”
Zhu Nanshan, the shopkeeper of Zhu, said again: "As for the two book-printing workshops, I have also seriously negotiated the price. The price given by the two workshops is three cents of silver for a book, and this price cannot be cheaper. But one of the workshops promised that they could print you three hundred and twenty books at a time, according to the quantity the girl had proposed. The extra 20 books are the biggest concessions. But if it's less than that, it won't be cheap. ”
Su Jinyao nodded and said, "Thank you Shopkeeper Zhu for your trouble." So in your opinion, how is the craftsmanship of these two workshops? I can't just look at the cheap and not pay attention to the quality anymore. The book must be well printed, and the pictures and texts must be exquisite. ”
The shopkeeper Zhu hurriedly said: "You can rest assured about the quality, it is because the workmanship of these two workshops is good, I went to ask separately." In fact, there are a few small workshops that can also print books. However, the ink was too good, and the paper was very thin, so I just skipped it. ”
"Well, that's it. I used the one that printed 300 books at a time, and printed 320 books for me. Turning her head, Su Jinyao said to Jiang Zitao again: "Mr. Jiang, you also heard, I have already started to contact the workshop of printing books, can you look at this manuscript, can it be finalized next time?" ”
"Yes, yes, I won't delay any longer this time no matter what. And according to what you mean, girl, you will definitely not write hard and stereotyped. Jiang Zitao repeatedly assured that he should be satisfied with this ghostwriting job, and he was afraid that he would not be able to meet the requirements of Su Jinyao without him.
Su Jinyao emphasized: "I can only give you one last chance." I'll be here in ten days, and if it doesn't meet my requirements, I'll have to change again. Shopkeeper Zhu, please help me find someone who can ghostwrite. ”
"Huh? Girl, can't I write this well? Don't you find someone to replace me just yet. Jiang Zitao said anxiously, his tone was already a little begging.
Su Jinyao shook her head and explained, "It's not to find someone to replace you, but I think it's too few to publish only one book." So I want to find another person to ghostwrite. However, if you always write not as good as I want, it is not impossible to replace your current one with another person or another book. ”
"No, no, this time I did get the hang of it, and I will definitely be able to write well." Jiang Zitao reassured, and looked at the shopkeeper Zhu again, asking the shopkeeper Zhu to say a few words to him.
The shopkeeper Zhu hurriedly said: "Girl, this Jiang Zitao's writing and reputation are all good, so I introduced him to you." It's not impossible to find someone else, but I also beg the girl to give him another chance. What's more, he has always taken to heart what you said, girl. He brought the manuscript before, and when I said I wanted to take a look at it first, he said no, saying that you are not allowed to show it to anyone, girl. ”
Su Jinyao listened to Zhu Nanshan's request (qíng) for him, so she took this step to let him go, nodded and said, "That's right." Well, I'm not going to change people easily, you can write with peace of mind. But if the repeated delays do not meet the requirements, I will not tolerate it. ”
This time, Jiang Zitao and Zhu Nanshan made a guarantee together, and Su Jinyao said that she was relieved. Then he was ready to go.
Zhu Nanshan hurriedly stopped her again and said, "Girl, stay." You only come once every ten days, come and say a few words and leave, I can't find you here. If a bookseller wants to pay to work with you, where do I go to find you? ”
Hearing Zhu Nanshan ask where to find her, Su Jinyao was also helpless. In ancient times, there were no mobile phones, telephones, and the Internet, and it was even more impossible, and it was really not easy to find yourself. I had to say: "I am from Pingshan Village, my name is Su Jinyao." However, Pingshan Village is far away from here, so I'm afraid it's not easy for you to find me. ”
Zhu Nanshan didn't expect Su Jinyao's temperament to be a little girl in a remote mountain village, and thought she was a maid from a family in the city. As a result, when he heard that it was such a long way, it was worth shaking his head and saying, "Then I can only wait for the girl, you to come back next time." ”
Su Jinyao nodded and said, "Thank you to Shopkeeper Zhu." Recently, I have been busy at home, so I can't come here often. If my family has been busy for a while, I will often come to this city, and it will be convenient for you to find me, the treasurer. ”
Bidding farewell to the shopkeeper Zhu, Su Jinyao and Gu Xuebin went out. Gu Xuebin, who had not spoken to him during this period, asked Su Jinyao curiously: "Jinyao, do you really want to write a book?" This matter of finding someone to ghostwrite can save a lot of effort, but can you read what they write? ”
"I'll give them a rough rundown and follow my train of thought, in a good direction. For the rest, let them play on their own. After Su Jinyao finished speaking, she pointed to An Hetang in front of her and said, "It's this pharmacy, have you heard of it?" ”
Gu Xuebin looked up at An Hetang's antique plaque, shook his head and said: "My uncle always grabbed the medicine for me, and then you brought the medicine back to me directly, I don't know where to buy the medicine before." ”
Su Jinyao said: "It was here that I saw a prescription prescribed by my mother. And the owner here is also very attentive to your illness (qíng), I have come to grab the medicine several times, and the prescription has been read by him. Why don't you ask him to show you this time? ”
Gu Xuebin immediately shook his head and said, "Don't want it yet." The poison in me is very peculiar, and I can't easily show it to others. After going in for a while, don't say that you will get me medicine, just treat me as your little (qíng) lang. ”
Su Jinyao glared at him when she heard this, and said, "Cheap me again." Let's go, take the medicine and go back, it's not too early. ”
The little boy of Anhetang was already very familiar with Su Jinyao, so as soon as Su Jinyao came this time, he said politely: "Hello Sister Liu, my uncle has a patient who has a sudden illness and has just gone out." But the pill my sister made last time is ready, so I'll take you to the shopkeeper. ”
Su Jinyao said "thank you" and entered the door with Gu Xuebin.
She had met with the shopkeeper and the guys here a few times, but she was familiar with not needing this little boy to lead the way. However, this makes the little boy very eye-catching, and it can be seen that Cheng Zeping (rì) often teaches this nephew.
Seeing the shopkeeper, Su Jinyao first took out a silver ticket and handed it over. took out another prescription for Su Xiangui's leg disease, and said, "There are also side medicines to catch together, it's troublesome." In addition to the checkout, the rest of this silver ticket is still given to me in cash, and I will not go to the silver village to exchange it. ”
The shopkeeper has no opinion, there is no problem of fineness between the silver ticket and the cash silver, and there is no difference between the exchange of copper plate and silver ticket. So I collected the part that was originally settled, and the rest was exchanged for broken silver and found it for Su Jinyao.
Gu Xuebin stood next to him, although he didn't see how big the silver ticket Su Jinyao took out, but when he saw that he had found so much silver, he also knew that her silver ticket was not small. And Su Jinyao's expenses every time are either silver tickets or cash money, which shows that her money bag is very rich.
Su Jinyao took the money and put it away, and the shopkeeper had already asked the guy to take the medicine she asked for last time. The three pairs of medicines were actually filled with seven porcelain bottles, and they were placed on the counter in turn, allowing Su Jinyao to look at them.
"Is this medicine every three times (rì) or once?" Su Jinyao took a bottle of medicine, uncorked it and smelled it, only to feel that the medicine was fragrant, and it was indeed made of good things.
The shopkeeper said: "According to the prescription, it is one (rì) once." However, when it was time to make medicine, the shopkeeper ordered to add some measurements, so it was okay to take it every other (rì). After all, it is a medicine that is three parts poisonous, and it is good to take less. Taking one pill after another pill can give the person taking the pill a chance to self-recuperate, and the side effects are smaller than the original pill per pill, but the course of treatment will be slightly longer. ”
Su Jinyao doesn't care about how long she eats, the key is to see the curative effect. She didn't care about spending more money and buying better medicine, because Gu Xuebin was worth it.
Su Jinyao said, "Thank you for the shopkeeper's trouble." Please also thank Mr. Cheng Cheng for his dedication to help. When I adjust the prescription again, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble him. ”
Miss Liu was polite. You are a distinguished guest of the owner, we just follow the prescription to grasp the medicine, medicine, dare not take credit. In fact, every time it was time for the girl to come, the owner had a careful explanation, so that our subordinates should not snub the girl. ”
The shopkeeper spoke so politely, it seemed that Cheng Ze really told them about the importance of Su Jinyao. Su Jinyao was even more grateful in her heart, so she pondered that she should really give Cheng Ze something in return if she found an opportunity.
However, the medical book codex left behind by his mother must not be made public, nor can he be shared with others, so Suo (xìng) can only wait for the opportunity to see if he can help Cheng Ze in the future.
After the shopkeeper and Su Jinyao finished their kind words, he asked the guy to bring a small wooden box and put the seven porcelain bottles in the box for easy carrying. Because it was still a little air, the shopkeeper actually took a Ganoderma lucidum, wrapped it in paper and put it in the empty space, which was regarded as squeezing the bottle.
Su Jinyao was stunned when she saw it, and then hurriedly said, "Shopkeeper, what does this mean?" Your Anhetang has a big façade and is a time-honored brand, but I haven't heard that you can even use Ganoderma lucidum to fill the gap. ”
The shopkeeper smiled when he heard this, and said: "Don't hide it from Miss Liu, although this Ganoderma lucidum is not a thousand-year-old treasure, it is also collected in the mountains, and it can be regarded as precious." It's that I took out two months' monthly money, and I'm afraid it won't be enough to meet the price of this Ganoderma lucidum. This is what the owner specially ordered me to give to Miss Liu. The proprietor said that your patient should be extremely weak, and the Ganoderma lucidum replenishes vitality and can also calm the nerves, and after going back, use a stone mill to grind the Ganoderma lucidum into powder, and drink it as tea every time, the nourishing effect is excellent. ”
It turned out to be Cheng Ze's intention, and Su Jinyao felt even more afraid to take it. But Gu Xuebin really needed this thing, and Su Jinyao was reluctant to refuse. Then he took out another silver ticket and said: "No merit, I really can't take this Ganoderma lucidum back in vain." Please charge the shopkeeper at the original price, and I will treat it as if I bought it. ”
The shopkeeper smiled when he heard Su Jinyao finish speaking, and said, "Miss Liu, this is the shopkeeper's intention, and we can't call the shots." However, maybe there was something wrong with the guy who wrote the prescription silently? Think about it and see if you can remedy it. "Please don't embarrass us." Since the shopkeeper has said so, it seems that this Lingzhi can really only be accepted. Su Jinyao felt in her heart that she owed Cheng Ze a share (qíng).
After getting all the things, Su Jinyao took her leave. Before leaving, he asked the shopkeeper to thank Mr. Cheng, and then left the pharmacy.
Gu Xuebin sighed and said, "Jin Yao, I didn't expect that for me, you would still owe such a person (qíng)." I think you've spent a lot of money this time. ”
Su Jinyao glanced at him, stuffed the wooden box containing the medicine bottle and Ganoderma lucidum into Gu Xuebin's hand, and said, "If you don't think it's worth it, what else do I spend all this effort on?" ”
"How could I feel worthless. I wish I could do it soon. Gu Xuebin said, took out a porcelain bottle from the wooden box, and also uncorked it and sniffed it.
Su Jinyao asked, "How is it, is it the same as what you ate before?" ”
Gu Xuebin nodded and said, "The taste is the same, but it's really stronger." But there seems to be something missing in this......" After speaking, Gu Xuebin frowned, as if he was wondering what was wrong?
Su Jinyao was also a little nervous, and said, "When the owner here showed me that prescription, it wasn't from my mother's handiwork. The people who bought the medicine back then took the prescription with them after they bought it. It was the guy at the pharmacy who thought the prescription was strange, so he wrote it down and handed it to the owner here. However, maybe there was something wrong with the guy who wrote the prescription silently? Think about it and see if you can remedy it. ”