Zhou Tingshi looked at the papyrus paper in his hand, and finally sandwiched it into a book of "Rites" with a calm face.

He was born in a poor family, and his family was already rich when he was studying, but at the same time he spent a lot of money to provide for himself and his father to study.

Therefore, the father and son have always been able to save money in studying, but later he passed the line when he entered the Shike exam, and he needed more money to study.

In order to make him feel at ease in the court examination, his father gave up studying and turned to business, and he worked hard for another two years before he came out and got a position in the court examination.

His family has 500 acres of fertile land, and two uncles help him, so he and his father are two scholars.

In the end, his father couldn't persevere, which shows how difficult and expensive this reading is, so he knows too well the weight of this piece of papyrus.

Everyone in the world doesn't pay attention to it because of its roughness, just staring at the rare bamboo paper, but they don't know how many opportunities this straw paper will increase for poor people to read.

If paper is cheaper, will books be cheaper in a few years?

Books and paper are cheaper, so the cost of reading books ......

At present, the poor family has its own forces to fight against the family and the powerful, but due to the lack of talents, the poor family has been at a disadvantage, if the cost of reading is reduced, after ten or eight years, how many poor students should be studying at that time?

Zhou Tingshi pondered, does Lin Qingwan know the significance of this matter?

Did she set the price of straw paper so low intentionally, or unintentionally?

If she did it unintentionally, would she raise the price after the family's opposition?

And if it was intentional, what did she want to do?

You must know that the Lin family is not a poor family, but a family.

Lu Su is also thinking about this problem, he also has a piece of straw paper in front of him, he has no experience in the history of Zhou Thorn, but he has experience, wisdom and vision, and he is a teacher, after the straw paper came out, he felt something, and then compared the price of paper on the market, what else did he not understand?

Like Zhou Tingshi, he was also wondering whether the price set by Lin Qingwan was intentional or unintentional.

Lu Wulang Lu Ran also felt something, ran to him, and when he saw the straw paper on his table, he said angrily: "Second brother, I was about to tell you, the price of this straw paper is so low, should we also purchase some for the children of the clan." ”

There are also poor people in the Lu family.

Lu Su glanced at him and said, "Such a trivial matter is to casually order a steward to come to me?" ”

A knife of paper is only eight cents, even if the whole clan sends it once, it is only a few dozen taels of silver, so can you use it to find him?

Lu Ran smiled, sat down opposite him and said, "Isn't it bottomless in my heart, how low do you say the cost of this straw paper is, why did the Lin family set the price so low?" ”

"To do business is to make money, and she will naturally not lose money if she dares to do so."

"Then do you think she will raise the price in the future?"

"The future will naturally be known later."

Lu Ran pursed his lips, dissatisfied with the second brother's shirk, and said: "I don't believe that the second brother doesn't have doubts, if the Lin family really wants to maintain such a price, then what business will the paper mills have in the future?" ”

Lu Su said: "The quality of straw paper is not very good, the quality is the same as the worst hemp paper, and it can't replace other papers." ”

"Since she can ask someone to make a piece of straw paper, she can naturally ask someone to improve the quality," Lu Ran stared at Lu Su and said, "Second brother is really not worried?" ”

Books have always been in the hands of various families, and the paper is mostly produced by major clans, Lin Qingwan's move has touched the interests of many people, although everyone's eyes are still on bamboo paper, and they have not yet reflected the importance of straw paper.

When Lu Su heard this, he glanced at him warningly, and said in a deep voice: "Wulang, what we have been pursuing is the progress of mankind, not just the interests of a family. The straw paper is very good, whether Lord Lin is intentional or not, I don't want this first knife to be handed out by our Lu clan, and I don't even want the Lu clan to get involved in it. ”

Lu Ran raised his eyebrows, tilted his head in confusion and said, "What does this have to do with human progress?" ”

Lu Su shook his head, "You only saw the interests involved behind the straw paper, but you didn't think about how many people it could help, let alone its role in history?" ”

Lu Ran was crazy, isn't this straw paper cheaper than hemp paper, except that it involves interests, what does it have to do with these?

Doesn't straw paper have the function of hemp paper?

Lu Ran wanted to ask again, but Lu Su waved his hand and said, "You can look at it, and you will come back to ask me in three years." ”

Lu Ran's words were held in his heart, but he also vaguely knew that this matter was too much involved, and it was no longer for him to decide alone.

Originally, he was still angry with Lin Qingwan for destroying the market and maliciously lowering prices, but now it seems that the second brother seems to be on Lin Qingwan's side?

Lin Qingwan sat in the hall to accept the bows of her nephews, nephews, and even great-nephews, and then sent the prepared red envelopes down, and then sent a lot of candy, and this year's New Year's greetings were half completed.

She moved her hands and feet, and said with a smile: "I am tired from sitting and worshipping, but these children are very energetic. ”

Bai Mei served her tea and said with a smile: "That's because my aunt and grandmother have been moving less recently, and you haven't been climbing since you were a child, and even your appetite has been a little smaller." ”

Lin Qingwan thought about it, and couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that there is still a lot of movement." ”

She patted her chair hand, got up and said, "In that case, then let's go out for a walk, call Yubin here, and let's go to the old people in the clan to pay New Year's greetings." ”

Bai Mei hesitated, "Grandma, you and the eldest lady are still guarding filial piety." ”

"It doesn't matter, the filial piety has passed, regardless of these false courtesies between the same clans," Lin Qingwan raised her eyebrows and said, "And if I don't go, the sect elders will also be found." ”

If she quarrels, how ugly it is to serve tea to guests, or go to someone else's house, if you are angry, you can turn around and leave, and the two sides also have a step down, so as not to make too ugly noise.

Lin Yubin came out with gifts and followed her sister-in-law to the patriarch's house first.

The sixth uncle was taking care of his plum blossoms, and when he saw Lin Qingwan coming to the door, the smile on his face faded slightly, and he sighed: "Are you willing to come back?" I thought you weren't coming back this year. ”

Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "Sixth Uncle said that I was joking, I am in Suzhou, how can I not return to the clan during the New Year?" It's just that I was so busy a few days ago that I couldn't get out of it, so it dragged on to today. ”

The sixth uncle put down the scissors, scrubbed his hands with the water brought by the next man, and asked, "Have the sixteen girls in the clan learned the craft?" ”

Lin Qingwan bowed, "I've finished learning, I'll send it back in two days." ”

The sixth uncle raised his eyebrows, "Most of them are fourteen years old, and they will marry in two years, aren't you afraid that they will expose the recipe of the straw paper?" ”

Lin Qingwan smiled, "I don't care about that. ”

Seeing that the sixth uncle frowned, she smiled, "If I say that boys and girls are all the same Lin bloodline, you must have a lot to say to refute me, so I won't tell you this." I'll just tell you one thing, I didn't want to keep the recipe for this straw paper for myself. ”

The sixth uncle was surprised, "You want to spread it all over the world like the recipe of tofu?" ”

Lin Qingwan smiled silently.

"Confused, tofu is okay, after all, it is a recipe left by the ancients, we are not good at being alone, but this straw paper is made by your family's craftsmen themselves, that is the Lin family's own things, why do you want to pass it on?"

"Uncle Sixth should already know that this straw paper is cheap, in fact, it is the same as tofu, and it is hard money, and now everyone is red for a while, but when they calm down, there may not be many people who are willing to do this business."

"That's because your pricing is too low," the eighth uncle answered loudly behind Lin Qingwan's back, pushed away the subordinates and walked in quickly from the outside, and said unhappily: "I have wanted to tell you for a long time, what price are you setting, a knife of paper is only sold for eight wen, what is the difference between it and giving it away for nothing?" ”

The subordinates of the sixth uncle's family knelt down helplessly and pleaded guilty, "Old lady, the eighth master said that he wanted to see you, and he ...... without waiting for us to report it."

"Okay, you can step aside," the sixth uncle glanced at the eighth uncle, and said, "Go and invite the eleventh grandfather too, lest Sister Wan you run again." ”

Lin Qingwan smiled, and the eighth uncle looked slightly embarrassed, but he quickly cleaned up his expression, sat opposite Lin Qingwan with a calm face, frowned, and said: "Sister Wan, it's not that I have to meddle in your affairs, I'm really afraid that you will be fooled, you go to the market to see, who sells paper so cheap?" ”

Lin Yubin, who was standing behind Lin Qingwan, pursed the corners of her mouth slightly, stepped forward and stuck closely behind Lin Qingwan, if it weren't for her sister-in-law pinching her hand, she would definitely stare at the eighth uncle.

It's this person, who looks good for them, but in fact, it's just mercenary.

Lin Qingwan still had a smile on her face, quietly patted Lin Yubin's little hand, looked up at Eighth Uncle and said, "Eighth Uncle, the cost of hemp paper from the material to the final sale, the cost is about 12 Wen, so the price is 20 Wen, and the straw paper is less than 5 Wen, so it can't also be priced at 20 Wen, right?" ”

"Why not? Everyone is at this price, we reduce the cost, and the money we make is naturally ours. ”

Lin Qingwan lowered her head and drank tea, but she didn't say anything with a smile, and the sixth uncle had already begun to scold the eighth uncle, "Nonsense, isn't that an inflated price?" What is the difference between this move and the Zhao family's gluttonous building? ”

He was against Lin Qingwan teaching girls, because he was afraid that the secret recipe in the clan would be spread, but the eighth child was good, and he directly wanted to raise the price.

The sixth uncle has talked about the integrity of the ancestors from the integrity of the sages, to the morality of the ancestors, and then to the foundation of the Lin family, in a word, he does not agree with the eighth child's statement.

The sixth uncle raised his eyebrows and said: "Although the price is lower, it is within the normal range, and Sister Wan has done a good job." Eighth child, don't teach Sister Wan badly, this business is the same as building a family, you must be honest. ”

The eighth uncle rolled his eyes and said: "I didn't say that I was dishonest, but there is no business in this world, this business is to make money, what business is not to make money?" ”

"Yo, starling actually knows the word integrity......"

The smile on the corner of Lin Qingwan's mouth deepened, and she put down the teacup and got up to salute, "Uncle Eleven." ”

Lin Yubin also happily called "Uncle Eleven".

Uncle Eleven nodded at the two of them, took out two purses from his arms, and one stuffed one into a red envelope, and then looked at the eighth child.

The eighth uncle shook his beard and glanced at Lin Qingwan and Lin Yubin, who didn't salute him just now.