"How is Master Xiao lately?" An old man over half a hundred years old walked out of the inner door, dressed in a dark jacquard robe with a voice and a beard on his lips; Hands folded, smile to welcome guests.

Xiao Zhengning turned his head and saluted back, "Okay, it's all good, Shopkeeper Lu has been healthy recently?" ”

"Blessed is Tosho, all is well." The shopkeeper Lu has a kind eyebrow, and he has a bit of an old-fashioned Confucian temperament when he is old, "Master Xiao is a busy man, why did you come to the store to find an old man today?" ”

"For it." Pointing to the manuscript on the table.

Shopkeeper Lu stroked his beard and smiled, strode to the counter, looked down and saw that it was a manuscript called "Fengshen", he looked up at Xiao Zhengning.

"Master Xiao, this book is written by you?"

"I can't say that Shopkeeper Lu can read one or two, and I plan to cooperate with Shopkeeper Lu on this trip; Shopkeeper Lu a priori tested whether he could cooperate. Xiao Zhengning raised his hand to please.

Ming's wife looked up at the two talking, and after listening for a while, it was quite boring, polite and polite; I simply went to the bookshelf next to me and got a book that I could touch, who made her short, and could only get a book parallel to her height.

Shopkeeper Lu simply flipped through one or two chapters, and was also introduced into the story.

Xiao Zhengning smiled and said, "What does Shopkeeper Lu think?" ”

"Ah...... Well, good book. Shopkeeper Lu lost his mind for a moment, then nodded in agreement with the book, "I don't know who wrote this book?" Look at the style of writing that is not like Xiao Fuzi. ”

"It's a little girl." Turning her head to look at the little girl who was holding a book in front of the bookshelf.

Shopkeeper Lu followed his line of sight and was surprised, "It's Ling Yuan?!" It's not like that! The pattern of this book is very large, Ling Yuan is at most seven years old this year, how can she write such a pattern? ”

The story of the gods is coherent with heaven and saints, and coherent with people's livelihood.

"The manuscript was written word by word by the little girl, and it was indeed her notes; So far, only you, me, and Xiaonu know the manuscript of this book, and Shopkeeper Lu knows who I am, and he will definitely not fool people with this kind of thing. You look at the vernacular of the writing, you are not afraid of the jokes of the shopkeeper Lu, the little girl has only been studying for a few months, so naturally she can only write such a writing book. ”

"It's really a human being, you can't look like it!" Shopkeeper Lu can't put down "Fengshen", even if it's vernacular; Perhaps, this book can become the ancestor of the vernacular book.

The one who pioneered.

Xiao Zhengning also thinks so, everything in the world, existence is reasonable; His daughter can write vernacular Chinese, and she has written a grand script, which is quite attractive, and he thinks it looks good, and others should be able to accept it.

If her daughter is exposed in the future, she will not encounter too many verbal blows from literati; After all, how good can a child under the age of six ask others to write about it? Isn't that difficult for a strong man, presumably no one is embarrassed to be serious with a child.

If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have dared to take it out.

"Ming's wife."

Ming Wu followed the sound and saw that it was Daddy, and stepped forward to return the study to its original position, "Daddy, you call me." ”

"Well, this is Shopkeeper Lu." Xiao Zhengning introduced the two, "Shopkeeper Lu, this is the little girl." ”

Ming's wife has a long body, but she has a short figure, and with a sense of generosity, "Shopkeeper Lu is fine." ”

"Little Miss Xiao is good." The eyebrows should be as soft as possible, so as not to scare the little girl; Raising his eyelids, he said to Xiao Zhengning: "Ling Yuan taught well, polite and courteous, but was she sent to study?" Her Majesty strongly advocated the admission of women to the imperial examination; This is a great opportunity. ”

"I have been enrolled and I am the first batch of female students in the county school." And she is the first female student in the county school.

Shopkeeper Lu praised it, "Good, good! The little girl is very aura, you and Mrs. Zun are blessed; The manuscript is very good, but this manuscript can only last for two months. Ling Yuan is too young, can she keep up with the speed of release? The words are supposed to be fresh and fast, and it is not beautiful if it is too fresh. ”

Xiao Zhengning didn't answer, but lowered his head and asked his daughter, "Ming, can you do it?" ”

"Yes." Ming Wu replied categorically, and said in a milky voice: "Shopkeeper Lu, I can write half a chapter in a day; Take more time to write, and you'll definitely be able to keep up with the release progress. ”

"Good!" Shopkeeper Lu nodded happily, "Let's go inside for a cup of tea and sign a paperwork; Talk a little bit more about the value of the manuscript, please. ”

The three of them entered the inner door, and a corridor hut was opened inside, and a black cotton curtain hung in the room; Lift the curtain and walk into the hut, which is small but well-equipped. There is a set of tables and chairs, tea sets, small stoves, teacups, pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

Shopkeeper Lu picked up the teapot on the small stove and poured a cup for each of them, before taking a seat opposite the father and daughter.

"Xiao Fuzi, look, are you drafting the paperwork, or am I coming?"

"Boss Lu drafts it." Xiao Zhengning one-handed please.

Shopkeeper Lu responded with a smile, and moved to the study room to grind ink and write with a pen; After a moment of effort, he wrote a simple document, first showed it to Xiao Zhengning, and after confirming that it was correct, he planned to copy three copies, one for the shopkeeper Lu, one for Xiao Zhengning, and one for the county government to prepare for the file.

Otherwise, the instrument is invalid.

"Ling Yuan sent a manuscript for the first time, do you think you should choose long-term dividends, or count according to the manuscript of fifty words and 100 words?"

Xiao Zhengning wanted to use 100 words and 50 words to calculate, but was about to speak, when his sleeve was pulled; He looked down and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Daddy, I want dividends."

was quite surprised, and took a deep look at his daughter; The manuscript was written by her daughter, if you want to pay dividends, you have to pay dividends, raised her eyes and glanced at Shopkeeper Lu, and asked, "How to calculate dividends?" ”

"If you pay dividends, you can share 20% of the profits." Shopkeeper Lu stretched out his hand and made a comparison.

Xiao Zhengning doesn't know how much it will be sold, and it is impossible to estimate whether it is more or less than 20%.

Ming's wife secretly wrote a wanton in the palm of her father's hand.

Xiao Zhengning glanced at his daughter out of the corner of his eyes, and immediately spoke, "Twenty percent is too little, wanton; In addition to the start cost, four or six points, you six and we four. ”

"It's too high." Shopkeeper Lu shook his head lightly and continued to bargain, "Master Xiao, you know that it is quite difficult for my bookstore to maintain, let's each take a step back, can we do it in three?" After the book comes out, we have to ask someone to sell it. ”

"You can't fool me, once the book "Fengshen" comes out, there may be a window period, but this period will not be too long; Once someone buys it, it must be a ten, ten to hundred, if I don't see the potential of this book, I don't dare to take the little girl's manuscript to sell it. "Cooperate with the people of the moment, say it is cooperation, in fact, there are still many people who do not play cards according to common sense.

Picking words on the document is a big loss, and he also values the kindness of the shopkeeper Lu; Not everyone who is blind can see the potential of this book, and Shopkeeper Lu will not kill chickens and eggs. Just these four or six points, he feels that he is losing.

Shopkeeper Lu shook his head and smiled, and nodded Xiao Zhengning twice, "You, you, your mouth is still so eloquent; Okay, unbridled success, but, in the future, Ling Yuan or you have a manuscript to give priority to cooperate with our paperwork, maybe? ”