Chapter Seventy-One: Progress
"Oh my God, how can there be such a luxurious carriage in our village."
"What is a carriage? Didn't you see how many gift boxes the person who went to the Lu family carried? β
"When did the Lu family get acquainted with such a rich person?"
"I heard that the Lu family bought land...... Maybe it's not necessarily the usurpation of the family property, maybe it has something to do with the handsome son. β
"What do you mean?"
"Harm, don't you understand? Why did the rich son go to the Lu family, it would not be to see Lu Feng's cripple. β
"What do you mean...... He saw that the land was long, and he came to the door to ask for marriage? β
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The appearance of Ning Jing caused a lot of discussion in the village.
The courtyard of the Lu family was very quiet.
Gu Qinshi looked at Ning Jing and then at Lu Manman, since Lu Manman appeared in Ning Jing, his gaze has been on Ning Jing, as if he has not been so focused on Gu Heng.
Suddenly, a crisis surged in Gu Qin's heart, Lu Manman shouldn't have taken a fancy to this Ning Jing. Last time, Lu Manman made money, and she was on the side, and she cooperated with Zhiyuan Bookstore. Since we have cooperated, I am afraid that I will not often deal with this Ning Jing in the future.
Gu Qin's heart was suffocated.
There is too little intersection between Gu Heng and Lu Manman, and the relationship is not too deep, so it is not a good thing to have Ning Jing at this time. No, she has to go and call Gu Heng back immediately! Thinking so, Gu Qin's clan took advantage of their inattention and turned to leave.
"Why did the Ning Dong family think of coming to me?" Lu Manman was the first to speak, and when he saw Ning Jing entering the courtyard, he sat at the table in the courtyard and drank tea, and he didn't speak.
"This tea is good." A chrysanthemum blooms in the water, which is unique.
The corners of Lu Manman's lips twitched: "Ning Dongjia came to me on purpose, and brought so many things, could it be just to praise my tea for being good?" "People are so good-looking, but they don't speak directly.
"Miss Lu is very literate. A song "Compassion for Nong" and a song "Silent Night Thoughts" have made many people catchy and rush to buy, and I read the first 30 chapters of "Dream of Red Mansions", and I can't stop reading it, and I want to know the follow-up content. β
"After saying that, the chapters will be serialized every month, don't think that you are the owner, you can make an exception, let me reveal the chapter content to you in advance." Lu Manman said without thinking about it.
Ning Jing was stunned, he didn't mean that. But few people, especially women, can refuse him, he looked at Lu Manman: "Miss Lu misunderstood, I think our cooperation will be very pleasant, coupled with the sales model provided by Miss Lu, I am confident, maybe the county, no, and even the entire literary atmosphere of Xia He will change." β
"Oh."
Ning Jing was surprised by Lu Manman's indifference: "Miss Lu, I really don't hide it, I have a doubt below, I hope Miss Lu can help me solve my doubts." β
"You say."
"Miss Lu wants to remain mysterious and hide her true identity, so I can understand by using aliases on the signature of the work, but why is the alias of each work different, Li Bai, Cao Xueqin...... Isn't this a diversion of fame? β
Lu Manman thought that Ning Jing would ask something, but it turned out to be this: "I didn't write it in the first place, I just borrowed someone else's work, and if I want to force the signature, it's really a bummer." "Although this is an empty dynasty, we still have to respect the copyright of other people's works, after all, every work is someone else's work.
The bookstore shopkeeper looked at Lu Manman with wide eyes, she actually said this again, isn't this really written by someone else? But is it possible? Take him as an example, even if he has already read the first thirty chapters of Dream of Red Mansions, and asks him to write it down silently, he can't do it.
"Dare to ask Miss Lu, where is the original author? If we use other people's works directly, will there be follow-up troubles. β
Ning Jing opened his mouth and glanced at the shopkeeper of the bookstore, but the shopkeeper couldn't see that Lu Manman was an excuse? If the work is really someone else's, why would a village girl in a small village know so much detail?
"There will be no trouble." Lu Manman said affirmatively: "As for the original author, I don't know where it is, and you don't have to think about looking for them." β
A flash of clarity flashed in Ning Jing's eyes, look, the guess in his heart was right. Lu Manman is the author, but he doesn't admit it. But when it comes to this, it's not good for him to continue to ask.
"It's a long time, your fiancΓ© is back, why don't you hurry up and pour him tea."
A shout instantly made the courtyard quiet again.
Lu Manman's brows jumped, and when he saw Gu Qin's and Gu Heng's front and back feet walking into the courtyard, he was very puzzled why Gu Qin's would say such a thing.
Gu Qin's family saw that everyone was looking at her, she smiled awkwardly: "Manman, you come, help your aunt, here let Brother Heng help you deal with it first." β
Lu Manman opened her mouth, but before she could speak, she was unexpectedly pulled by Gu Qin's family, she couldn't refuse Gu Qin's family, and followed Gu Qin's into the kitchen.
Gu Heng naturally put down the hoe, and when he saw Ning Jing, a flash of light and shadow flashed in his eyes. Ning Jing, the owner of Zhiyuan Bookstore, the son of the Far East Earl's Palace, in his previous life, he only met Ning Jing after he became an official in the court, and he knew that he was still the owner of Zhiyuan Bookstore, but he didn't expect to meet so early in this life.
"FiancΓ©? Do you have a marriage contract with Miss Lu? Ning Jiang looked at Gu Heng, even though Gu Heng was wearing a coarse linen coat and holding a hoe in his hand, but his temperament and eyes couldn't hide it, this person was afraid that he would be a promising person in the future.
Gu Heng opened his mouth, intellectually thinking about denying it, but the words were not like this: "Well, what are you looking for her?" β
Ning Jing saw Gu Heng admit it, a touch of regret flashed in his heart, and he looked at Gu Heng with a hint of envy in his eyes: "You are very lucky." β
"Hmm." Gu Heng didn't deny it, knowing that Ning Jing was talking about Lu Manman.
"There was nothing to do, just a discussion of cooperation." Ning Jing got up, hugged his fists and said goodbye: "In the future, I will inevitably have to deal with more, and there will be a period later." β
"There will be a date later." Gu Hengmu sent Ning Jing and Zhiyuan Bookstore away.
When Lu Manman came out of the kitchen, he only saw Gu Heng alone in the courtyard: "Are they gone?" I want to keep them to eat. β
Gu Heng turned around and looked straight at Lu Manman, was she sorry? She actually regretted Ning Jing's departure!
Feeling the change in Gu Heng's expression when he looked at him, Lu Man was stunned for a moment, and then frowned and looked at Gu Heng, there was a touch of fierceness in his eyes when he looked at her, did she provoke him again?
"The grass in the field has been removed, and you can dig and sow seeds in the afternoon, can you solve the seed matter?" Gu Heng looked at Lu Manman and suppressed the inexplicable emotions that surged in his heart.
Lu Manman was stunned for a moment, his eyes gradually widened, and he slapped his head violently: "Yes, just thinking about farming, I haven't considered the seeds yet, don't worry, I'll go find Uncle Li Zheng now." β
Gu Heng looked at Lu Manman intently, seeing that Lu Manman's mind was no longer on Ning Jing, his expression completely eased, and when Lu Manman passed by him, he grabbed Lu Manman's wrist and met her eyes: "Go cook for me." β
"But ......"
"I'll help you solve the seed thing."