Originally, the bookstore was not operating well and was on the verge of bankruptcy, and the old shopkeeper wanted to dismiss the three people, and Lao Mo was worried about the next family, after all, the technology of printing books was a turnip and a pit, and the general bookstore would not easily hire new people.

Shen Liang's arrival undoubtedly gave the three of Lao Mo's master and apprentice a chance to live.

Shen Liang was also very curious about ancient printing, so he stayed to observe.

Lao Mo was a little unhappy in his heart, after all, printing is also a skill, paying attention to passing on men and not women, and not easily passing it on, it is Lao Mo's craftsmanship to eat.

I saw that Lao Mo arranged the wooden movable type in order, with bamboo slices at intervals, and more than 100 words lined up in a frame, and there were many spaces without handwriting in the middle.

Punctuation has not yet been invented, so the break at the moment can only be replaced by a space.

Fill in the plug with small bamboo pieces and so on, apply ink and spread paper, and brush straight along the boundary with a brown brush.

After looking at it for a while, Shen Liang stretched his waist and asked Lao Mo if he wanted Gao Qiqiang, he asked Gao Qiqiang and said: "I have a method of breaking sentences here, you do it and see if you can make it." ”

Gao Qiqiang was a stunned young man, and he followed Lao Mo to recognize words for a few years, but he had never read a book, nor had he learned how to treat people, he was holding a white paper full of strange symbols, and he was a little blindfolded.

"Childe, this thing is simple, but I don't know what it's for?"

Shen Liang didn't explain much, just order this kind of thing directly, "Gao Qiqiang, do a good job, I'll give you 10 wen for a mold." ”

As soon as he heard that he had money to take, Gao Qiqiang suddenly came to his senses and promised to do a good job today.

Shen Liang is going to apply punctuation marks to his books, so that it is convenient for ordinary people to read and read books by himself.

It can also reduce the waste of paper, so that the original page can only record dozens of words, can be increased to a page can record hundreds of words.

Moreover, some of today's correspondence does not use punctuation, and it is easy to misunderstand.

Just like in the Analects, "the people can make it happen, but they can't know it", this sentence has been understood in various versions for thousands of years.

One is that "the people can make it, and they can do it; Don't make it, know it".

This understanding means that if the common people can be appointed, let them obey orders; If not, let them be reasonable.

Another sentence is "the people may make it; Do not know. ”

This understanding allows the people to follow the path we guide, and there is no need for them to know why.

If the sentence is broken in this way, it is not Confucius who said that the people are ignorant and can be obeyed but not known. Therefore, it is believed that Confucius was conservative in political thought and advocated a policy of ignoring the people.

There is also a kind of sentence breaking, which can be used by the people; No, let it be known.

One sentence, three broken sentences, three very different meanings, that's the disadvantage of not having punctuation.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, the Chinese text is broad and profound, often a word has more than a dozen meanings, there is no punctuation, future generations read the articles of their predecessors, half rely on their own understanding, half rely on guessing.

Lao Mo was very curious about what his new owner thought.

Why did he want to print 100,000 books as soon as he came up, didn't he know that if he couldn't sell so many books, he would be disgusted by others if he gave them away for nothing?

But after getting the manuscript and reading a few lines, Lao Mo felt that his eyes lit up.

Familiar with 300 Tang poems, can not write poems can also chant.

After a lifetime of crawling in the printing industry, Lao Mo has read not 8,000 manuscripts, but 10,000 manuscripts, which may be on a par with the manuscript in his hand, but he has really not seen it.

From the birth of the Monkey King in the first chapter to the Monkey King's apprenticeship with Bodhi Ancestor in the second chapter, the plot is tight and the description is vivid and interesting, which makes him love it.

Intuitively, he dared to conclude that if this book could maintain this level in the future, it would be a big hit!

That beautiful and unspoken son said that printing 100,000 copies is too exaggerated, but it does have the confidence of arrogance.

Gao Qisheng saw that the master was fascinated, and he also probed over, "Master, what are you looking at, so serious?" ”

Lao Mo gave him a furious shudder angrily, "Look at what, go work!" ”

Gao Qisheng touched his head aggrievedly: "The manuscript is in your hand, I want to do it." ”

"Have you learned to talk back? This month's snack money is gone! ”

Lao Mo treats these two disciples very strictly, often beating and scolding, but he is also very generous to the two disciples, and the monthly money he should give is a lot of money, unlike other masters, who always deduct the wages of their apprentices.

Lao Mo hurriedly finished reading the three chapters, and let out a sigh of relief, his eyes were bright, flashing with a strange look: "Apprentice, our new owner has some ability, and even this kind of good book can be obtained, it seems that this time, our bookstore is going to be famous!" ”

Gao Qisheng pouted, he didn't care if the book was good or not, as long as he had something to eat, nothing mattered.

Shen Liang arranged for Gao Qiqiang to do the movable type of punctuation, and explained to the attacker: "If someone submits a manuscript, you will collect the manuscript, regardless of the quality of the manuscript, according to the average price of the market." ”

The attacker had never worked in a bookstore for a living, so he couldn't help but worry: "But I don't understand anything, if the quality of the manuscript I receive is not good, wouldn't it be a waste of money?" ”

"The manuscript I received was handed over directly to Hua An, he is now my eyeliner, if there is any news in the future, I will ask Hua An and Jia Yun to come and inform you."

Shen Liang felt a little helpless in his heart.

The attacker was saddened by the thought of not being able to see Shen Liang often, but she was a high-spirited person in the end, "Don't worry, since you handed over the bookstore to me, I will do my best to help you run it, and I will never let it lose in my hands." ”

Seeing the attacker like this, Shen Liang also felt guilty in his heart, because of himself, Jia Zheng drove the attacker out of Jiafu, otherwise the attacker would still be the big girl in his own room now, and she would also be a stable aunt in the future.

Now that there is no attacking service, Shen Liang is really a little uncomfortable.

However, for the sake of happiness in the future, Shen Liang had to decide who would let him only have the right-hand man by his side.

Seeing that it was still early, Shen Liang pulled the attacker into the small courtyard.

Two wings were cleaned up here as a resting place for the attackers and flowers.

When the bookstore opens, someone must be on duty, otherwise the bookstore will be finished if water and theft occur.

The two of them entered the attacking room, and Shen Liang closed the door.

The attacker thought that Shen Liang had something important to order, but who knew that as soon as the door was closed, Shen Liang hurriedly panicked and reached out to untie her skirt.

The attacker looked at Shen Liang suspiciously, instantly understood, and grabbed Shen Liang's hand desperately and said, "Baoyu, what are you going to do?" It's daylight! ”

Shen Liang gasped, he hadn't seen anyone attack for a few days, he couldn't think in his heart.

Although Qingwen is good, she is a little immature after all, and every time she imparts knowledge, she can only be cautious and can't enjoy it.

The attacker was dumbfounded, looking at Shen Liang's red eyes, she slowly closed her eyes, and her hands no longer resisted.

Anyway, it's all his people, and the two of them have had more than one in-depth communication, and there are times when women need more encouragement than men.

"Lock the door first."

The attacker's face was red and was dripping blood.

Shen Liang took off his pants, and when he heard this, he hurriedly went to plug in the door bolt.