Chapter 43 Movable Type Printing

"No problem," Xue Shu smiled, "Qingyu, do you believe in immortals' dreams?"

"My slave has no immortal destiny. I have never been entrusted with dreams by an immortal, so I naturally don't believe it." Qingyu held her girl's wrist and massaged her gently, "But the girl is different. If an immortal entrusts you with a dream, that's what you should do.

I believe you!"

Xue Shu shook her head helplessly.

She was originally worried that what the Immortal said about the dream was a bit outrageous, and she was afraid that Qingyu would think she was crazy after hearing this, but this girl turned out to be so reasonable, and she would not believe anything she said.

That's all, that's good, it saves her the trouble of thinking about how to make things right.

"If you have free time these days, bind these things and put them in the study." Xue Shu ordered, "It's getting late, so let them pass the dinner."

"Yes," Qingyu collected all the papers, held them in her arms, thought about it, and then asked, "Does the girl not want people to know that these poems were written by the girl?"

Xue Shu nodded slightly and said, "I don't have such literary talent. I'm just transcribing. If others find out, I'm afraid there will be trouble."

She couldn't bear to see Chu Chu in her previous life using these poems to deceive the world and steal her reputation, so she would never do such a thing herself.

Qingyu also nodded and said: "Then why don't you borrow some blocks and print them with blocks? In this way, even if this book is accidentally seen by others, others will not know that it was written by you, girl.

At that time, the girl can just say that she picked it up outside, and no one else will be suspicious."

She has always been careful, and the more subtle things like this are easily overlooked, the more she will pay attention to them.

Even Xue Shu was a little surprised: "Your method is good, but the word blocks are not easy to find. Secondly, you have never done such a thing before, so I'm afraid it will be very troublesome. Let's forget it. It's usually more

Just be more careful."

Calligraphy blocks are rare objects. A complete set of calligraphy blocks can be worth thousands of gold. If they are made of fine wood, the price can go up several times. How can they be so easy to find?

Qingyu patted her chest and looked like she was in control: "Don't worry, miss! I just ask someone to go to the bookstore. There are so many bookstores in the capital, and there will always be one who will lend us the blocks!"

As for book printing... I can learn how to do it, slave! I’m not afraid of getting tired, as long as I can share the girl’s worries!”

She knew in her heart that once these poems came out, they would probably shock the entire literary world of Daliang. If her girl was happy, that would be fine. If she was not happy, then as the girl's closest female ambassador, she would have to cut off the girl's life.

All unexpected.

Instead of being on tenterhooks every day, always afraid that these things will be discovered, it is better to eliminate the root cause of the problem from the beginning, so that you can sleep peacefully in the future.

This was the first principle that Mama Zhang taught her when she was just bought and learning the rules under Mama Zhang.

So, that night, after Qingyu waited on Xue Shu to wash up and rest, she called the guards who had been brought out from the Hou Mansion.

"Brothers, now that you have entered Tangli Residence, do you still have contact with the Hou Mansion?" Qingyu came straight to the point, looking at the group of strong men below with a scrutinizing look.

These days, Qingyu is very polite to everyone. He is the eldest brother and the younger brother. He is not stingy with money, and he will never do anything wrong.

This was the first time she was so straightforward and rude.

The leader of this group of guards was named Hu Si. He was a tall man with a muscular body and a fierce look on his face. Everyone else would shy away from him when they saw him.

The first time Qingyu saw him, she was too frightened to get close. Later, she had to deal with him bravely. After several visits, she found that he didn't eat people either.

Hu Si knew in his heart that he had something serious to do, and now he was testing their loyalty.

So Hu Si came out of the queue, cupped his hands and said: "Before we left the Hou's Mansion, the Marquis ordered us to follow the girl's orders. There is no need to report everything to the Hou's Mansion. If you make your own decisions, you will be dealt with according to military regulations!"

What he meant was that the Marquis of Zhenbei had truly handed them all over to Xue Shu, recognizing her as his master and letting her do whatever he wanted. If anyone dared to say more, they would be betraying their master and would lose their lives.

After hearing this, Qingyu nodded with satisfaction and said: "In that case, there is something that requires all of you to do some errands.

The girl had nothing to do. She heard that movable type printing was very interesting, so she wanted to get some type blocks from outside and try it out herself. Dear brothers, I have been traveling around the capital more recently to see if I can borrow a complete set of type blocks.

, price is not an issue, as long as the price is not outrageous, we can afford it.”

After she finished speaking, the guards all looked at each other.

My master is quite good at playing.

"Yes!" Hu Si took the lead, and everyone accepted the order. That night they divided into teams and planned a route. They just waited for daybreak to disperse and search for each house one by one.

Their efficiency was astonishing. The next day, just after Xue Shu had finished lunch and went back to the house to rest, they carried a wooden box into the yard.

Hu Si also demonstrated the technique to Qingyu. Although it was rough and clumsy, Qingyu understood it and tried it several times. Hu Si's eyes suddenly lit up: "Miss Qingyu is really smart! This technique of yours,

It’s exactly the same as the one who taught me!”

Qingyu felt relieved and said with a smile: "That's good. I was worried that I would be too clumsy to teach girls. With Brother Hu's words, I feel at ease."

Saying that, Qingyu took out another ingot of silver from his sleeve: "With this silver, I'll treat you all to a drink."

Hu Si quickly waved his hand and said: "Girl, you can't do this at all. It's our duty to do things for girls, how can we collect money anymore."

Hearing this, Qingyu didn't insist anymore, took the money back, and directed them to move the box into the study.

When Xue Shu got up from her nap, Qingyu had already been busy in the study all afternoon.

She has always been smart, even if there is no professional to teach her step by step, after printing a pile of paper, she has finally figured out some tricks. I dare not say that she can compare with those experienced people, at least she can print sentences after stumbling. Look.

It seems quite like the same thing.

When Xue Shu arrived at the study, Qing Yu had just printed out two pages.

"Can't you tell, my Qingyu is quite capable." Xue Shu picked up the paper and took a look at it, then carefully laid it out flat. Looking at the Qingyu arranging the word blocks there, a smile appeared in her phoenix eyes.

"Not only did I find the word block so quickly, but you were already on it in the time it took me to sleep."

Qingyu shook her head proudly and said: "Of course, I have already said that I can learn things very quickly! If I stay up all night tonight, I can print them all tomorrow!"

This movable type printing is very interesting. Just arrange the word blocks in order and put them on the type plate, apply ink and print, and finally take the word blocks out.

The process is simple and interesting, and Qingyu is a bit addictive to play.

"I have to go to Furong Garden tomorrow. If you stay up late tonight, who will accompany me tomorrow?" Xue Shu leaned to the side and watched her arrange the word blocks, and became interested. "I have nothing to do this afternoon, so come and play with me.

"

Qingyu had no choice but to give up her position and carefully taught Xue Shu how to operate.

After printing one page, Xue Shu became addicted. The master and servant worked together to print out all the poems before dark. After the ink was dry, they could be bound into a book.

(End of chapter)

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