Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 343: Putting the bait

 The people in Huadaizhao are indeed very happy.

Not to mention those petty officials like them who have so much free time, even those adults, many of them are just in front of others, and they will drink the northwest wind just by going to Fengwei Restaurant a few times with their salary alone.

“It is said that the signature dish of Fengweilou is the crab roe buns. We were wondering how delicious they would be. Woo hoo hoo, they are so delicious!” Hua Daizhao choked up.

Such a delicious crab roe bun, it's a pity that his son can't eat it.

 Ci Daizhao ate so much that his mouth was full of oil, and he no longer felt any discomfort from working as an errand with a woman.

If other women were like Xin Daizhao, he would be willing to live among women!

"How can it not be delicious? One tael of silver is wrapped in a cage of crab roe." Qi Daizhao said this, even though he didn't have to pay for it, he still felt a pain in his body.

Is this eating crab roe buns? This is money-making!

“The four brothers like to eat, and each of them will take two cages away later.” Xin You drank half a glass of wine, her brows relaxed, and her lips smiled.

Although the four people in the West Hall are a bit weird in the eyes of ordinary people, Xin You feels that it is easy to get along with them.

 “How can this be so embarrassing?”

 The four of them declined, and when they left Fengwei Building, under Xinyou’s insistence, each of them still carried two cages of crab roe buns.

　　The next day in the Yamen, "crab roe buns" became a hot topic among the four people in the west hall.

“My little boy is crying after eating the crab roe buns. It’s because of my incompetence as a father. If it weren’t for Xin Daizhao, I would never be able to let my dog ​​eat the crab roe buns from Fengweilou.” Hua Daizhao sighed.

Seeing someone coming from the east hall, Ci Daizhao deliberately raised his voice: "Brother Hua, what you said is wrong. It was you and Xin Daizhao who made good friends, and my son was able to eat crab roe buns worth one tael of silver per basket. Then my son still relies on you." Only fathers can eat this."

Dai Zhao, who was passing by in the East Hall, stumbled and almost fell down.

How many? One tael of silver and one cage?

 When he entered the east hall, he couldn't wait to speak.

There was silence in the east hall. After a while, someone stood up and said, "Ahem, I'm going out for a walk."

What kind of spineless person is this? Xie Zhangyuan even dedicated a room for Xin Daizhao to work. Does it mean that Xie Zhangyuan also has no spine?

Yesterday, the clouds surrounding the Imperial Palace have not yet dissipated, and Xin You was already the center of people's attention. As a result, the banquet she entertained yesterday for the imperial concubines quickly spread quietly in the Hanlin Academy.

 For a time, the number of people visiting the imperial edict hall suddenly increased.

These people don’t really want to do anything. It’s like something new happened somewhere, or someone picked up a gold brick. Even though they know that they won’t be able to pick up another gold brick in the past, they still go for a walk.

 The autumn sun is warm, the windows of the office are wide open, rice paper is spread out on the desk, and a girl in a green robe is writing something seriously.

"Please don't disturb Xin Daizhao's purity. Xin Daizhao is writing a book." Ci Daizhao said in a low voice.

 “Write a book? What book did Xin Daizhao write?”

 “Then I don’t know, Xin Daizhao only started writing today.”

“It should be a story like "Journey to the West", right?"

"no."

 “How do you know it’s not—” The person who said this suddenly stopped talking after reacting.

Xin You came over with a serious expression: "I have received a lot of teaching from my late mother. I recently plan to compile some of my late mother's thoughts into a book and publish it for dissemination."

 Mother? Isn't Xin Taizhao's mother the first queen?

This Hanlin servant book curious: "I heard that Xin Xiu rescued His Highness His Highness of the Three Princes was taught by the Queen Mother, did Xin Yizhen write these?"

 Others were excited.

It is said that Queen Xin knew many novel things. If they were published in books and magazines, she would definitely read them.

　　I listened to the edict, but I wanted to give some advice.

Empress Xin is no longer here, so how can Xin Daizhao be able to write it down and let others read it?

"It's not those." Xin You shook his head in denial, "It's some ideas about managing the world and benefiting the people."

 Efforts to improve the world and benefit the people? Some people lost interest after hearing this, but more people’s eyes changed.

“I’ll continue to organize my thoughts.” Xinyou said politely, turned around and went back to the house.

The bait is now spread, but it will take some time for big fish and small fish to smell it. I wonder what kind of fish will be attracted then?



That day, Xinyou opened the door and walked in. He glanced at it casually and his eyes flashed.

 There is one less ball of paper thrown by the screen.

As if she was completely unaware, she walked to the table, pulled out a chair, sat down, and slowly started to sharpen the ink.

Waiting until the lower office, Hua Daizhao came to represent the four people and asked: "Is Xin Daizhao busy today? If not, we will treat you to tea."

I even eaten several people, although I can't afford Fengwei Building, I always have to call it once.

 “I’m going to the bookstore today.”

“Is this Qingsong Bookstore?” Ci Daizhao came over and asked.

For people like him who are talented but cannot write eight-part essays, they are very fond of dialogue books and travel notes, and Qingsong Bookstore’s reputation is built on stories from dialogue books.

"Yes. I'm writing a book, right? I've almost finished the idea in the past few days, and I'm starting to write quickly. I'll go to Qingsong Bookstore later and tell the shopkeeper that when the sixth volume of "Journey to the West" is released, it will be given as a gift. "

 “Giving it away for free?” Hua Daizhao was shocked.

Ci Daizhao advised: ""Journey to the West" is so popular in the capital that even people from other places will ask people to buy it. I don't know how many people are waiting for the sixth volume. If every copy of "Journey to the West" were given a copy of Daizhao's book, it would be a waste of money. That’s a lot of money!”

"So I went to the bookstore to discuss how many books would be appropriate to give away." If you want to be understood by more people, it can be considered as a filial piety."

 Actually, she had no such intention.

Those who come to buy books and read are all scholars, and those who can read and write mostly come from wealthy families, or at least from well-to-do families.

 They are not the beneficiaries of Niangqin’s claims, but are even the opposite parties. It can be said that this innovation can only be promoted from the top down, and spreading it among the people first will not be of much help.

Poor people who are illiterate have difficulty understanding its meaning. Even if they understand it, they will not be able to make waves.

However, it is still possible to force the other party to take action in a hurry. The disappearance of the paper ball in the office proved her idea.

 “Then Xin Daizhao goes to work and we will meet again another day.”

Since Xin You was no longer in the west hall, he said these words while walking out. It is hard to say how many people listened except the four people in the west hall.

Xin You left the Hanlin Academy and went straight to Qingsong Bookstore.

Bookstores are doing good business at this time, and students from the Imperial College and government officials are the most common types of people.

Xinyou got off the carriage and walked towards the bookstore, but was stopped by someone.

 “Miss Kou-Xin?”

The voice sounded familiar. Xin You stopped and turned around, recognizing the young man who called her: "Mr. Meng."

Meng Fei came over and said, "It's really Miss Xin. I'm still a little worried about admitting it wrong."

Xin You raised his eyebrows slightly.

She had little contact with Meng Fei, but Meng Fei's tone was not distant. It seemed that it was because she was a good friend of Duan Yunlang's classmate.

Thinking of Duan Yunlang, Xin You asked smoothly: "Why don't you see...Second Young Master Duan?"

 “Miss Xin doesn’t know?” Meng Fei looked surprised.

 (End of this chapter)