Ci Jinzhi

  Chapter 40 Good Man

  Xin Youwan never expected to hear these words from the majestic Jinlinwei Zhenfu, so that a crack appeared in his usual indifferent expression.

  He Qingxiao lowered her eyes to hide her embarrassment.

  He really meddled in his behavior, but he just thought that it was not easy for an orphan, and he couldn't see her spending so much money.

  Xin You regained his composure, and slightly bent his knees toward He Qingxiao: "Thank you, Mr. He, for your reminder. This price... was negotiated with the original owner of Qingsong Bookstore, and we are both very satisfied."

  He Qingxiao was silent, and said softly: "In that case, I wish Miss Kou a prosperous business. Oh, will Miss Kou continue to open the bookstore?"

   "Well, I just wanted to open a bookstore, so I took a fancy to Qingsong Bookstore."

  Seeing the girl's smiling face, He Qingxiao didn't say that it was not easy to open a bookstore opposite Yaxin Bookstore. He congratulated again and walked out.

   Waiting for Xin You to sit opposite the former owner of Qingsong Bookstore, the other party's strangeness was not concealed at all.

  Xin You already knew the young man's name, Shen Ning.

   "Miss Kou is familiar with Mr. He?"

  Xin You looked calm: "Master He once saved me."

   "Oh, oh, the savior." Shen Ning nodded indiscriminately, and couldn't help asking, "Ahem, Miss Kou, you bought Qingsong Bookstore for two thousand taels, Master He won't trouble me, will you?"

   It is not worthwhile to offend Jinlinwei Zhen Fushi for two thousand taels.

  Xin You smiled: "How could that be? Today is the third time I have met Mr. He. Mr. He heard that I bought a bookstore, so I just asked out of curiosity."

   "That's good." Shen Ning breathed a sigh of relief, his expression relaxed, and he said with a smile, "Miss Kou will continue to open the bookstore, so she will see Master He often."

   Facing Xin You's puzzled eyes, Shen Ning explained with a smile: "Master He likes to come to the bookstore to read books."

   The same is true, he is actually not that afraid of the Jinlinwei Zhenfu. He always felt that Mr. He was different from those Jin Linwei.

"Mr. He is a long-term lover. The bookstore opposite has snatched away all the customers, but he still comes to our Qingsong Bookstore to read books." Shen Ning said, and realized, "It will not be Qingsong Bookstore in the future. Miss Kou has decided on a new name. Is it gone?"

   Saying this, the young man showed no sadness, only the ease of getting rid of the burden.

   I don’t need to fill in the hole of the bookstore anymore, I don’t need to look around for a gentleman who can write books, and I don’t need to secretly buy Mr. Ping An’s new book to read.

  From now on, he will be a pure writer.

   "The name Qingsong Bookstore is very good, I plan to continue to use this name."

  She wants to find the owner of that "The Story of Peony", and "The Story of Peony" comes from Qingsong Bookstore, so keeping the name of the bookstore is undoubtedly more convenient for finding people.

  Shen Ning was shocked: "Miss Kou doesn't plan to change her name?"

   In this case, Qingsong Bookstore will still be there no matter whether the bookstore is making money or losing money in the future, and the old man will not scold him when he is underground.

  There are such good people in the world.

  Shen Ning was very moved, and the following handovers were extremely joyful, and he even quietly said to Xin You: "Miss Kou, I still have a lot of shops. If you want to buy, the price is negotiable, and we can make two contracts."

  Xin You: "..." This is really heartbreaking.

   "If there is a need in the future, I will look for Mr. Shen."

   "Okay, let's benefit each other."

   Earning two thousand taels more, Shen Ning happily left.

   Taking back an extra 10,000 taels, Xin You was also in a good mood, and asked the shopkeeper to call all the people from the bookstore, which was the first time meeting everyone as the owner.

The people in the bookstore are divided into three parts. Usually there are two shopkeepers and assistants in the front hall. There are seven or eight people who take care of the house. There are more people in the book printing workshop. Add up to dozens of people.

   Shopkeeper Hu sighed: "When our bookstore was prosperous, there were dozens of casual workers..."

   Later, the business was not good and we couldn't afford to support them. They walked away and scattered, so there were only a few people left. These people are the foundation of a bookstore. Even if they are too idle, they have to support them even if they are losing money, otherwise the bookstore will never turn around.

   Worried that Xin You didn't understand, she turned around and dismissed everyone. Shopkeeper Hu tactfully told her this.

"Thank you, shopkeeper, for your reminder. I understand." After understanding the general operation of the bookstore, Xin You seemed to have no intention of chatting: "I have a cousin who likes to read story books, and the one I like the most is "The Story of Peony" printed by our Qingsong Bookstore. She also regretted that she couldn't buy it later, and couldn't buy an extra copy as a gift for a friend."

   ""The Peony", this is the best-selling book in our bookstore..." When talking about the scenery, shopkeeper Hu talked a lot.

   "Since "The Peony" is so popular, why is it no longer sold?"

Xin You thought there was some special reason, but the reason given by shopkeeper Hu was unremarkable: "Some stereotypes have been eaten by moths. Because of their popularity, almost everyone in the capital who likes chat books bought them. , it will not be printed again.”

   "So that's how it is." Xin You thought for a while, and told shopkeeper Hu, "Then let the craftsmen remake the broken edition, and then print a hundred copies of "The Peony" and sell it in the bookstore."

   Shopkeeper Hu showed embarrassment: "Boss, it's not that the villain didn't listen to your orders, but just re-printed it. Even if a hundred copies of "The Peony" are sold, it will be a loss."

   "The shopkeeper's arrangement will continue. I'm not familiar with running a bookstore at all. If I lose money, I'll just practice my hands. Besides, there are no outstanding book writers now, and those craftsmen are also idle. Why don't you have something to do."

   Shopkeeper Hu was heartbroken when he heard this.

  Mr. Ping'an was snatched away by the opposite bookstore. It doesn't mean that there are no other book writers. However, the one-time investment of a book from the selection to the printing is not small, and if it does not sell well, the engraving block can only be used as firewood, so the selection of books is extra cautious.

  In addition to Mr. Ping An, several famous book writers are firmly controlled by several other bookstores, and the books received by Qingsong Bookstore from some book writers are really lackluster.

  A story destined to lose money might as well not be engraved.

  Hearing shopkeeper Hu talk about the plight of Qingsong Bookstore, Xin You said: "Then put up a notice outside the bookstore. If there is a good story, we are willing to pay a lot of money to buy it. Then pick a few eloquent people from the bookstore to spread the word."

   Shopkeeper Hu shook his head slightly: "I've done this before, but it didn't work."

   There are quite a few people who come here for a lot of money, but some stories are so nonsense that it hurts people's eyes.

   "It didn't work before, maybe it will work now. It's better than doing nothing, didn't the shopkeeper say?"

  The stories my mother told her can finally be told to more people.

   Shopkeeper Hu is not good at sweeping up the face of the new owner, so he nodded in agreement.

   Knowing everything you need to know, Xin You took Xiaolian to return to Shaoqing Mansion, but saw Duan Yunlang rushing over in a hurry.

   At my age, there are too many things in life, and my body can’t be compared with when I was young. After weighing it, it’s still a stable single change, and today it’s on the shelves with double changes. Thank you for your rewards and votes. Book friends who have the spare time to reward, please stay until the 3rd, and there will be a reward unblocking event on the 3rd.

  (end of this chapter)