Otoharu

Chapter 190
In the evening when Li Xin came back from the shop, Mrs. Wu told him about Mrs. Jiang's visit today, and also about the novel by the way.

"Oh? Is there such a good manuscript in Ayan's hand? Why have I never heard of it before?" Li Xin was a little surprised and asked with a smile.

"The fifth younger sibling has never been the kind of person who can tell lies. Since she said that, there must be something. Your bookstore has always been warm. If you really got such a wonderful book, you may not be sure. It can be prosperous." Wu said to Li Xin while helping Li Xin change his clothes.

"It's just that in the recent market, the book is not selling at a high price." Li Xin sat down on the chair, took the tea handed over by his wife, and said, shaking his head.

"The fifth younger brother and sister said that it's not a book of stories, it's... called... a novel!" Mrs. Wu hadn't read much, so she thought about it for a while before remembering that Mrs. Jiang was talking about such a word.

"It's almost the same, anyway, they are all story-telling books. This kind of books, real scholars will not buy, those who know a few words, but can't understand them, have always been the boudoir reading materials of boring boudoir ladies. Then there are some playboys, who will buy a few books to read when they have nothing to do on weekdays, anyway, the market is not too big.” Although Li Xin studied in ethnology for several years when he was young, his knowledge was limited, so he told his wife The novel isn't very good.

"But I heard from my fifth sibling that my fifth cousin also admires this book very much. Isn't he a serious scholar?" Wu thought that all scholars would read books without sleeping and eating, so other scholars should also love to read them.

"I'll talk about it after they bring the manuscript over." Before seeing the manuscript, Li Xin couldn't come to a conclusion so quickly.

"If the book looks good, you should agree. After all, you are the younger brother of your own family, so if you can help, you must help." Wu said softly to her husband.

"I know." Li Xin nodded, "I originally wanted to have a good relationship with Ayan and his family. Although Ayan himself is only a scholar, his brother-in-law and his wife and younger brothers are both Jinshi masters. As an official in the capital, if our family has something to do in the future, maybe we will ask to go to their family."

"You see, I took the initiative to make friends with the fifth brother and sister, right? At that time, I just thought that the fifth brother and sister were good people, and her girl was also smart, so I started to make friends. I didn't expect her family to be so lucky. , two good relatives came out at once." Wu said happily, feeling that she really had the foresight.

"Ma'am, you have sharp eyes." Li Xin replied with a smile.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Xin seemed to think of something again, and asked, "How is Ang Geer's recent homework?"

"It's not bad. I got the first grade in the monthly exams these few times, which is much better than before." The smile on Wu's face became even bigger, and she said happily.

"How did you improve so fast?" Li Xin didn't expect his eldest grandson to improve so much. It was not bad to be able to get a second grade in the exam before, but now he can get the first grade again and again.

"It's thanks to Shan Qing from the fifth sibling's family. Ever since he had a fight with Ang Geer, Ang Geer has often asked him for homework. From time to time, his knowledge has gradually improved." Wu Shi smiled back.

"Jiang Shanqing, surnamed Jiang, he is... the one Jiang Jinshi fostered at his sister's house..." Li Xin thought for a while, then remembered Jiang Shanqing's identity, opened his eyes wide, and asked uncertainly.

Wu Shi nodded, affirming his guess.Although the Li family and the Jiang family have always kept Jiang Shanqing's identity secret, only saying that he is a relative of Jiang's natal family, but they, the clan brothers who live in the same place, can more or less guess some of it. Although they feel that his identity is not so glorious, but There is a Jinshi father, even if he is an illegitimate child, his future prospects are not bad.

"That kid is so good at learning. I remember that kid is not very old, maybe younger than Brother Ang." Li Xin said again, obviously very surprised.

"It's two years younger than Brother Ang of our family, but he is in the ethnology, and every time he takes the exam, he can't lift his head when Brother Yu is overwhelmed, so he is the son of Jinshi, It is a natural seed for reading, and our family Ang Geer is getting more and more enlightened when he is with him. If this momentum continues, he will be able to take the examination for a scholar in two years." The more Wu said, the more excited he was, It seems to have seen the appearance of a scholar among her grandsons.

"It seems that I was right when I found a daughter-in-law for Ah Jian. I finally gave birth to a grandson who can read. Whether our family can shine in the future depends on Brother Ang." Li Xin also said cheerfully.

Mrs. Wu is actually dissatisfied with Mrs. Qi's daughter-in-law. Although she is a girl from a scholarly family, she is not as smart as she imagined, and she is very arrogant. She always looks down on this and that. She is obedient, presumably because she read too many "Women's Commandments" and "Women's Virtues" when she was a child, so she obeyed her mother-in-law.So although Wu Shi is dissatisfied with her, she can still bear it. People who are stupid can be stupid, as long as they don't pretend to be smart, teach them slowly, and when they get older, they can always learn to be smart.

After reading Journey to the West for seven days, Li Yan finally finished it. After finishing it, he still felt unsatisfied, and wanted to read it from the beginning again, but was almost blocked by Jiang.

"Husband, if you like this book, you should read it slowly and carefully when it is printed. The most important thing now is to let more people see this wonderful book, don't you think?" Jiang said to Li Yan It has always been a gentle method, even if it is persuasion, it has never directly said that he is wrong.

"Yes, yes, what Yingying said is right." Li Yan always listened to his wife very much.

Jiang put away the manuscript in satisfaction, and then said: "Then I will send someone to tell cousin Xin's house tomorrow, and then show him the manuscript."

The next day, Mrs. Jiang sent a letter to Li Xin's family, and Li Xin responded very quickly. She sent the housekeeper to deliver the message, and invited Li Yan and his wife to have lunch at noon.

Of course, this matter cannot be hidden from Mrs. Li. She looked at her son and daughter-in-law in surprise, and asked, "Why is Ah Xin inviting you over for a feast?" That's right.

Mrs. Jiang originally planned to finish the business and then tell Mrs. Li, but now that Mrs. Li asked, she didn't hide it, and related Jiang Shanqing's writing of books and her desire to print and sell books to make money. she said.

Mrs. Li stared like a copper bell after hearing this, she obviously didn't believe it, "Shanqing is so old that he can write a book? Are you making up nonsense to lie to my old lady?"

(End of this chapter)