Juan Wang's Little Lady: Nongmen hunters work hard to plow the fields

Chapter 14

"Don't pay it back if you haven't paid it yet." Lin Shu said, "Don't see each other anymore, you just need to visit me often in the future."

Su Lian smiled and said: "I don't do things that take people's money for no reason. Shu'er, if you really want to help me, you have to think of a right way to make money for me."

"The right way to make money? Lian'er, what are you doing now..." Lin Shu originally wanted to talk about why she always talked about making money, but then she thought about it, now that her friends are forced into poverty, it is naturally impossible to just talk about Fengyue.

Su Lian said: "You're right, I can't carry it on my shoulders, I can't lift it with my hands, so naturally I can't make a living by working hard to make money, but I can write and calculate accounts, so I have some skills?"

"But you are a woman!" Lin Shu said straight.

Su Lian smiled and said: "Shu'er, I heard from my mother that I helped copy many of the book copying jobs my father took over in the past!"

Lin Shu suddenly realized that this was what she was talking about.Although bookstores have access to printing, only books with a large sales volume can be printed.Some niche books often still have to be hand-copied by copyists.There are some dignitaries in the county who love to be arty, and like to get some uncommon books to be copied by others and hide them in their homes.Even a military family like the Cheng Mansion has a collection of books, many of which were copied by Su Lian's father, Su Qinming.Su Qinming is a well-known master in the city, and the value of copying books is naturally unusual, often five to ten taels of silver for a book.

Lin Shu stopped talking, called Caiyun in, and led her to the master and young master's study to fetch the few books that had been copied a few days ago.

"It was my negligence, and I didn't think about it for a while." Lin Shu held Su Lian's hand and said, "Lian'er, you have a good handwriting. In the past, Mr. Su copied many books for others. You wrote them for others. From now on You will be given all the work of copying books in Cheng’s mansion, and you will be paid according to the remuneration given to Mr. Su, anyway, no one will know that you wrote it for yourself.”

Lin Shu knew that her friend didn't want to take people's money for nothing, so she gave her a job to help her.

"The ladies and ladies in the city pass on the story books from time to time, and they also like to copy and compare, and give more money. If there is such a job, I will give it to you at that time. However, this copying is very eye-catching, you have to remember that enough is enough. , don’t burn your eyes!" Lin Shu warned.

This best friend is forthright and forthright, Su Lian hits it off very well with her, thinking that today is really the right time.

Caiyun fetched the book, and Lin Shu asked her to fetch the good banknotes, ink, and candles.If these things were bought in the market, they would cost several taels of silver.

Lin Shu chose two thin books from the books to be copied, wrapped them together with cloth and pen, and solemnly handed them to Su Lian, saying: "I'll give you two first, so that you won't spoil your eyes when you write in a hurry. Copy slowly." , I’ll bring it back in a month. Don’t take it too seriously, just write whatever you want.”

"You can't write casually." Su Lian smiled, "The discipline is better than my unscrupulous father, don't worry."

Lin Shu also laughed, and poked Su Lian lightly on the forehead.

Su Lian saw that this friend was indeed a proper and straightforward person, so she decided to entrust her with what she had originally planned in her heart.

Su Lian said seriously: "Shu'er, I have something to entrust to you."

Lin Shu saw that she was getting serious, so she also said solemnly: "But it is true."

Su Lian said: "Shu'er, my dowry was saved by my mother, not that Aunt Zhao's, nor my unscrupulous father. I must get it back."

Lin Shu nodded: "That's natural. How do you want to calculate?"

Su Lian said: "Of course I can't dirty my hands, but I have to take them back cleanly and without anyone noticing, so that no one can blame me, otherwise my mother's life in the Su family will be even worse. Sad."

"Yeah." Lin Shu nodded.

"So, can you help me spread the word in Madam's circle that there is a good place to put interest money at present, and there is a twenty-cent profit every month."

"Twenty cents? How is this possible? Usually, the interest is only ten cents!" Lin Shu said in surprise.

Su Lian smiled: "It's not that you really want to bring someone to lend interest, you just need to blow the wind into the ears of my aunt."

Lin Shu turned the words around in her mind, she seemed to understand Su Lian's intentions, but she didn't fully understand.

Su Lian said: "You just need to let the words out. If someone asks, especially my aunt, you don't want to say anything, just say that the banker will take all the interest from anyone. The rest, I will Think again."

Lin Shu thought about it and nodded.Just let it go, this one is simple.

The two talked a lot more, seeing that noon was approaching, Su Lian remembered the agreement he had made with Zhang Jianshan, so he got up to leave.Lin Shu reluctantly sent her out of the house, and told her to visit her from time to time.

Su Lian left Cheng's mansion and walked down the street, holding the bundle of books in her hand and ten taels of gold and silver in her bosom, her heart was at ease.

Sure enough, there is food in hand, so don't panic!
This trip to the county seat was full of rewards, Su Lian was in a good mood, and her feet were much lighter, even forgetting the injury on her feet, and trotted all the way to find Zhang Jianshan.

When approaching Xinji Rice Shop, Su Lian saw two figures, one big and one small, from a distance.Her man stood tall and straight in the crowd, standing out from the crowd.It's just an honest and dazed look, as if he hasn't been in the city much.

Su Lian thought, in the future, I still have to bring them out to see the world, nesting in the poor mountain valley of Zhangjia Village, it's no wonder people don't become stupid.

Seeing Su Lian, Zhang Jianshan seemed relieved, and said, "You've come back, I wanted to take Aji to find you, but I didn't dare..."

Su Lian raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Don't dare to do anything? Could it be that there are big tigers eating people in the county captain's mansion?"

Zhang Jianshan didn't answer.Seeing a blue cloth bag in Su Lian's arms, he asked, "What is this?"

"This is my job." Su Lian smiled, and took out a small kit from her bosom and handed it to Zhang Jianshan, "This is the deposit, please collect it quickly."

Su Lian is small, always worried about carrying money in her arms.Zhang Jianshan was a tall man, and if the silver was placed with him, no one would dare to steal it.

Zhang Jianshan took the kit, touched it with his hand, and knew that it contained silver.He lowered his face and said, "Didn't you say you were going to see a friend, why did you take out the taels of silver again?"

Seeing that he was unhappy, Su Lian knew that he must have misunderstood, so she smiled and explained: "This is not money for nothing, but a deposit for me. I have to copy two books for the Cheng family within a month. This is a reward." .”

"Copy books?"

"Well. I used to copy books for my father when I was at my mother's house, and he earned all the money. Now I just take over this business." Su Lian said with a smile, "I am weak, and it is difficult to wash clothes. , not to mention farming and hunting, I can’t let brother Jianshan keep me for nothing, I have to think of something that can make a living. By the way, copying books is not an insult to the family, right?”

"...Of course it doesn't count." Zhang Jianshan looked thoughtfully at the little girl in front of him.

"That's good." Su Lian turned to Aji and said with a smile, "Aji, we are rich, my sister will take you to eat delicious food, buy some fruits, and eat slowly on the way, okay?"

Aji jumped up excitedly when he heard that he could eat delicious food again.

"Great! My sister is the best! Aji likes my sister the most!"

Su Lian winked triumphantly at Zhang Jianshan, and dragged Aji to the dim sum shop.

(End of this chapter)