The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 195 Ink
Back at Zixiao Temple, Chen Jingke was about to talk to his master about the matchmaker, when he heard Qin Qiong's gentle and magnetic voice when he entered the door:

"It's my honor, Daoist, please rest assured, I will definitely handle this matter beautifully."

Sun Simiao smiled and said, "Of course I can rest assured that Mr. Qin will go out..."

Well, Chen Jingke doesn't know what happened yet.My master had expected that the engagement would go ahead as scheduled, and invited Qin Qiong over in advance.

Hey, it seems that I am the stupidest in the whole family.He couldn't help looking up to the sky and sighing, it was too frustrating to be a traveler.

But fortunately, there is such a family of monsters, otherwise, I don't know how I died.

Entering the lobby, I saw Sun Simiao and Qin Qiong talking and laughing happily.

The two laughed again when they saw him come in.

Sun Simiao said: "Ke'er, you are back, is everything going well?"

Chen Jingke first bowed to the two of them, and then replied: "I have agreed with my aunt, that is... the period of acceptance remains unchanged, and I will trouble uncle in two days."

Qin Qiong laughed loudly and said, "Haha...it's good to be troublesome, the more troublesome things like this are, the more I like them."

Then he looked Chen Jingke up and down, and praised: "Not bad, not bad, a good-looking talent, and a perfect match for Princess Jinyang."

Chen Jingke said embarrassingly: "Uncle is too much, it's all thanks to the love of the sage and aunt."

In fact, he has already started complaining in his heart, Qin Shubao's boasting is illogical.Xiao Sizi is only four years old, and he can see a ghostly match.

However, everyone can understand his mood, and it is naturally a joyful thing for allies to become stronger.

Afterwards, they began to discuss the specific process again. In fact, these matters have nothing to do with Chen Jingke.

Marriage matters are all ordered by the parents and the words of the matchmaker. Everything is taken care of by the elders. He just sits and waits for the daughter-in-law.

But after all, it was his own marriage, so he chose to sit in on it.

In fact, the engagement ceremonies of the nobles all adopted the ancient Zhou rituals, with fixed etiquette steps, and even the gifts were fixed.

The so-called fixation means that some things must be there, such as the wild goose in the time of Na Cai.If there are no geese, it is an insult to the woman.

It doesn't matter except the geese, just bring something and don't go empty-handed.

Even if it is a powerful family, they will not send a lot of expensive things at this time, and they will be laughed at by the nouveau riche.

If you really want to show off your wealth, you have to wait until the fourth ceremony when you are hired. Apart from the prescribed gold and silver jewelry, the more other things, the better.

Zixiao Temple is also in a dilemma on the fourth ceremony.

It’s easy to say when it’s Na Cai, the geese plus a few pieces of silk and some pastries are enough.

The fourth gift is not easy to give, too little can't be justified, after all, it is the first princess, and Zixiao Temple can't afford to give too much.

Qin Qiong, the matchmaker, didn't know how much to take for a moment, and was even thinking about whether he should help out a little.

Chen Jingke knew it already, and said: "Don't worry about the betrothal gift, we just need to prepare the necessary gold and silver jewelry and pastries, and someone will bring it today or tomorrow."

Qin Qiong guessed a possibility after thinking for a while, pointed to it and said, "Is it over there?"

Chen Jingke replied: "Just now I entered the palace to give a betrothal gift, and the saint and empress are very satisfied. The things sent from the palace are just for us to show to outsiders."

Qin Qiong immediately understood, and did not ask him what he gave the emperor, and said: "Then it will be easy to handle. I will send people to make gold and silver jewelry later, and I will go to the palace to propose marriage in two days."

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After sending Qin Qiong away, Chen Jingke chatted with Sun Simiao about the recent affairs, and resigned after making sure that there was nothing wrong.

Then I went all the way to the outer courtyard, and found a busy Wu Shu in the printing workshop.

"This batch is sent to Luoyang, and this batch goes northward along the Grand Canal to Zhuozhou. There will be people receiving it at the docks in every important town along the way. You should place the goods according to the list so as not to make a mess."

"This batch is going south along the Grand Canal. Just like the one going north, the goods will be shipped in important towns along the way. Don't make a mistake."

Seeing her sweating profusely, Chen Jingke felt distressed.But he didn't go up to disturb her, but came over with a cup of warm tea after she finished her work and said:

"Sister Wu, you have worked hard."

Wu Shu breathed a sigh of relief, took the teacup and said, "I'm just talking about it, it's nothing hard, are you done with your work?"

"It can only be said that today's work is over." Chen Jingke took out the handkerchief again, and gently wiped the sweat stains on her forehead.

Wu Shu immediately calmed down, quietly enjoying his thoughtfulness.

After wiping the sweat from her forehead, cheeks, and nose, he said: "Don't worry about the channel, take your time, at worst we will give away a few more episodes for free."

Wu Shu knew that he felt sorry for him, and felt very good in his heart, but he completely disagreed with his point of view: "You are not in charge of the family, and you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive."

"We gave away [-] copies in the first issue, [-] copies in the second issue, and [-] copies in the third issue. I don't know how much we will have in the future. It's all money."

"I know you will definitely say that we are not short of money, we just need to make Mochizuki famous. That is to say, but our money is not brought by strong winds. It is a little bit of savings."

Listening to her eloquence and careful planning, Chen Jingke was not only not annoying, but felt very warm, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, sister Wu is the most diligent and thrifty housekeeper, we will all listen to you."

Wu Shu glanced at him and said, "It's good to know. Mochizuki finally has some reputation, which will be of great help to us in establishing sales channels."

"Many booksellers from other places have started to contact us actively, hoping that Mochizuki Tan can enter their stores. In just one month, I opened up channels to more than ten big cities along the Grand Canal."

"Next, I plan to open up the sales channels of important towns along the Yellow River, Huai River, and Yangtze River, so that five or six out of ten important towns in the world will be included."

"Even if we part ways with the Taoist sect at that time, we don't have to be afraid that the book will not sell."

Chen Jingke said in admiration: "It's amazing. Fortunately, I have you. If I let me do it, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it in my life."

Wu Shu happily said: "Didn't you always say that everyone has their own strengths, don't compare your own weaknesses to others' strengths."

"I'm better at doing these mundane tasks than you, but in terms of knowledge and creativity, I'm far inferior to you."

"If I don't have the stage you provided, no matter how great my skills are, I won't be able to use them."

Seeing her consoling himself in turn, Chen Jingke was very moved, how lucky he was to travel through time.

Wu Shu also spoke eloquently, talking about his plans.Like what, after several major water transport channels are opened, channels will be established along the secondary rivers.

Land channels only need to open up a few key towns, and the second-tier towns are temporarily unnecessary, and it is not worthwhile to invest too much in inconvenient transportation.

She had been in contact with Chen Jingke for a long time and was influenced by him. Opening and closing her mouth were all special terms from her previous life, and she used them very skillfully.

With the increase of his influence and the popularity of Mochizuki Tan, these words are gradually being accepted and used by more and more people.

He is like a drop of ink, slowly but deeply affecting the world.

(End of this chapter)