Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 40
Xin You never expected to hear these words from the dignified Jinlinwei Zhen Fushi, so that a crack appeared in her usual indifferent expression.

He Qingxiao lowered his eyes to hide his embarrassment.

His behavior was indeed meddling, 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 her composure, and slightly bent her knees toward He Qingxiao: "Thank you, Mr. He, for your reminder. This price... was negotiated between me and the former owner of Qingsong Bookstore, and we are both very satisfied."

He Qingxiao was silent, and said warmly: "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 fell in love with Qingsong Bookstore."

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

When Xin You sat 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, my savior." Shen Ning nodded indiscriminately, and couldn't help but ask, "Ahem, Miss Kou, you spent 'two' ten thousand taels to buy Qingsong Bookstore, Mr. He won't trouble me, will he?"

It's not worthwhile to offend Jinlinwei Zhen Fushi for 2000 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 he 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 especially likes to come to the bookstore to read."

The same is true, he is actually not that afraid of this Jinlinwei Zhenfu envoy.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.

There is no need to fill in the hole in the bookstore anymore, and there is no need to look around for a gentleman who can write books, let alone secretly buy Mr. Ping An's new book to read.

From now on, he will be a pure talker.

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

She wanted to find the owner of that book "A Tale of Peony", and "A Tale of Peony" came 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, no matter whether the bookstore is making money or losing money in the future, Qingsong Bookstore will still be there, 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 subsequent 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 them, the price is negotiable, and we can make two contracts."

Xin You: "..." This is really not a heartache.

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

"Okay, let's benefit from each other."

Earning an extra 2000 taels, Shen Ning happily left.

Taking back 1 taels more, 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 to meet 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. …adding 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 for the reminder, shopkeeper. I see." After learning about the general operation of the bookstore, Xin You seemed to have no intention of chatting: "I have a cousin who loves reading 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?"

Xinyou thought there was some special reason, but the reason given by shopkeeper Hu was unremarkable: "Some stereotypes have been eaten by moths. Because they are so popular, almost everyone in the capital who likes chatterbooks bought them, and it is not worthwhile to restore stereotypes , 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 Story of 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 is just that. I'm not familiar with running a bookstore at all. If I lose money, I'll just practice my hand. Besides, there are no outstanding book writers now, and those craftsmen are also idle. It's better to have something to do."

When shopkeeper Hu heard this, his heart was pierced.

Mr. Ping'an was robbed of a lot of money 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.

Except for Mr. Pingan, several famous book writers are firmly under the control of several other bookstores, and the books that Qingsong Bookstore received from some book writers are really lacklustre.

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

After listening to 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 that should be understood, Xin You took Xiaolian to go back to the 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 compare with when I was young. After weighing it, I still have a stable single change, and today I have a double change.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)