Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 51
When He Qingxiao came back, he found several more travel notes on that row of bookshelves.

He is a transparent person, and after a little thought, he understood that this was Miss Kou's gratitude for borrowing these books.

He Qingxiao silently accepted the thank you gift, and then told his subordinates to speed up the search for the mastermind behind the scenes.

At this time, the reprinted "The Peony" was finally completed and put on the bookshelf.

The Gu shopkeeper of Yaxin Bookstore laughed a few times when he heard about it, and said to the clerk, "Don't worry about it anymore."

I thought it would be possible to bring it back to life if I changed to a new owner, but it turned out that I was just tossing around. There was no new book and I reprinted "The Story of Peony". Fortunately, he has paid attention to it for so many days.

If shopkeeper Gu looked down on the former Qingsong Bookstore, he now dismisses it.

Mr. Ping'an's new "Butterfly Fairy" has been sold out and is being reprinted later, but he does not plan to sell it immediately after printing.According to the arrangement of shopkeeper Gu, wait for another two or three months, and there will be another round of panic buying.

As for Qingsong Bookstore, in the view of shopkeeper Gu, it is hard to say whether it can last until then.

At this moment, Qingsong Bookstore posted another notice.Due to the sensation of the previous notice, a group of people who read the notice soon gathered.

"Yeah, I actually bought it!"

"What? Got it? Did it really cost 500 taels?"

"That's right, the notice says that I bought Mr. Song Ling's manuscript."

"Mr. Songling? I haven't heard of it."

……

Shopkeeper Gu stood at the door of Yaxin Bookstore, looked at it, sneered, turned and entered the bookstore.

Shopkeeper Hu was a little puzzled: "Boss, why didn't you post the notice on the day when the new book is on sale. By then, many of these people must be curious to buy it."

"From the first posting of the notice to the release of the new book, the interval is too long. If people say too much, it will give the impression that our bookstore is not trustworthy. It is just right to issue such a notice in the middle."

"The owner is still considerate."

The news that Qingsong Bookstore bought an unknown book writer for 500 taels quickly spread again.

I don't know how many people who wanted to earn this money sighed sadly. Some of the irritable ones raised their fists a few times when they saw the down-and-out scholar who had previously spread the story of buying 500 taels of Qingsong Bookstore as a scam.

It's all my fault for making money off of me!
The guy Liu Zhou told shopkeeper Hu with a smile on his face when he heard about it.

"Really relieved!"

Shopkeeper Hu stroked his beard indifferently: "I said it a long time ago, the boss is not an ordinary person. We were not allowed to argue with that poor scholar earlier, and it really should be today."

After Duan Yunlang, who was studying in the Imperial College, heard the comments of his classmates, his first reaction was worry.

Cousin actually spent 500 taels to buy a story, and the bookstore’s business is not good, so wouldn’t the 2000 taels be spent?
Don't worry about it, Duan Yunlang slipped out during lunch.

"Second cousin isn't studying?" Xin You saw Duan Yunlang and asked.

"Lunch break. Cousin Qing, did you really pay 500 taels for a story?"

"Ah."

"I know all the well-written stories about the capital, but Mr. Pine Ling has never heard of that one. Cousin, don't be fooled."

"Second cousin, don't worry, it's a good story, worth the price."

"That's fine. Cousin, are you running out of money soon?"

Xinyou said truthfully: "It's still in the beginning stage, and it's really hard to make ends meet."

"I knew it. The first day of junior high school will arrive soon, and you can get some from grandma when you go back."

Xin You couldn't help laughing: "Second cousin put it simply, he only took 2000 taels, and grandma won't give it any more."

Duan Yunlang grinned: "I'll help you. Cousin can see that, grandma still has a lot of face in front of the juniors. When the time comes, let's cooperate. Don't say too much, I should be able to get 1000 taels."

"Forget it, if you always ask for money, grandma will think I'm ignorant." Xin You rejected Duan Yunlang's proposal.

1000 taels, 2000 taels, if you want to go on like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish it when you grow old.She still waits first, and then comes a big one at a time.

"It was originally your money. But cousin, you haven't left the cabinet yet, so it's normal for grandma to worry about letting you take care of it."

"Second cousin is right." Xin You saw that Duan Yunlang was a simple-minded person, so naturally he didn't say much, "Cousin, go back to study."

"Okay, then I'm going back to the Imperial College." Duan Yunlang was about to go out when he saw He Qingxiao walking in.

"Master He is here." Xin You greeted.

He Qingxiao nodded in response, and walked towards the bookshelf, when the clear voice of the young man came from behind: "Cousin Qing, please send me off."

Seeing Duan Yunlang winking, Xin You understood that he had something to say, and silently sent him out of the bookstore.

Duan Yunlang quickly glanced at the door of the bookstore, and whispered: "Master He, cousin, don't get close to him."

"how?"

"He is Jin Linwei, he cannot be offended, and his reputation is not good."

Xin You could have been perfunctory, but she didn't: "But I was rescued by Mr. He."

Duan Yunlang was taken aback: "The one who saved my cousin turned out to be Mr. He? Why didn't you hear it from the family?"

Xin You bent her lips, with a half-smile: "Probably because Mr. He is Jin Linwei, he can't afford to offend, and his reputation is not good."

No matter how dull Duan Yunlang was, he still recalled it: "Cousin, are you still angry at home?"

"Second cousin is thinking too much, go back to study quickly, and be careful not to repeat this year."

When it comes to studies, Duan Yunlang immediately forgot about other things, and left with a bitter face.

Xin You returned to the bookstore and was about to go to the East Hospital, but was stopped by He Qingxiao.

"What I said to Miss Kou a few days ago has some clues."

Xin You once again invited He Qingxiao to the side room to talk.

"Have you found out who instructed Li Li?"

He Qingxiao nodded, and remained silent for a while to allow Xin You to prepare mentally, and said a completely unexpected person: "It's Mrs. Qiao's niece, Qiao Ruozhu."

Xin You was taken aback.

It was too unexpected that Miss Qiao, who had only been heard of from Xiao Lian so far, turned out to be the one who set Li Li on fire.

"The one who bribed Li Li was Qiao Ruozhu's maid, because the woman disguised herself as a man, which made the investigation quite difficult."

"I haven't seen Ms. Qiao for a long time. Is she doing this to vent her anger for my aunt?"

He Qingxiao said bluntly: "Compared to venting anger for my aunt, I think the other party's purpose is more likely to prevent Ms. Kou's bookstore from opening. In fact, without Ms. Kou's knowledge, Qiao Ruozhu has been to the vicinity of Qingsong Bookstore many times."

That's how it came into Jin Linwei's sight.Otherwise, Jin Linwei is not a god, and it is not so easy to find someone when Li Li can't tell the identity of the other party.

"I was negligent, and I didn't pay attention." Xin You's face was calm, "Master He, does Ms. Qiao know that she is being investigated?"

"Because it was a girl, she didn't make any alarm after finding out, and only asked the relevant person to press her fingerprints on the confession. Afterwards, it is inconvenient for Jin Linwei to intervene, and Ms. Kou can decide for herself."

He Qingxiao said, and handed a confession to Xinyou.

(End of this chapter)