Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 69 Make Money
After changing into more comfortable clothes, Chen Heng came to Master Pei's residence with a solemn expression on his face, and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Who?"

A stern voice came from inside.

This damn baritone, Chen Heng coughed his throat, "Shanchang, it's me, student Chen Heng, here to make an apology."

After waiting for a while, a slightly colder voice than before came, "Come in."

"Hey." Chen Heng replied softly, opened the door carefully, and closed it pitifully.Walking quickly to Pei Huaizhen, she lowered her body respectfully.

Pei Huaizhen was a man of few words. He was wearing a black wide-sleeved robe today. When he saw Chen Heng standing, he didn't speak. He slowly turned the pages of the book and read the book, letting him hang out for a long time.

When Chen Heng's feet were sore and his back ached, he said calmly, "Do you know what's wrong?"

"I know." Chen Heng hastily expressed his sincere repentance.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Heng pretended to think for a moment, and then said what he had already thought up, "You shouldn't leave without saying goodbye, and you shouldn't be impulsive. If you can report to the head of the Ming Mountain in advance, maybe there will be a better solution."

"Then why didn't I think of it then?" Pei Huaizhen opened another page of the book.

"I don't think too much about loyalty." Chen Heng said frankly, admitting mistakes, he firmly believes in the principle of being frank and lenient, which can be applied anywhere.

"Okay, go to Mei Xuezheng's place to get twenty rulers, and copy "The Great Learning" thirty times for me. Together with Su Zhao, you two will deal with the weeds in the yard for the next month."

Chen Heng agreed one by one and continued to wait for Pei Huaizhen to speak.

"Still leaving? Do you think the punishment is not enough?"

"Huh?" Chen Heng was stunned for a moment, "Will the head of the mountain stop teaching me a few words?"

Pei Huaizhen raised her eyes from the book, and smiled helplessly, "You can change it after you tell me what you said, the teacher? You can't change the youthful spirit before you are old. It's better to let your temper go. If the advice is useful, there won't be so many elm heads. Get out of here."

Seeing Pei Huaizhen waving his hand sincerely, Chen Heng hurriedly turned around and retreated.

When he left the mountain chief's room, he couldn't say whether the punishment was lighter or heavier.But thinking about Pei Huaizhen's words, I feel that the other party's perspective is a bit unique.

But it is always a good thing to be able to escape from the hands of the head of the mountain like this.Chen Heng happily ran to Mei Xuezheng's room, but he was not so polite. He picked up the ruler and beat Chen Heng [-] times, and Mei Xuezheng added the other [-] times.

Chen Heng gritted his teeth and rushed to the courtyard with his red and swollen left hand. He ran into Xin Suzhao hiding in the shade of a tree like a normal person.

"Brother Xin." Chen Heng approached him and greeted him.

"Hey, what's wrong with your hand?" Xin Suzhao raised his eyebrows, his face full of displeasure.

Chen Heng was worried that he was going to be stubborn, so he hurriedly explained to him, "It was punished by the head of the mountain, so don't think too much about it."

"Blessings are shared, and difficulties are shared. We went to Suzhou together, and we have to be punished together. Why are you punished alone? This old man, does he look down on my white robe Xin??? Brother Heng, wait for me here. I will go back as soon as I go."

Before Chen Heng could speak, Xin Suzhao had already pinned his robe to his waist, and angrily went to search for Pei Huaizhen's residence.

Looking at the back of him running out, Chen Heng was also very speechless, why there are such idiots in the world.

Now that Xin Suzhao had already run out, Chen Heng couldn't stay still, so he quickly dealt with the weeds on the ground before the other party came back.

After a long time, Xin Suzhao came back clutching his red left hand, and said triumphantly, "Brother Heng, look."

"As expected of Xin Suzhao, a fierce general in white robes." Chen Heng said what the other party liked to hear, and raised his red and swollen thumb.

"Hmph, Yishier." Xin Suzhao was very disdainful, and bent over to work with Chen Heng.

The two of them were so busy that they walked into the classroom sweating profusely when they were about to start class in the afternoon.The students in the school were all very curious about the time when the two were separated.

Now, Chen Heng knew why Xin Suzhao fell in love with his second uncle. Both of them had the temperament of talking wildly.Xin Suzhao was sitting in his seat, and when the teapot was set, it was spit flying all over the place, talking in a dark tone.

Most of the students in the academy are from the surrounding areas of Yangzhou. When had they heard such a wonderful experience at such a young age, they surrounded Xin Suzhao like they were listening to storytelling.

Chen Heng left the limelight to him alone, but he thought about more important things in the corner.Seeing that his expression was different, Xue Biao stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter?"

Chen Heng saw that it was the local rich man who came, and said quickly, "I'm thinking of ways to make money." He spent a total of seven taels of silver on this trip, and the small treasury, which was originally considered wealthy, only had ten taels left in a blink of an eye.

"What did I think it was?" Xue Biao said casually, as if he wanted to help Chen Heng think about it together, but after thinking for a long time, he suddenly said in frustration, "Brother Heng, I don't seem to have bothered about money, and I can't think of a better way."

You kid is here to show off your wealth, Chen Hengqi's face turned green, and he said coldly: "Why don't you stop talking, it's hurtful."

Xue Tada laughed, and he arched his hands to express his apology.I also began to think sincerely, "We don't have the capital to do business, and we don't know how to make money."

Chen Heng couldn't stop nodding when he heard it, isn't it? Even if he knew there was a way to make money, a person of his age wouldn't dare to do it.Don't look back and pay attention, the money is not earned, and people are thrown into the river.

Xue Biao's eyes lit up suddenly, and he suddenly realized, "Brother Heng, do you want to try writing a script?"

script?Isn't this the novel I read in my previous life? Chen Heng blinked, and the more he thought about it, the more he thought about it, "How did you come up with this idea?"

"I think your pen is sharp and your speech is humorous. If you want to write a storybook, you are also a good hand." Xue Biao tried his best to encourage, "If this job is really famous, it will also make a lot of money. It is more reliable than doing any business."

"I write at my age, will anyone want it?" Chen Heng was a little skeptical, he really hadn't thought about it before.

"You are a seven-year-old case leader, and there were three-year-old Jinshi in the Song Dynasty. What is it called to write a storybook?" Xue Biao waved his hand and introduced the details of this industry to Chen Heng. "Generally speaking, the bookstore will accept it, but he will bring the scriptbook he received, and then discuss with the owner of the printing shop to decide whether to print a version. Whether it can be successful or not mainly depends on the result of the negotiation between the two."

Xue Biao has something to hide, their Xue family has a printing shop in Yangzhou City.

"Of course, if the owner of the bookstore is particularly optimistic and is willing to fund and help publish the book alone, others will be speechless."

"Can it still be like this???"

Chen Heng seemed to have opened up a new world, and he was delighted when he heard it.

Sure enough, no matter where you go, those who study poorly will embark on the road of writing books.

This afternoon, after Chen Heng finished busying with the weeds in the courtyard, he packed his things and went straight to the library.The spectator in the library is still brother Hu Yuan.

The other party was very enthusiastic when they saw Chen Heng, because the books copied by Chen Heng were correct and beautiful, and they were very popular.The two had a conversation, and Chen Heng took the opportunity to talk about the script.

Who knew that Hu Yuan was not surprised, and just said to him: "So you just remembered this, someone from your academy has voted for three or four of my papers."

Heh, everyone thinks about the same feelings.Chen Heng shook his head, "Then what is Brother Hu's request?"

"It's hard for me to say whether this kind of thing is good or bad." Hu Yuan seemed to be some unscrupulous trader, and he opened his mouth in a deceptive tone, "If the writing is good, no matter what the subject matter is, we will accept it."

Hearing his tone, Chen Heng couldn't help wondering, "Are there many people like our academy?"

Hu Yuan patiently explained to him, "It's not easy for scholars in this world. You see, if our library really wants to print books, why can't the "Three Character Classic" be printed? Leaving a way to copy books is also a way for scholars all over the world to make a living."

"The storybooks are similar. Whether they are good or bad, we will put them away, and then invite the Pingshu masters in the teahouse to come over and let them read them one by one. They talk to people all the year round, and they can tell at a glance whether the storybooks are good or bad. Generally, if they think the books are good, we will contact them immediately."

"When it is printed, they will take it to the teahouse to give lectures. After a few days, people who like this storybook will slowly come to the library to buy books."

It turned out to be such a set of models. Chen Heng was shocked after hearing this. Isn't this the ancient production and sales process? The bookstore is in the middle, which can be regarded as connecting the upstream and downstream.

Chen Heng couldn't help admiring: "Thank you, Brother Hu, for your advice."

"What kind of script does Brother Chen want to write?" Hu Yuan was very interested in him. How could he, who opened a bookstore, not know the name of the number one in this year's government examination.Writing a storybook has nothing to do with age, it has everything to do with the quality of the pen.

Chen Heng thought for a while, and then asked, "Brother Hu, are there any good books here?"

"Brother Chen, come and see." Hu Yuan led him into the bookshelf at the outermost side of the hall, took out a copy of "Romance of the East Chamber", pointed to it, "This copy of "Romance of the West Chamber" is considered to be the best seller recently. But the person who wrote this book is still young, and he is also from your academy."

At the end, Hu Yuan smiled mysteriously.

Chen Heng looked at the signature, this person is also interesting, his own name: Sha Ou Weng.He turned his head to think carefully, but for a moment he couldn't think of who would write this book in the academy.

"There is also this one, which is also good. There are a lot of people listening to it in teahouses and tea shops." Hu Yuan took out another one and stuffed it into Chen Heng's arms.

Chen Heng glanced at it, and immediately widened his eyes.The title of this book is really aggressive and cool, it is actually called "Heroes, Blood, Iron and Loyalty".

I thought that the ancient scriptures were all named after "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" or the Four Great Classics. Why is the name of this book so offensive?

Chen Heng told Hu Yuan his doubts, but he laughed out loud, "Brother Chen, the books you mentioned have been handed down for many years. There are so many people who write books in the world, so there can't be just a few."

"Scholars who earn some money by writing books and continue to take the imperial examination are the most popular. Once they are admitted to Juren or Jinshi, who has time to write scripts, and they will be thrown aside." Hu Yuan shook his head.

"However, most of them are Tongsheng. You know, ordinary scholars can already go out to teach. On the contrary, Tongsheng's life is the most difficult."

Chen Heng also nodded after listening to it. After the Great Yong Dynasty lowered the difficulty of the Tongsheng exam, it gave many people the opportunity to pass the Tongsheng exam.

It can be regarded as the completion of basic literacy education in disguise.Chen Heng scratched his head, he already knew it.He was about to return the two scripts to Hu Yuan, but the other party smiled and waved his hands, "If you want to write the scripts, you might as well take them back and have a look at them carefully. The scripts in our library still depend on what is said in the teahouse."

Hu Yuan quietly explained his audience clearly, Chen Heng nodded his head to show he understood, and did not refuse again, "Then I'll finish reading it, and I'll return it to you, Big Brother Hu."

"Okay." Hu Yuan nodded, looking forward to what kind of work the other party would write.

　I would like to ask, is there any book friend who has more time and a more rigorous mind, and can help me correct typos in future essays.I think there are too many typos and the reading experience is always not very good.It's just that the codeword process is too fast, and I can't stop looking for them one by one.

　　The student party is given priority, don't be too low in Chinese! ! !If you are interested, leave a message in the comment area.

　　
　
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