Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

"Master, you are so hot, wipe it off quickly." Seeing Su Mu coming home, Xiaodie twisted the towel distressedly: "Have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet, how about you?" As soon as Su Mu said this, he remembered that Xiaodie had no money on him and was probably still hungry. He felt apologetic in his heart, and said, "I have already told the inn to ask them to bring food over." .”

As soon as the words were finished, a waiter came over with a steamer, and put plates of steaming food on the table graciously.

Xiaodie was taken aback, "Master, there are so many dishes, they are very expensive, let's..."

Su Mu waved at the guy, signaling him to back off.

He took out another ingot of silver from his bosom and handed it to her, and said with a smile, "Why, I'm afraid there will be no money for meals, so you can eat with confidence!"

Xiaodie shouted angrily: "Master, do you really think I'm a money fan?"

Su Mu: "Isn't it?"

"Why is it?"

Su Mu: "When I handed the silver to you just now, I clearly saw your eyes brighten up, and your small eyes were three points bigger than before. Isn't this just seeing money?" Said Wan and laughed. stand up.

Xiaodie was stunned, "Are my eyes small?" Then she looked for mirrors in panic.

"Don't look for it, don't look for it, the small eyes are pretty too." Su Mu couldn't help but pull the little girl to sit on the stool.

The two laughed, and then began to eat.

Xiaodie took a few mouthfuls of rice, and asked cautiously: "Master, why is there so much money, how did you get it?"

For ordinary people, ten taels of silver is a lot of money.Is it possible to earn so much money in one afternoon?

She also knew that her family was going to starve to death, and she was afraid that Su Mu would do something stupid if he was in a hurry.

Su Mu naturally didn't want to tell him that the money was obtained as a human sandbag, but that the manuscript he wrote was favored by the bookseller and he got the deposit.

For the story written by Su Mu, Xiaodie is still very confident.Besides, when the young master was in Baoding, didn't he earn 300 taels of silver from that "Journey to the West".

I immediately believed it.

While eating, he muttered: "This is good, this is good. It doesn't take much for the young master to make some more money. As long as there are a hundred taels, we will leave here. Stay in this capital forever, little Butterfly always felt a little terrified, afraid that some officials would rush into the yard and arrest the young master. The matter about the Lin family bookstore..."

The little girl looked around vigilantly, and made sure there was no one else, so she lowered her voice and said, "Young master, I always feel that Wu Laoer's family looks weird, so you must suspect us, right?"

Su Mu: "What happened to them?"

Xiaodie: "Second Wu went out early in the morning and hasn't come back yet. Could it be that he has gone to inform you?"

Su Mu: "Xiaodie, you think too much."

"Otherwise, why is Wu's second father's father hiding in the house all day and not daring to go out? Also, so is Miss Wu, who doesn't say a word to me, only sneaks a look at me from time to time, obviously because he has something in his heart." ghost."

Su Mu only thought it was funny, and comforted him: "Older Wu is a rascal. It's not uncommon for this kind of person to go out to fool around and stay away from home for three to five days. His father is sick, so naturally he has to be raised in the house. Also, Ms. Wu is a lady from all over the world, and she is gentle if she doesn't talk to strangers. Xiaodie, you have been under a lot of pressure these past two days. I heard that you should go to bed obediently after dinner."

"What Wenya, do you think that the eldest lady is beautiful, so you speak good words for her?"

"You're taking it too far."

Xiaodie was still nagging: "To be honest, I have never seen such a beautiful woman, much prettier than Miss Hu."

Just as she was speaking, seeing Su Mu's face darken, she realized that she had slipped her words and felt guilty, so she lowered her head.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly seemed a bit dull. After eating, Xiaodie knew that she had said something wrong, so she hurriedly burned someone and helped Su Mu to wash her body and feet.

It is strange to say that although the place where Su Mu lives is narrow and secluded, it is cool.After taking a bath, I feel refreshed.

It was still early, so Su Mu was sitting under the eaves with a fan to enjoy the shade while thinking about his thoughts.

Ten taels of silver can be regarded as a solution to my urgent need. At least for half a year, I don't have to worry about three meals, but how to go in the future is worth thinking about.

The "Journey to the West" case is finally ending, and it is not clear at present.

To be on the safe side, he can only temporarily hide his name.As for the rural exam in August...

Su Mu sighed, it seems that at least this year he will not be able to participate.

The road to official career is not going to work, and the next step is to do business.

Now that I have some money on my body, then, what should I do?

After deliberating in his mind for a long time, Su Mu thought of several ideas, and was about to go back to the room to discuss with Xiaodie.

But after thinking about it, Xiaodie thought that she was still earning money by writing books, but now she said she wanted to start a business. It's really hard to lie!

In the midst of worry, the door of the north room opened with a creak, and a slim voice was heard.

It was Miss Wu who came out with a basin of water.

Su Mu stood up and cupped his hands: "Miss Wu, Wansheng lives here, did I cause trouble for you?" Indeed, this place is small, and the family of three lives well, but he and Xiaodie moved in. It makes them feel very inconvenient.

Ms. Wu didn't expect Su Mu to be under the eaves. She was a little surprised, then shook her head with a smile, and poured water into the gutter.

Wei Wei gave a blessing, went back to her room without saying a word.

Su Mu smiled, this Miss Wu really doesn't like to talk, if she didn't hear her voice last night, I really thought she was dumb!

That night, Su Mu didn't think about how to tell Xiaodie about it.

The next morning, when he just woke up, Xiaodie had already set up a small table in the yard, with all the treasures of the study on the table.

The little girl was rolling up her sleeves, pinning an ink ingot to rotate evenly in the inkstone, and the sound of grinding ink could be heard all over the courtyard.

"What are you doing early in the morning?" Su Mu asked.

"Young Master, why did you wake up so early? The tea has already been brewed, moisten your throat." Xiaodie smiled brightly, "Young Master, you want to make a living by selling literature. You have to write a lot of words every day."

When she was in Baoding before, she also saw her young master write manuscripts for money, and she had to write thousands of words every day, which was very tiring.

This time I'm going back to my old job.

Xiaodie also knows that such a thing has happened at home, and now she can only rely on this line of work to make a living, so that the young master can continue to work hard.In addition to feeling distressed, he decided to be Su Mu's back-up, making sure to arrange his daily life properly.

"Ah, little girl, you are going to be my master's supervisor!" Su Mu was dumbfounded.

This is trouble.

Unable to let Xiaodie down on him, Su Mu could only bite the bullet and sit on the chair, drank a few sips of tea, and ate two pieces of snacks for breakfast, so he regained his energy.

I thought: Isn’t it just writing a manuscript, it’s no big deal.When I went to the bookstore yesterday afternoon, the boss said that no manuscripts were accepted for the past two months.However, the reason why major booksellers do not accept books at present is because something happened to "Journey to the West", and the imperial court did not ban other books, nor did it say that novel books will not be published in the future.The market for story books is so big, it is impossible for booksellers to watch the white money and not make money.

The biggest possibility is to stop for a few months to see the limelight, and when the limelight comes over, everything will continue as usual.

"In this way, this matter can still be done." Su Mu's heart moved, and he thought again: "Now I, Su Mu, have some money, so I won't worry about having no money for food within half a year, and I can continue.

If you are going to do other business, the capital of ten taels of silver can't do much.Besides, doing business is not as simple as I imagined.Although he has more insight than the ancients, he can learn a lot of ideas from later generations.But to do it by hand, surveying the market, and specific operations are all a kind of knowledge, which requires a familiar process, which naturally implies certain risks.Instead of this, it is better to continue writing books, which is much safer.

It doesn't matter if the bookstore doesn't accept books recently, it's time to save some manuscripts and finish a book.Then, handing in the manuscript, taking the money, and leaving is also very convenient. "

"Let's calculate it in half a year. The bookseller made it clear yesterday that before the examination, the best-selling collection of books is Shiwen, and other types of books have to give way. Chunwei will be in March next year, and now it is July. month, exactly half a year until March."

"Since there is so much time, I might as well finish writing "A Dream of Red Mansions."

At this moment, a sound of "Peng!" was heard at the gate of the courtyard, and someone broke in.

Su Mu saw that it was the young master named Zhu Shou from yesterday, with two thugs by his side.

The middle-aged eunuch Liu Ban was also there.

"Could it be that you are here to find fault?" Su Mu was startled and frowned.