Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 555 What a real person
After arranging the writing of the manuscript, Liu Ya said to Jiang Zitao: "Okay, you can go back. I have to go to the workshop to discuss the printing of the book. But it's still the same sentence, what I asked you to write, you Can't say a word."

"Yes, Zitao understands." Jiang Zitao nodded, took the money and left happily.

Only then did Liu Ya say: "Shopkeeper Zhu, please lead the way. We will finalize the printing of this book today, and when the book comes back, we will have to rely on Shopkeeper Zhu's help to sell this book."

"That's that. Girl, you made a business in my shop. I want to ask for a lottery and make a fortune with you. However, the girl is really courageous. She printed a thousand books at once. Still without a bookseller underwriting, and no one contributing capital... It's rare."

After talking about it, Liu Ya felt that Zhu Nanshan's expression was a little regretful?But if you think about it, it’s not a masterpiece to just exchange 30 taels of silver for a pile of paper. No matter who thinks about it, you will think that this is a deal that guarantees no profit.

Thinking of this, Liu Ya wanted to laugh.Because she felt that if she told the following operation process, Zhu Nanshan would be surprised, and might even drop her jaw.

Zhu Nanshan took Liu Ya out, and closed the shop door without locking it.Probably because his small bookstore usually doesn't have much business.

Liu Ya followed him all the way to the back street, and found that there were more small workshops here.Some pottery and woodworkers, as well as dyeing workshops for dyeing cloth, are here.Thinking about it, the planning of this city is like this, the shops occupy one street, and the workshops are in the back street; as for those big restaurants, shops and brothels, they are all in the more prosperous places on the other side of the city.

"It's just in front. There is no signboard, but it smells like ink mud." Zhu Nanshan said, pointing to the second workshop in front.

At first glance, I really can't tell what kind of workshop this is. If Zhu Nanshan hadn't said that it smelled like ink mud, Liu Ya wouldn't have known that this was the place where books were printed.I saw that the house looked very ordinary, not much bigger than a private house, and the yard was in the back, but it was quite big.

"Hey, I came out to say hello to business. I brought my boss here. It's a big deal." Zhu Nanshan walked up and called, then turned around and said, "Girl, look, we've met so many times, but I haven't even asked about it." What's your last name? Don't mind, I'm too afraid to ask abruptly."

There are many rules in Liu Ya's ancient times, and the girl's name can't be said casually, especially her boudoir's name. It seems that other than her mother's family and her husband's family, she should not be asked casually.As for Zhu Nanshan, who runs a bookstore, it is estimated that the more contact with those scholars, the more strict these rules will be.But she wasn't so particular about it, so she said, "My surname is Liu, and my name is Liu Ya. You don't have to be polite as the shopkeeper. I'm here to do small business, and I don't stick to so many customs."

"Oh, Ms. Liu's business is not small. I have dealt with you a few times, and I know that you are a straightforward person with a lot of money, and you will definitely have a lot of business under your hands." As he said, Zhu Nanshan still stood up He gave a thumbs up and said, "Miss Liu, you can manage the business so smoothly at such a young age, which is really admirable."

Liu Ya knew that Zhu Nanshan was being polite, and he was also making friends with her.After all, everyone is willing to get close to a big client, hoping that he can take care of his business in the future.And since he was speaking politely, there was no need for Liu Ya to go back politely with him.

At this moment, the door of the small workshop opened, and a tall and thin man came out, wearing a cowhide apron, and the apron was also covered with black ink. Rubbing the ink on his hands.

Seeing this man, Zhu Nanshan introduced him, "Nanling, this is Miss Liu, and she is the one who wants to print books. And this time it's really a big deal. It's not three hundred copies, it's one thousand."

"A thousand copies? Second cousin, you didn't lie to me?" The man named Nanling was startled, ignored Liu Ya, and called Zhu Nanshan "Second Cousin".

The corners of Zhu Nanshan's mouth twitched when he heard it, and he looked back at Liu Ya and nodded embarrassedly: "This is my cousin from the same family. Anyone who works in our line of work is always related to relatives."

Liu Ya laughed when she heard that.She originally thought that Zhu Nanshan had accepted the benefits from the owner of the book printing workshop, so she was so eager to match up.Looking at it now, it turned out that he was taking care of the business of his brother, so it made sense.

Seeing Liu Ya smiled, Zhu Nanshan quickly explained: "Miss Liu, don't be biased. Although I introduced him to print books for you, I also asked you the price first from the bottom of my heart. They are all the same. As for the price, I relied on my relatives to lower the price for you. Otherwise, there is no discount for giving [-] copies of these [-] books. If you don’t believe me, you can go to other workshops to inquire about it .”

Liu Ya waved her hand and said, "It's okay, I trust shopkeeper Zhu. Asking someone to do something is really a matter of trust. I know shopkeeper Zhu has done his best, so I won't be suspicious. It would be great if he could take care of his own business. If it were me, I would do the same thing. As long as the quality is acceptable, then it’s fine.”

"It must be, my cousin is a real person. Hehe, Miss Liu, you are a smart person, and you should be able to see it."

What Zhu Nanshan said was correct.Liu Ya really saw that this little boss named "Nanling" was very real.Otherwise, as long as someone has a little bit of insight, he can't tell the relationship between him and Zhu Nanshan's relatives in front of his boss. Isn't it obvious that Zhu Nanshan can't come to power?

Seeing that Liu Ya really didn't show any displeasure, Zhu Nanshan secretly heaved a sigh of relief.Quickly poked his brother's finger, and said in a low voice: "You are so stupid, you don't know how to greet the boss? You come to talk nonsense to me. That's Miss Liu, and I want to talk to you about printing books."

"It's really a thousand copies?" Nanling then withdrew his surprised expression, turned to look at Liu Ya, and said, "Oh, it's a little boss. Don't worry about it, little boss. I'm really used to it. It’s not a bad thing. But I’m good at my work, and the craftsmanship is not to mention, and the carved characters are all first-class and beautiful.”

Liu Ya nodded and said, "Well, I'm willing to deal with real people. But I won't lie to you, and I won't pay you in the end."

After finishing speaking, Liu Ya took out the two small ingots from before, handed them over, and said, "This is ten taels of silver, which will be counted as the deposit for this book printing. However, I have one more request, you must agree. We can do this business for a long time.”

(End of this chapter)