"Sir, you asked me to protect you."

She said she knew martial arts, and Qi Tian indeed asked her to protect herself.

But isn't this a bit... overly defensive?

Looking at Xie Jinxi who had passed out in the distance with a black line on his face, Qi Tian quickly went up and pinched the person.

After spending a while of effort, the two finally pinched Xie Jinxi back.

"Are you OK?"

Qitian's heart trembled. He was not too worried about Xie Jinxi's injury.

What he worries about is losing money.

After all, Xie Jinxi is also the eldest son of the Xie family.

If you are blackmailing yourself, you won't be able to explain it clearly.

"No...it's okay."

He helped him up, and Bai Ling, who knew he was wrong, poured a cup of tea with an apologetic smile and walked to Xie Jinxi.

"Thank you, Master, for tea."

As soon as the swaying Xie Jinxi saw Bai Ling approaching, he immediately moved back a little in fright and looked at her with a wary face.

"You stay away from me...!"

"oh."

Bai Ling lowered his head obediently and ran back behind Qi Tian.

Qi Tian changed the topic and said:

"I heard that Brother Xie has been waiting for me these days. What's going on?"

Speaking of this, Xie Jinxi rubbed his sore chest and said:

"It's like this. I recently found out that Sihai Study can read books for free, and I became obsessed with it. I happened to have some snacks and tea, so I stayed there for a long time..."

Xie Jinxi is a good writer.

Can explain things in great detail.

Qi Tian didn't have time to listen to so many useless things, so he said helplessly:

"Brother Xie, let's get straight to the point."

The other party nodded and said seriously:

"I found that the fonts in the Four Seas Study Room are all the same. This is extremely rare! Can you tell me the secret of the books in the Four Seas Study Room?"

Um?

Qi Tian raised his eyebrows.

I didn't expect Xie Jinxi to be so sharp.

Under normal circumstances, when anyone writes, even if they write the same words, there will be many subtle differences.

But in the books made by Qitian using movable type printing, all the characters are exactly the same, which naturally seems a bit strange.

"Okay, come with me."

Looking at the curious Xie Jinxi, Qi Tian took him to the backyard of Sihai Study without hiding it.

There are already several workers hired by Qi Tian to select blocks of characters and dip them in ink for printing.

"It's so magical?!"

Xie Jinxi immediately understood Qitian's method of making money.

If he went back by himself and copied Qitian's idea, with the strength of the Xie family, the money he earned would be gone!

But then, Qi Tian's words extinguished his illusions.

"Yes, that's why His Majesty specifically approved my cooperation with the imperial court to expand Sihai Study to the entire territory of Daliang."

"Ah this..."

Xie Jinxi felt a little regretful.

Since this matter involves His Majesty and the court, he can't do it.

After all, you can't steal the imperial court's job.

But he has been sitting here for several days, and there is no way he will return empty-handed.

So he sat there in a daze and refused to move, scratching his head and thinking.

Suddenly, Xie Jinxi's eyes lit up.

"Brother Qitian! I thought of it!"

"What comes to mind?"

"I want to cooperate with you! Sell all of your books to me at a slightly lower price. I will ship them to the north and sell them. When I go to the north, I will sell them at a slightly higher price. This way I can make money and you can sell them stably.

Book, how about it?"

If the Xie family joins in, things will get interesting.

Qi Tian was stunned for a moment, feeling ecstatic.

With their power among the people, selling Qitian's books is easier than drinking water.

In this way, we can also achieve the goal of selling books to various places as mentioned by Emperor Liang.

"How many books can you accept?"

"Books in the north are expensive, there are few copyists, and there are even very few people who are literate, but there are many people who dream of taking the imperial examination..."

After Xie Jinxi explained with a smile, he handed Qi Tian the questions.

"If your book is good and cheap, you can sell it wherever you want, so... I will take as much as I have!"

Hearing these words, even Yun Niang, who was chatting quietly with Bai Ling in the backyard, was shocked.

She hurried over and said:

"Really? Master Xie?!"

"Of course it's true. Our Xie family still means what we say!"

Xie Jinxi patted her chest and assured Qi Tian and Yun Niang.

Bai Ling on the side curled his lips, as if he had a grudge against Xie Jinxi's rejection of him just now.

"Huh, sir, don't believe him. He was so angry with you last time in the imperial examination. Now he will cooperate with you as soon as he says it will be beneficial. It will be bad if he causes harm later!"

When Yun Niang heard what her sister said, she immediately covered her mouth.

"Bailing, don't say that to others."

Xie Jinxi's face was full of astonishment, and then he suddenly burst into laughter.

"So this is how you miss me!"

"I hope Brother Xie won't be surprised. This little girl under my command is not so obedient."

Qitian didn't want to let the duck fly out of his hand.

But Xie Jinxi said seriously:

"Qitian, you have misunderstood me. In fact, when I was so angry in the court, I realized the gap between you and me. Although I am unwilling to do so, my Xie family's signboard is placed here, and I will not be cautious.

I will cheat you when doing business."

"Haha, that's fine."

Since the other party made it so clear, Qi Tian definitely wouldn't say anything more and simply nodded.

Xie Jinxi then looked at Bai Ling and said:

"If you are afraid that I will deceive your young master, I can give you the full payment first, and then you can give me the things after you make the book!"

Seeing that the other party was so upright, Yun Niang immediately tugged on Bai Ling's sleeve and said:

"Have you seen it? Why don't you apologize to Mr. Xie?"

"Hehe, I was wrong! Mr. Xie, can you forgive me?"

Bai Ling stared at her big watery eyes, her face flushed.

People can't help but feel pity after seeing it.

She had served Empress Zhang for several years, and when she met the children of these aristocratic families, she was not timid at all, but had a very straightforward personality.

But when Qi Tian saw this, his face was filled with black lines.

Why does it taste like tea?

An illusion, it must be an illusion!
To be continued...