Li Zhan put down the Buddhist beads in his hand, looked at Mr. Chen seriously, and asked curiously: "Mr. Chen, what happened that made you have such a big change in your opinion of that boy Bai Song? Is it because of this printing?
Technique?"
"What else?!" Mr. Chen felt confused. He thought that this movable type printing technique was too important and even had strategic significance for governing the country and bringing peace to the people. If someone from the Holy Lotus Sect mastered this technique, how could it be given to him for no reason? At least.
It is also necessary to make some secrets and take the opportunity to gather a group of believers.
"Brother Li, don't underestimate this method. I'm going to research it on my own. When it can really be put into use, I will report it to the imperial court and promote movable type printing throughout the Tang Dynasty. I will also ask for credit from the Bai Song Dynasty."
Li Zhan frowned. After listening to Mr. Chen's words, instead of dispelling his suspicion of Bai Song, he felt that Bai Song was even more suspicious.
Li Zhan knew Mr. Chen well. He was a stubborn old man who was used to doing things his own way. The things he believed in would not be easily changed. The followers of the Holy Lotus Sect were good at deceiving people. There were many demons in the sect and their methods were extremely clever.
Mr. Chen, who was so stubborn, realized Song Tian's great change in just one day. He secretly said that the Holy Lotus Sect's bewitching methods were indeed well-deserved, and he felt even more uneasy. He stared at Mr. Chen and sighed: "Mr. Chen, Holy Lotus
It’s not easy to see clearly what a believer is, so don’t trust others casually, or you may get angry and get burned.”
After hearing this, Mr. Chen looked at Li Zhan's expression and realized that the prince did not understand movable type printing and did not like the drawings in his hand. He suddenly felt irritable and took the drawings back, leaving four words.
Gone.
"Play the piano to the cow!"
…
At this moment, Bai Song has returned to Xiangyang Street.
Although Mr. Chen did not explicitly say that he would no longer ban the Three Kingdoms, he knew from the other party's attitude that the other party had relaxed its attitude.
After all, he is known as a literary sage. In the past few days, he was in trouble and banned books, and in the next few days, he stood up and rebelled. It is not good for his reputation.
Bai Song also only needs one attitude. Knowing Mr. Chen's attitude, everything is no longer a problem.
Along the way, Dongfang Bai was called out and the unsold books he had hoarded at home were placed at the door of the restaurant.
The restaurant door was also opened, and the business that had been dormant for a few days was restarted.
Donglai Restaurant opened for business, and even more arrogantly set up a bookstall at the door, and put out a notice saying that Donglai Restaurant would reopen the Three Kingdoms course in two days.
For a moment, scattered pedestrians cast curious glances.
The business has just started, and there are many people watching the excitement, but no one dares to buy or sell.
The guests all want to check the situation and wonder if anyone will intervene.
Not only were the guests unsure, Dongfang Bai was also a little uneasy.
After all, even the government has issued documents regarding the ban of books, and there is no news about it. It is really risky to just show it out in such a big way.
"Mr. Bai, is this really possible?" Dongfang Bai asked worriedly as he looked at the group of people watching outside.
Bai Song folded his hands and looked very relaxed: "Don't worry, there won't be any problems."
After waiting for a while, a carriage stopped at the door, and a somewhat familiar woman came out of the carriage.
The woman threw her dress off the ground and walked slowly with small steps. Her body was mostly decorated with gold and silver, and she looked very noble. She was young and had good facial features. She was a real beauty. It was just a little bit between her eyebrows.
Arrogant and disdainful, he doesn't seem to like strangers very much.
The other party walked to the bookstall, picked up a book, flipped through it casually, and raised his lips at Bai Song: "Mr. Bai, you are starting your business again so soon? You are quite courageous!"
The voice was also very familiar. Bai Song always felt that he had seen him somewhere before, so he looked at the other person carefully.
"Young Master is so forgetful that you don't recognize him after just a few days without seeing him?"
"Miss Chen!" Bai Song suddenly realized, a trace of hostility flashed in his eyes.
This woman hated herself for taking over the restaurant across the street at a low price, and out of revenge, she bought the two shops next door. She clearly wanted to take revenge.
Now that the restaurant has just opened, the other party rushed over in a hurry. How can I talk to you easily?
Bai Song frowned: "Miss Chen is also interested in the Three Kingdoms?"
"What do women like about the Three Kingdoms? They are just a little interested in the business that the young master is doing. This book business is quite good and quite profitable! How much does one book cost?"
"One hundred articles."
Chen Xirong put the book down casually, turned around and clapped his hands gracefully.
A few seconds later, the door of the cloth shop next door suddenly opened, and a few waiters came out. Without saying a word, they took down the sign of the cloth shop and quickly put up a new sign of "Book Club Three Kingdoms". The door curtain was pulled up with red silk.
After hanging up the lanterns, a new store appeared within a few minutes.
"Everyone, the Three Kingdoms Book Club is opening today. The storybook of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is ninety Chinese per volume. The opening bonus is on a first come, first served basis!"
The Bai Song Dynasty was confused, and so were the people.
A new bookstore appeared like magic, no one expected it.
Moreover, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms books displayed by the other bookstore were many times more than those hoarded by the Bai Song Dynasty.
Not only is the price cheaper, it also loses a few points in terms of momentum.
The people around him were not fools. As soon as the battle started, it was clear that they were going to fight against Bai Song.
Bai Song regained his composure and his face turned green!
I thought that this pirated copy was a slap in the face. This is the first time I have seen someone selling pirated copies so arrogantly.
But in ancient times, there was no such thing as copyright, and there was no way to prevent theft of Chinese script manuscripts. Piracy was an inevitable problem.
Before that, there were many pirated booksellers in the county.
But most of those booksellers still have some dignity, they sell secretly, and their scale is not large.
This Miss Chen family is different. She is in charge of many industries of the Chen family, has abundant funds, and can also use the largest official printing factory, Shangxian Publishing House, for mass production. How can she be compared to the pirated peddlers I encountered before?
What's even more sad is that Bai Song just passed on the movable type printing technology to Mr. Chen. Even if it hasn't been studied and put into production yet, it will be a matter of time.
Bai Song never dreamed that one day he would lift a stone and destroy his own family.
"I wiped it!" Bai Song wiped the sweat from his forehead and didn't know what to do for a while.
Dongfang Bai was so angry that he blushed and went up and pointed at the other party and asked: "You...don't bully others from the Chen family too much. The Three Kingdoms was originally born from my son, so why do you..."
"Girl, if you don't accept it, you can go to the government to file a lawsuit. Let's take a look at which of the laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that only your family is allowed to sell to the Three Kingdoms, but not mine?"
"you……"
Chen Xirong was high-spirited, caressing Fa Si, and said with a smile: "There is no morality in business, Mr. Bai, is the little girl right?"
This woman was so provocative that Bai Song rarely looked ugly.
After being silent for a long time, Bai Song clapped his hands: "I admire you. Miss Chen's family deserves to be in charge of the Chen family. It's really extraordinary. But... the days are long, let's take our time."
"Giggle, giggle... The little lady also has this intention. The Chen family's money is not so easy to earn." Chen Xirong said something and smiled mysteriously again, "Oh, by the way... the little lady also prepared a surprise for Mr. Bai.
, guess what it is?"
Bai Song frowned: "I would like to hear the details."
Standing in front of Donglai Restaurant, Chen Xirong clapped his hands again.
After a while, the door of the house on the right side of the restaurant also opened, and a group of ducks came out of the house. Several old women boiled water, holding knives, grabbed a few ducks and threw them into the boiling water. Suddenly, there was a rush of ducks.
Taste.
"Free poultry slaughtering. Dear fellow villagers, if you have poultry to be slaughtered, you can send it here. The Chen family says they will not charge a penny."
The ducks were very irritated. After a few ducks were scalded, they started to leave school again. Several old women were plucking their feathers quickly. The smell rose and made the people around them take a few steps back.
"You! You..." Dongfang Bai was so angry that his eyes were red, "You are killing ducks here, how can we... how can we do business in our restaurant? Why are you such a despicable woman!"
Chen Xirong shrugged nonchalantly: "Well, as I said, if you don't accept it, go to the government and file a complaint."
"You...you...you!" Dongfang Bai was so angry that her chest was heaving. She had seen countless despicable people, but none of them could compare to this young lady from the Chen family.
Compared with her, the previous boss Zhang was simply a living Bodhisattva.
"Forget it!" Bai Song pulled Dongfang Bai and persuaded her, "The other party came prepared. It's not worth getting angry with her."
"But...how can we do business after that?"
"Don't worry, the days are long and there will always be time to teach her a lesson."
After saying that, he sneered at Chen Xirong: "Miss Chen, you have seen a lot today, so I will leave now."
Trouble ensues one after another. Just after the elder of the Chen family has been dealt with, another younger one of the Chen family comes.
It seems that from now on I will have nothing to do with anyone named Chen.
Dongfang Bai has been urging Bai Song to find a solution, but this matter just happened and it cannot be solved in a short time.
Bai Song was wrapped a little tightly, and he excused himself by saying that he wanted to take a nap, and then he felt peaceful for a while.
In the office on the second floor of the restaurant, Bai Song was lying alone, thinking about another thing.
When I went out today, I learned from the chats of passers-by on the street that the couple who were killed by the Holy Lotus Sect were actually the plaintiff couple who gave the money.
When I think about it, this is really strange.
Bai Song still remembered that the couple said that Su Ming warned them to be careful, as if they knew in advance that the couple would be in danger.
Bai Song didn't pay attention at that time, but he never thought that the couple would really be killed.
When I think about it today, I always feel that there is a force watching behind the whole thing.
But how could the death of a scholar cause so many problems?
Then I thought of Xiang'er's casual words: "Some people in the outside world are spreading rumors that this girl Qing'er is involved with the Holy Lotus Sect. It would be better not to get close to her in the future."
Is it possible...
Thinking of this, Bai Song quickly shook his head, wondering where he had gone. How could this be possible?
Moved by a thought, I fell asleep at some point.
I don't know how long I slept for, but Bai Song was woken up by someone.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Dongfang Bai standing in front of him with tears in his eyes, like an angry little daughter-in-law, sobbing and speechless.
