On an ordinary summer day, "Farming Notes" went on sale in some bookstores in the capital.
This is what Duan Mingjing personally went to negotiate with various bookstores. He would put the books on consignment in other people's stores. When the books were sold out, he would go to the cashier. If the books were not sold out, he would take them back after a while. Duan Mingjing borrowed them.
With a bit of respect from my own mother, and the shopkeeper in the bookstore seeing the finished book, this matter was quickly facilitated!
Because of its large content, "Little Notes on Farming" is divided into three volumes: upper, lower and middle volumes.
The Duan family spent a lot of money to print the book. In addition to the thousands of taels spent on buying the printing house, they also spent thousands of silver on the labor costs of engraving.
Those who can read these days are not poor families, and the price of high-quality white paper and ink used for printing books is not within the reach of ordinary families.
Even so, Qiao Lan still set the price at the lowest price. One volume of the book costs 500 words, and the three volumes together only cost one and a half silver. Including the paper, ink and labor costs, the rest was paid for by the Duan family.
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Naturally, Qiao Lan had her own considerations in setting the price like this. She was not printing books to make money.
If someone wants to buy it, he can always buy it with grit. For example, the poor student raised by a farm family can contribute to his hometown and fields with this book!
Compared with Qiao Lan's doubts, Duan Mingjing is extremely confident in "Farming Notes"!
What his mother wrote is the first agricultural book in ancient and modern times, and with the pictures, it is suitable for all ages!
Although it was a rare agricultural book, she didn't know how big the market was, so Qiao Lan only asked the bookstore to print 500 copies. If the 500 copies were sold out, it wouldn't be too late to print others.
If you can't sell it all by then, you can pass it on to your family or give it to relatives and friends.
So when "Farming Notes" was released, Qiao Lan also gave it away to countless close family members in the capital.
Mr. Helan gave it as a gift, the Pei family gave it as a gift, and the Ning family who was about to get engaged to the Duan family also gave it as a gift.
With the intentional promotion of the Duan Ning family, Duan Sitong and Liulang of the Ning family met several times. Both parties were very satisfied and naturally started to intend to get engaged.
In summer, the crops in the field only require a little watering and fertilization, so Qiao Lan doesn't need to worry too much.
Qiao Lan returned to her house in the capital early, observing the sales of books while helping her granddaughter arrange her wedding.
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Compared to book sales, her granddaughter's marriage is more important to Qiao Lan.
Before the two families submitted the notice, Wang asked people to inquire about the Ning family, and also told Qiao Lan a lot about the news.
The Ning family is a scholarly family. Although it is not as famous as the Pei family since the previous dynasty, it is also a rare and kind family in the capital. They usually discipline the children in the family very strictly. They can only take concubines when they are thirty and have no children.
There is only one elder in his forties who has lost his wife. He has two concubines and only one wife. The house is very clean.
Liulang of the Ning family grew up by his father's side. He only had two servants who had served him since he was a child. He had no maids to share the house with, so he kept himself clean!
Logically speaking, the Ning family, with their status, would not have to worry about having a daughter-in-law. Most of the time, other families would rush to marry their daughters to the Ning family.
However, Liu Lang of the Ning family has not yet been engaged in his twenties. In the eyes of others, he either has a hidden disease or is too picky.
Ning Liulang was really picky about the information Wang asked for!
Liulang of the Ning family is the youngest son of the eldest son of the Ning family. Mrs. Ning has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son was sent away early, leaving a son and a daughter by her side.
The daughter was carefully selected to marry into the Pei family, but the younger son became a big problem.
She was dissatisfied with this family, and even more dissatisfied with that family. Although Mrs. Ning worried a lot about the marriage, Ning Liulang himself was extremely smart.
Guang became a sixth-rank honest official in the Hanlin Academy.
Compared with men of the same age, the future is naturally unlimited! Of course, there is no need to worry about getting a wife!
Duan Sitong's father died early. Although there were men in the Duan family, they were all white. The whole family relied on Qiao Lan's title to support him. After Qiao Lan a hundred years later, there would be nothing left.
Marrying Duan Sitong to the Ning family is considered a high-class marriage.
It was precisely for this reason that Wang wanted to make her daughter's dowry thicker so that others would not look down upon her.
Wang told Qiao Lan about this matter, and Qiao Lan also nodded.
Qiao Lan rummaged through Qiao's memories to learn more about Beijing's wedding rules. It was different from theirs. After marriage, it was not a common property of husband and wife. The dowry brought by a married woman could only be used by the married woman, and there was no need to add any extra.
Give it to your husband's family. If it is seized by your husband's family, you can go to the Yamen and file a lawsuit to get it back.
But life after marriage cannot be so clearly divided. Even if the husband's family gives monthly silver, it is only based on profit sharing. It is impossible to give a large sum of money in one go. Unless the married lady is very popular with her husband and leaves all his private accounts to his wife.
Take care of it, otherwise you have to rely on your own dowry.
Putting aside these things, the man also needs to give a gift list before the marriage. When getting married, the woman must take it with her. If the dowry is less than others, even if the husband's family doesn't mind, it can be seen by others.
Okay, I want to talk a little bit.
This is exactly what it means to marry someone from the right family.
It was also because of this that Wang wanted to add more dowry to Duan Sitong.
Wang's family also prepared a dowry for her before she got married. Wang planned to give half of it to her daughter, including the wealth her husband had saved while he was still alive and the money he earned over the years.
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This is all the Wang family can afford. As for the remaining half, she will leave it to her other child and a little money for herself.
When Mrs. Wang showed Qiao Lan the gift list she had made up, Qiao Lan realized that Mrs. Wang's money was of no use at all.
Only Duan Mingjing and others gave Duan Sitong something.
Qiao Lan took a look and said, "Aunt Xiang, I'll take the key from my private vault and give it to the eldest lady in five thousand taels of silver."
After hearing this, Ms. Wang looked horrified: "Mother, this is too much. This money is your private money, mother. How could you give so much to Tong'er!"
Qiao Lan calmly patted Wang's hand and said, "It's okay! There's more!"
"There are still 10,000 taels of silver in the account book of this public school. There are so many children in the family. I can't give more to Tong'er. I'll give her 3,000 taels first. I originally wanted to add some shops and fields to Tong'er.
, I don’t plan to buy a shop or a field for the time being. After I take care of the things in the field, I will prepare a village for the children at home, and each village will be equipped with a few servants who can take care of it! I can save money in the future.
A lot of heart!"
If there was no such thing as the Little Ice Age, Qiao Lan would definitely give Duan Sitong a Zhuangzi. No matter what era it is, land is very important.
But if something happens in the future, it won't be enough to have Zhuangzi and land. No matter how good the farmland is, it is destined to become a wasteland once a war breaks out. Qiao Lan directly gave the money, and the money will maintain its value!