"Miss Lu, I looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally you are here."
The shopkeeper of the bookstore enthusiastically welcomed Lu Manman into Zhiyuan Bookstore: "If Miss Lu doesn't come again, I will go find you."
Lu Manman smiled awkwardly, but did not intend to explain that she was stuck by something. As soon as she walked into the bookstore, she handed him the first thirty chapters of "A Dream of Red Mansions". But what surprised her was that,
The shopkeeper of the bookstore did not read "Dream of Red Mansions" immediately but asked someone to send "Dream of Red Mansions" upstairs.
Wasn't it because of "Dream of Red Mansions" that the bookstore shopkeeper was enthusiastic about her? Or was he deliberately being reserved in front of her?
"Miss Lu, I have an unkind invitation today."
"Shopkeeper, please tell me."
"The pictures and text of "Compassion to the Peasants" that the girl painted last time were really amazing and have been sold. Today, if you are here, can you please ask me to draw another one? Of course, the price will still be the same as "Compassion to the Peasants".
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Lu Manman's eyes lit up. The shopkeeper of the bookstore wanted to give her money, so naturally she would not refuse. She only had one hundred taels of silver with her, but she gave Gu Heng seventy taels, and the remaining thirty taels of silver included
She took out ten taels of silver to buy land. Although Liu Neng now gave her food every day, Lu Feng needed to replenish his body. Liu Neng alone would definitely not be enough. In addition, the family also had to buy more clothes and wadding. She calculated it one after another.
He only had about ten taels of silver left on him.
There is too little money and no sense of security.
The bookstore manager's proposal made her excited.
"Then I prepare pen and ink for the girl?"
"good."
upstairs.
The man lowered the window and no longer looked at Lu Manman, but even if he didn't look at her, his mind pictured Lu Manman sitting at the desk naturally and confidently. A peasant woman has such a demeanor and appearance.
, it is really rare. He took the "Dream of Red Mansions" from the boy's hand, and he wanted to take a good look at what kind of story it was that could make the bookstore owner praise it so highly.
Lu Manman didn't notice that anyone was observing her. She sat on the chair and after a brief moment of meditation, she decided to draw the pictures and texts of Li Bai's "Quiet Night Thoughts".
The shopkeeper of the bookstore had stood beside Lu Manman early, watching her painting and writing poems, and felt that she was the most talented person he had ever seen. But as Lu Manman signed her name, he couldn't help but think of "Compassion for the Peasants" and
The author of "Dream of Red Mansions" has three works and three names. If Lu Manman just wanted to use aliases, it would be too much.
The last stroke is completed.
Lu Manman put down her pen and looked at the pictures and texts of "Quiet Night Thoughts" she had made. She was about to call the shopkeeper, but she found that the shopkeeper was beside her and was about to speak but was looking at her: "We are already familiar with each other.
, just tell the shopkeeper if you have anything."
"Miss Lu, why do you have different names for each of your works?" Finally, he couldn't help but ask.
Lu Manman was stunned for a moment, and then she realized that the bookstore owner was asking about the author of the poem. She smiled and said, "I'm not the one who wrote the poem. I just borrowed their poems and compiled pictures to suit the occasion."
The shopkeeper of the bookstore looked at Lu Manman intently. She was such a talented person, but so humble. It was a pity that she was not a man. If she were a man, she would probably be the number one scholar in the imperial examination. In the past, he only thought that Gu Heng was talented.
, but now he feels that Lu Manman is far more talented than Gu Heng.
Lu Manman didn't know what the bookkeeper was thinking, and she felt a little strange when she saw that he was looking at her with more and more solemn expression.
"Is the matter done?"
It was Gu Heng's voice.
Lu Manman was stunned, then turned around to see Gu Heng walking into the bookstore: "Are you talking to me?"
Gu Heng looked straight at Lu Manman. He was looking at her. If he wasn't talking to her, who was he talking to?
"Now that we've finished our work, let's go back together. Uncle Li Zheng is still waiting outside." As he spoke, Gu Heng bowed to the bookstore shopkeeper.
Lu Manman looked at Gu Heng in confusion: "Did you come here specifically to pick me up and take me back with you?"
Gu Heng looked at Lu Manman, she was not stupid.
Seeing that Gu Heng didn't refute, Lu Manman felt even more strange: "You suddenly care about me so much. Why do I feel so strange? Are you plotting something against me?"
Gu Heng's eyes darkened, she really dared to say: "What is there in you that is worthy of my calculations?"
Lu Manman thought for a while and shook his head: "That's right, I have nothing to offer, and I really have nothing for you to plot against. But you came to pick me up, which is strange no matter how you think about it. Wait...how did you know you were here?
I was still in the bookstore when?"
Their eyes met, Gu Heng didn't intend to answer Lu Manman's words, he just looked at the bookstore owner with a hint of direction.
The shopkeeper of the bookstore smiled and respectfully gave Lu Manman twenty taels of silver: "Miss Lu, since the chapters of "A Dream of Red Mansions" have been sent, I am going to start rubbing them and then start selling them according to the method we agreed on before.
, please wait for the good news."
Lu Manman took the money, with a smile on his face again: "Okay."
Gu Heng saluted the bookstore manager again, then turned and left. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Lu Manman following him, and his expression softened a lot.
After Lu Manman put away the money, he quickly caught up with Gu Heng and walked side by side with him: "When you go to the government office, Xu Guihua's matter should have a clue or conclusion."
Gu Heng nodded, Lu Manman was indeed very smart: "The government officials only used a few tricks, but Xu Guihua's men were recruited."
"Xu Guihua was beaten to death by him." Lu Manman said, and the smile on his face disappeared.
"Well, Xu Guihua was indeed beaten to death by him, but his mother didn't know it, but his mother knew and even encouraged her son to beat Xu Guihua."
In other words, Xu Guihua was often beaten? Lu Manman opened his mouth, but in the end nothing came out.
Gu Heng glanced at Lu Manman. Since he had mentioned it, he naturally wanted Lu Manman to know the whole story: "Doctor Gu is innocent. The prescription was changed by Xu Guihua's daughter Gu Mei. Gu Mei wants money."
"There is nothing good about this family." Lu Manman said, feeling a little uncomfortable: "Then what kind of punishment will they receive?"
"Mother-in-law Xu Guihua was acquitted. Her son committed a murder and should be sentenced to beheading. However, beheading requires the county magistrate to report to the Ministry of Punishments. It will take some time for the verdict to be pronounced. As for Xu Guihua's daughter Gu Mei, she was found guilty of frame-up.
Thirty big sticks in the court, and ten days in jail." Gu Heng said, looking at Lu Manman, and seeing that she looked worried, he continued: "Granny Xu Guihua has no son, and she will have no support in the future. Gu Mei
After this incident, I'm afraid her husband's family will have objections to her, and their lives will not be easy in the future."
Lu Manman frowned.
"Why, could it be that you feel sorry for them?"
"How is that possible?" Lu Manman denied without thinking. He didn't notice the flash in Gu Heng's eyes when he heard her speak: "They all brought this result on themselves, and they don't deserve sympathy."
"Then why are you like this?"
"I just think..." Lu Manman said, noticing that Gu Heng was looking at her: "Forget it, even if I tell you, you don't understand. There is a generation gap between us."
"Generation gap?" Gu Heng didn't like what Lu Manman said.
"There is a generation gap at the age of three." Lu Manman glanced at Gu Heng and then looked away. The generation gap between her and Gu Heng was too big, and there were barriers to communication.
Gu Heng paused, and then stopped. Seeing Lu Manman walking forward without looking back at him, his heart sank. The meaning of Lu Manman's words just now... Could it be that he disliked him for being too old? This chapter has been completed!