"Oh my God, how come there is such a luxurious carriage in our village?"
"What's a carriage? Didn't you see how many gift boxes the people going to the Lu family carried?"
"When did the Lu family get to know such a wealthy person?"
"I heard that the Lu family bought land... maybe it's not necessarily because they took possession of the family property, but maybe it has something to do with the handsome young master."
"What do you mean?"
"It's bad, don't you understand? Why would a rich young man go to the Lu family? It's not to see Lu Feng's cripple, right?"
"You mean...he fell in love with Lu Manman and came to ask for his hand in marriage?"
…
The appearance of Ning Jing caused a lot of discussion in the village.
The courtyard of the Lu family was very quiet.
Gu Qin looked at Ning Jing and then at Lu Manman. Lu Manman's eyes had been fixed on Ning Jing since Ning Jing appeared. It seemed that he was not so focused on Gu Heng.
Suddenly, a crisis arose in Gu Qin's heart. Lu Manman must have fallen in love with Ning Jing. The last time Lu Manman made money, she was just aside, and she cooperated with Zhiyuan Book Company. Now that they have cooperated
, I’m afraid I won’t have to deal with Ning Jing very often in the future.
Gu Qin's heart was suffocated.
Gu Heng and Lu Manman had very little interaction and their relationship was not very deep. It was not a good thing for Ning Jing to appear at this time. No, she had to call Gu Heng back immediately! With this in mind, Gu Qin took advantage of
They didn't pay attention and turned around to leave.
"Why did Mr. Ning's family want to come to my place?" Lu Manman spoke first. When he saw Ning Jing entering the yard, he sat at the table in the yard drinking tea without saying a word.
"This tea is good." A chrysanthemum bloomed in the water, which was unique and innovative.
The corners of Lu Manman's lips twitched: "Dong Ning's family came to my place specially and brought so many things. Could it be that they just came to praise my tea?" He was so good-looking, but he didn't speak directly.
"Miss Lu has great literary talent. One song, "Compassion for the Peasants" and one "Quiet Night Thoughts" have already made many people rush to buy them. And I read the first thirty chapters of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and couldn't stop reading it.
I want to know what’s next.”
"I said that future chapters will be serialized every month. Don't think that because you are the owner, you can make an exception and let me reveal the chapter content to you in advance." Lu Manman said without thinking.
Ning Jing was stunned, he didn't mean that. But few people, especially women, could refuse him. He looked at Lu Manman and said, "Miss Lu, I misunderstood. I think our cooperation will be very pleasant. In addition, the sales model provided by Miss Lu,
I am confident that perhaps the county town, no, even the entire literary atmosphere of Xia He will change."
"oh."
Ning Jing was surprised by Lu Manman's indifference: "Miss Lu, I'll tell you the truth. I have a doubt. I hope Miss Lu can help me clear it up."
"you say."
"Miss Lu wants to remain mysterious and conceal her true identity, so I can understand why she uses aliases when signing her works, but why are the aliases different for each work? Li Bai, Cao Xueqin...isn't this spreading her fame away?"
Lu Manman thought Ning Jing would ask something, but it turned out to be this: "I didn't write this in the first place. I just borrowed other people's works. It would be a bit of a rogue thing to force my signature." Although this is an imaginary dynasty,
But you still have to respect the copyright of other people's works. After all, every work is someone else's hard work.
The shopkeeper of the bookstore looked at Lu Manman with wide eyes. She actually said this again. Could it be that these were really written by others? But is it possible? Take him as an example. Even if he has read the first thirty chapters of Dream of Red Mansions, he is asked to rewrite them silently.
He couldn't even come down.
"I dare to ask Miss Lu, where is the original author? If we directly use other people's works, will there be any subsequent trouble?"
Ning Jing opened her mouth and glanced at the bookstore shopkeeper. The shopkeeper couldn't tell that Lu Manman was using it as an excuse? If the work was really someone else's, why would a village girl from a small village know so much about it?
"There will be no trouble." Lu Manman said with certainty: "As for the original author, I don't know where he is, and you don't have to think about finding them."
A flash of understanding flashed in Ning Jing's eyes. Look, his guess was right. Lu Manman was the author, but he didn't admit it. But when it came to this, he couldn't continue to ask.
"Manman, your fiancé is back, why don't you serve him tea quickly?"
A shout instantly silenced the courtyard again.
Lu Manman's brows twitched. When he saw Gu Qin and Gu Heng walking into the courtyard, he was very confused as to why Gu Qin would say such a thing.
When Gu Qin saw everyone looking at her, she smiled awkwardly: "Manman, come here and help Auntie. I'll let Brother Heng handle it for you first."
Lu Manman opened her mouth, but before she could speak, she was unexpectedly pulled back by Gu Qinshi. She couldn't refuse Gu Qinshi, so she followed Gu Qinshi into the kitchen.
Gu Heng naturally put down his hoe, and a flash of light flashed in his eyes when he saw Ning Jing. Ning Jing was the owner of Zhiyuan Bookstore and the eldest son of the Earl of Far East. In his previous life, he only met Ning Jing after he became an official in the court, and knew that he
Being the owner of Zhiyuan Bookstore happened very later. I didn’t expect to meet him so early in this life.
"Fiancé? Are you engaged to Miss Lu?" Ning Jiang looked at Gu Heng. Even though Gu Heng was wearing coarse linen clothes and holding a hoe, his temperament and eyes could not hide it from others. He was afraid that he would be a promising person in the future.
of.
Gu Heng opened his mouth, rationally thinking of denying it, but that was not the case when he said it: "Well, what are you looking for with her?"
Seeing Gu Heng's admission, Ning Jing felt a flash of regret in her heart. She looked at Gu Heng with a hint of envy in her eyes: "You are very lucky."
"Yeah." Gu Heng did not deny it, knowing that Ning Jing was talking about Lu Manman.
"It's nothing, we just talked about cooperation." Ning Jing stood up, clasped his fists and said goodbye: "We will have to deal with each other more in the future, see you later."
"See you later." Gu Heng watched Ning Jing and Zhiyuan Bookstore leave.
When Lu Manman came out of the kitchen, she only saw Gu Heng alone in the yard: "Have they left? I still want to keep them for dinner."
Gu Heng turned around and looked straight at Lu Manman. Was she feeling sorry? She actually felt sorry for Ning Jing leaving!
Feeling the change in Gu Heng's expression when he looked at him, Lu Manman was startled, then frowned and looked at Gu Heng. There was a sharpness in his eyes when he looked at her. Did she offend him again?
"The grass in the ground has been removed. We can dig the soil and sow seeds in the afternoon. Have you solved the seed matter?" Gu Heng looked at Lu Manman and suppressed the inexplicable emotions that surged in his heart.
Lu Manman was stunned for a moment, his eyes gradually widened, and he slapped his head fiercely: "That's right, I'm just thinking about planting the land and haven't considered the seeds yet. Don't worry, I'll go find Uncle Li Zheng now."
Gu Heng looked at Lu Manman intently. Seeing that Lu Manman's mind was no longer on Ning Jing, his expression completely softened. When Lu Manman passed by him, he grabbed Lu Manman's wrist and looked into her eyes: "
Go cook for me."
"But……"
"I'll help you with the seeds." This chapter has been completed!