The Little Lucky Girl

After choosing the content, we start to determine the price.

Madam Xu was really generous to them. She directly set a high-quality reward of 100 wen for Lu Tai's book, and a medium-quality reward of 80 wen for Zheng Huan's book.

As for Feng Xu, the female boss twitched her lips as she looked at the page of paper they brought, and said tactfully, "That young man hasn't practiced calligraphy for a long time, so his handwriting is a little awkward. He just needs to practice more."

"What about mine?" Ming Youyou wrote a few words while they were talking.

Her handwriting was very large and there was a lot of ink on it. When she picked up the paper, the ink flowed down and made a black patch.

Madam Xu pushed her piece of paper far away, fearing that it would stain her eyes. "You can't hold the pen steadily yet. Practice for a few years first."

Lu Tai asked, "What kind of handwriting do you think is better for her to practice?"

He learned a lot of calligraphy from his grandfather when he was young. Now they can't afford copybooks, but he can imitate and write a few words for her to practice first.

"The girl is still young, let her write in her own style first, and then she can choose the font she likes to practice."

Madam Xu said Ming Youyou, but her eyes were always on Lu Tai. She smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, do you know other fonts? Why don't you write them down for me to see?"

Before Lu Tai could speak, he heard someone outside the door asking, "Is Mr. Xu here?"

Madam Xu looked in the direction of the voice, her eyes instantly brightened, and she immediately forgot about the people in front of her, stood up and rushed towards the person who came.

"Hey Mr. Luo, you're finally here. You may not know that these days people come to ask you for the books you copied. How many books did you bring this time? Don't worry, I still charge 300 wen for each copy."

Ming Youyou was very surprised when she heard this. It was three times more than Lu Tai's.

The key point is that Mr. Luo is skinny and his face is not even as good-looking as Feng Xu. Why is Madam Xu so enthusiastic?

She waved to the guy standing nearby, "Who is this person?"

The waiter was surprised and said, "You don't know him? He is Luo Xiucai from Bailu Academy, and he is also a celebrity in our county. Oh, that's right, at his age, he doesn't need to go to your house to buy facial cream, it's normal that you haven't seen him."

Ming Youyou asked, "Because he is famous, are the books he copied so valuable?"

The guy laughed and said, "There are many famous people, but only a few are worthy of our boss's attention."

He brought over a copy of the Analects copied by Luo Xiucai and asked, "Look at the handwriting here. Is it wonderful?"

Ming Youyou didn't know how to appreciate handwriting yet, but she felt that it was written very smoothly, like the willow trees by the river, but not straight, and the branches could sway in the wind.

Lu Tai also exclaimed: "It is upright and elegant, and it is indeed a good handwriting."

The waiter said, "Rich families in the county are willing to use Luo Xiucai's copy when they buy enlightenment textbooks for their children, hoping that their children will also be influenced by his literary style. Some families will buy a good book from other places and ask him to copy it again to keep it for their descendants to collect."

Ming Youyou and the others were filled with envy after hearing this. It turned out that copying books could have so many benefits.

Luo Xiucai had almost finished talking to Madam Xu, so he took out a book from his bosom and said, "This is a new book I wrote. Would you like to take a look at it?"

Madam Xu snatched it away and said in surprise, "Why did you take it out just now? You don't need to read what you wrote, it is of the highest quality. We agreed that I want the exclusive right for five taels of silver."

Ming Youyou and the others exclaimed in surprise. It turns out that writing storybooks is so profitable. This is much more promising than copying books.

She and Lu Tai were very excited, "Why don't we try it too?"

Zheng Huan was still rational. "We don't even know how to write. It's better to copy books. We can't aim too high."

After Mr. Luo left, Madam Xu finally remembered them. She sold them a stack of papers on credit and was very nice to waive the deposit she had originally taken away.

Coming out of the bookstore, seeing that it was still early, the three of them decided not to rush and just strolled around casually.

It was Zheng Huan’s first time to visit the county town. He felt that although it was not as prosperous as the capital, the people there were simple and honest, which made him feel relaxed.

Lu Tai borrowed a hat from Madam Xu. After putting it on, it covered most of his face. Now he felt quite comfortable.

He looked at the shop across the street and asked in confusion, "Why do the signs of this 'Xu's Restaurant' and the 'Xu's Bookstore' we just visited seem to have been written by the same person? Are they the same company?"

Ming Youyou said happily: "It really is the same family, both are owned by Mr. Xu."

Mr. Xu was a wealthy man in their county. He had no sons, only two daughters, so he decided to give one shop to each of them.

Mr. Xu favored his eldest daughter, Madam Xu, and wanted to leave the restaurant to her, but she didn't want it and just wanted to do some small business in the small bookstore.

"Don't restaurants make more money?" Zheng Huan and the other two asked in confusion. Judging from Madam Xu's appearance, she didn't seem to be someone who didn't love money.

Ming Youyou said happily: "She thinks making money is important, but mood is more important."

Most of the people who come and go in the restaurant are slick and mercenary businessmen, and there are no good-looking students who are pleasing to the eye.

She added, "Actually, my mother said that Madam Xu is a smart person. She talks about elegant things with others every day, makes a lot of money, and lives a comfortable life. Unlike her sister, she used some tricks to compete for the restaurant. It seems that she got what she wanted, but she works hard every day and looks older than her sister."

"My mother also said that when I grow up, our family will open another shop, specializing in selling facial cream to male customers. Then I will be in charge of it, so that I can enjoy the sight of women like Madam Xu every day, and then she can choose a suitable son-in-law from them."

Zheng Huanlu Tai: ...I always feel that the education in their family is a bit strange.

The three of them turned an intersection and found that there were more pedestrians on the road. Some of them were walking in a hurry and almost bumped into them.

They watched those people run to a teahouse, where cheers could be heard from time to time.

Ming Youyou's eyes lit up, "The storyteller has a new story to tell."

She immediately pulled the two of them over and vaguely heard the storyteller's rhythmic voice, "...... I saw Young Master Zheng stepping on the opponent's back and saying to his men: 'Come here, beat him hard. It's okay if you don't kill him, but if you injure him, I'll take care of him. I have plenty of money.'......"

Lu Tai was so angry that he pulled off his hat and said, "This guy is making up lies about us again."

Ming Youyou remembered a sentence she had heard from Zheng Dao, so she stood on tiptoe and patted Zheng Huan on the shoulder and said, "Although you are no longer in the martial arts world, your legend is still there."

Zheng Huan's expression was calm, "Let's go quickly, Feng Xu is still waiting for us."

Lu Tai was surprised and asked, "Aren't you going to argue with them?"

Zheng Huan: "Will it work? How many storytellers does Quan Dayu have? Can you argue with them one by one?"

Ming Youyou nodded, "There are also merchants from Da Qi and Daliang here. They also like to listen. Maybe they will take your story to their countries as well."

Zheng Huanlu Tai: ...Actually, you don’t have to say anything.

Ming Youyou's eyes suddenly lit up, "The storyteller should know how to write a storybook. He is my friend. Let's go and ask him. He will definitely tell us."