The ancient farming life of liberal arts scum

After Shen Ge's words came out, Aunt Niu never mentioned Manzi's marriage again, and it seemed that she planned to wait for Manzi's success before asking for a suitable woman.

After this incident, Manzi worked even harder when he came to study at night, and he learned very fast.Shen Ge was worried that he would not be able to teach him, so he wanted to persuade him to study with Master Wu, but because he didn't discuss it with Master Wu, he had to give up temporarily.

Because of Manzi's affairs, Shen Ge planned to take some time to visit Mrs. Wu. It happened that he had finished writing most of his new script, and he could take it with him to the shopkeeper He Ji's study when he went to the county town.

Shen Ge's book sold very well, and the first batch of [-] handwritten copies were sold out within ten days.Shopkeeper He saw that it was selling well, so he talked with Shen Ge again, and took the copy to print.Shopkeeper He both prints and sells, Shen Ge writes, and both parties share a [-]-[-] profit.

A story book sold for 25 Wen, and a total of more than 400 copies were sold in just three months. After excluding the cost, Shen Ge received 810 and [-] Wen, which is more than four taels of silver. It can be said that he can buy mu of land and make a profit. Not abundant.

Shen Ge has been poor for a long time, and finally had an income, so he naturally took care of it, and now he has finished writing the third book, and he just took advantage of the rest day to send it to shopkeeper He.

Shen Ge used to ask Xun Feiguang for advice before delivering the script.

Xun Feiguang is half teacher and half friend to Shen Ge, and every time Shen Ge finishes writing a new storybook, he will send it to Xun Feiguang for reading.Xun Feiguang's opinions often benefit Shen Ge a lot, and as time goes by, he likes to discuss with Xun Feiguang more and more.

In the quiet room, Xun Feiguang held Shen Ge's new storybook and watched it for a long time, frowning slightly, and said after deliberation: "The wonderful is the wonderful, but, is your storybook too shocking?"

Shen Ge's first storybook was about a martial arts man who loves revenge and enmity. However, the swordsman used martial arts to break the law. Although the book sold very well, it was not so suitable for large-scale sales.Shopkeeper He secretly asked Shen Ge in private, telling him to put it away when writing. It's good to be happy and enmity, but I don't know when it will be eye-catching and cause some disputes.Shen Ge is a scholar who needs to be tested for juren, so we should pay more attention to this aspect.

Shopkeeper He had good intentions, and Shen Ge changed the tobacco powder in the second book.This story book sold well, but Shen Ge always felt that it was not smooth to write, especially the reciprocal verses.

So when writing the third book, Shen Ge had a flash of inspiration, and borrowed the writing techniques of his previous life to write the horror story book.

There are stories of ghosts and ghosts these days, but they are by no means weird and terrifying. Even if there are ghosts, they are mostly ghosts of talented children, or they are karma, unlike the book in Xun Feiguang's hands, where all kinds of weird and terrifying things can be seen directly. Human hair is creepy.

Shen Ge sat up straight, "It's a little scary, what does Master Xun think?"

"Those who are timid will not be able to sleep at night after watching it."

The story in Shen Ge's storybook is located in Kunjiu County. A family abused their daughter-in-law to death and were revenged by the daughter-in-law who turned into a ghost.The story is not necessarily new, but the technique is definitely refreshing.Even when Shen Ge was writing, he almost frightened himself. When he wrote about the horror, he forced Manzi to stay at home with him.

Xun Fei's expression on Guang's face was not so agreeable, Shen Ge hurriedly promised, "Just write this one, and I won't write any more in the future. Let's see if there are many people who like it."

The writing of Shen Ge's stories is quite poignant, beautiful and weird. Xun Feiguang has never appreciated these things, but it should be admitted that his writing is good, which is quite refreshing.Xun Feiguang glanced at him, and thought to himself, he doesn't know where he got his strange talent.

Xun Feiguang knew that he was going to send the scripts to the county, worried that he would be frightened by writing these scripts recently, and was afraid on the road alone, so he asked, "Let Xun Qi give you a ride?"

"No, for such a short distance, I can just walk by myself."

Xun Qi laughed at the side, and interjected, "The old slave will send you off, you have to carry so many things this time, so as not to make your shoulders bloody again."

The story of Shen Ge carrying a basket on his back has spread throughout Xunjiazhuang, and Manager Xun naturally knows it too.

Shen Ge shyly said, "No need, I really didn't memorize many things this time." Even last time, it only looked more serious, but in fact the injury was not serious.His shoulder was also numb, and he didn't feel any pain, otherwise it would never have been injured.

After Shen Ge went to the county seat, Xun Qi sighed: "I don't know where Shen Ge'er got such an ingenious idea to write such an article."

"When you see him smiling, you can tell where he's narrow-minded. It's probably meant to scare people." Xun Feiguang licked his lips when he said this, "Don't Master Xiao love these ghosts the most? Wait for his words to be printed. In the future, you will send a copy to Xiao Zang."

"Yes."

Mr. Xiao Xiao Zang loves these things, he is afraid that these things are also famous.

Shen Ge went out early in the morning to enter the county seat. This time he had no companions, but everyone in the nearby villages knew him, and Shen Ge often greeted people along the way.

When Shen Ge arrived in Kunjiu County, he went to Master's house first, and had dinner at Master Wu's house as usual.

After hearing about Manzi's situation, Master Wu said to his disciples: "Since he has this talent, you can bring him to my place to have a look. If he is really outstanding in character and ability, I will not accept money from him."

Master Wu gave Shen Ge a lot of face, Shen Ge said with a smile: "If he intends to take the imperial examination, the disciple must bring him as soon as possible."

After talking about the barbarian, Master Wu checked Shen Ge's homework again. He unexpectedly found that Shen Ge had actually benefited from being a tutor, and he couldn't help but wondered: "Which expert did you get advice from?" ? The article is written so much more steadily than before.”

"Didn't I tell you that there is an adult living in seclusion on the west mountain of the village? It is that adult, thanks to his guidance during these days."

Master Wu instantly thought of this lord who always appeared in the mouth of his disciples. After reading Shen Ge's article, he couldn't help but respect this lord more.Master Wu told Shen Ge: "It's your luck to meet such an adult, you must not neglect him."

"Don't worry, master, I know."

Mrs. Wu usually takes care of academic matters, while Mrs. Wu focuses on Shen Ge's daily life. When Chen Ge came, there was one less chicken in her yard, and Shen Ge couldn't persuade her.

At the dinner table, Mrs. Wu felt distressed while pinching chicken legs for Shen Ge, "Ge'er, have you lost weight again? Look at your pale face. Being a school teacher is too hard?"

Master Wu was eating with his head depressed. Wu Qiu glanced at Shen Ge and couldn't help saying: "Mother, brother, this is obviously covered in white. Look at how good his skin is."

"What's white? It's bloodless! Ge'er, you're exhausted, eat more chicken tonic."

"Master, don't just put it in my bowl, you can eat it too."

"Hey, I ate it." Mrs. Wu took back her chopsticks and ate her own. After a while, she added vegetables to Shen Ge's bowl, "Ge'er, my mother's family brought me root ginseng, we don't need this, you Take it back to eat?"

"Master." Shen Ge didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I'm in good health and don't need to eat ginseng."

The more Mrs. Wu looked at her, the more she felt that Shen Ge was thinner, "Look at you, you are skinny, what's wrong with you? I think the Chinese New Year is coming up in a few months, why don't you move to Kunjiu County to live with us, just to take care of you."

Shen Ge is still growing, he is indeed thin, but he doesn't look sick and crooked.Seeing that the dishes in the bowl were piled up higher and higher, Shen Ge hurriedly looked at the master.

Master Wu received his disciple's eyes asking for help, and coughed, "Let's eat first."

After dinner, Chen Ge said goodbye to Master Wu, while his wife was still busy in the kitchen, he hurriedly bid farewell.If it's too late, the teacher may have to give him another load of food. The master's family is not rich, so it's really hard for Shen Ge to eat and take food.

Master Wu came back to her senses and saw that Shen Ge had already left, she sighed, "Old man, why don't you let Ge Er take Shen with you? You can see that he is getting thinner and thinner, and it's not a problem."

Master Wu narrowed his eyes, completely disapproving, "A woman's opinion! It's better to be busy with something, those who are busy with nothing will soon lose their energy, look how bright Geer's eyes are."

"Hey, you still said something was wrong, did you think Ge'er was just something wrong? He's so busy that he's almost turning black now!"

Master Wu couldn't say no to Mrs. Wu, so he wiped his face that was almost sprayed with saliva, so he could only say: "Anyway, it's almost the twelfth lunar month, you just ask Geer to come over to celebrate the New Year."

Mrs. Wu won the victory and turned around to do her work. Even if Mrs. Wu didn't say anything, she still had to persuade Chen Ge to come to his house for the New Year. While making up for him, it also saved him from not being able to take care of himself when he was too young. kitchen.

After Shen Ge left the master's house, he turned to He Ji's study. The shopkeeper He wanted to greet the guests, so he was in the study all day long, so there was no need to worry about not being able to find anyone.

When Shen Ge arrived, he hadn't had time to take out the new story book, but shopkeeper He waved to Shen Ge with a smile on his face, "Chen Geer, said Cao Cao Cao Cao is here, I was just looking for you."

"Shopkeeper He, what's the matter?"

"Do you know about the Golden Bamboo Troupe?"

The Golden Bamboo Troupe is the largest troupe in Kunjiu County. Shen Ge has seen several performances by this troupe, so of course he knows.

Shen Ge said with a smile: "It seems to be a happy event, so please tell the shopkeeper He frankly."

"Hey, I really can't hide it from you. The head of the Golden Bamboo Troupe came to me and said that he wanted to spend ten taels to ask you to write a new play for them, that is, the Peach Blossom Immortal Sword. Look—"

Shen Ge pondered for a while and asked: "I wrote it because you didn't talk to anyone?"

Shopkeeper He stared, "Of course, how can I reveal your identity?"

There are only a thousand words in a play, and you can get ten taels of silver for writing such a small amount, Shen Ge doesn't want to miss it.

"Then please shopkeeper He continue to keep it a secret for me. Please don't worry about it, and ask me what the requirements of Jinzhuban are. If it is suitable, I will accept this show.

When the members of the Jinzhu class found Shopkeeper He, they gave him gifts, and Shopkeeper He naturally cared about it. Seeing that Shen Ge was interested, he hurriedly confirmed the matter and smiled: "Don't worry, Chen Geer, I will help you make inquiries. How's your news?"