Medical Officer Royal Kitchen

A few people put the Spring Festival couplets on the door of the house, and there was a sense of vitality in an instant, and the feeling of being prosperous was beautiful.Neighbors found it fresh after reading it, but after asking, they found out that it was written by Xiao Chenzi, who said that it was called Spring Festival couplets, and they had to be posted during the Spring Festival to have meaning.As soon as everyone heard that this made sense, they all bought red paper and ran to his house.

Unexpectedly, after a while, there was a long queue in front of Mo Jingchen's house, all of them came to ask him to write Spring Festival couplets.

There are hundreds of households in Zhongxu Village, all of them came to ask him to write Spring Festival couplets. After writing for a whole day, their fingers almost got cramped, and Mo Jingchen couldn't stop enjoying it.

This matter soon spread to Shangxu Village and Xiaxu Village, and they all came to ask Mo Jingchen to write Spring Festival couplets, so the amount of work would be huge.It was a happy thing to be knocked on the door early the next morning and get up to continue writing Spring Festival couplets, but it was very troublesome that so many people asked him to write.

"Brother Chen, it's too bad for you to write for everyone like this for nothing, why don't I find a way for you." Xu Li rubbed his hands beside him, with a mysterious expression on his face.

Mo Jingchen put the written copy aside, looked up with interest.

"Quickly tell me, what is the solution." Rubbing the joints of his hands, it was a little painful.

"Brother Chen, it's too bad for you to write to them for nothing. I have a little idea, and I'll tell you about it. It's not a compromise." He lowered his voice and continued, "Brother Chen, you It’s better to publish a book, a book of Spring Festival couplets, and then let everyone buy it back and write it by themselves. They can write, but they don’t know how to write the upper and lower couplets. This book can still be sold for money, and you don't have to work so hard." Xu Li's voice was very low, as if he was afraid of being overheard by others.

When Mo Jingchen heard it, his mind became clear instantly. That's right, why didn't he think of this? He was overjoyed, slapped him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Xu Li, it's not bad, you have a bright mind." , Why didn’t I think of this way.”

"You pretend to be big things in your mind. You don't need to think about such small things like sesame and mung beans. I just thought of them just now." Having said that, he still raised his chin proudly with a smug look on his face.What an honor to be praised by Brother Chen.

"This is a good way. Let's do what we say. If you go and talk to the outsiders now, it means that a book will be published tomorrow, and everyone can buy it back and write it themselves. This will make more sense." Mo Jingchen laughed and said It's really nice to make a small profit.

"Brother Chen, what is our price?" Xu Li asked a key question. If it is too expensive, everyone may not want to buy it easily.

"Five Wen copper plate, do you think it's feasible?" Mo Jingchen said.

Xu Li immediately shook his head, "This is something you invented, no one else has it, and five coins is too cheap, at least one tael of silver is needed." One tael of silver is still not enough.

Mo Jingchen also shook his head, "One tael of silver is too much, and it's not about making a lot of money with this, so let's use five copper coins." One tael of silver is a big mouth for a lion.

"No, no, if you think it's too much, then drop it a little bit. Fifty cents, you see, we also need to buy notebooks and pens and inks. This is the cost, as well as your time and labor for writing, all of which have to be taken into account. Ah." Xu Li sounded plausible, and his analysis made sense.

But Mo Jingchen still shook his head, "Ten copper coins, that's the deal, you go and buy some ink when you come back, the house is almost running out." Mo Jingchen handed him ten taels of silver and asked him to buy ink.

Xu Li still wanted to talk, but he pushed him out. One penny is about 3 yuan in RMB, and ten pennies is 30 yuan, which is already very expensive.

Soon Xu Li bought ink back, he is very excited now, he thought of this method, he is very proud, he even ran to Brother Xu's house halfway, and told him about it, seeing his surprised expression, he felt even more excited Shocked, he ran back to Mo Jingchen's house even harder.

After discussion, the size of the paper is set at 105 and 148, which is equivalent to the size of A6 paper we are talking about. There are ten sheets in total, single-sided.

Mo Jingchen has been writing brush characters since he was a child, and the small regular regular script is very beautiful when written. With the speed, he can write freely.

Xu Li was rubbing ink beside him, looking at Brother Chen's aura, he was completely impressed, especially Brother Chen's serious side face, handsome and incomparable beauty, he was a little crazy to look at, and secretly decided in his heart that he would follow Brother Chen for the rest of his life .

Mo Jingchen didn't know that he had these thoughts, otherwise he would have to hit his head to wake him up.

In one day, Mo Jingchen did not rest, and wrote a total of eight books, each of which did not repeat the upper and lower couplets, which is already quite powerful.

He stretched his shoulders, handed the notebook to Xu Li, and said, "You can find someone to copy a few copies, and then sell them, and the money you get from the sale will belong to you." Mo Jingchen handed him the notebook and said.Xu Li was stunned, and he didn't dare to take his raised hand.

"Brother Chen, this... this is a day of hard work for you to write, how can you give me the silver taels you sold, this... this is not good, I can't take it." He shrank his hands and backed away.

But Mo Jingchen threw it away casually, Xu Li was so frightened that he quickly caught it, and shouted anxiously, "Brother Chen, what are you doing?"

"You call me brother, I can't let you call me in vain. Didn't I say it was your birthday yesterday, so I gave it to you as a gift. It's up to you how to control it. Okay, I'm very tired today, I have to rest , remember to close the door when you go out." After speaking, he walked to the back room, he was really tired.

Xu Li stood there, stunned for a long time, his eyes were a little wet, looking at the eight Spring Festival couplets in his hand, he felt heavy, he stood for a long time, bowed deeply to the room, and then left with the book in his arms .

One book is ten copper coins, and eight books are eighty coins. With his clever mind, he can earn more, so that he can pay back the wine money his father owes, and don't have to be blocked at the door of the house when the New Year comes.

Xu Li is unmarried in his 20s, not because of others, but because of his father. He owes a lot of money for drinking and gambling. No girl wants to go to his house to suffer. If he gives him money for nothing, he will not accept it. Seeing that he usually looks cheerful, but he is quite stubborn in his heart, otherwise he would have asked him to borrow money due to his relationship with Mo Jingchen, but he didn't.Mo Jingchen is not a fool either, he knows the people around him, so he naturally knows his situation, so this matter can help him.

Soon, Xu Li earned his first sum of money. He folded and copied the eight books, and divided them into three parts. One part was bought for ten copper coins, and the third copy was thirty copper coins. It turned out to be very popular. It was snatched up as soon as it was shot.

He played a clever trick and only published two copies, leaving six copies to be published slowly later. The two copies were divided into six copies, and countless copies were made. They were sold in Xujia Village and then sold in the county. I think it's good to see this new thing, and the festive festival must be prosperous.

When he happily ran to Brother Chen's house with the money he sold, Mo Jingchen told him another way to make money, that is to cut window grilles, fold the red paper in half, and then draw various patterns on it , After cutting it with scissors, after unfolding, it becomes a lifelike flower or bird, which is very vivid.

Xu Li straightened his eyes, and was so happy that he almost hugged Mo Jingchen and kissed him.

Then it is conceivable that Xu Li made a lot of money just by relying on Spring Festival couplets and window grilles. In just a few days, he earned 500 taels of silver. Although it is only a few hundred taels of silver, but for his family, It is already something that may not be harvested in a lifetime.

Mo Jingchen told him to do it by himself, but the fire could not be covered with paper, and soon someone found out that Xu Li earned so much money because of Mo Jingchen's good attention, and immediately went to the place with chickens and ducks When his family ran, they were afraid that they would be robbed if they were a step too late, but they still took a step too late. Once the year passed, Mo Jingchen packed up his things and went to the county town with Yan'er and Wu Yan. The people in the city didn't know about it, so They didn't block him either.

Seeing that every household was pasted with Spring Festival couplets, red lanterns and window grilles, with the taste of the Spring Festival, Mo Jingchen felt so warm all of a sudden, even this cold winter was not so cold.

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When he came to the county town to gather, he had in his pocket the 500 taels of silver that Uncle Lei had forced into him. He said that he represented the entire Xujia Village, and he couldn’t lose face when he went out, and he couldn’t afford to be inferior to others in terms of food and clothing. Jing Chen couldn't refuse, so he could only accept it.

The three of them stood in front of the post station, which was set up by the Food Association. It was usually deserted, but there were so many people at this time.

Standing in the crowd, the three of Mo Jingchen stood out, and there was only one reason, that is, Mo Jingchen was good-looking, delicate and clean, with a neat and clean body, and Yan'er beside him, although he was only six years old, had a pouty face She is very cute, but the most eye-catching is Wu Yan, with a prominent height, a cold and serious expression, and the aura on her body that makes people dare not get too close.Such a combination, of course, is the most conspicuous among this group of big five and three rough people, but things didn't go his way. He wanted to keep a low profile, but his strength was not enough, and they immediately became everyone's focus.

Holding a knife to support a spoon in the kitchen is impossible without a strong arm. Even wearing thick clothes in winter, you can still see the muscles on their bodies.They had never seen someone like Mo Jingchen before. Standing in front of them, Mo Jingchen could easily be carried on his shoulders.

"Where did this baby come from? Is this baby weaned?" A rough, thunderous voice sounded above his head, and his saliva spewed out as he spoke.

Mo Jingchen frowned, walked to the side, took out a handkerchief and wiped his face in disgust.

The rough man's voice sounded again, "Hey, do you dislike my saliva? I can tell you that no one disliked me when I stewed pig's trotters in the kitchen. They still eat deliciously." He spoke The mouth still didn't close the door, and the saliva sprayed out visible to the naked eye.

Mo Jingchen didn't like it so much that he didn't even bother to answer him. He didn't expect to be found fault so soon.

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