Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

"It's well written!" Chen Shushang praised: "The plot is twists and turns, and it makes people feel nervous and excited when reading it. The writing style of this article is very different from that of ordinary words, and it is very attractive."

"Master Jia, you haven't finished writing this, have you?" Bookseller Chen asked doubtfully as he flipped through the manuscript.

"Actually, I finished it." Jia Cong smiled: "It's just that I took the original copy and showed it to you, sir. It's like asking for directions. Maybe this book will sell?"

"It can be sold!" Chen Shushang made a judgment based on his own experience, and replied without hesitation: "But I always have to take a look at the next book to see if it has already been written? If the ending is reasonable, there is The same standard, I will accept it immediately, nothing else!"

"Well, it's late today. At this time tomorrow, I'll come again and bring the manuscript for the next volume. After Mr. has seen it, let's talk about other things." After Jia Cong finished speaking, he asked for the manuscript back from the reluctant Chen bookseller. , and left cleanly.To catch up is not to do business, you have to whet your appetite to gain the upper hand in negotiations.Although he expressed his intention of not wanting to be known, the introducer should vaguely mention his own identity to Chen Shushang.After all, the noble children are different from ordinary civilians and down-and-out literati, and Chen Shushang has always had a good reputation, so I believe he will not deceive himself.

On the second day, Chen Shushang was fascinated by the manuscript brought by Jia Cong.

After a long time, Chen Shushang put down the manuscript in his hand and let out a long breath: "I didn't expect this to be the case. The murderer turned out to be Sun Wangjin. It really is a clever construction, which corresponds to his previous description!"

In this case, it was Sun Wangjin who saw that Ma Shan was carrying a large sum of gold and silver, so seeing the money, he took advantage of Ma Shan's unpreparedness and murdered him.He tied his body to a boulder and threw it into the river, but the officials couldn't find it for a while.After it was salvaged, there were no traces of murder.

After Liang left home in Mashan that day, he met his cousin. Therefore, neither of them dared to tell the truth, and his cousin naturally couldn't provide witnesses.Zhang Li had indeed played tricks on the accounts, and he was worried about how to explain it to Ma Shan, so he drank some wine that day and fell asleep. The warehouse had been idle for a long time, and no one happened to see him.

However, the Skynet was sparse and not leaking, but Sun Wangjin's answer to the yamen servant's question showed his flaws.He said that he went to Ma Shan's house to urge Ma Shan.His exact words were: Mrs. Ma, is Brother Ma Shan at home?He made an appointment with me to go to Jiangnan by boat, but it has been a long time now, and I haven't met him yet! "

But he was here to urge Ma Shan, shouldn't he just call Ma Shan's name, why did he call Liang Shi, a woman he didn't know very well?There was only one explanation, because he really knew that Ma Shan was not at home.Not only had he met Ma Shan, he had killed him!

The investigators of the Ministry of Criminal Justice had fallen into a fixed mindset, because everyone knew that Ma Shan was dead, so they didn't think Sun Wangjin's statement was wrong.But after Li Chenxi carefully reviewed the case files, a flash of inspiration finally broke through this confinement and found the real culprit!

He asked Jia Cong again: "Young Master Jia, from my experience, if your manuscript is published in a book, it will definitely be popular. I don't know, what is the plan of Young Master Jia's brother, and what is the price? As for the problem, young master Jia may decide."

"Of course!" Jia Cong agreed without hesitation.

"These manuscripts are sold to you. I will sign my pen name on it, but my pen name cannot be borrowed. This, we have to make a document, and both of us have to sign it in duplicate. This time I want to sell the manuscript for 100 taels of silver. Today you gave me the silver, and I will hand over the manuscript to you. The money and the goods are cleared. I want a bank note, which is convenient to carry. In addition, Mr. Chen must It has to be kept secret and cannot be leaked out, otherwise I will be compensated with ten times the remuneration paid to me for the manuscript!"

"Of course, I have already heard about Mr. Chen's reputation, and I can trust it." Jia Cong added another word of relief.

Chen Shushang paused in his heart, he knew a little about Jia Cong's background, and thought that young master Jia's move must not want his family to know the source of his money and keep it for private savings.He also knows the rules of the big family. Before the family is divided, it is often forbidden to accumulate private wealth, especially the concubine, who is stared at by the mistress of the family, and is not well-off.

It doesn't matter, most of the writers under him don't want others to know their true identities, he has always been experienced in keeping secrets.However, he couldn't help but marvel in his heart, could the author of this manuscript really be that young master Jia, this is really amazing!Although the article is in vernacular, without too many poetic embellishments, the writing is meticulous and wonderfully conceived, which is refreshing. Among the people who wrote Huaben, this style has never been seen before.Could it be that the children of officials and eunuchs are really different from ordinary people and matured early?

"Just don't worry about this. I have been selling chatterbooks for many years, and I have never done anything bad! We can also settle the paperwork. But, Young Master Jia, I am a little puzzled." Chen Shushang asked: "100 taels Although the money is not low, it can't be called very high. Young Master Jia is very confident in his manuscript, and I can see that I appreciate this manuscript very much, but he didn't charge a high price. Young Master Jia is a man who has seen People in the world are not like down-and-out scholars, and 100 taels of silver is not a lot in their eyes."

Jia Cong smiled slightly: "Mr. Chen, it's your first time to cooperate, and the future will be long, so why worry about the gain or loss of money once or twice. My collection of detective cases is more than one. If the response is good, I will write it down one by one. When the time comes , Mr. Chen will not treat me badly, will he?"

"Young master Jia, you have a bright mind!" Chen Shushang gave a thumbs up and praised: "Don't worry, this book is selling well, and I will never treat you poorly next time! What we expect is a long and long time." cooperation!"

As he said that, Chen Shushang quickly picked up his pen and began to draw up documents.After writing down his name, he hesitated and asked, "Young Master Jia, how do you write your name?"

"Just use my pen name!" Jia Cong thought for a while, then sighed slightly: "Shiwaike, my name is Shiwaike!" He thought with a wry smile in his heart, this name really suits him. To be high-end, give yourself a pseudonym of 'Flying Immortal from Heaven', imagine in your mind that the white clothes are fluttering, looking down on the world like a fairy, but the sword of Dachmoth hangs high above your head God, where in the world is there such a distressed immortal?Ye Gucheng also refused to agree!Alas, it's really miserable, hug yourself to comfort for 1 minute!

After carefully reading the document and finding no mistakes, Jia Cong picked up his pen and signed the name of 'Shiwaike', still in willow script.What he is practicing hard now is the Guange style, because it will be used in the imperial examination in the future. Now he deliberately uses the willow script used in his previous life to sign his name, just to leave no traces, and to let both the Jia family and the imperial court be recognized. It's better if you can't find this layer!

Jia Cong carefully put away his paperwork, and suddenly he thought of an idea: "Mr. Chen, as the saying goes: the smell of wine is afraid of the alley! No matter how good a thing is, you can't be lonely. My book The story book, you can divide it into two volumes and print them out for sale. When the first volume is sold, each volume will be accompanied by a questionnaire for readers to make a guess. If you are interested, you can write down the name of the murderer you think and invest in it. You can put it in a prepared cardboard box here. After the next volume is sold, the readers who guessed the correct answer will be picked out in public and rewarded. If the number of people who guessed correctly is not too small, you can use a lottery to determine the next ten Or [-] places, each person will prepare a prize, it depends on who is lucky. This will mobilize everyone's interest, people, there is always a winning heart, hope to get a lottery, at least It is human nature to be able to show that you are capable and sharper than others. Do you think this is feasible?"

Chen Shushang's mind turned sharply, he slapped his thigh, and said happily: "Not bad, not bad, it doesn't cost a lot of money, and it can arouse everyone's interest. This is a good idea!"

"In the future, all books about investigating cases can be handled in this way, and I'm not the only one who wrote them." Jia Cong smiled slightly: "Everyone who opens a shop will sell business, but there is also a certain way to sell. This is the call for selling books." way."

"Young master Jia, then I will use your method. After your book is sold, I will invite you to visit!" Chen Shushang said happily.

"It's easy to say, easy to say!" Jia Cong said with a smile, feeling a little relieved, his road to making money in the world of red chambers has finally begun.

Back at Rongguo Mansion, Jia Cong quietly hid the banknote, thinking in his heart, will someone implement the idea he gave last time?It's nothing now, if he earns more money in the future, he will think about transferring the money slowly.It is a safe way to store it in the safe of a pawn shop or a bank.It is still far away from the overthrow of Jia's mansion. Jia's mansion has not yet ushered in its own highlight moment, and he still has time to prepare.Now, he sat down slowly at the desk, sharpened the ink by himself, and conceived the next script.

After a long time, he wrote the title on the white paper: "The Case of Murder in the Secret Room"

Chen Shushang moved very quickly, and soon after, Jia Cong saw someone put the book under the table in the ethnology and looked at it secretly.Before one person finished reading, the people next to him eagerly urged and waited to borrow.At lunch, they even got together to discuss endlessly, express their views, and even quarrel over it.

"Brother Cong, have you read this book?" Jia Jun, a member of the Jia family, asked.

Jia Cong ate with relish, and casually replied, "No, what book is it?"

"Oh, you haven't read it yet. It's a pity that I can't discuss it with you. After I finish reading it, I will lend it to you!" Jia Zhu said, and turned to discuss with his companion again.

"Oh, by the way, Brother Cong, I heard that Baoyu, Brother Huan, and Brother Lan from your second uncle's family are all coming to school, and the younger brother of Grandma Xiaorong's natal family in Dongfu is also coming to attend school. Learn." The speaker was Jin Rong, the nephew of Jia Huang's second grandma.

"Oh, Baoyu and the others have reached the age of going to school. Uncle Zheng is naturally eager to urge him to study. In the past, the old lady was reluctant." Jia Cong thought to himself, Grandma Xiaorong's natal brother, isn't that the one in the book? What about Qin Zhong, that er, beautiful young man with a daughter-like personality who has an indistinct relationship with Jia Baoyu?Jia Cong didn't dislike homosexuality, but he didn't like this one.Not to mention pretentious words and deeds, the bones of his dear sister who loves him are not cold, and when he is staying in the nun's nunnery on the way to the funeral, he can have fun fooling around with the little nun, that is really unpopular!

But it has nothing to do with him, as long as he looks at it coldly.

Jia Baoyu came to study, and Qin Zhong also accompanied him to study.The second master of Phoenix Egg Treasure really had an extraordinary appearance, and he was very particular about his clothes, including pens, inks, paper and inkstones, sachets and other accessories were also the best.There are also many servants in the entourage, there are four book boys, and there is Li Gui, the grandma, who is surrounded by stars.In contrast, Jia Cong only had his nanny Qi Pingan to take care of him, but he was very poor.

Jia Cong didn't care about these things, he looked at Jia Baoyu, who was in high spirits and handsome, with a pity welling up from the bottom of his heart, and he sighed endlessly.The more prosperous and prosperous today, the more sought after by thousands of people, once reduced to dust, how sad and desolate it will be!Things are people and things are not everything, only "full of absurd words, a handful of bitter tears"!

However, Jia Lan and Jia Huan may not be indifferent.Jia Lan kept to himself, never caused trouble, and only read and wrote silently, without showing any dissatisfaction.But even with his cousin Jia Cong, he was closer than his uncle Jia Baoyu.Jia Cong could see that Jia Lan was a deep-minded person, and he was originally the eldest son and grandson of the second room. According to etiquette, he should be more noble than Jia Baoyu, but in Jia's family, he and his mother did not get what they deserved. If you pay attention, can you not hold resentment?

Jia Huan often expressed his dissatisfaction with Jia Baoyu in front of Jia Cong, but he didn't dare to do anything, he just vented his complaints, and Jia Cong ignored it.

But not long after, there was a big commotion in ethnology.Jia Dairu ordered Jia Rui to take charge of the school because of family affairs.The middle school students of the family had always disliked Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong, and when they saw that no one was restraining them, Jin Rong and the others began to tease and mock Qin Zhong. In a ball, pens, inks, papers and inkstones flew around, until Li Gui came in and suppressed them.

This farce ended with Jin Rong's kowtow in apology, otherwise he would not be able to stay in the school, so he had to swallow his anger and submit.Jia Cong shook his head secretly. Although Jia Rui had the position of supervisor, he couldn't control him from the beginning to the end. Even Li Gui could ignore him and help him make the decision.It can be seen that Jia Baoyu's status is prominent, and the people around him are like chickens and dogs, how can others be surprised when they see it?Furthermore, it also shows that Jia Dairu's lineage is indeed rare in the clan, but he only bears the name of a member of the Jia family, and even the shameless slaves don't quite buy it.

A few days later, it was Jia Jing's birthday in the Eastern Mansion. He lived in a Taoist temple and cultivated immortals, but Jia Zhen also held a big banquet at home to celebrate his birthday, and Jia Cong was also invited to the banquet without mentioning it.

While Jia Cong was busy studying and writing his next book, Jia Rui suddenly didn't come to study ethnology for a few days. Later, even Jia Dairu asked for leave to let the students review the book by themselves.The schoolchildren said that Jia Rui was seriously ill, and now he is in a critical condition, and he is afraid that he will die!Jia Dairu was running around seeking medical advice for his grandson, how could he care about their studies.

Jia Cong suddenly remembered the plot in the book, and was startled.