Chapter 39: Grasp with both hands, both hands must be strong

"What? They printed... 80 copies!?"

Everyone gasped!

Even Ouyang Ye was shocked.

He knew the court's printing cycle. With so many books, he thought it would take at least three months.

But now, it only took one month to print out eighty copies! ?

The clerk pointed at the box and said to Ouyang Ye with a laugh:

“Thanks to movable type printing, we can save the time of making engraving plates, and we don’t have to worry about mistakes or damage.

As long as you make enough type blocks, printing books is extremely fast, hahahaha!

These students came to me specifically and asked if I could print out the book first, saying that this book is very important for the students taking the county exam this year.

I reported this to the prefect, and he agreed immediately, so he printed these two boxes of books urgently."

"I see." Ouyang Ye's expression was no longer as solemn as before.

The other students were also stunned.

"It was actually... printed specifically for us?"

"I just slandered them like that. It's really... really hateful!"

"With these books, I will be more confident in this county exam! Thank you, thank you!"

Ouyang Ye nodded to Zhu Lan and others, his appreciation evident in words, and then announced the distribution of books.

Due to the backwardness of printing technology, books of this era were always expensive and students had to buy them at their own expense.

However, Zhu Lan and others won great honor for the academy this time, as well as three thousand taels of silver.

Ouyang Ye announced on the spot that the cost of printing this compilation would be borne entirely by the academy and distributed free of charge to all students taking the county examination!

This huge favor was naturally remembered by Zhu Lan and others.

The students came up one by one to receive the books, and after receiving the books, they all expressed their gratitude to Zhu Lan and others.

Zhu Lan and the others were very happy.

Ouyang Ye and the people in the government office were also very happy.

The students were almost going crazy with joy!

Except for Zhu Qingyan, she couldn't understand, she really couldn't understand!

I thought I had figured out a way to kill two birds with one stone. Not only could I learn the contents of that compilation, but I could also get Zhu Lan and others expelled from school. In the end, I would be the only one in the academy who knew those topics. Isn't this a huge advantage?

However, I never expected that Zhu Lan and the others had no intention of keeping it secret. If it were me, I would definitely try my best to hide such important information, but they just casually took it out and shared it with everyone?

Aren't they afraid of being threatened by others?

Poor girl, every time she followed Zhu Lan secretly, her hands were sore from copying books, but in the end all her copying was in vain!

There is one more sad person in this city.

She clenched her fists silently and walked out of the crowd.

Until there was no one around, she suddenly heard someone calling her from behind.

"Wait a minute."

It was Zhu Lan's voice.

Are you here to laugh at her?

Zhu Qingyan turned around with a gloomy face.

She couldn't understand why Zhu Lan and the others did this.

Zhu Lan guessed her thoughts and said calmly:

"We are not stupid, nor are we saints, we just see things more clearly.

In the matter of imperial examinations, our competitors are not the dozens of classmates in the academy, but the scholars all over the world.

Only if Longchang Academy is good can we obtain more resources and go further.

Involution is never as good as unity and outvolution. "

Zhu Qingyan did not fully understand what the so-called "involution" meant.

She only knew that although her methods were not very bright, she was also the one who had mastered that information.

Now that everyone has a copy of the information, my little advantage has disappeared!

"Aren't you afraid that someone else will get the book and take your place?"

"Then you can give it a try." Zhu Lan smiled indifferently.

"This book is just a compilation of past county exams, not this year's exam questions. It's actually not as important as you think.

For those who are capable of passing the county examination, this book is the icing on the cake.

But we cannot provide timely help to mediocre people.

Just like giving you a good pot, whether you can make delicious dishes depends on the cook's skills. "

Let alone anything else, but when it comes to exams, they have never been afraid, okay?

Zhu Qingyan didn't know where this group of people got their confidence from, but she was speechless after hearing Zhu Lan's words.

With a cold snort, he turned and was about to leave.

“These are childish tricks, so I’ll quit while I’m ahead. I have no interest in wasting time on unimportant people and things.

Also, what happened on the mountain was just something I said unintentionally, so you don’t need to think too much about it.”

Zhu Qingyan paused and when she turned around, Zhu Lan had already left, seemingly not caring whether she believed it or not.

Zhu Qingyan stood there in a daze, suddenly feeling a little crazy.

Unimportant people and things?

Could it be that my carefully planned plan is completely unimportant to her and she doesn't care about it at all?

She would feel better if Zhu Lan was willing to fight with her.

But the opponent just ignored him, making him feel like all his strength was hitting a ball of cotton. However, Zhu Lan always managed to make the best use of his strength, and in the end he was always left feeling extremely angry.

Also, what does her last sentence mean?

Didn’t she already win today? Why is she telling me this again?

Does she look generous? She's just pretending!

…

On the way back to the study, Zhu Lan met many other students.

No matter which class they were from, almost everyone would stop and greet her respectfully, “Senior Sister Zhu.”

Not only Zhu Lan, but also other classmates, including Ding Xiaoqiu.

Now they have become well-known figures in Longchang Academy, admired by countless people.

When Zhu Lan returned to the study, he just happened to hear Qiao Youyou and Qin Yuwei discussing about opening a shop and making money.

She remembered that her mother had mentioned last time that the two shops under her name were not doing well and she wanted to change business.

When Qiao Youyou heard this, her eyes lit up.

"Wouldn't it be perfect if we could rent a shop to Yu Wei to do the rouge business?"

Qin Yuwei also looked at Zhu Lan with some anticipation.

…

When it was the day off again, Zhu Lan took Qiao Youyou and Qin Yuwei back to the Zhu residence.

Pei Yue was very happy when she heard that it was her daughter's roommate who came, and she specially asked someone to order a table of dishes from a high-end restaurant.

Knowing that little girls love desserts, she asked her maid Taoyuan to buy the most delicious walnut cakes in Jiangzhou City.

"Come and sit down, come and sit down. Lan'er is in the academy, thanks to you for taking care of her." Pei Yue smiled.

She saw two girls, one was lively and cute, with deep eyebrows and eyes, and quite the beauty of the bones of a Hu people. She should be Qiao Youyou.

The other girl should be Qin Yuwei mentioned by Lan'er.

I heard that her family was very poor, that she had a biased stepmother, and a brother who was always causing trouble. She seemed very pitiful, and I couldn't help but feel a little more pity for her.

But what surprised her was that although the child came from a poor family, he behaved in a very graceful manner and did not have any of the awkwardness that a child from a poor family would have.

Even though the dishes on the table were only affordable for middle-class people, he treated them as nothing and ate slowly.

He looks like he has seen the world.

"I heard from Lan'er that you want to do rouge business?" Pei Yue asked Qin Yuwei in a friendly manner.

Qin Yuwei put down her chopsticks and said, "Yes, Madam. I heard that you want to change the business of your shop in the south of the city. I want to give it a try."

Pei Yue hesitated slightly.

Qiao Youyou smiled and said, "I will pay the rent of the shop first, so I am considered a shareholder."

"Shareholder?" Pei Yue found it new.

Qiao Youyou explained that she wanted a share of the shop's profits in the future.

"Mom, let's invest in it too." Zhu Lan said with blinking eyes.

Pei Yue couldn't help laughing after hearing this. A group of little kids actually managed to do it quite well.

"How about this, I'll give you a shop for two months, and you don't have to pay the rent.

If we can make a profit within two months, the rent will be regarded as my investment on behalf of Lan'er.

If you make a loss, you have to come to my shop to help out and use it as a deduction for the rent."

She looked at Zhu Lan lovingly. It was a good thing that the child wanted to exercise. She didn't expect a child of this age to be able to make money.

The so-called helpers are also intended to put some pressure on them and let them know that making money is not easy.

When the time comes, the compensation money will be regarded as the tuition paid by her as a mother for her child.

Pei Yue said that she would take her to see some shops someday, a tea shop and a silk shop, to see which one she liked.

Anyway, the business was average and she didn't want to continue working there. The silk shop had a better location.

Qin Yuwei did not hesitate and said directly that she wanted a tea shop.

He also suggested that Pei Yue should not clear out the stock in the silk shop first.

She intends to grasp both the beauty and clothing industries and do both well!