Chapter 358 The Jiang Family is Going to Become
Rich Xiao Nuobao immediately curled his eyes, twisted his little body to lean into Feng's arms, and pretended to act coquettishly.
"Mother is still the best, I want to give her a big kiss!"
Feng was kissed all over the face, and the few people laughed and laughed for a while, and then buried their heads in eating.
The little fat girl was coaxed to open her appetite and ate a big goose leg, three pieces of pine nut milk crisps, a small dish of cherry pancakes, and half a bowl of abalone porridge to make up for it.
After eating to her heart's content, Xiao Nuobao felt a little sleepy, put down the small spoon, and lay on Feng's shoulder.
"We have to go to the Wanyin Bureau in a while, since we are full, why don't we go now and finish early and go home early." Feng stood up with her daughter in her arms.
Xiao Lanyi nodded and took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.
Li Qiqiao also rinsed her mouth with tea and followed Feng's footsteps.
Before leaving, Qin Bu Tong had someone pack two bags of cherry pancakes and a big roasted goose. Little Nuobao was so excited that she burped a series of times.
On the way to Wanyin Bureau, she ate cherry pancakes with her little hands and listened carefully to what the adults said.
Feng didn't know much about Wanyin Bureau. She
only knew that according to the laws of the Southern Dynasties, whether it was published by the Imperial College or sold privately, it had to be reported to the official printing bureau.
After the report, a book number was obtained. Only then
could the printing bureau be responsible for making plates, engraving and printing books, and then selling them by themselves.
Feng was unsure, so she asked Xiao Lanyi a few more questions.
"How long will it take to publish the book after all this trouble?"
Xiao Lanyi had learned about it before and said with some worry, "Auntie, things are complicated in government offices, and the officials are arrogant. If you want to get it done, you have to go through many procedures. If you don't do it well, there will be deductions and extortions. If you are slow, it will take one or two months."
Feng nodded, thinking that since it was dealing with officials, it would be extremely complicated.
She was mentally prepared.
However, as soon as they entered the Wanyin Bureau and revealed their identities, they didn't expect that the clerk who registered the book was stunned for a moment, as if he had seen some important person, and hurried into the main hall to call the person in charge. After a while, the editor
-in-chief, holding his official robe, came to greet them.
"How can you let people stand here and wait? Why don't you go in and make a pot of the best Tieguanyin!" the editor-in-chief said anxiously.
Mrs. Feng was surprised, but pretended to be calm.
"We won't drink tea. You don't have to be polite. Let's get down to business as soon as possible." She was a little confused.
The editor-in-chief continued to greet her with a smile, "Okay, okay, I will listen to your arrangements. Your family has been personally instructed by Lord Ali, and we will not neglect it."
"I am the editor-in-chief Li here. Whether your family publishes books or prints in the future, as long as you hand in the manuscript, we will be the first to arrange it at the Wanyin Bureau!" "
Every time a book is completed, it will never take more than seven days!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Feng knew the truth and was extremely happy.
No wonder the other party was so attentive, it turned out that the Imperial Master and his family had already taken care of it, which was really convenient!
The Imperial Master was busy, but he could still pay attention to these small details for his family. Feng looked at the girl in her arms, and her heart was immediately filled with emotion.
With this little sweetie, the family has benefited so much that she couldn't count it.
Her girl is the savior and lucky star of the whole family!
With the little Nuobao, the Jiang family is getting better and better.
Li Qiqiao was also excited and had already thought about what dishes to cook in the evening to repay her sister-in-law for the blessing she brought to the whole family.
Everyone said goodbye to President Li politely, and then went home to celebrate happily.
As long as the Wanyin Bureau is easy to handle, there will be no more problems in publishing and selling books in the shop.
The Jiang family immediately began to tidy up the shop, order display cabinets and signs, hang up flags, and arrange everything in a hurry.
Feng Jing got the news from the academy, and he also took the picture book and worked hard for most of the day. He published the first ten chapters as the first volume of the comic strip.
However, everything is ready now, except for a good name to give the comic strip the finishing touch.
Jiang Fengjing was in a dilemma, fearing that if the name was elegant, it would be difficult to pronounce, and if it was vulgar, it would drive away customers.
However, when he returned home and talked to his mother, Feng, who could not read, gave him inspiration with two sentences.
"What book has a title? Mother doesn't know."
"Mother only knows that the picture you drew is of our Nuobao, and Nuobao is the lucky star that can bring prosperity to our whole family. Just give it a nice name. Your sister's blessing will naturally add blessings to your book." Feng said with a smile.
Lucky star?
Prosperous family?
Jiang Fengjing's eyes widened, and there seemed to be a flash of inspiration in his eyes.
Yes, how could he forget this? There is a little lucky star at home, why bother to name it after him!
So he ran into the house, grinding ink and shouting excitedly.
"I know, I know! The title of the book is [I picked up a little lucky star, and the whole family is crazy prosperous]!" When
little Nuobao heard this name, he chuckled and raised his hands and feet to cheer for his fourth brother.
She was originally the lucky fairy, and this book title was just what she wanted. She rolled around twice happily, and then flopped on her back for a while.
Feng had planned to come back and open the bookstore after attending the birthday party of Governor Xu.
But Governor Xu fainted from exhaustion while investigating a case in Xiacheng, and the date had to be postponed for another ten days.
So the Jiang family was freed from the hindrance and could focus on the bookstore.
The whole family was busy and tired but happy.
Five days later, the Jiang Family Bookstore officially put up a signboard, cut the ribbon, and the Lucky Star Bookstore opened!
Wanyin Bureau delivered the printed comic strips early in the morning in a horse-drawn carriage.
Thinking that people were not familiar with comic strips, the business in the first half of the month would be difficult to start, and the Jiang family prepared themselves mentally.
However, this is located in Wei Rui Lane!
As long as it is good stuff, you can hide it even if you want to!
On the first day of sale, many people kept coming into the shop to see the novelty.
After seeing the above pictures, men, women, old and young in the city were all amazed. It was really interesting to combine pictures with stories and make them both illustrated and textual.
So the news spread, and many people rushed to buy them.
On the third day of opening the shop, they sold nearly 400 copies that day.
Because the comic strip was not finished yet and was to be published in succession, the price was not high, and each copy was sold for 80 wen.
But 400 copies was 32 taels of silver. With this amount of turnover per day, it would be easy to sell about 1,000 taels of silver every month.
The reputation of Fuxing Bookstore soon spread in the city.
For a while, there was a strange sight on the street. Many people walked while looking at the comic strips in their hands, and they were so fascinated that they didn't even notice when they bumped into passers-by.
It's not their fault, because Feng Jing is a good painter.
Especially the baby in the painting, every move is very lifelike, and every plot in the painting is very vivid, touching everyone's heart.
And as a painter, Feng Jing's reputation also came with it.
Every time the academy was dismissed, there were many people gathered outside the door, wanting to sneak a peek at "Jing"'s face, and some wanted him to sign the album. There were
even some wealthy businessmen who came to him because of his reputation and paid a high price to ask him to make a small painting for themselves.
Feng Jing has a stable temperament and did not get carried away by the pursuit. Whenever he was invited, he was happy to paint and never perfunctory.
But sometimes, it is inevitable to encounter some "hardships".
For example, once a noblewoman came, she led him to the bedroom, hoping that she would draw a picture of her husband's celibacy so that she could take it back to her parents' home to complain.
Feng Jing saw through the door that the male owner was sweating profusely and was really playing with flowers...
On the bed, three men were stacked together, almost forming the Chinese character "州". Feng Jing was so scared that he dropped his paper and pen and ran away, and hurried back to the academy to wash his eyes.
However, apart from such small episodes, the main theme of the Jiang family's life was still prosperous. They were busy all day long and very happy.
It's just that in such a big city like Yuncheng, if someone is proud, it is inevitable that someone will be frustrated.
For example, the Xu family in that city.
A while ago, the drunkenness of the Xu family was in a trance, and he secretly mixed the overnight dishes that had been stored for two days with new dishes, and spoiled a diner.
The Xu family wanted to bribe the government to get rid of the matter.
But he didn't expect to run into a tough guy this time. The poisoned diner turned out to be the son-in-law of the Minister of the Central Secretariat.
Not only did the government not cover up, but it also received an order from the higher authorities to seal up Zuixinglou.
Xu Xinglai was so anxious that he hurriedly raised money and even sold the manor in Liujiagou. He raised 30,000 taels to compensate the guilty family, and only then did he calm down the storm.
But he didn't expect that when he had more money and wanted to buy the manor back, he learned that the manor had changed hands and now became the property of the Jiang family.
In the evening, in the courtyard of the Xu Mansion.
Xu Xinglai slammed the table heavily, his face darker than a dark cloud.
"Who is the status of the Jiang family? How dare they take away the manor when my family is in trouble and has to sell the manor?" Xu Xinglai gritted his teeth in anger.
At this time, he remembered that when he was preparing a birthday banquet for his brother in the capital yesterday, he saw the names of the Jiang family women on the guest list for some reason.
"The Jiang family has ruined things several times, and they still dare to show up in front of me. It's really unlucky."
Xu Xinglai's eyes were gloomy, and he snorted coldly, glancing at Mrs. Xu who was sighing on the side.
"Five days later, when you go to the second brother's house for a banquet, let your cousin-in-law who is confused come forward to dampen the arrogance of the Jiang family women."
"Let them know that even if the country folk enter the lobby, they are still a world apart from us!" Xu Xinglai said with a gloomy face.
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