Chapter 35: Moxiangzhai Reinstallation
That night, Ji Yunzhi tossed and turned almost unable to sleep because he was thinking about the rest of the story in Qingtianji. After finally falling asleep for a while, he was awakened by the shock of dreaming about the details of the coroner's autopsy mentioned in the story.
The next day, Zheng Zhubu was stopped by someone just as he arrived at the county government office. He looked up and saw that it was Ji Yunzhi. He looked a little tired and obviously had not slept well. Zheng Zhubu asked curiously:
"Did you go catch a thief last night?" I didn't hear about any thieves last night.
Ji Yunzhi ignored his teasing and held out his hand: "Lend me the second volume of Qingtianji."
After hearing him talk about Qing Tian Ji, Zheng Zhubu realized what was going on. He stroked his precious beard and said proudly, "Didn't you say that was for the young lady to read? Why are you still looking at the second volume? Don't worry about it. I don't have the second volume here."
After saying that, he walked around Ji Yunzhi and planned to go to the office. He wanted to make fun of Ji Yunzhi a few more times, but when he thought about the fact that the adult would be back soon, he would definitely have to look at the recent documents when he came back, so he had to hurry up and organize them.
Ji Yunzhi became anxious when he heard this. What do you mean by "no"?
In fact, Zheng Zhubu was not clear about the specific situation. This book was given to him by a friend, and there was no mention of the next volume. Naturally, he had no way to give Ji Yunzhi an answer.
For the first time in his life, Ji Yunzhi was fascinated by a storybook. He had been thinking about it all night, and now he was feeling uncomfortable because he was in a dilemma.
After sitting in the county government office for a long time, he decided to go out and look for it himself. The storybooks were probably bought from bookstores. Zheng Zhubu didn't know the details, so he went out and looked for it himself.
Neither Cui Qingyi nor Qi Moxuan expected that someone would be impatient to buy Qing Tian Ji before it was officially put on the shelves.
Qi Moxuan asked someone to rearrange the layout of Moxiangzhai. He planned to create a special area for Qingtianji, which he learned from the Qixing Study across the street.
He didn't think there was anything shameful about this. After all, that's how business works: you learn from me and I learn from you, and we should learn from each other about good things.
The owner of Qixing Study saw people coming in and out of the bookshop across the street all morning, as if they were vacating the house, and he couldn't help feeling a little proud. He said that Moxiang Study would eventually fail to operate, so he packed up and prepared to leave.
Just as he was about to go over to see what was happening, he saw Ji Yunzhi. His eyes lit up and he immediately went over to greet him and entertain him personally.
Although Qixing Bookstore originated from Qinghe City, as the saying goes, a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Whenever the Bei family's master opened a bookstore in a new location, he would carefully study the local network of relationships. He would establish connections wherever he could, and even if he couldn't, he would make sure to know who he shouldn't offend.
As for Ji Yunzhi, he is not only the county magistrate of Dongping County, but also a good friend of the county magistrate Zhou Yanxiu. It is said that this person has a remarkable family background and they cannot afford to offend him.
"Do you have the book Qing Tian Ji here?"
Ji Yunzhi had already asked several bookstores on his way from the county government office, but he couldn't find what he wanted. He heard that the Seven Stars Bookstore was a large bookstore from Qinghe City, and it was sure that it would have the book he wanted, so he came all the way here.
"Qingtian Ji?" The shopkeeper recalled carefully. There was no such book in their bookstore, and it had never been heard of even in Qinghe City.
"I've never heard of this. Perhaps the bookstore hasn't included it yet."
The shopkeeper said this on the surface, but in his heart he was wondering which country boy's clumsy work had caught the eye of the county magistrate.
When Ji Yunzhi heard that there was no bookstore from Qinghe City, he suddenly felt a little dispirited.
The shopkeeper looked at his expression and suggested with a smile, "You might want to look elsewhere first. Our Seven Stars Study has the most comprehensive collection of books on the market, not only in Dongping County but also in Qinghe City."
The shopkeeper is not exaggerating about this. Just look at the scale of the Seven Star Study and you will know.
Ji Yunzhi waved his hand. Speaking of book collections, the Ji family had more than enough. He had read so many books since he was a child that he almost vomited. But now he just wanted to finish reading Qing Tian Ji.
Not finding what he wanted in Qixing Study, Ji Yunzhi had no choice but to give up.
When I went out, I saw Moxiangzhai across the street, but I didn’t want to go shopping anymore, so I went straight back to the county government office.
He felt a little disappointed that he failed to make friends with Ji Yunzhi, the shopkeeper of the Seven Stars Study, the county magistrate. Most of those who came out to be shopkeepers were sons of families in the north of Qinghe City.
But there are differences between house-born children and other house-born children. For example, those who stay in Qinghe City are close to the master's family, and these people can get more benefits than them.
Silver is just the most insignificant point. The master has long had a rule that if anyone makes a significant contribution to the family business, he will be rewarded according to the size of the contribution. Two years ago, Lai Shun, who was close to the master, was freed from slavery and became a real citizen.
Now he is the shopkeeper in Qinghe City. He is well-known and trusted by the boss.
With the example of Lai Shun's incident, those who were sent to various places also wanted to make some achievements. They did not ask for a good status immediately, but it would be a good thing to show up in front of the master at the end of the year.
I was in a bad mood and wanted to come out to see the hustle and bustle of Moxiangzhai, but as soon as I went out, I saw Qi Moxuan happily asking people to move some peculiarly shaped tables and chairs into the shop.
He wanted to go over and see what this person was doing, but he felt a little embarrassed. After all, they came here and took away all the business of Moxiangzhai.
Qi Moxuan had no idea that someone was always keeping an eye on his Moxiangzhai. He felt a little dazed as he looked at the bookshop that had been redecorated and looked brand new.
It's clearly his bookstore, so how come it completely changes its atmosphere once those uniquely shaped bookshelves, tables and chairs are placed inside?
There is a long couch-like bench near the window, covered with soft cushions, where guests can sit and read.
Without tall bookshelves blocking the view, the room is brightly lit, which makes people feel comfortable just by looking at it.
"Shopkeeper Qi, I'm here to deliver something to you."
Konjac carried a basket filled with dolls she had made according to Cui Qingyi's drawings. The girl said these were called "peripherals," and that she had brought her business. These little things were consigned to Qi Moxuan's bookshop, and Qi Moxuan also gave her a share of the profits.
Qi Moxuan disagreed at first, as he felt that putting dolls in a bookstore was disrespectful, but he was eventually persuaded by Cui Qingyi's ideas about derivative products.
But he did not completely compromise. He only agreed to consign the dolls to the bookstore for one month. If the customers had any objections, they would have to be cleared out of the bookstore the next month.
Cui Qingyi readily agreed. She was mentally prepared for the pedantry of scholars of this era. To be honest, Qi Moxuan was already very receptive to new things.
Konjac naturally knew that the girl had bought her a month, and it would depend on herself whether her peripheral dolls could still be sold in Moxiangzhai after a month.
So she worked extremely hard and studied the drawings Cui Qingyi gave her carefully to ensure that she could restore them 100%.
Qi Moxuan watched Konjac place the dolls on the shelves. Looking at those cute guys, he had to admit that they were really good.
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