Chapter 100: Making Money in a Right Way

Jiang Ning threw the dead Blind Yang into the sea, entered the space, and returned to the inn.

Halfway through the ugly moment, Jiang Ning walked into the house in the dark under the moonlight outside the window, took off her coat, got into the warm quilt, hugged the sleeping Liu Mingan and closed her eyes.

"Beijing..."

Jiang Ning silently recited these two words in her heart. She had a premonition that when she arrived in Beijing, everything would be revealed.

The next day, Liu Mingan slept until noon before waking up.

"This calming tea is really amazing. It made me sleep for so long that I feel my bones are soft from sleeping."

Liu Mingan said jokingly while eating a late breakfast.

Jiang Ning's eyes flashed, and she said, "Then I won't drink anymore."

Liu Ming'an picked up the brush, finished the Guanyin painting last night, and put it on the table to dry the ink. There were already more than a dozen paintings on the table.

"You don't have to paint this anymore. Today is the ninth day of the lunar month. It's time to write couplets. Let's go buy some red paper later. I'll think about what to write."

Liu Ming'an thought carefully about the content of the couplet and said to himself, "I don't know if the people in Qushui City love money more, or if there are more people who pray for family happiness and a happy moon..."

"Why bother?" Jiang Ning knew that Liu Ming'an's thinking was limited again, so she suggested: "You can bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone over and write in front of everyone. You can write whatever people want. Isn't that good? And it will be a performance. It will definitely attract people to watch. If there are more people, won't business come?"

Liu Ming'an's eyes lit up, and he rushed over happily and hugged Jiang Ning in his arms, kissing her face three or four times: "A Ning, you are so smart! I like you so much!"

Jiang Ning rubbed the place where she was kissed in a strange way, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.

After that, Liu Ming'an followed Jiang Ning's advice and bought a bunch of blank red paper for couplets. The next morning, after breakfast, the two went to Pufu Temple.

"You're here again?" The woman selling osmanthus cakes next to them smiled and greeted them.

"Auntie Lan, business is booming!" Liu Ming'an also smiled and replied.

It was a coincidence that their stall was always next to this osmanthus cake stall. Because they didn't go back to eat at noon, they would buy osmanthus cakes to solve the lunch problem. After a few visits, the two became familiar with this woman.

Perhaps because he thought of Auntie Hui who sold osmanthus cakes in Lingshan Town, Liu Ming'an always felt close to Auntie Lan, who was also kind-looking.

Liu Mingan scanned Aunt Lan's stall and found that there were only two layers of her sweet-scented osmanthus cakes left. She was a little surprised: "Aunt Lan, is business so good today? It's only this morning that they are sold out?"

Aunt Lan smiled and explained: "I didn't do much today. I have something to do today."

Liu Mingan said "Is that so?" and set up her stall without asking any more questions.

The Bodhisattva portraits sold very quickly. Two or three were sold in a short while, but no one was interested in the couplets.

"Aning, do people in Qushui City not put up couplets?" Liu Mingan was puzzled.

"Impossible!"

When Jiang Ning was walking around the city, she saw many faded couplets that had been posted for a year.

This could definitely not be the reason. What could be the reason?

Jiang Ning propped up her chin and thought for a while, then looked at other stalls. She also saw the couplet sellers when she came here.

"Well, take a piece of paper and write as I tell you." After a moment, Jiang Ning said to Liu Ming'an.

Liu Ming'an immediately did as he was told, spread out the paper, picked up the pen, and asked, "A Ning, what are you going to write?"

"I'm in a hurry to take the exam, and I'm short of time. I'm passing by this precious place, so I'm going to write couplets on the spot. I hope you guys will support me."

Jiang Ning finished speaking slowly, and then she found that Liu Ming'an was holding the pen and was stunned.

"A Ning, is this a bit... well, a bit not so good..." Liu Ming'an asked hesitantly, and he felt really ashamed to write this thing.

Jiang Ning glanced at Liu Mingan and realized that it was the so-called "literary spirit" at work. She chuckled and said, "It's not shameful to make money."

Liu Mingan was still struggling with his thoughts. Jiang Ning quickly leaned over and kissed him on the side of his cheek. She coaxed him and said, "Be good and write as I say."

Liu Mingan blushed and immediately put aside his awkwardness and followed her instructions.

Jiang Ning pressed the written paper with the inkstone and placed it in front of the booth so that people coming and going could see it.

Sure enough, after a while, people gathered around.

"Wow! It's a man! A man selling couplets?"

Liu Ming'an resisted the urge to escape, smiled gently and bowed to the visitor, "Thank you for coming to support us! Do you want to buy one?"

"Hahaha... Buy, I'll buy one!" The man laughed, lowered his head and scanned the stall, then asked in confusion, "Huh? Where are your couplets?"

"Whatever meaning you want, I'll write it now." Liu Ming'an replied.

"Writing on the spot? Oh, good! I haven't seen this before, it's really fresh!" The man was very interested, and he touched his chin and said, "My family runs a restaurant, you write me one that suits the occasion."

Liu Ming'an said "OK", picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and wrote on the red paper:

Upper couplet: Business is booming all over the world Lower

couplet: Local delicacies are famous in the three rivers

Horizontal banner: Wealth

is coming in It is undoubtedly a strange thing to have people write couplets in public. In just a moment, several people came over and stared at Liu Ming'an writing intently.

Liu Ming'an is handsome and dignified. When he writes, his pen moves freely and unrestrainedly, and his movements are smooth and flowing. This scene is pleasing to the eye.

When he finished writing the couplet and handed it to the big brother, many people crowded around the stall to watch the excitement.

"Hey, this calligraphy is really beautiful, how much is it?" The big brother was very satisfied with the couplet with the ink not yet dried, and asked Liu Ming'an with a smile.

Liu Ming'an was stunned. He didn't know how much money was appropriate. He turned around to look at Jiang Ning, but saw that she smiled slightly and made a mouth shape, saying "give it as you like."

Although Liu Ming'an didn't understand, he still did it and said to the customer: "give it as you like."

The big brother was also stunned, then smiled and took out twenty copper coins and put them on the table: "You little kid, how can you be so unskilled in business, hahaha..."

Seeing this, Jiang Ning raised her lips slowly. She noticed that the couplets next to her were only sold for eight cents a pair.

Liu Mingan had extra points because of his identity as a host, and this couplet was "custom-made" to some extent, which made it different from the cookie-cutter ones. In the eyes of the buyer, it was understandable that it was a little more expensive.

But Jiang Ning insisted that Liu Mingan say "give it as you see fit", showing the appearance of a young man who was inexperienced in the world, and retreated to make the customer think that this person was simple and kind, and she would not bear to let him suffer a loss, so she would only give more.

This customer started the business, and Liu Mingan's business was booming afterwards.

A middle-aged man came to the front with a happy face: "Host, I will marry my daughter in the future, please write one for me!"

Liu Mingan picked up the pen and wrote:

My beloved daughter is blessed, Xiu Ge once said to ride a phoenix; my good son-in-

law welcomes good fortune, and the virtuous family is now happy to ride a dragon.

The horizontal scroll: Dragon and phoenix present good fortune

"Oh! This is well written, well written!"

There were people who knew about the subject around, and they praised the couplets as soon as they picked them up. When the man heard it, he took out a handful of copper plates and put them on the table, and left with satisfaction.

Jiang Ning roughly counted them, there were at least thirty.

Another one shouted, "Host, I gave birth to a son, write me one!"

Liu Ming'an asked, "What's your surname?"

"Li."

The ink pen fell, and a couplet jumped onto the paper -

Congratulations to the Li family for having a son, the room is full of distinguished guests;

Congratulations to the Bao family for having a rich and noble son, the humble family is now glorious.

Horizontal note - Fortune is coming

Liu Ming'an had just finished writing, and before he could even straighten his waist, he heard the woman's voice: "Host, I want a rich and peaceful family..."

Liu Ming'an responded without raising his head and said "OK", and picked up the pen to write again -

Heaven and earth are in harmony, the family will add wealth;

peace and happiness bring happiness to people.

Horizontal note - The family is rich and the people are safe

...

Jiang Ning helped to grind the ink and collect the money. Looking at Liu Ming'an who was busy all over, there was a gentle smile in his eyes that he himself did not notice.

To be honest, Jiang Ning admired Liu Mingan very much. As soon as the customers asked for something, he could write down the right couplets without even a pause. Moreover, Jiang Ning watched him write dozens of couplets in the morning, and he didn't even repeat a single one.

Jiang Ning looked at Liu Mingan's profile as he wrote seriously, and joy filled her heart.

How come this person is so good at everything? It seems that the more I look at him, the more I like him.