Du Qi would not get involved in the turmoil in the palace, the East Palace, and the King of Qin's Mansion. The reason was simple. These were the adults' affairs. Now, he only needed to enjoy life at home.
Du Qi returned home and lay in bed for the whole morning. The weather was getting colder. Even if the sun was shining brightly, Du Qi was too lazy to go out.
Staying in the room, these days were very comfortable.
After the whole morning, Du Qi had written a lot of new chapters. Not long after lunch, Qian Zailai came. Qian Zailai's face was glowing, and he exuded a capable aura.
He was completely different from the old Qian Zailai.
After all, the environment changed people.
Qian Zailai was in charge of Xinhua Wen Xuan Bookstore, especially a strategic newspaper like the Tang dynasty's Daily News. He was already an upstart in Chang 'an. Even if Qian Zailai did not have any official position, his status was completely different.
However, Qian Zailai nodded and bowed in front of Du Qi with a respectful look.
Qian Zailai reported the situation of the bookstore.
Xinhua Wen Xuan had expanded into the territory of the Tang dynasty. After all, a few months had passed, and the expansion of Xinhua Wen Xuan Bookstore was a relatively easy thing.
Therefore, it had reached its current scale.
The income generated by Xinhua Wen Xuan Bookstore was no less than that of a tea shop. This was because the sales of the books were getting better and better, especially in more places. This was continuous and endless.
After Qian Zailai finished talking, he finally said, "Young Master, there is not much left of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Investiture of the Gods. There are only two or three chapters left."
"In fact, I adjusted the release time in the middle of the two or three chapters. Sometimes, it was released after a few days."
"That's why it was delayed until now."
"You don't know. Because you left Chang 'an, many people expected that I had the manuscripts in my hands, but I didn't release them all. This caused me to be blocked many times and forced to release the manuscripts."
"There are even people who throw rotten eggs at my house. It's been a hard life. Oh, these people scolded me for being black-hearted and an unscrupulous businessman. "
Qian Zailai chuckled bitterly. "My heart is also bitter!"
Du Qi said, "Why does it sound like you like this feeling?"
Qian Zailai laughed.
Although many people scolded him and even threw rotten eggs at his house, in the end, it was all for the sake of reading. Therefore, Qian Zailai was actually quite proud.
Qian Zailai said, "Now that Young Master is back, you can begin writing. Sigh, with me here, there's no need to worry. I've always been worried that if Young Master comes back after the new year, it will be troublesome. "
Du Qi took out the manuscripts he wrote yesterday and today and tossed them to Qian Zailai. "Publish all the manuscripts in your hands at once. Consider it a surprise for the readers."
"Yes!"
Qian Zailai immediately agreed.
He couldn't wait to see the latest content. However, Qian Lai suppressed his thoughts and continued, "Young Master, there are some novelists writing books in this bookstore. Our bookstore is now the most popular. Although these people are not as good as Young Master, they are still decent. "
Du Qi said, "Just manage it as you see fit."
Qian Zailai nodded and said, "Young Master, I have a book here. It's an ancient book. I don't know its value, so I brought it to you. "
As he spoke, Qian Zailai took out the book from his sleeve.
This book was not a paper book.
It was carved from bamboo slips.
Especially when he touched the bamboo slips, he could tell that they were old. At the beginning of the bamboo slips were the words "Dao De Jing", followed by excerpts of the Dao De Jing.
Du Qi read down and saw Li Er's signature at the end, as well as the seal. Ancient articles were recorded on bamboo slips. Therefore, an article often needed many bamboo slips to be engraved on it.
The bamboo slips in front of him were only part of the end.
After all, if it was the real "Dao De Jing", it would be different. It would be priceless.
Du Qi thought to himself. Although he did not know the authenticity of this "Dao De Jing", if this "Dao De Jing" was carved by Li Er himself and signed with a seal, it would be different.
If it were any other dynasty, even if it was the real "Dao De Jing", it would not be important. The problem was that this was the Li Tang. Li Yuan respected Li Er as his ancestor. This "Dao De Jing" was the most important thing to the Li family.
If it was announced to the outside world that the Li family had Li Er's authentic "Dao De Jing" that was passed down from their ancestors, then this lineage's genealogy would truly be established.
This was the value of the "Dao De Jing".
The value of this bamboo slip was not about the value of the content of the "Dao De Jing", but about the bamboo slip itself and the seal used. Therefore, whether it was true or not, it could be treated as the real thing.
Du Qi said, "Shopkeeper Qian, where did you get this?"
Qian Zailai answered, "After Xinhua Wen Xuan started business, on the one hand, I continued to operate according to the current model. On the other hand, I arranged for people to buy as many ancient books as possible to increase the foundation of Xinhua Wen Xuan bookstore. These ancient books were not for sale. I don't know where I got this "Dao De Jing" from. I don't know about this. "
Du Qi narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm sure there's no origin. I don't know where you bought it from."
"I don't know!"
Qian Zailai shook his head and said, "I also asked about this matter. I really don't know. That was because the purchase of many ancient books was not done one by one. Instead, it was done by weight. After all, it's only us who need it. In fact, many people don't care about such books at all, so they don't know where they bought it from. I only found it when I was cleaning it. "
Du Qi said, "Forget it. Then let's not care about the origin. But let me remind you, you should pretend that you don't know about this Tao Te Ching and pretend that you have never seen it before. That's because this book is very useful. "
"Yes!"
Qian Zailai immediately agreed.
He was not a talkative person.
After Qian Zailai finished speaking, he was still thinking about reading the book. He did not stay any longer and immediately took his leave.
Du Qi looked at Qian Zailai's back as he left, and the corners of his mouth curled into a smile. With this book of Tao Te Ching, he would have another important item, which was a great weapon of mass destruction.
Du Qi carefully put away the "Dao De Jing". He had not thought of what to do with the "Dao De Jing" for the time being, so he temporarily suppressed his thoughts and continued to write in the study.
With nothing to do, he began to write.
However, the weather was gradually getting colder, especially in the morning, when the sun was shining brightly. But now, the sun had disappeared, and the sky was gloomy. A cold wind blew.
Not long after, it started to rain.
The rain now was not the cool summer rain, but the cold autumn rain. The weather would be even colder. Du Qi did not think much of it. It was just a little cold. After all, he was young and in good health.
An afternoon passed, and the rain continued.
At night, Du Qi did not write anymore because the weather was even colder at night. Writing at this time was unbearable for Du Qi.
However, Qianxue returned.
After she finished her work at the tea shop, she saw Du Qi and asked about the new book. As a lover of reading, now that Du Qi was back, Qianxue also had a book to read.
So the first thing she did was to read.
After Qianxue finished reading, she put down the book and said, "Young Master, do you still remember He Mengyao that I mentioned? Previously, because of Li Daquan's matter, I did not want to disturb you. Now that the matter is over, I want to ask you. Can you spare some time to meet Mengyao? "
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