I'm writing novels in Liaozhai

Dong Sheng's project was also completed at about the same time.

He Yongliang and the others were numb to Gu Ming's writing speed.

After all, Gu Ming has already demonstrated extraordinary abilities.

You can catch ghosts and eliminate demons, what else is impossible?

It's just that he has stayed up all night for the past few days, and his expression is inevitably a little haggard, which makes Nie Xiaoqian feel distressed.

Therefore, I deliberately boiled the herbal soup and brought it to the store.

Gu Ming was sitting in the store looking through Dong Sheng's sketches carefully, and was going to print them later.

"Gu Lang, come here."

A soft voice suddenly sounded in the ear.

"Gu Lang, they called you!"

Dong Sheng imitated a sentence with a high-pitched voice.

Gu Ming stretched out his hand and patted it: "Who are you not good at imitating, do you have to imitate Leping?"

"Xing, I didn't provoke you today."

He Yongliang happened to come out with a stack of books in his arms, and heard this as soon as he came.

"You didn't provoke me, so I can't provoke you?"

"Okay, you are the boss and you have the final say, it's really rude to meet people"

Gu Ming ignored the two of them lazily, walked to Nie Xiaoqian with a smile, subconsciously glanced at the food box on the table and asked, "Xiaoqian, what delicious food did you bring?"

"I made some soup for you. Look at you, the circles around your eyes are a bit dark. Besides, you don't have to work so hard to catch up on the manuscript."

"Yeah, be careful next time!"

Gu Ming apologized, then smiled and opened the food box.

A strong scent of medicinal food wafted out, making your mouth water.

"Hey, who made this stew?"

Nie Xiaoqian suddenly became a little nervous: "What's wrong?"

"It's fragrant, it's really fragrant. Let me see if the chicken, ginseng, red dates, and wolfberry are stewed by Yu'er or Liu Ma?"

"I stewed it."

Gu Ming's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it: "You also learned how to make soup?"

"People don't know how to learn?"

Unknowingly, Nie Xiaoqian actually used a coquettish tone.

Gu Ming smiled brightly: "That's great, I finally have love soup."

"Don't eat alone, share some with us." He Yongliang stood aside and booed.

Gu Ming said angrily, "Let's play!"

Nie Xiaoqian smiled embarrassedly: "I don't have much stew this morning, why don't I ask Mama Liu to stew some chicken soup again for you to drink tomorrow."

"Hey, what is so fragrant?"

At this time, Su Ling walked into the shop and asked subconsciously.

"Love Soup!"

He Yongliang and Dong Sheng replied at the same time.

"Oh, I understand, I understand!" Su Ling understood.

Gu Ming smiled dismissively: "Hehe, even if you are sour Xiaoqian, you can also have a bowl."

"No, I drank it at home."

"I can't drink alone, come, let me serve you a bowl."

Since it is love soup, it tastes better when two people drink it.

Chapter 55 These days, even ants can write?

After noon.

Gu Ming took the manuscript and came to the printing workshop together with He Yongliang and Dong Sheng.

This time it went much smoother, and the two parties quickly agreed on the price.

Du Shiniang printed 1500 copies. Because it was a comic book, the cost of plate making was relatively high, totaling 270 taels of silver.

The printing volume of One Thousand and One Nights is 3000 copies, totaling 240 taels of silver.

Next, the two parties wrote a simple contract and paid a deposit.

Another thing was done.

"Please don't worry, you three. This is a big order for you. I will definitely arrange for manual plate making as soon as possible, and print with high quality and quantity."

"Okay, then thank you Fangzhu!"

Gu Ming got up to say goodbye.

Before the book was printed, an exciting good news came first:

Nie Hongshu's appointment came down, and he was officially promoted to the county magistrate of Guobei County, and his official rank was correspondingly promoted to the seventh rank.

It can be said that this is both expected and unexpected.

After all, the vacancy of a county magistrate is not so easy to fill, there are many people waiting in line.

It all depends on Chen Zibai's strong recommendation, otherwise he might have to stay in the eighth rank for a few years.

After hearing the news, a group of squires joined hands in twos and threes to congratulate.

Nie Hongshu did not renege on his promise, he booked a few tables in the largest restaurant in the county town to entertain Zeng Tiancheng and other squires as a thank you.

Moreover, during the meeting, she solemnly announced her daughter's engagement to Gu Ming.

At the moment, a group of country gentry came forward with wine glasses to congratulate.

Gu Ming never refused anyone who came, and he drank one cup after another without knowing how many cups he drank.

Firstly, I feel happy, and secondly, I should save face for my father-in-law.

After the banquet was over, Nie Hongshu stepped forward and asked Gu Ming with concern: "I drank so much, are you okay?"

"It's okay!"

"It's fine, I told Xiaoqian and Yu'er to take care of you."

"Ah, I suddenly feel dizzy"

Gu Ming immediately covered his forehead, looking unsteady.

"Look, let's say you drank too much. Xiaoqian, why don't you and Yu'er take care of him for a while and get him some hangover soup or something."

It was impossible for him to say that before.

But now that her daughter's engagement has been announced in public, she is too lazy to care about some details, and besides, there is Yu'er with her.

Nie Xiaoqian would never refuse, and immediately responded: "Yes, Daddy!"

With such a pretense, Gu Ming finally enjoyed the feeling of sitting in a sedan chair, and was carried back to the small courtyard.

"Yu'er, go to the kitchen and see if you can make a bowl of hangover soup."

"Good lady!"

Yu'er responded and ran to the kitchen.

Nie Xiaoqian took out her close-fitting ropa, dipped it in some water, and gently wiped Gu Ming's face.

Unexpectedly, just after wiping, Gu Ming reached out and caught him

"I know you're just pretending."

Nie Xiaoqian seemed to have guessed Gu Ming's trick a long time ago, and said something with a half-smile.

"If you don't pretend, how can my father-in-law let you stay here to take care of me?"

"Okay, don't let Yu'er hear it"

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some people are worried.

This confrontation, Nie Hongshu can be said to have won a complete victory, and he was promoted to the county magistrate due to a blessing in disguise.

Qin Shou was taken to the government office, and because of his many crimes, he was finally sentenced to confiscate his home and be dismissed from office, and be executed after autumn!

As for the failure to apply, his family used a lot of favors and contacts, and spent nearly [-] taels of silver to manage it, barely keeping the black hat.

However, he was downgraded to the seventh rank, and a promotion official was arranged.

How can you swallow this breath when you are downgraded, lose your job, spend money, and lose your face?

The important thing is that once the official career is stained, it will be too difficult to get promoted.

When he got home, the first thing Shen Butong did was to beat up his precious son to vent his grievances.

After all, this whole thing was brought out by this nephew.

After that, he couldn't help but said harshly: "Nie Hongshu, you dare to insult me, let's wait and see!"

Not only Nie Hongshu, but also all the squires in Guobei County, this guy also bears a grudge.

Star study.

Since Nie Hongshu publicly announced the engagement between Gu Ming and his daughter that night, the number of customers in the store has obviously increased.

Even if you don't buy books, some country gentry or scholars come to the courtyard to have a cup of tea and chat.

Moreover, most of the people outside stopped calling Gu Ming a scholar, and started calling him son.

After all, he is the future son-in-law of the county magistrate.

Seeing that the stocks of the previously printed Romance of the West Chamber are getting smaller and smaller, One Thousand and One Nights has been put on the bookshelf in due course.

Outside the store, Gu Ming made a special trip to ask Dong Sheng to draw a poster with a strong exotic style to promote the new book.

On the first day it was put on the shelves, there was a panic buying boom.

Although most of this is probably due to human affection, Gu Ming believes that once word of mouth spreads, more people will come to buy this book.

In addition, Liu Dehua helped out by notifying several booksellers from other counties to negotiate.

As a result, only one bookseller took ten books to test the water, and the others were very straightforward. The least one ordered 150 copies, and the most ordered [-] copies.

The book Gu Ming booked at Jinhua Mansion was also handed over to the Escort for consignment, and after the other party received the book, the Escort would bring the balance back to him.

To put it bluntly, the nature of these escort agencies is equivalent to the logistics of his previous life.

The book was printed and sold, and the main mission was completed.

However, considering the system's random rewards, Gu Ming decided to wait a little longer and sell more before submitting the task. Perhaps the rewards will be more generous.

This morning, Zeng Dehao rarely accompanied his wife to the store.

"Master Zeng, Mrs. Su, you two won't quarrel, will you?"

As soon as he entered the store, Gu Ming noticed that there was something wrong with the couple's expressions, so he couldn't help but made a joke.

"It's not like going to the backyard to say it."

Zeng Dehao sighed.

When they came to the backyard, a maid ran to make three bowls of tea and brought them over.

Currently, the study has invited five servants.

A woman is responsible for cooking and shopping, and two middle-aged men are responsible for trimming the flowers and plants in the yard and cleaning.

There are also two maids who are mainly responsible for receiving guests and doing chores in their spare time.

"Master Zeng, what's going on?"

After sitting down, Gu Ming couldn't help asking again.