The fourth girl made the whole family cry again

Chapter 68 Why don’t we open a library together?

Zhou Xixi looked at the album of paintings she had painted for the Great Sage and the Second Sage in the hands of the eldest princess and couldn't put it down. She suddenly had an idea.

Zhou Xixi was brave enough. She rubbed her butt, walked around the small table and sat next to the eldest princess.

"Your Highness the Princess, I have an idea and want to do business with you. Of course, I know that Your Highness the Princess is not short of money, but who can complain about having too much money?"

Whoops!

He said this with a mysterious look, which immediately aroused the interest of the eldest princess.

The eldest princess put down the picture album and put her arms around Zhou Xixi's shoulders.

"My child, tell me! As long as it's not illegal...if it's illegal, as long as it's not too much, I'll take care of it for you!"

Zhou Xixi was stunned. Princess Daqing still had some misunderstandings, so she waved her hand.

"Hi! Your Highness, I am timid. Even if you support me, I will not be able to do such illegal things!"

The eldest princess: "Then tell me!"

Zhou Xixi picked up the picture album on the table and flipped through it casually.

"What do you think of this album, Your Highness the Princess?"

"of course?"

When the picture album was mentioned, the eldest princess began to praise it.

"Let's talk about creativity first. I have never seen any book that contains pictures in addition to text.

Secondly, judging from the workmanship, this picture is really beautiful, the characters are lifelike, and they are more skilled than the painters in the palace!

Also, I have never heard of this story. Is it a folk tale? It’s really interesting!

The last thing I want to praise is that the writing is really good. Does it look familiar? "

Zhou Xixi:...Haha! We have to ignore the last point!

"Your Highness the Princess is indeed very discerning. The business I want to do is related to this album!

The minister accidentally heard many short stories from a traveling country couple, as well as some new news about weddings and funerals between men and women.

The minister thought, since no one here in the capital had heard of these things, it would be better to write them out specifically. Those suitable for children would be made into picture albums and books by age, and those suitable for adults would be like the minister and elders. The princess, who is bored in the inner courtyard, can be made into a reading book like a storybook!

In this way, it can relieve boredom, and at the same time, it will not waste the savings that the traveling country couple has spent! "

Zhou Xixi's little mouth was talking loudly, and the eldest princess was also thinking about it.

After Zhou Xixi finished speaking, the eldest princess clapped her hands.

"Ouch! What a great idea! Rare things are more valuable. If we sell a picture album like this for a hundred and eighty taels, we will definitely make money!"

Zhou Xixi: ... [Your Highness! Your idea is a good one, but not everyone in the capital is as rich as you! 】

Princess:...Haha! This child doesn't dare to say anything directly, for fear of being punished by me! So considerate!

Another lightbulb flashed in Zhou Xixi's mind.

"Your Highness, I have found out how lucky I am to be with you! I have another good idea!"

The eldest princess admired this Thursday girl so much that she didn’t even know how her little head grew. The creative ideas came one after another!

"You say it, you say it. As long as you put it forward, there is nothing I can't do!"

This is what Zhou Xixi was waiting for. "Your Highness, why don't we jointly open a library and collect only books for leisure pleasure, such as children's picture albums and stories, various story books for girls in the boudoir, etc. We only open this library to women and children. Selling books means letting these people get bored and rent a place to read.”

The eldest princess: "Oh! I understand, you mean this library is just like a restaurant, except that the restaurant is for people to eat, and the library is for people to read books?"

Zhou Xixi hugged the eldest princess, feeling like she had finally found some information.

"Yes! That's right! That's what it means. We can write out a detailed implementation plan. The first condition is naturally the location of the library and the source of books.

When it came to choosing a location for the library, I was at a loss. I had to rely on the eldest princess to make some plans. I suggested that the library should be located near the silk and satin shop and the jewelry store. After all, the customer base was similar! "

The eldest princess patted Zhou Xixi's hand and smiled.

"The location of the library is not a problem. Zhuque Street is my property. It is not easy to free up a few floors!"

BINGO!

As Zhou Xixi said, if you find the right person, you will get twice the result with half the effort!

After solving the problem of choosing a location for the library, Zhou Xixi began to worry again.

"Your Highness, my daughter has lived in the inner courtyard for a long time and is not in good health. She seldom reads those books.

But the second sister of the court lady likes to read story books, but she always reads them secretly.

Not long ago, my daughter's mother found out about it and she was so angry that she was said to be immoral. Since those words cannot be read in the book, why are they still widely circulated? "

Speaking of the scripts currently circulating, the eldest princess felt quite guilty.

Most women started to learn literacy at home and read books such as "The History of Women", "The Women's Commandments", and "The Biography of Women". Naturally, poetry was popular in the Northern Dynasty, and women were also very keen on poems and songs that described the scenery.

However, as the eldest princess, what she hates most are these books that restrict women's words and deeds. In the palace, she is the most noble person besides the emperor and queen. Who can use these books to restrict her?

Also, she won’t have to marry anyone in the future. Instead, her consort will marry her.

Therefore, the eldest princess does not need to come into contact with this kind of books.

But, she didn't like to read books like the Four Books and Five Classics. Later, a chamberlain came out of the palace and found some opera lyrics for her from the opera troupe. To put it bluntly, these opera lyrics are now part of the script.

It didn't matter to the eldest princess, she was fascinated by it!

However, at that time, there were so many story-telling stories circulating in the capital city. The eldest princess could recite them over and over again. As she had no other choice, she paid those romantic people who wrote the story-telling scripts to compile new stories.

It sounds like this happened more than ten years ago!

Later, gradually, idle young men from other princes and nobles, or some distinguished princes and ladies secretly hired people to write them.

Now, things are getting out of hand, and there is actually a person behind the bookstore who specially hires storybook writers!

The bookstore will give the writer a certain amount of remuneration based on the early sales volume of the storybook.

This has formed an emerging industry.

"However, the content of the current book is too stereotyped, such as "The Girl of the Wang Family and the Ruyi Number One Scholar", "The Biography of Qiao Qiao", and "The Young Lady Became the Concubine of a Powerful Man After Her Engagement Was Broken Off". I won't even read these books. , a routine, not as good as the few books I read back then!"

Zhou Xixi: ...Okay, I feel like you are lying, but I have no evidence!

Zhou Xixi said: "It sounds like the name is just that, it's nothing more than love between men and women.

Girls meet their wishful husband and make a private marriage for life. Then he goes to Beijing to take the exam and gets the top prize and comes back to marry her. The two of them love each other happily and have a happy ending!

Or a young lady from an official family who has fallen into prostitution is attracted by a certain young master. She originally thought that the young master wanted to redeem her life and lead a good life, but it turns out that the young man’s family already has a group of wives and concubines. The young lady from an official family couldn’t bear it anymore and committed suicide by jumping into the river! "

　Girl on Thursday: We promised to be a salty fish, but why do we want to open a library because we are so confused? You are so pure, don’t be so deceptive!

　　(End of this chapter)