Turning around, Xiang Nan continued to patrol with Xiaoliu.
When I came to Dengshi Street, I happened to see a woman, with her head held high, her attitude arrogant, and her clothes gorgeous, walking into Tongfu Inn in a arrogant manner.
When Xiang Nan saw it, he quickly followed him with Xiao Liu.
Guo Furong came forward with a smile on her face and said, "Aunt Fan, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time. You walk slowly and I will support you."
"You don't need to help me, I can walk by myself." The woman said forcefully, looking at the inn's magnificent decoration and exquisitely crafted furnishings, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Who is Lu Xiucai?" she asked loudly.
"I, I, I." Xiucai asked and hurriedly came out from the counter.
"Well, not bad." Aunt Fan looked at him and nodded with satisfaction as she looked at him with an honest face. "The writing is quite good. However, compared with Xiao Luo, it is still a bit different."
"Which Xiao Luo?" Xiao Guo and Xiucai both asked curiously.
"Luo Guanzhong." Aunt Fan explained.
"Oh, the one who wrote about the Three Kingdoms." The two of them suddenly realized.
When Lu Xiucai saw her saying this, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a famous book, well-known to every household, women and children, and he also knows that there is a big gap between his own and others.
"Don't be nervous, just write yours. No matter how you write it, I can sell it for gold. There is someone above me!" Aunt Fan said arrogantly when she saw this.
"That's good, that's good." Xiao Guo became happy upon hearing this.
…
"Old Bai, what's going on?" Xiang Nan came in with Yan Xiaoliu and asked Bai Zhantang.
"This is the bookseller Xiao Guo found, Aunt Fan. I heard that she can help scholars distribute books." Lao Bai explained.
"Why is Xiao Guo so active in the scholar's affairs?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile, "It feels like he cares more about it than busying himself with his own affairs."
"Xiucai said that if she makes money from selling books, she is willing to give half of it to Xiao Guo." Lao Bai said with a smile, "Xiao Guo also said that she is willing to share half of the money with me."
Xiang Nan nodded after hearing this.
If not for fame, who is willing to get up early; if not for profit, who is willing to run around.
I heard Aunt Fan ask, "When will you hand in the manuscript?"
"The second volume has just begun." Lu Xiucai said quickly.
"Oh, hurry up." Aunt Fan urged, and then took out about five pieces of silver from her purse and threw it to the scholar, "Here, you spend this money first. If it's not enough, just ask. There’s someone above me.”
Xiao Guo and Xiucai were very excited to see the money so soon, and their trust in Aunt Fan was immediately increased.
"You always said above, above, which one is above?" Bai Zhantang asked curiously.
"Oh, the top is the top. Why are you asking so many questions?" Aunt Fan said impatiently, then turned to look at the scholar, "Is one month enough?"
"One month?!" Xiucai was surprised.
His writing speed is not that fast. It took almost two months to write the first volume.
"That's enough, that's enough. We will send the manuscript to you before the tenth day of next month." Guo Furong answered for him first.
"Okay, let's sign the contract first." Aunt Fan then threw the contract over. …
Xiucai and Xiao Guo took it and looked at it together.
"Aunt Fan, what should I do if he is not satisfied with what he wrote?" Xiao Guo asked with concern.
"Just change it if you are not satisfied. Keep changing it until you are satisfied. There is someone above me." Aunt Fan said arrogantly.
Xiao Guo was overwhelmed by her arrogance and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, if he can't publish a book, then he can't write in vain."
"Isn't it clearly written in the contract? Read it yourself." Aunt Fan pointed out, "The last one."
"If the book cannot be written in the end, Lu will be compensated for all losses." Guo Furong read, "Okay, okay. It's settled, it's settled."
"Sign it, sign it." Bai Zhantang also urged.
"This..." Lu Xiucai was still hesitant. It wasn't that he suspected there was something wrong with the contract, but he was worried that he wouldn't be able to finish the second volume in a month.
"Why are you hesitating? It's signed, it's signed." Seeing that he was still verbose, Lao Bai and Xiao Guo took his hands and forced him to sign.
…
"stop!
"At this moment, Xiang Nan stepped forward and then stretched out his arm to separate Lao Bai and Xiao Guo.
"Big mouth, what are you doing?" Lao Bai asked in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Guo Furong also asked dissatisfied.
"What did you say? You were almost fooled, do you understand?" Xiang Nan glanced at the two of them and said.
"Hey, what did you get fooled? Tell me clearly? Do you mean I'm lying?" Aunt Fan said angrily when she heard this.
"You know whether it's a lie or not." Xiang Nan looked at her and asked with a sneer, "I don't want to ask anything else, I just want to ask you this. Since ancient times, contracts have been made in duplicate for future reference to avoid competition. , why did you only let the scholar sign one copy?
The scholar has never made a contract, so I don't know the whole story. As a big bookseller, you shouldn't know that, right?
Just this contract, after you signed it, you took it back and made two changes at will. Don't say that you won't be compensated for losses in the future, even if it costs the scholar's life. Is the contract so signed? "
Hearing his question, Aunt Fan's face suddenly became unnatural.
After being reminded like this, Lao Bai and Xiao Guo finally realized that something was wrong.
"Hmph, would I, a big bookseller like me, cheat him of his money?" Although Aunt Fan was exposed, she still said stubbornly.
"Okay, in that case, let's make two copies." Xiang Nan nodded, "In addition, to make a contract, you must be a guarantor. Otherwise, if you run away, where will we find you?"
"What a bastard! How dare you insult me like this?! There's someone above me! Forget it, forget it, I won't sign this book." Aunt Fan slapped the table, stood up and left.
"Wait a minute, I'm telling you, don't cheat and kidnap in Qixia Town again." Xiang Nan coldly shouted, "Otherwise, I will punish you severely."
"Humph, I don't want to come to this lousy place yet." Aunt Fan said with a stern expression, and then ran away in embarrassment.
…
Seeing Aunt Fan running away so fast, Lao Bai and Xiao Guo couldn't tell that she was a liar. They couldn't help but said with a little fear, "Big mouth, it's really thanks to you, otherwise we would have been fooled."
If Xiang Nan hadn't stopped him, they would have really forced Xiucai to sign the contract. In this way, the scholar would be harmed by them. Aunt Fan holds the only contract and can change it however she wants. She must kill the scholar.
"Be careful in the future. Those scammers seize people's greed and lay traps, and you fall into them accidentally." Xiang Nan warned.
"Yeah." Everyone nodded.
"Big Mouth, I'm lucky to have you here today." The scholar said sadly at this time, "I really want to thank you."
"We are all brothers, so you are welcome." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Xiucai, if you want to publish a book in the future, you should find a regular bookseller. Never look for illegal booksellers like Aunt Fan again."
When the scholar heard this, he nodded.
