In fact, Jin Ping Mei has been banned many times since it was written. Even during the Republic of China, it was very difficult to buy Jin Ping Mei, and even if you could buy it, it was a clean version, and the exciting content had been harmonized.
However, as a documentary filmmaker who is an inheritor of ancient methods, Jiang Yifeng was fortunate enough to borrow the original version for observation while helping an ancient book collector restore ancient books.
After reading it, he agreed with Lu Xun that The Plum in the Golden Lotus was a masterpiece.
Xu Ning listened to Jiang Yifeng's narration and didn't take it seriously at first, but after listening for a while, his face turned red and he didn't care about eating anymore. He just stood there dumbfounded.
"No, absolutely not."
The more Xu Ning listened, the more frightened she became. She waved her hands repeatedly, "I am a scholar. I read the books of sages, learn the virtues of sages, have the aspirations of sages, and cultivate the body of sages. If others know, I How can you have the face to meet people when you have written a dirty book?"
Jiang Yifeng had already guessed that Xu Ning would say this. After all, he was a scholar. It was not easy to throw away the dignity he held on to all of a sudden.
"If you don't want people to know that you wrote it, just give it a pen name."
"Young Master, I don't want people to know that it's just one of them. I'm a scholar, and I read the books of sages..."
"Even if you are a scholar, you still need to fill your stomach!"
Jiang Yifeng didn't wait for Xu Ning to finish speaking, then interrupted him, "You have your bottom line, and I have my standards. If you can't meet my standards, we'll break up and you can continue to sell your story books." , I went to find other scholars to cooperate, but I don’t believe it. There are only scholars in the world who are as persistent as you.”
"..."
After listening to Jiang Yifeng's words, Xu Ning clenched her fists tightly and felt the urge to slap the table.
But at this moment, Jiang Yifeng glanced out the window, as if talking to himself, or saying to Xu Ning, "This year's flood in Yuzhou has reduced grain production, and the imperial court will also dispatch grain from various states for disaster relief. This winter I am afraid that food prices will rise sharply, and I don’t know how many people will starve to death.”
Hearing this, Xu Ning's impulse to slap the table was like a deflated balloon, which quickly withered.
With the current food prices, he still can't feed his parents. If food prices rise sharply, their family may starve to death this winter.
He can starve to death to stick to his bottom line, but he cannot watch his parents starve to death for his bottom line.
Thinking of this, Xu Ning had no choice but to compromise, "Sir, everything is at your discretion."
"That's right!"
Jiang Yifeng patted Xu Ning's shoulder and said with a smile: "This book was created by you and me, and the pen name will be one character from each of our names...Jiang Ning, what do you think of this pen name?"
Xu Ning thought for a while and felt that this pen name basically had nothing to do with him, so he nodded and agreed.
"Then let's continue."
Jiang Yifeng continued to describe the plot behind Jin Ping Mei to Xu Ning, and asked Xu Ning to pay attention to the detailed description. Many important points should not be mentioned in one stroke. Readers should not miss the traffic... No, readers should not miss the money.
Xu Ning, who had lowered her bottom line, no longer had any complaints and took note of all Jiang Yifeng's requests.
"By the way, can you draw pictures of ladies?"
Jiang Yifeng was worried that Xu Ning's writing skills would not be able to perfectly write the essence of Jin Ping Mei, so he thought of inserting some illustrations into the book to make it easier for readers to immerse themselves in the story.
"I know a little bit, but I'm not proficient. But I know a person who is particularly good at painting pictures of ladies." Xu Ning didn't know Jiang Yifeng's purpose, so he answered truthfully.
"Bring him tomorrow."
"yes!"
Xu Ning nodded first, and then asked: "Sir, I don't understand. Aren't we writing scripts? Why do we need pictures of ladies?"
"You'll find out later."
Jiang Yifeng smiled and did not tell Xu Ning the real purpose.
Although Xu Ning's bottom line has dropped again and again, it is still far higher than his. If Xu Ning knew that he wanted pictures of ladies to add illustrations to Jin Ping Mei, he would probably sacrifice his life.
no way!
Most of the scholars in this era are pedantic!
"Brother!"
At this moment, a shout came. Jiang Yifeng turned around and found that Su Dongchu was coming with two teenagers.
Of these two teenagers, one was chubby with a lewd expression on his face, and the other was a little timid, lowering his head and not daring to look at Jiang Yifeng.
"Um!"
Jiang Yifeng, like the eldest brother in Young and Dangerous, nodded towards Su Dongchu and looked at the two teenagers following him.
Su Dongchu immediately introduced: "Brother, this chubby guy is called Wang Kun, and he is my good buddy. The one next to him is Song Yuan. When he heard that eldest brother was taking me to a brothel, he insisted on following me to have a look. He couldn't get rid of me."
Oh my god, are brothels so attractive to young people?
If nothing else, their chicks probably haven’t grown hair yet!
"Song Yuan, you have also met my elder brother, can you leave?" Su Dongchu didn't like the timid Song Yuan. After seeing Jiang Yifeng, he issued an eviction order.
"Song Yuan, we are not from the same circle. You should go home and help your stingy father sell food!" Wang Kun followed.
Sell food!
The surname is Song!
Jiang Yifeng suddenly thought of something and looked at Song Yuan with a smile on his face, "What is your relationship with the Song family in Su City?"
Song Yuan replied: "I am from the Song family."
Jiang Yifeng asked again: "Does your father's words matter in the Song family?"
Song Yuan nodded and said: "My grandfather is the head of the Song family, and my father is a direct descendant, so his words naturally carry weight."
What a coincidence!
He was worried that it would be okay to buy grain from the Song family, but he never thought that the young master of the Song family was right in front of him. As long as he maintained this relationship, buying grain would not be a problem.
Thinking of this, he smiled gently at Song Yuan.
Song Yuan saw Jiang Yifeng's smile and summoned up the courage to ask: "I...can I call you big brother like Su Dongchu?"
After hearing this, Su Dongchu became angry before Jiang Yifeng opened his mouth.
He stepped in front of Song Yuan, grabbed Song Yuan's collar, and forced him against the wall.
"Song Yuan, are you looking for death?" Su Dongchu said angrily: "What a great person the eldest brother is, do you deserve to call him eldest brother?"
"Second brother, don't act recklessly."
Jiang Yifeng quickly stepped forward and pulled Su Dongchu away from Song Yuan.
"Brother..."
Although Su Dongchu was very reluctant, he still let go of Song Yuan.
Jiang Yifeng looked at Song Yuan, "Are you okay?"
Song Yuan was timid by nature. He was so frightened that his whole body was trembling, but he gritted his teeth and said, "No...it's okay."
Jiang Yifeng asked: "Why do you want to call me big brother?"
Hearing this question, Song Yuan did not answer immediately. He glanced at Su Dongchu and hesitated for a long time before summoning the courage.
"I...I have always thought that Su Dongchu was so powerful. No one in the school dared to bully him. I have admired him from a long time ago, so when I saw that he recognized you as his eldest brother, I also wanted to recognize you as his eldest brother."
Hearing this, Jiang Yifeng could probably understand Song Yuan's thoughts. For a timid person, Su Dongchu, who was so bold and had been to a brothel, had a halo all over his body, and he couldn't help but admire him.
Therefore, when Song Yuan saw that Su Dongchu recognized him as his eldest brother, he also wanted to recognize him as his eldest brother, so as to catch up with Su Dongchu.
Jiang Yifeng smiled and looked at Su Dongchu, "They worship you as an idol, why don't you say something?"
This time, Su Dongchu felt embarrassed. He scratched his head with a smile, "He...he's quite discerning."
"That's it?"
"Brother, why don't you accept him as your little brother?"
Su Dongchu hesitated for a long time and finally made up his mind and was willing to share his good brother with Song Yuan.
"Okay!"
Jiang Yifeng naturally wouldn't mind having an extra younger brother, especially since this younger brother is the young master of the Song family.
"And me?"
Wang Kun became anxious and asked, "Boss, Song Yuan can do it, so there's no reason why I can't do it, right?"
Su Dongchu looked at Jiang Yifeng with a troubled expression.
In his eyes, Jiang Yifeng is an amazing person. He can recognize Jiang Yifeng as his eldest brother, which is a high achievement, let alone Wang Kun and Song Yuan.
If Jiang Yifeng could accept Song Yuan, Su Dongchu already felt that he was pushing the envelope. How could he ask Su Dongchu to accept Wang Kun again?
However, Jiang Yifeng smiled and said: "Of course. From now on, I will be the eldest brother, Dong Chu will be the second eldest brother, Wang Kun will be the third eldest brother, and Song Yuan will be the fourth eldest brother. We will find an auspicious day to sworn sworn relatives someday."
When the three of them heard this, they all showed happy expressions and called out "big brother" in unison.
Jiang Yifeng smiled with satisfaction, thought for a while and asked, "Do you know what is most important after sworn vows?"
"I know."
Wang Kun quickly answered, "After sworn sworn vows, the most important thing is loyalty."
"Loyalty is important, but it only comes second." Jiang Yifeng shook his head slightly, "After we become sworn brothers, the most important thing is to listen to your elder brother. Speaking of listening to your elder brother, I have to tell you the story of Water Margin... "