C26 The Bearing of a Scholar!

"Great, what a great book < Journey to the West >, what a wonderful idea, it was never released by anyone before, Zheng Geer has really broadened my horizons today!" Gu Zhilun did not hide his admiration for this book.

At this time, Lu Zheng had finished reading his book. He once again sat on the chair, picked up the teacup, and carefully savored the tea as he said:

"Uncle Shi, your nephew didn't lie to you, right?" "Journey to the West is a book that truly exists. I spent a lot of effort to find the manuscript, and since I came here today to let Uncle Shi read it, it proves that I didn't lie before!"

"Ying Er, put away the manuscript! Aiya, it's getting late today! It's already past noon! " Lu Zheng said in shock.

He suddenly stood up, thumping his chest and stomping his feet. "Because I was greedy for books and missed time, ah …"

Ying Er had already put away the box. Lu Zheng bowed to Gu Zhilun and said: "Uncle Gu Shi, you are too greedy to read today, if you missed the hour, your nephew will not dare to delay his afternoon homework. I will return first, and pay a visit another day!"

Lu Zheng stood up to take his leave. Gu Zhilun was stunned.

What was going on? Lu Zheng left just like that?

Did he really just let me take a look at the script before leaving so easily, there's nothing else for me to do?

At first, Gu Zhilun thought that Lu Zheng had met with great trouble at the Zhang Family and had no way out to ask for his help. After reading the manuscript, he began to plan in his mind. It seemed like Lu Zheng was here to sell the manuscript. The manuscript of Journey to the West was indeed too impressive.

Gu Zhilun had been a bookseller for half his life, and when he saw the manuscript, he knew that it was a rare chance to earn money. If his Hengwu Book Workshop sold The Journey to the West, he would definitely be able to earn a lot of silver.

As a businessman, he had already started to plan how this book would work, control and link up with each other in the various prefectures of Nanzheng Li. As a businessman, he had already started to plan how this book would work, control and link up with each other in the various prefectures of Nanzheng Li.

He then thought, "This kid, Lu Zheng, is currently in dire straits and is bound to be short of silver taels." He needs money and he needs a backer, so I can't give him too much. When we talk about the price later, I'm afraid that he'll have to find someone to do some drama for him to let him know how good he is.

In the end, after Gu Zhilun had calculated for half a day, Lu Zheng stood up and took his leave. He was neither here to beg for help nor was he here to sell books, but like usual, he was just strolling around Bookshop to chat with Gu Zhilun.

"This is impossible!" Gu Zhilun's eyes were wide open as he stared at Lu Zheng's back. He had been in the market fighting for half his life, what kind of person had he not seen before? What else could he not see through?

He judged that Lu Zheng must be trying to capture him but he, Gu Zhilun, would be tricked?

As he thought of this, Gu Zhilun clenched his fists tightly and followed behind him on tiptoes. From start to finish, Lu Zheng did not look back, and the servant girl beside him was no different from any other day.

Upon arriving at Bookshop, Yang Shitou went up to welcome him and spoke to him with a flattering smile. Lu Zheng nodded with a smile and did not linger any longer.

Gu Zhilun watched as Lu Zheng walked out of the door, his palms full of water.

Finally, he let out a long breath, released his footsteps, and rushed out of the door like a tornado. He shouted towards Lu Zheng's back: "Zheng Geer, please hold on!"

Lu Zheng slowly turned his head, his face filled with doubt as he said: "Uncle Shi, you … What other orders do you have? "

Gu Zhilun's face heated up, and hurriedly came forward to welcome him: "Aiya, Uncle Shi, I am really sorry. It's all because I had been greedy for your script for a while and missed your hour. Right now, it was exactly a quarter past noon. If Zheng Geer were to return, it might be time for lunch.

Your nephew and I have known each other for such a long time and we haven't had the chance to raise our glasses and drink together. There's a chance today, when Uncle Shi is in charge, we'll chat at the Spring Breeze House next door! "

"Huh?"

Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment before waving his hands, "What are you doing here? For Uncle to spend so much, that is something you absolutely cannot do! "

"Zheng Geer, are you looking down on your uncle? As for today's matter, you have to listen to me and not be stubborn with me. Yang Shitou, stop standing around. Spring Breeze House has gone to tell the shopkeeper that he wants to go to the house, and that there is another 3 jin of girl Red … " Gu Zhilun was the most exquisite and the most sociable.

This arrangement of his did not allow Lu Zheng to decline. Following that, he set up a table for the Spring Breeze House beside the Hengwu Book Workshop and the two of them started drinking. Gu Zhilun wanted to see Lu Zheng's manuscript, so his attitude was naturally extremely passionate.

Yang Shitou joked at the side. He was an astute person, and quickly grasped his boss's meaning.

After drinking three rounds and eating five mouthfuls of food, Yang Shitou suddenly said: "Young Master Lu, don't easily show us the manuscript of < Journey to the West >. Don't underestimate such a small box, it's worth a lot! Let me put it this way, if you sell this book to us, our boss will definitely give you a satisfactory price that you cannot reject! "

"For sale?" Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I've worked hard to collect this manuscript, why would I sell it?"

"Err …" Yang Shitou was speechless, he could not answer this question, he could not possibly say that the other party lacked money, right?

Lu Zheng was usually rich, he did not look like someone who was short of money. Young Master Lu wasn't selling it, so he didn't need the two dollars. What was wrong with that?

Lu Zheng seemed to have drunk too much, while Gu Zhilun's heart was as clear as a mirror. He hooked onto Lu Zheng's back and said: "Don't lower yourself to this servant! Zheng Geer, let's put it this way, I like your manuscript.

You and your nephew are negotiating. I want this book, don't worry, your uncle will not lose to you. I'll give you a thousand silver. Such a good book, Uncle wants it to be read by more people who love it, don't you think? "

At this critical moment, Gu Zhilun was finally about to make his move. A thousand silver was a price that he had been considering for a long time, and this price was not high, nor was it low. If Lu Zheng had been greedy, he would have been able to rise a little.

If Lu Zheng agreed to this condition, then everyone would be delighted. With his decades of business experience, with the manuscript of Journey to the West in his hands, he could earn at least ten thousand taels of silver. In his half a lifetime as a bookseller, he had never encountered such a book before.

After he finished speaking, he could not help but feel a bit nervous. Yang Shitou, who was at the side, also nervously stared at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng drank a cup of wine, then shouted towards the outside: "Ying Er, bring the book case in!"

Ying Er obediently entered the room and neatly placed the book case in front of Lu Zheng. Lu Zheng held the book case with one hand, looked at Gu Zhilun and said: "Uncle Shi, you said you wanted this book?"

Gu Zhilun's heart skipped a beat. He did not understand what Lu Zheng meant, but at the moment, he could only bite the bullet and nod his head: "That's right, nephew. I am a person who loves books.

Lu Zheng slapped the bookcase, borrowing the strength of the wine, he said, "Uncle Gu Shi, I call you Uncle Shi, why are you looking down on me? Just now, Yang Shitou, this servant, asked me if I would sell this book!

"You gave me another thousand silver taels, what do you mean by that?"

"Err …" Gu Zhilun was speechless, a lot of thoughts passed through his mind. Seeing that Lu Zheng was really going crazy, he hurriedly said: "Nephew, do not be angry. Uncle is wrong, I am wrong, alright?"

Lu Zheng laughed heartily and said: "Uncle Shi, I was just joking with you. I won't sell the manuscript, but since Uncle has taken a fancy to it, this book case is yours! We are uncles, why do you seem so foreign to me for such a small matter?

To me, this is as easy as lifting my hand. In any case, I have already collected this thing and have seen it myself. "Only in the hands of Uncle Shi can the name of this book be made known to the world. For such an elegant matter, you actually dare to talk about those gold, silver, and other things with me?"

"I'll go!" Gu Zhilun's butt slipped and he almost fell off his chair.

Ever since he had seen Lu Zheng's manuscript, he had been calculating how to push down the price, how to let Lu Zheng know how powerful he was, and what tactics he had to deal with Lu Zheng.

They bargained and finally forced Lu Zheng to submit.

He had even thought of using a few people to act out a play and use some deceptive methods to give Lu Zheng the misconception that Gu Zhilun would be able to give him more help and make him compromise.

In the end, all of his moves were useless, because Lu Zheng gave it away directly because he did not want any money. A thousand taels of silver was not a small sum. A normal person could only spend one or two taels of silver per month, but a thousand taels of silver was not something an ordinary person could earn in a lifetime!

Facing such a huge sum of money, Lu Zheng's brows did not even furrow, directly refusing to open the door.

Gu Zhilun was shocked, Yang Shitou's jaw dropped even more. This servant of his was a normal person, the kind that wouldn't even dare to move when looking at money. Seeing Lu Zheng reject a huge sum of a thousand taels of silver, this had already exceeded his ability to understand.

He held it in for a long time before finally uttering a sentence, "Young Master Lu is truly a scholar. True love books, true nature!"

Yang Shitou's words also served as a reminder to Gu Zhilun. His old face was flushed red, his heart full of shame.

From the beginning to the end, he had always regarded Lu Zheng as a petty person, a person who valued a man more than himself. From the very beginning, he had always been prejudiced against him, thinking that Lu Zheng had come because of a request from him. Later on, he also believed that Lu Zheng took the manuscript with him in order to capture it, and he had been constantly scheming how to deal with Lu Zheng's possible moves.

For this reason, he racked his brains and racked his brains. However, the end result was that all his effort was due to his carelessness. How could Lu Zheng's heart be so calm? He didn't even make any twists and turns. Did he really think of him as a villager, a Gu family's uncle!?

"A scholar!" The way of the person's bearing is naturally different, this old one is truly ashamed! " Gu Zhilun thought, all good and bad products could only be read as high as books, so what if Gu Zhilun's family was rich by a million? Shang Jia's people were not good enough to speak with the High Scholars.