Chapter 75: Selling Printing Technique
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
For such a woman, any elder with foresight would be willing to marry her as the eldest son and grandson of the family.
She was a rare woman who could bring the family to prosperity for several generations.
Then why did Sun Yiming and the Sun family let go so easily?
Heng Shan was puzzled!
When Sun Ke came over to call her, Han Qiao got up and left to cook in the kitchen.
Han Qiao had to make two more dishes for the four of them. After all, men had big appetites. Fortunately, there were still a lot of pumpkin buns and spring rolls left. They were originally going to eat them at night, so they just needed to steam them up.
The weather was hot, so it was fine not to steam it.
Because she had just moved over and was in confinement, there wasn’t much food at home.
She didn’t have time to prepare dried vegetables, pickles, and pickles, so she could only make do with three dishes and a soup.
Fortunately, Heng Congshan didn’t mind and even praised the dishes.
He ate very slowly, unlike Heng Yi who ate in big mouthfuls.
“Cough!” Han Qiao coughed lightly.
Heng Yi looked at Han Qiao. “Did you catch a cold?”
Han Qiao shook her head. “Patriarch Heng, please eat!”
“Good!” Heng Congshan nodded.
She picked up some food and ate slowly.
Heng Yi understood and began to eat slowly.
Although he was not used to it.
Heng Congshan sighed.
The child is worth teaching.
Wu Yu and Ling He waited for Heng Congshan to finish eating before sitting down to eat.
Their speed was much faster.
After the meal, Heng Congshan said he wanted to talk to Han Qiao alone.
“Good!”
Han Qiao invited him to drink tea in the hall of Heng Congshan.
Heng Yi was fetching water in the backyard.
Grandma brought Grandpa and the three children out to play for a while.
“Chief, have some tea!”
Heng Congshan nodded. He took a sip of tea before saying, “You sound like you can read?”
“I recognize a few!”
“Do you know the current situation?”
Han Qiao shook her head.
“Rong Di attacked the border of our Great Yong and took down three cities. They demanded compensation from all parts of our Great Yong and a marriage alliance with the princess.”
“There are only two princesses of suitable age in the royal family. One is Princess Zhaoyang, who was born by the Empress, and the other is Princess Zhenling, the daughter of the deceased Imperial Consort. Princess Zhenling is the most favored by His Majesty. She is also the noble son who spoke up for you when you and Li Li!” Heng Congshan looked at Han Qiao as he spoke.
Han Qiao suddenly understood.
It was impossible for Princess Zhaoyang, who had a mother, to marry, so there was only Princess Zhenling.
It was useless no matter how much the Emperor doted on him.
And the more she doted on him, the less the princess would make things difficult for the emperor.
“If we really want a marriage alliance, it can only be Princess Zhen Ling.”
“Yes!” Heng Shan nodded.
“Patriarch, what do you want me to do?” Han Qiao asked.
“Heng Yi is extremely strong. He can kill tigers alone. He is the most suitable person to go to the battlefield. But he is too honest and straightforward. He is not good at socializing. It is difficult for him to stand out on the battlefield and lead the soldiers.” Heng Congshan looked at Han Qiao.
“He loves you and listens to you. You’re smart and agile, and you know how to teach him to be a good person. Han, are you confident that you can nurture an invincible Great General for Great Yong?”
“No, I won’t ask him to do that!” Han Qiao refused without thinking.
She and Heng Yi could be considered to be blessed by the heavens, and it was also because of Heng Yi’s hard work, performance, and enthusiasm. Otherwise, she would never have taken the initiative to talk about marriage with Heng Yi.
Some people were just missed in the vast sea of people.
There was no reason. It could only be said that fate had not arrived.
Patriarch Heng, I can’t agree to any of your requests. How Heng Yi will grow is not only up to me, but also depends on what kind of person Heng Yi wants to become. Everything depends on his own will.
Han Qiao looked at Heng Congshan.
She sized up the Heng Congshan.
The elegant and handsome middle-aged man looked calm and unperturbed, but he actually had his own plans.
He still wanted to return to officialdom.
But he lacked a springboard, so he chose Heng Yi.
Of course, it could also be the Feng family.
“Ha!” the Heng Congshan laugh.
“You guessed it, right? He guessed that I wanted to return to the officialdom, but I need to do something big to make the emperor remember me.”
“I guessed a little.”
However, Han Qiao had another idea. “Actually, it’s not necessary to nurture a person. I found out that the books in the bookstore were very expensive. I asked the shopkeeper and found out that all the books were handwritten by people.”
“Yes.” Heng Congshan said.
“Is this the case for the entire country?” Han Qiao asked.
Heng Congshan nodded.
Han Qiao thought for a moment before saying, “I have a way to produce thousands of books a day without making any mistakes. Clan Leader Heng, do you want to hear it?”
“I’m willing to hear the details!”
“Nowadays, anyone with a little reputation will use a seal. That’s similar to a seal, it’s just…”
Han Qiao stood up. “Give me a moment!”
She went back to her room and took a pen and paper. Han Qiao dipped it in ink and drew it for Heng Congshan to see.
Heng Congshan was a smart person and quickly understood.
“For example, if you want to print a Three-Character Classic, you just need to find the word block, brush ink on the wood block, put the rice paper on it, press it with something, brush it, and open it to dry.”
Heng Congshan’s eyes lit up.
“I understand a little, but I’m still a little uncertain. When is it convenient for you to personally give me some guidance?”
Han Qiao thought for a moment.
“I’m not feeling well right now, so I can’t go out for the time being. How about after we get married?”
“Deal!”
Heng Congshan had some thoughts when he came, but now he was especially excited.
He was even certain that as long as he presented this printing technique to the Emperor, he would be able to enter the Imperial Court again.
“What do you want?”
Han Qiao smiled. “I want benefits. Clan Leader, you want fame.”
Han Qiao felt that silver was the most practical.
What she lacked the most at the moment was money. With money in hand, she did not have to worry about anything.
“No regrets?” the Heng Congshan ask.
“Wuhui!”
“I did not bring much money with me this time around…”
“There’s no hurry. Patriarch, take your time. I won’t refuse if it’s more, and I won’t mind if it’s less. Just let fate take its course!”
Besides, she didn’t want to use printing.
She had only moved in and used it, so it was up to fate whether she earned more or less.
If they gave more, they would donate a portion to build bridges and roads, pick up a few homeless beggars to raise, and secretly send some food to the elderly who had no one to rely on.
No matter how much she couldn’t do, she didn’t dare to do it.
Heng Congshan asked many more questions. He was confused at first, but he suddenly realized something.
This wasn’t a difficult thing to do, but the difficult thing was that no one had thought of it. Now that Han Qiao had mentioned it, he felt enlightened.
He couldn’t stay there at all.
This time, Ling He had only brought a hundred taels of silver with him. It was really a little too little, so he did not give it to him.
As he got up to leave, he said to Han Qiao, “On the second day of the ninth month, 1 went straight to the Heng family.”
“Thank you, Chief, for hosting the wedding for Heng Yi and me. It’s a blessing that we’ve cultivated for three lifetimes!”
Heng Congshan waved his hand. “You’re really embarrassing me by saying that..”