Chapter 1607 Steps (Page 1/1)

A young servant in green walked into the atrium quickly, stood at the corner of the corridor, and winked at Cai Ji, the manager standing behind Cai Feng. Cai Ji understood and quietly took two steps back, got out of the court, and walked out slowly.

Cai Feng, who was discussing countermeasures with the guests, saw that although he quickly withdrew his gaze, the smile on his face became a little unnatural. The guests could see clearly and remained silent at the same time.

They were all confused. Yesterday, Yuliangzhou welcomed Sun Ce, and they were talking and laughing, and there was harmony. Later, Sun Ce entered the camp and they were waiting for the meeting outside the camp. Somehow, Sun Fu removed the prepared furniture and returned to Xiangyang and never showed up again. Sun Ce went to visit Pang Degong, and for dinner at the Pang family, they were left outside the camp by Sun Ce. Not only did they end up in a short time, but there was no one to greet him.

What happened? Everyone was guessing, but few people really understood. They gathered here to inquire about the news from Cai Feng. After Sun Fu left, Cai Ke was said to have returned to Cai Zhou and met Cai Feng, but Cai Feng never mentioned what happened in the camp. Now that there is news, he naturally has no intention of talking about other gossip. The originally lively scene became cold unconsciously.

Cai Feng saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. He didn't know what news would be, and what reaction would trigger.

After a while, Cai Ji came back, but did not come to the hall and went straight to the backyard. Cai Feng's heart skipped a beat. Knowing that the situation was not good, Cai Ji didn't even dare to tell him in public. He forced a smile to the guests and got up to the backyard. Cai Ji stood in the corridor with a pale face.

"What's up?"

"Sun Ce gave a speech at Xiangyang Academy, saying that he wanted to expand the scale of the academy and give more children of the people the opportunity to study."

"Oh, this is a good thing." Cai Feng hadn't reacted yet. "The more people study, the better the business in my Yinfang will be."

Cai Ji smiled bitterly. "The head of the family, at the current price of printing books, where can ordinary people afford books? Sun Ce wants to build more printing workshops to reduce the price of printing books so that ordinary people can afford books."

"Reduce the price?" Cai Feng was shocked and couldn't help but scream. He was about to scold Sun Ce for bragging, but then he thought of the "Shuowen Jiezi" printed not long ago. "Shuowen Jiezi" was produced by Pingyu Printing Bookstore, and the price outside is one gold. For ordinary scholars, one gold is of course not expensive, but Cai Feng thought this was too cheap. If it was printed by Cai Family Printing Bookstore, the price would be at least three gold, or even higher. However, Pingyu Printing Bookstore was controlled by Yuan Quan, so he could only say it behind his back and dare not have any objections to the outside world.

Now Sun Ce is giving a speech at Xiangyang Academy, and he wants to reduce the price of books so that ordinary people can afford to read books. This is not a good omen. This means that Sun Ce is dissatisfied with him and wants to start a business that is the most profitable in the Cai family. Because of Sun Fu, although the printing shop is not large in size, the profit is not small, and it can make more than 500 gold a year. Even for the Cai family, this is a very considerable income.

What's more, Cai Feng is waiting for a big business. Once the history books written by Cai Yong are completed, they need to be printed all over the world. The plate making fee alone will be 50,000 yuan. In addition, the profit from printing will be more than 8,000 yuan. If Sun Ce built another book printing workshop and the price was lower, the Cai family would not expect to make this money.

Cai Feng felt the blood surge upwards, and his skin was swollen and red. He held the wall with one hand and rubbed his face hard with the other, gritting his teeth and said, "This man is cruel enough. He cut such a big piece of meat as soon as he made a move."

"Head of the family, General Sun is young and energetic, he is a cruel person. Don't fight with him, until the end..."

"What can I do if I fight to the end?" Cai Feng's eyes turned red and he stared at Cai Ji fiercely.

Cai Ji licked her lips, but she wanted to say something but stopped. Cai Feng was annoyed and shouted, "If you have something, say it, and if you have farts, let it go."

Cai Ji was helpless. "Head of the family, think about it. A few years ago, General Sun was decisive and clever in the battle of Xiangyang. The Xi and Kuai family were destroyed because of this. If the second girl had not married Sun Guoyi, her eldest son-in-law and son-in-law and daughter became General Sun's confidants, the first unlucky one would be the Cai family. Now that he defeated Yuan Shao, the separatist of the Southeast was a foregone conclusion. Even the court dared not do anything to him. Can the Cai family have a chance of winning if they are against him?"

Cai Feng's eyes twitched, and cold sweat burst out from his forehead. "Did I just let him humiliate this? He cut such a large piece of meat, and I still want to bow to him?"

Cai Ji was about to speak, but as soon as he looked up, he saw someone standing at the middle gate. It was Cai Feng's eldest daughter, Huang Chengyan's wife Cai Jue. He felt relieved and hurriedly signaled to Cai Feng. Cai Feng looked back and frowned.

"Why are you back?"

"Do you think I'm willing to come back? A Ke passed by my door and told me the matter." Cai Jue walked slowly over and glanced at Cai Sheng with dissatisfaction. "A Weng has come too easily in recent years, but he forgot where the source is. After being bewitched for a few words, he felt that he was Tao Zhugong?"

Cai Feng looked depressed, but didn't say anything. Among the three children, the one he was most reluctant to face was his eldest daughter Cai Jue. Cai Jue was not close to him when he was at home, and it was even more rare to come back after getting married. Sometimes when Huang Chengyan and Huang Yueying came back, she didn't want to come back. She stayed alone at home. It seemed that Huang Chengyan's courtyard was more comfortable than Cai Zhou's luxurious manor.

Cai Jue asked Cai Ji to tell the situation again. After listening, she turned around and looked at Cai Feng. "This is the last chance General Sun gave you. If you can't catch it, it's not a problem of cutting your flesh. You have already implicated A Ke, don't implicate me anymore."

"Why did I implicate you?" Cai Feng said angrily.

Cai Jue said: "If my husband hadn't been doing things by his side, if my Achu hadn't loved him, would you think you could still see the rising sun today?"

"You..." Venus appeared in front of Cai Feng, and he was unable to stand firmly.

"Most half of the Cai family's business is rewarded by General Sun, and the small half is earned by Achu and his daughter. It doesn't matter if you want to make trouble. Split the Huang family's shares first. We don't want to work with you." Cai Jue said, and turned around and left. "Save this industry, even if the Cai family is defeated, I can still support you. If you don't know how to advance and retreat, don't blame me for not recognizing you then."

"Oh..." Cai Feng's face turned pale, but he didn't dare to talk back to Cai Jue. Cai Ke would rather follow Sun Fu back to Fuchun than listen to him. He was already a little upset in his heart. He was snatched away by his more independent eldest daughter, and he no longer had the courage to hold on. His confidence came from the opinions of Huang Chengyan, Huang Yueying, and Cai Jue. He had to listen.

Seeing that Cai Feng's tone was soft, Cai Ji couldn't wipe his face, so he hurriedly stepped forward to stop Cai Jue and begged softly. "Grandma, please give me some advice to the head of the family. Just because the head of the family did not go to greet him, General Sun first drove away his second son-in-law and cut off a piece of meat like the Cai family. You can't say nothing and just admit defeat like this? As the number one in Jingzhou, the Cai family must always have some face."

"The face is earned by oneself, not given by others." Cai Jue stopped and looked at Cai Feng with some disgust. "Sun Guoyi lacks ability and improper work. That is the matter between the Sun brothers. What does it have to do with the Cai family? Open more book printing workshops to reduce the price of books, so that more people can afford to read books. This is a good deed that benefits the people. If you are smart, you should fully support it and share your reputation instead of making a small plan here. This is a way for him to save face. When he takes action next time, he will not have such a good step for you."

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