In the hall of a house in the south of the city not very far from Zhou's mansion, Zhou Zhong sat on a chair and slowly sipped tea. By the way, he looked at the decoration in the hall. Compared with the hall in his house that didn't even have chairs, this hall had

It looks very noble. There are several sets of expensive sandalwood tables and chairs on both sides of the hall. You can smell the faint aroma when sitting on them, which is really pleasant.

In addition, behind the tables and chairs, there are two rows of antique shelves, with strange-shaped porcelain and jades placed on them. Although Zhou Zhong doesn't know much about these things, he can tell at a glance that the things on them will break anything.

, I am afraid that I can only afford the compensation by selling myself. Behind Zhou Zhong, the fat butler Xu stood there, holding a small wooden box in his hand, and what was placed in the box was what Zhou Zhong had just finished writing.

Manuscript of Journey to the West.

This is Xie Lingyun’s temporary residence in Songjiang Prefecture. Although the Xie family’s old house is not in Songjiang Prefecture, in order to facilitate the Xie family’s people to come to the city to do business, a house was also built in Songjiang Prefecture where Xie Lingyun usually lives.

here.

Regarding the matter between Butler Xu and Su Niang, although Zhou Zhong felt sorry for Qian, he finally decided to help him. This was also strongly supported by Aunt Wang and Zhuo'er. This made Butler Xu burst into tears and knelt down on the spot to give him a hand.

Zhou Zhong kowtowed, but was pulled up by Zhou Zhong.

What is decided should be done immediately. This is a good habit that Zhou Zhong is learning. So after lunch, Zhou Zhong and Butler Xu immediately came to Xie Lingyun with the manuscript. If they want to redeem Su Niang, they must

You have to be rich. According to Butler Xu, the outer courtyard charges very high prices for women who want to redeem their bodies. If you don't have a few hundred fortnights, you really don't have the confidence to go to the outer courtyard to redeem someone.

However, Xie Lingyun is a busy person. When Zhou Zhong and the others came, the other party happened to go out to discuss business. However, Xie Lingyun had already told her servants that whenever Zhou Zhong came to her door, she must be notified immediately. Therefore, Zhou Zhong's master and servant reported

When I gave my name, I was immediately warmly received by the servants of the Xie Mansion. At the same time, someone quickly reported to Xie Lingyun that I should be back soon.

Just when Zhou Zhong was thinking about his thoughts, he suddenly heard a burst of footsteps outside the hall, and then a bright figure walked into the hall. When he saw Zhou Zhong sitting there, he immediately showed an indifferent smile and saluted Yingying: "Excuse me."

Mr. Zhou has been waiting for a long time, and the little girl is here to apologize to him!"

Seeing the incomparably beautiful Xie Lingyun in front of him, Zhou Zhong, although he claimed to be a determined man, couldn't help but feel dazed. However, he did not lose his composure. He stood up with a smile and returned the courtesy: "Miss Xie, you're welcome.

Zhou came here today to fulfill the agreement that day. I have brought the complete manuscript of Journey to the West, please check it, Miss!"

"The whole book, so soon?" Xie Lingyun showed a rare look of surprise after hearing this. She had agreed with Zhou Zhong that she only needed to hand over the first fifty chapters of the manuscript to her at the end of this month, and the rest of the manuscript would be

You can wait until next year. And even if Zhou Zhong was given such a long time, Xie Lingyun was still a little worried that Zhou Zhong would not be able to complete the manuscript, but she did not expect that Zhou Zhong not only completed it, but also completed it so quickly, which was beyond her expectation.

Seeing the surprised expression on the always calm and calm Xie Lingyun, Zhou Zhong was also very proud. The manuscript was already in his mind, and he only had to copy it, and the speed would naturally be much faster.

At this time, Butler Xu presented the manuscript, and the little maid behind Xie Lingyun stepped forward to take it, and then placed it on the table at the main table.

After that, I took a quick look at the following content.

It took about half an hour before Xie Lingyun put down the manuscript with satisfaction and praised: "Master Zhou is really talented. In less than a month, Journey to the West has been completed. If this news is released, I am afraid that many people will be frightened.

!”

Regarding Xie Lingyun's compliment, Zhou Zhong just smiled politely and did not respond. Maybe it was because he suffered a loss at the hands of the other party when they first met. He had always been wary of this shrewd and wealthy Miss Xie, so if it weren't for

Necessary, Zhou Zhong didn't want to have too much interaction with the other party.

Seeing Zhou Zhong's cold answer, Xie Lingyunsi did not show any signs of strangeness. She then said: "Mr. Zhou, you have completed Journey to the West as agreed before, and I will also pay you the full remuneration of three hundred taels."

, I just don’t know if Mr. Zhou wants a silver note or a full amount of silver?”

Hearing that Xie Lingyun finally mentioned what he was most concerned about, Zhou Zhong immediately showed a smile, but then he thought that housekeeper Xu spent forty taels to support Su Niang every year. He wanted to help Su Niang redeem herself, three hundred

I'm afraid two isn't enough, right?

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but sigh, then looked at Xie Lingyun with some embarrassment, and finally said through gritted teeth: "Ms.

It’s not enough, so Tong Zhou hopes to borrow a sum of money from Miss Xie!”

Xie Lingyun was a little surprised when she heard that Zhou Zhong had borrowed money from her. She couldn't help but look Zhou Zhong up and down. In her impression, Zhou Zhong was a bit unscrupulous in doing things, but he was very arrogant. She stepped forward to talk to him.

When discussing the manuscript, Zhou Zhong would rather leave the manuscript to rot in his hands than lower the remuneration for half a text. How can such a person borrow money from others?

"I wonder how much Young Master Zhou wants to borrow?" Although Xie Lingyun was surprised, she still had a calm expression on the surface, but there was a trace of interest in her eyes, because she really wanted to know, Zhou

What is the purpose of borrowing money again?

"It's not much. In addition to the three hundred taels of this manuscript's remuneration, Zhou wants to borrow another three hundred taels. If Miss Xie is willing to borrow it, Zhou will sign the letter now!" Zhou Zhong said immediately. But at this time he

Unnoticed, Butler Xu behind him was secretly wiping

Tears, as an old man who has watched Zhou Zhong grow up, Butler Xu naturally knows that his young master is naturally proud, but now he lowers his stature and borrows money from a woman for his own business. This really makes Butler Xu not know how to repay Zhou Zhong.

A great favor?

"Three hundred taels?" Xie Lingyun's eyes showed a thoughtful expression, and finally nodded and said, "I can lend Mr. Zhou three hundred taels of silver, but Mr. Zhou must write another book that is not inferior to Journey to the West.

It’s a good book, so those three hundred taels will be considered as the royalties for this book!”

"Still writing?" Zhou Zhong couldn't help but lamented in his heart. Writing a book is not only a mental job, but writing with a brush is also a physical job. During this time, he was exhausted from writing Journey to the West. He originally planned to take three hundred taels.

I stopped writing after I got it. I didn’t expect that I would still write now!

"Deal!" Zhou Zhong thought about it for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and agreed. Although he was already very repulsed by writing a book, in order to save people, he had to persevere no matter how hard and tiring he was.

"It's really pleasant to discuss business with Young Master Zhou!" Xie Lingyun saw Zhou Zhong gritting his teeth, and for some reason, she felt a different kind of excitement in her heart. However, she quickly suppressed this excitement, then turned around and ordered, "

Count the beads and order someone to get the six hundred taels of silver notes!"

"Yes, Miss!" Suanzhu agreed and hurried out of the hall. After a while, six 100-tael silver notes were delivered on a tray. By this time, Xie Lingyun had already drafted a new document.

It states that Zhou Chong borrowed three hundred taels of silver from Xie Lingyun and needed to write a novel that was not inferior to Journey to the West. As for how to compare the quality of the two books? The main thing is to compare the sales of the two books in the future.

Zhou Zhong read the document and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he picked up a pen and signed it, and then took the six hundred taels of silver into his hand. However, just when Zhou Zhong was about to leave, Xie Lingyun suddenly spoke again: "Master Zhou, Sister Zhuo'er

How are you doing recently? Did Sister Zhuoer like the rouge I gave her last time?"

After hearing what the other party said, Zhou Zhong turned around and glared at Xie Lingyun. Now he was sure that Xie Lingyun must have deliberately given Zhuo'er such expensive rouge. Otherwise, based on the other party's calculations and the city government, how could he not have thought that Zhuo'er was giving her a gift in return?

difficulties?

Xie Lingyun saw Zhou Zhong glaring at her, but she remained calm at all. She was just a little girl. No matter what she said that day, Zhou Zhong was unwilling to lower her royalties. She happened to have a box of rouge just delivered from the capital.

She had made an agreement with Zhuo'er before, so she took the opportunity to give Rouge to Zhuo'er, but in fact it was aimed at Zhou Zhong, in order to make the "hard-earned" Zhou Zhong lose his money as a small revenge.

"Thank you for your concern, Miss. Zhuo'er likes that box of rouge very much. She is preparing a return gift for Miss Xie at this time, saying she wants to give her sister Lingyun a surprise!" Zhou Zhong said in a cold voice. Although Xie Lingyun's

This move was harmless, but the other party also included Huo'er in his calculations, which made Zhou Zhong feel a little uncomfortable.

Hearing that Zhou Zhong specifically emphasized the words "Sister Lingyun", Xie Lingyun, who was as smart as ice and snow, naturally understood that Zhou Zhong was mocking himself for including the innocent bracelet, but she did not show her deepness in the city.

If there was anything unusual, he still smiled calmly and said: "As long as Sister Zhuo'er likes it, there is no need to return gifts or anything like that!"

"Etiquette cannot be discarded, not to mention that Miss Xie did such a big favor to Zhou today. Zhuo'er and I will personally give gifts to Miss Xie in the future!" After Zhou Zhong said this, he turned around and left. First, he didn't want to be hypocritical with the other party anymore.
Chapter completed!