With just a few words of ink, can this extremely vicious water bandit be released obediently?
Shang Rong didn't believe it.
Not only Shang Rong, but also Xia Shang, who would believe it?
In the afternoon, Xia Shang completed the 80th chapter of "A Dream of Red Mansions". Mr. Wu asked someone to take it away, and then asked someone to copy it, and hurried to Changzhou with the manuscript overnight.
Although Changzhou is a prefecture and county, it is the smallest county in the Jiangnan area. In addition, banditry is rampant, so Changzhou is not considered wealthy.
Until now, Mr. Wu still can't believe that just a few pieces of paper and a few thousand words can be exchanged for thousands of taels of silver, and the supply exceeds demand.
What do those wealthy ladies who buy books think? Mr. Wu simply cannot understand.
Mr. Wu and several brothers arrived in Changzhou and arrived at the same place where the stall was set up last time.
The mansion directly opposite is the residence of Lieutenant General Li Yi, the commander of the Jiangdong Navy, who controls the 130,000-strong elite navy at Jingzhou port on the Yangtze River. If General Li Yi had not been stationed in the military camp all year round and was away from home, water pirates like Mr. Wu would not dare
Wandering around here.
They specialize in fighting water bandits. They mobilize troops to suppress bandits every year. Although it is of no practical use, the water bandits can be frightened for a long time every year when they suppress bandits.
This place used to be a forbidden area, and no bandits or water pirates dared to hang out in front of this house.
Now it has become a blessed place. It was Miss Li who first fell in love with Xia Shang's article, and many people came to buy it.
Mr. Wu and others pretended to be businessmen and set up a bookstall in front of Li's house for a while. No one came over and they were a little anxious.
Thinking about Miss Li's love for books, she volunteered to go to Li's house and informed the servants: "Is your lady here?"
The servant in front of the door asked: "Who are you?"
"A bookshelf was set up in front of the door a few days ago. Your lady bought some books. When she left, she said that if there was any follow-up, she would come to inform her."
A few days ago, this group of people selling books made a lot of noise in Changzhou. The servants heard about it, looked at Mr. Wu up and down, and said: "I'll wait here for now, let me make an announcement first."
Today there are guests from the Li Mansion. It is Miss You Ruo of the Li family who is hosting a banquet for ladies from all the counties and towns in Changzhou.
But today's banquet was extraordinary. There were more than two hundred people in the back garden, and the scene was unprecedented. There was no smile among the ladies. They all had solemn expressions, sitting upright, looking at Miss Youruo in the crowd with stern eyes.
Like a soldier, there is no sound among the grass and trees.
The woman among the flowers is wearing a yellow shirt, with cold eyebrows. There are several pieces of paper pasted on the wooden sign in front of her, with pen and ink on them. A closer look shows that they were written by Xia Shang a few days ago and were written by Mr. Wu.
The seventy-ninth chapter of "Dream of Red Mansions" sold.
Recently, the 79th episode of "Dream of Red Mansions" suddenly appeared in Changzhou, and all red fans in Changzhou were ecstatic.
After several months of dissemination, "A Dream of Red Mansions" has become the most popular book in the world. Fans are spread all over the country. The words in the book have captured the hearts of many women. Changzhou is just a small branch among hundreds of prefectures and counties.
, but the love of books among red fans is not weak at all.
Although Mr. Wu sold only a few dozen copies of the rare book in Changzhou, it has now been copied and spread. All fans in Changzhou know the contents of the seventy-nine chapters, and at the same time they also learned a shocking secret!
Mr. Cao Xueqin is trapped in the den of thieves in Taihu Lake!
The reason for knowing the news is in the manuscript.
Xia and Shang had long expected that these water bandits would not let them go after getting money, so they deliberately wrote some wrong words in the manuscript. All these wrong words were extracted and put together to form a sentence - "I, Cao Xueqin, was trapped in Taihu Lake
A den of thieves, looking forward to rescue."
Shui Kou had never read "A Dream of Red Mansions" and naturally did not know the error, let alone such a sentence hidden in the manuscript.
But millions of red fans want to appreciate it word for word, and they can spot any inconsistencies and mistakes.
It is obviously extremely abnormal to have more than a dozen typos in a manuscript, so the first batch of ladies who got the manuscript quickly understood Mr. Cao's code words.
Mr. Cao is in trouble!
As soon as the news came, the whole Changzhou exploded.
In the hearts of red fans, Mr. Cao is the god in the sky, the soul in their hearts, the most talented, knowledgeable and understanding person in the world, and the greatest genius in the world!
In the hearts of red fans, Mr. Cao is sacred and inviolable!
Now that Mr. Cao is in trouble, he seeks help from fans through his manuscript. Every fan is duty-bound!
As the daughter of the admiral of Jiangdong Navy, Mr. Cao was captured by Taihu water bandits, and Li Youruo naturally became the leader of the rescue operation.
This gathering is not about admiring the flowers and enjoying the moon, or reciting poems, but a swearing-in meeting for red fans to rescue Mr. Cao.
More than two hundred rich ladies no longer have the delicate and graceful posture of the past. Now they are transformed into warriors, willing to sacrifice anything for Mr. Cao!
The atmosphere in the back garden was extremely solemn, and the surrounding flowers and plants lowered their heads in depression, as if they did not dare to breathe.
The always gentle girl Youruo, with her heart as solid as ice today, faced the Changzhou sisters, pointed at the manuscript in front of her, and made an impassioned speech:
"All kinds of things in the world are due to the Red Mansion. Today you and I are gathered here, and it is none other than Mr. Cao. What Mr. Cao has learned has taught you and me a lot. We have different perspectives and see things differently. Confucian classics can be seen in "Yi", and Taoism can be seen
Adultery, talented people see entanglement, officials see full appointments, rumors see palaces... But when I saw it in a quiet way, I saw that he saw many deaths; those who have many loved ones should be in great distress, because there are many unfortunate people in the world. But
Those who hate others rejoice in misfortunes, but there are few obstacles to achieving small joys in life. It was Mr. Cao's "Dream of Red Mansions" that made me realize how difficult it is to live in this world, how confused the world is, how sad the world is, and how sad it is.
A book of Red Mansions hides the whole world, connecting you and me together, making the world bigger for you and me. Mr. Cao’s knowledge is by no means limited to the Red Mansions. The genius of this world has suffered from banditry. I was born as the daughter of a navy admiral.
, my father was stationed in Jiangdong, but it was difficult to eradicate the bandits in Taihu Lake, and he was not to blame for the crime. I summoned all the officials in Changzhou to discuss it, in order to combine the power of the Chong family and do everything in Changzhou to ensure that Mr. Cao is not harmed. Everyone, yourselves.
Are you willing to swear an oath with me?"
The eyes of the women below were blazing, and then their screams shook the sky as they remembered: "Mr. Baocao, save the Dream of Red Mansions!"
"Mr. Baocao, save the Dream of Red Mansions!"
"Mr. Baocao, save the Dream of Red Mansions..."
The servants of the Li family on the side were all dumbfounded, thinking to themselves, what is their lady doing?
Even the uprising was not so big. The usually cute little girls screamed loudly, shaking the whole house.
Mr. Wu, who was waiting outside, heard the voice muttering and asked the servant in front of the door: "Brother, what are you shouting inside?"
The servant ignored him with a serious face, and Mr. Wu could only stop talking angrily.
The servant who was delivering the message was standing in front of the young lady and wanted to speak, but was glared at by Li Youruo: "Big things have to wait! My emperor is not here today either!"
"No, miss, the book seller came again a few days ago. I think..."
"What? A book seller?"
"Exactly!"
Li Youruo's eyes lit up: "Tie those people in for me, Miss!" (To be continued)