Anyang Prince's Mansion Official Hall

Seeing Yan Bai's face full of resentment, Hu Guan was shocked and couldn't help but persuade him.

"Prince, don't be impulsive. Now Ma Jin not only has a good relationship with the Eighth Prince, but also the Fourth Prince Yan Yi has stood up for him. We must not act rashly."

After a pause, Hu Guan said again: "According to what happened today, Ma Jin is definitely a tough trick. If we do it, we may not only fail to eat meat, but also have to break the teeth by him."

"According to the opinions of our subordinates, we should avoid their edge for the time being and think of other ways to raise money. As for Ma Jin, the prince, it is not too late to take revenge for the gentleman."

Yan Bai didn't listen to Hu Guan's persuasion at all, and he said with a gloomy face.

"I can't swallow this. I heard you before, because I wanted to give Ma Jin a chance to take Ma Jin under my command.

As long as he honestly makes money for me, I can forgive him for his previous disrespect.

But now he has been cast to the fourth brother, and he probably won’t look down on me anymore, so he doesn’t have to keep it.”

"Prince..." Hu Guan wanted to persuade him again.

"No need to say more."

Yan Bai raised his hand to intercept Hu Guan's words.

"I will think of other ways to King Qing. You can find a few good players and find an opportunity to kill Ma Jin for me to relieve my hatred."

Yan Bai's eyes emerged and he shouted firmly.

“…”

Hu Guan wanted to speak but stopped, but seeing Yan Bai's face was persistent, he obviously had his idea.

Hu Guan sighed, bowed to Yan Bai, and went silent.

The only thing left in the main hall of Anyang Prince's Mansion was Yan Bai with a crazy expression on his face.

...

...

Dingxiang Building

There were no customers in the restaurant, and the chefs in the kitchen lived in the city and returned to their own homes. The rest of the people living in the store went back to the backyard to rest, leaving only Quanfu and a few friends to clean the lobby.

At a table in the corner of the lobby, Ma Jin and An Yi were sitting together to discuss things. Quanfu and the others also consciously avoided this area while cleaning.

There were a few dishes of side dishes and a pot of hot tea on the table. Ma Jin and An Yi were eating and talking about the bookstore.

The new book has been released on the 20th day of the first lunar month, and it is the fourth day of the second lunar month.

In half a month, the bookshops in Beijing have printed pirated copies. Although they have not yet become popular in Beijing, they have already competed with the daily sales of Xinhua Bookstore.

This greatly compressed the profits of the new book. In order to attract customers, Anyi has reduced the price of the new book from one or two to seven cents, but it was still useless and sales continued to decline.

An Yi took advantage of the evening when the bookstore closed down and came to Dingxianglou to discuss the matter with Ma Jin.

"Boss, there are more and more stolen books in Beijing now, and bookstores are making less and less profits. I plan to let the workshop print it for another two days," An Yi said.

Ma Jin picked up a chopstick and put the ears of the cold pig in his mouth. He chewed it happily for a few times. Hearing An Yi's words, he nodded: "Well, the workers have been busy for a long time, and it's time to have a few days off. Zixian, just do what you said."

Then after pausing, Ma Jin said again: "The Niu family's caravan will have to come back for more than a month. Don't waste this time, let the workers take a few days off.

Then I started printing the lower part, and while the trend of the Sui and Tang Dynasties had not yet dissipated, I struck while the iron was hot and made the name of a bookstore in one fell swoop."

"The name of our bookstore is already well-known. In the entire capital, even a three-year-old child knows that there is a Xinhua Bookstore in Lihua Lane, Beicheng."

An Yi smiled and joked, the bookstore's business was rising steadily, and his mood became much brighter.

"Ha ha."

Ma Jin smiled cheerfully: "When the Niu family's caravan comes back, if the Sui and Tang dynasties sell well in other places, we can still make a profit."

"Then I'm going to ask the boss for a big red envelope."

An Yi smiled and said that with the example of Beijing, he is also very optimistic about sales in other places.

The two looked at each other and smiled, their eyes showing expectations for a bright future for the bookstore.

...

the next day

Just after Maozheng (8:00 am)

Ma Jin was sleeping in bed, doing something indescribable to the young lady in her dream.

Dongdongdongdongdong

The bedroom door was suddenly smashed from outside. Ma Jin frowned and ignored it. He covered his head with a pillow, trying to use this to isolate the knock on the door.

However, the sound insulation effect of the pillow is very small, and the knocking sound outside the door still keeps entering Ma Jin's ears. Ma Jin sat up from the bed frantically and let out a roar.

"Damn it inside!!!!"

Ma Jin kept silently thinking that killing someone was illegal to suppress his urge to kill someone.

Putting on his coat, getting out of bed and putting on his shoes, Ma Jin opened the door, and a wretched fat face appeared in front of him.

"Brother, it's early." Fatty Wu smiled a little.

Ma Jin: "..."

Ma Jin rolled his eyes and replied to the fat man who was disturbing the dream in front of him.

“Haha~”

Fatty Wu didn't care about Ma Jin's coldness. He pointed to the yard with a smile: "Brother, see who is coming."

Ma Jin looked along the fat man's fingers and a tall figure was standing in the middle of the yard. When he saw Ma Jin looking over, he showed an excited smile.

"cousin!"

"Niu Ben!"

Ma Jin looked at Niu Ben running over in surprise until Niu Ben gave him an excited hug.

"Ahem...Old...Brother... Let go...No...No..."

Ma Jin was almost not killed by the little cousin's huge force, and he barely struggled to let Niu Ben loosen him.

"Oh, cousin, I was excited for a moment, I'm sorry." Niu Ben scratched his head and said apologetically.

"No...it's okay."

Ma Jin took a few breaths before he calmed down and comforted Niu Ben.

The two brothers got closer for a while before Ma Jin remembered Fatty Wu who had been forgotten by him.

"Why are you two coming?"

Fatty Wu often came to harass Ma Jin during this period. He had been familiar with Ma Jin for a long time and did not meet Ma Jin. He walked to the room and poured a glass of water to drink it. He dragged his big belly and sat on the stool.

"Brother, you don't know yet. There is a Cuju competition in the southern suburbs today. I made an appointment with Niu San early in the morning and came and called you. The three of us brothers went to see Cuju."

“Cuju?”

Ma Jin became interested. He was a pseudo-fan in his previous life and stayed up late to watch football games many nights.

After being reborn in Daqian, Ma Jin hasn't watched the game for a long time. Now, when he heard from the fat man that there is a Cuju game in the southern suburbs, Ma Jin is a little eager to try it out.

"Yes, after the beginning of spring every year, competitions will begin in major Cuju venues in Beijing. Today is the first game of the year. There must be many people. We have to go quickly, otherwise we won't even find a place to get off the ground."

Fatty Wu looks very experienced. This kid is proficient in fun and loves fun. He knows everything about the fun places in the capital.

"What are you waiting for? I put on my clothes and let's go."

Ma Jin was itchy when the fat man said about this Cuju competition, and he couldn't wait.

Because of the tight time, Ma Jin did not delay. He put on his clothes, washed them a little, and put a few donkey meat from the kitchen to cook them in a fire, making buns for breakfast.

He greeted Zhou Fuhai and called Zhu Hu who had already returned from the bookstore. The group hurriedly drove the carriage to the southern suburbs.
Chapter completed!