bayedsolid Chapter 73 Ancient Edition Newspaper
Chapter 73 Ancient Edition Newspaper
After the woman finished gossiping, she showed Ye Yuwu her strength again.
Before Ye Yuwu could even exclaim in surprise as the woman easily lifted her up with one hand, she was tossed into the air. Before Ye Yuwu could scream, she was caught again.
"How is Manager Ye?!" The woman looked like she was waiting for praise.
"It's fine, it's fine." It's just that my fear of heights is acting up, and I feel a little dizzy.
Qi Jingyue's face darkened even more. Where did they find this talent?!
However, to everyone's surprise, of all the people Qi Jingyue recruited, only this female spy successfully infiltrated the company.
Qi Jingyue was speechless. So this was what she "liked"!
"This is Qu Lu, she will be with you from now on." Ye Yuwu led them upstairs to the second floor.
Now that the rooms on the second floor are almost full, she has converted the meeting room into a newspaper office.
The three greeted each other, and that was how they got to know each other.
This time, Liang Suxin and Bai Zunxing traveled in a simple carriage. Their clothes were not as elaborate as when they came to recruit them last time, and their hair was styled in a simpler way with only a hairpin in their hair.
Upon arriving at the bookstore, he immediately sent his personal maid home and did not stay with them inside.
“I have already explained the specific procedures to you. Apart from the hygiene tips I just mentioned, you will have to go out and collect the rest.”
As soon as Ye Yuwu finished speaking, Qu Lu took out a stack of papers from her bosom and gave them to Ye Yuwu.
"Manager Ye, is this enough?!"
Ye Yuwu didn't react in time and blankly took the paper from her hand.
This sight nearly scared her to death. Bai Zunxing and Liang Suxin, who were standing nearby, noticed that Ye Yuwu's expression had changed and curiously peered at the stack of papers.
"On the day of Ding Si in the month of Yi Hai during the Sui Ming era, a flower thief broke into a house but failed. The woman in the house was so ugly that the flower thief was frightened and fled over the wall. Afterwards, feeling ashamed for not getting anything, he climbed back over the wall, intending to steal the pigs in the house's pen. However, he failed to steal the pigs and was discovered by the family. The next day, it was said that the flower thief no longer stole women but instead stole piglets. Every household was terrified and held their pigs tightly, fearing that their pigs would be harmed."
"Pfft!" Bai Zunxing couldn't help but burst out laughing, and even Liang Suxin's eyes were filled with tears.
There are too many similar cases below, each one a bizarre occurrence, and it's a mystery how Qu Lu knew so much about them.
"Isn't this enough? If not, I'll write some more." This was something Qu Lu had managed to write on the roof beam last night while on an assassination mission.
"Enough, enough!" Ye Yuwu was embarrassed, wondering what kind of people she had recruited who were not playing by the rules.
"Today you still need to gather real-time information, preferably about people's livelihoods!"
Ye Yuwu assigned them a task, and they planned to go out to collect. When Qu Lu was about to go out as well, Ye Yuwu stopped her and whispered to her, "You don't have to go yet."
Qu Lu tilted her head, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
Don't look at me like that. You can only blame yourself for being too strong. You should at least give others a chance to "learn"! "Ahem, I have other things for you to do."
Qu Lu looked up at her master not far away, and Qi Jingyue nodded slightly.
Bai Zunxing and Liang Suxin hadn't expected that going out to collect folk songs would be so tiring. They were able to sleep soundly on the bumpy carriage rides back to the mansion these past two days, without being woken up by the jolting. Apart from being a bit flustered on the first day, they got used to it in the following days.
When Bai Zunxing and Liang Suxin's social circle heard that their "newspaper" had been published, they bought many copies to support them.
But when they glanced at the newspaper, they suddenly realized it was something special. The newspaper provided detailed information about gynecological inflammation in women and how to maintain hygiene.
There are also some recent events in Bianjing, such as "A corpse was found in the southern suburbs of the city. The coroner initially determined that the corpse was a woman, but the matter was eventually dropped. Is there a hidden secret behind this?" and "Shocking! The General of the Cavalry appeared in the room of the Imperial Secretary late at night. The two were disheveled. The next day, it was clarified that they were just handling government affairs together!"
The headlines alone were very attractive, and there were also exposés of hygiene problems in some restaurants. The newspaper reporters (similar to ancient journalists) went deep into the area, secretly visited many restaurants, and identified the cleaner and tidier ones. Among them, Mingyue Restaurant was a model.
Because the newspaper's content was relevant to ordinary people, many people bought it as soon as it was published.
Because the newspaper was cheap, only 4 coins a newspaper, it was said that the price was negotiated down by Manager Ye of the bookstore, so that everyone could read the newspaper and that he didn't make much money.
These people learned so much from reading the newspaper, and they were afraid that Manager Ye would go bankrupt. Some even wanted to give her money directly. Ye Yuwu was both amused and exasperated, but she didn't accept it.
"This newspaper is really good; I feel restless if I don't read it for a day."
"After all, who can refuse to know everything happening in Bianjing without leaving home!"
"This Zhiyu Bookstore is really clever. How did they come up with such a method?"
"You don't know this yet, do you? Both 'Between Square Inches' and the wildly popular 'Starfall Rain' in Bianjing were published by Zhiyu Bookstore."
"Wow! That's amazing. My wife goes to listen to the storytelling every day. However, this newspaper is bought by the servant at my wife's request. It's published every day, and it only costs 4 coins. For the price of a bowl of noodles, you can know everything that's happening in Bianjing. It's such a good deal! I'm afraid this will lead to the bookstore closing down."
Several officials talked about the newspapers they had read that day on their way to the morning court session. Reading the newspaper had become an essential part of their daily morning routine, and they felt extremely uncomfortable if they didn't read it for a day.
On the other side, Qiao Songqing smiled like a fox, chuckling as he approached Bai Zunyue.
The two were also present at the court assembly, dressed in solemn and dignified court robes and wearing white jade hair crowns. Even Qiao Songqing, who was usually carefree, was not as relaxed as usual.
"This newspaper must have been edited by Zunxing!"
Bai Zunyue ignored him, her face still expressionless, and pushed Qiao Songqing away with a hint of disdain.
"Hey, hey..." Qiao Songqing was a little annoyed when he was pushed away, but he was a big-hearted person and quickly forgot about it. Instead, he chuckled and went back to him.
“You used to protect your sister like the apple of your eye, how could you agree to let her go? Can a young lady from a wealthy family endure this hardship? In my opinion, it's better to let her return to the manor to learn how to be the mistress of the house.”
Bai Zunyue turned her head and sneered. Qiao Songqing felt a pain in her stomach. Before she could recover, the palace door opened, and Bai Zunyue walked forward without looking back.
"If you don't want to learn, then don't learn! Why are you being so ruthless! Oh, I remember now, isn't that bookstore Ye Yuwu's? You just let Zunxing go like that? Fine! I knew you had ulterior motives, you even schemed against your sister!"
Qiao Songqing caught up with him and complained in his ear, but the man completely ignored him.