I became famous for writing ridiculous stories in ancient times

Chapter 3



From the memory of the original owner, Fu Wenyu knew that there are many literate people in society, the status of literati is high, the social economy is prosperous, mature storybooks have appeared in bookshops, and a group of people who make a living by writing storybooks have also been born. A good one can even become a guest of dignitaries.

What makes Fu Wenyu happy the most is that a tabloid has appeared. This is a newspaper printed by big businessmen from all over the country, imitating the imperial court's "Di Bao", such as the local "Liuzhou Tabloid".

The tabloid does not talk about politics, but only publishes some celebrity anecdotes, street anecdotes, or poems and articles submitted by scholars, etc. Because there are many literate people in society and there are few entertainment activities, sales are pretty good.

Fu Wenyu's initial plan is to take advantage of the two years of mourning at home to exercise and write storybooks to earn money. He will be seventeen when he makes his filial piety in two and a half years. At that time, if he has money and leisure, he can try to take the imperial examination or do something else.

It just so happened that he still had some pens, inks, paper and inkstones left by Fu Qingshan and the original owner, and the original owner's muscle memory was still there, allowing him not only to be literate, but also to be able to write in a relatively correct Guange style.

As for what to write for his first novel, Fu Wenyu has already thought about it.

Just 'real and fake young master'!

Although the meme of "civet cat for prince" is old, it naturally has elements that attract readers.

Fu Wenyu plans to write the book he is about to write simply.

The story takes place in the fictional 'Ping'an County'.

The fake young master who grew up in a family named Wang who often does good deeds and the real young master who grew up in a poor farmer's family do not know each other, but their fates are connected to some extent.

Because the Wang family was rich, the nanny of Mr. Wang, a nanny named Zhang in the family, joined forces with Mrs. Wen, the midwife, to take advantage of the fact that the master of the family was out doing business, the old lady was sick, and the wife was giving birth. , the whole house was so busy that they took the opportunity to exchange their newborn grandson with the young master.

Fifteen years passed in the blink of an eye, and the fake young master was spoiled by a wealthy family and became domineering. And Master Zhen suffered a lot since he was a child because he was sent to the countryside.

Originally, the two people's lives would never intersect, but the fake young master accidentally beat someone to death, and the government wanted to take him to trial. At this time, the fake young master's biological grandmother, the original Aunt Zhang, was eager to save her grandson. She told Mrs. Wang that there was a grandson in the family who was born in the same year, month and day as the young master. She looked somewhat similar, and she was willing to let him take the place of the young master. Master, go to hell.

Mrs. Wang, who loved her son, was overjoyed and told Mr. Wang immediately.

This is the beginning of Fu Wenyu's first novel in ancient times. He gave it a resounding name, called "Jiu Occupying the Magpie's Nest: It's Hard to Tell the True and False Young Masters."

The title of the book is simple and clear, and you can tell what it is about at a glance.

Without further ado, he put pen to paper the next day.

During the separation of the Fu family, although Dafang was assigned the least and worst land, the things that originally belonged to Dafang still belong to their family. Among them are houses, tables, chairs, benches, clothing, as well as books, papers, ink sticks, inkstones and other reading-related things owned by Fu Qingshan and the original owner.

Fu Wenyu sat at the table, ground the ink according to the method in his memory, and then started writing.

It was a bit uncomfortable at first, and the handwriting was not as good-looking as the original author's, but Fu Wenyu wrote with the intention of practicing handwriting, so he has been very patient.

In one morning, he wrote 1,500 words.

"Brother, it's time to eat." Fu Rong knocked on the door and called him.

"Here we come." Fu Wenyu tidied up a little and went out.

Today's meal was obviously better than yesterday's. Not only was the portion large but filling, there was also one more dish on the table. Unfortunately, there was no meat at all. Fu Wenyu felt that when he got rich, the first thing he would do was to improve the food at home. Although you cannot eat meat during the period of mourning, you can eat tofu, dried tofu, and tofu skin.

When cooked well, the taste is no worse than meat.

After returning from dinner, he continued writing.

In the morning, he had already finished writing about Mrs. Wang's birth, and then Grandma Zhang and Grandma Wen's cheating. Fu Wenyu thought for a moment and named the child who was transferred to the Wang family Wang Fugui, and named the real young master of the Wang family Zhang Goucheng.

Then, he started the time acceleration method.

Wang Fugui can be said to be the favorite of countless people in the Wang family. As the only son of the Wang family, he is doted on by Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Wang and the maids and wives. In particular, Grandma Zhang treated her grandson with all her heart and soul. She wanted the stars but not the moon. Even if Wang Fugui had done something wrong, she would do everything possible to hide it for him.

Although Wang Yuanwai wanted to teach his son, because he was busy with business and had to go out for several months from time to time, his efforts were ineffective. Not surprisingly, Wang Fugui grew up to be a playboy.

On the opposite side is Zhang Gou Sheng in the countryside.

Because the Zhang family knew that he was not their own grandson, they didn't treat him well at all. Not only was he beaten and scolded since childhood, but he was also asked to feed chickens and pigs, wash and cook, and serve the whole family.

Fu Wenyu used three of his skills in writing dog-blood novels in his previous life to write Zhang Gou Sheng's childhood life extremely miserable.

He goes to bed later than a dog and wakes up earlier than a chicken; Mother Zhang lets him break open an ice cave in the middle of winter to wash the family's clothes; She is jealous that he is prettier than she is, so she pours a bowl of mung beans on the stove Let him pick them up one by one...

Wait, something seems wrong!

Regardless, Fu Wenyu became more and more excited as he wrote, and the more he wrote, the more excited he became.

He was completely immersed in the atmosphere of his previous life where he had 20,000 updates a day and a speed of 3,000 an hour. He also referred to the three views of the local people and set up Zhang Gou Sheng, who is physically disabled and has a strong will. No, it's 'pure nature', 'firm will', ' Lucky value max'.

Then give him a special golden finger!

Sleeps later than the dog: But this old dog raised by the Zhang family is quite spiritual. After the sun goes down, he will take Zhang Gou Sheng to the nearby mountains to find food, so that he will not go hungry. So after years of training, Zhang Goucheng grew up with a strong body, stronger and taller than all the children in the Zhang family.

Get up earlier than a chicken: Zhang Gou Sheng was born with little sleep, full of energy, and happy to get up early.

Washing clothes in the ice cave: As soon as the ice cave was opened, the fish in the river jumped out one after another. Not only Zhang Gou Sheng picked up the big fish and had a feast, but many people in the village also picked it up and were very grateful to him.

Picking mung beans from the stove ashes: Zhang Gou Sheng had an idea and solved the problem with a bamboo strip. Then the eldest sister who did not cherish things was punished by Zhang's mother until she became disgraced...

Therefore, thirteen years later, Zhang Gou Sheng did not die due to the deliberate abuse by the Zhang family. Instead, he worked hard and grew into an outstanding young man. Moreover, he was smart enough to take advantage of the opportunity to go out to cut grass every day, hide under the window of the village school and secretly study with the Master, and received private guidance from the Master.

It took Fu Wenyu three days to finish writing this plot, and by this time his archive of manuscripts had increased to 20,000 words.

He was going to discuss it with Zhou and go to the city.

Zhou asked in surprise: "Going to the city?"

"Yes," Fu Wenyu put down his chopsticks and said, "Mom, I have written a storybook these days and am going to sell it in the city. I remember that my father also wrote a book before and sold it to Kaiyuan Bookstore."

"Words, scripts?"

Hearing this, Ms. Zhou was even more surprised and subconsciously said, "Aren't you studying these days?" She always thought that her son was studying in the house these days, and she specifically told her daughter not to disturb him.

I didn’t expect that I was actually writing a storybook!

After realizing this, Mr. Zhou immediately frowned and said, "Wen Yu, writing novels is not what a serious scholar should do. You should study with peace of mind now."

Fu Wenyu expected that Zhou would object.

So he said: "Mom, I am writing and studying at the same time, so I won't delay."

"And I have already read the Four Books and Five Classics. It doesn't matter if I don't read them for the time being. Anyway, it's still a long time before I can leave the filial piety, and I can't take the county exam now. It's better to write a storybook. With this money, we will not only I can live a better life, and I won’t have to be delayed like my father when I take the imperial examination in the future because of lack of money.”

These words made Zhou's eyes turn red.

The imperial examination is not just a matter of studying. Everything from pen, ink, paper and inkstone to hiring a student, buying test papers, traveling far away, staying in an inn, etc. all requires money.

In fact, according to Fu Qingshan's knowledge, he could have tried to take the imperial examination a long time ago, but due to filial piety and lack of money, he was delayed for many years. So if Fu Wenyu also wants to take the exam, it is absolutely impossible if he has no money.

Mrs. Zhou originally thought that she would do more embroidery work on weekdays so that next year she could send her son to continue studying. In three to five years, when she had saved enough money, she could send him to take the county examination. As long as he can pass the examination as a scholar or a child student, Wen Yu will not have to worry about it in the future, and he will be worthy of his husband who died young.

But unexpectedly, Wen Yu thought of a way first.

Just writing a storybook...

Fu Rong next to her didn't think so much. She asked curiously: "Brother, what storybook did you write?" She knew what the storybook was, but Zhou never allowed her to read it.

Fu Wenyu stood up and said, "I'll get it right away."

He is still very confident about his own work, and it will definitely not be worse than the ones the original owner has seen. Moreover, the book "The True and False Young Master" he wrote is also very positive, and there is nothing inappropriate for my sister to read.

But what I didn't expect was that Fu Rong burst into tears after reading it.

"Woooooooo..."

"Brother, Zhang Goucheng is really pitiful."

Mrs. Zhou also wiped her tears, "Yes, what a pitiful child. That Aunt Zhang is so heartless that she dared to do something like substituting a child. It's pitiful that those two children were ruined by her."

Fu Wenyu moved, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Although he intended to make the protagonist Zhang Gou Sheng miserable, it was just a writing technique of suppressing first and then rising. It's miserable now, but you'll feel happy when you get slapped in the face later.

But now I see Zhou and Fu Rong crying with tears in their eyes...

Looks like you used too much force?

He quickly changed the subject, "Mom, sister, what do you think of this story?"

Fu Rong burst into laughter and said loudly: "It looks good!"

"Brother, are there any more in the future? When will Zhang Gouchen recognize his family? And the hateful Zhang family, will they be unlucky in the future? That Aunt Zhang will definitely get her retribution!"

Mrs. Zhou also said: "Wen Yu, you write so well. I have never seen such a beautiful storybook. But you should also take care of yourself and don't overwork yourself."

"I know, I know." Fu Wenyu nodded repeatedly.

After reading the storybook written by Fu Wenyu, Zhou agreed that he should go to the city. But having just realized that people's hearts are sinister, she thought for a moment and said, "Mom is also going to the city to deliver the finished embroidery work. Let's go together tomorrow."

Fu Wenyu hasn't been to the city since he came here, so of course it's okay if someone leads the way.


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