"Little fellow, did Li Langjun really write the complete version of Journey to the West?"
A scribe asked.
"Yeah! They are sold at Xuanyang Paper Factory."
The two monkeys nodded.
As early as a few sticks of incense, after returning to Yibo Tower, his master had told him that if a scholar asked him about the complete version of Shi'e, he should answer truthfully.
"It turns out it's true..."
After getting the answer, many scribes turned around and left.
"Lang Jun, wait for me...I'll go too!"
The listeners dispersed in a hurry, and the originally crowded Yibo Building lobby instantly became a little empty, and they all rushed out the door.
It's not that they don't like listening to Li Mo's lectures, but Journey to the West is so attractive that they are eager to know the next plot and the final ending.
With the complete book, you can enjoy reading it all at once, which is much better than being here to whet your appetite every day.
"Owner....."
Seeing such a situation, the two monkeys were shocked and couldn't care anymore. They hurriedly ran into the inner hall and informed Li Mo of the matter.
It's almost noon, and all the scholars and scholars have left. I'm afraid the restaurant's business will be greatly affected.
"No problem!"
Hearing this, Li Mo waved his hand, very calmly.
In fact, this was something he had expected. Giving lectures was just a promotional tool. How much money could he make by reserving seats and selling ordinary food and drinks? The profit from selling books was the biggest part. Plus he had more and more properties in his hands, so he couldn't be here every day.
Yibolou lectures must make time to do other things.
"Can...."
The two monkeys started to speak but stopped.
He was really afraid that Yibo Building would return to its previous depressed state.
“Don’t worry, with hotpot meals here, Yibo Building will not be short of diners!”
Li Mo got up, packed his things and walked to the front hall to start lecturing.
"Yes...Master!"
........
The emergence of the complete version of Journey to the West is not good news for Yibo Lou. In addition, there are many "scalpers" who have bought copies of Journey to the West and rented them out. In the next few days, the number of scribes who came to listen to the book became more and more talented.
The less...you don’t even need to reserve seats in advance.
The business on the first floor of Yibo Building looks much sluggish than before.
But Li Mo was making more and more money, and every day two thousand copies of Journey to the West would be taken away by Xuanyang Paper Mill on time.
Based on the calculation of 500 taels per book, one thousand taels of silver are entered into the account every day. The Yage business on the second floor of Yibo Building has not been affected. The queue of diners who want to eat hot pot has been queued for a month, and there are more than 200 taels of silver in this part every day.
Two silver coins were credited to the account.
In addition to the wool collected from Xushan, excluding fixed assets, Li Mo had seven to eight thousand taels of silver in hand.
It can be said that Li Mo's current net worth has completely surpassed that of Li Mansion in Xidu, and even the combined assets of the other three brothers are not inferior to Li Mo's.
But in the eyes of outsiders, Li Mo is still a slightly poor lecturer.
Sunset, under the setting sun, in the elegant room on the second floor of Yibo Building, housekeeper Li Guan found Li Mo again.
Different from the excitement before, Li Guan's face was full of worry at this moment.
"Third Young Master, I heard that there are fewer and fewer scholars and scholars listening to your lectures recently..."
"Well! The complete version of Journey to the West has been released, and naturally fewer people will listen to it."
Li Mo nodded.
"You...Oh, why did you hand over all your information at once...Without Tingke, you have lost your use value in the eyes of Xue Song, the leader of Yibo Tower...
....”
Li Guan sighed repeatedly.
In his eyes, Li Mo's move was killing the goose that laid the goose egg.
With the complete book, Xue Song earned more, but what about Li Mo? The utilization value is getting lower and lower.
If a writer's book becomes popular, the next one may not be liked by scribes and scholars.
"Don't worry, the matter of your meeting with Brother Xue has been settled. Brother Xue will see you in a few days when he has time."
Hearing this, the corners of Li Mo's mouth curled up slightly.
This Li Guan doesn't really care about him but cares about whether he can see Xue Song.
"That's good! That's good!"
Sure enough, after Li Mo finished speaking, Li Guan couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and his previous worries disappeared in an instant.
"By the way, Third Young Master, when do you plan to leave for Xidu? I'm afraid I can't communicate with Third Young Master..."
After a pause, Li Guan asked again.
He does not intend to go with Li Mo. Although Li Mo is working under Yi Bo Lou now and returning to Li Mansion is not too shameful, but when the time comes he will have an eighth-grade master by his side, so he can go back and serve his master well.
Take credit.
Otherwise, his master would have thought that he was able to recruit Shi Mo this time because of Li Mo.
"After a while, it will definitely not delay things."
Li Mo waved his hand, indicating to Li Guan not to worry.
In fact, Li Mo has already made arrangements here, and will leave for Xidu after the matters here are settled.
"Then I'll wait for news about Third Young Master...and try to meet Boss Xue as soon as possible."
"Um!"
In this way, after chatting for a few more words, Li Guan left Yibo Building.
As everyone knows, just after Li Guan left Yibo Tower, Xue Song appeared in front of Li Mo.
If Li Guan saw this scene, he would definitely be angry to death. The person he wanted to see so hard turned out to be just an attendant of his third son. It was ridiculous that he was still thinking about sending Li Mo away and going back to claim credit and receive the reward.
.
Why don't you vomit blood?
"Mr. Lang, this is the land deed!"
Xue Song said after taking out a stack of deeds from his arms.
"How many acres of land were purchased in total?"
Seeing this, Li Mo picked up the land deed and read it.
In order to expand the scale of pepper planting and prepare for the future, Li Mo asked Xue Song to buy land a few days ago. There are not too many peppers in hand now, and one meal is less than one meal. They must be planted on a large scale.
Just fine.
"Mr. Lang, there are a total of three hundred acres and a total cost of five thousand taels of silver. They are all near our manor! We have started digging the land according to your instructions."
Xue Song said.
"Okay! After planting all the pepper seeds, the remaining land will be used to grow corn and other staple foods."
Li Mo leaned on the back of the chair, meditated for a while, and arranged.
With food in hand, he didn't panic. Once a mutiny broke out in Anlu Mountain, food was the most important thing. Not only that, Li Mo also ordered Xue Song to store a lot of food in the manor outside the city for the hundred and ten people to eat.
No problem for a year.
"Yes, Langjun!"
Xue Song nodded in agreement. Recently, he bought a lot of slaves from the market. Now he has raised a family of seventy or eighty people in the manor outside the city. This three hundred acres of land is enough.
"By the way, how is Mr. Taibai's recovery these days?"
After making arrangements for the fields, Li Mo asked casually.
Recently, he has been staying at Yibo Building and has not returned to the manor. He does not know the situation there.
"Mr. Taibai has recovered 80% of his strength. He drinks, plays chess and eats hot pot with Senior Shi Mo every day. He is happy and comfortable. However... recently, my subordinates have heard some rumors in the world..."
When it came to Li Taibai's current situation, Xue Song frowned slightly after telling the truth.
