Chapter 5 They are jealous that they can't buy 'Liu Yi Biography'!
"My benefactor didn't know that because my uncle accidentally killed the prince, Emperor Gaozong died of illness as a result. Empress Wu was furious. Not only was my uncle deprived of his title, but my father was also implicated. The Xue family became lonely from then on!"
Mentioning the past, the man sighed repeatedly.
"So that's it! Since I'm a strong man and have nothing else to do, I'll recuperate in the book club for the time being. When the market opens tomorrow, let Xiao Hai go to the drug store to hire a doctor. This is the eastern capital, and those bandits don't have the guts to do anything in the west market in broad daylight.
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Li Mo sighed.
It can be seen that the man is not lying. He must be of the Xue family without a doubt. Without that kind of experience, it is impossible to have such an expression.
"My benefactor, what should we do..."
Hearing this, a trace of gratitude flashed across Xue Song's face.
Because of his carelessness and the plot, the money he had on him was taken away. Li Mo's move was undoubtedly a timely help, and he felt even more grateful.
"Mr. Lang, our book club can hardly afford to buy cooking cakes... Where can we still have the spare money to hire a doctor?"
But at this moment, the waiter muttered something in a low voice, with reluctance written all over his face.
In his opinion, it was a meritorious deed that the book club was able to revive this man. Now that the man had regained consciousness, the book club didn't need to worry about the rest of the matter and sent him away quickly.
I hired a doctor and prepared some medicines, but I couldn't get more than one or two hundred coins.
After spending all the money left by the book club, what should the book club do?
"Xiaohai! You don't have to worry about money."
When Li Mo saw the waiter like this, he waved his hand.
He knew that the clerk had good intentions, but he couldn't just ignore death, and when he saw Xue Song, he had an inexplicable feeling of being connected to the same disease.
As noble sons, some are still high and mighty as kings, while others are no longer able to survive.
If you don't help him, who can?
What's more important is to make plans for the future Anshi Rebellion. Xue Song's ability is destined to be extraordinary. Forging a good relationship in advance may bring great benefits.
As for conquering Xue Song?
Li Mo thought it was impossible. It would be difficult for his small bookstore to recruit a clerk, let alone retain such a person.
He doesn’t like it either!
Saying it would embarrass both parties.
"My benefactor, Xue Song will not trouble my benefactor..."
On the bed, Xue Song heard the conversation between the young man and Li Mo.
startled,
A look of shame suddenly appeared on his face, and he immediately struggled to get up and get off the ground. Since the book club was already in trouble, he couldn't add trouble at this juncture.
"Xue Zhuangshi doesn't need to refuse any more. He needs to recover first and talk about other things later. Xiaohai, you take care of Zhuangzi here. I'll go to the front hall to find some white linen paper first!"
Signaling the waiter to stop talking nonsense, Li Mo helped Xue Song to the bed again and said.
Forming good karma comes down to good karma, and you can’t delay making money.
"Yes, Langjun!"
The guy sighed,
He knew his boss's temper, and since he decided that no more persuasion would be of any use, he agreed, then turned around and went to the backyard to get water.
After a while, when the waiter came back, Li Mo had already gone to the front hall, and Xue Song was the only one left in the room.
"Sorry for the trouble! Thank you!"
Xue Song looked embarrassed when he saw the guy.
It was fine before, but now he heard from the clerk that the book club was almost unsustainable, and he felt even more guilty.
"No! You, if you want to thank me, thank my husband! It's my husband who couldn't bear to have you in trouble again... That's why he took you in regardless of the book club's difficulties. If I had kicked you out of the book club a long time ago..."
The waiter took off the sweat towel applied to Xue Song's forehead and threw it into the basin.
"Xue Song will never forget your benefactor's great kindness!"
Xue Song's eyes turned red.
"Hmph! Do you know who I hate the most? It's the people like you who keep saying that your kindness will never be forgotten. When your body recovers, how can you still remember my husband? When my husband was in the Li Mansion
I once helped a scholar who was in trouble, and he kept claiming that my husband was a great benefactor.
What's the result?
The scholar later became a Jinshi and became an official, and my husband left the Li Mansion and came to Dongdu to set up his own business. So far, there has been no news about the scholar."
The guy said again while twisting the sweat towel.
"Hmph, I, Xue Song, am not that kind of ungrateful person! This life is equivalent to being given by my benefactor. My benefactor asked me to go up the mountain of knives and into the sea of fire, and Xue Song did not hesitate to do so!"
Hearing what the waiter said, Xue Song became anxious and struggled to get up again.
"Don't go to the mountain of swords or the sea of fire. When your body recovers and you can help out at the book club for a few days, even if you are still better than that scholar!"
"Help? The book club is short of people?"
Xue Song was startled,
I didn't argue with the waiter anymore, I had already made up my mind silently.
...
The night gradually deepened,
On West Market Street, the doors of the shops were closed, and no one could be seen except for the watchmen and guards. However, there were still lights in the inner halls of many shops at the moment.
At the far east end, in the inner hall of Yunyi Bookstore, a man in his fifties dressed in brocade was dialing an abacus while listening to a boy's report.
The man is the boss of Yunyi Bookstore, Jiang Yunyi!
"The boss of Moran Book Club is setting up a table to talk about books? Is it true?"
After a pause, Jiang Yunyi couldn't help but put down his abacus and interrupted the waiter.
Generally, book writers have to revise it again and again after finishing it, and only start copying it by hand after final confirmation. Even Mr. Chaowei, who is now the head of the book club, does the same. Liu Yichuan revised it at least seven or eight times.
Storytelling? That’s something I dare not even think about.
He knew very well what level the owner of Mo Ran Book Club was. He could only write a few successful books, let alone set up a table and tell stories!
"Master, this is absolutely true. The book that Boss Mo Ran mentioned was called "Journey to the West", and many people heard about it at the time," the waiter said with a solemn face.
After someone leaked the news to him today, he also found many book listeners to inquire about the news. The more he heard, the more he felt that it was a big threat to his book club.
"Journey to the West: The Legend of Evil? How was the response?"
Jiang Yunyi frowned.
"It is said that the response has been very good. Many people and literati are talking about it and find it quite enjoyable. Some people even say that this Journey to the West is more exciting than our Liu Yi Zhuan, saying that the plot has twists and turns and there are more characters...
"
The guy hesitated a little and said in a low voice.
My own shop owner claims to be the No. 1 bookstore in Dongdu. The most embarrassing thing is that the manuscripts of other bookstores are rated higher than his own.
"More exciting than our biography of Liu Yi? How is this possible! Today Liu Yi's biography has sold more than 400 manuscripts. How can Moran Bookstore compare?"
Sure enough, as soon as the waiter finished speaking, Jiang Yunyi snorted coldly and looked at the inner hall with some pride.
now,
There are still a dozen clerks copying books in the inner hall. According to the plan, the book club will push out another 500 copies of Liu Yi Chuan tomorrow.
"Master, I also listened to the scholars who listened to the book..."
The guy hurriedly explained.
"That's nonsense. Didn't those scholars tell you how much reward money Mo Ran Publishing House made today?"
Jiang Yunyi started fiddling with the abacus again.
Yunyi Bookstore is really making a lot of money today. Each book is 300 articles. After excluding the cost, it has made at least seven or eight taels of silver. Seven or eight taels of silver is no longer a small amount.
"Sir, when it comes to rewards, Moran Book Club doesn't get any!"
"You didn't get any money? Doesn't that explain the problem? If the boss of Moran Books really writes good books, how could he not get any money?"
Jiang Yunyi smiled coldly and ignored the clerk.
"Then Master..."
"Don't worry about it, hurry up and sell books tomorrow, and try to sell another 600 copies the day after tomorrow! The reason why those scholars said this is just because they are jealous because they can't buy "Liu Yi's Biography". In the future, don't be fooled by those who beg for books.
The talented people were deceived."
Jiang Yunyi started to dial the abacus again.
After Liu Yichuan sells for a while, Yunyi Bookstore will be able to open a branch in Nanshi. By then, no bookstore in the entire Dongdu will be Yunyi's rival.
"Yes, sir!"
When the waiter heard this, he slapped his forehead and said with an annoyed look on his face.
My boss is right,
If the copy of "Journey to the West" is so good, how could I not get a penny in reward? It must be those scholars who tricked me, or I am wise!