After the three gongs and drums were played, the Dongdu market opened as usual, and the West market resumed its bustle, with the cries of various vendors heard endlessly.
Mo Ran Books,
Li Mo, who was sitting in front of his desk, got up and moved around.
He didn't get much rest last night. After rummaging through the entire book club, he finally found a scattered roll of white linen paper.
First, he used these white linen papers to hand-copy some early chapters of Journey to the West, and then made five copies of the subsequent plots of Journey to the West. Today, he planned to stop when Sun Wukong caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace and was imprisoned in the Bagua furnace by Taishang Laojun.
The plot of the subsequent codex begins here.
A roll of white linen paper with just this little content has been completely used up.
"Manuscripts are very tiring. It would be great if there were movable type printing!"
Talking to himself, Li Mo sighed and turned his wrist.
Writing a book is really tiring.
In this era, not to mention movable type printing, even woodblock printing has not yet appeared. At present, I can only copy it by hand. After the sales of Journey to the West attract enough popularity and make money, I will find a way to set up a set of movable type printing myself.
In this way, not only can the efficiency be greatly improved, but books can also be supplied in large quantities.
In fact, movable type printing is not as difficult as imagined. Li Mo happened to have done research on it when he was on Earth. As long as he has the materials, it should not be difficult to create it.
"Let's go and see what's going on in the back hall first?"
After packing up his things and organizing the manuscripts, Li Mo walked to the back hall.
He left Xue Song in the care of his waiter last night and didn't visit him again until now.
"Mr. Lang!"
As soon as he stepped into the back hall, Li Mo heard Xue Song's voice. Looking again, he had already struggled to get up, and his face looked much better than when he came last night. There should be nothing serious.
"Master Xue, please don't move!"
Seeing this, Li said hurriedly.
The clerk was not in the house. He should have gone to the Xishi Pharmacy to prescribe medicine for Xue Song.
"Mr. Lang!"
Xue Song pushed away Li Mo's hand and insisted on getting out of bed instead of continuing to lie on the bed. After simply adjusting his clothes, he knelt on the ground with his hands clasped in fists and one knee.
"Lang Jun, Xue Song's life was saved by Lang Jun. In this life, I am willing to follow Lang Jun to protect him and protect him in return for saving my life! If you violate this oath, you will be struck by five thunders from heaven."
He said with a sincere face.
"Ah? Why is this, strong man? Please get up quickly!"
Such a scene made Li Mo stunned and could not recover for a while.
Why did Xue Song suddenly want to be loyal to him and even made an oath!
In this era, oaths are not made casually. Once made, there is no possibility of going back on it, and the person who made the oath will always abide by it. Unlike the modern earth, even if a contract is signed, it can be broken at any time, let alone verbally.
vow.
"I also ask Mr. Lang to take her in. If Mr. Lang doesn't agree, Xue Song will be unable to kneel down."
Seeing Li Mo's hesitation, Xue Song said again with a serious face.
In fact, Xue Song didn't have this idea when he was rescued yesterday. He thought that when he was well, he could earn some money outside to repay the favor. However, he overheard that the book club was facing difficulties and wanted to rescue him. He was moved and was verbally bullied by the clerk.
After a while.
After much thought, Xue Song made such a decision.
That's right, a real man must repay his kindness. If he only promises some verbal favors, what's the difference between him and those villains who are unjust?
Armed with force and accompanying you for protection is undoubtedly the best way to repay your kindness.
"Xue Zhuangshi, if that's the case, then... you will live in the book club from now on, and you and I will make a living together."
When he came back to his senses, seeing Xue Song being so persistent, Li Mo no longer acted like a son or daughter, his face lit up with joy, and he immediately helped Xue Song up.
An accident is an accident!
To be honest,
Xue Song is from a famous family. In fact, he had the idea of recruiting him before but was afraid that they would not be willing to do so. Now that someone has taken the initiative to join him, how could he refuse again?
The Anshi Rebellion is always an uncertain factor and must be prepared in advance.
"Thank you, Lord, for taking me in!"
When Xue Song heard this, he was overjoyed! He kowtowed and changed his name before lying on the bed again with Li Mo's help.
"Just rest in bed and wait until your body recovers before walking around!"
Li Mo walked to the bed and looked at the wound on Xue Song's ankle before saying.
"Yes, my lord!"
Xue Song recognized his master and said hurriedly.
"From now on, I'll call you husband, lord..." Li Mo smiled bitterly.
In the Tang Dynasty, only those who had been granted the title of prince were qualified to be called lord by their servants and guests. Others did not have that qualification. Once they were discovered by interested people, they might face lawsuits if they reported themselves to the government.
What's more, as a member of the Li family, it's better to keep a low profile now.
If you are too high-profile, you will definitely be targeted by interested people.
"Yes, Langjun!"
Xue Song nodded heavily.
The title is not very important, what is important is that he becomes Li Mo's subordinate.
"Langjun...Langjun..."
Just when Li Mo was about to get a basin of water and treat Xue Song's poisoned wound, the waiter's voice came from outside the door. When he turned around, he saw that the waiter was already standing in the inner hall carrying several medical bags.
door.
"What did the doctor say?"
After signaling the waiter to take a drink of water and rest, Li Mo said.
"Mr. Lang, the doctor at the medicine shop said that Xue Zhuangshi's injury is not serious. As long as he drinks these herbal medicines, he will be cured in a few days. However, there is a lot of news from Xidu, which is really interesting!
"
The waiter glanced at Xue Song on the bed and said excitedly.
"Oh? What news?"
Li Mo and Xue Song both looked at the man.
"There is an interesting story. It is said that An Lushan, the governor of Hedong Province, actually worshiped Yang Yuhuan, the imperial concubine, as his godmother! It is unheard of for a man in his fifties to recognize a woman in his early twenties as his godmother! This matter was
It has become a joke in the West Capital."
The guy said to himself.
As a clerk in a book club, it is a daily necessity to collect some interesting stories from the outside. Sometimes I have to provide materials to the book writer. Although there is no book writer in Moran Book Club at the moment, I have developed a habit of asking for information.
"Um?"
The waiter Quan Dang told an anecdote, but Li Mo's heart skipped a beat when he heard it.
Sure enough, what is supposed to come will still come.
An Lushan paid homage to Yang Yuhuan, which meant that his power was about to reach its peak and it was not long before he raised his troops to rebel. It seemed that he had to hurry up and improve his self-protection capabilities.
"Lang Jun, there is one more thing! If this matter comes to pass, our book club may get a lot of money!"
After picking up the chipped tea bowl and taking a sip of water, the waiter said again.
"Oh? What's the matter?"
Li Mo's eyes lit up when he heard that he could win silver.
What do you lack most now?
It’s money!
Only with a lot of money can you be confident.
"It is said that the imperial concubine is the only one favored by the emperor in the West Palace, but living in the deep palace for a long time will inevitably lead to boredom. In order to pass the time for the empress, your majesty issued an imperial edict saying... major bookstores in the Western Capital can submit legendary manuscripts. If the empress is pleased, not only will
If you can get a large reward of silver, you might even be able to enter the Hanlin Academy and become a clerk!"
The man hurriedly told the second news he had brought back.