Chapter 7 Swept the whole county
In midsummer in June, it is hard to get hot.
There were cicadas clamoring on the trees, which made many students in Jiangcheng County unable to study with peace of mind, so some people came up with various ways to enjoy themselves. At this time, Qi Qing took out his chess with him, walked to his classmate Wen Wenning, and smiled and said, "Zi Ning, it's now, don't work too hard. It's more than a year before you go back to the countryside exam. Come on, let's play a few chess first and relax."
Wen Wenning, who was burying his head to read a book, raised his head and laughed: "Do you think I'm reading the scriptures?"
"Isn't it?"
"It was a new novel published last month, and it looks really interesting and exciting."
"Didn't you say that the novels of the present are like that, and you won't buy them or read them in the future?" Thinking of what my friend said at the time, Qi Qing, who was not interested in the novel, was puzzled.
"This book "The Romance of the Gods" is very different from other novels. It has no old-fashioned plots of talented men and beautiful women or seeking immortals and asking for the Tao, which is the most exciting." Wen Wenning smiled and said, so no matter what ancient and modern times, people can't escape the law of true fragrance.
"There is such a thing? But you should stop watching it first and play two games with me."
Seeing that his friend insisted, Wen Wenning nodded again, put down the book in her hand, but murmured: "Do you think there are really people in this world who are like Daji and let the king of a country do whatever he wants for her? If there is really, I really want to see and see." Well, this person is not only really good, but also an LSP.
Just when Qi Qing set up the chess pieces and planned to fight with his friends for 300 rounds, another person outside hurried in. They were also their classmate and friend, named Tian Gang. He saw him holding a brand new book in his hand and heading towards Wen Wenning, who had just raised the chess pieces, and said, "Zi Ning, the second volume of "The Romance of the Gods" has come out, and many people have gone to the bookstore to rush to buy it. Why don't you go quickly? If you are late, you will be sold out."
"Ah? So fast? This author named Xiaoyaozi is really like a god to write. In just half a month, another new book was released." Wen Wenning was surprised and immediately threw the chess piece in his hand casually, clasped his fists at Qi Qing and said, "Brother Qi, I'll buy the book first and fight with you. You can't miss such a good book." After that, he hurried out without waiting for the other party to react.
Qi Qing watched his friend leave, then turned to see another friend who had already opened the new book and looked carefully, and was speechless. After a moment of silence, he still reached out to take "The Romance of the Gods" that Wen Wenning put aside and flipped it out casually, and this time he saw it, he was also a little fascinated.
It was unknown how long it took, but Tian Gang suddenly chuckled: "Haha, this is really interesting. This Nezha has become the incarnation of lotus and is actually called "Lotus Ba". But it is appropriate to think about it carefully..."
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Under the scorching sun, Wen Wenning ran to the bookstore closest to the county school as fast as possible, and then found that there were dozens of people gathering in front of the bookstore that was usually deserted today. You could hear someone calling the word "Fengshen" from afar. This made him even more anxious. Don't buy all the books. It seems that the scorching sun cannot stop the fans of this novel.
The bookstore's store smiled so much that its eyes were narrowed into a thin slit. While checking the cash and giving the book to the customers, he comforted everyone: "Don't worry, this store has entered a total of more than a hundred books of the Gods this time, which is enough for everyone to supply. Everyone has a share and will never fail."
That's good. After hearing this, Wen Wenning finally breathed a little relieved. Then she was distracted to look at these fellow friends who were around the store. However, she found that the content of the book fans this time was really complicated. Not only were there young people like him, but there were also many middle-aged and elderly people, and even two women, who were even crowded in the crowd and shouted to buy books. This shows that this book "The Romance of the Gods" is really popular among many people and has a wide audience.
Finally, he came to the boss, swayed his money bag and said, "Luoyou will give me a second volume of the Gods."
"Chenhui, three taels and two cents." The boss picked up another book quickly and said the price.
"Why did the price increase? Didn't the first volume last only 2 taels or 8 cents?" Although Wen Wenning was a scholar and had a small asset at home, she was not as safe as not to worry about how much money she had.
"This is the book price set by the Gujia Bookstore. I have tried my best to make as little money. If the young master thinks it is expensive, he can wait for a while and will the book be reduced..."
"If you don't want it, I'll want it. Seeing that there are not many books in the store, the person behind him took the opportunity to see this. When he reminded him, Wen Wenning found that the second volume of the Gods behind the boss was indeed only a few thin books left, and it was gone after it was sold out. At that moment, he bit his teeth: "If you want it, three taels and two cents are just three taels and two cents." As he said that, he found a few pieces of silver and handed it to the boss.
The boss took the silver and took it with his hand, and then he handed the book to Wen Wenning with satisfaction. The latter took it and opened it first, but found that there was a Shang Dynasty map on the first page here, and Chaoge and other place names were all on it. Obviously, the price of the book was expensive was on the map. This made him no longer feel much dissatisfied. He turned around and left, while carefully looking at the map.
Although there is a saying that scholars know everything about the world without going out, in fact, young people like Wen Wenning who have never left Hengzhou Prefecture are not very familiar with the concept of geography. Now, after carefully looking at the map, he has really tasted a lot of things. He repeatedly praised the author's broad knowledge and broad vision. In his heart, Xiaoyaozi must be an old scholar who is knowledgeable and knowledgeable from ancient times to the present.
As he slowly left, many people in front of the bookstore behind him made regret and dissatisfaction voices: "I have been waiting for this long, but the books have been sold out?"
"This... I don't know that the new book has such a good sales place. The hundred books were sold out in just half a day..." The boss was also confused and finally said: "If you are determined, come again tomorrow. I'll ask someone to go to the bookstore to ask for a new batch, how about it?"
After seeing someone nodding, he quickly turned his head: "Fugui, go to the Gujia Bookstore now and ask them for fifty volumes of the second volume of the Gods and thirty volumes of the Gods."
The old man behind him quickly agreed, reluctantly put down the second volume of the Congshen, who had been half read, and hurried out.
However, their wish was obviously about to fail, because even in the Gu Family Bookstore, the second volume of the newly printed Fengshen was already exhausted. In front of Gu Yuezi, there were several people from the bookstore surrounding him to ask for the new book.
"Dear everyone, I didn't expect that the second volume of the letter of God would be far more than the first volume, so I asked people to prepare 800 books in total, and the others have not yet been completed. At the earliest, I will wait until the next day before there will be a new book, so please wait patiently, and I will let you notify you." Although I was saying words of apologizing, Gu Yuezi was still full of joy and his mouth was grinning to his ears.
He was really happy. The first volume of the Gods had already brought a lot of gains to the bookstore, but he didn't expect that after the reputation fermented, the second volume actually caused a rush to buy it. This time, there was a net profit of 1,200 taels of silver. This was the book that he earned the most besides the Four Books and Five Classics and other books.
After finally persuading all the people from the bookstore who came to ask for goods, Gu Yuezi returned home, picked up the teapot and took a few sips, but the excitement on his face could not be concealed.
At this time, the shopkeeper also came over and said sincerely: "After the boss, you should be stronger when you look at people and things. Sure enough, this Young Master Li is a master of novels. This is the second volume, which has already been sought after by the people of our county. If we publish a few more books, our bookstore will be able to overcome the current predicament."
"Haha, yes. I didn't expect that Mr. Li really wrote like a god. Not only did he write fast, but the content was also extremely exciting. Compared with his books, other people's novels are really not worth mentioning." After pausing, Gu Yuezi's eyes even shone: "Such good books cannot be limited to my county in Jiangcheng. When this difficulty is over, I have to help him sell the books to Hengzhou Prefecture City, and even the capital Luoyang, maybe there is a place for this novel!"
Speaking of this, he remembered another point: "Shopkeeper, you go to the counter and pay another twenty taels of silver. I took you to visit Mr. Li. Now it seems that it is really aggrieved to give him only thirty taels in the first volume before. I have to make up for it, and it is the same price as the second volume. As for the third volume, as long as we recover, it is not a big deal to give him a higher price. After all, it is the most important thing to hand him a good deal."
The shopkeeper was also a sensible person, and he nodded immediately with a smile: "What the boss said is that such talent may become a generation of people in the future. It is always good to have a good relationship at this time." However, the second half of the sentence did not say that if they were asked by the people from the Wanjia Bookstore, they would have to cry.
Although it was getting late, Gu Yuezi didn't care. He took a shopkeeper and went straight to the address that Li Ling had left him. Half an hour later, it was already the time to light the lights, and the two finally arrived in front of this slightly quiet and dilapidated alley.
Unlike the lights elsewhere, the alley where Li Ling's family is located seems particularly quiet at the moment, as if no other family is there. Seeing this, Gu Yuezi recalled what he had learned about the Li Ling's family before. Thinking about his family's experience, he sighed softly again.
Just as the two of them entered the entrance of the alley, a scream suddenly sounded inside: "There is a thief! Help!" The sound broke through the tranquility of the alley, causing Gu Yuezi to suddenly shock. Then, they saw a man slamming out of a yard, followed by a strong figure rushing out from behind, and the stick in his hand head went straight to the former's head.
Chapter completed!