This time when he came to the county town to attend the boys' meeting, Li Daqi gave his son his usual pocket money, and the money was all in the inn. Li Yanqing had only a small deer-skin purse in his arms, which contained a hundred cents of money. The heavy copper coins jingled, which made Li Yanqing have a strong desire to spend them.

They had just walked a short distance and met a pod-carrying stall selling snacks. Four of them surrounded them. Li Yanqing invited them to buy each person a burnt hammer and a shredded sand dumpling, wrapped in wool paper, and spent a total of twenty cents. The burnt hammer is the hemp ball of later generations. It is fried in glutinous rice flour, hollow inside, and a layer of caramel on the outside, which costs three cents per. The shredded sand dumpling is fried bean paste balls, two cents per.

Li Yanqing also saw his favorite syrup cooked cake. Unfortunately, they were going to the bookstore, and it was inconvenient to have sugar on their hands, so he had to give up temporarily.

The four of them ate and walked, looking around, the snow squeaked under their feet, and Wang Gui and Tang Huai couldn't help but pile up a snowman. Among the four, Li Yanqing was the first time he came to the county. He was curious about everything in the county.

Not far away, a group of children were playing in the snow, clapping their hands and singing nursery rhymes:

Tang Monk riding a horse, that dong,

Followed by Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong, run fast,

Zhu Bajie followed behind him.

Zhu Bajie, long nose,

Followed by a monk Sha.

Monk Sha, carrying a basket,

An old witch came behind.

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Li Yanqing felt a heat in his heart, as if a flame was ignited inadvertently. This was a nursery rhyme that was added to his new book, but it had already spread.

Li Yanqing was excited and couldn't wait for the others, so he ran forward. Wang Gui and his friends chased after him. Wang Gui put his hands together and shouted, "Brother Qing, the intersection ahead is left!"

After running for about a mile, they turned a corner, and Wang Gui pointed ahead, "It's right in front."

Li Yanqing also saw that there were all kinds of shops in the street in front. The first shop had a big sign with the three big words "Silinyuan" written on it. This is here.

When I walked to the door, I found a sign in front of the gate, with a row of big words written on it on it: "The new book "The Great Sage of Monster Hunt" is sold in this store!"

Li Yanqing and everyone walked into the bookstore gate excitedly, and a heat rushed towards them. Only then did they find that the lobby was full of people, including scholars wearing deep clothes and Confucian robes, and young scholars from the county schools.

Wang Gui was anxious. As soon as he entered the door, he pulled Tang Huai around to find the books he wanted to buy, while Yue Fei picked up a selection of Tang poems and hid in the corner.

Li Yanqing was more interested in bookstores. He found that the layout of bookstores, like medicine shops, has basically not changed for thousands of years. There are rows of tall bookshelf on both sides, and various books are placed in categories. However, books are not placed vertically, but flatly. There are a row of long and wide tables in the middle, and the top is full of books. The ground is made of wood, so many people sit on the ground.

At this time, a strange scream came from the side, "The four deer are here too!"

When Li Yanqing turned around, he saw a group of young students huddled on the left side of the gate. They were the ones who participated in the Boys' Club with them. Four of them were Weinan Town School, and the other three seemed to be Tangbei Township School. It was obvious that they were very familiar with each other.

Seeing that each of them was holding three or four books, all of which were his own "The Great Sage's Monster Hunting", Li Yanqing walked up and smiled and said, "I saw that several senior brothers had already bought them in the county government in the morning?"

A student from Weinan Town rolled his eyes and said, "Is it okay to buy it for your friends? It's so strange!"

Another student from Tangbeixiang, who is tall, smiled kindly and said, "This book is very popular. If you want to buy it, go quickly! Don't cry if you can't buy it."

"Brother Qing, I bought it!"

Wang Gui ran over excitedly and held four books in his arms, "I'll buy this book, and each person will give you one. I'll pay for it first and I'll go and go back to you."

"Thank you then."

Li Yanqing's eyes turned and found that Tang Huai, who was following Wang Gui, was carrying a bundle of books, which were as many as thirty. He couldn't help but be stunned.

Wang Gui smiled and whispered to Li Yanqing: "If you buy it and make money, you will earn ten cents per book, and you will earn money from buying books."

Li Yanqing kicked him. This kid's brain is flexible, but he is not good enough. There are more than 100 students in the school, so why don't you buy a hundred books?

He thought of something again and looked back at the students. The students had already paid the bill and each of them was holding three or four books, probably planning to take them back and make money.

"Brother Qing!" Someone suddenly called him behind him.

Li Yanqing turned around and saw Manager Luo walking over with a smile. Li Yanqing hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Manager Luo, it's been a long time since we saw him."

"A few days ago, I heard your father say that you want to attend the Boys' Meeting. I said that if Lushan Town doesn't let you come, there will definitely be no hope this year."

"Shopkeeper Luo has gone too far!"

Manager Luo warmly invited him: "Let's go! Go up and have a cup of hot tea."

Li Yanqing turned around and said to Wang Gui and Tang Huai: "I'll go up for a while and I'll come soon."

Wang Gui and Tang Huai were staring at the guy who used scissors to ream their silver, fearing that the guy would cut off one more piece if he was fooling around. He didn't have the time to pay attention to Li Yanqing, so he waved his hand to let him go.

Li Yanqing followed Manager Luo to the second floor room and sat down. Manager Luo poured him a cup of hot tea and said with a smile: "I originally planned to take some time to go to the inn today and tomorrow to find you. Since you are here, you don't have to go."

Li Yanqing sighed: "I didn't expect the book to come out so soon. I thought it would be at least after the New Year!"

"This time, the owner was in charge of the head of the eight bookstores, and they were carved separately in five days. They were printed and bound by the Daming Mansion General Floor. It was officially launched ten days ago. This speed was also the first time for Shilin Yuan. If it was an ordinary book, it would take two months to lithographically."

"The books seem to be selling well!" Li Yanqing said with a smile.

"It's more than just good!"

Manager Luo's eyes were blooming with laughter, "In just ten days, Daming Prefecture and Xiangzhou have sold more than 5,000 copies, and our Tangyin County alone has sold more than 500 copies. Not counting today's volume, I will send someone to Daming Prefecture to urge goods. There are only less than 300 copies left in the store. This is the best book I have sold in thirty years. It's still the owner who has the vision!"

Li Yanqing quickly calculated the calculation in his mind. According to the agreement, selling more than 2,000 copies would give him 20% of his income. Now he has sold 5,000 copies, which means he has to share 30,000 coins. This is just the sales volume of two states in ten days.

Li Yanqing was secretly happy. At this time, he remembered another important matter and asked, "Is this book only sold by Shilinyuan?"

"How could it be? We have contacts with many bookstores, such as the three major bookstores in Bianjing, as well as the large bookstores in Hangzhou, CD Liangzhou and other places. We have interests. If their books are sold here, our books will also be sold to them for profit. But don't worry, the money you give you will still be calculated at the agreed price."

Li Yanqing had promised his father to stop writing only three books because he didn't expect that he would sell so much. If he continued to sell like this, the income of the first book alone would be at least a few hundred cents. It would be stupid to lose this opportunity to make money. He decided to ignore his father and continue to write it.

He asked again with a smile: "How could he take the name of Lushan Xiaoxiaozi?"

"This is the name your father gave, so we have to use it."

Li Yanqing frowned, "It turns out it was the name given by his father. No wonder he is so inaccurate."

Manager Luo bowed forward and lowered his voice, "There are already other bookshops asking who the author is. Now I am the only one, the boss, your father and you four know the truth. I hope you will not reveal it, even if you have a few good friends, don't say it."

"Don't worry! I won't go out to promote it, Manager Luo, if the book is always popular, we will continue to cooperate."

Manager Luo was overjoyed, and he was worried about this matter! The boss scolded him fiercely. How could such a popular book be written only three books and stop?

He knew that Daqi was determined to let his son take the exam, and it was difficult to convince him. Unexpectedly, Li Yanqing proposed it himself, which made him overjoyed. This kid was much smarter than his father.

"But don't tell my father about this for the time being."

"There are numbers! There are numbers!" Manager Luo's eyes were smiling in a slit. The nature of the merchant was fully exposed. How could Li Daqi break this good deal?

At this time, Wang Gui shouted impatiently downstairs, and Li Yanqing got up and said goodbye. Manager Luo gave him four books and told him again: "You must hurry up and write the next book. It is best to give me a manuscript after the New Year. If it is too long, it will be difficult to sell it."

"I understand, I will start writing after I go back."

When Li Yanqing walked downstairs, Wang Gui stepped forward and complained, "Why did you go so long?"

Li Yanqing raised the book in his hand, "The shopkeeper gave it to me, so keep the book for you to sell!"

Wang Gui and Tang Huai were overjoyed. They could have earned 300 ci, but now they can earn 500 ci. "I will count you one, and I will give you 150 ci."

The three of them pulled Yue Fei and returned to the inn happily.

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Chapter completed!