The crisis of the bookstore has finally passed smoothly, the busiest days of new book sales have finally passed, the guys in Asakusado are all tired as if their kidneys have been cut, and the original atmosphere of sabre-rattling and racing against time in the bookstore has turned into decadence and gloom. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoYang Zhiyun has been a bookseller for many years, and he is shrewd and capable, so he knows that it is time to give the bookshop guys a day off. After all, in just seven days, seven or eight people printed 1,500 books, and they were almost sold out. The amount of work is extraordinary. However, it is enough to prove that he has made another correct judgment - the book must be very popular in the market.

He has been in the bookstore for so many years and has selected many kinds of novels and poetry collections, so he naturally knows what men and women from different walks of life like to read and want to read. Some literati may judge this novel as vulgar and indiscriminate, and the people who read this book are all promiscuous men and women, ordinary men and women.

Let's ask, who doesn't eat mortal rice, who doesn't wear mortal clothes, who doesn't earn the copper plate of the mortal world, and who is not an ordinary man?

Therefore, a book that is popular in the market may not be a good book, but it is certainly a book that can bring him profits. He is a businessman, and he takes "honest business" as the foundation of his life, although he is different from those mercenary businessmen, but he cannot be noble to say that he only sells good books. Because, he wants to make money. Therefore, books like "The Illustrated Version of the Golden Vase Plum" are liked by the world, and he sells them.

Besides, who can easily judge whether a book is good or bad? Everything should be left to posterity to comment.

"Uncle Wu." He stood next to the bookshelf and called out to Uncle Wu, who raised his head from the ledger, stopped with the hand that dialed the abacus, and replied again and again, "Ah, master, you say." ”

His face was haggard, his eyes were dark, and it seemed that he had worked hard to check the account books in the past few days.

"Close the door and hang a sign outside."

Uncle Wu didn't know why, and he was stunned. Several young men who were sorting out the books on the side also looked at each other and looked at Yang Zhiyun suspiciously.

He frowned, looked at the guys present one by one, and pretended to be angry: "What, it's not good to give you a holiday?" ”

When Uncle Wu heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Okay! I'm going to hang up the sign! ”

"Hmm." He brushed his long sleeves, coughed a few times, and walked straight to the back yard, probably to go back to his room to rest.

Uncle Wu hung the sign "Temporarily closed" outside the door, and after the last few customers in the bookstore left, he ordered the young man to close the door.

He hated that iron could not be made of steel, so he pointed at them and said, "I am old, my head can't turn, you are young, why are you so clever." Is...... Okay, go tell the others. ”

The news quickly reached the ears of Yu Xiaocao and Ah Cai.

In less than half a day, the "Tang Poetry Collection" in Yu Xiaocao's hand has been half proofread by her. She does a good job, and she is both efficient and effective. But compared with Ah Cai, her life is not a little easier.

Ah Cai held the carving knife in his right hand and a wooden mallet in his left hand, and carefully tapped on the wooden board, without raising his head for a long time. His hands were also full of other tools, rulers, shovels of different sizes, and pull wires, which were spread all over the table.

When Yu Xiaocao saw him engraving for the first time, he couldn't help but sigh, "Ah Cai, your battle is really big." Ah Cai proudly replied, "That's ~", with a smug face. He usually talks to Yu Xiaocao so neatly and lively, but as soon as he goes on stage to engrave words and holds the carving knife in his hand, his eyes are completely different, as if there are only wooden planks in his world. Oh no, and the carving knife.

Yu Xiaocao thought to herself, Ah Cai should like and respect this job from the bottom of his heart. It's rare for him to be so ambitious.

After sitting for a long time, her neck felt slightly sore, she stood up and moved her muscles, the guy next to her had finished, and only Yu Xiaocao and Ah Cai were left at the moment.

She glanced at Ah Cai, who had not stopped work, and said with concern: "Ah Cai, don't you rest yet?" ”

Ah Cai brushed away the sawdust that blocked his vision and replied lightly, "No." He never took his eyes off the plank as he spoke.

Yu Xiaocao was helpless, this work is important, but it can't be so ......

In fact, she has understood, a book has twenty or thirty pages, that is, it has to engrave twenty or thirty engravings, and when it comes to a novel, it must not be carved hundreds or thousands, and the amount of work is very huge. Ah Cai's salary is not much, almost 3 taels a month, not much higher than Yu Xiaocao, but the hardship is very different.

Yu Xiaocao wondered, Ah Cai is literate and smart, why doesn't he follow the career path like others? That's what everyone thinks is a bright road. Wait for him to be admitted to the top spot, well! That is, to become a high-ranking official, to serve as the prime minister of the imperial court, to marry Princess Bai Fumei, and to reach the pinnacle of life! Yu Xiaocao is very excited to think about him!

However, when she encouraged Ah Cai so passionately, he scoffed. The sentence "What do you know" choked Yu Xiaocao half to death.

Okay, okay, everyone's pursuit is different, it's good if he's happy.

Yu Xiao Grass Thief looked around, then approached Ah Cai across the table, and asked curiously: "Lord and Madame, it seems to be very affectionate, hehehe." ”

The carving knife in Ah Cai's hand stopped, raised his head from the engraving, and looked puzzled, "Yes, they are indeed very affectionate." After speaking, he continued to bow his head and engrave.

Oops, why is he so stupid? She's pretty straightforward!

"Oh, that's not right." She tried again, this time with an expression, squeezed her eyebrows and said, "What I said is that kind of affection, you know~"

Ah Cai looked at the strange expression on her face, suddenly realized, dragged the "oh-" out of the eight scales, and replied with the same obscene expression: "So you mean that~"

Yu Xiaocao patted his head and said seriously: "Hey! Ah Cai, can you not be so obscene, let me ask you about the matter. ”

Ah Cai touched his head, looking innocent, didn't she look obscene first, took him crooked and scolded him in turn, so that he had nowhere to say.

He said aggrievedly: "What the hell do you want to ask......

She continued to ask: "The lord and the lady have been married for more than 10 years, year after year, month after month, day by day? Yu Xiaocao's eyebrows rose to show her doubt.

This is a matter between husband and wife, and Ah Cai is not qualified to take care of it. And these two are still their bosses now, taking care of the boss's family affairs, don't they want jobs? He has been in Asakusa Hall for more than a year, and he has just learned some crafts, Yang Zhiyun is also very optimistic about him, if nothing else, he plans to follow Yang Zhiyun all the time, if he is fired because of the discussion of the boss, thanks to it!

He leaned over to Yu Xiaocao's ear, lowered his voice and whispered: "Sister Yu, why are you asking this, the master hates others talking about Mrs. the most, if the master hears it, we will lose our jobs." ”

"My lord cares a lot about what others think of his wife."

"Nonsense, who doesn't care what others think of their wives!" Ah Cairen rolled his eyes, "Sister Yu, don't ask this question, I'll be silent if I ask again, I don't know you as a person." ”

This little devil turns his face faster than he turns a book.

"You little devil! Didn't you say that I was your own sister? Doesn't that mean I won't be hungry if you have a bite to eat? So quickly turned his face and didn't recognize people, huh? Yu Xiaocao gritted his teeth angrily and slapped his hand on his head.

"Hey, just talk, don't hit me on the head! Hey, why are you still fighting! Ay! ”

"What a noise! This is the place to work, to fool around and go outside! When Uncle Wu saw them laughing and playing, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

Yu Xiaocao and Ah Cai instantly turned into wilted eggplants, one fled in a hurry like a puppy with a tail between them, and the other sat back in his seat silently.