At the beginning, Li Ling was still very confident in his book, and felt that even if he couldn't make Gu Yuezi amaze and praise, he had a setting and imagination that far exceeded the novels of this era, so he should be called good. But as a result, more than an hour later, Gu Yuezi was still there looking at the manuscript slowly, which made Li Ling a little uncalm.

You must know that he still remembers that more than ten days ago, Gu Yuezi only took less than twenty minutes to finalize the publication of the book with Mr. Na Dai. Is it because of a lack of writing? That's not right, I've tried my best to learn to write in the vernacular that is currently popular, and it's not much different. Or is it because you are a newcomer to the industry, so you can't be recognized?

After another period of gains and losses, Li Ling finally couldn't hold it back, coughed dryly and said, "Boss Gu, you read this book......"

This greeting made Gu Yuezi react, only to see him raise his head, the confusion in his eyes flashed, and he looked Li Ling up and down for a while: "Li Gongzi, this book is really what you think, it only took half a month to write it?" ”

"Of course, Boss Gu, you are well-informed, you shouldn't have seen similar novels elsewhere, right?" Li Ling immediately said cheekily: "Is there any deficiency or problem with this book?" ”

"No, this book is so good!" Gu Yuezi suddenly patted the manuscript in front of him with some excitement and said, "I really can't imagine that this novel can be written like this, those great gods in ancient times are really desirable and respectful, so I was fascinated by it at a glance, but I was slow to treat Li Gongzi." It's really unbelievable, such a good book was actually written by Li Gongzi in just half a month, it is really a gift from God! As he spoke, there was another burst of admiration.

Rao is Li Ling boasted that he was very thick-skinned, and after listening to the other party's praise, he didn't feel a little blushing, and hurriedly waved his hand and said modestly: "Boss Gu praised it falsely, this is just some conjecture in the next day." ”

"Li Gongzi is really extraordinary, but he thinks that everything is much more powerful than ordinary people." Gu Yuezi sighed again, "Although I have also heard of the legend of Pangu Nuwa, I still have to look at this book of gods in detail." ”

Li Ling's face was full of smiles, knowing that there was a promise for publication, so he took the opportunity to ask: "Then according to Boss Gu's opinion, how much can I sell you for this book?" ”

Hearing him ask, Gu Yuezi finally came back to his senses, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Since Gongzi Li came to sell books here, he must have inquired about some rules. According to the rules, if a newcomer publishes a new book, because we can't guarantee how much we can sell, the remuneration we can give is not too much, often a volume is about ten taels, and the better ones will not exceed twenty taels. ”

Li Ling nodded, the other party didn't lie to him, just looking at the old author Mr. Dai's new book that day was only sold in fifteen taels and one volume, it can be seen that the income of the author of the novel at this time is not very considerable. Of course, he is by no means satisfied with this, although twenty taels is already a lot, but what he wrote is a god, it is the romance of the gods whose fame is only under Journey to the West in ancient mythological novels!

As if sensing Li Ling's thoughts, Gu Yuezi smiled again: "Of course, Li Gongzi, your book can't be generalized with other new books, compared to the talented and beautiful people and immortal novels on the market now, your story is much more exciting." But after all, you are not the author known to the people of Hengzhou or my Jiangcheng, so even contemptible people dare not assert how much this book can sell.

"You don't think this will work out, and you won't be able to write only one volume of a book, so set the first volume at thirty taels of silver, and wait until the sales figures come out, and you will write the second and third volumes, and then make further adjustments."

"Thirty taels?" Li Ling thought about it for a while, although there was still a big gap from the high price of fifty taels he expected, it was acceptable. After all, now there is a bookstore in the county town where Gujia can publish books, which is a complete buyer's market, and there is no one who wants to find someone to raise the price of books. And Gu Yuezi can be regarded as leaving room for it, as long as the response to this first volume is good enough, the price of the book in the back can naturally be raised.

In addition, Gu Yuezi is also fair to himself, he has put everything on the bright side, and he has his previous friendship, so it can be regarded as buying him. At that moment, Li Ling nodded his head: "Then according to Boss Gu's wishes, this first volume will only sell for thirty taels, and the price will be increased as appropriate." ”

"Good. Li Gongzi just rest assured, my Gu Yuezi has always been fair in business, as long as this volume sells well, the next volume will definitely be able to raise the price. As he spoke, Gu Yuezi asked someone to bring the silver and handed it to Li Ling with his own hands.

After Li Ling took the silver and heavy horseshoe silver, his heart was also full of joy. From this point of view, it is not too difficult for me to pay off the money I owe before the Mid-Autumn Festival. As long as he writes two more books, not only will he be able to pay off his foreign debts, but he and his sister will also be able to live a prosperous life.

After sending Li Ling out of the door and turning around, Gu Yuezi saw that the shopkeeper was waiting for him with a concerned face: "Dongjia, did you really buy Li Gongzi's book?" How much silver was spent? ”

"Thirty taels."

"That's a lot? It's almost time to catch up with Mr. Ren's book price. But now the business of our bookstore is difficult to do, and there are thousands of people from Hengzhou Mansion who are going to open branches here, isn't it ......?"

Gu Yuezi waved his hand to interrupt the other party's persuasion: "I know what you are worried about, it is true that we have some problems with our funds, and the threat of Wanjia Bookstore is also very great, but because of this, I feel that I should be more heart-to-heart with these authors and treat each other with sincerity." Especially this Li Gongzi, his masterpiece is indeed excellent, I believe that as long as it is printed, it will be able to be watched by many people in my Jiangcheng County and even Hengzhou Mansion. I've been in this industry for 20 years, and I still have a little bit of self-confidence. ”

When the shopkeeper saw that he had said this, he didn't want to persuade him anymore, but he just said in a low voice: "I hope it can be so." ”

Li Ling, whose conversation between the two of them had already left the store, naturally couldn't have known, at this time he was happy and happy, while walking, he was already thinking about adding more good dishes to himself and his sister tonight, and treating the two of them. Thinking of this, he was no longer in a hurry to go to the bookstore, but turned around and went straight to a butcher shop not far away, bought two catties of pork ribs, and went to the stall next to buy four radishes, and then walked home with brisk steps.

Li Yue'er at home is looking forward to it, it doesn't seem to be much easier than Li Ling, and she is also worried about whether her brother can sell the book at a good price. It wasn't until she saw Li Ling returning with a smile on her face, and she was carrying a purse of meat and radishes in her hand, that she guessed the answer and excitedly welcomed her out of the hospital: "Brother, the book you wrote is really sold?" ”

"Of course, didn't you say that the book I wrote was good?" Li Ling replied as he put his things down.

"I look very good-looking, those gods are so powerful, and the king is so fierce and bad......" After a pause, she was curious again: "How much silver was sold?" Let me guess, is there twenty taels? ”

"Not only that, it's thirty taels, but Boss Gu also promised me that as long as this volume sells well, I can raise the price again. When the time comes, we will be able to pay off the money we owe to people at once. ”

"That's great." Li Yue'er was even happier now, holding Li Ling's arm was a jump. Looking at her sister like this, Li Ling was also overjoyed, the little girl looked a lot more cheerful than before, obviously because after relying on her, she was no longer as worried about the future as before, and her nature was liberated.

And this is exactly what Li Ling expected to see, so he laughed along. Just seeing Li Yue'er's thin, thin and obviously malnourished body, he felt distressed again, and immediately pulled his hand out of her arms: "Let's go, today my brother will show you a hand, cook you a radish stewed pork ribs, and keep you still want to eat it." ”

"Mmmmmm......" Li Yue'er nodded expectantly, she hadn't tasted meat for almost a year, as long as she thought of having meat to eat, saliva would flow from the corners of her mouth. This salivating appearance made Li Ling look amused and feel a little pity, and touched his sister's head, then took the ribs and radishes and went to the kitchen to get busy.

As a promising young man in the 21st century, Li Ling used to usually take out to solve problems, so there are not many dishes that can be cooked, but this simplest stewed pork ribs with radish still can't help him. Although the earthen stove here is a bit troublesome, as long as you keep an eye on it and master the heat, you can still successfully make this dish.

After putting salt and sugar, a little soy sauce and wine, a pot of hard dishes with full color and flavor was served. As soon as she smelled the tempting aroma, Li Yue'er's saliva flowed out of the corners of her mouth again. When she took a small bite of the pork ribs that had been stewed softly, her eyes lit up, and she couldn't control herself anymore, completely ignoring the fact that the meat and radish were still a little hot, and kept sending them to her mouth.

Seeing this, Li Ling was also satisfied, but he didn't eat a few pieces of meat, but kept putting those good meats into his sister's bowl. It wasn't until she had eaten and burped that she reacted, and her little face turned red: "Brother, you eat too......"

"Okay." Li Ling smiled, and also took a few bites of a radish and ate it.

"Brother, do you think we can eat meat like we do today in the future?"

"Yes, not only meat, but also fish, shrimp, and many more. I believe that our days will get better and better. Now is the beginning. ”

"Well, I believe my brother ......"

Looking at his sister who was full of longing and joy, Li Ling smiled happily again. Although this kind of life travel cannot be compared with the wonderful stories in novels, film and television dramas, he feels that it is not bad to be able to live a leisurely and rich life with his sister. After all, in his opinion, fighting, killing, fighting for power and profit is too far away from himself, and such happiness is something that can be grasped by reaching out.

If only it could always be like this......