Tang Erye, the owner of the bookstore, sat on the bench in a daze, the bookstore has been out of customers recently, and business is not very good, usually at this time, there must be a large number of customers in the store to order.

New books are not easy to make, there is no stock in the store, and you have to find a special person to write, but also to correct the content of the book, pen, ink, paper and inkstone together, at least it will cost at least 500 yuan, and you have to worry about the book being wet by fog and water, and you have to prevent moisture and rats, a series of management, a book will earn a hundred yuan at most.

At this time in previous years, it was also the best time for the bookstore business, and the dignitaries and nobles in the county sent people to order and wait for the next spring when the flowers bloomed to visit relatives.

In the bookstore, a large group of regular customers, the maids sent by the officials, waited anxiously, and filled the room. At that time, people often secretly gave gifts to Tang Erye, and Tang Erye saw who gave more, so he arranged for someone to get it for him in advance.

The rest of the poor scholars Yang Yang was the last to get the book, although they knew the trickiness in it, but whoever told them that they had insufficient money in their pockets could only swallow their anger as if it hadn't happened.

The shopkeeper was tired, so he lay on the table and squinted, about to fall asleep, Tang Erye coughed twice, he couldn't let the shopkeeper sleep, two pennies a day, every moment it costs money, he can't wait for the shopkeeper to move every moment, even if it is to wipe the table, sweep the floor, serve tea and water, or pour the toilet, in short, he can't be idle, as soon as he is idle, Tang Erye's heart is uncomfortable.

Even if the shopkeeper was slow to eat, he would feel uncomfortable.

As soon as Tang Erye coughed, the shopkeeper immediately got up, and secretly congratulated himself that he didn't sleep just now, otherwise the boss would deduct his wages again, and he would only have two pennies for a day of tiring work, and if he slept, he would be fined three pennies, and he didn't say anything for a day, and he lost a penny in vain, and Tang Erye was very shrewd, he deducted a month's wages, and then paid his wages until the middle of the next month, so that he was equivalent to deducting a month's wages from the workers, and if the worker didn't do it, he would help him work for a month in vain.

Li Shusheng came back with the book and returned it, and when Tang Er Ye saw it, he smiled and said: "Little Lizi, why don't you read it for a while, you are in such a hurry, has it already been copied!" ”

Li Shusheng was very unhappy in his heart, he always didn't like Tang Erye to call him Xiao Lizi, others heard it and thought he was a eunuch, out of politeness, Li Shusheng still replied:

"No, ten cents a month, I have no money for the time being, and I have to keep the money to go to Beijing to catch the exam!"

Tang Erye clearly saw that there were ten cents in Li Shusheng's purse, so he wanted to cheat the money in Li Shusheng's purse, and said: "Five cents a month is also fine!" ”

Li Shusheng still shook his head.

Second Master Tang was very unhappy, and said: "Xiao Lizi, I need one or two silver for this book, even if I ask you for ten yuan a month, I only have one hundred and twenty yuan a year, and I will lend it to you at a loss." ”

When did Second Master Tang become a good person, Li Shusheng said: "Second Master Tang, you can't read a lot of words on the book, and some places are wrinkled, I just got rid of your corner last month, and you want me to spend twenty yuan, in order to read this book, I spent three hundred yuan before and after, and I don't have that much money." ”

Hearing Li Shusheng complain, Tang Erye's face turned red, but he immediately said cheekily: "This book Qingfeng poet Fang Wen Xianggong has borrowed it several times, but I haven't lent it to him, many people have asked me, I have said that I have lent it to you, and I will lend you five cents a month, and you will not earn it!" Xiao Lizi, don't be embarrassed, there will be a new book in the future, don't blame Second Master Tang for not taking care of you! And you broke this cover, it will cost at least thirty dollars! ”

Li Shusheng used to think that Tang Erye was hateful, and he had been swallowing his anger, this book was originally worn out and no one read it, but Li Shusheng borrowed it, but when it came to Tang Erye's mouth, it seemed to become a treasure!

Li Shusheng said: "Second Master Tang, the cover was bad last time you lent it to me!" ”

Second Master Tang snorted coldly: "Do you have any physical evidence?" Could it be that I framed you? ”

Li Shu's angry face turned pale, and the scene was silent for a while, the sweeping Long Hair lowered his head, for fear of upsetting the boss, the cover had long been broken, and the Long Hair was clear, but he didn't dare to come out to preside over justice, he still had ten cents Tang Er Ye didn't send it to him, if he provoked Tang Er Ye, he would lose ten cents in the soup.

After all, there is no physical evidence, even if Li Shusheng sues the government, he will be at a loss, Li Shusheng is angry in his heart, and he can't help the emotions of many years, and vents:

"In the past, the Zhou family in Beicheng borrowed a book for only seven yuan a month, and you Tang Erye had to charge ten yuan, and people had to charge nine hundred yuan for a book, and Tang Erye asked you for one or two silver. You sent someone to burn down the Zhou family bookstore, who in the county doesn't know that you Tang Er Ye is flying and domineering, although I, Li Wanchun, have no power, but I especially have the style of a scholar, I swear again today that I will never step into your Wing Chun bookstore half a step in the future! ”

"Don't come to me in the future! Thirty yuan, see that you have taken care of my business for several years, you still have ten yuan in your bag, just give me this matter, otherwise you will look good! ”

"Count you ruthless!"

Li Wanchun angrily threw the only ten cents in his purse on the table, with mixed feelings, knowing that he had suffered a lot of losses over the years but had no long memory, and the poor wife at home drafted the silver saved by greedy black weaving every day, and it was gone for a while, and how to face his wife when he went back.

Second Master Tang crossed Erlang's legs, watched Li Wanchun go out, and said triumphantly: "Poor boy, if you don't come, you won't come, my Second Master Tang is a signboard, but you are not alone!" ”

After a while, Tang Erye's eldest son ran in from outside the door, ran in a hurry, and suddenly hit the pillar, and his head was bleeding, and said, "Daddy is not good!" ”

Second Master Tang looked at his eldest son Tang Zhixing, who was not angry, and thought to himself that he was shrewd and calculating, why did he give birth to a stupid son, and said unhappily: "What's wrong with my son?" ”

Tang Zhixing said: "Dad, it's not good! A bookstore has opened in the south of the city! ”

Tang Erye said: "What's so great about the bookstore, in the entire county, only our family gets the Dexian paper, and everyone else has to pay a hundred yuan for the paper, except for our family, who is not doing a loss-making business, let's say how many taels of silver a book?" ”

Tang Zhixing said: "I heard that today's opening ceremony only costs 500 yuan!" ”

"What did you say!"

Second Master Tang thought that he had misheard, and asked: "Five hundred yuan, just asking someone will cost five hundred yuan, which loser is doing business!" ”

Even if he didn't sell books by himself, Tang Erye still began to feel pain, as if someone else was selling his books, a book of 50,000 words, copied to a month, the consumption of pen, ink, paper and inkstone cost 20 yuan, and the paper cost 300 yuan, the cost is not enough, a loser!