Chapter 12 Luoyang paper is expensive!
When he said goodbye to Di Renjie in the tavern, it was already around the clock (1-3 pm), Li Caiji said goodbye to Di Renjie and the others who were reluctant to give up, as well as the hungry scholars in the tavern, and came to the Hou Mansion. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
It stands to reason that he is not allowed to leave the mansion without permission as a horse boy from the Hou Mansion, but Ping Nanhou recently went to Luoyang, the capital of the gods, to visit Liang Wang Wu Sansi, and he has an unusual relationship with the young lady, so he can come and go in the mansion at will without control!
Solving the matter of publishing, Li Caiji suddenly felt much easier. Finally, the worries have been solved, and as for the problem of piracy, it is inevitable! Just keep the first batch updated and printed yourself.
"Rookie! Is the rookie there? ”
Hearing this familiar and strange title, Li Caiji had to reluctantly get off the soft bed. The door was opened!
"Miss! What's wrong? Seeing Xue Xuexue panting and leaning against the door, Li Caiji hurriedly asked.
"Haha! You don't know, today I just told you yesterday's story, those literati who usually look down on our Hou Mansion are chasing me to tell the story, it's really proud! Xue Xuexue didn't care about being tired, so she walked into the room, picked up the tea on the table and drank it.
...... Isn't that the tea I just drunk!
couldn't bear to tell her this painful truth, Li Caiji had to pretend not to see it.
"Huh! How can there be a glass of water here? Did you know I was coming to you? Xue Xuexue drank the tea in the cup and suddenly realized that she didn't pour it herself, could it be...
"Ugh! How could a smart person like me not guess that you were coming to me, so I poured it for you in advance. ”
Li Caiji mourned for her for three seconds in his heart!
"Oooh! You really have a heart. Xue Xuexue said happily.
"Tell me a story! Continue to talk about the story of Sister Wang Feng, to be touching, don't be sad! Miss Xue waved her hand, which made Li Caiji speechless.
Touching...
"After I finish talking to you, don't tell anyone else, otherwise there will be piracy!" Li Caiji said softly.
Xue Xuexue finally understood the word piracy this time, so she nodded obediently. Sitting on the stool next to the round table and listening, Li Caiji was forced to talk to her for a few more chapters, talking about the love and hate of Bao Dai and the others, and immediately brought her stimulating pear blossoms to the rain, and wiped the tears with a handkerchief.
"How did you know these stories?" Xue Xuexue was still unsatisfied after hearing this, and asked Li Caiji with tears in her eyes.
Li Caiji had long expected that she would ask about this situation, but he just said that he heard it from an old Taoist priest, and as for which old Taoist priest, he didn't know either!
"My cousin will be back in a few days!" Xue Xuexue whispered to Li Caiji.
Li Caiji didn't expect her cousin to come to this mansion, generally speaking, distant relatives have very little contact!
"She just happened to come to Jiangzhou for a little thing, and my father had already sent a letter to me to receive her well." Xue Xuexue's eyes were a little erratic when she said this, of course Li Caiji knew what she meant, and said immediately.
"Huh! I know how to do it, so I'll go to the East Cross Courtyard then! ”
The East Collapse Courtyard is where the Hou Mansion lived, and Li Caiji's voluntary move there made Xue Xuexue even more embarrassed. Seeing her like this, Li Caiji felt funny, she looked like the master of this Hou Mansion.
"My cousin is a talented girl! She'd be glad she knew you wrote that story! Xue Xuexue said to Li Caiji as if she thought of something.
Talented...
The talented women of the Tang Dynasty, except for Xue Tao, who is still a little interested, really have no impression of the others, but Xue Tao and himself are not in the same time channel!
"Oh! I hope so. ”
Li Caiji replied lightly.
Late at night, the crickets and the "earth fairy" were screaming in the corner, making Li Caiji upset.
What Xue Xuexue said today suddenly made him wake up, Hou Mansion, after all, it is not his own home! Others still have to move where they want to move on their own!
"It seems! I still have to get rid of this identity and buy a house to live in. ”
Li Caiji said to himself while lying on the bed.
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The next day
After Li Caiji got up, he finished breakfast, took the manuscript he wrote overnight, and walked to the address Di Renjie gave him yesterday, passing through many bluestone paths and sparse woods, and then he saw a black lacquer plaque with the word "Di Zhai" written on it.
"This Di Mansion is quiet!" Li Caiji walked to the door, lightly buttoned the door knocker with his right hand, and made a "boom" sound! After a while, a slender figure appeared-Di Chun.
"It turned out to be the Caiji brothers! Please come in, my lord has been waiting for you for a long time! ”
Seeing Li Caiji's figure, Di Chun was also surprised, presumably he also fell in love with the characters in the Dream of Red Mansions.
"Haha! You're tired, by the way, Brother Di Chun, what characters do you like in that book? Li Caiji asked narrowly.
"Me!" Di Chun didn't seem to expect Li Caiji to ask like this, touched his head, and said with a smile, "Who is that sentimental one?" ”
Oh! It turns out that this product likes Sister Lin! I didn't see that he was quite sullen!
"Ahem! That's Sister Daiyu, also known as Sister Lin. Li Caiji reminded Di Chun.
"Yes, yes! It's Sister Lin, hehe! ”
The main hall is a moment away from the door of the house, and the two chatted about the characters in the dream of the Red Mansion, and unconsciously came to the main hall where Di Renjie was, Di Renjie was holding a book and lying leisurely on the recliner in the hall and watching, such a scene, even Li Caiji couldn't help but lighten his steps.
"Sir! The Caiji brothers are here. Di Chun whispered to Di Renjie, who was in a trance.
"Oooh! It's Caiji who is here. Please sit down, Di Chun has tea! ”
Di Renjie looked away from the book and cast his eyes on Li Caiji. Seeing Li Caiji's dress, he immediately laughed.
"I didn't expect this scholar's outfit to be quite suitable for Caiji!"
"Huh! I'm ashamed, sir, I'm here to put this manuscript in your hands. Li Caiji said as he handed the manuscript to the old man's hand.
"Huh! Caiji's knowledge is unprecedented! ”
Di Renjie put his mind on the manuscript written by Li Caiji, and immediately set his eyes on him again, which made Li Caiji's heart furious.
"Books are good books! It's just this word..."
Di Chun hurriedly leaned his head over when he heard this, forcibly holding back his smile, only to see that the word was crooked, neither wanted regular script nor like official script, and it was a little uninhibited from cursive script, and even a character like Di Renjie couldn't tell what kind of font it was.
"Dissatisfied with the old man, I live in the Hou Mansion as a child, and you also know that the next person is not qualified to study, but this novel, because my young lady likes to listen to the storyteller tell stories, so there is so much in the stomach." Li Caiji's explanation is reasonable, even Di Renjie, who is in the middle of the case, can't find fault, of course, the most important thing is that he really can't write calligraphy!
"Caiji's situation, the old decay also understands something, of course, it is understandable. But how much do you think the price of this manuscript is appropriate? ”
The development of articles in the Tang Dynasty was also very prosperous, so the economic value of the articles was not worth much, and the fan poems written by famous poets like Li Bai were only worth a few dozen taels, let alone his.
Of course, this is the normal means! As a modern person, Li Caiji certainly has countless means to sell.
"Old man, I want to sell a chapter for 50 taels of silver!"
Li Caiji observed Di Renjie's face, and sure enough, he saw that the other party was a little embarrassed.
"Caiji! Blame the old man and have a lot of mouth, your novel is good, but if you want to sell it for 50 taels of silver, it seems to be a little difficult! “
Di Chun on the side also said. "Brother Caiji, it's not that the master doesn't help you, but the poems of one of the hottest talents today can only be sold for a few taels of silver."
"Oh? Which talent? ”
"Today's right picks up Chen Boyu!"
"Chen Boyu?" Li Caiji is a little blindsided, is there such a person in the Tang Dynasty?
He was not familiar with the history of the Tang Dynasty, so he did not know that the ancients had two names, one was the real name, and the other was the character! This Chen Boyu is Chen Ziang, who wrote "Dengyouzhou Taiwan Song" in 686! There is a famous saying: I don't see the ancients before, and I don't see the people who come after.
"His poems are only worth a few tens of taels, but my novels are worth more than his!" Li Caiji said with a heartbeat.
Although Di Renjie felt that this young man was a little arrogant, the old fox had a smile on his face.
"I don't know what a good plan is for talent!"
"Huh! Sir, come here! ”
Immediately taught Di Renjie some sales methods, what a limit, publicity, and he gave a special lecture to sell books, and divided the article into small pieces and loaded it on the Di newspaper, etc.!
Of course, the limited number of methods can only be used for a day or two, because the speed of pirated books is very fast!
"Oh? The talent of the foundation is enough to say that it is the sky that is talented! When Di Renjie heard these methods, his mind suddenly opened up, and he hurriedly praised it.
"Sir! What method is Caiji talking about? Make you so happy! Di Chun was surprised.
"Huh! Heavenly secrets must not be revealed. ”