Chapter 42: Opening a Bookstore
Lin Yi returned home ambitiously, because Xinyuelan had something to do with the people of the Maitreya Sect, so he didn't dare to tell her about his empty salary in the Qinglongwei, and the uniform, waist card, and saber of the Qinglongwei were all properly collected by him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Then Shi Shiran walked to the main house to meet with Xinyuelan.
Xinyuelan and Chunyu were sitting, and two side dishes, five steamed buns, and a pot of porridge were already placed on the table. Seeing him come back, Xin Yuelan beckoned him to sit down, looked at him with a smile, and asked, "Have you ever found a job today?" ”
Lin Yi thought that if he was looking for a job every time, it would be too coincidental, so he shook his head and said: "I went out for a day today, but I didn't find a suitable one, and I will look for a job tomorrow, I believe I will definitely find a good job." ”
Xin Yuelan didn't ask him again, and ordered Chunyu to serve a meal for Lin Yi, and the three of them sat around the table to eat together, and after eating for a while, Xin Yuelan suddenly looked sad and said, "I met the landlord today, and he asked me for this month's rent?" Lin Yi, have you ever earned it? Will you be able to take it then? ”
Depend on! When you escaped from your hometown, you must have brought a lot of money, so why don't you worry about the two small coins? However, according to the original agreement, she is responsible for earning money to support her family, and she is responsible for boiling water and cooking, and taking care of the family. Asking her future woman to take money from her own pocket is very similar to eating soft rice. Men should be self-reliant, and as a big man, what can they do. Lin Yi muttered: "New sister, don't panic, isn't it just rent money?" I've got an eyebrow, and I'm sure I'll be able to earn it then. ”
Xinyuelan looked happy, picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks, put it in his bowl, and said with a smile: "Which two women, me and Chunyu, are all raised by you?" Ay! This month, I spent a lot of money buying rice and vegetables! You won't be able to eat food next month! ”
What a shame! One of our big men actually asked two women to raise it? I also ate most of the two of them for half a month. Lin Yi's face was slightly red, he was very ashamed, gritted his teeth and said: "New sister, don't worry, I will soon earn money to support my wife, and our life will gradually get better." ”
Crescent Orchid's face turned red, but she didn't refute him. After the three of them finished eating, Lin Yi walked back to his house to sleep.
Lin Yi lay quietly on his bed, thinking in his heart: "We are also college students who have traveled through the later generations, and we have rich scientific and cultural knowledge, why do we live like this?" Is it really that you can't even afford to raise a wife? Feeling bored, he got dressed and paced up and down in the open space of the house, thinking of ways to earn money. As the saying goes, if a person calms down, carefully analyzes the problem, and thinks about the solution, he will always come up with a solution.
That's right! I came from the later generations, calligraphy, poetry, and Chinese painting, which have all been carefully guided by the teachers of the interest classes of later generations, and they are very reliable to make a fortune! The three hundred poems of the Song Dynasty, the poems of the Qing Dynasty, and the words of Mao Weiren, none of them are worse than the poets of the Great Zhou Dynasty today! There is also calligraphy, his own pavilion body only appeared in the Ming Dynasty, and in this Great Zhou Dynasty, isn't it the existence of killing everything in seconds? Only the Chinese painting itself is slightly worse, but it is estimated that it is enough in this Great Zhou Dynasty.
Once his mind was opened, he soon thought of another way to make money, that is, movable type printing. Nowadays, the Great Zhou Dynasty is still using the old engraving printing, how inconvenient is it? If you make money by running newspapers and periodicals, can you still use the old-fashioned skills of engraving printing? Do you have to use movable type printing to make it easy and timely? I have been working in Yang Cheng's workshop for half a month, and I have mastered the basic technology of printing, and I can innovate and use movable type printing to sell books and make money. Right! Just do it! I'll inspect the market tomorrow. Lin Yi made up his mind in his heart, his heart was wide, and he suddenly felt a little tired physically and mentally, and fell asleep, so he climbed back into bed and fell asleep.
On the second day, Lin Yi got up early in the morning, practiced in the courtyard for a while, and then walked to the main house to eat. After eating for a while, Lin Yi stopped his chopsticks, looked at Xinyuelan and said with a smile: "Madam! You see, it's been half a month since the two of us came to the capital, and we've never gone out shopping? Everyone else is about to see that we are a fake couple? So, I feel the need to accompany you to the streets, buy two things, and give others the illusion of a model couple! ”
Xin Yuelan glanced at him angrily and scolded, "Aren't I not forbidding you to call me Mrs. when no one is around?" Why don't you listen? If you scream nonsense in the future, beware of me hitting you! As he spoke, he raised his little fist in menacing.
Lin Yi smiled: "I'm also afraid that if I leak my mouth in front of others, I will show them the flaws?" You're bored at home all day, and you must be bored too! Just go out with me for a while! ”
Xin Yuelan thought for a moment and nodded in response, "Okay!" Then I'll go out with you today. The three of them finished eating, locked the courtyard door, and walked out into the street together. The market in Bianjing City is bustling, the goods are dazzling, the three of them are dazzled on the street, Xinyuelan and Chunyu follow behind him, smiling, very happy. Lin Yi took out the money from his arms and bought a wooden comb for Xinyuelan, as well as an embroidered handkerchief. He said: "Things are not worth a few dollars, but I will soon be developed, and after two months, I will earn the money to buy you a comb made of jade, and a beautiful golden hairpin." There was a sense of confidence in the words.
Xinyuelan smiled: "The courtesy is light and affectionate, then I will thank you!" "Hide two small gifts in your arms. Looking at a bookstore in front of him, he knew that Lin Yi loved poetry, calligraphy and painting, and was very elegant, so he pointed to the folding fan in the store and smiled: "There are good fans in this store, I'll buy you one and give it to you!" "Walk into the bookstore with Lin Yi.
This bookstore is not big, only two houses are as big, but it has everything for the literati, such as the four treasures of the study, the pen holder, the subset of the classics and history, and the folding fans that the literati loved. Lin Yi picked up a copy of the Analects and asked, "Shopkeeper, how much is this Analects?" ”
The shopkeeper smiled: "This book of "Analects" is sold cheaply, and it is only 400 yuan!" ”
No way! In the Great Zhou Dynasty, a strong laborer could not earn more than 100 yuan a day, and less than 3,000 yuan a month, and you would sell him a book for four days' wages, compared with later generations, I don't know how many times more expensive, this is almost the same as robbing people!
Lin Yi picked up another copy of "Xunzi" and "Book of Changes" and asked, "Which two books?" ”
The shopkeeper smiled: "I think Gongzi is also a book lover, I sell three copies cheaply, just one or two silver!" ”
Fuck you, it's almost like robbing someone, so expensive? Lin Yi put down the book regretfully, his face was unwilling. The shopkeeper stepped forward and said with a smile: "Childe's book is very cheap, the engraving fee, the printing fee, the worker's salary, the cost is not low!" Today's store is engaged in promotion, only one or two silver, if this is left in the past, there is no one, two, five, you don't want to take it! ”
Lin Yi shook his head and smiled: "It's too expensive, I can't afford it!" Besides, I don't want to be a Confucian student, what kind of imperial examination, I'll see what else you have! His gaze swept away. The shopkeeper looked disappointed and stepped away.
Xinyuelan took a beautiful folding fan, turned it over and looked at it, and asked with a smile: "Xianggong, do you like this fan?" ”
Lin Yi said with a hippie smile: "I like it!" Favorite salutation! ”
Xinyuelan glanced at him, stopped talking, asked the price of the store, spent fifty yuan, bought the fan, and handed it to Lin Yi.
Walking out of the bookstore, Lin Yi had a relieved smile on his face. The price of books in the Great Zhou Dynasty is so expensive, mainly because of the trouble of engraving, if you adopt movable type printing, which cost will definitely be reduced, when the time comes, the books we print, fast and cheap, is not a profiteering industry. I was eager to try it in my heart, and I strengthened my belief.
The three of them returned home that day. After returning home, Xin Yuelan looked at him and said with a smile: "Little monk, I will pay to open a bookstore and hire you to be the master of engraving, okay?" ”
Lin Yi shook his head and said categorically: "It's not good! ”
Xinyue Lan lowered her face and asked coldly, "What's wrong?" "He looked puffed.
Lin Yi said with a smile: "If you want to open a bookstore, I will open it myself, there is no reason to work for others, you are my woman, just help me count the silver at home!" ”
Xinyuelan was annoyed and angry, gritted her teeth and scolded: "Who is your woman!" You talk nonsense again, see that I don't beat you! With a fist, he hit Lin Yi.
Lin Yi flashed sideways, and said with a smile: "I said yes, when we kissed, I had already done the Fa, and you are destined to be inseparable from me in this life!" With that, he ran out of the house.
"You ......" Xin Yuelan stared at Lin Yi's back angrily for a long time, then suddenly snorted and covered her mouth and laughed.