When she entered the house, Sister Li Mei first bowed to Li You and said a blessing to her, and fell behind the guests. He said to Jin Bao'er again: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Miss Bao is even more brilliant, it seems that she is not with the wrong person." Ah, it's time to change your tune, sin and sin. ”

Jin Baoer also smiled and nodded hello to Sister Li Mei, and poured tea and water herself, without the slightest fluctuation on her face. Li You couldn't help muttering in his heart, your man's old concubines have all come to the door, why is there still no response.

After complimenting Jin Bao'er, Sister Li Mei turned back to Li You and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Li, these words are becoming more and more famous." "Look, this is a confidant, only Sister Li Mei can tell through Li You's true psychology of seeking fame and fortune, and others only care about how many Li Dianshi can do in one night.

The host, Li You, opened his mouth and asked the guest, "What is the reason why Miss Li is visiting?" ”

This title is really awkward, and Li You has always been used to talking to Sister Li Mei presumptuously and laughing, compared to today's standard guest and host's Q&A-style conversation, which makes him feel even more weird in his heart. I thought that after Sister Li Mei came to the door, she would let Jin Baoer eat a little vinegar and flirt with her, but she made herself awkward first. Why can't you let go of it at home?

"But there was something annoying. Forgive the slave family for being rude, can you talk to Mr. alone? Sister Li Mei said, sweeping Jin Bao'er with the corner of her eye.

Jin Bao'er didn't seem to hear anything, and stood quietly behind Li You, carefully counting how many bricks were laid on the ground, and the gentle smile on the corner of her mouth never decreased by more than half a point.

Sister Li Mei sighed slightly in her heart, she didn't want to talk about her troubles in front of her former colleague Jin Bao'er, and then begged Jin Bao'er's husband to do something, she always felt that she was being seen as a joke. Although she used to have a closer relationship with this man than Kimbell.

Li You waved his hand arrogantly, "Miss Li has something to say, but it's okay to talk about it!" ”

Sister Li Mei's words turned around her mouth, thinking about talking about business first, and changed her words: "The slave family doesn't do the business of wind and dust now, but there is a livelihood to ask Mr. ”

Sure enough, did you listen to Yuexiang's words and ask me for advice, Li You thought proudly, I will casually point you to the way to make money, and you will divide my profits in vain, which is really a win-win situation. He said, "I have a good business, and I want to sum it up with you." ”

Sister Li Mei was slightly stunned and said, "I want to hear about it." ”

"Isn't Miss Huan obsessed with writing words, there is something interesting in writing, and my daughter's family loves to read this. You might as well get a bookshop and sell it, and you can make a profit. Well, I can continue to provide some subject matter for Miss Huan so that she can keep writing. Li You pointed out: "Of course, this, I will share 30% of the profits from selling books." ”

Sister Li Mei couldn't help but snort, covered her mouth and laughed, which was described in one word as a trembling flower branch.

Is Li You's words so ridiculous?

"Don't hide it, sir, the slave family has been doing it for a long time." Sister Li Mei couldn't hold back a smile and said: "Then Mr. said in my house that women love to read Huan'er's manuscripts, and the slave family moved their minds when they heard it. I inquired about the engraving shop in this county, and there happened to be a family that could not make ends meet, so the slave family bought it for engraving the book plate, and then sold the engraved plate to the bookstore to print. As for the bookstore that Mr. said, where can the slave family afford it, and where can it run it, Mr. is too funny. ”

Li You was speechless, this sister Mei did better than he said, and she went to teach others...

I had to say stupidly: "You can't make books to sell when you buy an engraving shop, what's the use?" In that case, you might as well sell the manuscript directly to the bookstore to earn some money and save your worries. At the same time, he comforted himself in his heart, you are not making money by relying on the trade secrets leaked by the history of this canon.

Sister Li Mei said: "After all, the money for only selling manuscripts is less, so the slave family buys an engraving shop specifically for Huan'er's book engraving, and then sells the ready-made section to the bookstore, so that you can make more money." In the past ten days, more than 100 editions have been engraved, and it is expected that after more than ten days, the bookstore will be able to print the first volume and sell it. In less than a month, the slave family can earn twenty or thirty taels. ”

In the four links of writing, engraving, printing, and sales, Sister Li Mei seems to have mastered the two upstream links that are the easiest to manage, and even the serialization of novels has been invented... Li You, who had lost the sense of superiority of the traverser, felt very bored, and Yi Xing asked Shan Shan, "Then what are you looking for me for?" ”

Sister Li Mei: "There is a matter that I asked Mr. for forgiveness, and the slave family was afraid that the bookseller would not print this book, so they said to him, this book was written by Mr. You pointed out the ring..."

Li You was shocked and said, "Who told you to say that!" "Such brain-dead words, I can't admit that they have anything to do with him.

Li You is now a famous poet who has published a collection, and in the 21st century, he can join the writers' association to receive allowances, and it is related to this kind of Yiyin novel with a pure female surname, wouldn't he be laughed to death by the literati? Moreover, this word also burst out after Li Huan himself was strongly stimulated by life, and it really has nothing to do with him.

Sister Li Mei squeezed out a bitter face and begged: "I'm sorry, there was really no way for the slave family at that time." If you don't fake your name, where will the bookstore accept the slave's book editions. Please spare me, sir, the slave family is here to make amends. As she spoke, she twisted her waist and lifted her hips to stand up, making a gesture to kneel down and plead.

Jin Bao'er, who had been listening quietly behind Li You's back, stepped forward in time, stretched out her hand to support Sister Li Mei, and said to Li You: "Master, it's not easy for sisters to make a living, so don't worry about a lot of them." ”

Sister Li Mei knows Li You very well, and Li You doesn't know Sister Li Mei. Li You shook his head and thought, with Sister Mei'er's surname, will she kneel down and beg for mercy for this matter? She knew that Kimbell would definitely come up and hold on. "Get up, what do you mean by saying it briskly, I know you are not here to make amends."

Sister Li Mei put on a smiling face like a flower again, which is also the kind of fake smile that Li You is very familiar with. "Then I won't see Mr. Outside, the bookstore said that as long as Mr. Li can have a name on the book, the slave engraved version can be received with an extra penny of silver for each one. I beg Mr. to allow the slave family to use the honorific name when engraving. ”

This is the ultimate goal of sparing the circle for a long time

"You mean, the author writes my name?" Li You reacted.

"Oh, I know that the gentleman is very talented, and he doesn't want to be famous through this gossip. So the author is still Huan'er, and he can write another Xujiang Ya official Li You's words. ”

"Nope." Li You refused.

"Sir, don't be in a hurry to refuse, add your name and sell for fifty-fifty percent of the price, and every month Mr. can personally go to my house and get ten taels of silver for nothing." Sister Li Mei tempted, the key words are: personally, my family, take it for nothing.

Ten taels a month? The stable income of three times that of Yulu really made Li You a little moved, and when he was about to speak, he heard his own concubine Jin Bao'er behind him suddenly interject: "With my master's reputation now, it's really not bad for this bit of silver, Sister Li is also an old acquaintance, why bother to abuse my master so badly." ”

Li You burst into tears in his heart, Aunt Jin, your private net worth is in the triple digits, but my husband and I are still short of this bit of silver... For example, in a few days, the county yawang will be the master of the book, and his mother will be 50 years old.

Sister Li Mei looked at Li You and then at Jin Bao'er, and changed her words: "Then it's fifteen taels." ”

Kimbell stepped back and smiled silently.

Li You burst into tears again in his heart, I really am not the material to talk about business...

After deciding on fifteen taels, Sister Li Mei hesitated again and again, but still said goodbye, and the host Li You sent the guests outside the courtyard gate.

Tonight's absolutely dereliction of duty maid Xiaozhu disappeared for a long time for no reason, and at this time, I don't know where it suddenly appeared, and I hated that iron was not steel and said to Jin Bao'er who stayed in the house: "Why does my sister still treat that female goblin well?" The old man is too despised by the old man! ”

Jin Bao'er pursed her lips and smiled: "Xiaozhu, you don't understand, our lord's surname is different inside and out." We are inside, others are outside, in the end we are different. You and I just need to do our part, and we really don't have to care about how outsiders do. ”

Xiaozhu muttered, "The slave family just doesn't understand." He stood on tiptoe and looked at the door of the courtyard and said, "It's been a long time, and the master hasn't finished sending off guests." ”

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I found it much more interesting to write about the protagonist's private life than to write about any official business.