This time Delvin Press, I have a big appetite.

There is the success of the previous two overseas editions of Ji Zhuo's works, and now the huge overseas readership of the dog author.

When Delvin Press chooses to publish Ji Zhuo's works overseas, there is no longer the limitation of subject matter.

Even if some works, such as "Night Tour in the Capital City", have a cultural threshold, they can't stop foreign dog author readers from thinking

As a loyal reader of Ji Zhuo's works, Editor-in-Chief Lou has strong confidence.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: Editor-in-Chief Lou and your publishing house want it all?"

Ji Zhuo paused and replied to such a message.

Soon, Editor-in-Chief Lou replied with another message.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: If you are willing, Mr. Ji, we would like to obtain the overseas publishing authorization of your works.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: We will do our best to do a good job in the overseas publication of your work, so that more overseas readers can see your work.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Of course, if Mr. Ji thinks that our appetite is too great, if we still authorize one or two books separately for the time being.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Purely as a reader in China, in fact, I hope to get the authorization of "Night Tour of the Capital City".

Clumsy and Extraordinary: Huh?

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Although there is a cultural threshold, your readers are enough to overcome these and read, which can be regarded as a kind of cultural export. ”

Looking at Editor-in-Chief Lou's words, Ji Zhuo paused,

Take the fast son and pick up the noodles in the noodle bowl,

After thinking about it, he put the noodles in his mouth and replied to Editor-in-Chief Lou.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: your publishing house wants to help me publish overseas editions of other works, and in principle, I will definitely agree, after all, the overseas editions of my works under my name are all published by your publishing house."

Anyway, the dog author is like this, and as for the other vests, Editor-in-Chief Lou doesn't know.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: Thank you, Mr. Ji, for your trust in our publishing house."

I know that Ji Zhuo's words are probably still but, but Editor-in-Chief Lou still said the words of thanks in advance.

"Clumsy and extraordinary: However, if your publisher is responsible for the overseas publication of all my works, then I may be able to give a shorter number of years of authorization."

Previously, Ji Zhuo was licensed to Delwin Publishing House at a royalty of more than 10 percent, and books such as "Caged Bird" and "Seven Days of Hell" were authorized to be published overseas.

All have a license period, just slightly longer.

Now other works are also licensed to Delvin Publishing for overseas publishing, which is no problem.

But it would not be appropriate for Delvin Publishing to take the overseas publishing rights of so many of his works, and it would be inappropriate to license them for such a long time.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: We can understand your concerns, Mr. Ji.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: How about the authorization time of ten years?

Clumsy and extraordinary: too long. ”

Editor-in-chief Lou soon replied to the message,

Ji Zhuo had already finished eating the noodles in the bowl in front of him, put down his fast, picked up his mobile phone and replied to a message.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: What do you mean, Mr. Ji?"

"Clumsy and extraordinary: five years. Editor-in-Chief Lou, do you think it's acceptable? ”

Ji Zhuo gave an authorization time,

The editor-in-chief Lou on the other end didn't reply to the message for a long time,

I don't know if I went to communicate with other high-level executives of Delvin Press.

Ji Zhuo saw that there was no news back,

He stood up and looked at the menu on the wall next to the noodle shop.

“…… Boss, bring me two more braised chicken thighs, pack them and take them away. ”

"Okay, wait a minute."

“…… To give. ”

Waiting for Ji Zhuo to pack two braised chicken legs,

came out of the noodle shop and walked back to the community,

Editor-in-chief Lou came back with the news.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: I'm sorry, Mr. Ji, you have been waiting for a long time.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: Mr. Ji, can you increase the authorization period a little more?

Editor-in-Chief Lou: How about adding one year, six years?

Clumsy and extraordinary: Okay, then six years. ”

Ji Zhuo glanced at the message from Editor-in-Chief Lou on his phone,

I agreed.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: Then you look at the licensing contract, some details.

Editor-in-Chief Lou: I may need to bother Mr. Ji in the near future, and see when you have time.

Humble and extraordinary: after the contract details are determined, mail it directly. ”

Ji Zhuo really doesn't have much time during this time, although the new book under the name of I has been completed,

But ABC's new book is also going to hurry, as well as a new book under the name of the dog author.

"Editor-in-Chief Lou: Okay, then according to what you say, Mr. Ji, after the contract is confirmed, we will mail the contract to Mr. Ji."

and the editor-in-chief Lou to determine the issue of overseas publication authorization,

Ji Zhuo ended the exchange with Editor-in-Chief Lou.

……

“…… Eat, my dear husband. ”

White Flag Country, close to evening.

Professor Voss sat on the couch, laptop in hand, and watched in fascination.

Beside him, his wife brought dinner out of the kitchen,

A little helplessly shouted out to Voss.

"Huh? Is it dinner time again? ”

"Yes, you've been sitting there again, holding your computer, looking at that manuscript for an afternoon."

"Immersing yourself in this excellent, great book is indeed easy to ignore the passage of time."

Professor Voss looked up at his wife and said with a smile, wanting to get up for dinner with his computer buttoned up, and looked back at the content of the manuscript displayed on the computer screen.

There is also reluctance.

“…… Eh, why haven't you shaved your beard yet? Didn't I remind you in the morning? ”

The wife placed the slices of bread from the kitchen on the table, and saw the stubble on Professor Voss's face.

"Did you tell me about it?"

"Did...... Not only did I say it this morning, but I reminded you last night, but you don't seem to be impressed. ”

The wife laughed and joked,

"Voss, if I didn't know that you were reading a manuscript that needed to be translated, I guess I would have to go to the church and ask a priest to see if I need to exorcise evil spirits for you."

Somewhat embarrassed, Professor Voss closed his laptop and set it aside on the couch and stood up.

"A good work is indeed fascinating."

"I know it's a great work, you've mentioned it many times. Actually, I'm curious about what kind of work fascinates my Professor Voss so much. ”

The wife did have some curiosity in her eyes.

Since I got the full manuscript of the 'ordinary' chapter.

Professor Voss followed the devil,

I took a leave of absence from the school to concentrate on translating this work.

After getting the manuscript of the 'ordinary' chapter, the most Voss wife can see Professor Voss every day is on the sofa in the study and living room.

Wirth was always holding his laptop, in his study, or on the sofa in the living room, looking back and forth through the work.

“…… Well, you'll be able to see it soon. ”

Voss looked at the curiosity in his wife's eyes and hesitated for a moment,

I still didn't show the manuscript to my wife, but just said so.

"Then I'll see."

The wife sat down at the table with Voss and had dinner.

The two of them also gossiped something,

"Have you already started translating this work?"

The wife wrenched a piece of bread, put it in her mouth and ate it.

Voss, who was just about to eat, couldn't help but pause when he heard this,

"Hmm...... Not yet. ”

"In fact, I haven't even started translating a sentence or a word."

"So these days, you're just reading this work over and over again."

"To be precise, it's a part of this work, and I want to read this work in its entirety and understand the content of this work deeply enough before translating it."

"In this way, it does not affect what the writer describes in this work, and I do not want to let my translation leave the Russian and French versions of this work flawed. It's a great work! ”

"I know, you've said that many times."

"Hmm...... But this is indeed an excellent work, and the more I read it, the more I feel this way. ”

"I know, I'm looking forward to it...... However, I also hope that my Professor Voss will shave your beard at your leisure while reading this work, which is already a little long. ”

"I see...... Well...... If I forget, you remind me again before I go to bed at night, and I will shave. ”

"Well, my great literary translator. Don't be in such a hurry when eating. ”

“…… No, I've got to eat faster. The publisher sent the second half of this work, and this work has been completed! ”

Just glancing at his phone, Professor Voss, who was still eating dinner, began to get excited,

"Then finish dinner, too."

"I know, I know, otherwise being hungry at night will affect my reading of this work."

"Hmmm......"

Professor Voss responded, and then ate the dinner with some haste and a little bummer.

His beard, which he hadn't shaved for days, was stained with some food scraps,

Finally, I took a tissue and wiped my mouth,

Professor Voss was greeted by his wife,

Picked up the computer next to him, picked up a glass of water, and went into the study.

"Slow down...... Drink saliva first, eat so anxiously, choked for a while. ”

"I know, I know, I've got the water."

In response, Professor Voss hurried into the study.

I just took a shallow sip of the water I was holding, and then put it next to it.

The laptop was laid down on the table, and Professor Worth sat down.

hurriedly finished dinner, just to be able to see the content of the 'great' chapter behind "Ordinary and Great" as soon as possible,

At this moment, sitting in the study, facing the computer with the screen on,

Professor Voss was not in a hurry.

He didn't know how many times he had read the 'ordinary' chapter.

Before eating dinner, I haven't finished reading the content of the 'ordinary' chapter this time.

hesitated,

Professor Voss still chose not to read the content of the 'great' chapter directly.

For the sake of emotional coherence, Professor Voss decided to pick up where he had seen earlier,

Read on, and after reading the 'ordinary' chapter again, continue reading the 'great' chapter.

……

"Ordinary and Great",

The content of the ordinary chapter is still progressing.

Because he was worried that he would not be able to keep up with the progress of crop cultivation, he was afraid that the time of cultivation had passed, and the grain in his family's field had not yet been cultivated.

So he worked in a field until late at night, but because of this, he saw Aunt Valina also plowing the field at night.

And just a few days ago, little Hoss heard from Milia why the women in the village couldn't go down to the fields and farm together.

Because of God's will and the church's will, because of God's division of labor between men and women, women can only stay at home,

And during the day, little Hoss did not see a woman in the field.

But during the same night, little Hoth saw Aunt Valina plowing the fields.

For this reason, he seems to understand something,

For example, why Aunt Valina and Uncle Burton's family have so many fields that are still cultivated faster than others' families,

It turned out that Aunt Valina would come out at night to farm.

But it seems to be more confused,

Isn't Aunt Valyna afraid of God and the Church's punishment?

It's because Grandpa Gus said that Uncle Burton's family was the most devout believers in God in the village.

So is this God's grace and mercy to Aunt Valina's family?

Little Hoss's sweat also dripped into the fields at night,

While farming, my mind was full of doubts.

“…… Little Hoss? ”

Little Hoth was almost groping in the field again, he couldn't see clearly in the night, and after plowing another field,

Someone came behind him, shouting in a low voice,

Little Hoth turned his head, and it was Aunt Valina.

"Aunt Valina...... You, are you done plowing in the field? ”

Little Hoss was a little uneasy, because he knew what Aunt Valina was doing here.

to help him cultivate the crops of his field,

Then, not only Aunt Valina, but he also seems to have gone against God's will,

And the scene of his father's death always filled him with fear of this kind of thing.

"Yes. I've already finished planting over there. Little Hoth, I'll help you farm from there. ”

Aunt Valina smiled and said to little Hoss,

So he went to the front, to the other end of the field of Little Hoth, took the species brought by Little Hoss, and began to work.

Little Hoss did not refuse,

Although he was terrified, if someone could help him with the planting, he would be able to cultivate more fields tonight.

Little Hoss nervously, looking back and forth again,

It's just that it's pitch black all around, and he can't see clearly, but he can't see Aunt Valina in the shadow of the lake not far away.

In this way, little Hoth bent down again, and continued to take the farm tools, and ploughed the field.

Only from time to time he raised his head again, as if he was afraid that someone would notice Aunt Valina who was helping him with his crops in the field.

That night, Little Hoth ploughed until late at night,

Crops have already been planted on this entire field that needs to be cultivated.

Far more than when little Hoth was farming alone.

But it also made Xiao Hoss extremely uneasy and nervous, but whenever there was some wind and grass around him, his whole person was very tense.

For a large part of the fields that were planted tonight had been planted for him by Aunt Valina.

Aunt Valina is like adapting to the darkness of the night, and with just a little moonlight, she can farm the fields very quickly.

“…… Little Hoth ...... I'll be gone, so you can go back and rest early. ”

Aunt Valina finished cultivating the field for little Hoth and left.

Little Hoss watched Aunt Valina walk farther and farther away in the night,

I don't know if Aunt Valina went to farm somewhere else, or if she just went back.

After waiting to see Aunt Valina,

Little Hoss turned his head again, and looked at the fields that had been planted in the night,

There was some confusion in his eyes.

And then gradually restless and nervous again,

Looking back and forth, little Hoss also picked up the farm tools and the black bread that Aunt Valina had given him earlier, and went home.

Back home little Hoss,

And he ate the pieces of black bread with water.

He lay down on the bed.

But even when he returned home, his uneasy mood was still there.

The scene of his father's death, the scene of him secretly burying that little tombstone in front of his father's grave,

And the scene of Aunt Valina helping him plant crops in a field tonight,

are all wandering back and forth in their minds,

Makes him uneasy, even terrifying.

Even the sound of the wind blowing outside the house made little Hoss clutch in fear and grasp the coarse cloth clothes that he had not taken off.

"Father...... Medioc ......"

He called out his father's name,

But in the end, because of the whole day's work, I was too tired.

Little Hoth was still in fear, and fell asleep groggily.

This sleep,

Little Hoth slept until almost noon the next day, and woke up.

I don't know if it's because of last night's exhaustion, or if it's uneasiness,

When he opened his eyes, Little Hoss saw the sunlight outside the house penetrating into the house, and he suddenly woke up.

And even when I got up from the bed, I still felt that my head was very strong.

Then I remembered what happened last night,

I was a little uneasy again.

Until I got out of the sleeping room,

The house was still as usual,

No one from the church came to smash down the door of his house, and there was no other sound outside the house.

Little Hoth's nervousness and uneasiness gradually faded a little.