Chapter 12: New Books.
Sleep until dawn.
Ji Xiu sat up, stretched his body, yawned, and then got off the bed, dressed, and washed.
After being in good spirits, Ji Xiu went to the dining room for breakfast.
As soon as he entered the dining room, Ji Xiu saw that his aunt, uncle, cousin, and cousin were all seated.
There are not many rules in my aunt's house, and a few people have already started eating.
Ji Xiu was not polite after taking a seat, picked up a bun and took a bite, and then took a bite of a small pickle.
The breakfast at my aunt's house was very simple, steamed buns, millet porridge, and pickles.
"Xiao Xiu, I heard that you went out last night?" Uncle took a sip of millet porridge and asked casually with a small pickle.
Ji Xiu's chopsticks paused slightly, nodded with an impassive expression, and said, "Well, I went out." β
Putting the pickles in his mouth, he continued: "The bookstore published the Red Mansion yesterday, so I went to Pingkangfang to take a look. Want to see how it sells? β
Ji Xiu wrote idle books and stories, and his aunt's family knew about it, and considering that Ji Xiu was abolished, they didn't pay much attention to it. Of course, not paying attention is not not caring, but not wanting to stimulate Ji Xiu.
Many Confucian disciples have gone to different extremes after being frustrated along the way in their cultivation.
Some traveled all over the world and wrote poems and lyrics with pen and ink, hoping to be remembered by future generations and Confucian classics.
There are also cynical and nostalgic brothels in Qinglou, which are different.
It is not unusual for Ji Xiu to go out behind closed doors and start writing books and writing some idle books.
Therefore, at the suggestion of her aunt Ji Ying, no one in the family took the initiative to mention it, let alone ask.
In the words of her aunt Ji Ying, it is that my nephew has suffered such a big blow, and it is good to have something to do and a thought.
Hearing Ji Xiu take the initiative to mention the matter of writing a book, her aunt Ji Ying's heart moved and asked, "Xiao Xiu, is your book on sale?" β
Ji Xiu nodded with a smile and said, "Well, I heard from Shopkeeper Hao, the sales volume is not bad, and I think there will be a lot of income at the end of the month." β
"Really? Xiao Xiu, my aunt knows that you are the best! β
Aunt Ji Ying's beautiful eyes were wide open, and her eyes were full of brilliance.
Seeing this, the uncle on the side was silently sucking porridge.
"Xiao Xiu, what is the name of the book you wrote, my aunt will let people buy it today, well, first order a hundred thousand copies!"
"-ahem." Hearing this, the uncle who was sucking didn't stop and sprayed rice directly.
100,000 copies? It's called 'Red Mansion'? He knew the price of the book, six times for one volume, and one book for eight times.
What is the concept of Baguan?
He has now just been promoted to the deputy Qianhu of the Imperial History of Embroidered Clothes, from the five-grade official position, the monthly salary is 14 stones, and the annual salary is 168 stones.
According to the exchange rate of Dayang coins, it has always been equal to one tael of silver. One stone of rice and one tael of silver, eight runs is eight taels of silver.
This is worth half a month's worth of silver.
Order 100,000 copies at once? Ye Langtian felt that he was greedy for corruption and bribery in the morning, and it was impossible for him to afford this money.
This stupid daughter-in-law, doesn't she know how much surplus food there is at home?
"Mother, Daddy has an opinion." The younger sister Ye Lingwei moved her mouth slightly and looked at her aunt Ji Ying.
Tut! Looking at the cunning little eyes, it is obvious that they are here to provoke family conflicts.
At this time, Ye leisurely wiped his mouth slowly and methodically, and said, "After all, the eldest brother is not surnamed Ye." β
Hearing this, I poked my heart to sow discord, and Ye Langtian's face suddenly pulled down.
ββ¦β¦ Boss. Aunt Ji Ying opened her big watery eyes and looked at Ye Langtian aggrievedly.
"Ahem!" Ye Langtian coughed lightly, moved his body, grabbed his daughter-in-law's hand, and said after a while: "That, I naturally didn't say anything to support Xiao Xiu, but these 100,000 copies are too much......
"First, our family is counted as twenty or thirty people. It doesn't take so much, and if you buy 100,000 copies in one go, others will question Xiao Xiu's strength if they know about it......"
"Questioning Xiaoxiu's strength?" Ji Ying frowned puzzled.
Ye Langtian glared at Ye Lingwei, the little padded jacket who was about to interject, and nodded:
"That is, others will say that Xiao Xiu is raised by hype. To have this sales depends on our own family ......"
"Then aren't you burying Xiao Xiu's talent by doing this?"
Saying that, my uncle hurriedly gave Ji Xiu, who was watching the play, a look, and motioned to speak, don't let my aunt think that a play is a loser.
Ji Xiu smiled secretly in his heart, coughed lightly, and said, "Aunt, don't worry, my nephew has confidence in his work!" β
"Besides, how can there be a reason for your own family to earn your own family's money?"
Hearing what the head of the family said to Xiao Xiu, Ji Ying thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Well, then it's decided." β
"But everyone in the house has to have a copy to show their support."
Ye Langtian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, this stupid daughter-in-law is good at everything, but she has no concept of money.
There is no way, although the Ji family does not say that it is a big businessman, it is not a poor person, and this Miss Ji family naturally has not suffered much.
After marrying a big man like himself, he was even more reluctant to let his daughter-in-law suffer a little, and the food and clothing were all chosen.
But isn't it just for the promise of a good life that she was given to her by embezzlement and bribery, and desperately climbed up?
Well, I'm happy to spend as much as she spends anyway!
"Okay, listen to Madame." This time, Ye Langtian waved his hand, twenty or thirty volumes, he can still afford it.
Well, go to the bookstore and show the sign, twenty or thirty books are not simple?
"I'm done." After my uncle finished speaking, he got up and left.
After that, everyone also left. Ji Xiu was also about to return to his residence, but was stopped by his cousin Ye Youran.
"Qingyun, what's the matter?" Qingyun is the word of cousin Ye Youran.
"Did the eldest brother really go to Pingkangfang last night?" Ye Youran squinted his eyes, with a warm smile on his face.
Seeing this smile, Ji Xiu remembered that this thing was also smiling like this last night, and twisted the female ghost's neck 180 degrees.
This cruelty is something that ordinary people really can't do.
"Well, I went to Hailan's study and discussed with Shopkeeper Hao for a long time before I went home." Ji Xiu said the location, the characters.
"Big brother remembers so clearly?" Ye said leisurely.
Tut! I hate talking to this kind of squinting. Ji Xiu complained in his heart, but he smiled on his face: "Well, yes." β
Ye Youran nodded, didn't say anything, bowed slightly to Ji Xiu, and said, "Qingyun farewell." β
Ji Xiu also returned the salute.
"That's right." Suddenly, Ye Youran, who had just walked to the door, turned around and said with a smile: "I forgot to tell my eldest brother......"
"That female ghost, I was already dealt with by my father last night, well, I personally handed it out, my eldest brother won't blame me, right?"
Ji Xiu pretended to be surprised, and then suddenly said, "No, it won't." I don't really have anything to do with her......"
Before he finished speaking, he saw his cousin turn around and leave.
"......" The corners of Ji Xiu's mouth twitched, and then he also turned to leave.
Go back to the room.
Ji Xiu summoned the Empty Dao people, and according to the plan, let the Empty Sky Dao people leave and contact his uncle Ye Langtian.
After taking a deep breath, Ji Xiu picked up the pen and paper, pondered for a while, and then wrote two big characters on the white paper:
"βCondor."
Yes, this is the new book he intends to write.
Last night he thought about a lot of masterpieces in his impression.
But when he woke up this morning, a flash of thought made him decide to write some martial arts novels.
Why? Because books such as Buddha and Journey to the West, even if they are written, they are of little use to him.
He probably can't afford to generate a book spirit card for any character.
So, books like the tomb of the gods, covering the sky, perfection, holy ruins, and other power systems are off the charts......
Hmph, just think about it, let's take a break!