After Li Yu and Chen Zongwen have discussed all the details of the publication, she plans to stop taking care of it.

When it came to copying books, drawing pictures, and even packaging in the later period, Li Yu believed that Chen Zongwen, who had been immersed in the world of obscene literature for many years, must be better than herself, so she did not intervene.

I don't have to rush to finish the middle part of this book now, I can write it slowly and at my leisure.

The first part will definitely be a hit for a while. Li Yu is actually trying to find a way out for her second son, Lin Jiang. Going on like this is not a solution.

She wants to hand over the catering business to Lin Hai and his wife in the future.

Lin Jiang will get married and have children in the future and have his own family. He can't always follow his brother and sister-in-law around to help them.

Alas, I was born to worry.

After thinking about it for several days without any clue, Li Yu thought he could only take it one step at a time.

Who made me a commoner in my previous life? I was not born to be a heroine.

After staying at home for a few days, Li Yu missed his storybook and went to the town's bookstore again.

As soon as she walked in, Chen Zongwen saw her: "Hey, Sister Li, you're here. I've already drawn several covers. I was just thinking of asking A-Long to come to your stall and give you a message. Come over tomorrow to choose one. I didn't expect you to come."

"Then I have to take a look." Li Yu said happily.

After all, it is her first book in this world.

Chen Zongwen took her upstairs, and Li Yu saw four covers in Chen Zongwen’s private study.

The paintings are both good, but the content is not much different.

It is likely that Chen Zongwen told the artist the same words he had said to him: "A small chef is cooking with a pot bigger than himself."

The styles of the paintings are similar, differing only in color and painting techniques.

Finally, Li Yu chose a painting with bold and bright colors.

Chen Zongwen raised his eyebrows but said nothing. Li Yu also pretended not to notice.

"Boss Chen, it's been five or six days now. How is it going? How many copies do you have now? When can they be sold? Let's see the results." Li Yu asked him.

"Now? Sister Li, you really don't understand how difficult it is for us to publish a book. We have to copy everything on the spot, and there are only a dozen copies now. We definitely can't sell them. If they become popular, they will be sold out on the spot." Chen Zongwen looked at Li Yu as if she were a fool.

"Ah? Is it so difficult?" Li Yu was surprised.

Chen Zongwen told her: "Ours is still relatively fast. We have three copyists in our library. Other shops can't afford that, so they're even slower. Of course, there are also big shops that have dozens or even hundreds of copyists."

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"It would be great if there was movable type printing." Li Yu sighed softly.

Chen Zongwen didn't hear what she said, so he asked, "Sister, what did you say?"

"Ah, I didn't say anything, I just lamented that it was too slow. It will take a long time to start selling books." Li said.

"Who said it wasn't?" Chen Zongwen replied weakly.

Seeing that there was nothing he could do to help, Li Yu didn't bother them anymore and said goodbye.

As he walked along, Li Yu was still thinking about movable type printing. In fact, the method is very simple, and 90% of people today know it.

Movable type printing involves first making a reverse mold of the individual characters, then selecting the characters according to the manuscript, arranging them in the type plate, and applying ink for printing.

After printing, the font will be removed and kept for use in the next printing.

It's that simple.

She also wanted to tell this method to Chen Zongwen, but after thinking about it, she didn't dare.

Chen Zongwen didn't look like a well-connected boss; his family was just a farming family. Besides, he wasn't that familiar with him.

If anyone knew about this method, it would be a death warrant, a life-threatening thing. Even my children couldn't tell them.

But you said you had a way to lower the price of books but couldn't use it. It's really hard to believe.

Especially for farmers who love reading, books are extremely expensive.

In the library, a copy of the Three Character Classic costs five taels of silver. Five taels! How many families don't even have five taels in a year?

Moreover, many works of famous masters are collected by wealthy families.

Ordinary people have no chance to see it.

Many students borrow a book from a classmate and copy it out overnight.

It’s true. Li Yu felt sad just thinking about it.

Even her third son Lin He did the same, valuing a book more than anything else.

Li Yu walked to his stall, sighing with emotion. He was very glad that no imitation Roujiamo had appeared so far.

But there are also smart people who immediately found inspiration from Roujiamo and sold vegetable sandwiches.

So, we really shouldn't underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. Li Yu never dared to be complacent just because he was a modern person.

Just do what you are good at.

Seeing Li Yu coming, the honest and simple Lin Jiang greeted her and said, "Mom, are you hungry? Your son will pick one for you." Before Li Yu could say anything, he started to chop the meat with swift hands and feet.

Watching his movements, Li Yu made a decision.