Floating Light for Three Thousand Li

She is a snail, and also a bookworm. Carrying three donkeys and a dozen boxes of books, she traveled everywhere, from south to north, from west to east. Eventually, she exhausted all her savings to...

Chapter 98 Ninety-Eight Slashes

His past articles and poems were highly sought after by scholars and students in the capital, including the "New Collection of Elementary School" which published his poems.

Recently, the threshold of the bookstore has been almost broken down by the fans. Xu Jiang and Liang Mo are so busy that they don’t even have time to drink a cup of tea.

In addition to receiving scholars and students who came to buy books, some owners of bookstores and bookshops also came to her to buy books.

But she couldn't even sell enough copies in her own shop, so she turned it down. The second edition consisted of 600 copies, 100 of which were given to the Imperial College, and 100 each to Wu Qingchuang and Dan Si. The remaining 300 copies were sold out within a few days.

Liang Mo asked her to buy paper and ink, and then invited his master to come and work day and night to help print the third edition.

But even so, there is still a shortage of supply.

Wu Qingchuang and Dan Si came to the door and proposed an idea: rent a printing plate, write a license agreement, and have them print it. They also agreed with Xu Jiang that all poetry collections would be of the same quality and price, and Xu Jiang would set the price and would not raise the price privately.

Xu Jiang agreed.

Firstly, she trusted the two of them, and secondly, she and Liang Mo really couldn't bear it anymore, so they even postponed the book appreciation banquet that had been originally scheduled.

Xu Jiang had imagined the sensation that Hu Xu would cause after graduating from high school, but she underestimated the influence of this sensation. The reason was that she had seen too little and was therefore not prepared enough.

This is her limitation. This time she has broadened her horizons and gained some experience. Next time, she will feel more confident that she has succeeded.

At the same time, she was very glad that she had made the decision to come to the capital. Otherwise, how could she have seen such a magnificent scene? How could she have earned so much money?

These days, she often woke up laughing in her dreams, then woke up in the middle of the night and sat on the bed counting money.

He has become a real money-grubber.

After signing the contract with Wu Qingchuang and Dan Si, Xu Jiang lent them the woodblocks after she finished printing the third edition. Later, they each printed a thousand copies and sold them at the price Xu Jiang set, which gave Xu Jiang a moment's respite.

This collection of characters, printed by Xu Jiang himself, together with those by Wu Qingchuang and Dan Si, eventually produced eight editions, totaling nearly 6,000 sets.

Sold out.

The Peach Moon is over and Qingming is approaching.

The number of people coming to buy books gradually decreased, so Xu Jiang gave Liang Mo two days off and let him go back to rest. He also closed the shop and slept soundly.

"A Jiang, get up and eat." She heard Lou Yunchun's voice in a daze, but she couldn't open her eyes, so she just stretched out her hand and touched around.

He held her hand, then helped her up from the bed, put his coat on her, and led her out the door.

A cool breeze with rain mist blew on Xu Jiang's face. She struggled to open her eyes a little and barely woke up a little.

The rain is still falling.

"Go wash up first, then come to eat." Lou Yunchun pushed her into the bathroom and poured hot water for her. Then he warmed Zhang Jun's face and went to the bookstore to set the table.

Xu Jiang was completely awake after washing up. She touched her head and felt a mess of hair. Looking down, she saw her clothes were tangled. She let out a low cry and hurried back to her room to change clothes.

When she finished packing and arrived at the bookstore, Lou Yunchun had already set the table and was making tea.

Xu Jiang inexplicably saw a sense of...virtue in him?

She knocked her forehead to clear her messy thoughts, then walked towards Lou Yunchun with a smile and sat opposite him.

Lou Yunchun placed the teacup in front of her and asked her to moisten her throat first.

Xu Jiang drank tea while glancing at the food on the table. There was sunflower porridge, steamed fish, stewed spring bamboo shoots, mixed lotus stems and two roasted pigeons.

It is both healthy and exquisite, and it looks very stylish at first glance.

Seeing that she had finished her tea, Lou Yunchun picked up a piece of fish for her and said, "This is freshly caught yellow croaker. Try it."

Xu Jiang opened his mouth, cut off the fish and swallowed it into his stomach.

Fresh, tender and delicious.

Lou Yunchun was stunned for a moment, then raised the corner of his mouth and fed her one dish after another, and the more he fed her, the more he got used to it.

After Xu Jiang was full, he started to eat the remaining food and swept the plate clean.

The inn grew dark, and Xu Jiang rose to light the lamp. She had slept all night and all day, and now it was already dusk.

After Lou Yunchun finished eating, the two of them put away their dishes and leaned against each other to listen to the rain.

Xu Jiang was still tired, so she lazed next to Lou Yunchun. The two of them didn't talk, but they were happy.

Her head rolled back and forth on Lou Yunchun's shoulder, so Lou Yunchun simply picked her up and held her in his arms, letting her doze off with her head resting on his chest.

When she woke up from her unconsciousness, it was already dark.

"What time is it?"

"It's the hour of Xu."

I slept for so long again.

Xu Jiang stood up. Lou Yunchun gasped twice. She quickly got off him and asked with concern, "Are your legs numb?"

Lou Yunchun nodded, pounded his legs, and stretched his waist. Xu Jiang quickly went behind him and rubbed his waist and back in a servile manner.

"Better?"

"Still a little sour."

"You too, why don't you wake me up and let me sleep in the house."

"I can't bear to leave."

Xu Jiang paused while massaging his shoulders, then lifted his head along his neck, leaned over to look him in the eye, and whispered, "Why are you so nice?"

Lou Yunchun rubbed her hand and said, "Because A Jiang is also very good."

Xu Jiang sighed, feeling that she was not as good to Lou Yunchun as Lou Yunchun was to her, which made her feel indebted occasionally.

She leaned over and rested her forehead against Lou Yunchun's, telling herself that she must be nicer to him in the future.

After a long time, Lou Yunchun called out, "A Jiang, my neck is sore."

"Ah? Oh, oh!" Xu Jiang quickly straightened his head and began to rub his neck. As she rubbed, she felt that they were both a little silly and couldn't help laughing again.

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