In early July, Qin Rou received two sample picture books from the publisher, as well as thirty already published children's picture books and baby shark picture books.

She was a little amused. The transportation between the island and the mainland was so ridiculous at that time. Because of typhoons and weather, ship transportation was often delayed.

By the time she received the sample books, they had already been officially published in Xinhua Bookstore.

It was not known how the sales would be.

This was a surprise. Qin Rou did not show them to the two little kids for the time being. She took a few books to the kindergarten and showed them to Principal Wu Min.

Principal Wu Min flipped through the pages and said, "This book is really good."

"This picture book for young children is more suitable for children aged three or four. These pictures are so beautiful, and the stories are simple and educational. There are many games at the back, including paper-cutting games and chessboards? Really good..."

Wu Min picked up the two picture books in front of her and flipped through them carefully. "Why are there holes on these pages? Are they for children to touch? Yes, little guys like to touch these things with their fingers..."

Qin Rou read with her. She also had a picture book about a little shark in her hand. Compared to other books, she loved the baby shark in her hand more. Every time she saw the cute, stupid, well-behaved and greedy little shark in it, she always thought of the two baby sharks at home.

In the office, two adults were also enjoying reading the children's picture books.

"In September, our kindergarten will also display these picture books for the children to read and play with."

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"This little shark baby is very childlike. Although the story is simple, the paintbrush is cute. I couldn't help but be fascinated by it. This little shark baby is so cute when he is acting coquettish with his mother..." Although these children's picture books are more suitable for children, as an adult, the head of the kindergarten, Wu Min, particularly likes another story about a little shark baby with simple drawings.

Although the drawing of the little shark baby by Qin Rou is simple, it uses the brushstrokes of modern comics, which makes it more cute. The little shark has a round body, and beside the shark mother, it looks more like a chubby tadpole, with black eyes and soft fins. The round little body lies on the mother's head, back, and tail, and acts cute in various ways. It is obviously a little shark, but it looks like an annoying fly that can't be driven away.

It is visually cute!

In front of the "foreign fish", it will open its big shark mouth with sharp teeth.

In short, it is cute, fierce, and cute, the daily adventure of the little shark baby.

"How many books do you have? Leave this one to me. I'll take it back to show my daughter."

"I bought it from you at the list price."

"It's okay, principal, just take it. We have a lot at home."

"No, that won't work. We can't start this. If you give this one away, what will happen next time someone asks you for it, will you give it away or not?"

"Believe it or not, once I give this away, other teachers will also ask me for a copy when they see it."

"Although it's only a few cents, you won't feel good if you have too much."

"Okay, the principal ordered it from me."

"That's right."

Principal Wu was right. She went out and showed the books to several teachers. They also said they wanted them. Who doesn't have children at home these days? Especially young children, who are noisy at home every day. If they can have a picture book to read, it can also kill time and make adults feel more at ease and save trouble.

Most parents in this era do not have the requirement to cultivate their children's reading habits from an early age, but they instinctively feel that letting their children read picture books is beneficial to their growth.

Qin Rou said she would bring five or six books for them.

"There are no more. We can only buy them at Xinhua Bookstore. I don't know if our Xinhua Bookstore in Lucheng has them?"

There should be some in Guangcheng, but I don't know if they have been shipped here on the island.

Qin Rou went to the Xinhua Bookstore to ask, and they said it would be available in the middle of the month.

The clerk at the Xinhua Bookstore looked at the book in her hand and said, "Is this the book? When it arrives, I'll buy one too. I think it's quite interesting."

"Who drew this? What a coincidence."

Qin Rou blushed and thought to herself, I drew it.

It's also because there are a lack of various cultural and entertainment activities at this time. People have not seen such cute comics and have not experienced such a style of painting, so they are curious about her little shark baby. After all, everyone likes cute things.

Mr. Chen Yubai's painting style is exquisite and sophisticated. The things he draws are more in line with the style of painting of this era.

After leaving the Xinhua Bookstore, Qin Rou felt a little relieved. Judging from the current adult readers, the picture book is still attractive, but I don't know how the sales are.

I hope they can all be sold. Although I planned to publish at my own expense at the beginning, who doesn't want to make more money?

If Mr. Chen's picture book can sell thousands of copies, he can get a few hundred yuan later. Although from a modern perspective, a few hundred yuan is not much, it is not a small amount now.

It's good to make money.

Qin Rou suggested that Mr. Chen should paint, and she also wanted her sister's family to make money. The Chen family has already planned to settle down on Qiongzhou Island, and recently they have to solve the problem of relocating their household registration.

If they can completely relocate their household registration to the village commune here, they can get a part of the land and homestead.

Chen Mian was a teacher at a school. Many of the students were children of poor farmers nearby. He taught well and gained a lot of popularity. Although the village head and village secretary were also from poor families, they could help coordinate the household registration work.

Qiongzhou Island has good natural conditions, but it is too closed and backward. In addition, it is currently a coastal defense frontier. Generally, educated youth from several large cities in Guangdong Province cannot accept the environment. In recent years, many educated youth have escaped, even if they die in the sea. As long as they succeed, they can go to another prosperous island. Few

educated youth are willing to stay. Most of them want to leave. There are outsiders who are willing to settle here. The locals are neither welcoming nor rejecting.

As long as most members agree, the Chen family can move in.

After moving in, they can get a small piece of land to build a house. Building a house costs money to buy materials. The Chen family is also struggling for this money. My brother-in-law's family is embarrassed to ask my sister Qin Rou to borrow money, so they have been saving it privately.

Qin Rou can't take out the money directly. It's better to teach people how to fish than to give them fish. People earn money with their own ability, and they spend it happily. She wants her sister to live in a solid brick and tile house. It's coming

soon. Just wait a few more years, wait a few more years, and life will be better. The south will develop.

By then, I'm afraid many people will go to Southeast Asia again.

Guangcheng, Xinhua Bookstore.

Bei Shuyun is an employee of a non-staple food factory. She came to Xinhua Bookstore to buy books today. She likes to read novels and comic books on weekdays. Today she came to buy comic books, which are commonly known as comic books.

As an adult, it is embarrassing to tell outsiders that you like to read comic books, but Bei Shuyun just likes comic books. Every month, she always buys a few cents and spends on "comic books".

She can save money on food and daily necessities, but she can't not read comic books.

Bei Shuyun picked out the comic books she wanted to buy. When she was paying at the cashier, she was about to take the money, but she saw the clerk in charge of collecting money closed a book and put it aside.

She glanced at it casually and saw a cute "bighead fish"? ? ?

The content inside seemed to be a picture.

The clerk gave her the bill: "Eight cents."

At this time, a picture book is only a few cents.

Bei Shuyun didn't rush to pay, but asked: "Can I see this book?"

"You were reading this just now?"

"Look, look." The female clerk's face was a little red. She didn't know why she was so obsessed with this "children's book".

The little shark in it was really cute, and there was a lot of introduction to marine knowledge. She saw many interesting marine creatures and marine environments. They were obviously on the coast, but she didn't know much about the ocean floor.

Because people of this era, even if they were born near the sea, rarely leave their villages. At most, they go to the county, not to mention going a little further to see the sea.

Even on Qiongzhou Island, in villages a little further from the sea, although they live on an island, many of them have never seen the sea since they were young.

Transportation was not developed in this era, and local farmers generally did not move. Only educated youth, retired soldiers, workers, and people who took the initiative to respond to national construction and moved to desolate frontier areas would carry out long-distance population migration.

Bei Shuyun picked up the book, flipped it open, and immediately saw the chubby baby shark. She thought the little fathead fish was very cute, with a gray body, white belly, small eyes, and short fins.

She couldn't help but read on. Although the story was simple, the painting style was really cute and made people like it at first sight.

"Ahem..." the clerk coughed and reminded, "This is suitable for children between two to four and five years old. It's a new children's book. I have a little niece at home who is just the right age, so I flipped through it and took a look. I plan to buy it home for her to read."

Bei Shuyun was also a little embarrassed and immediately said, "I also have a little nephew at home. I want to buy a book for him to read. Where is it?"

"It's right there. There's a children's picture book next to it. Do you want to take a look at it together?"

"Okay."

Bei Shuyun went to find the two books. She flipped through the sample books and decided to buy both, one for her little nephew and the other, "The Little Shark," as a picture book for herself.

"Please help me settle these books together."

When she got home, her third brother came up with his nephew, a three-year-old boy. Usually when he came, Bei Shuyun had to be careful with her picture books, fearing that this naughty boy would snatch them away or tear them up.

This little boy of his age liked to tear up books, and she had been torn up by him several times. Now she has a lot of experience and must hide her books well.

"Aunt, you are back?!!"

"You went to buy picture books? I want to see them!!!!"

Bei Shuyun was irritable, but this time she thought of the two books she bought, so she gave the two picture books to her nephew Bei Baoshan.

Bei Baoshan first saw the cute little squirrel chewing coconuts on the children's picture book, and couldn't help but shout "Wow wow wow".

"Fish! Fish! There are fish!!"

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Later, the two books were taken away by her little nephew Bei Baoshan. Bei Shuyun sighed and decided to go to Xinhua Bookstore to buy two more books the next day.

The next day, right after I went to the bookstore to buy books, I received a call from my sister-in-law, "Where did you get the books that Baoshan brought back yesterday?"

"From the Xinhua Bookstore. What happened?"

"He took the books to kindergarten today. Many children were vying to read and play with them. They snatched all his books away and tore them into tatters. Now he is crying at home and asking for books."

"Did you buy it at the Xinhua Bookstore? How much is it? OK, then I'll buy him another one. Just buy him one. Don't cry. It's just a book--"

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The clerk at the Xinhua Bookstore yawned, and a middle-aged man came over to ask, "Do you have the one with a little squirrel on the cover, a book for children, and some fish..."

"The one you are talking about is sold out."

"Sold out? How come it's sold out?"

"Because there aren't many copies left, we have to urge them to get more."

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The publisher was very surprised, "It's sold out so quickly?"

"Reprint it, then prepare to print it."

"This parent is willing to buy it for his own child?"

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After all, this is a children's book. Parents without money won't buy books for their children. They don't have access to books on a regular basis. Most parents of children who can go to kindergarten have jobs and don't mind spending a few cents. Compared with those foreign chocolate toys, these are not a lot of money. If the children like it, they will buy it.

One thousand copies were sold out.

Two thousand copies were also sold out.

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