"Where are the guests?" Shopkeeper Zhang was disappointed.
"There are no guests at all. You'd better stop fantasizing, uncle."
"Then what's that in your hand?"
"Someone left it at the door. When I went out, I only saw a back figure. It was small, a bit like a little girl." Zhang Yuan threw the book on the counter, not even interested in reading it.
"Little girl?" the shopkeeper frowned, "It's not a school textbook, is it?"
"Who knows." Zhang Yuan shrugged, returned to the door of the room and continued to eat melon seeds. If he were in his hometown, he would definitely doubt his eyes. After all, girls would not go out easily, especially in their teens. However, after arriving in Jinxia City for a while, he gradually got used to it. Here, the government even encourages women to step out of the house, enter school or participate in work. Although not everyone can accept it, the proportion of women on the streets is much higher than in other towns. high.
Shopkeeper Zhang tore open the cover of the outer package to reveal the complete appearance of the book. He noticed that this was not a complete book. There was no binding line on the side. All the papers were scattered and stacked. The fonts were also of different sizes. It was obviously not printed. product.
Is this a codex
But not quite like it.
Manuscripts usually contain famous books, and the title of the book must be placed in the most eye-catching position on the front page. However, the front page of this book only contains a pen name, still in the corner, called Huakai Jushi.
Anyway, I had nothing to do, so shopkeeper Zhang simply looked through it.
"Oh, so that's it."
"What kind of book is it?" Zhang Yuan asked.
"A book of proverbs," he replied casually. The so-called proverb book is a popular version similar to a biography, which mainly talks about people and events, but the wording is more informal and can even be called vulgar. Scholars will definitely look down on it, so they usually tell storytellers in teahouses and taverns. However, since Her Highness the Princess came to power, the requirements for the industry have become as simple and easy to understand as possible. In addition, Shenjin Weekly also has story boards, which often tell the deeds of outstanding figures from various places, and even published a long article to introduce the people headed by Lord Chi. The idol team makes this kind of proverb book not so annoying.
"Have you seen it before?"
"I'm not impressed. It's definitely not the ones that are most widely circulated on the market." Shopkeeper Zhang is still somewhat confident in this industry. Although he is not a good scholar and has not even been admitted to the scholar examination, he has read many books. That would definitely fill several large baskets. There is no doubt that this book belongs to the unknown category.
"Wait, isn't it written by the sender himself?" Zhang Yuan suddenly muttered.
But he quickly rejected the idea.
The stack of paper held in my hand contained tens of thousands of words at least. How could a little girl write so many things? In fact, most of the people who can write proverb books these days are old scholars who have not been able to obtain academic qualifications and can only find other ways to make a living. Regardless of how high-level these people are, decades of immersion are the basic requirements.
More importantly, there is no reason for the other party to throw what he wrote at the door of the bookstore and then run away without looking back.
Otherwise, what is she planning
There is no way she wants the bookstore to print it for her for free.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He shook his head, put all these distracting thoughts aside, and continued to nibble on melon seeds in boredom. His mind had already begun to imagine how he would make a career after Fengming Bookstore closed.
It wasn't until he finished eating the melon seeds and stood up with his hands clapped that he realized something was wrong.
The shopkeeper was still looking at the book in his hand, with a weird smile on his face, as if he was expecting something but trying his best to suppress his reaction.
Almost an hour had passed since he got the book back.
As a well-read shop owner, shopkeeper Zhang rarely reads an unknown work with such concentration.
"Uncle, what is the content of this book?" Zhang Yuan asked casually.
But all he got was silence.
"uncle!"
Zhang Yuan frowned, leaned in front of the counter and shouted, "Uncle Zhang, it's on fire!"
"Ah? Where is the fire?" The other party finally responded. He suddenly raised his head, looked around and said, "Go get the water quickly!"
"I lied to you."
"You brat!" The shopkeeper raised his hand and slapped him on the forehead, "What nonsense are you talking about! What a bad luck!"
"Who told you to ignore me before?" The latter covered his head and said innocently, "By the way, what is this book about? I see you have been staring at it. Is it that good-looking?"
Shopkeeper Zhang's rare face turned red, and he didn't know what to say.
This was the first time he had seen such a wonderful book of proverbs. It broke away from the biography that often used a celebrity as the main character in the past, and instead focused on a seemingly ordinary, even humble girl. As a rare female character, her life experience is also extremely complicated. She was born in the West Pole, but because of the dramatic changes in her family, she was exiled to the mainland. She suffered many hardships along the way and even fell into prostitution, but she never gave up her yearning for freedom. Especially in the part about the confrontation and entanglement with the powerful governor, Shopkeeper Zhang was stunned.
The most prominent thing in the book is no longer the event itself, but the emotions bursting out between the characters. The large amount of psychological description completely breaks through the past story style, and the intertwining of love and hate is clearly presented on the page. This was just the beginning of a book with tens of thousands of words. It was hard for him to imagine how thick the book would eventually be when it was finished.
In addition to the plot that makes people eager to know the subsequent development, many details in the book are also extremely eye-catching, such as the life in the brothel, the woman's psychological changes, and the treatment she encountered. The description itself is not straightforward. The words used are just right to make people think about it and make them blush. It has to be said that if the author had not had extremely rich experience, it would have been impossible to write such a fragment.
But for some reason, shopkeeper Zhang always felt that the prefect who appeared in the second half seemed familiar.
"So this is a new book?" Zhang Yuan had secretly taken out a few pieces of paper and glanced at it. "Did the other party really want us to print the book when they left it here?"
These words were like a thunderous strike, exploding in the shopkeeper’s mind!
Print it
What would happen if this book were sold
Will be on fire.
No, it will definitely be a big hit! It is not at the same level as the proverb books of the past. The content is unprecedented and full of attractions. Not to mention teahouses and taverns, even readers will like this kind of story that is closely related to their lives. After all, it has become a "bullying man". The "domineering female" prefect is a goal they dare to think about but dare not say. Now someone has written this part outright. If you become a prefect yourself, it will undoubtedly be an extremely pleasant experience!
Decades of experience in the business screamed crazily in the shopkeeper's mind.
Once this book is printed and sold by Fengming Bookstore, it will definitely compete with Shenjin Weekly!
Even reversing the market situation is not impossible!