Qin Huairou and Yazhi were both puzzled, how could such a good person make money by writing books?
Can you make money writing books?
Regardless of whether Xia Shang could write a book, just saying that writing books to make money is not very reliable.
Because in the Chinese Dynasty, there was no professional printing workshop so far, and the widely circulated classics of poetry in the world were all printed under the auspices of the imperial court. In order to spread knowledge, the selling price of the books could not cover the cost at all. So the imperial court did this.
Losing money all the time.
Even the imperial court is losing money, so who dares to do this business?
The novels and biographies circulated among the people are all handwritten, word by word.
The spread is slow, the cost is high, and the selling price is naturally high. On the contrary, the efficiency is very low.
The motivation for most authors' creations mainly comes from their hobbies, not to make money. The dissemination of manuscripts is also caused by readers passing them to each other and excerpting them privately. I have never heard of anyone making money by writing books.
The reason why Xia Shang had such an idea was mainly due to modern online novels. Many protagonists who traveled through ancient times have used tricks to make money by writing books. Moreover, he himself is a huge knowledge think tank. Writing books is more difficult for Xia Shang.
Simple and direct.
But reality is different from novels, at least in China it was not easy to make money by writing books.
Xia Shang was aware of the current problems he was facing, but he had already made up his mind and didn't want to change his mind. He didn't explain it to his wife and urged him to start cooking so that he could check out other residences early.
There are many vacant houses in Yulin County. Everyone is willing to sell their houses, but few are willing to rent them for short-term rents. Only shops will be rented out.
After dinner, Xia Shang took Qin Huairou and Yazhi around half the city in the county, hoping to find a suitable house. They were unwilling to rent a good house, but the house they were willing to rent was too poor.
After some discussion, Xia Shang gave up the idea of moving.
But now the house is really shabby, and Xia Shang is not willing to treat himself badly, so he simply bought the current house and built a new house.
Although the current house is dilapidated, it has enough area. An empty compound alone is more than 100 square meters, and it has a real floor area. In modern times, it would be enough to build a villa. Moreover, empty land is cheap, so we need to find the landlord to discuss it.
, agreed to pay in installments. Twenty-five taels of silver per month for one year.
No one has heard of the concept of installment payment. This old house could only be sold for two hundred taels at most, but the landlord made an extra one hundred taels for no reason because of the installment payment. The landlord was naturally happy. Xia Shang also suffered no loss, using twenty-five taels of silver
Having moved to such a large piece of land, life is not very stressful.
But Qin Huairou didn't think so. She felt that Xia Shang's behavior was too hasty. What if he couldn't pay the monthly payment in any month? And the family still counted on the fifty taels of silver to live! They spent twenty in one breath.
Five taels, I really don’t know how to be frugal.
Although the pretty daughter-in-law at home had opinions, Xia Shang didn't listen. Macho chauvinism was deeply ingrained, and a girl couldn't change the decisions he made.
Xia Shang's plan didn't stop there. After getting the land deed, signing the contract, and paying the money, he immediately hired a group of craftsmen to build a standard tile-roofed house in the yard with a main hall, a side hall, and an inner room.
What I am thinking is that there are not enough rooms at the moment, so we need to build another one first.
So another thirteen taels of materials and five taels of labor were consumed, and it was expected to take one and a half months to complete. During this period, we had to buy raw materials and pay wages, and the remaining silver was no longer enough.
I originally thought that fifty taels of silver would be enough for a family for two or three months, but I never thought that Xia Shang would spend it all in one day, leaving only three to five taels of silver scattered around. He wouldn't be able to hold on even for half a month, let alone a month.
live.
This time, Qin Huairou was not the only one to have an opinion. Yazhi, Xiaoyue, and Uncle Zhong all sighed, saying that the young master insisted on going his own way, regardless of the actual situation at home. They thought that the young master had changed his mind after experiencing the disaster, but it turned out that he was still doing his own way.
The wealth that this reckless and dandy young master finally gained was all drained away in the blink of an eye!
Xia Shang didn't know what others were thinking, and he was surprised that the atmosphere at home was a bit dull, and he passed the day in a daze.
The next day, the sky was clear and it was a good day.
Xia Shang is about to start his teaching career.
At the same time, Mr. Xia's good student has been waiting at the door for a long time. He is wearing a neat gray and white student Confucian shirt and a scarf on his head. He looks gentle, cute, and without losing any Confucianism.
Her hair is hidden under the scarf, showing her stunning face to the world without reservation.
The facial features are as delicate as ice sculptures, and every line on the face has been carefully carved. It is so beautiful that it makes people's hearts tremble and they can't bear to touch it. It seems that a light touch will make this beauty melt. Especially the small looming between the cheeks.
The dimples are shallow, light, and extremely cute. Even with a straight face, they are very obvious. I don’t know what it will look like when you smile.
Miss Saijia rarely shows up in public, but today she attracted a lot of attention in front of her home.
The vendor selling sesame seed cakes was so confused that he forgot to take the money, and the customer who bought sesame seed cakes was so lost in thought that he forgot to eat. The owner of the sesame seed cakes took one more look in the crowd, and the lady beside him clamored to go back to his parents' home.
All kinds of people are inseparable from the graceful girls on the street corners. This is the best interpretation of beauty.
"Xiao Cui, have you brought my whip?"
"I'm coming!"
Xiaocui came out of the house in a panic, holding the nine-meter long whip that everyone was afraid of, and the people who were peeking around her stopped their eyes.
Who knows Miss Sai’s evil reputation?
This whip slap on my body is no joke.
"Miss, it's half an hour until the hour. Don't be soft when that guy comes. You can see from his appearance yesterday that he is a shameless person. If the beating doesn't hurt, he doesn't know how powerful Miss is."
Xiaocui is also a bastard, and she got a bad temper after her own lady. And she doesn't want a teacher. She is the lady's maid. If the lady studies, she has to learn from her. Naturally, she hopes that the lady will beat the teacher away.
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"Needless to say, as long as he dares to come, I will fight him!"
"I'm coming!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a handsome young man coming slowly in front of him. He had no pen and ink, no books, and only held a ruler in his hand.
"Miss, you see that guy is so arrogant. He only brought a ruler. It seems he wants the palm of the eldest lady's hand!"
"How dare he! A young boy with a pretty face, I want him to look good now!"
After that, Sai Jiangnan didn't wait any longer, rushed into the crowd with a whip in hand, and arrived in front of Xia Shang in a few steps. Without saying a word, he raised his hand and threw the whip out!
"Snapped!"
A crisp sound!
The crowd immediately exploded.
"It's not good! It's not good! Miss Sai is now a grown-up!" (To be continued)