Stopping in front of the bookshelf where "The Peony" was placed was a young girl dressed like Xiaojiabiyu. She looked surprised when she found "The Peony".
"Hey, didn't it say it was no longer in print? It's still available."
Liu Zhou winked at Shitou and stepped forward to greet the guests. Shitou quietly left the study hall and rushed to report to Xin You.
"Do you like "The Peony Story", girl?"
Looking at the boy walking over, the girl nodded: "Yes, I came to your bookstore a few months ago to buy a copy of "The Peony", but it turned out that it was no longer for sale. I didn't expect it to be available again today."
Liu Zhou smiled and said, "Our boss wants to print it."
"That's it." The girl picked up "The Peony" and walked to the counter, "Let's pay."
Liu Zhou glanced at the back door, a little anxious.
This girl is so neat when it comes to shopping. If her boss doesn't come, she will leave.
"Girl, you don't want to buy "Painted Skin" anymore? "Painted Skin" is a new storybook launched by our bookstore. It's so good-looking, so many people are buying it..."
The girl thought to herself that this guy talks a lot, and said calmly: "Next time, how much does "The Peony Story" cost?"
She said, going to take out her wallet.
"Four--four taels of silver!" Liu Zhou changed his mind abruptly and said four hundred coins instead of four taels of silver.
"How much?" The girl's voice suddenly rose, full of anger, "Isn't your bookstore trying to steal money? When "The Peony" came out, it only cost 400 copies!"
She only brought a few hundred coins with her. She originally bought "Painted Skin" after hearing that it was good, but unexpectedly found out that "The Peony Story" was for sale, so she changed her mind temporarily.
"I've never heard that a storybook can be sold for four taels of silver, and it's a reprint!" The girl wiped the dust off the cover of "The Peony" and became even more angry, "There's so much dust, so it's so hard to find a buyer. Treating people as being taken advantage of!"
When Xin You rushed over, he heard the girl's harsh questioning.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Xin You coming, Liu Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly called his boss, thinking that if you don't come, the reputation of our bookstore as a black shop will spread.
"Are you the owner of this bookstore?" The girl looked at Xin You.
Xin You smiled and nodded: "I am."
The girl's expression was not very good: "Your reprint of "The Peony Story" costs four taels of silver?"
Xin You glanced at Liu Zhou.
Liu Zhou quickly said: "The villain made a slip of the tongue and said wrongly, not four taels of silver, but four hundred wen."
The girl's eyes widened: "What's wrong? You just want to make some dirty money!"
Liu Zhou slapped his lips in a gesture: "Girl, I really made a slip of the tongue."
"Since it was a slip of the tongue, why didn't you explain just now?"
"You keep talking, I want to wait for you to finish speaking before explaining. Our boss said that guests are not allowed to interrupt when they are talking."
The girl didn't really believe it. She snorted coldly and pointed at "The Peony Chronicles": "Four hundred coins, right? Check out."
Xin You stopped Liu Zhou from collecting the money and smiled apologetically at the girl: "Today it was our guy's mistake that ruined the girl's good mood. I will give this "Peony Story" to the girl as my apology."
The girl's eyes widened unexpectedly and she quickly refused: "How can this be done? It's as much as it should be. I won't take advantage of this."
Xin You put "The Story of Peony" into the girl's hands and said with a smile: "Why are you taking advantage? Can four hundred coins buy you a good mood? The girl accepted this book, and I felt very happy."
The girl was obviously not very good at this kind of pulling. After hearing what Xin You said, she didn't refuse, but she felt embarrassed, so she said, "I'll buy another copy of "Painted Skin". Oh, how much does "Painted Skin" cost?"
Liu Zhou glanced at Xin You and saw that she didn't indicate anything, so he told the truth: "Three hundred Wen."
The girl secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, I have enough money.
The price of most scripts in Beijing ranges from 200 to 500 liters. The specific price is related to the fame of the writer and the number of pages in the script. Half of "Painted Skin" sells for 300 yuan, which is a price that people can accept.
When Liu Zhou went to pick up "Painted Skin", Xin You asked seemingly casually: "I think girls also like to read story books. Why didn't you buy "The Peony" in the first place?"
The girl felt relaxed as she was also a woman, and said with a smile: "I bought it a long time ago. I bought this as a gift. I also want to thank my boss for his generosity and gave it to me directly."
Four hundred Wen is not too little for a Xiaojiabiyu like her who has limited pocket money.
Xin You took advantage of the situation and said, "My surname is Kou and my first name is Qingqing. That's the name the girl calls me."
When the girl heard that everyone was telling her her name, she gave her name without much thought: "My name is Ji Cailan."
"Miss Ji looks about the same age as me."
The two naturally reported their ages. Ji Cailan was one year older than Xin You.
Xin You smiled and said: "Sister Ji, do you have many friends who like "The Peony"? Then you need to help me promote it more."
She pointed at the row of "The Peony Chronicles" and said helplessly: "I just took over the bookstore and I was not sensible. I printed a lot of "The Peony Chronicles", but no one paid attention to them and the shelves were all gathering dust."
Ji Cailan said sheepishly: "My friend who likes to read story books has already bought it. I bought this "Peony Story" as a gift for my cousin. My cousin actually also has a copy of "Peony Story", but unfortunately she lost it on the way to Beijing. ”
Xin You's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.
On the way to Beijing——
Is the person she is looking for Ji Cailan's cousin?
Suppressing the turmoil in her heart, Xin You still chatted: "Isn't Sister Ji's cousin from the capital? I didn't expect that "The Peony Story" was so popular that it was sold to other places."
Ji Cailan looked a little complacent in her eyes: "The Book of Peony was very popular at that time, and I bought my cousin's copy and had it brought to her."
"Then Sister Ji will bring my cousin to buy storybooks, and I will give you a 10% discount."
"How could this happen?" Ji Cailan waved her hands hurriedly.
Xin You smiled: "Sister Ji and I hit it off right away, and we are talking speculatively. Sister Ji, don't refuse. Besides, small profits but quick turnover."
"Then thank you Sister Kou." Ji Cailan felt that the beautiful girl in front of him was very pleasing to the eye, and sighed, "It's a pity that my cousin's foot injury has not been cured yet, so she can't come to the bookstore with me. Otherwise, she would be very good at making friends with Sister Kou. happy."
Listening to Ji Cailan's words, Xin You tightened her hands in her sleeves without revealing anything on her face: "It's okay, I'm in the bookstore on weekdays. Sister Ji, you can come and play anytime you have time. Oh, Sister Ji's home Are you staying far away?"
"It's not that far. My home is in Maoer Hutong in Jixiangfang."
When they were done inquiring, Xin You didn't ask any more questions, and waited for Ji Cailan to settle the bill before sending her out in person.
Liu Zhou touched the stone with his elbow.
"Brother Liu, what's wrong?"
Liu Zhou looked at the door of the bookstore with admiration on his face: "Shitou, before you asked the customer who bought "The Peony" how to inquire about his identity. Have you learned from it?"
The boss is really born to do business!
(End of chapter)
