Farming Happiness: Husband, Come and Plough the Fields

Selling books involves printing, and a special printing workshop needs to be established.

The reason why books are expensive is not only because the paper is expensive, but also because the printing system of this era was backward, which was primitive engraving printing.

Carve the words on the engraving as a template, and every book has a fixed template.

For example, the demand for "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Classic" is very high, and thousands of copies are printed each time. If the cost is spread out in this way, the cost will be reduced. If it is an obscure and obscure book, the demand is small, and it can only be copied by hand.

However, sometimes the quality of handwritten manuscripts cannot be guaranteed. If there are typos in them, it will affect the reading experience and it will not be as beautiful as printed ones.

Li Haitang agreed with what Xiao Lingchuan said. She thought about it carefully and found that too much money was spent in the early stage, as well as the related printing industry.

Block printing is not flexible and must be made into movable type printing. It just separates the whole and each word has its own seal. This saves costs, manpower and material resources.

"Husband, if you open it there, the books must be hardcover and high-end."

The book is divided into several editions, and is hardcovered with the best paper. It smells of ink as soon as it is opened, making it easy to give as a gift.

We all use movable type printing instead of hand-copied copies. They look beautiful and are well-made. We don’t have to worry about the characters being written in flying colors so that the other party won’t recognize them.

"not necessarily."

The shop is open to groups, for unmarried ladies and concubines and aunts who have nothing to do.

As the mistress of the house, Mrs. Gaomen was so busy managing the back house that she had no time to relax. It was different with my concubine, who ate, drank, and had nothing to do.

The young lady who has not left the court has limited money on hand. After reading one book, she will buy the next one. It is useless to be high-minded.

The shop is your own, there are no rent and other expenses, and you don't need to hire too many workers.

Compared with other shops, the jewelry and silver shop and the gouache medicine shop, the cost is the lowest.

Invest in the early stage, build some bookshelves, and then set up a private room where ladies can apply for borrowing cards and come to the store to borrow books.

Li Haitang was stunned. She didn't expect that the savage husband was so business-minded. She looked at Xiao Lingchuan with admiration and said happily, "Husband, I will listen to you..."

Xiao Lingchuan:......

He just came up with the idea casually to minimize the burden on his wife. To open a bookstore, Li Haitang doesn't have to show up, and everything is left to his subordinates to take care of, and he doesn't have to worry about being cheated.

There are plenty of people who can write stories, and bookstores can cultivate a large number of them, providing a way of life for those literati who are too poor to afford a full meal.

Li Haitang found a way to make money, solved two major things in one day, and felt very relieved.

The couple sat in the shop for a while and prepared to go home together. As soon as they left the private room, they saw that the shop was full of people.

It's already past dinner time, so it's not normal for so many people to be here.

Li Haitang glanced at it and found that the people coming were all ladies and ladies. Everyone's eyes were swirling around the counter, and Wu Qi was thinking about it with his head down and his expression serious.

“Scholar Wu’s words are well-founded, and we, the businessmen, are still complaining!”

"That's right, much better than those pedantic scholars!"

Everyone whispered, they were very optimistic about Wu Qi, and they wanted to go forward immediately and arrange my marriage with Wu Qi.

Mrs. Xu, whose family owns a jewelry shop, saw Li Haitang going out, greeted her warmly, politely asked her where she lived, and wanted to bring her daughter for a visit.

Li Haitang glanced at Wufu, who rolled his eyes, hoping that Wu Qi would get married quickly and stop pestering her.

"Mrs. Xu, you're welcome, but I'm pregnant now and have low energy."

Li Haitang's refusal was obvious. She didn't want anyone to come and disturb her. Furthermore, she had no control over Wu Qi's marriage.

Leaving the shop in a hurry was like going to war. When she got out of the carriage and got on the carriage, she felt that the air around her was much fresher.

On the road, he saw a craftsman selling kites again. Wufu got out of the car and bought a kite, and took it back to tease the bean bag.

The days in Kyoto were as ordinary as running water. Ever since Li Haitang rejected Chen and did not hand over Yaohuazhai, Chen never sent anyone to visit her again.

During this period, she went to the first floor to customize clothes and came face to face with Mrs. Chen. The other party just looked at her indifferently and left with her maid and mother-in-law without any intention of saying hello.

This is the case for all the high-ranking people in Kyoto. They ignore the low when they are high and don't bother to pay attention to a person who has no use value.

Mrs. Chen pretended not to know her, and Li Haitang was even more indifferent. Anyway, her status meant that once it became clear, she would only be held by others.

In a blink of an eye, it's already the twelfth lunar month.

In the short half year since he came to Kyoto, Li Haitang had made friends with three people he had a good relationship with, Fang Shaoyao and Lin Wan. Another lady with a cheerful temperament was none other than the Zhen family who had fought against Zhang Ruyue.

Ms. Zhen is straightforward, often hot-headed and vindictive. She has no big ideas and is easy to get along with.

Lin Wan's shop opened. The rouge and gouache were delicate, no worse than Yaohua Zhai's, and the prices were cheaper. Not long after it opened, it had already become famous.

Many high-ranking ladies sent their maids and wives to buy and try them out, and the experience was very good.

Li Haitang was a little lucky that Yaohuazhai was turned into a bookstore by her. If she continued to do the rouge and gouache business, she would have to compete with Lin Wan. The store's reputation would be tarnished by Zhang Ruyue, and it would suffer waves of impacts.

After two months of preparation, everything was handed over to the big shopkeeper Mo Ruhai. Mo Ruhai was also very capable and had the advantage of having a wide network of contacts. He opened a printing workshop with almost no effort.

The food shop has reduced costs and enriched dishes. On the second floor, hot pot, health pot, nourishing pot, red oil pot and mushroom soup pot have been opened. It is overcrowded every day.

The business is booming, no one is looking for trouble, and there are fewer worries. Doubao is sensible and Li Haitang does not have to worry. In the past two months, she has gained weight and looks better.

Fast forward to the end of the year, and this year the family will stay in Kyoto to celebrate the New Year.

A small ice cellar was dug in a place in Zhuangzi, so the family can freely follow the customs of the North, steam buns, steamed bean buns, and freeze tofu, and store them in the ice cellar without worrying about spoilage.

Songhe Academy will be closed for the next few days, but the business of the family restaurant is still booming.

There is endless money to be made. Li Haitang appreciates the hard work of the workers and wants to close the shop after the 20th of the twelfth lunar month and distribute benefits so that everyone can celebrate the New Year happily.

"Madam, if we close for one day, we will lose a lot of money."

Cui Niang is so distressed, this is all silver, real gold and silver.

The child's father didn't know who he heard from, saying that she was now rich, so he brought people to the shop to make trouble, saying that he could keep her as a concubine without giving up. I will continue to work here from now on, but the money will go home.