0p0 Chapter 245: Zhou Family’s Flower Banquet
Chapter 245: Zhou Family’s Flower Banquet
"By the way, old lady, how are our books selling?"
Speaking of this, Chen laughed out loud.
"I wanted to say this from the beginning. The method you proposed really works. In three days, you have completed a thousand copies. The second book you wrote is already on sale in the bookstore. It is called Fish Lady. Yesterday, the first day, more than a hundred copies were sold, and more than a hundred deposits were received. I didn't expect this book to sell so well."
Chen's face lit up when she talked about the business of the three of them.
Su He was very happy to hear that the production and sales were so amazing. He thought his partner was so awesome.
"Really? How much money did we earn?"
"Yuan, you go ahead and say it."
Mother Zhang proudly took out a small notebook with a gold ingot on the cover.
Yes, it is an account book at first glance.
"Huang Chun'er's New Life, I remember that we sold 2,600 copies yesterday. After deducting various costs, we made 1,500 taels. Lotus, you get 50%, which is 750 taels, I get 10%, which is 150 taels, and Miss gets 40%, which is 600 taels."
Mother Zhang chuckled twice and then continued.
"The story of Yu Niang is sold in three copies. The three copies together are worth two taels and five cents. Our profit is higher than Huang Chun'er's. Hehe, wait and see. Come back in five days. I guarantee you will get a big surprise."
After saying this, Mother Zhang carefully put her small account book into her sleeve and put it away.
Su He clapped at Mother Zhang, "That's amazing, old lady, you and Mother Zhang are so amazing. I really admire you."
"Don't flatter me. You won't get any money for now. We've hired 20 more people and divided them into two groups to copy two books respectively. Part of the money we earned has already been given away. Let's just pay them monthly."
Although Mother Zhang was asking, she had actually done so. Su He didn't care. Anyway, the two of them would not be greedy for the money.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say. I'll be responsible for writing, and you guys will take care of the rest."
When Chen heard this, he immediately turned into Zhou Baopi and said to Su He.
"When will you finish writing your third book? Book fans are already asking, they are not satisfied with it. I will give you three more days and I will ask Zhang Xu to get it."
Su He screamed in horror, "Three days? I can't finish it even if I don't sleep."
"Five days then, no more."
"20 days. I've had my period recently and I'm not very motivated. I want to wait until my period is over before I start thinking about the third book."
Su He looked at Chen pitifully, and finally the two of them reached a deal in 15 days.
The three of them chatted for another half an hour, agreed to meet again in five days, and then Su He left the house.
Su He and Liu Bai did not go home immediately. They went to the market to buy some vegetables, pork, pork fat, two fresh crucian carps, a large piece of tofu, and then went to the rice shop to buy rice and flour. Only then did they go home with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
The two people who followed from a distance watched Su He and Liu Bai return home before they felt relieved to go back and report.
"You stay here, I'll go back to the house to find the housekeeper."
After the two men discussed it, one of them ran back to Zhou's house.
Manager Zhou was lying on the bed resting at this moment. He was pinched by Liu Bai yesterday. The doctor said he would not be able to speak for a month.
"Butler Zhou, they went to the Zhao residence this morning. I saw the gatekeeper nodding and bowing to the woman, as if he was used to it. I asked someone and found out that this group of people followed Chen Shi's path to settle in Qingshan Village. The woman's uncle is the village chief of Qingshan Village."
Manager Zhou's desire for revenge suddenly receded. Chen Shi was an important figure that their master wanted to avoid. This woman was related to him, and her relative was the village chief, who was also related to the Zhao family. It was not easy to deal with her. If he didn't handle it well, he would lose his life.
Forget it, let’s put it aside for now and find that bitch first. If he can’t find her, not only will he lie there, but he will also close his eyes forever.
Manager Zhou sighed inwardly, everything has been going wrong recently.
Su He went home, closed the door, and went to find Guan Xiao.
"Come out, we're back. We'll make lunch right away and bring it to you later."
Su He's words made Guan Xiao feel relieved. She had been nervous for the whole morning, and when she saw Su He, she suddenly relaxed.
He fell asleep after a while.
When Su He brought the meal, the man was still snoring. Su He didn't bother him. He put the meal aside and left.
Back in the kitchen, Su He first served herself a bowl of fish soup, which also contained tofu and white radish. After finishing the bowl, she felt relaxed all over.
Su He took a piece of corn cake, took a bite, and discussed with Liu Bai.
"I asked the old lady, and Magistrate Ge is indeed reliable. You should have a good sleep this afternoon and conserve your energy. I will be on guard this afternoon."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Liu Bai did not refuse. He was indeed a little tired. He did not sleep the whole night yesterday and did not rest after being woken up in the morning. If he did not sleep in the afternoon, he would not have the energy to sleep at night.
"Why am I so hard? I am the one who caused you so much trouble. Do you have the confidence to go to the government office? If it doesn't work, I will ask the old lady for help."
Liu Bai shook his head. "Don't let too many people know. The three of us are enough. I know what's going on."
Su He was quite receptive to advice. In fact, she had full confidence in Liu Bai, who was always reliable.
After they finished their meal, Su He insisted on washing the dishes herself, and Liu Bai reluctantly went back to the room.
After cleaning up, Su He stayed in the kitchen. Since she couldn't sleep anyway, she found something to do.
This afternoon she could just boil some hot water and store it in the space. She had used up most of the hot water she had stored before, so she could just refill it today.
In addition to boiling water, she also opened a lot of instant noodle boxes, instant hot pot, and seasoning packets. Whenever she wants to eat them in the future, she can just pour hot water on them.
It was just past two o'clock when he finished all these things. Su He simply took out paper and pen to write his third storybook. He could earn money, which gave him great motivation.
Su He closed the kitchen door, made himself a cup of coffee to wake himself up, and then began to write furiously.
As she wrote, inspirations came one after another, and the refill of the fountain pen that Su He bought suddenly became much shorter.
Su He raised her head only after she finished writing the 30 sheets of paper she had prepared. As she raised her head, she heard a "crack" in her neck and the pain came all of a sudden.
It was so terrible that she felt like she was back to the eve of the college entrance examination, the hardest time of her entire student career.
Su He just felt that his whole body was sore and uncomfortable everywhere.
She struggled to stand up, put away the manuscript and pen, drained the hot water in the pot and refilled it with new well water.
Then I went to the yard to do Ba Duan Jin three times in a row and felt much better.
It was already five o'clock, and Su He was preparing to cook when Liu Bai came out.
"Have you had enough sleep?"
"Well, that's enough. Are you hungry? I'll go make you dinner."
Su He touched her belly and answered honestly.
"I'm a little hungry, so you do it."
Writing also consumes a lot of energy, and she was actually very hungry.
Liu Bai was in the kitchen. Su He went to her room to see Guan Xiao. The food on the table had been finished. She was lying on the table in a daze. When she saw Su He coming, her eyes lit up and she quickly greeted him.
"Lotus, you're here. I must have fallen asleep at noon, so I didn't even know you were here."
"It's okay. Dinner will be brought to you later. There's a chaise longue next to you. You can lie down there. It's not very comfortable to sleep on your stomach. Are you still injured?"
Guan Xiao's eyes felt sore and he couldn't help crying.
"Thank you. If I can live, I will definitely repay you in the future."
Su He smiled and nodded, not taking it seriously. She would help not without ulterior motives.
She was soft-hearted at first, but after discovering that the Zhou family was colluding with the enemy, she tried hard to figure out how to use this incident to benefit her family.
Su He handed over a bottle of ointment, "It's for external injuries. I'll be out later. You can apply it yourself. If you need my help, you can wait until I deliver the meal."
After saying that, Su He left. Guan Xiao waited until the door was closed before she covered her mouth and cried. She really wanted to go home.
At seven o'clock in the evening, it was pitch dark.
Liu Bai left quietly. Su He and Guan Xiao sat in the room waiting nervously. Su He couldn't sleep at all.
An hour later, Liu Bai came back.
Su He looked at his calm eyes and knew that it was done.
She had a deeper understanding of Liu Bai's strength, and the person she chose was extraordinary.
"You've worked hard. Go back and rest. I'll keep watch and I'll catch up on my sleep tomorrow."
Liu Bai refused, "I slept well in the afternoon, I'll watch over you, you go to sleep."
The two of them tried to refuse for a while, but Su He finally gave in. She thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, but she fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes.
The next day I was woken up by another knock on the door.
Su He wondered if the Zhou family would become desperate and do something desperate.
Who knew that when the door opened, it turned out to be Zhang Xu.
"Brother Zhang, why is it you? What happened to the old lady?"
Su He looked at Zhang Xu at the door in surprise, unable to figure out what urgent matter Chen had.
"The old lady said she wants to go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet and wants you to be her companion."