novelraw Chapter 462 - 0440: Not Pregnant, Already Had the Baby (1)
Chapter 462 - 0440: Not Pregnant, Already Had the Baby (1)
"Did she talk to you?" Sister-in-law Chai asked again.
"She greeted me, but didn’t say much," Li Yuzhu replied.
Sister-in-law Chai’s face hardened, and she sneered, "I wish she had said a few words so we could understand her character. A woman who can make the Qian Family divorce the fifth cousin and take her as the main wife, she must be extraordinary. Can the rightful wives who can’t bear children all be dismissed by their husbands? The children of concubines are considered the children of rightful wives, the Qian Family’s ways are totally unreasonable!"
Li Yuzhu thought to herself, that woman is of course extraordinary.
She said, "Sister-in-law Chai, we all live in the same county, there will naturally be many opportunities to meet each other in the future."
Sister-in-law Chai laughed, "That’s true."
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Returning to the shop, Li Yuzhu saw Li Lixing standing in front of the shelf piled with books, his eyes wide open as he looked.
As he looked, he calculated with his fingers, "How much money can these sell for?"
Li Yuzhu walked over and said, "How much they can sell for depends on how much effort you put in."
Li Lixing turned his head, "Me putting in effort? How do I put in effort?"
Li Yuzhu smiled and said, "Just like last time, you help out, naturally you won’t be short of benefits."
Li Lixing clapped his hands and laughed, "It’s a deal."
Li Yuzhu smiled, "Of course!"
Li Xing’an, Mu Yuanxiu, and Li Yuzhu and Li Lixing discussed how to sell these books.
Liu Yanbai and Xiao Chengzi listened to the four of them talking, their faces showing expressions of anticipation.
The two young boys were poor children, they were very much looking forward to earning a sum of money to live well.
Li Yuzhu pointed at the books and said, "These are all miscellaneous books for leisure, with a single variety. We need to print some other books, such as the ones students learn from."
Li Lixing objected, "Teachers have had their books since ancient times, studied for countless years, the ones you print won’t be bought by students."
Li Yuzhu said, "Those classics and histories, national studies, arithmetic, are all issued by the government. If I print them, it’s piracy, and I would be punished. What I’m talking about is printing some different books."
"Yu Zhu, have you thought of any good idea?" Mu Yuanxiu picked up paper and pen, ready to note it down.
Li Yuzhu said, "I want to print some primers with pictures and characters for children, suitable for the very young ones to read. Like what Guoguo, Jingjing, and Tian Lang learn, with one word paired with a picture."
Speaking, she walked to the table, picked up a pen and wrote the word "moon," then drew a crescent moon above the character.
She folded the picture, revealing only the word, and called Chai Tianlang to recognize it.
Chai Tianlang, who was playing nearby, ran over to look.
Li Yuzhu shook open the paper, and Chai Tianlang immediately clapped his hands and laughed.
He pointed at the picture and laughed, "Moon, this is the moon."
Li Yuzhu pointed at the word and said, "This is the character for moon."
"Mm, I recognize the character for moon," Chai Tianlang laughed.
Li Yuzhu wrote an uncommon word, "table," and drew a simple picture of a table.
Chai Tianlang said, "Ah, this is the character ’table’, right? This picture is of a dining table."
Li Yuzhu praised him, "Tian Lang is so smart, you’ve learned a new character today."
Feeling proud, Chai Tianlang took the paper with the table drawing and ran to his family’s shop next door, "I’ll show it to my parents."
Li Xing’an patted his forehead, "Great, great, this is a good idea. If I had these literacy pictures when I was young, I’d be overflowing with knowledge."
Li Lixing sneered, "Then I’d be the top scholar."
Mu Yuanxiu said, "In this way, we need to engrave a picture for each character, Xiao Chengzi will have a lot to do."
Xiao Chengzi said, "I don’t fear being busy."
Li Yuzhu said, "Let’s keep the pictures simple, no need to engrave them too complexly."
Li Xing’an patted Xiao Chengzi’s shoulder, "Carve like my sister just drew, not too difficult, right?"
"Not difficult, it’s easy," Xiao Chengzi laughed.
"Alright, prepare the wooden board materials, and I’ll draw some pictures for you."
Li Lixing widened his eyes, "Third brother, you can draw pictures?"
"Aren’t you still here? Don’t try to slack off, draw as many as you can for me," Li Xing’an wouldn’t let slip a willing helper.
Li Lixing wasn’t angry at all, instead he was very excited, "Yes, yes, yes."
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Regarding the printing of books, Li Xing’an managed it himself, there was no need for Li Yuzhu to worry.
She arranged her medicine pills on the counter, categorized them, and stuck labels on the cabinet.
The new shop had no business, she wasn’t in a hurry, would slowly find buyers.
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Tomorrow Uncle Gui had to return to the village, Li Yuzhu was going to the street to buy gifts.
Uncle Gui parked the mule cart; Li Yuzhu greeted Li Xing’an and then sat in the cart.
Uncle Gui saw Mu Yuanxiu standing at the shop entrance, and waved to him, "Yuanxiu, come, come, get in the cart."