The story told by the storyteller has obviously changed. This change did not come from the storyteller's second creation, but happened in the hands of Ye Junmei.
Most of the plots that Ye Junsheng mentioned at the beginning were excerpts, mostly the highlights, which were very incomplete. And Ye Junmei perfected it based on her own ideas, connecting the beginning and the end to form a complete book.
"By the way, Jun Mei, when you went to the bookstore to ask someone to publish it, did they say they would pay for it at their own expense?"
Ye Junsheng asked.
Ye Junmei nodded, looking a little embarrassed: The reception she received in that bookstore was not much better, and she was even looked down upon. Whenever she thinks about it, she feels very uncomfortable. And publishing a book at your own expense is quite expensive.
But publishing this book has been her dream all along, so she gritted her teeth and became ruthless. The signature on the title page is exactly the "Tianwai Ke" used by Ye Junsheng.
Ye Junsheng asked again: "Have all the printed books been sold?"
Ye Junmei shook her head: "I don't know. I left it to the bookstore and asked them to help sell it. I don't know why it was used as a book."
Ye Junsheng can make a rough guess about the secret: bookstores sell books, and they probably put them in major bookstores. People saw them and thought they were good, so they slowly spread.
¡°These days, there is very little material for storytellers, so of course you won¡¯t miss such a wonderful story. And when have casual readers and listeners heard of this?
It¡¯s wonderful, fresh and surprising, and its success is not surprising.
Ye Junsheng asked his sister with a half-smile, "Junmei, do you really like writing this?"
Ye Junmei nodded immediately. In her mind, the satisfaction brought by writing these ups and downs stories even surpassed the achievements of cultivation.
"If you like it, then write it."
In this regard, Ye Junsheng will never restrain her.
Ye Junmei suddenly remembered something and asked: "Brother, you said you met Sister Jing'er when you went to sea. Have you told Grandpa Jiang and the others about this?"
"I wrote a letter and explained the situation Well, I believe Jiang Jing'er will go home to visit her mother and grandfather after she succeeds in her studies."
Ye Junmei sighed and said, "I really don't understand how Sister Jing'er can act so resolutely."
Ye Junsheng was silent: Jiang Jing'er's choice probably had something to do with him. She was stubborn by nature and refused to admit defeat. In addition, she always admired the way of immortals, so when she met the immortal, she did not hesitate to grab it and left without any thought. strangeness.
Maybe, this is her path.
Ye Junmei gently uttered three words: "What a pity."
Ye Junsheng chuckled: "It's not a separation of life and death, there's nothing to regret. Okay, let's go and have a look at a nearby bookstore."
Ye Junmei is smart and knows her intentions, so she readily agrees.
The bookstores in the capital are also quite concentrated on one street, named "Baoshan Street." Walking there, there are a row of shops on both sides, including calligraphy, paintings, books, and the Four Treasures of the Study. Walking on the street, You can smell the faint fragrance of ink.
In the Tianhua Dynasty, books were almost a luxury item and sold at a high price, so the popular industry of copying books was born.
¡°I think the first pot of gold that Ye Junsheng made when he traveled through time was copying Buddhist scriptures for temples.
Most of what bookstores sell are scriptures and texts by sages, as well as various textual research and commentaries; then it is the turn of poems and texts; and finally some miscellaneous books.
In this era, novels and the like are not considered elegant, and it is impossible for a bookstore to help you publish them except at your own expense. This category has always been rejected by the mainstream class. As for the common people, how can they be willing to spend this money to buy books?
Therefore, it was inevitable that the book "The Legend of the Monkey" that Ye Junmei asked the bookstore to publish and sell would not be a hit.
As for teahouse storytelling, it is very likely that the storyteller saw it occasionally in a bookstore, recited it and then became the material for the storyteller.
"Brother Jiang Fan, look at this "The Legend of the Monkey". It's full of absurd words and deviates from the scriptures, but I don't know who wrote it. Bah, it's just staining my eyes!"
In a shop called "Linlangzhai", some elegantly dressed Confucian scholars were selecting books. Among them, two gorgeously dressed young men were on the shelves of the miscellaneous bookcases. One of them was holding a copy of "The Legend of the Monkey" in his hand.
"Brother Jiang Fan, as one of the three great talents in Jiangnan, you must raise your arms and shout loudly to stop this book, so as not to poison the scholars."??¡±
The young master spoke impassionedly.
His companion was tall, handsome and handsome, and turned out to be the most low-key Yang Jiangfan, one of the three great talents in the south of the Yangtze River.
In the competition for the best talent in the world in Yangzhou, Yang Jiangfan never showed up. Finally, everyone learned that he did not participate. No wonder his name was not among the top ten.
It is reasonable for Yang Jiangfan not to participate in the talent competition. This boy is a representative of Qingliu and regards fame as dirt, so he is unwilling to participate in any competition.
There are rumors that Yang Dacai is talented, and he seems to be above Mei Xuehai and Song Xiaofeng.
In the talent competition, Ye Junsheng emerged from nowhere, taking away all the halo of honor and eclipsing the others.
To a certain extent, Yang Jiangfan chose not to participate at the beginning, which preserved his reputation.
"Let me take a look."
Yang Jiangfan took the book seriously and opened it. He could only read the first two pages, and his eyebrows were already standing up: "What is this book about? Can a monkey burst out of a stone? It's a mess. I'm speechless. Damn God, this book is so ridiculous that it can be published."
The companion said: "It must have been paid for at one's own expense. I don't know where this foreigner came from, but I am willing to spend this money to publish a book. But what's the use? I can't sell even one copy."
"It's surprising that such a bad book can be sold."
The two people looked serious, and the books in their hands seemed to have become a savage beast, being criticized to pieces.
Ye Junmei couldn't hold it any longer, stepped forward and snatched it away, scolding: "You guys are talking nonsense, this is a good book!"
Suddenly, Yang Jiangfan was startled. When he saw clearly that the other party was a charming and handsome girl, his eyes suddenly lit up.
However, he was not a naive person. He was very unhappy when the girl refuted his words, and said in a deep voice: "Girl, do you know what you are talking about?"
Ye Junmei frowned coldly: "Of course I know, I said this "The Legend of the Monkey" is a good book, I want to buy it all."
With that said, he swept away all the books on the cabinet shelves and went to the shopkeeper to check out.
This incident was unexpected.
Even Ye Junsheng scratched his head.
"Brother Jiang Fan, look, what a shame this is!"
The fellow young master stamped his feet and clapped his hands, looking very angry. A pair of eyes couldn't help but look at Ye Jun's graceful figure, secretly swallowing a mouthful of saliva.
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His eyes darkened and his vision was blocked by someone. He was a little dissatisfied, raised his head and was about to speak, but heard the man say softly: "See no evil, brother, please be careful."
"Well!"
Before the young man had time to react, he suddenly felt as if his eyes had been pricked by needles. The pain was unbearable. He quickly closed them and tears flowed out.
"Hey, Ziji, what's wrong with you?"
On the other side, the Ye brothers and sisters have left the shop.
"Junmei, you could have done otherwise."
Looking at the girl who was still angry, she held a large pile of books wrapped in cloth and held them in her arms.
Ye Junmei said angrily: "I'm just unhappy. My brother and I wrote "The Legend of the Monkey" together. We worked hard. Why do they say it's a bad book and ridiculous? When you were in the tea house, you also saw that there were so many People listen with gusto.¡±
Ye Junsheng touched her long hair lovingly and said sincerely: "It doesn't matter, it's just because people are different. There are many kinds of people in this world, and they have different hobbies and interests, so for some new things Acceptance varies."
Ye Junmei said: "I understand this too, but I just can't stand how they look so prude all day long, talking about saints and sages, but secretly it's not the same thing at all. Just say that young man just now, he said sages and sages in his mouth, But his eyes are squinty, and he is the most hypocrite Hehe, brother, you must have done some tricks just now, which is very satisfying."
Ye Junsheng smiled slightly and changed the subject: "Let's talk about what you want to do with these books."
Ye Junmei suddenly had a headache and looked at Ye Junsheng pitifully: "Brother, just take action."
Ye Junsheng laughed dumbly: "What move?"
"Of course I have a good idea to sell all these books and make everyone unable to put them down."
"To put it lightly, nothing can be so easy."
"Hey, I don't believe in others, but if you take action, brother, I will definitely believe it. Well, you don't want to see your sister's hard work shelved and trampled on."
Speaking of this, I couldn't help but spit out my sweet tongue, and a sly hint flashed across my eyes.
Ye Junsheng had a dry cough??: "Okay, I was defeated by you, let me think about it."
"Okay, long live my brother!"
The girl screamed with joy. In her opinion, as long as her brother takes action, there is nothing he can't do. Along the way, my brother took me through many storms and waves safely.
Of course, Ye Junmei also knows very well that in the capital, even if his brother has great magical powers, he cannot use magic means wantonly. The capital gathers the destiny of the country, and the dragon and the tiger meet, which has a very heavy suppression effect on Taoism. If you are not careful, you will suffer serious backlash.
However, in many cases, it is not necessary to rely on Taoism. Problems can often be solved by just relying on a clever mind.
So, since my brother agreed, he must have a way.
The two of them returned to the courtyard, and suddenly found that there was something strange today, that is, there were several people squatting outside the courtyard, looking sneaky.
You could say they were thieves, but judging from their appearance and clothing, they looked more like scholars. At best, they could only be said to be down-and-out scholars.
What are you doing? It¡¯s really strange (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)