I'm writing novels in Liaozhai

"Young Master Gu, the county magistrate wants you to go to the county government office."

As soon as he finished washing, a yamen servant came outside to deliver a message.

"Oh, I see!"

Gu Ming responded, already guessing in his heart that it must be because of what happened last night.

Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at the county office, Nie Hongshu looked at him with a strange look.

"Cough, Lord Nie"

"My son-in-law, there is no one else here, so you don't need to be called an adult."

"Well, I don't know why the father-in-law is looking for the son-in-law?"

"Stop pretending, okay? Thanks to your presence last night, I finally wiped out that evil cat demon.

But I'm a little surprised, what method did you use?

I heard the yamen servant report that you used a brush to write and draw, and you wiped out the cat demon with a few words in your mouth? "

Gu Ming responded: "That's right, I told Xiaoqian before, it's because I was enlightened by an expert in my dream, and realized some skills to eliminate demons."

Regarding this statement, Nie Hongshu seemed to believe it or not.

But other than that, he couldn't think of any reason.

Nie Xiaoqian did mention it to him last time, saying that Gu Ming solved the haunting incident in the courtyard by himself.

At that time, he thought it was just a coincidence, but this time it was a group of yamen servants who witnessed Gu Ming eliminating the demon with their own eyes, so there was nothing to doubt.

"Well, this time you helped solve the strange case, which is considered a big favor to me. What reward do you want?"

Gu Ming smiled and said: "It's my duty for my son-in-law to assist my father-in-law, what reward are we talking about?"

"One yard is worth one yard, so I will reward you ten taels of silver in the name of the government, and posting a notice will also count as helping you make a name for yourself."

That being the case, Gu Ming no longer refused, and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Nie!"

"One more thing, before Lord Yushi left, I told him about your situation, and he suggested that you go to the Taoist government to take the provincial examination in August.

Regardless of whether you can win the exam or not, you have to give it a try, right? "

"This..." Gu Ming pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, the son-in-law will fight hard then!"

In fact, he naturally wanted to take a test in his heart.

Once won the election, the status and reputation will inevitably be greatly improved.Correspondingly, you will also gain invisible luck.

For Gu Ming, this is the most important thing.

After all, although the world of Liaozhai is a world of spirits and monsters, the imperial power still rules the world.

For example, in the myths and stories of the previous life, as strong as the Nuwa Empress, King Zhou inscribed a crooked poem in the palace, and the thunderbolt did not easily do it under the rage.

In the end, the three monsters of Xuanyuanfen were sent to trouble the Yin and Shang Dynasties and destroy their dynasty.

The reason why he didn't do it himself was also because he was limited by the rules of heaven.

The human world may seem weak, but it is the foundation of the Three Realms.

Just like a tower.

The lowest level of the human world is Taki.

Once the base of the tower is destroyed, how can the tower survive?

Therefore, whether it is Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, or even demons, they cannot escape the world of mortals.

Immortals occasionally go down to the world to wander around and spend samsara.

Goblins also have to join the WTO to survive the world of mortals.

For example, the white lady, if it wasn't for the red dust tribulation, would she have fallen in love with the handsome Xu Xian?

Talking about repaying kindness is actually just an excuse. With her mana and ability, it is completely trivial to give Xu Xian a few thousand taels of silver, which is enough for Xu Xian to marry several wives and concubines.

To put it bluntly, no matter whether it is a demon or a human being, or even the gods and Buddhas of the gods, they cannot do without the word "luck".

Gu Ming is still clear about this.

It's just that he really doesn't have much confidence in the exam now.

"Well, very good, very good!"

Hearing that Gu Ming agreed, Nie Hongshu was very pleased.

Then he added a sentence: "But you don't need to have any pressure, just let nature take its course."

"Thank you, father-in-law!"

"Well, by the way, I almost forgot, I have reported this case to the government office, and your name was mentioned in it, so it's a credit anyway."

"Hehe, my father-in-law has a heart."

"Okay." Nie Hongshu raised his hand: "There's nothing else, you can go back and do your business first."

"The son-in-law will take his leave."

Gu Ming bowed his hands and said goodbye.

After returning to the shop, I took the time to read some books related to the imperial examination.

Regardless of whether it can pass the exam, at least try hard.

Two days later, the county government sent someone to bring over the ten taels of silver, and at the same time posted a notice at the gate of the county government.

However, in order to avoid causing panic among the people, the notice did not clearly state that it was a cat demon.

At the same time, Gu Ming was also specifically mentioned, and praised in the name of the government.

Even so, there are countless people in the crowd.

For a time, the legend of "Gu Xiucai exorcising monsters" was circulating everywhere in teahouses, restaurants, streets and alleys.

It can be regarded as a name.

After noon that day, He Yongliang returned triumphantly from Jinhua Mansion.

Not only did they successfully bring back a batch of books related to the imperial examination, but they also brought back a piece of good news.

"Stand firm, everyone. After my persuasive lobbying, I finally persuaded four booksellers in Jinhua Mansion to order a total of [-] volumes of The West Chamber."

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A total of [-] copies of The Story of the West Chamber were printed, and [-] copies were ordered at once, which is indeed not a small amount.

Adding the hundreds of copies sold in the past, it is considered to have sold more than half.

Gu Ming clapped his hands on the spot: "Okay, sure enough, once Brother Le Ping is out, there is nothing he can't do! Come on, everyone applaud him!"

In the end, He Yongliang was not happy: "Stop making trouble, just applaud for such a great contribution? Anyway, I ran for a few days in the wind and rain."

"Understood, isn't it just to ask for a drink? Tonight, everyone will go to Zuixian Tower, and I will treat you!"

"clap clap"

There was intense applause at the scene.

"Well, I have another good news to tell you.

In the past two days, I have prepared a new book, which tells some exotic stories. "

Upon hearing this, Dong Sheng couldn't help but wonder: "Exotic style? Then where did you collect the material?"

Gu Ming smiled and pointed to his forehead: "It's the so-called reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles. If you read more books, you will naturally accumulate them in your mind."

"you are awesome!"

"By the way, Dong Sheng, are you drawing Du Shiniang's album?"

"Don't worry, the painting has already started, and it can be done in a few days at most." Dong Sheng said proudly.

"That's good. Hurry up, and the two books may be printed at the same time."

That night, I drank happily again.

One is to celebrate He Yongliang's accomplishment of a major event, and the other is that the business has continued to rise steadily in the past few days.

Originally, the county seat was not big, but the reputation of the study has already been established through word of mouth.

Popularity is also slowly increasing.

Not only the scholars in the city, but also some scholars in the suburbs have come here one after another.

Buy books, exchange books, sell calligraphy and paintings on consignment, or gather in the courtyard to drink a few cups of tea and communicate with each other.

The atmosphere of the learning salon is taking shape.

The next day, as expected, two booksellers rushed over from Jinhua Mansion and bought five hundred volumes of The West Chamber at a price of 650.

And said that if the market is good, they will continue to come to purchase.

"Don't worry, you will definitely come again!"

Gu Ming was full of confidence, and responded cheerfully.

Afterwards, they took out two manuscripts and showed them to each other.

One is Du Shiniang's comic strip drawn by Dong Sheng, and the other is about One Thousand and One Nights.

"Second shopkeepers, these are the two books that will be released in our study soon. Please see if you are interested. If you are interested, you can book in advance."

Although the manuscript is incomplete and only part of the content is available, the two booksellers are both experts.

Especially One Thousand and One Nights, there is no such book on the market that focuses on exotic folk tales.

More publicity will be given at that time, and it will definitely be popular.

So, the two began to inquire on the spot.

"That's right, Du Shiniang's album was painted by professional painters, so the cost is naturally higher.

The initial price is still 650, which means that the purchase price for the two is also [-].

As for One Thousand and One Nights, except for the cover, there will be no illustrations on the inside pages this time.

In this case, the price will be lower, the price is [-], and the price for the two is an integer of [-]. "

"Can you give me some more?"

The two booksellers began to haggle over the price.

"The price I quoted to you two is already the best price"

So, the two booksellers negotiated together for a while, and finally agreed on the price.

However, there is a request: do not print the price at the end of the book.

"It's not easy for the two of us to travel all the way, and we want to earn more money."

The implication is that they have to increase the price of books according to the situation.

In fact, Gu Ming had thought about the pricing issue before.

After all, under the current world background, transportation is inconvenient, and transportation costs in places with long distances will inevitably increase accordingly. Unified pricing is indeed not a wise move.

So, when I heard the request from these two booksellers, I followed suit and agreed: "Okay, then the price will not be printed.

Now the two booksellers are finally satisfied.

Finally, a deposit was paid, and two hundred copies of Du Shiniang and three hundred copies of One Thousand and One Nights were ordered.

This shows that the two are more optimistic about the market of One Thousand and One Nights.

After all, things are rare.

A day later, two other booksellers rushed over.

Gu Ming took the opportunity to make another recommendation

Ever since, two books that have not yet been printed have been ordered for hundreds of copies.

In this way, Gu Ming became more energetic and urged Dong Sheng to speed up the progress.And he himself worked even harder, grabbing a pen and rushing to draft as soon as he got home.

He rushed to the sky and finally finished the manuscript.