The happy little days of the Ye family

The four of them had lunch and helped Ye's father clear the tables and chairs in the braised pork shop. Then Ye Qingqing and Tang Xiaojing went to the grocery store next door.

Ye Qingqing saw a few storybooks on the counter and picked them up to read.

""A Horrifying Night in the Broken Temple", "The Disgraced Scholar and the Prime Minister's Daughter", "Strange Stories on the Road to the Examination", "The Beautiful Fox Demon Lady", "The Beautiful Face in Painted Skin".

"These story books look good. You can tell they are good just by looking at the names." Ye Qingqing's eyesight was similar to that of Ye Donglin. She was very interested just by seeing the titles of the books.

Ye Qingqing wanted to read all four of these novels, so she chose from left to right and finally picked up "Strange Stories on the Road to the Examination". Ye Qingqing still preferred reading ghost stories.

Tang Xiaojing took a travelogue with more illustrations from the bookshelf.

The young couple leaned against the wall by the door, reading miscellaneous books to pass the time.

In the afternoon, both Ye's shops were very deserted, with only two or three people coming in an hour.

It was raining and the light in the shop was not good. Father Ye and Ye Donglin moved small chairs out and sat under the eaves, eating melon seeds and gossiping.

Women who come to buy groceries in the morning like to exchange the gossip they have learned while buying groceries.

Ye Donglin was listening with great interest. Ye Donglin almost always knew about anything happening nearby. He could be said to be the know-it-all in the area.

Most of the people who came to the braised meat shop to buy meat were men. The gossip that Ye's father heard was different from that of Ye Donglin.

Every afternoon, father and son would eat melon seeds and exchange interesting stories they heard to pass the boring time in the afternoon.

Ye Qingqing and Tang Xiaojing each took a book. They originally wanted to read a book, but they didn't expect to just listen to the father and son gossiping all afternoon.

A beautiful widow is pregnant, her uncle and her younger siblings are unknown, a scholar who has just been admitted to the scholar's examination climbs a high tree and wants to abandon his wife and son...

All kinds of bloody things were much more exciting than the stories in the storybook, and the two of them were dumbfounded.

In addition, Father Ye and Ye Donglin were eloquent, just like storytellers in a teahouse, which made Ye Qingqing want to give them a small tip.

When the father and son were talking until their mouths were dry, the school finally ended. Several students from the academy came at once, and the two shops became lively one after another.

The few half-year-old boys who wanted to eat spicy braised pork and spicy duck yesterday came over again.

Ye's father had no time to care about Ye Qingqing and greeted several young boys into the house with a cheerful smile.

Several teenagers each had a piece of spicy duck and pastries, and those with big appetites even ordered two pieces of pastries.

Father Ye looked at these young people who seemed to be hungry and couldn't help but smile: "It's true that a half-grown man eats a poor man."

Father Ye, who has raised three children, knows this best.

At Ye Donglin's grocery store, several elegantly dressed teenagers also came.

The notice posted by Ye Donglin is very conspicuous and can be seen by everyone passing by. A few people in the academy also know that miscellaneous books can be rented here.

Ye Donglin had just sold a few pastries when two young men, one tall and one short, came to the counter.

"Boss Xiaoye, what books can I rent here?" the tall boy asked.

"The row of books on the first shelf can be rented. They are all story books and travel notes." Finally someone asked about renting books, and Ye Donglin was very excited.

"Boss Xiaoye, if I rent two books, do I have to pay two copies of the deposit and rent?" The shorter round-faced boy next to him also asked.

Before Ye Donglin could speak, Ye Qingqing at the side enthusiastically led the two of them to the bookshelf.

"There are a total of 69 books in this row, all of which can be rented. Each book requires a deposit of 50 cents, and the rent is two cents per book."

"You can rent it for 5 days at a time. If it exceeds 5 days, you need to pay another two cents to renew the lease. When the book is returned, if it is not damaged, you can get the 50 cent deposit back."

"Okay, let's take a look first." The tall boy said to Ye Qingqing very politely.

After Ye Qingqing walked away, the two of them lowered their heads and muttered quietly.

"The rent is quite cheap, but the deposit is a bit high."

"How about each of us rents one book and then changes it after reading it. In this way, we can read two books for two pennies."

The tall boy also thought this was a good idea. Buying a second-hand book would cost dozens of yuan.

If you rent a book, you can see a book for one or two cents, which is much more cost-effective than buying it directly.

So the two of them worked together, each renting a book, and then changing it after reading it.

After discussing it, the two carefully picked up the books in front of the bookshelf.

The tall boy picked out a travel journal that he found while searching for a new house.

The round-faced boy was very prudent and carefully selected the thickest storybook.

The two picked out the books they wanted to rent. Ye Donglin took out a notebook, wrote down the names of the two teenagers and the books they wanted to rent, and then collected the deposit and rental fees.

The brother and sister finally opened their miscellaneous book rental business. Although it only cost four cents, they both felt that this was a good start.

Everyone likes to follow the crowd, and after being the first to take advantage of the situation, several more books were rented out one after another.

Although everyone previously disliked the thick books that Ye Qingqing bought himself, people who rented them liked such thick books very much.

At the end of the day, Ye Qingqing rented a total of 7 books. One of them, a young man who was not short of money, also rented two travel books at once.

Ye Qingqing and Ye Donglin carefully studied the books rented out today.

I rented out 7 books, three of which were travelogues and four were story books.

The brother and sister think that everyone still prefers to read more story books, so they may consider buying more story books next time they buy books.

In addition, 4 books are relatively new and 3 books were bought by Ye Qingqing himself.

Ye Qingqing feels that everyone is still very practical. For the same money, they must choose thicker books to rent.

Next time she goes to the bookstore, Ye Qingqing plans to pick out some more 30-text books, but old and thick old books come back.

Although the money earned from renting books in one day is not much, the money does not require any cost or work. It is like getting it for free. Both brothers and sisters are very satisfied.

Ye Donglin also put all 20 old books in the grocery store together for rent.

The more books you have, the more rent you will receive.

The brother and sister were very excited and planned to use the money they earned in the first month to buy another batch of used books to expand the business.

The two of them had already decided to buy cheap miscellaneous books that cost 30 yuan each.

The people who come to rent books are all people from relatively average family backgrounds. These people actually don't care whether the books are new or not.

On the way back, Ye Qingqing happily settled accounts with Tang Xiaojing.

"The rent for 7 books is 14 Wen. If 7 books can be rented out every day, it will be 420 Wen in a month."

"Don't underestimate these 420 books. They are enough to cover the family's expenses for a month. Moreover, this is a business without capital. These books cannot be rented out in the future, but they can still be sold."

Although it was not as much money as the money she earned from doing embroidery, it didn't require any work. Ye Qingqing was very satisfied with this miscellaneous book rental.

Tang Xiaojing also thought that this miscellaneous book rental was very good, and the money earned was as good as picking it up for free.

Ye Qingqing was in a very good mood when she went back, and she still had the storybook she had brought back from Ye Donglin in her hand.