After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

Chapter 228: A pirated copy sold for an astronomical price!

Later, the two of them got along quite well.

Manager Gao had often entrusted her with these tasks, and she picked them up quite quickly. Coincidentally, the matter Ye Yuwu mentioned was something she could also try.

Ye Yuwu pondered for a moment and then nodded.

They also discussed with Manager Gao how to share the profits from the newly opened bookstore with Gao Lianzhu.

After the two had finished discussing, Manager Gao took Ye Yuwu and Huaping to his home for a meal.

Unable to refuse the manager's hospitality, Ye Yuwu had no choice but to go with him to his residence in Chizhou.

Before they returned, Manager Gao had already gone back to deliver a message, so when Ye Yuwu and the other arrived at the gate of Manager Gao's residence, a beautiful pink figure ran out to greet them.

"Zhuzhu!"

"Yuwu! Huaping! I never thought I'd see you both again in Chizhou!" Gao Lianzhu ran up to them and hugged their wrists, saying happily.

Ye Yuwu and Huaping were somewhat shocked by Gao Lianzhu's current changes.

Back in Bianjing, she still appeared delicate and frail.

Now in Bianjing, she looks dashing and is dressed very simply. Compared to before, she has become more lively and cheerful, and even her skin has become a bit darker.

She really does resemble a woman from Chizhou.

"Zhuzhu, how come you've changed so much? We haven't seen each other for only six months."

Gao Lianzhu led the two women into the house by the hand.

"After I came to Chizhou, I often traveled outside with my father, and naturally I got quite tanned, but I learned a lot! Oh, let's not talk about that now, Yuwu! Huaping! I never thought I would see you again after leaving Bianjing, I'm so happy! I thought we would never see each other again in this lifetime!"

Gao Lianzhu's words were not an exaggeration. Chizhou was far from Bianjing, and the journey was slow. It took Ye Yuwu two months of traveling day and night to get there.

Many people have left, and it is extremely difficult to see them again in this lifetime. Due to the long distance, they can only maintain contact through letters.

"Zhuzhu, let's not talk about that for now. Quickly bring them inside. I've prepared a lot of delicious food to welcome them home."

At this moment, a lady came out of the house. This lady was Madam Gao, the wife of Manager Gao.

The group was quite familiar with each other, and even though it was the off-season of six months, they quickly started recording.

Upon entering the room, they discovered an elderly lady with white hair sitting at the table; this was Manager Gao's mother.

After introducing themselves, they sat down at the table to eat together.

"You should try these; they are all unique dishes from Chizhou."

And so Ye Yuwu and Huaping ate a meal at their place.

Several horses died from exhaustion during the day-and-night journey.

Therefore, the Minister of Agriculture planned to first estimate the purchase of some horses in Chizhou, and also let these horses rest and recuperate.

So, in the past few days, Ye Yuwu, Huaping, and Gao Lianzhu have been choosing a place to open a bookstore.

Having spent so much time in Chizhou, Gao Lianzhu accompanied Manager Gao on his business trips every day, so he naturally had a good understanding of the area. Therefore, they finalized a location in less than a day.

Once the property deed is signed, it's just a matter of when the shop will be repaired.

They probably wouldn't be able to oversee the shop's repairs themselves, so they had to ask Gao Lianzhu for help.

When they discussed it, they decided that it would be too troublesome to get the new book from Bianjing, as Zhiyu Bookstore in Bianjing already had a complete book publishing process.

The bookstores in Bianjing not only have new storybooks, but also serialized books and picture albums. We can consider having someone escort the original copies here for rubbing. However, sending these books to Chizhou would greatly increase the travel time and money.

Therefore, some of the better books can be selected from those in Chizhou.

Alternatively, one could do what Zhiyu Bookstore did: hire people to repair books and then put up a sign to collect books widely.

After all, there are countless people in the world with literary talent who can write books.

Once everything was finalized, Ye Yuwu wrote a letter and had it delivered to Zhiyu Bookstore in Bianjing.

Tell Uncle Li to prepare to deliver the items.

After all these things were decided.

Not long after, Ye Yuwu and the others discovered that someone was selling pirated storybooks on the street.

This whole thing only started recently, and the pirated picture books these people are selling are almost all stories written by Wu Ming.

Huaping was the first to discover this matter. After some investigation, she learned that the popularity of tea and storytelling had led some people to know about Mr. "Wuming". In order to know the story after "Starfall Rain", many people wanted to find his storybooks to read.

This phenomenon did not occur in Bianjing, because under the emperor's nose, the security was extremely tight, and no one dared to do such a thing.

However, the people of Chizhou were not afraid of this matter. This book was only popular in Bianjing, and many people wanted to buy it but could not.

However, some people who bought storybooks in Bianjing went to other prefectures for various reasons. Although there weren't many, they still saw an opportunity to make money.

So some small vendors found these people, bought the storybooks from them at high prices, and then found printing shops to print and sell the storybooks.

Although this storybook had some errors in the number of words printed, and the paper was rough and the ink was blurry, many people still bought it.

These peddlers selling pirated books made a lot of money in just a few days. Almost everyone who came to buy the picture books had some spare cash, and some wealthy families from the prefectures also came to buy from them.

Their selling of storybooks became so rampant that it was unintentionally spotted by Huaping, who was browsing the market.

When Huaping saw these people placing a piece of cloth on the floor, and that dusty-looking cloth was covered with stories written by "Wuming," she was furious.

But she knew there were many people surrounding her, so she couldn't afford to argue with them at this time.

So she suppressed her anger and returned to the prefectural office to tell Ye Yuwu about the matter.

Seeing the furious Hua Ping in front of her, Ye Yuwu still had to go and appease her.

"Don't rush, this matter won't be resolved so quickly. Let these people be smug for a while."

"I just can't stand it! Girl, you have no idea how much these people are selling storybooks for! How much silver does a book cost in Bianjing? How come they can make so much money without lifting a finger!"

Hua Ping's words made no sense. If these people were just making a little money by pirating storybooks, Ye Yuwu wouldn't mind.

After all, pirated books could meet the reading needs of some poor people, while ancient books were relatively expensive.

Although her books may not have reached the level of literature, they can greatly satisfy the spiritual poverty of some people, so she does not think that her stories are useless.

Moreover, pirated books allow more people to access her stories, although this infringes on some of her rights. It may also help popularize literary knowledge among many people, which is not a bad thing.

Of course, her statement does not mean that she condones this kind of piracy, which is no different from plagiarism.

She thought it was fine for these small vendors to make some money, but what they shouldn't have done was sell her book for an exorbitant price.

This is not only an insult to her, but also a disrespect to the people who love her stories!

"Don't worry, I've already figured out a way to punish these people!"