Qin Hu placed two cups of hot tea in front of Song Wan and Song Qiuse.
He is the grandson recognized by Uncle Qin. Uncle Qin is getting older, and the pain on his body after surviving this winter has become more severe. Before, Wei Heng only focused on collecting intelligence and did not care much about the management of the bookstore. Uncle Qin only worked as an idler, but now Song Song Wan wanted to run the bookstore well and was afraid of delaying things, so Uncle Qin recommended Qin Hu to Song Wan.
Qin Hu is only thirteen years old this year, and is still only a half-grown child. These days, he can only do some chores under Uncle Qin, and he is not yet able to take charge of his own business.
Uncle Qin followed him into the secret pavilion. When he heard Qin Hu's words, he hit him on the back of the head: "What do you call the second master? Do you think this is a bandit's den?"
Uncle Qin didn¡¯t leave any room for reprimanding people. Qin Hu touched his head in pain and asked aggrievedly: ¡°If you don¡¯t call me the second master, what should I call you?¡±
Song Qiuse took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Just call me second sister."
Qin Hu didn¡¯t recognize him and immediately said: ¡°Second sister.¡±
Uncle Qin lifted up the cane and hit him on the buttocks: "You can just scream when you are told, and you don't even know who you are!"
Uncle Qin beat Qin Hu out, and then said to Song Wan and Song Qiuse: "This kid is very naughty, don't give him a good look, otherwise he will have to slap his nose in the face in the future, and be lawless!"
Having said that, Uncle Qin still had a smile on his face, and he obviously still liked Qin Hu, his godson.
Song Wan closed the account book and asked Uncle Qin to sit down. He said softly, "You brought him up, so he naturally does things in a measured way."
Before, Wei Heng didn¡¯t care whether the bookstore was profitable or not. The bookstore had always been losing money. Only 300 copies of the books printed by Song Wanrang were sold two years ago. Taking into account labor and material costs, it was still losing money.
Uncle Qin said: "The two manuscripts the girl gave me last time were very exciting. This time the book sold more than before, and it will definitely get better and better in the future."
Hanjing is the most prosperous place in Zhaoling. Most of the people here, regardless of gender, old or young, like to read. The number of three hundred books is not even a little bit lower than Song Wan's expectation.
Song Wan carefully recalled the amount on the account book and asked: "I remember that when this book was first published, the daily income was pretty good. Why did it become very small after a few days?"
Although Uncle Qin is old, he is very clear-headed. He said: "When the books were first sold, it was almost the New Year. Everyone had some money left to buy something they like to celebrate the New Year, but during the first month, they had to go everywhere to pay New Year greetings. , not only bookstores, but business in other places will also be slower, and the Spring Festival is coming soon, so there will be even fewer people reading these idle books."
This is true.
Zhaoling holds a spring examination every three years. Candidates from all over the country will flock to Hanjing. They have different backgrounds, but they all study hard for many years, just to get the top spot in the spring examination and become an official in the court. This It is also a grand event held every three years in Hanjing.
According to the way of doing business, the more people there are, the better the business will be.
But according to Uncle Qin¡¯s experience, bookstore business will be poor at this time. After these candidates enter Beijing, they will only go to the bookstores set up by the imperial court to buy books by sages and seize the last time to prepare for the exam.
"At this time, if they continue to waste their time by selling idle books, it will be greedy and a bit hateful.
¡°But this great opportunity that comes only once in three years cannot be missed in vain.
Song Wan said warmly: "Then the store will prepare more pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and they will be cheaper than usual."
Some of these candidates have traveled thousands of miles to come here, and the transportation costs on the road are quite high. Even if pens, inks, paper and inkstones are more expensive, it will be difficult for them to get home.
Song Wan explained some more things, and then walked out of the bookstore with Song Qiuse. Seeing Song Wan's brows furrowed, Song Qiuse asked softly: "The spring test will only take two or three months. The bookstore will be able to operate normally after the spring test is over." , why is sister so worried?"
Song Wan looked at Song Qiuse and said seriously: "Sese, I think this is a good opportunity for us."
But she doesn¡¯t know exactly how to use this opportunity yet. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com