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Chapter 108 Before Opening

In the next period of time, Li Ling returned to what he had before the county examination. He either read or wrote articles every day, and then went to the county government office every two or three days. He mainly handed over the articles he had written to the teacher for review, finding out the advantages and disadvantages in order to make progress, and occasionally helping with some official duties in the government office.

His identity as a servant in the yamen has always been retained, and under his entire system, the households and even the entire county government can operate automatically and smoothly, and he or Wei Liang do not need to stare at them at all times.

Such days passed naturally and quickly. In a blink of an eye, another half month passed, and it was already mid-May. On this day, someone from the city came to send a letter. Li Ling opened it and smiled: "Brother Wan and the others are doing things neatly. They are really going to open in these two days."

Yue'er hurriedly leaned over to read the contents of the letter curiously. After seeing it, her mouth pouted again: "Brother, are you going to the Mansion again? Then I..." While saying that, she looked at her brother pitifully: "Brother, I haven't been to the Mansion yet."

"Then let's go together to relax." Li Ling touched her head dwellingly, "Also, let's take advantage of this time to visit my sister in Jiangbei."

"Really?" Yue'er couldn't believe her ears anymore, her face full of surprise, and she stared at her brother for a moment. In fact, she had been thinking about it when Li Ling mentioned that she would take her to visit her sister, and now she has fulfilled her promise.

"Of course, not only do you miss your sister, but I am the same." Li Ling said with a smile, "This time I go to the capital city first, and then go to Jiangbei to see my sister. That's it. You can prepare your clothes and other things, and we will set off tomorrow."

"Yeah, brother, you're the best." When Yue'er heard that her brother had already set a schedule, she became more and more excited. She nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. Then she hurried back to her house, thinking about what clothes to take to go out and what clothes to wear when she went to see her sister...

Looking at the little girl's busy look, Li Ling laughed again, and a sense of accomplishment arose. This is a sense of accomplishment that can be achieved in the county government office and that no matter how many errands are done in comparison to how many enemies they have eliminated.

Early the next morning, several carriages left the county town and headed straight for the Fucheng. In addition to the Li Ling brothers and sisters who went there, there were naturally some people from Gu Yuezi and the bookstore. Since they wanted to open a bookstore in Fucheng and intend to set up a bookstore in the future, many things still need them to make arrangements.

After walking for a while, Gu Yuezi called Li Ling to his carriage. At this time, he was also excited: "Brother Li, I'm going to tell you that I thought it would be counterattacked and attacked the city as early as last year. However, this idea that I thought was ridiculous at the time came true today. It's really unpredictable. By the way, what chance do you think this matter will have? After all, there is the territory of Wanjia Bookstore, and we are robbing food from the tiger."

After saying a few words, he showed his guilty side and looked at Li Ling. Li Ling immediately gave him a reassurance: "If I say I am sure, you won't believe it, but if I think about it, there are always 70% to 80% sure. After all, our books, picture albums, etc. have been confirmed to be loved by everyone in the county. Will the people in the city be different?"

"I naturally have absolute confidence in your novels and those picture albums, but there is Wanjia Bookstore..."

"You don't have to worry about this. Wanlang is also a member of the Wan family. With their old master behind the scenes, Wanjia Bookstore will definitely not dare to use any means."

"If this is true, I will be relieved." Gu Yuezi breathed out, touched his beard with his hand, and laughed.

Li Ling also smiled with her, and then heard a few silver bell-like laughter from outside. When she looked back from the car window, she saw Yue'er sticking her head out, smiling happily at the changing scenery along the road. This made him sigh softly: His brother is indeed not very qualified, and he didn't bring the girl out until today. Thinking that she is so old, this is the first time she has left the county town.

"I should take her to visit other places in the future. I can't let her be a lady like other women who can only be a lady from a family who can't go out without going out. Such a life is so boring." Looking at her sister who was waving at her, Li Ling smiled and waved her hand, and at the same time, she had made up her mind secretly.

...

Fucheng, North Street.

There are still many people in the Zongheng Bookstore, which has been redecorated and has a brand new plaque hanging on it.

At this time, Mr. Wanlang and Wan no longer had his usual romantic style. He kept asking everyone to place the bookshelf and books in place according to their own wishes: "Yes, that's where... the bookshelf over there leaned back and had to give it out to me... Oh, why are you so stupid? If you let it go to the left, will it correspond to the shelf in front?"

Although he was busy and his throat was dull and hoarse, Wan Lang was still excited and did not show any fatigue. This was his first property. Even if he was tired, he was willing and full of accomplishment. Seeing the complete formation of the bookshelf in the store, his face was filled with a smug smile.

"Young Master Jiu, come to ask the restaurant, what side dishes and wine should we prepare in the store?" Another servant ran to him and asked for instructions. Wanjia had his own restaurant, so the supply of wine and other products in this bookstore was naturally taken from where to go.

"This..." Wan Lang thought for a moment and said, "Let's focus on lighter wine, and don't need to drink too good wine. If you really want to drink, you will go to the restaurant. The wine and other things are just a adjustment here. Also, the wine pots and glasses I asked to prepare before were sent to you quickly. They will open in two days, but they can't be delayed."

"Yes, this little one makes people urge you to send everything tonight."

"Well, have the opera troupe been found? Is it the most famous Chunhe Ban in our city? Don't use other opera troupes to make up for the numbers, I can't afford to lose that person."

"Don't worry, Young Master Jiu, everything is arranged and you will never be able to make any mistakes."

"Okay, go. Remember, don't tell me the arrangements here, especially in the third room. If they were allowed to know the inside story of my bookstore in advance..." As he said that, he glanced at the other party, and he was shocked. He quickly swears and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Jiu, we must keep this matter tightly and never let them know the situation in our store."

Wan Lang nodded with satisfaction: "Go, walk through the back door, be careful, you will be beneficial at that time."

This person left through the back door, and near the closed front door of the bookstore, a few guys who had been watching for a whole morning finally left in disappointment. After a while, they arrived in front of Wanjia Bookstore, which was also very large in store.

The business here is much better than that of the Gujia Bookstore in Jiangcheng County. From time to time, you can see people coming in and out. There are also several carts parked in the yard. Someone has moved and loaded the newly printed books.

When he saw someone coming back, Wanmang, who happened to come out of the printing station, paused and waved to him to go over: "How is it? Have you found out about the situation in the bookstore over there?"

The man bowed his head and didn't dare to look at him. He said carefully: "The youngest guys have been waiting in front of the bookstore for several days, but they have never seen them open the store door, so he still hasn't seen what it looks like."

"Hmph, no one came out?"

"People come out of the back door, and the front door has never opened at all. I don't know what they are doing inside. However, the young one still hears the sound of heavy objects moving in the past two days, and it's quite frequent. They should be re-arrangement of bookshelf or something."

Wan Mang was even more confused when he heard this: "What's the bookshelves to move? What's the medicine he sold in the gourd?"

"Brother Twelve, why don't we just send someone to break in and see what happened?" Wan Rong happened to come over and said casually after hearing this.

"What's your bad idea? If you really want to do this, the old man can't spare us. He had already spoken before, saying that this time it was a fair fight, and he could only use methods in the market, and no off-track tricks."

"I want me to say that this is the old man who is protecting the chief's house. I have clearly agreed that the bookstore will be responsible for our third room. Now I have made a fuss and asked Wan Lang, the eldest roomman, to come out to fight against the Taiwan side. Isn't this a mess?"

Wan Mang's face was not good-looking: "It's not the first day that we know about the long-term housekeeper, especially Wan Lang, who has always been favored. But this time we have a great chance, so he just relies on the old man's favor. If you really want to open a bookstore, you are not our opponent at all. Wouldn't he open it in two days? We'll give all bookstores a big discount that day, and I'll see if he can still get lively."

After pausing for a moment, he laughed again, "And maybe the eldest house really wants to shoot himself in the foot this time. Once he loses, our three-bedroom house will be able to get into it. That's the money house."

This sentence indeed made Wan Rong's eyes shine: "We will definitely defeat that playboy this time and let him know that it is not that easy to go out to do business."

Wan Mang nodded: "If you ask someone to continue to stare there, you will know what his bookstore is like earlier, so we can have a solution. I am not worried about anything else, but I heard that he is actually working with the Gujia Bookstore in Jiangcheng County, so I have to be careful."

Hearing the four words of Gujia Bookstore, Wan Rong's face suddenly became gloomy again, and then he hummed angrily: "Sooner or later, I will return the original failure to them!"
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