PWDLAW Chapter 374: The Bookstore

 Chapter 374: The Bookstore

But this year, they also planned to make a trip to the capital city, at least to familiarize themselves with the process.


In addition, Chu Heng didn't want Ye Muyu to be overly burdened.


Upon hearing this, Ye Muyu pondered for a moment and said, "I remember Young Master Xie has a restaurant called Fragrant Pavilion in the county. Let's have the banquet there. I'll cook with Hu Shi and that should be enough."


Chu Heng frowned, not expecting Ye Muyu to be so straightforward.


He had plans to reciprocate in other ways, but he knew Ye Muyu's personality. Once she said something, she would stick to it. Besides, Xie Yu and Du Heng did prefer to eat the dishes cooked by Ye Muyu.


In the end, he had to agree but he couldn't help but remind her, "Try to guide from the sidelines and don't overexert yourself."


"Alright, it's just one meal. It won't be too tiring." Ye Muyu said with a light smile.


Chu Heng couldn't do anything about her, so he thought about going back and instructing Hu Shi to help more.


"It's getting late now, you go to the school, and later I'll go with Luchuan to finalize the printing matters." Ye Muyu said as she looked at the sky.


Chu Heng nodded, gave a few instructions to Luchuan and then left.


Once Chu Heng left, Ye Muyu strolled around the courtyard again. She noticed that the two storage rooms in the backyard were also neatly arranged, with bookshelves inside, clearly intended for storing books.


"Madam, should we go to the printing house now?" Luchuan asked.


Before coming here, Ye Muyu had already gathered information. The printing technology in Da Chu was mainly controlled by the government, and the places where books were printed were called bookstores, mostly government-owned.


The prices at government-owned stores were relatively high. For a book selling for two taels of silver, the printing cost alone was seven hundred wen.


Approximately one-third of the price, not including the cost of ink.


On average, the printing cost for a two-tael silver book was around nine hundred wen.


No wonder books were expensive and common students could only afford to copy them.


Even copying required payment; for copying a two-tael silver book, one had to pay three hundred wen and there were conditions and time constraints.


No wonder many people couldn't afford to read.


Just as Ye Muyu sighed about the high cost of books, the two of them had already arrived at the bookstore.


The distance to the bookstore was not far.


They arrived in about fifteen minutes.


There were two stone lions at the entrance of the bookstore and the entrance was well-cleaned. The gate wasn't large, at least not as large as the courtyards of some wealthy households in the county.


"Madam, I'll go knock on the door." After saying this, Luchuan raised his hand and knocked on the door.


They knocked for quite some time before a gatekeeper came out.


The gatekeeper was a young man in his twenties. Upon seeing Luchuan, he yawned, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "What's the matter?"


"Greetings, sir. The Madam of our family has opened a bookstore in the county, just nearby at Boran Bookstore. She wants to come here to print books."


"Do you have the necessary documents?" Bookstores, being government-owned, were subject to strict scrutiny.


Ye Muyu, intending to open a bookstore, had previously sent Chu Heng to the county government to obtain a business permit. They had registered with the county and were now subject to taxation.


"We have them." Luchuan said.


The gatekeeper nodded, "Then come in."


Luchuan stepped back and as Ye Muyu walked in he followed closely behind, carrying a box of books.


Once inside the main gate, they saw a courtyard that was about three hundred square meters. Some books were placed in the courtyard, seemingly drying, and on both sides were corridors in the shape of the character "回" (meaning "return" or "revolve").

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