Transmigrating To The Ancient Times With Lu's Convenience

Chapter 131: A Book Sale in the Teahouse

In front of Ji Yun An and Chen Xiao Cai were 200 copies of Journey to the West.

Not long after Chen Xiao Cai arrived at the capital city, he bought a closing down to printing house to print Journey to the West. In order to ensure confidentiality, Ji Yun An filled all the key posts with his confidants.

"Alright, now we have 200 copies in hand. We should do a book sale at the Auspicious Cloud tea house tomorrow like Lin Ge instructed me."

Ji Yun An nodded in approval, it had been says since the storyteller told the first chapter, many customers couldn't wait to find out what happened in the following chapters. He was optimistic about the book sale.

Chen Xiao Cai said expectantly, "I hope we can sell them all."

Ji Yun An said confidently, "We definitely can."

Chen Xiao Cai and Ji Yun An went to the tea house to talk to Zhao He early next day. When they arrived at the tea house, they saw Zhao He arguing with a middle-aged man and Zhao He turned the middle-aged man out of doors in a fit of pique.

There were quite a few people watching the scene. When they saw the middle-aged man being chased out, they burst into laughter.

The middle-aged man fled from the scene in embarrassment.

Zhao He beamed on seeing Ji Yun An and Chen Xiao Cai, he greeted them warmly, "Come on in, my guests."

Zhao He was in the ascendant recently. Not only did the Journey to the West win the love and support of the people, but it also won the affection of many nobles.

His tea house was not exactly one of the high-class ones. The patrons were usually some petty officials, merchants and some plain folks. However, thinks became different these days. He had spotted several high officials and noble lords in the boxes upstairs which were usually empty, he even had found some eunuchs among them.

Zhao He was shocked to the core, chances were the eunuchs were here to listen to the stories so they could tell the story to the members of the imperial house.

Zhao He knew his tea house wasn't Ji Yun An's first choice, Ji Yun An only turned to him after being turned down by the high-class ones. And now all the other tea houses were seized with remorse.

Knowing this situation, Zhao He became more and more proud, he felt like he was the only one who had recognized a diamond in the rough.

"Manager Zhao, who is that person?"

Zhao He's lips twitched, "An ungrateful soul, he was the old storyteller at our tea house."

The storyteller was cultivated by Zhao He him and he was very generous towards the storyteller, the storyteller gained some fame over the years and he was poached away by one of Zhao He's competitors. He even said Zhao He's tea house was unworthy of his talent before he left.

Zhao He put in so much effort to cultivate the storyteller only to be betrayed like this. Zhao He foamed with rage, not only had he lost money on this, but he was reduced to a laughing stock among his peers, they all looked down upon him for not being able to keep an employee.

Zhao He's tea house had been doing so great recently, packed with customers for every performance, and of course this meant his competitor's business went downhill. His competitor didn't take that very well, he fired that ungrateful soul right away.

The other tea houses were reluctant to hire someone who showed no sense of gratitude towards his previous employer. And that person had the guts to show up at Auspicious Clous Tea House to simulate loyalty. Zhao He was disgusted by that behavior.