Liang Junshu laughed and said: "These newspapers are really well-informed!"

He began to lie, but Lin Chaoyang was still confused and asked: "It's boring for you to lie like this."

"Okay, let's not talk about it anymore." Liang Junshu stopped laughing and corrected his attitude.

He added: "Of course there is a reason why they want to reprint "High Mountain". The news came out two days ago, but there are currently no public news reports."

"What on earth is going on?"

Liang Junshu suddenly lowered his voice and said in a mysterious tone: "It is said that Mr. Hu purchased 3,000 copies of "High Mountain" from Xinhua Bookstore at his own expense to give to the soldiers on the front line."

Listening to Liang Junshu's words, Lin Chaoyang was a little suspicious, "Real or false? Who did you listen to?"

"I don't know the specific source of the news, but that's what everyone is saying. Just watch it next. This is just the beginning. You can be lenient if you can get the royalties."

Although Liang Junshu's words were ridiculed, they are also true.

This kind of half-truth and half-false gossip is very popular among the people. As the news spreads widely, both the official media and readers will have a strong interest in "Wreaths Under the Mountains".

Whether it is an increase in the sales of single volumes or reprints in newspapers and magazines, it is definitely indispensable.

Even though "Garland Under the Mountain" has been very popular since its publication, it really wants to be popular. The number of readers that the novel can cover is only in the millions. Even if the influence is expanded, it will only be in the tens of millions.

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But if the news that Mr. Hu purchased the single volume of "High Mountain" is true, it can be said that it has really brought this novel to a completely different level.

From Liang Jun's office, I learned the reason why two newspapers suddenly wanted to reprint "Wreaths Under the Mountain". Regardless of whether it is true or false, it is a good thing to get royalties.

In fact, as Liang Junshu said, in the next few days, Lin Chaoyang received calls and letters from several newspapers and magazines, all of which requested the reprint of the novel "Garland Under the Mountain".

Naturally, he happily agreed to these requests.

Lin Chaoyang is not worried at all whether newspapers and magazines will affect the sales of single volumes because they are paid for the number of copies printed these days, not royalties.

The remuneration given by the publishing house for the number of copies is not as good as the reprint fee!

The fee for reprinting a manuscript is generally only one-third of the fee for publishing a manuscript, but it cannot be added up. In nearly half a month, Lin Chaoyang received nine manuscript fee slips one after another, and he had to go to the savings bank every two days.

This wave of newspapers and magazines reprinted it, which directly earned Lin Chaoyang 3,509 yuan in royalties, and he was merciless in collecting money.

Such a high frequency of royalties was an eye-opener for Tao Yushu. She did not expect that a year after "Garland Under the Mountain" was published, royalties would continue to be generated, and they would be higher every time.

That night, she calculated her savings and found that the couple's savings now exceeded 10,000 yuan. She couldn't help but marvel at the speed at which Lin Chaoyang earned royalties.

Of course, of the 10,000 yuan, there is still 6,500 yuan to pay to Lin Fugui for the final payment of the house.

But even so, the remaining 3,600 yuan is definitely a very considerable amount.

After finishing the calculation, Tao Yushu stretched. She had the money for the final payment of the house that had been weighing on the couple's heads, and she also had savings. She felt completely relaxed, and then planned the use of the money.

Tao Yushu knew that Lin Chaoyang had always wanted to bring Lin Erchun and his wife to Yanjing. She said, "I think with the remaining money, I can buy a house for my parents and bring them to Yanjing."

"There is no rush to buy a house for the old couple. They have lived in the countryside all their lives. If we suddenly say that we want to bring them to the city, they may not be willing.

I want to let them come to Yanjing to stay for a while this year. We have heating here, which is just right for them to spend the winter, and then go back in spring.

Let them adapt to the climate of Yanjing and wait until next year to mention buying a house."

After Lin Chaoyang finished speaking his thoughts, Tao Yushu nodded and said, "Yes, we have to let them adapt. I will write to my parents tomorrow and let them know first."

"There is no rush to write a letter, we also have to think about how to improve our lives." Lin Chaoyang said.

Tao Yushu was puzzled, "How can we improve it?"

Lin Chaoyang glanced around the house, "In such a big house, the only decent household appliance is your play recorder."

Tao Yushu couldn't help but smile when he heard this, "You said this. Then what do you want to buy? A TV?"

Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "The TV is not urgent, I think the washing machine is more important."

As he spoke, he took Tao Yushu's wrist. In the past, her fingers were slender and her skin was warm and smooth, but now they are much rougher than before because of doing housework every day.

Lin Chaoyang's sudden sweet words made Tao Yushu smile, and his face was filled with happiness, "You can say nice things!"

"What do you mean by being able to say nice things? Isn't it right to buy a washing machine?

Think about it, after buying a washing machine, you don’t have to wash clothes for an hour or two every two days.

It saves worry and effort, how nice.”

Tao Yushu struggled and said: "It's good, it's good. But do you think washing machines are so easy to buy? Those things are in short supply."

The world's first hand-operated washing machine was born in the mid-19th century, but in our country, the washing machine industry started very late.

It was not until 1962 that the Shenyang Daily Electrical Appliances Research Institute trial-produced the first semi-automatic washing machine in New China. But at that time, washing machines were still high-end appliances that fully served hotels and laundries, and were not available to ordinary people.

After the 1970s, the scale of domestic washing machine production gradually expanded, and some Chinese people began to use household washing machines.

But even so, owning a washing machine is still out of reach for most families.

A washing machine is as cheap as more than 100 yuan, while an imported one costs 200 to 300 yuan. It also requires purchasing qualifications such as industrial coupons or supply coupons. This kind of industrial product has always been in short supply.

And for ordinary working-class families, there are too many urgent needs in life than washing machines.

"No matter how tight it is, there is still something for sale. The worst thing is to spend more money. We make money just to spend it!"

Are you planning to save money for a lifetime and leave it to a bunch of little bastards in the end?" Lin Chaoyang said carelessly.

Tao Yushu lightly punched his chest, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Okay, I'm not talking nonsense. But I think buying a washing machine is still the top priority for our family. It can directly improve our happiness index."

Tao Yushu despises the waste of water and electricity, but in fact, she also feels that the washing machine is a good tool that saves time and effort.

"If the washing machine is good, where can we get industrial vouchers?"

"Can a living person be choked to death by urinating?" Lin Chaoyang showed a mysterious smile on his face and said to Tao Yushu: "I went to Li Tuo's house that day and heard him say that there is a 'sales number' next to the washing machine factory.

'Yes, 50 yuan a piece."

"So expensive?" Tao Yushu said in surprise.

The "number" that Lin Chaoyang mentioned refers to the qualification to buy a washing machine. Normally, in the era of planned economy, you must have a ticket or corresponding qualifications to buy industrial products.

Li Tuo's new home is in Dongdaqiao, not far from the east factory area of ​​Yanjing Washing Machine Factory, which was newly established in 1978.

Just last year, Yanjing Washing Machine Factory just developed the "Bailan" single-tube washing machine, and it has just started producing it this year.

As a washing machine factory in the capital, Yanjing Washing Machine Factory's washing machines are naturally in short supply, and there are cars queuing up in front of the factory every day to deliver goods.

The goods that were taken away were all for public use, and the washing machine factory also had a department for private use, which was the sales department at the entrance of the factory.

Yanjing Washing Machine Factory supplies washing machines. What you need to look at is the "washing machine number". Only with the number will the washing machine be available.

"You also said it is in short supply. This is a good thing for us. It is better to solve the problem with money than to ask grandpa to sue grandma."

Lin Chaoyang's idea is a very typical market economy thinking. Things that can be solved with money are the simplest.

Tao Yushu felt something in her heart after listening to his words, and nodded thoughtfully. With their current income, her husband's words were actually quite right.

Why waste energy and relationships to complicate matters when you can obviously use a small portion of your income to solve the problem?

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

The next morning, Lin Chaoyang took a leave and ran to the Yanjing Washing Machine Factory at the northeast corner of Dongdaqiao.

To buy a washing machine, you need a washing machine number. There were very few people in the sales department of the washing machine factory. Lin Chaoyang noticed an unusual young man at a glance.

The young man was not like ordinary citizens who would go to the sales department to inquire about the price of washing machines with the salesperson. Instead, he was wandering around the door of the sales department, seemingly aimless.

Lin Chaoyang did not go to talk to the young man first, but went to the sales department first to ask the salesperson.

"How do you sell a washing machine?"

There was only one salesperson in the sales department, a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her thirties. She didn't even raise her eyelids as she listened to Lin Chaoyang's questions.

"Do you have a number?"

"No." Lin Chaoyang replied happily.

The woman sneered, "What can I buy if I don't have a number?"

"Can I buy it if I have a number?"

The woman said impatiently: "There is a number that can be purchased, but you have to wait in line. I think you have to wait for a week."

Lin Chaoyang didn't care about the woman's attitude, nodded, walked out of the sales department, and waved to the young man a few meters away.

The young man looked around, confirmed that Lin Chaoyang was calling him, and walked over with a somewhat unhappy look on his face.

"What?"

Lin Chaoyang didn't waste any time and asked: "Do you have a number?"

Hearing this, the young man's attitude immediately became friendly, "Brother, do you want to buy a washing machine?"

"Well, do you have a number?"

"Yes, 100 yuan."

Lin Chaoyang glanced sideways at the young man, "Do you think I'm a stick?"

The young man chuckled and said defensively: "Brother, we are innocent children."
To be continued...