I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 361 Let me see it too
"...Is there any news about the English version of "The Shepherd Boy Looking for Immortals", sir."

Great Britain, in a bookstore outside the university.

Roommate Xi Yuan, who entered the bookstore, went to the cash register,
Leaning against the cashier, glancing at the people passing by, he mysteriously lowered his voice and asked the bookstore owner behind the cashier.

The bookstore owner raised his head, glanced at his roommate, and didn't bother to say a word.

"...Delwin Publishing's own official news has said that "The Shepherd Boy Searching for the Fairy" will not be released until Saturday, but it is only Monday now. How could it be available in bookstores?"

Xi Yuan shook his head, and said aloud to his roommate.

"...Is it really not? In less than a few days, at least the goods you bought should be on the way, boss? Can't I read them in advance? We are friends, sir."

The roommate said to the boss again.

Seeing his roommate's appearance, Xi Yuan shook his head, then walked two steps towards the cashier counter,

"Boss, is there any news about ABC's new book "Shadow Empire"?"

Turning his head, facing the bookstore owner, Xi Yuan asked again.

The bookstore owner raised his head, looked at Xi Yuan, then at Xi Yuan's roommate next to him,

"Why do you think that I will know about this before you read the news on the Internet? In fact, I know no earlier than you, nor more than you."

"At most, it's the day when the book is released, and I have it here. But now, I don't have "The Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals" here, but there is another book by another author. Do you want to read it?"

"Hey... what book?"

My roommate was a little disappointed when I didn't see the English version of "The Shepherd Boy Seeking Immortals" from the bookstore owner.
Sighing, he asked a casual question.

""The Ordinary and the Great", the work of author I."

The owner of the bookstore was still sitting behind the cash register, and casually pulled a copy of "The Ordinary and the Great" from the side.

Xi Yuan had never heard of this book, and was not very interested in it. He turned his head and looked at other people who bought and read books in the bookstore.

The roommate who was sighing there was stunned when he heard this, and raised his head to look at the bookstore owner.

""The Ordinary and the Great"? Has this book been published? It won't be from the Ayer Press, right? You have this book here?"

My roommate had heard the name of the book before the exaggerated publicity of "The Ordinary and the Great".

Later, the news that some of the works of the author of the dog will be published overseas, and the news that ABC's new book will be released soon.

How could he care about the excitement of that exaggerated propaganda book?

Anyway, it's the work of an author I've never even heard of before.

Now hearing the name of this book from the owner of the bookstore, the roommates are all surprised.

"You know this book? Why, would you like a copy?"

"Boss, have you received money? Have you read this book?"

The roommate turned to talk to the bookstore owner with a smile.

The bookstore owner looked at his roommate and put the "Ordinary and Great" back in his hand.

He really hasn't read this book much, so he put it next to the cash register and is willing to recommend this book.
Really paid.

This book is not cheap, and the publisher is willing to give the bookstore a lot of money, which is more than other books anyway.

The owner of the bookstore who has purchased the goods does not mind recommending this book when a customer comes in order to earn more money.

"It's true that I've collected money. Do you want to buy it? If you buy it, I can share some of the money I make with this book, and I can sell it to you at a cheaper price."

The books were all put down, and the owner of the bookstore didn't think that his roommate would buy them, so he agreed.

"...Oh, show it to me."

"Ok?"

The bookstore owner raised his head suspiciously and looked at his roommate.

The reply given by his roommate was different from what he thought.

"Any unwrapped ones? I'd like to try and read them."

The roommate looked at the "Ordinary and Great" on the cashier counter, and he was really curious.

I am curious about what kind of work this highly praised book is.

If you want him to come to the bookstore to buy this book just out of curiosity, he will definitely not.

But he had already bumped into it by chance in a bookstore, so he would definitely do it if he opened it up.

As for whether to buy it, it depends on how you feel after reading it?
"It's true. Take it and have a look. Don't stand in front of the cashier. Maybe you can find a stool and sit down."

Among some bookshelves in the bookstore, there are still some low stools for customers who want to try books to sit on.

The bookstore owner turned around, reached out and handed the unpacked "Ordinary and Great" to his roommate, and then pointed him to the stools.

"Okay, let me take a look first... Xi Yuan, can you wait for me for a while? Treat you to fish and chips tonight."

Xi Yuan's British roommate yelled at Xi Yuan, and walked to the place where he could sit in the bookstore.

Xi Yuan waved his hand and stood there bored,
Waiting for the roommate over there to open the book and start reading,
Xi Yuan turned his head again, looked at the bookstore owner, lowered his voice,

"...Boss, you really don't know when ABC's new work will be released? Didn't the publisher disclose some information to you in advance?"

"..."

The bookstore owner was silent for a while, put down the phone in his hand, looked up at Xi Yuan, and said seriously,
"If I have a nephew at the publishing house, maybe I'll know in advance."

"But unfortunately, I didn't."

The bookstore owner lowered his head while talking, probably feeling a little helpless.

Xi Yuan didn't get the news, so he turned his head and looked at his roommate who was reading on the other side.

But I saw my roommate sitting there, opening the book, with a somewhat curious and casual expression at the beginning,
Immediately afterwards, the expression on his face gradually became serious.

I moved my body, but my eyes seemed unable to move away from the book.

……

"...a white demon descended from the sky..."

"Hmm...the introduction seems to be interesting."

The roommate sat down, opened the book, and saw the introduction on the title page first,
Then I opened the text.

The story begins with the death of Hoth's father,
"...It seems to be pretty good."

With the writer's fluent and ingenious writing style, the roommate's frivolous mood just now was quickly forgotten,
Then he was easily pulled into the world in the book,
All other distracting thoughts are gone, eyes are on the page, and I can't help but read a little bit,

Immersed in the story, thoughts flow down with the writer's strokes,
Emotions ebb and flow as the story progresses.

Outraged by the death of Little Hoss' father Medioc,
Surprised by the blood on Little Hoss' trousers,
He suffered from the insomnia of Little Hoss at night.

Nervous about Little Hoss burying that little tombstone for his father.

Angry for that priest, and even more angry for that Gus.

When Little Hoss, who already had plenty of food at home, was still carrying the food to thank Gus for letting other villagers pull out his father's tombstone,
The roommate in Hoth's story really wanted to punch that damn Gus hard,
It's just that the roommates can't do it, and then there are certain plots that are suppressed,
In other words, the depression of the whole story.

All kinds of restraints are like cages, not only imprisoning Little Hoss, but also the entire village residents, and even all the residents of this village.

Even the kind Mrs. Milia, or the somewhat hateful Mr. Moore, never dared to resist.

On the contrary, it was Aunt Varina's chance encounter with Little Hoss in the field at night, which made him, the reader, heave a sigh of relief.

It seems that there is still resistance, even if it is secretly violated.

It's just that this kind of resistance is only behavioral. Psychologically, Aunt Varina seems to feel that she is a sinner just like Little Hoss.

However, even so, those who resisted enjoyed a good reputation in the village where Little Hoss was located, and lived a reasonably affluent life.

It seems a bit ironic...

But my roommate, who is a reader, thinks this is really well written.

"call……"

After taking a long breath, I didn’t know that I was reading here. The roommate’s legs felt a little numb after sitting for a long time.
My neck was so sore, I finally raised my head from the book,

Only then did I realize that Xi Yuan had changed from standing to sitting.
Some of the previous customers in the bookstore did not know how many times they changed.

"...it looks like the book is not bad?"

"Of course! It's a good book. It's a really good book!"

Listening to the bookstore owner's question, the roommate paused for a moment, and then said excitedly.

Excited to suddenly see a good book when there is no book here for a while,
"It turns out that the previous praise on the Internet is just the truth, and it really is a great work!"

He got up from the stool, and when he got up, he staggered a bit because his feet were numb.
But it couldn't stop his excitement.

"...Really, it's hard to describe in words. I feel like I've seen a real novel world, and I'm willing to immerse myself in it, and my emotions will rise and fall with the story."

"Oh! What a wonderful book! But I haven't finished it yet, I must finish it today! Otherwise I may not be able to sleep at night!"

After standing there for a while, waiting for my legs to be less numb, my roommate walked over to the cashier again,
"So do you want to buy this book? Well... Listening to your post-reading comments, maybe I should read it at night."

"Of course, but I suggest you read now, otherwise you won't be able to finish reading at night, and you won't want to sleep."

"It's worth reading a good work all night, but I'm willing to listen to your suggestions. After all, these comments you gave make me really curious about the content of this book."

Xi Yuan's roommate from Great Britain has paid for it,

"how much is it?"

"Well... ten pounds. I originally planned to make less money, but since you like it so much, I don't seem to have to lower the price for you."

"What a profiteer you are! But the book is worth the price."

The roommate couldn't help cursing, but still handed over the ten pounds.

"But you are the first reader in the bookstore to buy this book, and I'll give you a [-]% discount. Looking for your two pounds."

"It's kind of a conscience."

The roommate said, took a brand new copy of "The Ordinary and the Great" and two pounds,
Then he looked at Xihara, who was also interested in this book,

"Xi Yuan, you should also buy one, you won't regret it. It's like the evaluation of this book I saw before, this is a great book! Oh, I can't imagine, this is a book I have read before. I've never heard of a work by a writer with that name."

"Before "Seven Sins," you didn't hear the name of ABC either."

"That's right, so Xi Yuan, do you want to buy it? If you don't buy it, you may have to borrow my book next, and I really don't want to lend this book to others until I read the whole book .”

"Then I'll have one too."

For the admiration and excitement of my roommate after reading this book,
Seeing his roommate's reaction, Xi Yuan also became very curious about this "Ordinary and Great".

What kind of stories were written, and what kind of sentences were used to describe the story.

However, there is a high probability that this should be a good book?
"Okay, here it is."

The boss cheerfully took another copy of "Ordinary and Great" from the side, handed it to Xi Yuan, and took the money.

"Xi Yuan, let's go, we should go back to the dormitory... I can't help but want to continue reading this work... Well, maybe I should continue reading on the way back now, before you start reading, Xi Yuan This book can help me to see the road, so as not to bump into someone else on the road, or bump into a light pole."

The roommate saw that Xi Yuan had bought the book, and said something anxiously, and hurried to the door of the bookstore.

Xi Yuan couldn't help looking at the unopened "Ordinary and Great" in his hand, and then followed.

The owner of the bookstore watched the two leave,

Go behind the recycling counter,

I looked around the bookstore and saw that no customers came to check out for the time being.
With some curiosity and anticipation, I also picked up the unsealed "Ordinary and Great" that Xi Yuan's roommate put down earlier.

From the introduction at the beginning to the main text.

The bookstore owner started reading,
Then, following the words described by the author, the bookstore owner is gradually immersed in the story,
He didn't want to move his eyes away from the book, but slowly and carefully read the work, turning the pages down.

"Boss, check out..."

"boss?"

Until the customers in the bookstore came to the cashier to check out and called him several times in a row,
Only then did the bookstore owner reluctantly put down the "Ordinary and Great" in his hand.

"Three books . . . thirty pounds."

"It's really expensive... Boss, what book were you reading just now, it seems to be not bad."

"Of course, it's a very good work, a great writer, a great work by I. The Ordinary and the Great!"

"If you are also a reader who likes novels, then don't miss this work."

"What are you writing?"

"...Well, it's hard to summarize in words, you can try to read it."

Waiting for the bookstore owner to hand over "Ordinary and Great",
This customer opened "The Ordinary and the Great" and started to read it, and gradually became reluctant to put it down.
Just stood in front of the cashier counter and read for a while.

"Ahem...maybe you can buy it and read it at home?"

The bookstore owner said aloud.

The customer came back to his senses suddenly,

"Yes...boss, how much is this book?"

"Ten pounds."

"Well, it's okay, it's not very expensive."

Waiting for the customer to leave too,
The bookstore owner looked at the few customers in the bookstore as it was approaching noon,
Then I looked down at the unfinished "Ordinary and Great",
He decided not to open the shop in the afternoon.

At least until he finishes reading this book, as a reader who also likes to read,
When he encountered such a good work, he couldn't wait to read it again when he was free in the evening.

"...Gentlemen, the bookstore will be closed today. If you have any books you like, you can check them out."

Shouted to the few remaining customers in the bookstore,

The bookstore owner took a brand new copy of "Ordinary and Great" from the side.

Although there are unpacked books to read, but such a good work, he must keep a collection,
Otherwise, what should I do if I accidentally sell out.

"...It's so early, it's only noon, so it's closed?"

Amidst some strange doubts from customers,

The bookstore owner closed the door of the bookstore and did not go upstairs.
I just sat down on a stool in the bookstore, picked up the "Ordinary and Great" I was watching earlier,
Keep looking down.

As the plot in the book develops, the bookstore owner will quickly immerse himself in the story again.

in the bookstore,
It also gradually quieted down.

Only the bookstore owner sometimes follows the ups and downs of the plot in the book,
Sometimes when I am angry, I subconsciously curse.

"...Damn Gus, why are you pretending to be a good person? Could it be that God cleaned your clean yard for you? Could it be that the food in your house really fell from the sky if you didn't till it...Damn it!"

(End of this chapter)