The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

Five days later, Chen's mother and Zhou Dajiang set off for the provincial capital again with twenty puppet samples of various sizes.

Chen's mother thought that if she wanted to sell the property at a good price, she had to go to a larger city. She could also sell it in the town, but she had to wait a while and go to the provincial capital to check out the market first.

The two of them still went to Chen's mother's old friend's house first.

The old friend's surname is Cheng, and his name is Cheng Fang. He is the head manager of the Fucheng branch of Qiancheng Bookstore in the capital. He and his wife Cheng Qi were childhood playmates of Chen's mother. The three of them grew up together and have an extraordinary relationship.

When Qi saw Chen's mother arrive, she was overjoyed. She stepped forward, took her arm, and said with a smile, "I was wondering why the magpies were chirping today. It turns out that my elder sister is coming. Last time, she only stayed for one night and left, leaving me stranded for most of half a month. This time, she has to stay a few more days. Otherwise, I'll have to follow you and stay at your house for a few days."

Mother Chen patted Qi's hand lovingly. "You said you're still so fun even at your age. Okay, okay, I'll stay a few more days. When I'm done with my work, you can come home with me and stay for a few more days. I promise to accompany you as long as you want. Is that okay?"

Qi was very happy. "That's great, it's settled. I'll ask someone to help me pack my luggage."

Mother Chen said helplessly, "Pack up, pack up! As long as Afang is willing to let you go, you can stay with me for as long as you like. It's up to you!"

Of the three, Chen's mother was the oldest, Cheng Fang the second, and Qi the youngest. When they were young, it was Chen's mother who took them both out to play, listening to them calling her "sister, sister," so Chen's mother always depended on Qi the most.

"Why would I let her go?" Cheng Fang heard that someone was coming from home, so he rushed back from the bookstore and just happened to hear the end of the conversation.

Zhou Dajiang hurried forward to greet him: "Hello, Uncle Cheng."

Cheng Fang was delighted to see Chen's mother and Zhou Dajiang arrive. He quickly helped Zhou Dajiang up and then greeted Chen's mother. "Sister, you're here. Has Sisi finished the other two volumes? We received a letter from the capital urging them to finish, and the first volume has already been printed."

Mother Chen waved her hand and said, "I am not here for that little girl's matter, but for my own business." Then she took out the doll from her bag.

This time, all they brought were samples, so Chen's mother brought more than 20 dolls of different styles, such as backpack rabbit, little yellow duck, Bambi deer, big white goose, little hamster, husky, Jimmy Bear, red fox, little sloth, etc. Qi was dazzled by the sight. She picked up one and looked at that one, feeling that all of them were beautiful and couldn't put them down.

"It's so beautiful!" After saying this, Qi said nothing else, completely immersed in the world of dolls.

She kept picking and choosing, feeling that the gray dog ​​and red fox could be given to her grandson, the hamster and rabbit to her granddaughter, the deer and the white goose to her granddaughter, and the pink pillow cat to keep for herself...

Mr. Cheng does not have such a girlish heart as his wife. What he values ​​is commercial value.

In his opinion, these bizarre-looking dolls can attract the attention of some children, but if they have no cultural or story background to support them, they are just temporary toys and have no value.

The old man told his thoughts to his elder sister. Mother Chen didn't seem to be in a hurry. She was calm and just gave Zhou Dajiang a look.

After receiving a signal from his mother-in-law, Zhou Dajiang immediately took out a book from his bag and handed it to the old man.

Mr. Cheng took a look at the book. It was quite unusual. It was held together by a string of golden rings, and upon closer inspection, the rings were still connected. He flipped open the book and saw it wasn't a book at all; it was another picture album! However, this time, it wasn't about Calabash Brothers, but rather "The Kingdom of Strange Animals," and the author was still Little Red Riding Hood.

In order to support her grandmother and maternal grandmother's doll business, Zhou Sisi worked day and night for several days to draw a book. The content was taken from the clips in "Zootopia" that she had watched before. She modified it slightly, added some characters, and changed it to the current "Zootopia".

She drew this picture book with the intention of serializing the story, so this is only the first part of "The Kingdom of Strange Animals", and the second and third parts will be released later.

With this story as a backdrop, these dolls seem to come alive, and each one has its own unique characteristics.

Old Master Cheng finished reading the entire album in one breath, and this time he was the one who lost his composure.

He touched the gold rings around the outside of the book. "Hmm, books bound with these rings are easy to turn, and pages don't get folded easily. They also look beautiful." The only downside is that they don't have bookends, so finding the book isn't very convenient. But for children's books, having these flip-around pages is quite convenient; children can turn the pages themselves without damaging the paper.

Looking at the content inside the book, this is a completely new series of books! Moreover, the various small animals are personified, each with its own characteristics, and the story is also very novel and can really catch the reader's attention.

He closed the book and gave Chen's mother a thumbs up, "Sisi, this girl, was raised so well by her sister, how could she come up with so many stories!

I've signed this "Strange Animal Kingdom" and will arrange for its publication immediately! Also, we won't be shipping it to the capital this time; that's too slow! We'll find someone to make the plates right here in our prefecture, and I'll send someone along to help. We'll try to get it published within two weeks.

Don't bother looking for a place to sell these dolls; just keep them in our study. I'll set up a special counter for them when the book comes out. The first twenty readers who come in will get dolls for free, and those who come in later will have to buy them.

I believe that with the support of this book, the sales of the dolls will be very good!

For these dolls, make twenty of each kind first, and for the dolls of the main characters, make fifty of each kind. My sister can supply them in batches, and we will have them all within a month.

Oh, and by the way, we also need Calabash Brothers dolls, twenty of each. Let's try it out for a month. If sales are good, we'll keep ordering."

Mr. Cheng was so excited that he said a lot of things. After thinking for a while, he added, "Don't worry! I'll first try to increase my sales in the capital, and then send it to Beijing for sales before the New Year. By then, I guess my sister will be busy until the New Year and won't have any time to rest."

Mother Chen was naturally happy. It was good that she couldn't sit idle, which meant that their workshop business was booming.

Mr. Cheng touched the golden ring of the album again and asked, "This binding method is very unique. How did you do it?"

Zhou's mother pointed at Zhou Dajiang and said, "Ask him about this. Sisi asked his father to do it."

Zhou Dajiang took over and replied, "This binding method is neither difficult nor difficult. First, punch holes in the paper. These rings are made by Sisi and his uncle using thin wire, and then painted with gold woodworking paint.

We previously opened a processing factory, where we had blacksmiths and carpenters, so it was convenient for us to do this. I made a hole punch for the child, and his uncle made her this ring with a gap in the middle, so she could bind it herself. She could just draw one and then bind it, without any trouble at all."