Chapter 185 Receiving the Remittance Slip
Looking at the newspaper in her hands, wondering about the status of another letter that she had yet to hear any news from.
Lu Yichen had finished dealing with the chicken, while Luo Qiao was still lost in thought.
Lu Yichen asked, "Did you submit your work?"
Luo Qiao replied, "Yes, look, now there’s a payoff. Since it’s my first submission, they’re paying four yuan per thousand words, and one yuan for each illustration. I sent in a fable, not many words but with five illustrations. Now I’ve received a remittance of nine yuan."
Lu Yichen thought to himself how impressive this girl was becoming. Now, an ordinary worker only made twenty or thirty yuan a month, and here she was making nine yuan for a story and its illustrations. It was quite remarkable.
Feeling a sense of urgency but maintaining a calm demeanor, he said, "Congratulations, that’s awesome," and genuinely gave her a thumbs up.
Luo Qiao said, "It seems like this could be a good path to take, though it’s not likely that I’ll be this lucky with every submission."
In her mind, she thought that if it came to it, she might just write novels instead. It would save some trouble, and she could include some illustrations in them, which should be nice as well.
Encouraged by the successful trial, she happily made up her mind. She put the remittance slip back into the envelope and continued to sort her vegetables.
Lu Yichen asked, "When do you plan to fix up the house in the city?"
After thinking for a moment, Luo Qiao replied, "I’m not working in the village tomorrow. No, I’ll make another trip there to check on it."