20demayo Chapter 168 Translating Manuscripts
Chapter 168 Translating Manuscripts
After Fang Jiajia said a few more words, she left.
When Li Xinran is fine, she will go to the mailbox at the gate of the Corps to see if there is any letter from her.
About two weeks later, she saw two letters from herself at the gate of the Corps.
She looked at the mailing address and saw that it was in Kyoto.
Li Xinran happily took the letter and walked home.
When she tore open the envelope and took out the letter, a smile instantly appeared on her face.
The newspaper and bookstore were very satisfied with the translation manuscript she sent last time.
This time it was sent to her, and it was some manuscripts that officially needed to be translated.
The newspaper offered her a price of one penny per word.
A total of ten manuscripts were sent to her this time, each of which was about seven to eight thousand words.
Li Xinran did the math and found out that if she translated a manuscript, it would cost her 80 to [-] yuan.
For ten manuscripts, it would be 800 yuan.
It only takes her about two hours to translate a manuscript, and the money is not easy to earn.
Another letter was sent from a bookstore in Kyoto.
The price the bookstore gave her for translation was also one cent per word.
Li Xinran thought that if she invested in two more companies, the translation prices would be different.
Unexpectedly, they are all the same.
The difference was that the manuscript the bookstore mailed to her this time looked like an instruction manual for a machine.
Li Xinran took a quick look and found that the thickness of one instruction manual was almost the same as ten ordinary manuscripts.
Moreover, this manual is more difficult to translate than other ordinary manuscripts.
Li Xinran decided that after translating the machine's manual, if the other party was satisfied with the acceptance and mailed her the manuscript fee, and still asked her to continue translating, she would increase the price.
At the very least, two cents a word.
Depending on the difficulty of the manuscript, the price will of course be different.
Maybe if she asks and the other party agrees to increase the price, then her earnings will double.
In this way, adding up the two royalties, she would have more than 1000 and almost 2000 yuan a month.
Li Xinran became happier the more he thought about it.
This is much more profitable than going to the black market to buy things.
Moreover, it is safer and simpler.
She no longer has to put on disguises, she just needs to use her pen.
Li Xinran planned to translate the ordinary manuscripts mailed to her by the newspaper first.
Before translating, she scooped a spoonful of malted milk into a cup, washed it with space spring water, and put it on the table.
Then, he took out a pen and stationery and began to translate these manuscripts.
When the translator got tired, she would take a sip of malted milk, get up and move around, and occasionally take out the fruits in the space and eat a few strawberries and grapes.
Or look at the green vegetable seedlings in the yard and water them.
Then feed the growing chicks.
Turn on the radio and listen to the latest news to see if the earthquake disaster in the northern region has been alleviated.
After hearing that the earthquake disaster was no longer serious, Li Xinran would sit at the table again and continue to translate the manuscript.
In this leisurely manner, it took about a week for Li Xinran to translate the ordinary manuscripts and the instructions.
After translating, she placed the two thick letters at the gate of the Corps and mailed them out.
The next time she receives a letter from Kyoto, it should be her royalties.
When Chen Zhaodi and several military wives passed by the gate of the corps, they saw Li Xinran put down two thick letters, and a strange look flashed in their eyes.
When my husband is not at home, he keeps writing letters. I don’t know who he is writing to. He writes two letters at once. They are so thick. There is so much to say.
Chen Zhaodi looked at Li Xinran's back and said in a normal tone,
"That's Deputy Commander Shen's wife, right?"
"The educated youth from this city are different from us. They always send and receive letters in two."
"It's not like us, who can't write a letter for half a year."
One of the military wives said, "Yeah, I don't know who the letter was written to. It's really thick."
"Maybe it's that one..."
Another military wife stopped talking midway through her words.
Several military wives were gossiping before, and Li Xinran heard about it, and actually made a fuss about it to the political commissar.
Moreover, they all knew very well that those military wives took the initiative to apologize to Li Xinran.
Now, when they talked about this, they looked at each other and agreed not to continue talking.
If I remember correctly, the person who apologized to Li Xinran last time was Chen Zhaodi.
They can't let others act as gunmen.
Li Xinran has returned to her yard, listening to the radio and reading newspapers every day.
The vegetable seedlings and fruit seedlings she planted in the yard have grown taller.
The fluffy yellow chick is also growing up day by day, and it doesn't look as cute as when it was just hatched.
However, Li Xinran is still very happy. Although the chick is not as cute as before, it will definitely become fatter and tastier as it grows.
On this day, when Li Xinran was listening to the broadcast on the radio, she heard the announcer say in a different tone than before,
"Yesterday, another earthquake occurred in the northern region. It is estimated that it is likely to be an aftershock of the last earthquake."
"This aftershock was so strong that houses collapsed, roads were damaged, and related rescue work became increasingly difficult..."
When Li Xinran heard this, his heart tightened.
Why is there another aftershock?
Hasn't it been a long time since the last earthquake?
It seemed that her nervousness had affected the baby in her belly. Li Xinran only felt her stomach twitching.
Li Xinran quickly took a deep breath, drank another glass of space spring water, and consciously relaxed her emotions.
After a while, she felt better.
Li Xinran reached out and touched her flat belly and said softly,
"Baby, you have to be good."