Shen Huaiyuan's throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't make any sound.
Shen Shenyan sneered: "My reputation has long been bad. I don't care about one more thing. Instead of thinking about how to deal with me, uncle should think about how to make money realistically."
After saying that, he returned to the Star-Zhaing Courtyard and said as he walked: "In a few days, we will find a carpenter and ask someone to install a gate for the Star-Zhaing Courtyard so that no cats or dogs can come in."
This was said to Shen Huaiyuan. Shen Huaiyuan almost jumped in anger. He didn't understand why he was the one who ended up losing face when he was clearly looking for Shen Shenyan to settle the score.
When Shen Shenyan entered the room, Nianhua took out an invitation letter from the cabinet and handed it to Shen Shenyan.
"Miss, this is an invitation from Miss Liu from the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of Industry. She is invited to attend a tea party at the Minister's Mansion in five days."
Shen Shenyan opened it and looked at it, frowning. Although the original owner was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, she never attended such gatherings. Those high-ranking nobles regarded themselves as noble, and the original owner was unruly by nature and rarely interacted with them.
The ones who hang out a little more are some men, the so-called drinking buddies. Why did Liu Hualing invite her?
"Miss, are we going?" Nianhua asked. She knew that the lady had never participated in such gatherings. In recent years, the lady had never been invited to such gatherings. Even she could see the Hongmen Banquet in this invitation. the taste of.
After all, Liu Hualing and Shen Siyue are very close.
Shen Shenyan flicked the post and said with a smile: "Go! Why not go? This is a good opportunity to advertise my storybook for free. We will go to Yunsheng Bookstore tomorrow."
Nian Hua scratched his head: "Miss, what does advertising mean?"
Recently, young ladies always say some new words that they don't know.
Shen Shenyan frowned and thought for a while: "Ah... it's just publicity, to let more people know."
Nian Hua nodded in understanding.
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When washing up the next day, Nianhua specially chose a purple high-waisted skirt with tassels of the same color for Shen Siyan, but she was rejected by Shen Siyan.
"I'll wear men's clothes from now on." Those underskirts were really troublesome, and the time it took to put them on was enough for her to sleep a little longer.
"What are you going to wear today, young lady?" Shen Shenyan always wore men's clothes in the past, so Nianhua didn't think there was anything wrong with her.
Shen Shenyan looked around in the cupboard and finally locked on a dark robe.
That man was wearing clothes of this color that day, and he looked pretty good.
Shen Shenyan shook his head, why did he think of that person?
Although Shen Shenyan's skin is not fair-skinned, it is still a little whiter than the average person. Putting on this dark-colored clothes makes her complexion even whiter. Her hair is tied up with a wooden hairpin, and it is even better without any makeup. Captivated the hearts of many women.
Shen Shenyan sighed, sighing that she was not a man.
After washing up, Shen Shenyan took Nian Luancao out and ordered three bowls of white porridge and a few biscuits from a food stall for a simple breakfast.
Afterwards, we walked around the capital and found that the rouge shop opened early. Shen Shenyan did not forget to change Hong Luan's rouge, so she walked into the rouge shop.
The original owner often bought rouge from them for the girls in Yunquelou before she died, and everyone in the store recognized her.
"Master Shen is here. I wonder which girl from Yunque Tower are you going to buy rouge for today?" A little girl in the cupboard looked at Shen Shenyan with a sweet smile.
Shen Shenyan looked around inside, but couldn't make a choice. She didn't know about the rouges and gouache in ancient times. She didn't like them on weekdays. Occasionally, Nianhua helped her put on makeup. Those boxes were all Nianhua's choices. of.
"Nianhua, which one do you think I should buy?"
Nianhua was very skilled at this. He walked straight to a shelf, took down a small box and handed it to Shen Shenyan.
"Miss, this is the same one you use."
The girl selling rouge immediately came over and said, "Mr. Shen, the maid next to you is really knowledgeable. This is just started this year. It contains some Chinese herbal medicine and will not cause any damage to the skin."
Shen Shenyan didn't know what the ingredients were in it. He only remembered that it didn't taste very good, so he nodded: "Wrap it up."
The girl went to pack it and said, "Three taels of silver."
Shen Shenyan almost spit out blood.
Thirty taels of silver? She seemed to have six taels of silver left after selling her books. Good guy, the books she wrote for so long were only enough to buy two boxes of Rouge.
After leaving the shop, Shen Shenyan was still debating whether to return the box of rouge. It was not three coins! It was three taels of silver!
After being so entangled, I actually walked to Yunsheng Bookstore.
Shopkeeper Sun should have been waiting for a long time. As soon as Shen Shenyan entered the door, Shopkeeper Sun came over with a smile on his round face: "Why did Shopkeeper Shen come so early? Didn't you get more sleep?"
The title has changed from Miss Shen to Shopkeeper Shen, which means that I want to cooperate with her.
This time, there was no need for anyone to lead the way. Shen Shenyan followed the familiar path and entered the private room and sat down.
Shopkeeper Sun sent someone to make tea for Shen Shenyan, and he also sat down on the chair on the other side.
Shen Shenyan yawned lazily and then said slowly: "Aren't I afraid that Shopkeeper Sun will be waiting in a hurry? Shopkeeper Sun plans to cooperate with me?"
She should have come yesterday, but after observing her for the past few days, she found that shopkeeper Sun was not an ordinary money-loving person, and would even worry about giving a book. She now has great commercial value, so why not wait one more day?
Shopkeeper Sun saw that Shen Shenyan was straight to the point, so he naturally did not beat around the bush and stated the conditions directly: "Sun can be responsible for the publishing of Shopkeeper Shen's storybook, but Shopkeeper Shen's future storybooks can only be published in Sun's bookstore. .”
This is an exclusive license.
Shen Shenyan was a little embarrassed and tilted his head to think about it for a while.
"Then how does Shopkeeper Sun want to share the money?" Shen Shenyan looked at Shopkeeper Sun with a smile, knowing that the man in front of her would never lose money to her.
Shopkeeper Sun stretched out his four fingers: "Forty-six cents."
Shen Siyan said: "I am six and you are four?"
"I am six and you are four." Shopkeeper Sun glared at Shen Shenyan.
Shen Shenyan almost laughed out loud. It seemed that she needed to remind Shopkeeper Sun, who loved money so much that he couldn't help himself.
"First of all, there is more than just shopkeeper Sun's bookstore in the capital. I believe that with my current words, any bookstore would be willing to give me a copy.
Secondly, Shopkeeper Sun, you said that my book will only be distributed in your bookstore. Isn’t the 40-60 share too little?"
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Shopkeeper Sun's reply, he continued: "Yesterday I went to Chongwen Pavilion, and the offer they gave me was much better than Shopkeeper Sun's."
Shopkeeper Sun had a dark face. There were other bookstores in the capital, but none were as big as his. There were only five branches of Shengsheng Bookstore in the capital.
Not to mention places outside the capital.
He also knew that she went to Chongwen Pavilion yesterday, but Chongwen Pavilion specialized in poetry and painting. When did she become interested in dialogue books?
After waiting for a while, Shen Shenyan saw that the other party was still silent, so he stood up and stretched: "Let's go play with women."