"Sister Cheng, I have 400 boxes here now. You can sell them first. I will start making them when I get back and send them to you when they are ready."

"Oh, this is not enough. When the market is good, it may not be sold out in two days. Can't you give me some more?"

"This is my fault. I made it before but didn't send it to you. Who knew it was sold out?"

Cheng Xin blinked: "Shen Li, are you selling this somewhere else?"

"Yes, but don't worry, it's not in this county, it's in other counties. I can't just sell this ointment in this county. You're the only one selling it in this county."

Cheng Xin nodded and said with a smile: "Then leave more goods for me. If there is a shortage of goods, it will affect our profit."

"I know. If you run out of stock in the future, have someone come and tell me in advance so I can prepare it for you."

"Row."

"Sister Cheng, I have something else to ask. Can you ask your relative to help me ask in Kyoto if there is anyone selling glass bottles?"

Cheng Xin was puzzled: "What is that?"

“It’s a small, transparent, colorful bottle.”

"Oh, his name is Liuliping, right? Then I'll ask him to help find out."

"Thank you. I still have these 30 blind boxes. If they are sold out and someone else asks, just tell them they are out of stock for the time being."

"What's wrong? You don't want to do this business anymore?"

"No, the one who carved this is my second brother. He has something to do and needs to go on a long trip, so he can't carve it for the time being."

"That's it, I understand."

After returning home, Shen Li counted her property again. After deducting the expenses during this period and the money given to her brothers, she now had three thousand taels in her hand, not counting some small change.

This amount of money is a lot. If sales channels in the other three counties are opened up, we will earn much more than we do now.

In fact, the current situation is not bad. After attending her eldest brother's poetry reading, she plans to find a suitable rouge shop to cooperate in consignment sales. Then she won't have to advertise and set up a stall all the time.

It was the end of the month and Hua County would send flowers over. She would just make a batch of ointment and send it to Cheng Xin.

As for the boxes, Shen Xing was asked to find a kiln-making porcelain master in the county to quickly make a batch for temporary use.

Together with the four members of the Li family, it took three days to finish making all the ointments, and a total of 1,840 boxes were produced.

She sent one thousand boxes to Cheng Xin, and she planned to keep the rest for the three counties.

In a blink of an eye, it is the fifth day of May, the day of Shen Han’s poetry meeting.

Early in the morning, Liu Dahua helped Shen Li get ready. She simply half-tied her hair and tied it with a long light pink hairband. She wore the same clothes and shoes she wore on her birthday.

Shen Xing also took out his latest set of clothes and put them on. He tied his hair into a high ponytail with a headband, looking like a real chivalrous young man.

After packing up, Shen Li looked at Liu Dahua and said, "Mom, why don't you come with us?"

"No, although I can read, I don't understand poetry and songs. Besides, such occasions are for you young people. I would not feel comfortable going there."

"But..." Shen Li wanted to persuade him again, but was interrupted by Shen Xing.

"Okay, just listen to your mother. To be honest, I went there just to see you and to protect you, otherwise I wouldn't like it." He didn't like reciting poems or composing couplets.

"Got it." Shen Li said unhappily.

Guan's mother had said before that she would not go and asked them to tell Guan Wenyi. It seemed that they were really not interested in this occasion.

But seeing their sons' outstanding literary talent, they should be very pleased, right? However, these two mothers are not the kind of people who like to show off.

Shen Xing drove the carriage and pulled Shen Li. After a while, they arrived at the county. This horse carriage was much faster than the ox cart. It was estimated to be more than half faster.

Outside Hongru Academy, it was particularly lively today. The carriages were parked far away and there was no room to move if they were closer.

When they arrived at the gate, they found Shen Han and Guan Wenyi standing there waiting for them.

"Brother, have you been waiting for a long time?"

Shen Han smiled gently and said, "No, I just came out a while ago."

Guan Wenyi saw that only Shen Li and Shen Xing were there, and asked in confusion: "Didn't my mother come with you?"

"No, she asked me to tell you that she won't come. She said that even if she came, she wouldn't understand anything and would feel uncomfortable." Shen Li said.

"Mom isn't here either?" Shen Han asked.

"Yeah, same reason as Aunt Guan."

"What about your second brother?"

Shen Li told the story of Shen Liang becoming his disciple.

"That's good news, let's go in."

Shen Li followed him inside and kept looking around: "Brother, your place is quite big, and there are quite a lot of people. How many students are there in total?"

"One hundred and twenty-four people, divided into three classes. The first is the enlightenment class, which is for people who have just started to study. The second is the Tongsheng class, which is the class I studied when I first entered the academy. The third is the Xiucai class, which is the class I am studying now."

“There are quite a lot of people here.”

"This is the best academy in the county, so naturally there are a lot of people. Many parents of students save money and send their children to study here."

Shen Li looked at Guan Wenyi who had been silent the whole time: "Are you in the same class with big brother?"

"Ah."

"Are you adapting well in the academy?"

"Fortunately."

Shen Han said at this time: "A-Li, you really sent a talent. With Wen Yi's talent, he should have a great chance of passing the imperial examination this autumn. Moreover, we hit it off right away and have become good friends."

Shen Li felt incredible. What kind of development was this? They actually became friends. In the original book, Guan Wenyi had passed away at this time. Alas, she changed his fate, which led to the current development.

But it’s also good this way. If he has outstanding abilities and can pass the exam together with his elder brother, this would be the best outcome.

"You are both scholars with outstanding talents, so it is natural that you can become close friends. Ali is very happy for you."

"A-Li is still good at talking." Shen Han said.

Shen Xing was already impatient: "Can you guys please leave? Stop bragging all over there."

"Brother praised me but not you, are you upset?" Shen Li joked.

Shen Xing rolled her eyes: "Tsk, boring."

"Brother, be careful what you say here. Don't be so rude. We are all educated people here. Be careful that others will laugh at you. If you do, it will be Big Brother's fault."

Shen Xing didn't refute: "I know, I know."

"Okay, both of you, stop arguing and go to my place first. Ah Li, haven't you always wanted to see the poems I wrote?"

By the way, she was here to do something serious: "Brother, you haven't shown your poem to anyone else, have you?"

"Of course not. I promised to show it to you first, how can I break my promise? I didn't even show it to Brother Guan."

Shen Li was relieved, and she said to Guan Wenyi: "What about you? You didn't show yours to others, did you?"

She was worried that Qiao Hou, who couldn't see his elder brother, would attack someone else. Guan Wenyi was a good candidate because of his literary talent.

"No, I don't have any friends here and no one wants to see me." Guan Wenyi told the truth.

Shen Li muttered softly: "That's good, that's good."

Shen Han and the others didn't hear clearly what she said and looked at her in confusion.

"It's okay, big brother, haven't you arrived yet?"

"Here we are. It's just in front."

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