The following programs were all things that no one had ever seen in the capital before, including crosstalk, sketches, quick-paced music, as well as traditional piano playing, dancing and singing.

The girl who sang the song and her father who played the erhu to accompany her were originally performing artists in Dong'an Street. The father and daughter were from Minzhou. While performing in Minzhou, they offended the son of the Minzhou county magistrate, so they had to perform all the way to Shangjing City.

Mu Xiyue happened to see him while shopping one day and invited him to the art gallery. They were naturally very happy that they no longer had to live on the streets or worry about being bullied.

Seeing that the audience downstairs were engrossed in the performance, Mu Xiyue knew that it was right for her to invite her back. This girl had a really good voice.

The morning show ended around noon, around midnight, and almost everyone was still not satisfied. Tickets were for both the morning and afternoon shows, and the show closed for half an hour at noon because the artists also had to eat.

Mu Xiyue and her companions did not return home, but found a restaurant on Nan'an Street for dinner. In the afternoon, Mu Xiyue also had to go to the art gallery to watch the next show. The afternoon show was not repeated with the morning show, only the second day's show would partially repeat with the first day's.

After lunch, Zhong Gao returned to the art gallery and came in with a smile, reporting, "Your Majesty, Miss Mu, the tea and pastries we sold this morning totaled over five hundred taels of silver. Most of the pastries we prepared yesterday have been sold out, and the kitchen is working hard to make them today, but we're running low on goat milk, so we can't make some of the pastries that use goat milk."

"That's all we can do. Talk to the person who delivers the goat milk and ask if they can send us more starting tomorrow."

Mu Xiyue hadn't expected the cakes to sell so well. She'd seen the prices Zhong Gao set, and while she couldn't call them high, she'd say they were exceptionally high. A block of crispy fresh milk, slightly larger than an egg, cost three taels of silver, a plate of twelve crispy potato balls, slightly larger than grapes, one tael, an egg-sized cloud cake, two taels, a plate of mille-feuille, and so on.

There are twelve private rooms on the second floor and eighty seats downstairs, which can accommodate more than one hundred people if fully booked. The average consumption of tea, snacks and drinks alone in half a day is five taels of silver per person.

You have to know that her monthly allowance for a legitimate daughter was only 20 taels, while that for a concubine's daughter was 5 taels. Furthermore, the monthly allowance for a legitimate daughter of the Anyuan Marquisate was considered high among noble ladies. Some legitimate daughters of officials received as little as 10 taels. Therefore, even for someone who relied solely on their families for a living, the cost of living here was considered quite high.

Of course, for those who have their own businesses and jobs, the consumption in art galleries in Shangjing City can only be considered medium. After all, art galleries are not restaurants. Everyone needs to eat, and watching plays for entertainment is not a necessity for everyone. Excessively high consumption will discourage many people.

Because tickets for the first three days are given away for free with a purchase, some of today's guests are ordinary people who cannot afford five taels of silver. Therefore, guests who can buy tickets after three days will have a higher purchasing power.

The morning guests were full of praise after leaving, and the afternoon guests were even more enthusiastic. In addition, the morning guests said that the dim sum in the art gallery was very novel and tasted very good. The afternoon guests who originally did not want to buy or only wanted to buy one or two to kill time now bought several kinds. Some people not only bought food to eat on the spot, but also bought some extra to take home.

There were constant laughter and cheers in the hall in front of the show, and the chefs in the kitchen were also very busy. The four ovens were baking non-stop, and the pastries were still in short supply.

By the time the shop closed in the evening, almost everyone was too tired to move.

Mu Xiyue's smile never faltered when she saw the turnover. The turnover in the afternoon was more than 800 taels, adding up to about 1,400 taels a day. After deducting labor and costs, the net profit was more than 1,000 taels.

Mu Xiyue waved her hand and rewarded the chefs and artists in the kitchen with two taels each, the waiters and other servants with one tael, and the person in charge, Zhong Gao, with five taels. This was considered a good start to the business and everyone was happy!

Mu Xiyue only went to the first day of the three-day trial operation. With Zhong Gao in charge, Mu Xiyue felt very relieved. Xiao Yibai's people were really capable. Not only did they arrange things well, but they could also draw inferences from one example and make updates and reforms.

The Marquis' Mansion has been very busy these days, as Mu Xiyu's wedding day is getting closer. Although the family she is marrying into is not what Mu Fengnian expected, Mu Xiyu is still the daughter that Mu Fengnian has held in his hands for so many years, so the mansion is still making preparations very carefully.

There were still two days before Mu Xiyu's wedding. Mu Xiyue had just finished her breakfast when a maid came to ask her to go to the front hall.

Mu Xiyue thought it was about Mu Xiyu's wedding, so she decided to go over and take a look.

When they arrived at the front hall, they saw that everyone in the marquis's mansion was present, including Mu Fengnian's wives, concubines, and children. One of the two old men chatting with the old lady was a patriarch of the Mu family in Mujia Village. Mu Xiyue called him uncle, and this uncle's son was with him.

There was another person Mu Xiyue had never seen before. Judging from the way they were chatting, he was probably an elder from the same clan.

There was an incense burner on the table above the main hall, and there was a book in front of the incense burner. I didn't know what the book was until I walked closer to take a look.

Mu Xiyue was a little curious. Is it such a troublesome thing before getting married according to the customs of Tianqi Country?

One of Mu Xiyu's hands was still wrapped in gauze, but her palm was gone.

This was the first time Mu Xiyue saw Mu Xiyu after she cut off her palm. She looked much thinner than before, but her complexion was okay. However, there was no concealment of hatred in her eyes when she looked at Mu Xiyue.

Mu Xiyue smiled sweetly at her, "Congratulations, second sister, on finding a happy marriage."

Mu Xiyu smiled and said, "Thank you, big sister. I hope you can always be so lucky."

Oh, you've grown up, you're more patient than before. Mu Xiyue raised her eyebrows, "That's for sure. The past ten years have used up all my bad luck. Now all I have left is good luck!"

Mu Xiyu took a deep breath and turned her head away from Mu Xiyue. She was afraid that she could not control herself.

After a while, Mu Fengnian came in with a man dressed like an official from the yamen.

Mu Fengnian led the person to a chair nearby and said, "Master Ding, please take a seat. Normally, I and the elders should have gone to the government office, but I'm really busy with my daughter's upcoming wedding. I'm sorry to bother you to come here today."

Ding Zhubo smiled and said politely, "No, no, Lord Mu, you are too polite. It is my honor to be a witness for your daughter!"

Mu Fengnian exchanged a few polite words with Ding Zhubo and then walked up to the two old men and told them that they could begin.

Mu Xiyue was completely confused. What kind of divine custom was this?

Mu Xiyue soon understood that it was not Mu Xiyu's business at all.

Today, Mu Xixue was transferred to Liu Meir's name. From today on, Mu Xixue is considered a legitimate daughter.

The ceremony was not very complicated. They burned incense to the ancestors, marked Mu Xixue as Liu Meir's daughter in the family tree, and kowtowed three times to Liu Meir to acknowledge her as their mother.

Then Mu Fengnian wrote a love letter, and the two elders signed their names as witnesses and submitted it to the government office for filing.

Originally, Mu Fengnian should have taken the love letter to the government office together with the two clan elders, but the chief clerk of the government office came to the scene, so Mu Fengnian handed the signed love letter to the chief clerk to officially complete it.

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