At the beginning of the famine, I became famous all over the world with my useless system

Shopkeeper Yu jumped onto the carriage and drove a few miles. He looked around in the darkness and only when he was sure that no one was around did he dare to quietly take out the brocade box from his chest.

In the moonlight, you can see that the first layer of the box is a tea cake.

There was actually a heavy seal under the tea cake.

He had no knowledge of bronze and stone artifacts, so he had no idea what material the seal was made of.

But seeing that it is shining and warm to the touch, I think it must be priceless.

He had a safe journey and after returning home, he couldn't wait to search the pattern on the seal in the "Illustrated Book of Generations", but he searched over and over again seven or eight times without finding anything.

It turns out it’s not an antique.

Could it be that this bunch of fruitful grapes has no profound meaning?

That shouldn't be the case. Who would be so serious as to engrave something useless on such a precious seal?

Could this thing come from a prince or lord in the court?

But I haven’t heard of any adult’s title being related to grapes?

But no matter which nobleman this jade seal came from, Shopkeeper Yu felt an inexplicable chill in his heart, making him certain—

This thing must never be shown to anyone.

Therefore, he kept this matter a secret and did not even reveal a word to his wife.

But the tea cake smelled so fragrant that he couldn't help but open the package.

At that time, he didn't know that a small handful of this tea could be sold at a sky-high price. He just felt that it was really refreshing to drink, so he picked up some fine powder every day to make tea.

One day, a passing merchant smelled the fragrance and dismounted his horse, and earnestly asked him to sell him a small piece.

But seeing that Shopkeeper Yu still disagreed, the handsome man with deep eye sockets and a high nose bridge was finally willing to offer a few coins of gold.

It was then that he realized that this was the legendary Snow Top Green.

Whenever Shopkeeper Yu thought of this, he felt a pang of pain in his heart. Naturally, he was reluctant to drink the tea cakes anymore. He would only give them up when an important guest came.

So when I saw my youngest son breaking off such a big piece just now, it hurt so much that my teeth were oozing with pain.

Seeing his father actually start to daydream, Yu Biwen stood behind him calmly, nudged his back with his elbow, and whispered, "Dad, let's get down to business!"

Shopkeeper Yu finally came to his senses and after a few polite words, he said, "Madam, let's talk about the membership card first. After all, I haven't paid you yet."

Lin Qing waved his hand and said, "There's no rush for this matter. Shopkeeper Yu, please listen to my next plan first. If you're willing to cooperate with me, I'd be happy to give you this design draft."

"what?"

When Shopkeeper Yu heard Lin Qing say that the design draft could be given as a gift, he felt both excited and worried.

What kind of big deal did this lady want to discuss with him that made her willing to give up such a beautiful painting?

She is so confident, could it be that she has found some way to get some banned books and wants me to do this head-breaking business for her?

The more Shopkeeper Yu thought about it, the more frightened he became. He said tremblingly, "Husband, Madam, this is a small business and I can't afford to suffer any great trouble..."

Lin Qing didn't know what he was thinking of, but she knew it must be some terrible guess. She gestured for Gu Damao and Gu Changqing to come forward with a helpless smile.

After the two of them gave a detailed introduction to the simulation strategy, Manager Yu's eyes lit up at first, but then he became more confused.

"Anping Town is already famous throughout the state for having Songyang Academy. If you add your wife's mock policy essay, it will be even more powerful! This is truly a great joy for the students. But with all due respect, what does this have to do with the business you and I want to discuss?"

Lin Qing signaled him not to be anxious and asked Gu Changqing to continue explaining his income in the Tianzi class.

Shopkeeper Yu was amazed when he heard this and thought to himself that the Tianzi Class was worthy of being nicknamed the Gold-Swallowing Class. It was no exaggeration to say that they spent money like water.

Just a topic and a few articles, and they can be sold for such a high price?!

Of course, what impressed him even more was that there was such a way to make money.

But no matter how rich the children of dignitaries are, or how willing they are to squander, the money is their own. How could they spend it on themselves?

Thinking of this, he became more and more curious about what the lady's so-called business was.

Lin Qing was in no hurry to explain to him and continued, "We plan to update the topic every ten days. After reviewing, we will select the top three, and both the topics and articles will be sold.

"Although the transaction amounts are not large, we hope to promote simulated policy essays throughout Jizhou and even the entire country. If we keep it in the academy, it may not be appropriate and will also cause dissatisfaction among the teachers. So, if possible, I would like to entrust this business to you."

Shopkeeper Yu shouted for who knows how many times today, his voice even cracked a little.

"what?"

Although Yu Biwen had no interest in doing business, his reaction was much faster than his father's, and he jumped for joy.

"Great, great! Madam, if you can really make this business a success and hand it over to our bookstore, that would be great! Dad, why don't you thank Madam right away!"

If what this lady said is true, then simulated policy essays really have great potential, and the book will definitely sell well!

If we put this big deal in our own store, wouldn't we be able to set any price we want?

Unlike his son's blind confidence, Shopkeeper Yu had a slightly worried look on his face. He stood up and thanked Lin Qing before saying, "Madam, what you just said is truly fascinating. But to be honest, I only opened this bookstore. If you want to negotiate prices and find sources of books, I can certainly help a little, but I don't know how to do delicate work like woodblock printing..."

"Even if we find workers, as you just said, we need to update the topics and articles every ten days. Even if Mr. Bi's movable type clay printing technology has been promoted nationwide, policy articles can be as short as a thousand words, or as long as ten thousand. Considering the cost and time of such heavy and frequent engraving, I'm afraid no one would want to take it."

Lin Qing thought of the reward for the hidden quest "A Century of Book Fragrance" and glanced down at the design draft on the table. "Don't worry about this, Shopkeeper Yu. I have my own way of solving it."

Shopkeeper Yu stroked his short stubble, looking increasingly embarrassed.

"So, I'm not contributing anything, I'm not paying anything, I'm just lending you a place to sell things, and I'm willing to accept your design. I'm truly unworthy of this."

Lin Ting understood his subtext and asked, "So, Manager Yu is very satisfied with it?"

"Of course, of course!" Shopkeeper Yu felt even more embarrassed. "That's why I feel I've done so little to deserve the conditions you've offered me."

"Then why don't we discuss other matters of cooperation besides selling simulation strategy papers and articles?"

"what?"

Shopkeeper Yu screamed silently again.

"What other business can we discuss?"