After being expelled from the mansion, I changed the dynasty by writing novels.

After all, Wu Hualing is not professional enough. I heard that storytellers also have many ventriloquist skills and can imitate some sounds very well. Learning a little from them would be a good way to improve.

Manager Shi did not argue with her about this point.

"As for the third point, I haven't decided yet. How about we discuss it further later?"

"Of course, it is possible. In fact, apart from Wuming's storybooks, the other books published by your bookstore are all quite good."

Ye Yuwu smiled and said, "It seems that Manager Shi made preparations before he came."

"Of course we have to show some sincerity, and the books at Zhiyu Bookstore are all quite good; my wife and I are both reading them. But doing business also requires understanding these things."

"So you want it?"

"Besides just those few books, our teahouse hopes to have other books available for storytelling as well. Manager Ye, as you know, our bookstore is quite large, and just a few books are not enough."

Ye Yuwu understood what Manager Shi meant; he wanted to collaborate deeply with Zhiyu Bookstore.

These were no problem, so she agreed.

"Judging from the requests made by Manager Ye, I dare to guess that you already have a plan in mind." Otherwise, she wouldn't have made those requests for no reason.

"I'm currently preparing a storybook about food, and I think I can take this opportunity to promote it. However, whether the dishes I write about can be made into dishes depends on these chefs." Ye Yuwu didn't hide anything and revealed her plans.

"A storybook about food? I've never heard of that before. I've only heard of travelogues and cookbooks that collect delicacies from all over the world. I wonder if Manager Ye could share some information about that?"

"This is different from travelogues that compile delicacies from various places. However, these delicacies have never appeared in Jin Dynasty before." Ye Yuwu didn't know how to put it. She now realized that she might have spoken too soon; she couldn't very well say that she had "made them up out of thin air."

Well, why would anyone believe that food made out of thin air is delicious?! So she could only try to explain, "I'm not quite sure about that yet. Mr. Wuming hasn't told me yet, he's only given me a little bit of information."

Upon hearing the name Mr. Wuming, Shopkeeper Shi's eyes lit up instantly. "So it was written by Mr. Wuming! My apologies for my ignorance. Does this mean I already know what Mr. Wuming's storybook is? Mr. Wuming's storybooks are so wonderful, especially my wife. She really likes Mr. Wuming. I wish I could have the chance to meet him!" His tone was tinged with regret as he spoke.

This left Ye Yuwu somewhat at a loss.

I never imagined that the ancients were so obsessed with celebrities. Last time, I don't know where the false rumor came from, that Mr. Wuming had appeared in a bookstore.

As a result, a group of people rushed to the bookstore, crowding it to the point of being impassable. Several of them blocked the entrance, and in the end, they had to call the government officials to come, thus avoiding a disaster. However, Ye Yuwu was still shaken.

“Mr. Wuming is very mysterious; we’ve never seen him before.”

"Really?" Shopkeeper Shi was a little surprised. "It seems that the rumors that Mr. Wuming is a hermit master are not unfounded."

Ye Yuwu—Mr. Wuming—the fake recluse could only laugh dryly: "Haha."

The reason Ye Yuwu decided to write a food novel in her next book was because the food in Bianjing (Kaifeng) didn't taste very good.

In ancient times, when seasonings were not yet widespread and even chili peppers were unavailable, eating this occasionally was quite novel, but it would become tasteless if consumed in excess. Unlike noble families who could afford to eat delicacies from land and sea, she was not one of them.

She had been in Bianjing for more than half a year and missed modern fried chicken, fries, hamburgers, and cola very much. What she missed most was hot pot.

Hot pot also existed in this dynasty, but it was not widespread and was mostly enjoyed by royalty and nobility; ordinary people could not afford it.

They call it Wen Ding, and another name for it is "Antique Soup". It is said that it is called "Antique Soup" because it makes a "gurgling" sound when it is cooked.

However, not many people eat antique soup.

These past few days, Ye Yuwu has managed to steal a moment from her busy schedule to have a pot made specifically for cooking hot pot made for her.

Once the pot is made, we can give it a try.

However, without a base sauce, we can only boil it in water and dip it in sauce first.

Now she even has difficulty eating a pack of instant noodles. Even though she was enjoying delicious food in her luxurious "cell" a while ago, she still craves those nerdy foods.

Fortunately, she had a search system, and she could find the recipe with just one search.

She drooled as she copied down the recipe, trying to fill her emptiness with spiritual nourishment.

It seems like he's writing a storybook, but he's actually writing a recipe.

After bringing these copied recipes out of prison, she missed the food even more, and would take them out to fantasize about them when she had nothing to do.

She had been holding it in for so long that she could no longer bear it and finally decided to write a food article.

Not only does she have to write food articles, she also has to find ways to actually make them.

If you can't make them, publish these recipes.

Someone saw this; what if they managed to make it?!

Then she'll be able to eat it! And let these ancient people taste modern food too.

But now I can only dream about it.

Forgive the child, she just wants to eat modern food!

She's only halfway through writing this food-themed book recently because she suddenly took over the tea business, first dealing with bills, and then various other small matters that required her attention.

Moreover, things weren't exactly peaceful at the bookstore either; all these big and small matters piled up, leaving her no time to write her stories.

So she still plans to start serializing the story in the same way as before.

It will be serialized in the magazine "Between Square Inches" first, and then published as a book after it is completed.

Just as the new issue of "Between Square Inches" was about to be released, the promises made by Manager Shi began to be fulfilled.

Several more storytellers appeared in the teahouse.

To Ye Yuwu's surprise, Manager Shi was so thoughtful that he actually called back Zhou Sheng, the so-called number one storyteller, to her.

Zhou Sheng felt a little awkward returning to Chayunhe, since he had voluntarily left Chayunhe to develop his career at Tianxia Tea House. Now, after all the twists and turns, he had returned to his old employer. How could he not feel awkward?

There's just no way around it. The teahouse at Tianxia Teahouse hasn't been doing well lately. Although he's still telling stories on stage, there aren't many people, and his wages have been reduced to half of what they used to be. There are only two teahouses left in Bianjing now, and Chayun and he can't go back, so they can only stay at Tianxia Teahouse.

However, many storytellers at Tianxia Teahouse were a bit thick-skinned. Knowing that Tianxia Teahouse wasn't doing well, they secretly tried every means to get into Chayunhe.

For some reason, the tea culture and related fields were so closely intertwined that not a single storyteller was hired, and many people were speculating about the reason at the time.

Today, Tianxia Tea House announced its collaboration with Chayunhe, requiring coordination between the two tea houses and the allocation of additional staff to Chayunhe.