The business Shen Xiu wants to discuss is the batch of peony embroidered screens.
Manfang Embroidery Workshop needs a good reputation and connections in Fucheng, so it is undoubtedly a good choice to hand over the peony embroidery screens to them for sale.
Shopkeeper Zhou believed in Shen Xiu's craftsmanship, but he wanted to see the goods first.
"This is no problem. The peony embroidered screen will be shipped to Fucheng in a few days, and then I will send the peony embroidered screen to the embroidery workshop."
The government examination is coming soon, and Qu Huan will definitely come before the government examination.
In addition to Shen Xiu, Wei Yan and Yuan Ziwen are also waiting for Qu Huan.
Wei Yan had already booked a room for Qu Huan, but he still couldn't wait for Qu Huan.
Yuan Ziwen said from the side: "Isn't it because Qu Huan doesn't want to take part in the government examination?"
"I don't think so." Wei Yan said, holding the book in his hand, "I think he should be here soon."
Qu Huan really wanted to make a fortune using the peony embroidery screen, but he was also thinking about the imperial examination.
One day before the government examination started, he finally arrived in Fucheng after a long journey.
Qu Huan arrived too late, and before he could report to Shen Xiu, he was told by Wei Yan about the rules of the government examination. The next day, he entered the examination room of the government examination.
The prefectural examination is the same as the county examination, taking five days.
In the past five days, Wei Yan and the other two people had to rush to the examination room before dawn and could not leave the examination room until dusk.
Shen Xiu didn't know the rules of the imperial examination. But there was Yu Shuya beside her, and Yu Shuya didn't know why, but she was very familiar with the rules of the imperial examination.
She knew that Shen Xiu's husband was taking the government examination, so she told the eldest wife of the Yu family.
The eldest wife of the Yu family heard that Shen Xiu's husband-in-law had a good relationship with Tao Ziqian. Before Shen Xiu could speak, she took the initiative to tell the kitchen and asked them to prepare more tonic soup and send it to the inn.
When Wei Yan and the others returned to the inn on the first day after taking exams, Shen Xiu came to the inn accompanied by two maids and brought them a can of cooked chicken soup.
Qu Huan was very hungry after taking the exam for a day. He was not polite to Shen Xiu, so he picked up the chicken soup and drank it.
Yuan Ziwen took a sip of the chicken soup delicately, and his eyes immediately lit up, "This chicken soup also has scallops in it."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "This soup was made by the cook of the Yu family. I heard her say that this chicken soup contains not only scallops and fish maw, but also ginseng, which is best for replenishing your body."
Wei Yan heard that there were so many supplements in the chicken soup and couldn't help but look at Shen Xiu.
Shen Xiu understood what he meant and said, "Just drink it with confidence! I have done a great favor to the Yu family, this little soup is nothing."
"The help you mentioned was about the competition that day." Wei Yan picked out the scallops and fish maw in the bowl. Not only did he not like meat and fish, he didn't even like seafood.
Shen Xiu smiled and said, "It's related to this matter."
"But isn't that Manfang Embroidery Shop a property of the Tao family? What does this have to do with the Yu family?" Yuan Ziwen asked in confusion.
Shen Xiu explained: "The girl from the Yu family has arranged a marriage with Tao Ziqian, and Miss Yu was there during the competition that day. If it wasn't to help her, I wouldn't have rashly competed with others."
So that’s it.
Yuan Ziwen glanced at Shen Xiu thoughtfully. He did not expect that Shen Xiu had such a wide network and knew so many people.
The can of chicken soup was quickly finished by the three of them. Shen Xiu gave Wei Yan a few words, asking him to be careful about his health and that he would come over tomorrow to deliver tonic soup.
Wei Yan originally wanted to politely refuse. After all, Shen Xiu was a guest at the Yu family, and these soups also required troublesome people from the Yu family to make them.
It's just that Shen Xiu told him not to worry about these things and just concentrate on taking the government examination.
She helped Yu Shuya a lot, and it was appropriate for the Yu family to help make some tonic soup.
So Wei Yan and the others took the exam for five days, and Shen Xiu gave them five days of tonic soup.
The fifth day was the last day of the government examination. The cook of the Yu family specially cooked a pot of Gastrodia and pigeon soup on this day.
When Shen Xiu brought the soup, Qu Huan and Yuan Ziwen were already so tired that they lay down on the bed in the room.
Only Wei Yan still forced himself to sit at the table, drinking soup one spoonful at a time.
Shen Xiu didn't know about the state examination, but when she came to deliver soup, she saw that all the candidates she met had yellow faces and sloppy steps, so she knew that the examination was not easy.
She knew it was useless to say anything at this time, so she just advised Wei Yan to drink some soup before going to sleep.
Wei Yan's body was very tired, but his spirit was good.
After Shen Xiu left, he did not rest immediately, but silently recalled the policy statement he had just finished.
Master Xuezheng once asked him to read more history books, and even asked Magistrate Zuo to lend him a set of history books.
Wei Yan didn't understand Master Xuezheng's intentions at first, but it wasn't until he was writing the policy that he realized that reading more history books was really helpful for writing the policy.
He originally thought that if he performed normally, he should be able to enter the top ten in the government examination. But thinking about the policy paper in which he performed abnormally, Wei Yan felt that he should be able to enter the top five.
But he wasn't very sure, so he didn't tell anyone.
On the second day, after Yuan Ziwen felt better, he wrote all the articles he had written silently, and asked Wei Yan how he did in the exam.
Before Wei Yan had time to answer, Shen Xiu came with a food box.
A few days ago, when Wei Yan and others took the exam, the eldest wife of the Yu family ordered people to prepare light tonic soup.
Now that I knew they had finished the government examination, I sent them several sumptuous dishes to supplement their meal.
The cooks of the Yu family are very good at cooking. They serve not only meat dishes such as roasted bamboo shoots and goose, braised quail, but also seasonal vegetables such as cold wolfberry heads and stir-fried leeks with shrimps.
Shen Xiu took out the dishes from the food box one by one, and the aroma immediately filled the whole room.
Yuan Ziwen no longer had the time to ask Wei Yan how he did in the exam. They had been eating and drinking in the exam room for the past five days. Food was provided in the exam room, but it was either steamed buns or porridge.
Yuan Ziwen had eaten steamed buns and porridge for five days, and now even the food in the inn felt like delicious food. Now that he saw the sumptuous dishes brought by Shen Xiu, he immediately called Qu Huan over.
Wei Yan didn't like meat and fish, so he took the initiative to give up the two plates of meat dishes and only ate the cold wolfberry head.
Shen Xiu knew that he would be a picky eater before he came, so he took out a cup of cooked Polygonatum odoratum quail soup from the bottom of the food box.
"Mr. don't just eat vegetarian dishes, drink some hot soup."
Yuan Ziwen had become familiar with Shen Xiu in the past few days, and immediately said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is so partial, why does brother Wei have hot soup to drink?"
Wei Yan took a piece of goose meat and handed it over, "I don't think eating meat can stop your mouth."
After the meal, Yuan Ziwen and Qu Huan finished the two meat dishes. Wei Yan only had one bowl of white rice and two bowls of hot soup along with the vegetarian dishes.
Shen Xiu asked the accompanying maid to send the bowls and chopsticks back, then found an opportunity to call Qu Huan aside and asked him where the peony embroidered screens were.
"I have already made an agreement with Shopkeeper Zhou from Manfang Embroidery Workshop, and he will help sell these embroidered screens." Shen Xiu told Qu Huan what happened, "but he wants to take a look at the peony embroidered screens.
I was afraid of disturbing your imperial examination, so I didn't tell you."
As soon as business was mentioned, Qu Huan immediately became energetic, "I put the batch of peony embroidery screens in a nearby warehouse. I can have the peony embroidery screens delivered to Manfang Embroidery Workshop at any time."
Shen Xiudao: "Then you can send the embroidery screen to the embroidery workshop as soon as possible. Just give me my name. As for the issue of the embroidery screen, you can discuss it with Shopkeeper Zhou in detail!"
She also made an appointment with Lin Ye today.
Lin Ye has almost mastered the art of inserting needles into meat, but the silk-splitting technique she learned from Lin Ye still needs practice.
Yesterday, Lin Ye told her that he wanted her to come over early because he had something to give her.
Shen Xiu did not dare to delay any longer. After bringing the message to Qu Huan, he went to the inn where Lin Ye was staying.