My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 155 Sixth Master Inspired by His Brother and Sister-in-law
Shen Changle patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Didn't you tell me that? I really have to thank Sixteenth Brother. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have thought of this business. No matter what happens in the future, I helped Sixth Master solve his problems and earned some money for Madam's shop. I am a hero, big or small, right?"

Gu Shiliu was puzzled and asked, "What did I tell you?"

Shen Changle said, "Didn't you say that the Minister of Rites and the Provincial Education Commissioner both said these poems were good, so how could they be bad? Do you know who the Minister of Rites is? The examiner of the Spring Examination has always been the Minister of Rites, not to mention the Provincial Education Commissioner in the capital, who is in charge of the local imperial examinations. Although his rank is not high, he has many disciples and a wide network of contacts. The owner of Shuhai Pavilion doesn't believe you because he is a fool."

The depression in Gu Shiliu's heart couldn't help but dissipate halfway.

Shen Changle added, "I have occasionally heard that the chief priest privately praised Madam for her extraordinary talent, but she just doesn't like to show it. Young Master Tang was admitted to the Imperial College from his hometown. He has a solid academic foundation, but he lacks a few points in poetry talent, and even the chief priest can't help him. But after Madam's guidance, Young Master Tang's poems can be praised by the two adults. I thought that if we do this business, Madam will definitely have a way."

Gu Shiliu opened his mouth so wide that an egg could fit in it. After a long while, he said, "I admire you. I admire you. Brother Shen is really smart. He can see such an opportunity from just a few words. But, are you really going to run a bookstore business in the future?"

Shen Changle smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, this is all thanks to the help of the sixteen brothers. As for how big we want to be and how to do it, I'll listen to my wife. But for the first order of business, I'm determined to let Sixth Master and my wife see what I can do. Anyway, I'm free anyway, don't you think?"

Gu Shiliu thought over the whole thing and felt more and more that Shen Changle was a rare talent. He was very smooth and thoughtful in doing things. You see, this matter was as difficult as heaven in his eyes, but for Shen Changle it could be small or big, and he could advance or retreat.

Even if it's just this one deal, it's a sure win. After all, it's just a small grocery store, so who would worry about offending Shuhai Pavilion?

Gu Shiliu and Shen Changle went to look for Gu Liuye together. The servant guarding outside looked Shen Changle up and down and said, "My Liuye said he wanted to study hard and would not see anyone."

Shen Changle smiled and said, "We are here to discuss the important matter of printing poetry collection with Sixth Master. We cannot delay any longer. Go and report it quickly."

Gu Shiliu glared at the servant and said, "Go quickly. The mansion will be sealed tomorrow. Brother Shen can't stay in the mansion for long."

The servant didn't dare to take Qiao again. He went in for a while and came out, smiling and inviting them in.

Inside the room, Mr. Gu Liu was sitting behind a desk with his hair loose, holding a collection of Zhang Jiuling's poems in his hand. Papers covered with writings were scattered all over the table, and pens were thrown randomly on the papers, drawing long ink lines.

"You mean to print and sell a collection of poems?"

Master Gu Liu looked at Gu Shiliu strangely.

Gu Shiliu nodded and said, "When the Marquis heard from Sixth Master that these poems were good, he said he would find someone to print and sell them, and then put some in the mansion so that Sixth Master could give them away."

Master Gu Liu was surprised. He had originally wanted to ask Master Gu Hou to arrange people to copy and bind it, which would probably be just a few dozen books. He didn't expect it to be such a big deal.

“Is this…is this…”

Mr. Gu Liu wanted to just forget it.

Gu Shiliu immediately said, "My Lord did this because he loves me dearly and wants to clear my name for you. But who knew that I encountered so many difficulties when I went out to find a bookstore to print the book."

Gu Liuye stopped talking immediately and asked in surprise, "Does Third Brother really think so?"

Gu Shiliu said, "Of course, the Marquis has repeatedly told me that it must be finalized today. Tomorrow, the mansion will be sealed, and I will not be able to walk outside." Master Gu Liu looked solemn, sniffed, clenched his fists, and said, "Okay, then print it. You said you were challenged? Tell me in detail."

Gu Shiliu was waiting for this sentence. He immediately told Shen Changle what the owner of Shuhai Pavilion said and how he swallowed his anger. He found out the truth after hitting a wall everywhere. At the end of his road, he met Shen Changle again... It was a tortuous and moving story.

Master Gu Liu was angry for a while, and then he was elated, especially when he learned that Shen Changle had the approval of his third sister-in-law. When it came to doing something serious, Master Gu Liu's heart was beating like a drum, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, let's print more. If we don't make steamed buns, we can still save face and let the owner of Shuhai Pavilion look down on us."

Although his poems were mediocre, his brother Siyuan's poems had been praised. The owner of Shuhai Pavilion spoke harshly and was self-righteous, so he just wanted to give Shuhai Pavilion a good slap in the face.

Shen Changle smiled and said, "Madam thinks so too. Since the poems of the poetry club are excellent, we must print them out to restore your reputation. As for the business of Shuhai Pavilion, I'm afraid Madam will want to get involved in it in the future."

Gu Liuye's face turned from red to white, and then from white to red. After a long while, he said, "Okay, sister-in-law, please rest assured. I will learn poetry writing from Siyuan, and I will definitely get better in the future."

Shen Changle complimented him, "I heard that Sixth Master likes to read, but he was delayed because of his poor health when he was young. After Tang Shaoyou came to the capital from his hometown, he buried himself in his studies and seldom went out to socialize. He can get to know Sixth Master, which shows that he thinks Sixth Master has good character and will become a great man if he works hard in the future."

Master Gu Liu immediately felt more relaxed and nodded heavily, saying, "I regard Siyuan as my best friend, and my dear brother Siyuan is also very open with me. Our two families are also relatives by marriage, so this is our fate."

Gu Shiliu quickly brought the topic back to the topic, saying, "How many copies does Sixth Master want to print? How should the typesetting order be arranged? Once Shen Changle is confirmed, we can go ahead and print. Otherwise, it will take several months, and by then, Shuhai Pavilion will probably have forgotten about the evil things they did."

The response must be fast and hard.

Master Gu Liu stood up, found a few poetry collections on the bookshelf, handed them to Shen Changle and said, "Just follow this pattern. As for the order? I think we should arrange them by title. Put Brother Siyuan's poems first, then the others, and Lin Ziqi's in the middle..."

Shen Changle nodded and wrote them down one by one.

After everything was settled, Shen Changle asked Mr. Gu Liu to write a list so that he could go to the accounting office to collect the money.

Mr. Gu Liu thought about it, wrote down the amount of five hundred books, and asked Shen Changle to fill in the number.

Shen Changle thought for a moment and said, "I've never done this before, so I might as well get more so I don't have to come back for more when it's not enough."

Gu Liuye said, "Then I'll pay you 1,500 taels of silver first. If it's not enough, we can talk about it later. If it's more, you can return it. We can't let you and Third Sister-in-law do this for nothing. We have to take the profit into consideration."

Shen Changle smiled and said, "We are all family, how can we be left out? Let's get this done first and slap Shuhai Pavilion in the face."

These words touched Mr. Gu Liu's heart, and he smiled and nodded.

Shen Changle and Gu Shiliu went to Sun's accountant to collect the money.

Accountant Sun glanced at Shen Changle, twisting the bill between two fingers and shaking it as if he was shaking something dirty. His face was full of suspicion, and he asked, "Madam's shop is paying so much money just to print books for Sixth Master?"

(End of this chapter)