The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 229: Storytelling and Zhi Yanzhai (Part )
"Yi... When did Brother Yi come?"

Yingchun was a little embarrassed when she suddenly saw Zhang Yunyi. After he entered the house, she remembered that she had not greeted him with Baochai and Xiangyun, so she started to make small talk.

Unexpectedly, when she asked this, Lin Daiyu and Tanchun both fell silent.

Zhang Yunyi then repeated the lie that he saw Lin Daiyu sprain her ankle.

"It just so happens that my third sister is here again. She wants to discuss something with everyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, Siqi, who was standing beside him, glared at Shishu and said, "Master Yi is here. If you knew about this, why didn't you tell us in advance?"

The maids in other rooms would naturally not interrupt like she did.

However, Yingchun has always been a Buddhist, and Siqi has a strong temper, so it seems that the master is weak and the servant is strong.

Everyone was used to her speaking up for Yingchun.

Although she didn't want to be included in the dowry, she also hoped that Yingchun could escape from the fire pit. If she had known that Zhang Yunyi was here, she would have done everything she could to clean up for Yingchun.

Of course, the maid kept the secret secret on purpose. She didn't tell Yingchun, nor did she tell Baochai and Xiangyun.

However, facing Siqi's questioning, she was not afraid at all, but said confidently: "The young lady asked me to invite the girls because there was something important to discuss. Master Yi happened to run into me, and I was careless for a moment. Besides, Master is not an outsider, he will know when he comes, so why bother to tell him in advance?"

When it comes to pushing and pulling, the three maids are no match for the tall and strong Siqi, but when it comes to the logic and manner of speaking, she is far behind the maids.

He was speechless after being rebuked, his chest heaving in indignation.

The two girls were at loggerheads with each other, and the situation was a little awkward for a moment.

Yingchun gave Siqi a reproachful look.

Tanchun said to Yingchun, "It's not the maid's fault. Before she came, I told her to discuss it with Sister Lin and asked her to invite the sisters. Originally, I should have asked Brother Yi for his opinion on this matter. Seeing that he was here, I hurriedly asked the maid to invite the sisters. Since we had already discussed it in advance, she didn't dare to say anything without my instructions. It's my fault."

Seeing that she took the initiative to accept it, Yingchun became more embarrassed and uneasy, and Siqi was even more at a loss as to what to say.

Baochai quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Tell me quickly, why did you call us here in such a hurry?"

At this point, she glanced at Zhang Yunyi secretly and said, "Since you said you wanted to ask Brother Yi's opinion, could this matter be related to Brother Yi?"

Tanchun then shared her idea with her sisters.

After saying that, he did not forget to explain: "This was originally Sister Lin's idea, so I came to ask her opinion first, and Brother Yi also agreed just now."

Xiangyun heard this and clapped her hands, "This is a very elegant thing to do. We have nothing to do on weekdays, so the poems we wrote should not be wasted. If we can help polish it and put the poems in it, it will be a fun thing."

She only thought of these, but Baochai had business experience.

Previously, because of the caustic soda business, her family had offended Zhang Yunyi, and she was worried about how to save the situation.

Now, Tanchun's proposal gave her an opportunity.

"This is indeed a good thing! However, publishing a book is not a trivial matter. The initial plate making, printing, and paper purchases are all considerable expenses. Not to mention the sales, the story is the hard work of Brother Yi and us. Since it is to be published, if we entrust it to an outside bookstore, I am afraid we will inevitably encounter some trivial bargaining."

Having said this, she paused, then looked at Zhang Yunyi and said, "I happen to have a shop at home, so I can take care of this matter... As for the profits, I can guarantee that they will remain intact..."

Although the Xue family did not have a bookstore, it would not cost much money to set up a printing workshop.

If he could sell Zhang Yun逸 for a good thing, it would be like spending a small amount of money to achieve a big thing.

Tanchun was originally trying to show off herself, so how could she allow Baochai to pick peaches?
Without waiting for Baochai to finish, she rejected the offer immediately, saying, "We can't let Sister Bao bear the burden alone. I have confidence in Brother Yi's story. It will surely sell well. We each have a monthly allowance. Even if there is still some shortfall, we can go and borrow some from Second Sister-in-law to set up a printing workshop. That will be enough."

At this point, she paused and said, "I think this story was originally written by Brother Yi. He invested in the story and owns half of it, and the rest is divided equally between us. In addition, we are girls and it is not easy to sign our names. After the book is published, it must be under Brother Yi's name..."

She said a lot of things with great enthusiasm, and although Baochai was a little unwilling, the idea was from Tanchun after all. Moreover, she wanted Zhang Yunyi to hold half of the shares and to sign the name, so she was not sure what he meant for a while, and it was even harder to object.

Others had no objections when they saw that she spoke clearly and planned everything in an orderly manner.

However, Xiangyun, who was standing by, felt a little embarrassed when she heard that she had to pay money.

The Shi family was not well off, and she was adopted by her uncle and aunt. She had to do needlework to make a living. How could she have the spare money to join in the fun with them?

Just as he was hesitating about how to start, he heard Zhang Yunyi say, "My story, including the beginning and the end, only took me one or two hours to tell. I'm afraid that the time you guys spent on polishing it would be much longer than mine."

He paused for a moment, looked around, and then smiled, "That's right, I have a lot of stories like this here, I can tell you slowly later. If we don't want to do it, then forget it. If we want to do it, then do it well. Why not just open a bookstore? You don't have to worry about the money. Just do as Third Sister said, I will invest half of the shares, and you can split the rest equally."

Tanchun knew that he didn't care about this little money, so she smiled and said, "In this case, we have to thank Brother Yi for subsidizing us. However, since we want to open a study, please name it, Brother Yi!"

Zhang Yunyi suddenly had an idea and said, "Since all the sisters have put so much effort into it, why not call it Zhi Yan Zhai? After these books are published, they don't need to be signed with my name. They can all be listed under the name of Zhi Yan Zhai."

"Zhi Yan Zhai... Zhi Yan Zhai..."

The women murmured in unison.

They are all girls in their teens, how could they not have the desire to show off?
If it were any other false reputation, it would be fine, but the elegant name of this book is something I can't help but be attracted by.

Although it is not convenient for them to come forward and they still have to rely on Zhang Yun逸 to manage the business, it is not difficult to see from the name of the bookstore that women are involved.

In addition, Zhang Yunyi had no relatives and lived in Ning Mansion. Wasn't it obvious that he would be exposed?
Lin Daiyu said embarrassedly: "The story belongs to Brother Yi, and he asked you to pay for it. We just polished it a little bit, aren't we just sitting back and enjoying the fruits of our labor..."

“Hahaha!” Zhang Yunyi laughed heartily. “I have only told you the general outline of these stories. You guys have to fill in the details. Besides, I own half of the shares, so I will get the lion’s share of the dividends in the future. As long as you sisters don’t think I am too greedy, that’s fine.”

"Brother Yi, you are joking. You regard money as dirt. How could we not know that?"

"Not only that, he doesn't even care about false reputation!"

Faced with the unanimous praise from the girls, Zhang Yunyi naturally accepted it with pleasure.

Seeing that Zhang Yunyi not only agreed, but also offered advice and wanted to take out the inventory, Tanchun hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said, "In this case, let's get started quickly."

As she spoke, she pulled out a stack of manuscripts from her bosom, gave a few pages to Daiyu, Baochai and the others, and handed the rest to Zhang Yunyi, saying, "I wrote this from memory. Sister Bao, Sister Lin, Sister Xiangyun, and I will be responsible for polishing it... Second sister..."

At this point, Tanchun hesitated for a moment and said, "Second sister and fourth sister, please help copy it in the future and give some advice!"

If Yingchun had the talent of Daiyu and Baochai, it is hard to say whether she would still insist on getting everyone to polish it together.

Although, he was determined to show Zhang Yun逸 his ability to integrate.

But she also regarded Yingchun as her strongest competitor.

Therefore, when assigning tasks, I was a little careful and exposed Yingchun's shortcomings.

Yingchun is a family member who knows her own affairs. Although she can embellish Zhang Yunyi's story a little, with the examples of Daiyu, Baochai and others, she really can't help much.

Zhang Yunyi took the manuscript handed to him by Tanchun and felt the warmth of the paper. Perhaps because it had been kept in Tanchun's arms for too long, it even smelled of a faint virgin fragrance. He unconsciously moved the manuscript closer to his eyes.

He praised: "I have heard that the third sister is very talented, but I didn't expect that she would plan things carefully and act in a clear and organized manner..."

"Yi...Brother Yi, thank you for the compliment!"

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(End of this chapter)