Chapter 330 Visit

Young women are traditionally confined to their homes and rarely venture out. When Bai Youran was in the capital, she was often dragged by her cousins ​​to play cards. Whenever a new storybook appeared in a bookstore, she would buy it to pass the time.

Books are expensive, so sisters often share them with each other, and I imagine it's the same here.

"Sister Yue Sha, it's unlikely you'll earn money multiple times from the same storybook, and your maid might not even know what these people like."

Bai Youran pointed out this problem: if dozens of people only buy one book and read it in turn, Lin Yuesha's dream of making money will be shattered.

"Think about it, how much can you earn if you only sell one copy?"

Bai Youran did the math. Putting aside the risks of bringing in storybooks, if Granny Fang caught them, she would definitely kick them out of the girls' school. It wasn't worth it for Lin Yuesha to take such a big risk for such a small amount of money.

"That's true, but I haven't thought of a good way to make money."

After days of rigorous training, Lin Yuesha's back ached, and she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow at night, waking up to find it was already broad daylight.

She is currently in debt of three hundred taels of silver and is under great pressure. She asked the pockmarked man to buy a book for her stepbrother, and the man actually bought a rare copy.

"Putting on a brave face" perfectly describes Lin Yuesha herself. She couldn't bring herself to criticize the pockmarked man, since he was just helping out.

Since severing ties, Lin Yuesha, as a replacement, is very aware that she doesn't want to owe Pockmarked Face any more favors and is racking her brains to find a way to repay the debt.

"A thousand taels of silver for a book? Sister Yue Sha, you've been ripped off, haven't you?"

Bai Youran was shocked to learn that Lin Yuesha was in debt. Her parents were generous enough to her older brother, but they never spent so much money just to get a book.

"No, it was bought with the help of my savior. It's a rare and hard-to-find copy."

Lin Yuesha was very confident about this. The pockmarked man could freely enter and leave the barbarian territory and even rescued her from Blue Eyes; how could he be short of a little silver? Even if he was swindled, it was only fair; her life was more precious than a thousand taels of silver.

"You owe more than three hundred taels. How about I lend it to you first, and you can pay back the money?"

Bai Youran had some money, so giving some to Lin Yuesha for resale wasn't a problem. She trusted Lin Yuesha's ability to make money and knew she could pay it back in no time, while also gaining a favor for no reason.

"Well... we'll see when the time comes."

Lin Yuesha took a sip of tea. Since she didn't have to study the rules that evening, she suddenly had some free time and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Seeing that the pockmarked face was simple, Lin Yuesha thought that as long as she asked Qingxing to pass on the message, she would figure out her own abilities. At present, it seemed that the Li sisters were not easy to trick. The two of them rolled their eyes at her as soon as they saw her. Running errands would only earn her a little money. When would she be able to scrape together three hundred taels?

In Chenjia Village, three hundred taels of silver could build a large house. It's only because she makes money so quickly that she's become arrogant.

Fine, as long as it's useful for her stepbrother's imperial examination, the money won't be wasted. She can consider it an investment in advance, and she can benefit from it when her stepbrother passes the exam.

"Sister Bai, what kind of storybooks do daughters of officials like to read?"

With nothing else to do, Lin Yuesha chatted with Bai Youran. She had also read the storybooks, and while reading, she complained. She was already tired of the trope of a rich young lady falling for a poor scholar. These were all written by men to coax vain scholars, and she didn't like them at all.

"What else could it be but a story about talented scholars and beautiful women?"

Bai Youran casually replied, but something quickly flashed through her mind, and she had a sudden inspiration. "Sister Yue Sha, what do you think about us writing a storybook together?"

"Writing storybooks?"

Lin Yuesha never imagined that her calligraphy was only slightly better than a spider's crawl. Recently, she had been learning chess, music, calligraphy, and painting, and she was the worst at it. Her hands were swollen from being hit so hard.

“We collaborate; you come up with the story, and I'll write it.”

Bai Youran owns a bookstore that specializes in selling storybooks, but unfortunately, she doesn't have any appealing stories, so business is just so-so.

She suddenly realized that women don't like reading stories written by men, so if she made stories from a woman's perspective, she could definitely make money!

The idea was good, Lin Yuesha agreed, but she was a cook, and making up stories was a bit of a crossover for her, so it was a bit unreliable for her to come up with the ideas.

"Sister Bai, am I okay?"

Lin Yuesha doubted her own abilities, but since she was a transmigrator, she could write about the original world.

"You mean men and women will be equal a thousand years from now? How is that possible?"

Bai Youran's expression changed drastically. She walked to the door, saw that it was closed tightly and there was no one outside, and then breathed a sigh of relief. She took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, her voice trembling, "Sister Yue Sha, you can't write this! That's a capital offense!"

"Just because it's a storybook, it's all fiction, and you're going to chop off your head?"

Lin Yuesha felt a chill run down her neck. She understood what Bai Youran meant. In the Great Qi Dynasty, imperial power was supreme. A thousand years later, what imperial power would there be? To put it mildly, it was nonsense; to put it more bluntly, it meant there was a tendency to rebel. If things went wrong, her family would be wiped out, and her entire clan would be exterminated!

"Sister Bai, I was wrong."

Lin Yuesha decisively admitted her mistake, and that topic was dropped and would never be brought up again. From Bai Youran's reaction, Lin Yuesha also understood that her identity as a time traveler would forever remain a secret, something that could not be told to outsiders, not even her closest relatives.

No one understands; their perspectives and horizons are limited, and they can't comprehend it.

"Sister Bai, I'm not cut out for this. I can only offer my thoughts, but I won't be cooperating with you."

Lin Yuesha wouldn't refuse to make money, but she hadn't read many stories and couldn't think of anything about romance or love. Writing stories with Bai Youran would only give her an advantage.

Even close sisters should keep clear accounts. If she didn't contribute anything when the money was sold, she would feel embarrassed to take the money and didn't want to create a rift between her and Bai Youran over money.

"All right."

Bai Youran was startled and, seeing this, did not insist, and the two of them kept quiet about it.

The next day, the girls' school allowed family members to visit. Granny Fang led the young ladies to a small courtyard. Lin Yuesha, with her sharp eyes, spotted her parents and stepbrother Xiao Qi in a corner.

Now, the family of four is reunited, all together.

Lin Yuesha, dressed in the uniform dresses of the girls' school, wanted to run straight over, but Fang Mama was watching her intently. Lin Yuesha did not dare to forget the rules; those who had already started running were dragged to a small dark room to wait for punishment.

It's so cruel and inhumane. Even a visit is treated as a test. Lin Yuesha has to be extremely careful.

"My little girl, you've gotten thinner, you've gotten thinner!"

Chen's eyes were filled with tears. It had only been ten days since she last saw him, but it felt like a long time. She wandered around the girls' school many times, but she couldn't see a single person.

"Are you not eating enough?"

Xiao Chenggui patted Lin Yuesha's head with a loving expression. He had heard that visitors to the girls' school were not allowed to bring anything, but he secretly hid an oil paper package in his sleeve containing a Shuangfuji duck leg. His daughter had mentioned it, so he had gone to queue up early in the morning and finally managed to buy it.