Yu Jiao came back to her senses, nodded and said, "My eldest brother gave me a shop. There is a bookstore next door. The location is not bad. We can go and take a look together later."
Chen Yu smiled and said, "Is the shop ready? Then we can open it on a chosen day." He paused, looked at Yu Jiao again, and said, "Are your family members treating you well?"
Yu Jiao nodded, "They are all very nice to me."
"As long as I'm good to you, Doctor Jiang has always been thinking about you. Knowing that I came to the capital, he asked me to give him his regards." Chen Yu said.
It has only been a few months since I came to the capital, but the people and things in Changkui County seem like a long time ago.
Chen Yu also talked about the hucai fields in Qiyun County. The villagers took good care of them and they would bloom in a few months. The villagers were looking forward to the seeds being harvested so that they could be pressed into oil. He had already opened a shop in Qingzhou, and he was just waiting for his paper to become famous in the capital so that he could open a paper shop in Qingzhou.
Yu Jiao listened to him chattering on about these things with a smile on her face, and her mood inexplicably became lighter.
Shen Yu kept talking until his mouth was dry, so he stopped and drank half a cup of tea. He stood up, took out two long boxes from the bag on the bed, and placed them in front of Yu Jiao.
"What's inside is the scented paper we made. Open it and take a look."
Yu Jiao looked at two boxes. One was made of paper, similar to the kind used to hold scrolls, with bamboo painted on it, and the other was made of carved wood.
Yu Jiao opened the paper box first, and a light pine scent overflowed, which was the scent of Xingtanai. Yu Jiao took out the paper from the paper box. It was a set of seven-color small paper, neatly cut without rough edges, not to mention the quality of the mulberry paper.
"How did you color it?" Last time, Chen Yu sent her only two colors of paper: red and goose yellow. Now there are several other colors, and the tones are light, so they won't make people feel uncomfortable.
Chen Yu was a little proud. "I went to the dyeing workshop and learned a lot there. Although the coloring of our paper is very different from that of the dyeing workshop, the flower juice pigments in the dyeing workshop are very easy to use for color mixing. Zhizhou and I tried many times and finally decided on these seven colors."
Yu Jiao pursed her lips and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work."
She opened another wooden box, which was filled with flowery paper with dark silver plum blossoms painted on it, and was scented with Princess Shouyang's plum blossom fragrance made by Yu Jiao, which complemented each other perfectly.
"Is it difficult to copy this pattern?" Yu Jiao asked as she touched the silver plum blossom.
Chen Yu said, "It is a bit troublesome, so we only made this pattern for now. Manager Zhou has gone out to find other ways."
Yu Jiao remembered that Liu Yaoyu said that although the flowery paper in the capital had various patterns, the paper quality was too poor and it was very easy to blur.
"Did you bring mulberry paper too?" Yu Jiao asked.
Chen Yu nodded, "I brought a cart of mulberry paper and a cart of note paper. You sent too few incense pills back. There are only six boxes of incense paper in total, two of which are still here."
Chen Yu thought that since he had come to the capital, he couldn't come for nothing. If the writing paper could sell well in the capital, the mulberry paper would also sell much better.
"Are they all packed in boxes like this?" Yu Jiao pointed to two boxes on the table.
Chen Yu nodded, and Yu Jiao felt that he was indeed suitable for doing business and was well aware of the importance of exquisite packaging of products.
Yu Jiao still planned to use the power of Xinglou to make their calligraphy and paper famous in the capital first. She told Chen Yu about this plan, and Chen Yu naturally applauded.
However, Yu Jiao still needs to think carefully about how to implement it specifically.
After they left the inn, they went to see the shop that Liu Ziqi had given to Yu Jiao. The shop was on the street opposite Xinglou. Compared with the bustling Chang'an Street, Qingyu Street was much quieter.
There are two shops with ample space, and there is a small courtyard at the back. Although there are only two side rooms, it is enough for one to live in and the other to be used as a warehouse.
Yu Jiao directly gave the key to Chen Yu so that he could move the goods left at the inn.
When they came out of Qingyu Street, it was already noon and time for lunch. Chen Yu wanted to go to Xinglou to see the place, so they went to Xinglou to have lunch.
Compared to the past, Xinglou is much quieter today, perhaps because the spring examination is approaching and those scholars are studying hard.
After having a good meal and a few drinks, Chen Yu strolled around Xinglou with great interest. When he walked out of Xinglou, he looked at the gilded sign and felt extremely envious. "I wish I could open a restaurant like this in the capital."
Yu Jiao smiled when she heard this, but before she could say anything, a hateful voice came from behind her.
"Meng Yujiao!"
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