The location of the shop has been decided, and then comes the issue of decoration and goods.
Mingyue plans to decorate it herself. The decoration design of the shop she wants is completely different from the current era, but it is somewhat similar to libraries in certain planes.
And she has already thought about it. Like the library, she can ask people to pay a deposit to borrow books, or pay a fee for as long as they want to read there.
As for the goods, after Mingyue and Huo Sanlang signed an agreement, they handed over their papermaking skills to Huo Sanlang and let him choose a place to build a paper mill.
Huo Sanlang was simply flattered by this. He once again felt that Mingyue was very different from him. She was willing to give him such an important thing. She must be pleased with him.
Just when Huo Sanlang was debating whether to tell his parents about this or whether to invite a matchmaker to propose marriage, Mingyue was called by Mrs. Yun.
"Yue'er, tomorrow you will go to Leiyin Temple with me to offer incense. Just wear the colorful butterfly dress. It goes well with the azure hair and face. It looks delicate and pretty, and makes people feel comfortable." Yun said. The lady said happily while looking at her daughter's face.
When Mingyue heard this and saw her expression, she felt something was strange.
"Since we are going to offer incense, why do we have to dress so brightly? My daughter thinks it would be better to just wear plain colors." Mingyue poured a cup of tea and said in a casual tone.
Mrs. Yun frowned and quickly relaxed: "Little girls, of course, have to wear brighter clothes to look good. They always wear so dull clothes. Others think that we, the Prime Minister's Mansion, have no money. Okay, Just listen to my mother and dress up better tomorrow, and we will be happy to see it."
Mingyue was not willing to argue with her about this trivial matter, and quickly nodded.
On the second day, Mingyue really wore the crimson butterfly dress. The butterflies on the skirt were still multi-faceted embroidery. Under the refraction of the sun, those butterflies reflected light at various angles. At first glance, It looks like it has come alive, dancing among the flowers, which is very eye-catching.
Coupled with the azure hair and face, as well as the fairy-looking buns combed by the maids, Mingyue's face was particularly beautiful, and the smile on Mrs. Yun's face never stopped.
After the mother and daughter arrived at Leiyin Temple, they quickly met Mrs. Taifu and her eldest son in the temple. At this time, Mingyue suddenly understood. No wonder Mrs. Yun asked her to dress up. It turned out that today It’s a blind date!
Mrs. Taifu held Mingyue's hand and smiled amiably: "Oh, this must be Princess Wensi. She is so naturally beautiful." She joked towards Mrs. Yun: "No wonder you hide her so much." Keep it tight, otherwise I’m afraid it’ll be snatched away by those wolves.”
Mrs. Yun also laughed: "How can our Yue'er be as good as you said? This is A Yuan, right? I heard that A Yuan has entered the Hanlin Academy recently? He entered the Hanlin Academy at a young age. I'm afraid he will be The future is limitless!”
"This boy is very dull," Mrs. Taifu shook her head and said to her son: "Look, if you don't know, hurry up and meet someone. This is your sister Mingyue, and this is your Aunt Song."
Cheng Yuan really bowed his hands towards Mingyue and Mrs. Yun, and then said in a very distant tone: "Cheng Yuan, I have met Miss Yun and Mrs. Yun."
Mrs. Taifu smiled awkwardly: "This boy has always been like this. He is nothing like his father. He can't turn his head."
Mrs. Yun was very satisfied. Ever since she met a villain like Liu Ce, she disliked those glib men. Although Cheng Yuan didn't talk much, he seemed to be extremely honest and reliable.
Mingyue returned the gift with a calm expression. Facing the current scene, she felt really helpless.
Then the two families went to burn incense together and had a vegetarian meal in the temple together, and then they separated and returned to their respective homes. While still on the carriage, Mrs. Yun couldn't wait to talk a lot: "Yue'er, what do you think of Ayuan? Let me tell you, your Aunt Cheng and I used to be close friends in our boudoir, and her son's upbringing is something I It’s most reassuring, and if you really get together in the future, you won’t have to worry about conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.”
Mingyue held her forehead with a headache: "But mother, didn't you promise me before that I wouldn't get married in the future?"
Mrs. Yun opened her mouth, and after a while she said: "Isn't that a joke? How can a woman not marry? It's just that Liu Ce is not good, but there are many good men in the world, let's just pick and choose. ”
Mingyue rested her head on Mrs. Yun's shoulder and said in a coquettish tone: "But I don't want to get married yet. I feel irritable when I see those men. When I see them, I can't help but think of Liu Ce and think of myself like Being cheated like a fool, mother, I’m scared, I don’t want to get along with them, it makes me feel sick.”
Mrs. Yun looked at the top of her daughter's head with great distress, and after a long time she sighed: "Okay, okay, let's not get married for now. Let's see when you get better in the future and you are willing to come out."
"Thank you, mother, you are the best mother." Where she couldn't see, Mingyue raised the corners of her mouth.
Mrs. Yun's dissatisfaction was finally dissipated by these words.
As a mother, doesn’t everything she does do just to make her daughter happy
So if your daughter doesn’t want to get married, she shouldn’t get married. She’s still young anyway.
Mrs. Yun touched her daughter's hair and chuckled: "You, you, you know how to talk to make me happy."
But probably because of these words, Mrs. Yun finally rejected all the ladies who came to ask questions, and no longer asked Mingyue to go out and meet people.
Mingyue was now purified and had time to design the shop.
Having previous experience in designing shops in other dimensions, Mingyue was also very handy in designing the building of the bookstore this time.
As for the craftsmen, they were all hired by Huo Sanlang. They all cooperated with Mingyue, so the decoration was very fast.
Just because of this shop, Mingyue was surprised to find that she spent more and more time with Huo Sanlang, and the eyes he looked at her became more and more weird, and occasionally she couldn't help but get goosebumps.
But Huo Sanlang never mentioned certain things directly, and Mingyue couldn't be too sentimental to refuse, so she could only pretend not to know anything and spend as little time with him as possible.
After more than four months of this, the bookstore named 'Mingli Bookstore' has finally been renovated and all the goods are on the shelves. It's time to prepare for opening.
Before opening, Mingyue also made flyers and asked beggars on the street to distribute them everywhere. The paper used to make the flyers was colored paper from the shop. The bright colors and light and special texture attracted the attention of many people. So much so that when it opened, the store was overcrowded.
As the owner behind the scenes, Mingyue did not attend the opening ceremony, but she heard the third brother talk about the excitement of this shop.
(End of chapter)