There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 252 Opening a Flower Shop

Gu Ziying gently touched the flower bud and said, "Yes, I wonder how stunning it will be when all the flowers bloom."

Princess Changning and Gu Ziying lingered curiously among each flowerbed.

Li Shuchen led the monks to the front of the house. They sat cross-legged and began chanting scriptures.

Uncle Yuan, seeing the group of monks looking completely bewildered, walked over to Li Shuchen and asked, "Girl, what's going on?"

Li Shuchen laughed and said, "The succubus has been captured. I'll ask my masters to perform a ritual to release her soul."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Yuan murmured, "The succubus has been caught! The succubus has been caught! That's wonderful! My daughter's revenge is finally complete!"

Uncle Yuan wiped away his tears and asked again, "Miss Li, may I ask which brave warrior captured the succubus? I'd like to repay my benefactor."

Li Shuchen: "It's General Liang, the ninth brother from my inn, and the 'noble heroine'."

Uncle Yuan immediately knelt down and kowtowed towards the direction of the capital, saying, "Thank you, General Liang, thank you, Miss Jiu, thank you, noble lady. I will definitely pay you a visit another day to thank you on behalf of my daughter."

After finishing his prayers, Uncle Yuan stood up happily and said, "Miss Li, I'll go make some vegetarian food so the monks can have a good meal before returning to the city."

"go"

Li Shuchen stepped towards Princess Changning and Gu Ziying, and said to them, "I'd like to hold a flower-viewing banquet. What do you think?"

Gu Ziying smiled and said, "Of course."

Princess Changning crossed her arms and said, "As usual, I will escort the guests."

Li Shuchen: "Okay, the profit sharing will be the same as before. I want to sell flowers, but I'm lacking pretty vases."

Gu Ziying: "That's not difficult. We can just find a porcelain workshop to make one. If Shu Chen has a vase design he likes, he can draw it first."

Li Shuchen: "I'll paint it when I get back, but these flowers should be blooming in another month. Will the vase be ready in time?"

Gu Ziying thought for a moment and said, "That should be possible."

Li Shuchen nodded: "Okay."

The three returned to the city in the evening.

Li Shuchen picked up a brush and ink at home and began to ponder the design of the vase.

These flowers need soil to take root and live a long time, so if you want to add soil, the bottle opening should be wide and the bottle body should be plump.

The main appeal of potted plants is the flowers themselves, so the design of the pot doesn't need to be too complicated; as long as it looks nice after firing, that's fine. Round, oval, cylindrical, square, and rectangular pots are all suitable.

Li Shuchen first drew a round flowerpot, which was cute and round, and she was very satisfied with it.

Liang Yuying walked in from outside and saw Li Shuchen smiling happily. She couldn't help but smile as well: "Shuchen, what are you doing? Why are you smiling so happily?"

Li Shuchen looked up and smiled, "Yuying, you're back! The flowers in my flower shop are almost in bloom. I'm planning a banquet to sell flowers, and I'm currently painting vases. I'll need to borrow your Mulan Army's skills then, and you'll get ten percent of the profits."

Liang Yuying said indulgently, "Shu Chen can use it if he wants; there's no question of borrowing it."

Li Shuchen chuckled and continued drawing. After finishing the potted plant vase, he began to think about vases for flower arranging. Noble ladies in the capital loved flower arranging, so he needed to prepare such vases carefully.

The vase and flowers form a unified whole, requiring beauty and variety to please guests: vases with wide openings, cylindrical vases, plum vases, jade spring vases, gall vases, garlic-shaped vases, and celestial globe vases are all excellent choices.

Li Shuchen quickly drew more than twenty sheets of paper, rolled them up after the ink dried, and held them in his hand.

"Yuying, I'm going to Ziying's house."

He then leaped into Gu Ziying's courtyard.

Gu Ziying and Ye Bingli were sitting in the courtyard, talking about something.

Gu Ziying looked up at Li Shuchen and smiled, "Shuchen's here, please have a seat."

Li Shuchen placed the drawing on the table: "Ziying, I've finished drawing the vase. Take a look."

Gu Ziying unfolded the paintings one by one and looked at them, then commented frankly, "There are many styles, but they are very common. I'm afraid they won't stand out at a banquet."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen scratched her head. All she could think of were these vases; she couldn't think of anything else.

Ye Bingli said, "I enjoy flower arranging and have some knowledge of vases. If you trust me, why don't you let me revise the design?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen nodded vigorously: "Okay, okay, then I'll trouble Bingli."

Ye Bingli smiled and said, "It's just something I did, so there's no need to talk about how hard it was."

Gu Ziying: "An Lan, bring me pen and ink."

"Yes, miss"

An Lan brought over pen and ink, and Ye Bingli took the pen to revise each page. After each revision, Li Shuchen would click his tongue in disapproval. Finally, when Ye Bingli finished revising the last page, Li Shuchen couldn't help but pick it up and examine it closely.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Bing Li is amazing! She only made a small modification, but it has become so beautiful. It's smooth, sophisticated, and elegant. Especially this gourd-shaped bottle. 'Gourd' sounds like 'good fortune and prosperity' in Chinese, which is excellent. It will definitely be gorgeous when it's fired."

Ye Bingli smiled gently: "Shu Chen, you flatter me."

Li Shuchen happily put down the blueprints and asked, "What were you talking about just now?"

Gu Ziying: "Yiling wants to open a shop and start a business. She asked me if I knew any good opportunities. I thought about it for a long time, but I still couldn't think of a suitable business for Yiling."

Li Shuchen looked at the beautiful and charming Ye Bingli and said, "How about opening a flower shop?"

Ye Bingli: "A flower shop? But where can I find flowers in the capital?"

Li Shuchen smiled and said, "I do have eighty acres of flower fields. Isn't that enough for you to open a flower shop?"

Ye Bingli nodded: "That's feasible."

Li Shuchen stretched out his hand and shook his index finger, saying, "It's not just feasible, it's extremely feasible. Think about it, there are no flower shops in the capital. If you open one, you'll be the only one, and you won't face any competitive pressure."

Moreover, a beautiful woman paired with fresh flowers would create a stunning scene, ensuring booming business. All you need to do each day is arrange the flowers and manage the materials. Besides, you enjoy this yourself; there's nothing more suitable for you.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Bingli smiled and said, "Now that Shu Chen mentioned it, opening a flower shop seems like it was tailor-made for me."

Li Shuchen crossed his arms proudly and said, "That's right, but my flowers won't bloom for another month."

Ye Bingli: "It's alright, I haven't looked for a shop yet either."

Gu Ziying smiled and said, "In that case, let's go to the porcelain shop together tomorrow. These vases and glassware will also be needed, so we can determine the color and production method together."

Li Shuchen stood up happily and said, "Great! Great! I haven't been out shopping in ages. I'm definitely going to spend the whole day shopping tomorrow!"

Ye Bingli, infected by Li Shuchen's enthusiasm, smiled and said, "Okay."

The next day, the two spent the morning with Gu Ziying browsing through porcelain shops. They weren't very satisfied with the products; they were elegant, but the colors were too monotonous and dull.

There was a sense of frustration about him, which Li Shuchen disliked at all, and his expression was somewhat dejected.

After lunch, Gu Ziying patted Li Shuchen's hand comfortingly, "There's another porcelain shop; you should like it."

"Really?"

Gu Ziying smiled and said, "Just follow me."

He then led the two into a shop called "Yuya Porcelain Workshop".

As soon as Li Shuchen entered, she began exclaiming, "Wow, wow, wow!"

Like a child who has never seen the world, looking here and there.