Two days later, Zhao Liang from the dental clinic sent someone to tell Shen Li that there was a courtyard that suited her requirements and he wanted to take her to see it.

Shen Li did not delay and went straight to look at the yard with him. It met her requirements very well.

There is a shop in the front and the yard and rooms in the back. The yard is not very big, but there are six rooms.

Each room is not small. If she wants to have more rooms, she can divide one into two and use them as one.

The location is also very good. It is very close to her current shop, about a quarter of an hour's walk away. It is at the very end of a busy street, but it is not on the main street, so you need to turn right.

Shen Li liked the location more than the layout inside. As a massage parlor, it did not need to be on the street and required a certain degree of quietness. However, as a store, it could not be too far away from busy areas, after all, it still needed to sell ointments.

Shen Li immediately made the decision and got the land deed for five thousand taels.

Now that the store issues are resolved, the next step is decoration.

She and Luo Qi went to the workshop and told Wu Zhong to find an equipment room specifically for making essential oils, especially rose essential oils. There is not much difference between this flower and rose, and even many people in modern times think they are the same.

She asked Wu Zhong to make the essential oil and send it to the store for Li Erya.

At this stage, I guess she can practice with essential oils.

That day, Shen Li was at home, discussing with Shen Liang how to decorate the new store, when he heard the sound of gongs at the door, followed by noisy voices.

The two of them thought about going out to take a look.

Before he even reached the door, the housekeeper Zhang Wang hurried in: "Miss, Second Young Master, I was just about to look for you, at the door..."

Shen Li saw that he was having trouble speaking and thought something serious had happened: "Speak slowly and clearly. What happened?"

"Miss, there's someone at the door announcing the good news. It's said that the young master has returned as the top scorer in the imperial examination."

Shen Li glanced at Shen Liang and saw shock and surprise in his eyes. The two of them hurried towards the door.

When we arrived, the person who brought the good news was still at the door, Liu Dahua was also there, and there were many maids and servants around, and many people were also gathered outside the door to watch the fun.

"Mom, where's my eldest brother?"

Liu Dahua's voice was trembling with excitement: "I haven't seen him yet, he will probably be back soon."

Shen Li looked at the corner of the road, waiting anxiously.

After a while, Shen Han was seen riding a tall horse, wearing a red robe with a big red flower tied on his chest, and then there were people clearing the way while beating gongs.

He was still shouting: "The new number one scholar is riding a horse in the streets, everyone makes way... the new number one scholar..."

After a while, Shen Han's horse arrived at the gate of the house. He dismounted and walked to Liu Dahua: "Mom, my son has lived up to your expectations and has returned from high school."

Liu Dahua's lips trembled with excitement, and she said with moist eyes, "Good, good, my son has made great progress and brought honor to our family."

"Brother, you are so awesome. You actually won the top spot. That's great." Shen Li said excitedly.

"Ali, I should thank you for your support and encouragement along the way."

"That's also because Big Brother is awesome."

Shen Liang also said: "Brother, congratulations."

Shen Han nodded.

Shen Li looked around and saw many people watching, including those announcing good news and clearing the way. Then he realized, "Butler Zhang, give them a reward quickly."

"Miss, everything is ready. We are just waiting for your order." After Zhang Wang said this, he gave each of them five taels of silver.

The two said some pleasant words and left happily.

Shen Li added: "Butler, prepare some copper coins and give them to the people present today so that they can also share in the good fortune."

When the people around who were watching the fun heard this, they all started talking about it.

Some bold people even shouted to Shen Li: "Ms. Shen, you are so generous."

Shen Li looked at the person who was speaking, a young woman, and said loudly: "My eldest brother has passed the high school entrance examination, and everyone is here to share in the joy and wish for good luck."

"Then I'll take advantage of Miss Shen's good words."

Zhang Wang led the servant, took some copper coins, and began to scatter them among the crowd.

Everyone opened their arms, hoping to catch a few more copper coins, not for the money, but for the good luck.

At this time, Shen Li heard the sound of the gong again. Could it be that someone came to announce the good news again? To ask for a reward?

When the announcer came closer, someone in the crowd joked, "I'm talking to you, the number one scholar is already here and has announced the good news long ago. You're late."

The person who announced the good news was not angry, but smiled and said: "I know, what I am reporting this time is not the top scholar, but the third scholar."

Shen Li was surprised: "Tanhua Lang?"

Shen Han smiled and said nothing.

The person announcing the good news said, "Yes, it's Mr. Guan, the third place winner in the imperial examination."

Shen Li then remembered that she had forgotten about Guan Wenyi. She didn't expect that he not only passed the exam, but also won the third place. This was a surprise within a surprise.

"Luo Qi, hurry up, go to the workshop and fetch Guan Wenyi's mother and ask her to change her clothes."

Luo Qi didn't waste any time, he immediately turned around and went to catch the car to pick someone up.

After a while, the sound of gongs was heard again, and someone shouted: "The third place winner is parading in the streets, please make way for me..."

Then I saw Guan Wenyi riding on a white horse, also wearing a red dress. There was no red flower on his chest, but there was a medium-sized red flower tied on the horse's head.

Shen Li looked at this scene and really wanted to record it, but unfortunately the conditions did not allow it.

When Guan Wenyi walked to the door, he got off his horse and looked at Shen Li.

Shen Li also looked at him, and their eyes were stuck in the air for a while.

"Congratulations, Guan Tanhua."

Guan Wenyi bowed to Shen Li, then looked up at her and said, "Thank you."

Shen Li walked to his side in a few steps, and then whispered: "Are you crazy? With your current status, how can you easily salute me in public?"

Guan Wenyi smiled indifferently: "It's okay, I don't mind."

In fact, strictly speaking, even if Guan Wenyi has not been granted an official title, he still has achievements to his credit. It is inappropriate for him to pay respect to a commoner like her, and it may even lead to her being sued.

Sure enough, some of the onlookers began to talk.

"Who is this Miss Shen? How can she make the third place winner bow to her?" asked a young man.

A man next to him continued, "Who said it wasn't true? This scholar is going to be an official in the imperial court in the future. How can he bow to a commoner woman? It's really inappropriate."

"Yeah, in front of so many people, it's really embarrassing."

Guan Wenyi naturally heard it, and he said loudly: "You all may not know that Miss Shen is my benefactor. My current achievements are all due to Miss Shen's silent support and help behind the scenes. Without her, I would not be where I am today. So when I bowed just now, I was just thanking my benefactor. No matter if she is a woman or a commoner, she is my benefactor."

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