Around four or five in the evening, Sheng Yan picked Jiang Yueyao up from kindergarten and took her home.
She opened several social media platforms to check on her accounts. Thanks to her efforts over the past few days, each account has gained several hundred new followers.
Every time she posted photos or videos, people watched them, and many followers complimented her pictures, saying the food looked delicious and incredibly appetizing.
It gave Sheng Yan a real sense of accomplishment.
Once her follower count reached a certain level, she would be able to start monetizing her accounts.
She probably would not earn much at first, but she believed her income would steadily grow over time. It was a career of her own, after all.
After dinner, Sheng Yan had just returned to her bedroom when she received a call from Shen Xiaofei.
“Yanyan, I wanted to tell you about that bowl. After being appraised by a team of experts, it’s been valued at about 3.6 million. What do you think of that price?”
“That’s pretty good.”
A bowl Jiang Hongyan had bought for just a few copper coins could now sell for several million in the modern era. It was practically free money.
Even if she put that sum into conservative investments, the annual interest alone could bring in well over a hundred thousand a year, which was more than many people earned from a regular salary.
“Xiaofei, there’s something I’d like to ask you. Last time you mentioned that the Great Sheng Dynasty existed for only a short period. Do you know what caused that?”
“That’s still unclear. The site where those artifacts were discovered is still being excavated, so we’ll have to wait until more items are unearthed before drawing any conclusions. But based on what I know about history, it was probably either natural disasters or war. Throughout history, conflicts over land and resources have never stopped. Back then, people’s ability to cope with natural disasters was also much weaker. A drought or a flood could easily kill countless people, and with the way bodies were handled at the time, epidemics could break out as well, causing even more deaths… Why are you asking all of a sudden?”
“I’m just curious. I’ve heard of most other dynasties to some extent, but I’ve never heard of the Great Sheng Dynasty. Since I still have some other objects that might also come from the Great Sheng Dynasty, I wanted to learn more about it. If there are any new developments, could you let me know?”
“Of course. Just don’t tell anyone else. Anything related to this has to go through repeated analysis and verification before it’s made public. Otherwise, people could end up misunderstanding this part of history.”
“Don’t worry, I’m only curious about myself. I won’t tell anyone.”
“All right. By the way, you said you still have some items that might have come from the Great Sheng Dynasty?”
“That’s right! They were all left behind by an elder in the family. Since that bowl turned out to be from the Great Sheng Dynasty, I figured the other things might be as well. Next time you’re free, let’s meet up again, and I’ll bring them for you to take a look.”
“No problem. I’d be thrilled if you could make more money. That way, both you and Yaoyao can live a better life.”
After hanging up, Sheng Yan opened her chat with Jiang Hongyan and told him the news.
【Sheng Yan: The appraisal for the bowl you gave me is finally out. It’s worth 3.6 million!】
【Jiang Hongyan: Not bad. That’s enough to buy a house.】
【Sheng Yan: Exactly! I already made quite a bit from selling the gold before, enough for Yaoyao and me to live on for quite a while. So once this money comes through, I’m planning to put part of it into some low risk investments and live off the interest.】
【Jiang Hongyan: You can decide. I’ll buy more things from this side for you in the future.】
【Sheng Yan: All right. By the way, did you pawn those little trinkets I gave you last time?】
【Jiang Hongyan: I was just about to tell you. The crystal ball alone sold for three hundred taels of silver. The shopkeeper’s eyes lit up the moment he saw it. The other little trinkets also sold for several dozen taels each. The main reason the prices weren’t even higher is because Qingsong County isn’t a particularly prosperous place. If I took them somewhere near the imperial capital, where there are many nobles and wealthy officials, they would probably fetch much higher prices.】
【Sheng Yan: Actually, more than three hundred taels is already excellent. Don’t travel too far for now. Transportation isn’t very convenient over there. A single trip could take ten days or even half a month, and constantly being jolted around in a horse carriage can’t be comfortable. If you happened to run into bandits on the road, it would be dangerous. It’s not worth putting yourself through that.】
【Jiang Hongyan: You’re right. Compared to staying safe, earning a little less money doesn’t matter.】
【Sheng Yan: How did the movable type printing set do? Did anyone want it?】
【Jiang Hongyan: More than wanted it. They were desperate to get it. It sold for far more than the glass products. That single set brought in two thousand taels of silver!】
When Sheng Yan saw the figure, she was overjoyed.
【Sheng Yan: That’s incredible! Two thousand taels of silver is equivalent to two hundred taels of gold! Whether in your era or mine, we’ve struck it rich!】
【Jiang Hongyan: Exactly! Yanyan, once that printing set is sold, the buyer may not want others to know about it, but news will inevitably leak out and people will start copying it. While most people still don’t know about it, buy a few more sets online for me. I’ll sell them to several more buyers so we can make a lot more money. Once others manage to reproduce them, no one will be interested in buying them anymore.】
【Sheng Yan: You’re right. I’ll order them online right now!】