The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

At first Lin Zhi didn't understand why this little Fuzi was praising him for no reason.

"I never thought that Madam Lin had such a talent and could write such a charming story..."

As Xiao Fuzi continued her narration, Lin Zhi learned that her novel had been performed by a storyteller at Fumanlou.

Lin Zhi was extremely surprised, and then began to feel pain for the hands of several employees.

Once the popularity of the book spreads, won’t more people come to buy the book?

No, she had to urge a few employees to speed up the copying.

It hurts to think about not making money.

When several employees learned that a large number of buyers would be arriving soon, they cried out to their boss Lin Zhi for the first time.

"Boss, please, please recruit more people back quickly. I'm old and can't stand it anymore!" Wang Changshan was the most exaggerated and jumped up and down.

He just loved reading storybooks, but he could recite the same storybook by heart, so he lost interest in reading it again.

Now he just wants to go home and study his Four Books and Five Classics carefully.

"We are already recruiting. We are recruiting. But you also know that it is not easy to recruit such people, so you will have to work hard for a while." Lin Zhi comforted him, "Of course, if there are people around you who want to work here, you can introduce them to share the pressure."

The five old men pretended not to hear the second half of the sentence.

If they really had the right person around them, they would have introduced him to the right person a long time ago. Why would they wait until now?

On the other hand, Chen Zishu, who had been silent the whole time, seemed to be thinking about something.

He does know a lot of scholars, and he was an excellent scholar before, so he could write to him and give it a try...

Chen Zishu looked at his wrist and immediately started writing the letter.

If no one comes to share the work, his hands will become useless.

......

After the four women returned, they actually persuaded people they knew to come here to copy books.

But the results are not ideal.

The news spread among everyone in their circle. Just because they came to Lin Zhi to copy books, the other three except Li Fanghua launched "sanctions" against their husband's family.

They are afraid that their daughter-in-law/daughter-in-law will follow them and come back to oppose their family, which would make them very angry.

So when they learned that the four of them came to persuade their daughter-in-law/daughter-in-law, they were extremely reluctant to let them go.

Even so, they did not gain nothing.

There were always a few powerful people in the husband’s family who could make the decision on their own and agreed to the requests of the four women.

Finally, two young ladies followed the four of them to work.

According to what Li Fanghua revealed, the husband's families of these two women were not as good as their own, so their husband's families did not dare to offend them. Also, because they did not marry the eldest son, they did not need to take care of household affairs and were very idle.

The implication was that Lin Zhi should find a way to keep the person for a longer period of time.

Lin Zhi nodded in understanding.

Even with two more people helping, the workload still did not decrease.

The stock of daily storybooks was not enough to sell for half a day. The increase in the number of people buying books also boosted the business of the shop, and the shop closed early for several days in a row.

A few more days passed.

Chen Zishu came to find Lin Zhi and said, "Boss, I have a few friends who want to come here to work. Do you think there is a place for them to stay?"

Lin Zhi's eyes lit up. "Is it the job I want?"

Chen Zishu nodded.

"Yes, there must be."

After Lin Zhi finished speaking, he immediately called Zhao Mu and Zhao Tu to clean up the room that was previously used as a warehouse in the shop next door.

There were a lot of things packed up, and she had them all put in the backyard.

Only half of the backyard has been cleared, and the other half is temporarily vacant, which can be used to store miscellaneous items.

There's nothing covering it, so the debris will easily get damaged by the sun and rain.

We can install a shed or something in the backyard later to temporarily solve the employee accommodation problem.

After the warehouse was cleaned up, Lin Zhi gave the employees some time to clean up.

She took some time to visit the carpenter and ordered four beds and four sets of tables and chairs, on an expedited basis.

Since they were all old customers, the carpenter knew that she needed the furniture urgently, so he had to make furniture for her first before she could finish her work.

It will take a few days for Chen Zishu's friends to come over, so they should be able to make it in time.

The other two women brought by Li Fanghua only copied books for three days and refused to come again no matter what.

They have been spoiled since childhood, and except for copying Buddhist scriptures when they were punished, they have never written so many words. It is too tiring and they don't want to come.

Lin Zhi couldn't force him to do this, so he had to pay the man and let him go. Now he could only wait for Chen Zishu's friends.

After waiting for a long time, the people finally arrived, three of them at once.

When the three of them arrived, it was almost dark. If Chen Zishu hadn't been there to assure them that he knew the person outside, Lin Zhi would not have opened the door.

"These three are my friends. Their situations are somewhat special. They..." Chen Zishu glanced at them, hesitating whether he could tell them about these things.

"The three of us once offended a powerful person, who suppressed us and didn't allow us to succeed. So, if we stay and work here, it will cause trouble for you..."

One of the three stood up and said frankly.

Their family background was not good, and their families spent a lot of money and time to let them go to school, thinking that even if they could not bring honor to the family, at least they could recognize a few words and would not have to deal with fields like them all day long in the future.

Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. Although farmers have a high status, their lives are also the hardest.

The reason why the three of them came here almost at curfew was to keep a low profile so as to avoid being discovered by that person and thus bringing harm to Lin Zhi.

"Did you offend the same person?" Lin Zhi asked.

The three nodded.

"How powerful is that person? Is he as powerful as the county magistrate?" Lin Zhi asked again.

The three shook their heads and gave the same explanation as before: "Although his power is not as great as the county magistrate's, it is not small either. Moreover, he just prevented us from getting ahead. He has never done anything to hurt us, so it is not easy for the county magistrate to intervene in our affairs."

He was only suppressing the three of them. If he couldn't suppress the three of them, he would suppress their previous employer. No one was hurt.

However, there are many ways to torture people without hurting them, and without committing a crime.

"If you are afraid, we will leave early tomorrow morning and will never get you into trouble."

Seeing Lin Zhi silent, another person spoke in frustration.

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "I'm not scared, it's just a little troublesome."

"Our family has no power or influence. If you want to stay here, you may have to endure some grievances." Lin Zhi continued.