The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

The three of them have already prepared to go back home and farm the land for the rest of their lives, and it seems that things are taking a turn for the better.

In fact, they were so oppressed that they didn't even have any land, and they relied entirely on charity from relatives and friends to survive.

They were once the envied scholars in their village, but no one knew why they almost became gangsters in the end.

"What do you want us to do?" asked the first person.

Lin Zhi: "You don't need to do anything, just go out less and don't be discovered by outsiders. Can you do it?"

She has no power and influence now, so it is unwise to confront them head-on. But she really wants to have more employees, so this is the only way for the time being.

"can!"

"no problem!"

"it is good!"

The three of them agreed without thinking.

Lin Zhi signed the contract with them on the spot. It was also at this time that she learned the names of the three people, namely Zhao Wen, Li Zhi and Feng Mo.

Looking at their signatures, Lin Zhi didn't even want them to try writing. The font was very beautiful.

"These are not our real names. Our teacher changed them for us after we started school." Li Zhi explained, touching his head.

Judging from the style, Lin Zhi guessed that they were named by the same teacher.

After signing the contract, Lin Zhi took the three of them to the dormitory.

There is a desk in this dormitory, so they can copy books directly in the room. However, it is a bit inconvenient for eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

"Boss, I'd like to move here too." Chen Zishu said.

The people here are all familiar to him and are of the same age as him. He has a lot to talk to them about.

It turned out that the five old men in the dormitory had no common topics with him, and Zhao Mu and Zhao Tu were not good at talking, so he felt very suffocated on weekdays.

"Go if you want to. Let Zhao Mu and Zhao Tu help you move your things over later." Lin Zhi said.

There happened to be an old employee who could guide these three new employees, and there were three healthy employees here, so Zhao Mu and Zhao Tu didn't have to spend extra time taking care of Chen Zishu after a busy day.

Zhao Mu and Zhao Tu were reluctant to let Chen Zishu move next door.

Chen Zishu explained: "There is a desk in the next room. I don't have to run back and forth to work, so I don't have to bother others."

Although he has a wheelchair and can do many things by himself, he is disabled in both legs and still needs help with many things.

When Zhao Mu and Zhao Tu heard him say this, they stopped trying to persuade him, because they understood his feelings.

Perhaps because of their physical disabilities, they particularly dislike trouble for others.

With three more employees, the inventory of novels is finally not zero.

The three newcomers are more eager to make money than anyone else.

Because they have implicated their families due to their own reasons, they are eager to compensate their families.

If Chen Zishu hadn't been there to remind them to go to bed, the three of them would have been busy until three o'clock every night.

Lin Zhi thought that with three more employees, she would have more time to write her second novel.

Who knows, she is still too naive.

After more than ten days of dissemination, her novel has spread to other counties and the provincial capital, and now a lot of people are rushing over to buy the novel.

Even though there are many pirated books and similar novels out there, there are still many buyers.

It’s just because the novels you buy from Lin Zhi have Lin Zhi’s personal signature and illustrations in them, while pirated books don’t have those.

The signature is Lin Zhi's pen name, and the illustration is a painting drawn by Lin Zhi.

In the painting, there is a young man riding on a horse with a long sword on his waist. The boy’s face cannot be seen clearly, only his elegant figure in the wind.

This is a very artistic small illustration. Lin Zhi specially had it carved and printed one by one and placed it on the end page of the story.

Both the painting and the signature are what readers want.

There was also star-chasing behavior in this era, and it was even crazier than today's star-chasers.

Many people gave up their idol worship when they knew that the book was written by a woman named Lin Zhi, and even cursed a woman for writing a book, saying it was shameful.

Fortunately, there are not many such idiots, and Lin Zhi didn't take it to heart after hearing it.

Otherwise she would vomit to death.

......

"Mrs. Lin, Shopkeeper Lin."

Lin Zhi looked at the old Li couple who were smiling flatteringly and asked: "What do you want from me?"

They had an unpleasant argument when they first met, and Lin Zhi even took their deposit to prevent them from doing it again.

Originally, he thought that since their family had just moved in and encountered trouble with Old Li's wife, he could use this incident to establish his authority.

But what happened later made Lin Zhi give up the idea.

Building up power is not as important as making money. These two people are typical people who like to eat delicious food. If she doesn't offend anyone, she will have a steady stream of income. Isn't that better?

That's exactly what happened.

Mr. and Mrs. Li are loyal fans of this restaurant. As long as there is a new product, they will definitely come to try it. Even if it is not a new product, they will come to have a meal from time to time.

"Hehe, Madam Lin, that money..." Old Li rubbed his hands.

Lin Zhi raised his eyebrows: "I remember I have already returned the money to you!"

"Yes, yes, it has been returned and is in my hands." Old Li nodded quickly.

"Then what about the money you mentioned?" Lin Zhi asked.

"It's like this, Madam Lin." Old Li's wife pulled Old Li to the back and stepped forward to explain: "We want to use this money to buy the recipe of your previous three cup duck. I wonder if it's possible."

The couple had always wanted to open a restaurant, but their previous attempts all failed because the food was not tasty.

But at that time, they attributed the reason to the bad geographical location and the lack of customer flow that caused them to fail.

However, even though the shops near Linzhi's shop have seen so many more customers, their newly opened restaurant is still not doing well.

Several nearby shops have switched to selling food. Business isn't as booming as Lin's shop, but it's not bad either.

Only then did they realize that it was their poor cooking skills that caused them to fail to retain their customers.

The food the couple sells is no different from ordinary food, and almost no one patronizes their store until there is no choice.

So, they thought of making some special delicacies to sell.

The first person they thought of was Lin Zhi.

They didn't dare to think about the secret recipes of the braised meat delicacies. Lin Zhi was also selling them now, so they knew without a doubt that Lin Zhi would not sell them.

So, they thought about the Three Cups Duck that was discontinued after just one day of launch in Lin’s shop some time ago.

Even if Lin Zhi doesn’t want to sell it, they can!

It just so happened that they had a relative who raised a group of ducks, so they had the source of supply. The more they thought about it, the more excited they became, and finally they came to find Lin Zhi.

The two of them looked at Lin Zhi eagerly, their eyes full of desire.

Lin Zhi glanced at them and finally accepted the silver: "Prepare two ducks and bring them here. I will teach you how to make it and then guide you next time."