The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

In the fourth month of business, Lin Zhi's account balance was finally no longer negative.

The profit of the store alone is enough to cover the cost of the store, the cost of Fumanlou, and the income from the cooperation between the three little ones and Fumanlou.

The money I make mainly comes from novels.

The cost of a novel is about two hundred coins for pens, ink, paper and inkstone. I copied about five hundred copies this month, and the cost is one hundred thousand coins, or about one hundred taels.

Secondly, an employee had to pay ten coins to copy a book, which meant he had to pay five thousand coins, or five taels of silver.

The cost of three meals a day for an employee is about ten coins, which means four hundred and fifty coins per person per month, or five thousand eight hundred and fifty coins for thirteen people. Lin Zhi only counted five thousand coins because the last three had not been here long.

Including the expenses for tables, chairs, and beds, Lin Zhi calculated the total cost to be one hundred and twenty taels of silver.

A novel sells for three taels of silver, and 500 copies would be 1,500 taels. After deducting the cost and taxes, Lin Zhi still has about 1,300 taels left.

One thousand three hundred taels!

Looking at this number, Lin Zhi's heart beat faster.

"It turns out that it's easier to make money from scholars!" Lin Zhi sighed in a low voice.

This is a very large amount of money, but Lin Zhi feels that it is what he deserves.

The cost does not include her own time and energy. Without her ideas and descriptions, how could she make this money?

At the same time, I would also like to thank the library for looking down on me.

If they hadn't refused, I would have sold the products myself and saved the price difference paid by the middleman.

"Thank God, thank the earth, and thank myself!"

Lin Zhi happily entertained himself for a while, and then went back to work.

Since novels are so profitable, we cannot abandon this way of making money.

The controversy over plagiarism in the library had not yet passed, the second volume of her storybook could not be sold, and the sales of the first volume also declined.

But Lin Zhi felt that these difficulties would soon pass, and it was a good opportunity to stock up on inventory during this period, so as to make a big sale when the situation was at its peak.

Lin Zhi calculated the wages for everyone and gave two days off to all employees in the store, including those who copied books.

The store employees have become accustomed to the two days of rest every month, but the employees who copy books feel that these two days of rest are hard-earned.

Wang Changshan: "I must stay at home for the next two days and do nothing."

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Thank you all for your hard work during this period."

"It's not hard, it's not hard!"

"We are not working hard, but you, the boss, are working hard."

"..."

After a quarter of an hour of business pleasantries, Lin Zhi told them the good news.

"Next month's tasks will not be that heavy. If you want to go home and rest at night, you can go back and reunite with your family at normal times."

"Great!" Wang Changshan jumped up first and immediately went back to his bed to pack his bags for going home.

He was really fed up with living in this dormitory and couldn't stay there for even a day.

The other four old men were also eager to return home.

No matter what, their own doghouse is still the best. However, they were still rational and said hello to Lin Zhi before cleaning up.

In another dormitory, Lin Zhi told Chen Zishu and the other three the news.

The four of them looked calm and had no special reaction to the news of the holiday. Zhao Wen and others even strongly requested to continue working during the two days of rest.

"I won't refuse you if you want to work, but remember to combine work and rest. Only when you are healthy can you have more time to make money, right?" Lin Zhi couldn't help but give a warning in the end.

There is a reason why these four people can become friends. They all have the same style of working hard to the death.

Rest the next day.

After finishing the goods for Fumanlou early, Lin Zhi took the three little ones to the money house.

It was still the same ox cart driven by the same old man, and the same people, but this time there were a lot more baskets.

The coachman was shocked when he saw the increasing number of baskets.

He originally wanted to take a shortcut to the bank, but seeing so much money, he didn't dare to go. He only dared to take the main road and walk to crowded places.

The doorman immediately came forward when he saw the familiar figure, and as he walked he called for people in the house to come out and help.

This time, the number of employees counting the money increased to five, and it took nearly an hour to finish counting the money.

"Mrs. Lin, this is the amount, come and see if it is correct."

The shopkeeper showed the amount to Lin Zhi for review, and Lin Zhi signed only after he saw that it matched the number of people in his family.

The shopkeeper handed the corresponding banknote to Lin Zhi and said, "Lady Lin, if you want to deposit such a large amount next time, we can go directly to your house to handle it."

Lin Zhi raised his eyebrows. The service of this bank was quite thoughtful.

"Then on the last two days of every month, please send someone to my place." Lin Zhi agreed directly.

She also wants to have a good rest on her days off, and it would be best if she doesn't have to run around.

On the way back, Lin Zhi asked the coachman to drive to the market and bought a lot of vegetables to bring home.

In addition to their family of four, there were four people who copied books from Zhao Zishu and two people including Mrs. Zhou.

After making money, Lin Zhi was generous and bought some delicious food to reward everyone.

The coachman happily took the fare, which was more than what he earned in a day's driving, and left with a smile on his face.

"Boss, why did you buy so many things?" Madam Zhou heard a noise outside the house and was shocked to see the vegetables on the ground when she came out.

"I'd like to trouble you to cook two tables of dishes today." Lin Zhi replied.

Madam Zhou walked over to carry the dishes: "Is the boss hosting a banquet?"

Lin Zhi shook his head: "No, it's us."

Madam Zhou wondered in her heart, how could these few people eat two tables of food?

Then she immediately realized that there was another dormitory in the shop. Because the people inside rarely went out, Madam Zhou almost forgot about the four of them.

"There are too many dishes, so you should cook less rice." Lin Zhi instructed.

"Okay. Boss!"

After Madam Zhou finished speaking, she immediately started preparing dinner.

The three kids went back to clean up the yard and the shop, which was something they had to do during their holidays.

Lin Zhi went to guard her bookstall.

The stall opens every afternoon. Lin Zhi usually sits there with her four writing tools. If someone wants to buy books, she sells them. If no one wants to buy, she writes novels.

She thought about giving the storybook to Shufangzhai for sale.

But Manager Zhang of Shufangzhai was unwilling to do so.

He said that there was someone behind the library, and if he took over the sales job, the library would definitely target him.

But he couldn't afford the blow from the library.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhi had no choice but to set up a small stall near the shop and sell his own products.

Lin Zhi had just sat down when someone came over to buy the storybook.

"I heard that you have the authentic copies of the most popular storytelling books recently?" The customer came forward and asked directly.