The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

"Boss, what is this?"

In the slightly crowded dormitory, Chen Zishu stared with wide eyes at the baskets full of food that suddenly appeared in the dormitory. His face was full of confusion and his brows were tightly furrowed.

"Fulfill your New Year's wishes."

Lin Zhi raised the corners of his mouth and smiled kindly, with a hint of mystery in his gentle eyes.

???

The people in the dormitory looked at each other, all confused. They were racking their brains to think carefully about what New Year's wishes they had said during the New Year.

Lin Zhi was so tired that he was gasping for breath. He had no intention of keeping the secret, so he reached out and lifted the cloth on the basket.

"hiss!"

Zhao Shu couldn't help but take a breath, his eyes widened like copper bells.

"Money...money, money, money...so much money!"

The others looked at the mountain of money in the basket and were so shocked that their tongues became tied and they couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

They never thought that one day they would be so deeply shocked by this basket full of money, as if their souls were frozen at this moment.

Lin Zhi said leisurely: "During the Chinese New Year, you made a wish that you would count money until you got cramps. Now I will fulfill your wish."

Employees: ...

"Boss, we want to count our own money until our hands cramp, not yours." Li Zhi said with a bitter face and helplessness in his voice.

Lin Zhi still smiled kindly: "Speaking of which, you have a share of the money here. Your wages are all in it."

Employees: “…” This is clearly a substitution of concepts.

"Boss, aren't you afraid that we will secretly embezzle so much money? You trust us so much." Zhao Wen came forward with a grin and a bit of cunning on his face.

Lin Zhi patted his head without hesitation: "I know exactly how much money you have. Don't think of using the store's money to make yourself rich overnight."

Zhao Wen: ......

It's very rude to say that.

Zhao Wen rubbed his head and muttered, "Boss, you really don't show any mercy at all."

Lin Zhi folded his hands in front of his chest and looked at everyone seriously: "I trust you, so I handed this money to you. But we must do things according to the rules and have a conscience. This is the store's money, and it is also the result of everyone's hard work. No one should have any bad intentions."

The employees nodded one after another, and Chen Zishu quickly said, "Boss, don't worry, we all understand."

If the store keeps them in, they won't do such treacherous things.

Lin Zhi nodded slightly: "I understand. You count them tonight and string them together. I will pay them for the goods tomorrow."

The employees nodded one after another, reassuring Lin Zhi.

Lin Zhi was very relieved. She only brought some of the copper coins to the dormitory, and the dormitory could not be exposed to the public. She was not worried at all that the money would be short.

This group of people eat and drink at the store, and even their wages are deposited in the store. Lin Zhi knows how much money everyone has.

After handing over the tedious task of counting money to these employees, Lin Zhi went back to wash up.

The three little ones had already counted and recorded the remaining money while she was washing up, so Lin Zhi didn't have to worry about it.

Seeing that there was nothing for him to do, Lin Zhi, exhausted, went straight to the room.

She is tired and wants to sleep.

Lin Zhi turned around and went back to her room. She didn't see the two brothers looking at her leaving and seeming to be hesitant to speak.

"Tell mother tomorrow." Erlang frowned slightly, looked at Lin Zhi's exhausted figure, and said hesitantly.

Dalang nodded gently, his face looking very calm, thinking that since the matter was already a foregone conclusion, there was no essential difference whether Lin Zhi knew it earlier or later.

Lin Zhi fell asleep early. Her breathing was even and steady, as if all the fatigue of the whole day was released in this deep sleep.

The next day, she got up in high spirits, full of anticipation and energy, ready to greet the arrival of a new day.

After the new store officially opened, employees no longer had to wait early for the store to open to work as before. They could start their new work in an orderly manner in the new store.

They all woke up earlier than the others without Lin Zhi's urging. When Lin Zhi went to the shop, the front yard was already bustling with people selling breakfast rice rolls, and the back yard was even busier.

Those employees with mobility problems have fixed posts and just sit there quietly every day to process and prepare food.

Employees who can move around are responsible for selling food in the lobby when the business is open, and are on call when the business is closed, rushing to wherever they are needed.

Because there were so many people, even Mrs. Zhou, who was making breakfast, had several people helping her.

The number of employees has increased a lot, and the amount of employee meals has also increased accordingly. Madam Zhou alone is simply unable to cope with it. Now that someone has come to help, Madam Zhou finally feels relieved.

After Lin Zhi went over, he quickly found Daya.

Daya is concentrating on making soy products.

The number of bean products produced has increased significantly compared to the past. In the past, in addition to supplying Fu Man Lou, bean products were also supplied to our own stores to make iron plate tofu and chuanchuanxiang.

Now with the addition of barbecue, the consumption of soy products is even greater, and the corresponding output naturally has to keep up.

"You go and make the braised food, and leave this to me." Lin Zhi ordered with a firm look.

Daya didn't refuse and went to another stove to start making braised food.

Looking at Daya who was busy all the time, Lin Zhi couldn't help wondering whether he should let someone else do the braised food job.

The marinade is an old marinade. To make marinated food, you only need to pay attention to the heat and time. The employees have no access to the recipe. If it is handed over to the employees, the recipe should not be leaked.

After thinking it through, Lin Zhi began to carefully consider which employee was suitable for this position.

Her first thought was Wang Xiaohua. But thinking that Wang Xiaohua's indenture had not yet been registered with the government, and her family seemed a bit difficult to deal with, Lin Zhi didn't want to choose Wang Xiaohua as the person.

Wang Xiaoya may not have much affection for her father, but she still has a mother. If someone bribes her, her father will force her mother to come to Wang Xiaohua to do something bad...

Lin Zhi couldn't completely trust Wang Xiaohua so she chose his side at that time.

After looking at the people around him, Lin Zhi finally decided that the candidate was Sun Lai Di.

Sun Laidi is an old employee, and her husband is also an old employee of the store. The whole family has the strongest sense of belonging to the store.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhi waved to Su Lai Di without hesitation.

Sun Lai Di walked over quickly and said, "Boss, what can I do for you?"

"Come with me." Lin Zhi quickly finished making the pot of tofu in his hand, paused the work at hand, and brought the person to Daya.

"Mom, why are you here?" Daya asked puzzledly.

She hasn't even started making the braised meat yet, she's just started blanching the ingredients.

Seeing this, Lin Zhi agreed with her: "Teach Aunt Sun how to make braised food, which ingredients need to be braised for how long and what precautions to take. Tell Aunt Sun. After you teach her, Aunt Sun will be responsible for the braised food."

Daya and Sun Lai Di were both surprised by Lin Zhi's sudden decision, but they were both obedient people, and no matter how many questions they had in their minds, they finally answered "yes" without hesitation.

----------Two-in-one dividing line----------

After successfully dividing up the work of preparing braised food, Lin Zhi couldn't help but fall into deep thought again, and began to wonder whether the work of preparing soy products could also be divided up.

In the morning, there were only two stalls open in the store, which resulted in many staff members being idle.

Lin Zhi thought to himself that he had to keep them all busy.

Otherwise, some people are busy from morning till the end of the day, exhausted and out of breath, while others are free for half a day and only do half a day's work.

Such extremely unbalanced work distribution is obviously not conducive to harmonious coexistence among employees.

Lin Zhi kept thinking about it, and suddenly felt that the work of making soy products could be shared out to other employees to participate in the production.

She only needs to personally check the key steps, so she doesn't have to worry about the recipe being leaked.

If the soy products were sold at a relatively cheap price, Lin Zhi might not feel bad even if the recipe was leaked. But the reality is that the price of soy products here is surprisingly high.

You know, the tofu sold by the Zhang family outside tastes so bad, but the price he sells it for is the same as hers. And the tofu she makes herself is much more delicious, so there is no way she can lower the price.

Lin Zhi thought to herself that if the recipe of Zhang's tofu was accidentally leaked one day, she could consider lowering the price of her own soy products.

As long as the Zhang family can keep the recipe secret, she can make more money from tofu.

After thinking all this through, Lin Zhi decisively waved to several employees to come over and help.

After someone came to help, Lin Zhi's efficiency in making soy products was greatly improved.

"Come here to help starting early tomorrow morning, and then go back to the stall after business hours." Lin Zhi said seriously to the employees.

What can the employees say? Of course they can only answer yes.

They were puzzled in their hearts, wondering why they were told not to get close to this location when signing the contract, but now the employer was allowing them to get close and participate in the work inside.

As the number of employees increased, the store's business hours were also advanced. Previously, the sale of braised rice was basically opened in the afternoon, but now it is changed to noon. Including barbecue stalls, they also open at noon.

Everything was ready, and after a short break, it was time for business at noon.

Lin Zhi sat at the bookstall, looking intently at the customers coming and going. Noticing that there was no noticeable decrease in customer flow, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Steady!

She thought to herself that as long as she could maintain a similar flow of people in the next few days, there would be no problem running the store.

The business in the store was as booming as yesterday, with a bustling crowd and constant noise, but the sales at the bookstall were not satisfactory.

Lin Zhi had actually already made full mental preparations for this. After all, there were very few women who could read these days, and the sales volume of the second novel, which was positioned as a female reading material, would definitely not be as high as the first one.

This was something that had been expected. Lin Zhi remained calm and did not feel discouraged at all.

She knew very well that the population of the county town was still too small and the audience was limited. She firmly believed that after moving to a larger place, the novels she created would become popular and sought-after goods.

......

The group of noble ladies who said they would come again yesterday did not come in person today.

However, they all sent servants to buy food and pack it up to take back.

Lin Zhi guessed that they should all be reading her book "Interesting Stories in the Boudoir" with great interest today.

This is a classic book about palace intrigues, and it is absolutely perfect for women living in the inner house.

......

After one day of work experience, the new employees did not make any mistakes in today's work.

Lin Zhi strolled around the store for a few times, observing every aspect carefully, feeling secretly happy that he would soon be able to be that leisurely and hands-off shopkeeper again.

"Mrs. Lin, give me a new storybook for 1,000 taels of silver!"

Still immersed in the dream of becoming a hands-off boss, Lin Zhi was suddenly awakened by a familiar and loud voice.

Just as she came to her senses and before she was fully awake, a large banknote was thrust directly into her face. The banknote was almost touching the tip of her nose, and she subconsciously dodged backwards.

Who else could be this guy who is so generous and almost arrogant in throwing money around except Shi Feiyang?

Lin Zhi looked calm, and took the banknotes slowly, with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "The new storybook is written specifically for women, why did you buy so many?"

"Hey! Why do you care about me? I just asked you whether you want to sell it or not." Shi Feiyang crossed his arms in front of his chest with a look of arrogance on his face.

Lin Zhi: "...Sell it. Wait a minute. I'll move it to you."

Shi Feiyang waved his hand casually, occupied Lin Zhi's seat, and then sat down.

Lin Zhi had no idea that her first novel had already become popular throughout the city and had many loyal and fanatical followers.

Therefore, even though the second storybook is targeted at women, many readers are eager to buy it. Even if you don't read it, it is a good choice to collect it.

Shi Feiyang, who was sitting on a chair, looked bored at the moment. He flipped through the books on the table and muttered, "Is this the new storybook? Let me see what the difference is between stories read by men and women."