The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

"Hiss!" This exclamation seemed to be squeezed out from between teeth, full of surprise and disbelief.

"Ha!" Then came this sound with a bit of realization and relief.

"Oh my god!" The following sentence was more exaggerated, more emotional, and full of complete shock.

"So that's how it is!" The last sentence is full of emotion after sudden enlightenment.

......

As the papers were gently turned, Shi Feiyang occasionally uttered various sounds of surprise and understanding. The sounds came one after another, and seemed particularly clear in this quiet atmosphere.

The rear house has always been a woman's world, and men have rarely cared about the various situations in the rear house.

However, Shi Feiyang realized for the first time that the fighting in the backyard was so fierce and thrilling.

Why did he firmly believe that the content described in the storybook was the real situation in the harem? That was because in his own home, these fighting scenes appeared almost every day.

Although he himself was not a part of the fight, his mother was!

Whenever his mother was at a disadvantage in a fight, she would always come to him to cry and complain. Therefore, Shi Feiyang really knew a lot about the affairs of the harem.

Because he was not the eldest son in the family, his mother could not complain to his elder brother, so she preferred to complain to him.

Shi Feiyang was reading the storybook with great interest. After Lin Zhi brought him the storybook he wanted, he could not wait to let him take the storybook home.

He was thinking of having someone take the script back to his mother so that she would be more careful and not be so angry with his father's concubine that she would cry every time.

He also had to give a copy to his father, so that he would not be deceived by the concubine and his illegitimate brothers and sisters every time, thus causing his mother to suffer injustice.

Well, his sister-in-law also wants...

Shi Feiyang had just received the script and had already quickly divided it up in his mind.

After seeing Shi Feiyang off, Lin Zhi didn't stay at the stall any longer.

Shi Feiyang's business was enough to cover her entire day's turnover. For the rest of the time, she didn't care whether the books could be sold or not.

However, before she left the stall, she asked the staff at the barbecue stall opposite to keep an eye on the stall and call her out if any customers came to buy books.

After giving instructions to the employees, Lin Zhi began to stroll leisurely in the new store, carefully checking to see if there were any areas in the store that needed improvement.

After strolling around, she returned to the bookstall.

There is no problem with the new store, now we can start designing the old store.

Lin Zhi planned to convert the old shop into a library, which would not only sell books but also provide people with a place to read for free.

Providing books for free may affect sales, but Lin Zhi still decided to do so.

Lin Zhi was really fed up with the feeling of powerlessness caused by the fact that almost all the people around him were illiterate, so he decided to do a good deed by opening the book for free.

Lin Zhi did what he said and strolled to the carpenter's house.

"How come you have time to come here, Madam Lin?" The carpenter and his wife were very surprised to see Lin Zhi coming.

The Lin family’s new shop had just opened. You didn’t have to go there to see it. Just by hearing the sounds coming from the shop, you could tell how busy the new shop was.

Lin Zhi smiled and joked: "If I didn't have time to come, you would have lost a lot of business!"

The three of them exchanged a few pleasantries, and Lin Zhi clearly told them the purpose of his visit.

"I want to transform the original shop into a library, and I need to build a number of bookshelves, tables and chairs."

The carpenter looked surprised and said, "I can understand the bookshelf, but why do you need to build tables and chairs?"

Lin Zhi patiently explained: "In addition to selling books, I plan to open the library to everyone to read for free, so we need tables and chairs."

The carpenter and his wife were extremely surprised when they heard her explanation. The carpenter's wife couldn't help but say, "If we show it to everyone for free, then no one will buy it, right?"

The way she looked at Lin Zhi was as if she was looking at a sucker.

Lin Zhi couldn't help but laugh: "Someone will definitely buy it, it's just that there will be fewer people."

The carpenter's wife wanted to say something else, but her husband spoke first: "Mrs. Lin is very kind. I want to thank Mrs. Lin for those poor students."

Lin Zhi originally thought that the carpenter was just being polite, but when he collected the money, he actually waived the cost of Lin Zhi's desk and chairs, saying that he was doing his part to support those poor students.

When he said this, his thoughts drifted away. Lin Zhi guessed that the carpenter should be a man with a story.

After ordering the furniture, Lin Zhi did not return to the new store, but stayed in the old store.

She found the employees who were copying the books and said, "The stock of the new storybooks is almost gone. You should work harder to copy some out."

Upon hearing the news, the employees were instantly excited.

Because the new storyline is targeted at female readers, Lin Zhi gave everyone very few tasks, because the market did not need so much inventory.

Who knew that Shi Feiyang, who was doing the work of 20 or 30 people, bought up a small half of the inventory. Li Fanghua's group bought up more than half. There was not much inventory left.

This group of employees haven't worked overtime for a long time, and the older ones are even more lazy and rarely come to the store. It happened to be the period before and after the New Year, so Lin Zhi let them go home and have fun.

The employees who copied books felt that if they continued like this, they would soon be unemployed.

They work very little and eat three meals a day in the store, which makes them feel guilty about eating so much.

Now that they have work to do, they feel very happy.

Lin Zhi let them laugh for a while before continuing, "There is another good news."

Everyone's attention was attracted to Lin Zhi again, and they were anxiously waiting for her next words.

"I plan to turn this shop into a library. A library needs all kinds of books, so you will have a lot of work to do in the next period of time."

The employees were instantly excited; this was indeed very good news for them.

This means that they will not face unemployment for some time to come.

Lin Zhi looked at them happily and reminded them seriously: "If there are still some of you who want to continue the imperial examination, I will try to give you serious books when copying books in the future."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent, especially Chen Zishu, who simply nodded and looked at the floor.

As a disabled person, he has no chance of taking the imperial examination.

Others can continue to participate in scientific research, but think about the people behind them...

"If you still want to move up, then plan carefully. When you are about to take the exam, find a way to avoid the people behind you." Lin Zhi knew their concerns very well: "You have to study hard, because you may only have one or two chances to avoid their eyes and ears."

If the people behind them had discovered them the first time they appeared in the examination room, they would not have allowed them to appear a second time.

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Lin Zhi looked calm and determined, and said to the group of people with different expressions: "Think about it carefully."

Her voice was steady and powerful, as if carrying an invisible sense of oppression. "Think carefully, do you want to hide in a dark corner for the rest of your life, living a miserable life without seeing the light, or muster up the courage to fight and pursue a bright future."

After hearing this, the group of people fell into silence.

Seeing this, Lin Zhi gently pushed Chen Zishu out of the room and came to the lobby.

She did this to give this group of people enough space so that they can calm down and think about their future path.

"Boss, you don't have to comfort me. I have already accepted my fate." Chen Zishu's voice was filled with helplessness and bitterness. Although he said he accepted his fate, his tightly clenched fists clearly showed the unwillingness in his heart.

After hearing this, Lin Zhi just nodded slightly and replied, "Okay!"

Chen Zishu's face was full of confusion and disbelief. He widened his eyes and asked repeatedly: "??? No?! Boss, shouldn't you give me some advice or comfort me? What does it mean to say hello?"

"I guess you have seen many doctors treat your leg before, so the hope of recovery should be very slim." Lin Zhi said the truth with a calm expression.

"Slim? No, there is absolutely no possibility of recovery." Chen Zishu said self-deprecatingly with a wry smile.

Lin Zhi patted his shoulder gently and comforted him, "Don't think like that. There must always be hope in life. Otherwise, what's the point of living?"

Chen Zishu remained silent, just staring blankly at his legs, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

After a long while, Lin Zhi spoke again: "Let's not talk about this topic for now."

"Boss, what do you want to talk about?" Chen Zishu quickly shifted his attention away from his legs and looked up at Lin Zhi.

More than three years have passed quietly. No matter how much hurt you have suffered, as time goes by, the pain will gradually be healed and you will get used to it.

"What are your plans for the future? Do you plan to copy books here for the rest of your life?" Lin Zhi asked gently.

When Chen Zishu heard this question, his eyes became confused. He slowly said, "I am here only because I had a strong desire to survive. As for what I want to do in the future, I have never thought about it. I just want to live, it's that simple."

"I don't know." After a long time, Chen Zishu said softly.

Ever since his path to the imperial examination was ruthlessly cut off, he had lost his dream and no longer had the motivation to move forward.

Lin Zhi slowly approached him, gently touched his head, and said, "I don't know, so give yourself some time to think about it. If you really can't think of it, I'll help you think of one."

Chen Zishu felt the warmth coming from above his head, feeling somewhat greedy, so he gently responded with a “hmm”.

This warm touch made him feel as if he were his mother's love.

Although his mother had never stroked his head like this, Lin Zhi was not old enough to play the role of his mother.

However, Chen Zishu thought in his heart that this must be the feeling of warmth given by a mother.

......

Another day of work ended early.

Today's work is obviously not as tiring as yesterday's. Perhaps it's because there are not as many customers today as yesterday, or perhaps it's because everyone is more familiar with the work content today, so the work is progressing quite smoothly.

When it was dinner time, the four members of the Lin family returned to their own yard to enjoy dinner and did not eat with the employees.

At this moment, the two brothers told Lin Zhi with serious expressions a piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue.

"What? It'll take three years." After hearing the news, Lin Zhi suddenly lost the desire to eat, and his voice was full of surprise and disbelief.

The two brothers looked at each other and nodded. Dalang said, "It's been a year. It will take at least two years."

Lin Zhi gnashed her teeth in anger, her heart filled with resentment. She had just carefully made a plan, ready to show off her skills and exert her strength, but who could have thought that it would be completely disrupted by this sudden news.

"That damn husband whom I've never even met!" Lin Zhi cursed in her heart.

Because of his death, Dalang and Erlang had to observe mourning for three years before they could take the imperial examinations.

Although their family changed their surname and household head, and outsiders didn't know who their father was, they could still take the risk and participate.

However, once discovered, not only will the degree of honor be revoked, but the candidate will also be banned from taking any future exams and will be blacklisted.

"I am an unfilial son. I actually forgot..." Dalang looked guilty and his voice became lower and lower.

Among the three brothers and sisters, he was the only one who was his father's biological son. However, because his life was so rich and wonderful, he had almost forgotten his deceased father.

Lin Zhi tried to make his expression look calmer and said, "Just forget it. It's so hard to live if you keep thinking about it!"

When the three children heard this, they were silent for a while and did not dare to respond. They felt that no matter how they answered, it seemed inappropriate.

"Mom, does our inability to take the exam have a big impact on your plans?" Erlang asked cautiously. He saw that Lin Zhi's face was not looking good.

Last night he felt that since the news had already become a foregone conclusion, it would make no difference whether he told Lin Zhi earlier or later.

Lin Zhi forced a smile and said, "It's okay..."

But she clearly didn't look like she was okay.

"If the registration time for the county exam had not arrived and the teacher had not specifically told us who could not take the exam, we would not have thought of this at all." Erlang explained in a low voice.

They knew about this only one day earlier than Lin Zhi.

"It's okay." Lin Zhi emphasized again, "It's just right that during these two years, you can learn more knowledge and strive to pass it in one go, and return home with honors."

After hearing this, the two brothers nodded obediently.

At this time, what else can you do except nod your head?