The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

Lin Zhi: "You are not going to die tomorrow, so how come there won't be a next time?"

Zhao Wen: "If we go back to the county town, we will either die or be half dead. What's the difference between this and death?"

Lin Zhi took a deep breath and poked their heads with his fingers: "You have become stupid from studying too much. You have only grown older but not smarter. Since this is a dead end, we will not go back."

"No... go back?" Zhao Wen widened his eyes and looked at Lin Zhi in disbelief. The others also showed shocked and confused expressions.

Lin Zhi folded his hands in front of his chest, his eyes firm: "Yes, we won't go back. Since this county town can't accommodate us, why should we jump into that fire pit? The world outside is big, we can go somewhere else to start over."

Zhao Wen frowned, a little hesitant: "But we are unfamiliar with this place, where can we go? How can we survive?"

They were able to survive in the county town because their boss, Lin Zhi, was generous and paid them enough wages, as well as providing food and lodging.

Where can they find such a good job and such a good boss after coming to the capital?

The provincial capital is not like the county town. The expenses here are even higher. The little money they had was mostly spent on this exam. If they want to stay here, they can't even afford to rent a place to live.

They didn't think that Lin Zhi would accompany them, after all, Lin Zhi had to go back to take care of the business in the county.

Lin Zhi waved his hand: "What's the big deal? We will open a branch here and you can continue to work here."

Those people they offended in the county town would not dare to come to the provincial capital to find them. At that time, these employees could go out to the store to help when it was busy, instead of having to stay in the room and copy books like in the county town.

Zhao Wen was touched but also a little doubtful after hearing Lin Zhi's words: "Boss, are you really willing to open a branch in Fucheng for us? This is not a small amount of money. What if the business is not good..."

Lin Zhi smiled and interrupted him: "You have been working with me for a while, don't you know me? Since I said it, I have a certain degree of confidence. There are many opportunities in the capital city. As long as we manage it carefully, we will definitely succeed. Besides, I can't just watch you get desperate."

Several others also echoed: "Boss, you are so kind to us. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be where we are today."

Lin Zhi looked at them seriously, "It's fate that we met. You have talent, but you were suppressed by those evil forces in the county. In the prefectural city, we can show our talents."

At this time, a more careful Li Zhi said: "Lin Zhi, although opening a branch store is good, it takes a lot of time to prepare in the early stage. What should we do during this period? We can't just sit back and eat up all the resources."

Lin Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "I will go around the city in the next few days to learn about the market and see if there are any suitable shops to rent. You should also stay busy and copy more storybooks. Before the business starts, you have to take care of your living expenses."

The sales of the storybooks have always been good. She took most of the copyists with her to take the exam, and the stock was long gone.

Instead of spending their time howling and screaming, they might as well do more work.

"Yes! Boss." Everyone cheered.

Lin Shu pressed his hand and continued, "I have to go back to the county town in a few days. Think about what you want to tell your family."

Everyone nodded, changing their previous decadent expressions.

There was no more crying from the three little ones in the kitchen. They brought the prepared food to the table and everyone happily had another meal.

Early the next morning, Lin Shu took Daya out to find the middleman.

Since we have decided to open a branch in the capital, we must have a store and a residence.

Lin Shu would first inquire about the price, and if it was suitable, he would directly purchase the shop and residence, and would not rent if he could afford to buy.

Daya followed Lin Zhi closely, her eyes full of curiosity and excitement. She was full of novelty about this prosperous city and was looking forward to a new life in the future.

They found an experienced middleman, who saw that Lin Zhi had an extraordinary demeanor and a clear goal, and enthusiastically introduced houses and shops everywhere.

Lin Zhi listened carefully and put forward her own opinions and requirements from time to time. She did not need to consider the prosperity of the area, but only needed the price to be reasonable and the location to be suitable.

Whenever he arrives at a property, Lin Zhi will carefully check the structure, lighting, ventilation, etc. of the house. For shops, he will pay special attention to the surrounding flow of people and business atmosphere.

After looking at several places, Lin Zhi finally chose a shop located on the corner of a street in the suburbs of the city. The shop was of moderate size, with a square layout, and there were several rooms in the backyard that could be used as residences.

After some bargaining, Lin Zhi finally reached an agreement with the seller and successfully bought the shop and the house.

The transfer procedure is a bit complicated, and the staff in the government office here is complicated. The middleman told Lin Zhi that the transfer fee is a high fee.

Lin Shu frowned when he heard this: "Don't transfer the property for now. I'll find a way myself."

After returning to the temporary house, Lin Zhi told everyone that he had found a store and they would move there after packing up in the next few days.

Her words were like a reassurance, and everyone immediately got busy.

Lin Zhi returned to his room, wrote a visiting card and had it delivered to Shi's residence.

She wanted to ask Mrs. Shi to help with the transfer of ownership, and this kind of thing would be quicker and easier with the help of Shi Feiyang.

However, wealthy families pay attention to the differences between men and women, so after thinking about it, Lin Zhi decided to find Mrs. Shi.

For this purpose, Lin Zhi even went out to buy a gift for the visit.

......

Shifu.

This is not the first time that Lin Zhi has come to Shi Mansion. Having been in the city for so long, Lin Zhi comes to Shi Mansion quite frequently.

The Shi family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law loved to invite her to visit, wanting to hear her talk about the outside world or discuss the contents of her stories.

Lin Zhi and Daya had just sat down when the maid came over to report.

"Finally I caught you, humph." As soon as he saw Lin Zhi, he pretended to be angry: "It was obviously me who knew you first, why didn't you come to me when you had something to do, but only to my mother."

Lin Zhi smiled: "Mr. Shi, there are differences between men and women."

Shi Feiyang hummed and said that he didn't believe this excuse. Why didn't Lin Zhi pay attention to the difference between men and women when doing business in the county?

However, he also knew his limits and did not say this in front of his mother and sister-in-law.

Since there were elders present at home, Shi Feiyang sat down in the living room without hesitation.

"Zhizhi, Feiyang said you had something to talk to us about. What is it?" Mrs. Shi asked immediately after Shi Feiyang calmed down.

After spending some time together, Mrs. Shi probably got to know Lin Zhi's personality a little bit, and generally wouldn't ask others for help.