You are my golden finger

The spring breeze was gentle and the sun was intoxicating. Lin Xijin lay on a recliner in the small garden in front of the second courtyard, basking in the sun and watching the children playing. A sense of comfort welled up in her heart, and she felt that this was the best life could be. If it could go on like this, what else could she lack?

However, ideals are full and reality is skinny! The road to saving the world is long and arduous.

Just then, a disturbing voice came: "Master, Madam Wu's carriage is parked at the gate, and she wants you to go and see the shop."

Lin Xijin could only accept her fate, and after a little dressing, she accompanied Madam Wu to the store she had chosen. The store was not located on a busy street, but in a neutral place. It was originally a ready-made clothing store, and it was still open for business. The storefront was over 100 square meters, with two floors and a backyard, and all living facilities were available.

After looking around, Lin Xijin was quite satisfied and admired Mrs. Wu's vision.

"Mrs. Wu, your choice of this shop is quite suitable. But is it convenient for you to renovate this shop now?"

"This is the dowry shop under my name. There is no inconvenience. The ready-made clothes and fabrics in the store can be sold in another shop. If you think it is suitable, just decide on it. I will clear out the shop in the next two days. You should quickly draw up the decoration sketch. Once your sketch is out, we will start decorating." Mrs. Wu was more anxious than Lin Xijin.

"Okay. We also need the staff for the shop: one manager; two people to keep accounts, one from you and one from the Shangguan family; four people to be in charge of reception; six to eight people to be in charge of beauty. They all need to be skillful and have good eyesight. Once you have chosen the candidates, I will help train them, and you can also let Chuntao lead the store for a while."

"Okay, I'll select someone and send him over tomorrow."

After the two of them agreed on the relevant matters, they returned home.

Lin Xijin thought that she would stay in Kyoto until Mrs. Lin gave birth, and Mrs. Wu's heart disease treatment would also take time. Then the shop could be opened before she left Beijing, and she would have to refine a batch of medical cosmetics. Although it was easier to refine in the space, she couldn't make herself look too evil, so she still needed to cover it up.

Lin Xijin called He Qiumei and asked her how many girls between the ages of twelve and fifteen there were in the village who were good-looking, hardworking and willing to do their best.

"Master, I think eight of them are very good. Do you want to buy them?" He Qiumei asked.

"I don't want to buy them, I just want to give them a job, let them help make cosmetics, and give them a way out. How much do you think is a suitable salary?"

"Master, you are so kind! They will be happy to do it. Three hundred coins a month will be enough."

"Let's pay you 800 wen a month, and there will be bonuses for good work. You too, in addition to your monthly salary, will also receive bonuses for good work."

He Qiumei was so moved that she burst into tears.

After lunch, Lin Xijin wrote out a list of medicinal materials, and asked the housekeeper to take it to Shangguan Rui to help buy them at his family's property. Because the Chinese medicinal materials in the "Lin's Medicine" shop were also provided by Shangguan Rui, and considering that he helped to hire the doctor Cheng, Lin Xijin had already allocated 20% of the profit to him.

Make the best use of things and people. Use him more and give him more room to display his talents.

He told Chuntao to go out and buy daily necessities, and Qiuyan to arrange accommodation at home. Then he asked Liang Derong to harness the carriage, take the housekeeper, He Qiumei, two guards and two secret guards, and go to the manor again.

It was late March, and the weather was getting hotter day by day. Even wearing only two pieces of clothing, it was still a bit stuffy in the carriage. The housekeeper and the guard rode on horseback, and Lin Xijin let the secret guards do whatever they wanted.

When they arrived at the farm, Lin Xijin did not show up and asked He Qiumei to find a girl she thought was good.

After a while, He Qiumei came with eight girls.

Although they were dressed in shabby clothes and had rough and dark skin, they were clean and tidy, with clean faces. Lin Xijin asked them to stretch out their hands and saw that everyone had calluses on their hands, which were obviously caused by frequent labor, but everyone's hands were washed very clean and their nails were trimmed very short.

Lin Xijin was very satisfied with these people.

"I came here today to ask you to help me process the medicinal materials. The salary is tentatively set at 800 wen per month, and there will be a reward at the end of the year if you do a good job. However, you must return to the countryside with me in a while. Go back and discuss it with your family immediately. If you are willing to go, pack two sets of clothes and come with your parents to sign the contract."

The girls were overjoyed and immediately ran back to discuss it with their parents.

After a while, several people came back with their parents, and the village head was among them. However, some families brought a lot of things, even bedding, perhaps because they were worried that the children would have nothing to use and it would be inconvenient.

"You only need to bring two sets of clothes to change, and you don't need to bring anything else. We have uniform work clothes all year round, and daily necessities are also distributed uniformly." Lin Xijin emphasized again.

He successfully signed contracts with the girls and their parents, and asked the manager of the winery to find a horse-drawn carriage used to transport wine and take the girls to the city.

Perhaps the other girls in the village heard the news and gathered around, looking at them enviously.

"Go back first and do your farm work well. When the master's shop becomes bigger, everyone will have a chance in the future." The village head comforted these people.

Lin Xijin is not a talkative person, and she is not willing to write blank checks to these people. If she is willing to bow to the evil old society, it will be easier to manage by buying people, but she also wants to take care of the people around her as much as possible, so she can only do it reluctantly.