Transformed into a furry person, I am doing public relations in the Northern Song Dynasty

Lin Meng waved his hands repeatedly, sweating anxiously on his forehead: "How can this be the same? How can this be the same? It's hard to teach a child. The guys in Liu Niangzi's shop are different. They can read a few words."

"My lady doesn't want all the servants to know the Four Books and Five Classics. That's much easier. Besides, my lady also provides me with three meals a day and finds me a place to live. These ten taels of silver are really too much."

Having three meals a day is now standard for employees in the workshop. As for accommodation, when the movable type was being developed, there was not enough space in the workshop, so Liu Yunqing once rented an empty house for Master Su and his employees.

Later, he thought that it wouldn't cost much and the place was not far from the bookstore, so he simply spent a little more money to buy it and renovate it. Now the guys eat, live, and print there, and there are a few empty rooms that could just be given to Lin Meng.

Ten taels of silver are not a lot to begin with, and if Liu Yunqing were to lower the price further, he would feel embarrassed.

After thinking about it, he simply raised the salary to eighteen taels of silver per month. In addition to teaching the servants to read, he also asked Lin Mengduo to take care of a few more children.

It was time for Yunxiang, the youngest in the family, to start learning. However, her mother had to go through a divorce lawsuit, buy a house and move, so she didn't have much money. Later, everyone in the family was busy with business, so Yunxiang had to play for a while.

Now that the family has enough money and manpower, it is time to bring up the issue of Yunxiang's studies.

In addition to her, the brothers Shen Heng and Shen Shan, and Misses Yu Ping and Yu An all had to learn to read and write, otherwise they would only be able to run errands and look after the house for other people all their lives, and there would be restrictions everywhere if they wanted to be reused.

Lin Meng was a scholar who had passed the provincial examination. If he were to be hired from outside, let alone teaching so many people, even teaching just one person would cost at least 10 to 20 taels a month.

She made a fortune by spending 18 taels to hire someone to solve the problem of literacy for so many people in her hometown!

Without allowing Lin Meng to refute, Liu Yunqing joked: "Mr. Lin, just agree. If you still don't agree, I will think that you think my temple is too small and the silver I give is too little. If you refuse each time, I will add two taels. Mr. Lin, please consider it yourself!"

Hearing that Liu Yunqing was going to raise the price, Lin Meng really had never seen anyone giving away money in such a forced way, so she had no choice but to agree, feeling extremely grateful in her heart.

He knew it very well in his heart that since the results had not been announced yet, he was still nothing. With Madam Liu's financial resources, she could invite anyone she wanted, and he also knew a powerful figure like Zhang Youzheng.

He was born in a poor family and his parents died early. He had to take care of his younger siblings since he was young. Everyone who saw him would say they felt sorry for him.

Yet he was not pitiful. Ever since he started to go to school, the villagers had been hoping that he would have a bright future. Everyone had little money, so whenever they saw him they would give him a piece of cake or a handful of wild vegetables.

Especially after his parents passed away, he survived on these cakes and wild vegetables.

The old scholar in the village sponsored him to go to Yingtian Prefecture, and the teachers in Yingtian Academy sponsored him to come to Kaifeng Prefecture. Now he met the enthusiastic Mr. Zhao and such a good Ms. Liu.

Whenever he thought about it, Lin Meng's chest would feel sore and swollen. He had received so much kindness from others in his life, and he would never be able to repay them in his lifetime.

Only after Lin Meng nodded did Liu Yunqing feel relieved. Lin Meng didn't need to rush to work today. He first asked the shop assistants to take Lin Meng to the courtyard to settle down and provided her with daily necessities.

As for the daily classes, the guys still had to work during the day, so they scheduled them in the morning and evening, ensuring that the classes lasted an hour and a half every day.

Yunxiang and Shen Shan were the ones who needed to be enlightened and free from illiteracy, so they studied hard during the day according to the schedule, while Shen Heng, Yuping and Yuning studied for half a day each.

In order to motivate everyone to study more, Liu Yunqing discussed with Lin Meng and asked everyone to study for eight days and rest for two days, and take a small test once a month. They did not have to compare with others but only with themselves. As long as there was progress, there would be prizes.

The prizes are distributed in the form of a lottery, with no empty prizes. Small rewards are usually fruits, food, or daily necessities. Higher prizes are more substantial, with varying amounts of money ranging from two hundred coins to one hundred coins.

Although it does not sound like much, for the guys, two hundred coins is their wages for several days. The boss is also looking for people to teach them how to read. If they study well, they can get money. Such a good thing is unimaginable, so how could they go against it and refuse to learn?

For the first class the next day, everyone took the initiative to take a shower in advance, changed into clean and decent clothes, and showed the utmost respect to teacher Lin Meng.

At first, these students were only the masters and assistants in charge of movable type in the workshop, but later even Xiaoman and others found time to learn from them.

No matter whether there are empty seats or tables for writing, everyone can just sit on the door sill or lean against the window, draw with their fingers on the palm of their hand, and they are very content.

Liu Yunqing closed the shop early today, so he took some time to check around. He saw that Lin Meng had moved the classroom from the wing to the yard, and it was packed with people.

The guys in charge of engraving, the guys in charge of movable type, the guys who took care of the store, and even Xiaoman, Master Su, and Zhao Zheng's children were all among them.

Look around, there are a few guys from Ning Shiyin's new paper mill who are delivering incense and paper. They came half an hour ago and now they are also following to listen.

Liu Yunqing felt it was strange. Apart from other things, she had urged Xiaoman to study hard and learn to read and write several times in the past. Although Xiaoman also learned obediently, he always looked passive.

But now he was very proactive. Every day, without anyone reminding him, he would go straight to Lin Meng as soon as the bookstore closed, holding a small notebook made of scraps in his hand, and writing carefully with the charcoal pencil stroke by stroke.

Looking at Lin Meng again, he didn't act like a rigid teacher, he really managed to combine education with entertainment.

I heard that a few days ago you started teaching from the food that everyone likes, and today you are teaching words and phrases related to money and measurement.

I have roughly told a story before, and this time I am talking about a worker who signed a contract with his boss. The original salary was three taels of silver a month, but the worker could only recognize the word "three" and did not ask someone who could read to help him look at it carefully.

Finally, after working hard for a month, he was paid three cents. He reported the case to the government. The judge took a look and saw that the three cents was written in black and white on the deed. The man could only suffer in silence.

"You have been learning from me for six days now. We have learned our own names, the names of our employers, and the words for the sun, moon, stars, numbers, deadlines, money, and measurement."

"Although it's not much, everyone can look at their own contracts and get a rough idea of it. Of course, a sincere person like Madam Liu will definitely not harm anyone!"