The original repairer

Shi Chen hired many villagers to help carry the goods, including 300 kilograms of salt, 100 kilograms of taro powder, 150 kilograms of fine grains, 100 kilograms of bacon, 20 kilograms of wheat seeds, and about 10 kilograms of edible oil.

After returning to He Laosan's house, the villagers hired by the village received their commissions and left happily. Shi Chen then told He Laosan that he would not go to the town for the next two months. After the immortal came to test his spiritual roots, if Shi Chen could not follow the immortal into the immortal gate, he would find another way.

He Laosan was not taught the method of making maltose, but teaching them the method of making refined salt was like a child holding gold.

He Laosan's house is too dilapidated, with only one room barely habitable. Shi Chen is still sleeping in the woodshed, so he needs to improve his living quarters.

After several transactions, Shi Chen had a lot of money, a total of fifty silver coins and more than four thousand copper coins.

He gave fifty silver coins to He Laosan and told him to build a few houses nearby. When the new houses were completed, he could use the old house he was living in to store his belongings.

He Laosan refused again and again, but only after Shi Chen's insistence did he accept the money and went to the village the next day to discuss building a house. Shi Chen asked that the house be built as soon as possible and not to worry about the cost. At the current rate of income, there was no pressure at all.

Money makes things easier. The next day, after treating the craftsmen to a meal of wine and meat, the date for building the house was set as the day after tomorrow.

According to Shi Chen's requirements, five adobe houses were to be built, one of which would be two-story, and the remaining four one-story tiled houses. However, firing the adobe bricks took time, and for five houses, it would take about three months. Furthermore, the beams and columns for each room, as well as the timber for the two-story floor, also needed to be prepared in advance, requiring more than half a year.

There was really no other way, so they finally decided to use stones to build the foundation and build a wooden house on top.

The wood materials that the village could raise were only enough to build a two-story main house and two wooden houses.

The wood and stones were the materials that several families in the village had prepared to build houses. They had been preparing for several years. After Shi Chen offered double the price, they all sold them to Shi Chen without hesitation.

Shi Chen required a fast construction period and good quality. If Shi Chen was satisfied with the completion of the project, he would receive double the wages.

In order to encourage the craftsmen to work enthusiastically and actively, Shi Chen also provided them with a meal at noon and dinner, with at least three large steamed buns per meal.

He Laosan frowned, looking distressed about the money. Shi Chen wanted to laugh, but in the end, he persuaded He Laosan that with our current skills in making refined salt and rock honey, it was necessary to spend a little more money to save time. If we had no place to store our goods properly, the value of the goods we made would decrease, and in the end, it would not be worth it.

According to He Laosan, fifty silver coins are enough to build five large houses under normal circumstances. Now the required materials have to be purchased at double the price, and two meals have been promised during the construction period, so there may be a small gap, so it is necessary to go to the town to buy and sell more goods.

Shi Chen was not in a hurry. According to the established plan, he only needed to go to the town once a month. If the amount of goods shipped was too large, it would attract the attention of others. The profits would be enough for someone with ulterior motives to destroy the entire village.

The materials cost forty-two silver coins, the wages were estimated to be around ten silver coins, and then there were the two meals a day. Even if each person was only given three large steamed buns, with twenty people working, one meal would require sixty large steamed buns. Each steamed bun required about two taels of fine wheat flour, so one meal would require about twelve pounds of fine grain. The house would take about forty days to build...

He Laosan muttered to himself, and found that the food he needed to provide cost about ten silver coins. His heart not only ached, but also bled...

If Shi Chen had not appeared, He Laosan would probably never have seen so much money in his life.

He Laosan should be at ease. This money was earned by Shi Chen, and it is his right to use it as he pleases. Our current life is also brought by him. Even if he passes away in the future, at least the three of us can live a stable life.

On the first day of work, Shi Chen steamed seven or eight large steamed buns as agreed, and also fried two dishes, stir-fried bacon with dried bamboo shoots, and stewed wild mushrooms with bacon.

At noon, seven or eight skilled craftsmen, along with a dozen apprentices, each had three large steamed buns. Except for the master chef, each person received a small bowl of food. The apprentices could only eat the steamed buns with water, but their faces were filled with satisfied smiles.

Shi Chen only said two words. It was the first day of work and he wanted to start a new chapter for everyone. He hoped that everyone would work hard and finish the work as soon as possible.

Because more than a dozen steamed buns had to be steamed every day, Shi Chen invited two women with good cooking skills to help. The goods that needed to be processed could no longer be produced, but there was still a lot of stock that had already been produced, enough for three to five months of transactions.

Time flew by. It took forty-three days to build three houses. Every time the villagers gathered to go to the town for the big market, Shi Chen would ask the villagers to help buy fine grains and wheat flour.

A month later, he went to the town again to sell goods. This time, he sold 15 catties of refined salt, 50 catties of dried mushrooms and 50 catties of dried bamboo shoots, but left out the maltose. He earned 7 silver coins and 750 copper coins.

Bought two hundred kilograms of fine grain and a sheep.

The sheep were slaughtered on the day the new house was completed. Shi Chen took out a leg of lamb and gave it to He Laosan and the two children, and the rest was shared by the builders.

In twelve days, the immortal will arrive.

It was time for the big market in the town again. This time the transaction volume was larger. I took 15 kilograms of malt sugar and 20 kilograms of refined salt. The dried wild mushrooms and dried bamboo shoots remained the same, 50 kilograms each.

He took He Laosan to complete the transaction, and then took Qingqing and Shitou to wander around the town for a long time, bought a lot of things, and then returned to the fishing village.

Early in the morning, all the young and old in the village gathered at the village ancestral hall.

The villagers looked at the sky, and the adults watched over their children and prohibited them from fighting.

There seemed to be a black dot on the distant horizon. In the blink of an eye, the outline of a person could be seen. In the blink of an eye again, two men and one woman had landed on the steps of the ancestral hall in a small boat.

The woman looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old. She stood between two men who were in their thirties. They were dressed in bright clothes and seemed to be glowing.

The man who landed later waved at the boat, and the boat shrank and fell into his palm, then disappeared.

"Welcome, Immortal. You have come here to test your spiritual roots. We, the foolish people, have been waiting for a long time." The village chief bowed at the bottom of the stairs.

"Are all the eligible people over eight years old and under fifteen years old here?" the man who got off the ground first stepped forward and asked.

"Everyone is here. Please let the immortal show you the method." The village chief bowed again.

"Test takers aged eight to ten should line up on the left, and those aged eleven to fifteen should line up on the right." The man at the front said to the bottom of the stairs.

In less than a cup of tea, all the children and teenagers of appropriate age were divided into two rows. There were not many children of appropriate age this year, only about ten. There were nine children aged eight to ten, and eight children aged eleven to fifteen. Qingqing also stood at the end of the eight to ten year old team.

"Junior Sister Qingling," the man standing in front turned and said to the woman, "Do you want to test the children aged eight to ten, or the teenagers over ten?"

"Brother An," the young girl Qingling said, "I'll just test the child. Hehe! The Second Elder has already reminded us many times when we came here, so don't worry!"

Senior Brother An, who was standing in front, gave a look to the man behind him, then walked towards the team of young men.