It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

Song Zhi had no intention of stopping what she was saying. She asked, "I just heard what the shopkeeper said, but has the business in the shop been affected?"

She asked very considerately, "Would you like me to reduce the amount of pastries I deliver every day?"

Seeing that Song Zhidu had heard his conversation with the waiter, Shopkeeper Zhou decided not to hide it anymore.

He waved his hands repeatedly, "No need, no need. There are still many customers who like this Jinyu Cake. It's still the same every day."

Just kidding, this Jinyu Cake is the only one of its kind in the county. If anyone wants to eat it, they have to buy it from their shop.

He also counted on the Jinyu Cake to boost the business of the shop.

Song Zhi handed the basket in her hand to the young man who came to receive the goods, and said deliberately: "Actually, Shopkeeper Zhou can also organize some activities to boost the business of the shop."

When Shopkeeper Zhou heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he subconsciously asked, "Madam Song, do you have any good ideas?"

Song Zhi was still hoping that the other party would find him a skilled craftsman later. Now that she had given him some advice, he should at least pay attention to her request, right?

Song Zhi thought for a moment and said, "This shop wants to attract customers, and all it has to do is make some profit."

"Shopkeeper Zhou, can you organize a discount promotion?"

"Discounts for purchases over a certain amount?" Shopkeeper Zhou pondered the meaning of this sentence.

Song Zhi nodded, "Anyone who comes to your shop to buy cakes and spends a certain amount will be given a certain discount!"

When Shopkeeper Zhou heard this, he immediately became excited. "That's a great idea! If they can offer any discount, we can do the same!"

He was eager to try and immediately paid today's payment to Song Zhi.

I planned to send the person away and started to think about the feasibility of this matter.

Song Zhi accepted the money, but did not leave in a hurry. Instead, she opened her mouth and said, "Manager Zhou, I just happen to have something I want to ask you for help with."

Someone just gave him an idea, how could he refuse it?

Of course it is impossible!

Shopkeeper Zhou said politely, "I can't say I'll help you, but I'll do my best to the best of my ability!"

Seeing that the other party did not refuse, Song Zhi told Manager Zhou that she wanted to find a craftsman to build a heating facility.

"I have some ideas that I'd like to discuss with a craftsman. However, skilled craftsmen are hard to find. I wonder if Shopkeeper Zhou knows someone like this?"

You know what, Song Zhi really asked the right person.

At the beginning, his wife was worried that the young master would not be able to bear the cold in the north, so she specially sent three craftsmen to repair the yard for her son.

Unfortunately, the fire land was very expensive. Although Zhou Yu did not need to pay for the renovation of the county government's backyard, he was very poor at that time!

I can't stand such wasteful and extravagant behavior, so I ordered it to stop!

Later, two of the three craftsmen returned to Beijing, and the other stayed in the north in case of emergency.

Given the cooperative relationship between the two parties, and the friendship between Miss Song and her young master.

Shopkeeper Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "We do have the craftsman, but he's currently being managed by Liang Tian, who works for the young master. If we want him to take on a job, he'll have to go through Liang Tian first."

Song Zhi was stunned at first when she heard this, but she still said, "Then I'd like to ask Manager Zhou to ask Brother Liangtian if he can borrow this craftsman for a few days."

Regardless of Song Zhi's friendship with his young master, even if they had cooperation, Manager Zhou would not refuse this small matter.

Shopkeeper Zhou said straightforwardly, "Of course, of course. I'm going to deliver some cakes to the young master later. I can ask Liangtian, the craftsman, if he's available later."

The goal had been achieved, Song Zhi thanked him and left.

After walking a short distance from the pastry shop, I arrived at the bookstore where I had agreed to meet my eldest brother.

The bookstore was not big, with only one storefront. As soon as Song Zhi walked into the store, she saw the owner of the bookstore was settling accounts with someone.

The down-and-out middle-aged scholar carefully took the money and said sincerely, "Manager Lu, if you need any copying work in the future, please let me know."

Shopkeeper Lu smiled brightly, "Sure, sure!"

While the two were talking, Song Zhi glanced around the bookstore.

There are only five bookshelves in the small shop, and only one of them has books on it.

The other bookshelves are filled with different types of paper and some study supplies.

Song Zhi subconsciously walked to the bookshelf where the papers were placed, picked up a piece of paper and looked at it in the light.

The paper is yellowed and you can even see impurities in it, which shows that the production process is very rough.

Song Zhi was lost in thought when she heard a voice behind her, "Madam, this is the best paper we sell in our shop. It's only three hundred coins per piece!"

Song Zhi was startled for a moment, but quickly calmed down. She calmly put down the slightly rough paper in her hand.

Then he asked, "Boss, do you have any paper that can be bound into books and won't easily stain?"

Shopkeeper Lu subconsciously took another look at the linen clothes on Song Zhi.

When he heard that the paper cost 300 wen a piece, he remained calm and asked if there was better paper. I guess he was not stingy with money.

She led Song Zhi to another shelf, took out a piece of paper and handed it to Song Zhi.

"My lady, what you just saw was inferior hemp paper. It's fine for practicing calligraphy, but if you want to use it for copying books, it's really not good enough."

"This kind of paper is the mulberry paper that students in the county school usually use for writing. It's soft yet firm, with a uniform texture. It's perfect for writing in books!"