I am doing meritorious deeds in Liaozhai

Chapter 162 Completion
In early September, the two-story circular bookstore with a single ring was completed.

Song Yushan and Ma Xiaomao went to the bookstore together.

At the entrance of the valley, on one side of the Round House Market foundation, next to Cuiping Mountain, a single-ring three-story round building is located here.

The bluestone foundation and rammed earth exterior walls were exactly the same as the round earth building in her memory.

The round-arched door is built with granite strips, with double door panels and double bolts behind the door.

After entering the door, there are wells on the left and right of the spacious circular square.

There are stairs on the east, west, north and south sides of the building, leading to the upper two floors.

The first and second floors are production work areas.

The northern half of the first floor was used for paper making and the southern half was used for printing books.

The northern half of the second floor is for weaving and the southern half is for tailoring.

The third floor is the accommodation area.

All production tools and living facilities in the building are made by ghosts.

Song Yushan checked it over and found no other problems except that there were many ghosts left in the building.

After leaving the bookstore and locking the door, Song Yushan handed the key to Ma Xiaomao, and then used Zhenqi to dissipate some of the Yin Qi from him.

"Now that the doors and windows in the building are open, it is ventilated. After a few more days of sunshine, the yin will be almost gone, and then you can move in."

Song Yushan asked Ma Xiaomao: "How did you choose the person?"

"At the age of ten, the children who had taken the Immortal Fate Test selected 25 people. Most of them were girls, 18, and seven boys. Among them, six girls and five boys were beggars on the street. These children were either They may not look good or have physical disabilities, but they are still good children, and they will not affect their work after being taught a lesson," Ma Xiaomao said.

Song Yushan nodded: "Where are the young adults?"

Children are bought as a talent reserve and must be taught for at least one or two years before they can be used.

The production of bookstores and the operation of Yuanlou Market will still require young adults to take on most of the work for the time being.
Ma Xiaomao looked troubled.

Song Yushan asked him what was going on, and he said:
"Miss, the young men and the embroiderers are fine. The former picked 20 people, all under 30 years old, and the latter picked 30 people, all of whom are good at embroidery.

It's just that Jing Niang and I had differences regarding other women.

Over at Yaxing, there are twenty girls from Jinfeng Tower. The youngest is 28 years old and the oldest is 39 years old. You can buy one for eight to ten taels of silver, which is more than half cheaper than men and children.

Jing Niang wants to buy these girls, train them and put them in Yuanlou Market to manage shops.

I think there's something wrong with this. "

"Why is it inappropriate?" Song Yushan asked.

Jinfeng Tower is a romantic place in the county.

“Some of them are quite old, and they worked in Jinfeng Tower. Although they are lucky and in good health, they are familiar faces to many people.

If you put it in the market to manage a shop, if someone recognizes it, it may affect the business of the shop and cause a lot of trouble.

If they were put to work in a bookshop, they would probably not be able to bear the hardship if they were used to the fine clothes and fine food in Jinfeng Tower. "

Ma Xiaomao is not discriminating against these girls, but he feels that buying them is not a good choice.

"What you said makes some sense. Let's go and ask these girls and say that you want to buy them to do hard work, but they will be provided with food and accommodation, as well as monthly money. If you save enough monthly money, you can redeem yourself. If you are willing If you do it, buy it, and if you don’t want to do it, forget it.”

Song Yushan said: "After I buy it, I will teach it according to Jingniang's ideas."

That is to say, they still want them to work in the shops in the market. Ma Xiaomao is very worried: "If they are recognized by others, it will definitely affect the business of the market!"

Song Yushan waved his hand: "I know you are thinking about the interests of the market.

The previous experiences of these girls are both flaws and advantages. They are definitely more sophisticated in dealing with people than ordinary women, and they are also better at talking. The most important thing is that they are all literate.The twelfth lunar month market is about to open. Time is running out. People who do physical work are easy to train, but people who do mental work and fine work have no time to train from scratch.

If these girls are taught well, they can pick up the skills very quickly.

As for their reputation, don't worry about it.

If there is trouble, it is solved.

How can there be so many things in the world that offer the best of both worlds?

Besides, they are just poor women, and they did not choose to enter the Jinfeng Tower. "

Although she built the Round House Market to make money, the money she made was also to support herself in doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

Taking these girls in and giving them a place to live and settle down isn't it a way to accumulate virtue?

What's more, they are not useless.

Ma Xiaomao lowered his head and replied, "I am being narrow-minded."

"Besides these, everyone who chooses them should ask if there are any relatives who live together and can buy them together. It doesn't matter if they are older. The dining hall and public areas in the bookstore also need manpower to clean.

There are a lot of people buying, and you are only one person, so don’t bring them all back at once.

They have to be brought back in batches. When they are brought back, strict rules must be established first.

Those who do not follow the rules and do not want to repent will be returned directly to Yaxing.

After the previous batch has adapted for at least a week, bring back the next batch.

Tell them that the person who bought them is a monk, so that they will not have any objections and cause trouble.

Most of the adults here are going to Yuanlou Market, Ganning Ferry and Fumanzhai. Let Jing Niang, Qiu Niang and Uncle Jin also participate in the training to help you share some of the burden.

Later, when I understand that they are not in class, they can also come to the bookstore to help, and just give them a few copper coins for their hard-earned money.

......"

Song Yushan told me a few things.

After all, Ma Xiaomao was young and had less experience, so he didn't expect some things, but he was very smart. When Song Yushan mentioned it, he understood why and nodded quickly.

Three days later, he brought back a group of people with their families, a total of 18 people in five households.

They were given the same coarse cloth clothes and arranged to live in separate households.

Among them, the woman temporarily took on the job of cooking in the dining hall, and the old man temporarily took on the job of cleaning the public areas.

There is a one-month probationary period, and you can get the corresponding job only if you do well.

Ma Xiaomao sent them the employee code and explained it to them for ten days. After confirming that they had memorized it, he took back the next group of people.

The second batch came from the girls from Jinfeng Tower. All twenty girls were willing to endure hardship, so they all bought them.

The girls did not live separately, but were arranged to live in one area.

After arriving, I didn't tell them that I would train them to manage the store. I just made them think that they were going to do hard work.

The clothes were also changed into uniform linen clothes, and no makeup was applied, so she looked no different from an ordinary girl from a good family.

When you come in, just like the other five households, you must first learn the rules and memorize the employee code.

These girls were all literate and learned faster, memorizing it in three days.

(End of this chapter)