This matter really hit Mr. Pu's heart, and he immediately opened up and complained, "At first I found him an old gentleman in the city, who was originally teaching at the Cui family. Later, the Cui family got into trouble, and the old gentleman lost his job, so he came to my house.
The old gentleman is a bit old-fashioned, but he is well-educated. Unfortunately, my little boy is ignorant and not only doesn't listen to the old gentleman, he also burns his beard.
The old gentleman was so angry that he fell ill, and I was almost scared to death. I asked for medical advice and medicine, and gave him tonic soup and tonic soup, and also gave him a lot of silver as compensation, for fear that if something happened to him, we wouldn't be able to afford it!
After the old man recovered from his illness, he refused to continue teaching my child no matter what. I had no choice but to send him back. After asking around for a long time, I finally found a middle-aged man who was somewhat knowledgeable in Ping'an County.
I thought that I didn't expect the child to learn very well, just to be able to enlighten him. But I never expected that the teacher would come to my house and have an affair with a maid. It really brought shame to me!
I drove that bastard away and I had no confidence in finding a secretary. Later, my wife's family recommended a gentleman who used to be a legal advisor in the yamen. Later, he was transferred by the higher authorities and was retained. The new county magistrate had his own legal advisor, so he returned to his hometown, but still couldn't find a suitable job.
This gentleman is quite good, and he seems to be well-educated. My children can accept him, and he is currently staying at my house. Perhaps I can help you find out."
Shen Yi's heart began to beat as he watched Master Pu's angry fingers poking in the air. When he heard that he had a way, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, okay! Thank you so much, Mr. Pu! My four children all have some basics, so it's not difficult to teach them. But don't be too rigid, sir. I'm worried that the children will have no objections. My wife jumped up first."
Master Pu had an expression that said, "Okay, okay, the salary of this gentleman in our family is two taels of silver a month. After all, he used to be a legal advisor, so it's reasonable for him to ask for this salary."
Shen Yi silently calculated the account and felt that two taels of silver was quite reasonable. He nodded immediately and said, "Then I'll trouble Master Pu."
"Sure, sure."
Master Pu sent Shen Yi away, and when he turned around, he saw his troubled little son eating hard. He trotted forward and sat down next to his son, "Are the snacks delicious?"
Little Twelve nodded wildly.
“Is the milk tea delicious?”
Little Twelve continued to nod, as if he had never eaten anything delicious in his life.
Master Pu's expression was indescribable. "The four brothers and sisters in your uncle Shen's family are all capable. Now they are also going to invite a master. If you don't work hard, you will be outdone. When the time comes, if you want to eat these delicious foods, do you dare to come to the door?"
Little Twelve swallowed the food in his mouth, took a sip of milk tea, and said, “It’s okay, just let Uncle Shen bring it to me.”
Master Pu: "He is a town official! Do you think he is our housekeeper?"
"Then I can just ask for food at the door of my aunt's house without going in, isn't that enough?" Little Twelve looked very proud.
Master Pu is dead!
After leaving Pu's house, Chen Yi immediately started walking on the street. The bridge was just opened yesterday, and today he found that many villagers from Moshi Town came to the town. Some of them carried game, some carried wild fruits, some sold firewood, and some even sold fish.
They are all small fish from ordinary streams and rivers. Rich people may spend money to buy them fresh, but poor people won’t even look at them.
Anyway, even when there is no market in Dahe Town, there will be so many people. When the big market comes, it is definitely unprecedentedly prosperous.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi immediately ran back to the town official's office, gathered all the people under him, and said, "I have an idea."
"Town magistrate, please speak directly. We will do it immediately."
The first village chief of Dahe Town who was speaking had been very attentive to Shen Yi since he had seen the power of the floating bridge.
Although the others did not show it so obviously, they all followed Shen Yi's lead. Whatever he said, everyone did it without any ambiguity.
Seeing everyone cooperate so well, Shen Yi was delighted and said, “Today is neither a big market nor a small market. There are so many people doing business in the town. If there is a big market or a small market, it will be unprecedented. What I mean is to set up a large market at the entrance of the town with two long rows of stalls. All those who come to do business have to pay one penny to rent a stall.
Of course, if there are not enough things and the family is really in financial difficulty, we can let the other party make do with others, and we will send people to patrol the market to avoid any trouble. What do you think?"
Several village heads gathered together and whispered.
Everyone was not very happy at first when they heard that they had to charge for setting up stalls, but when they heard that people were being sent to patrol behind, they kept quiet.
Everyone knows how chaotic the market is. Not only may children be lost, but a bloody incident may occur because of an egg. If no one is in charge, it is very likely to cause serious consequences. If there are patrol teams and unified stalls, at least the people setting up stalls will behave themselves, and the chaos can be reduced by half.
“I think it’s feasible!”
The others nodded in agreement.
Chen Yi showed his eight teeth, "Then it's settled. Now find someone to customize the stall. I'll go to the town entrance and take a look. We'll mark out the most reasonable place."
This market must also take into account the business of shops in the town. It must extend from the town to outside the town and must not affect the passage of vehicles and horses.
Shen Yi was busy with this until dark.
Fortunately, there was a floating bridge, so the way back was effortless. It was just a little dark and I couldn't see the bridge surface clearly.
The next day he specifically looked for the bridge keeper and asked about yesterday's earnings.
The bridge keeper excitedly carried out a locked box, "Chen Yi, the copper coins collected yesterday are all in it. We old guys can hardly move them. Hurry up and count them."
Chen Yi opened the box in front of them, counted out the coins one by one, grinning, "Not bad, not bad, I can get 368 coins on the first day. If it's the New Year or other festivals, it will definitely be several times more."
An old man gulped excitedly, "That's right! I didn't expect there would be so many in one day. No wonder the box is so heavy!"
Shen Yi took out the account book, wrote down the amount, and asked everyone to put their fingerprints on it.
"I'll take the money first. There are two copies of the account book. You keep one copy and I keep one copy. I'll need it to pay the workers and repair the bridge! By the way, I came back late yesterday. It was really scary to walk on the bridge in the dark. I suggest that you place two lanterns at intervals and light them when it gets dark. If you cross the bridge at night, you can charge an extra penny. What do you think?"
After thinking about it carefully, the old men all agreed that this was a good idea.
Leave this matter to them. Shen Yi crossed the river to collect the money from the other side. There were obviously fewer people coming from Dahe Town to Moshi Town, but the total amount from both sides was more than 500 Wen.
This amount is earned every day, and at least two hundred taels a year. After deducting the wages of the bridge guards and the money for lighting the lamps, there will still be a lot left.
It is more than enough for repairing the bridge deck.
This way, a virtuous cycle can continue to operate. (End of this chapter)
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