Chapter 195 Books Lost in the Shop
Li Wenjing felt a little aggrieved for a moment.
But he was afraid of upsetting Lin Zhi, so he had to go back to his room.
The next morning.
While having breakfast, Lin Fu told Lin Zhiyi that Cui Yuru, the granddaughter of Mr. Cui, and Fan Li, the youngest daughter of Mr. Fan, were willing to work in the shop.
Lin Fu promised them both a monthly salary of two taels.
If they look for work elsewhere, they won't be able to get such high wages, and they can't even get one or two taels.
Lin Fu just wanted to take care of these two families for the sake of Lord Cui and Lord Fan.
They have been colleagues for decades and have helped him a lot in the court. There is no reason for the Lin family not to help them now that they are doing well.
Lin Zhiyi could understand and said, "Dad, it's up to you to make the arrangements."
Today, Lin Xiuran and Lin Xiuyan will not go to the shop, but will go to the workshop to work.
Lin Zhiyi ordered Zhusheng to go to Lord Cui and Lord Fan's homes to pick up Cui Yuru and Fan Li.
In addition, Mrs. Song was worried that Lin Zhiyi would not eat on time, so she asked Fang Mama to stay by her side to take care of her and cook for the children.
Apart from Lin Zhiyi, Lin Xue, Chai Ya, Fang Mama, Miss Cui and Miss Fan, the only man left in the carriage was Li Wenjing.
Seeing Cui Yuru and Miss Fan glancing at Li Wenjing from time to time, Lin Zhiyi couldn't help but glare at Li Wenjing.
Li Wenjing tactfully sat in the front and drove the carriage with Zhu Sheng.
Lin Zhiyi couldn't help but twitched her lips.
Look at how aggrieved he looks, as if I have done something to him.
That's fine. After Li Wenjing goes out, she can tell Cui Yuru and Fan Li about the situation of the shop.
Cui Yuru looks a little calmer, so she can stay on the first floor first. Fan Li is a little bit lively, so she can be arranged on the second floor.
The two of them agreed.
After a while, the carriage arrived at the shop.
Sure enough, there were as many people as yesterday, and a long line formed in front of the shop.
Cui Yuru and Fan Li were shocked when they saw it.
With so many people queuing up, it’s hard to imagine how busy it will be soon.
They immediately thought of retreating.
But when he saw Lin Xue, who was a year younger than them, he asked, "Miss Lin Xue, were you as busy yesterday as you are today?"
"Yes, but don't be afraid. Just follow the process. People will line up. If they can't wait and are in a hurry, let them buy somewhere else. We won't serve them."
Cui Yuru and Fan Li opened their eyes wide, "Is this even possible?"
"Yes, my cousin said that the books and paper in our shop are the best in the whole of Dagan. We don't need one or two customers, but we won't sell to anyone who makes trouble."
Cui Yuru and Fan Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, when they saw so many customers, almost all of them were men and there were very few women, they were afraid of being bullied.
But after hearing what Lin Xue said, Miss Lin would definitely not let them be bullied.
They asked the customers to wait for a moment while they placed the books brought from the printing house on the bookshelves on the second floor.
Too many books were rented out yesterday. If we don’t replenish them, the second floor will be almost empty.
Today, another seven or eight hundred books were brought in from the printing house. They all need to be moved down and sent to the second floor.
Two thousand dollars worth of paper must also be moved down.
The shop was so busy with customers that seven or eight customers came out of the line and said, "We are strong and can help you move to the second floor."
"Thank you very much. I'll trouble you all then."
Lin Xue thanked him repeatedly.
Some customers couldn't help but call them cheap when they saw how active these people were.
They came to Lin Wenge to buy books, so why did they have to move the books? If they buy something in their shop later, will the boss refuse to pay?
It will be much faster if someone helps.
Li Wenjing originally wanted Lin Zhiyi to rest aside and they would come.
Lin Zhiyi did not agree and did not let the customers help them move the books upstairs. She had a reason to rest.
After a while, all the books on the carriage were taken down.
Lin Xue and Fan Li stayed on the second floor.
Cui Yuru was assigned to the first floor.
Lin Zhiyi saw eight customers still trying to queue back to their original seats, but they were driven away by others. "Who told you to leave? Since you've chosen to go out and do good deeds, then go to the end and queue again."
"Yeah, didn't the shop owner say you're not allowed to cut in line? How could you cut in line?"
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Lin Zhiyi walked over and said, "No need to queue up, come straight into the shop. From now on, you will be members of Lin Wenge. As long as you borrow books from Lin Wenge, they will be free for life. We only charge a deposit, no rent."
"Please keep this membership card. With it, you can skip the lines when you come to the shop. Besides not having to pay rent when borrowing books, you can also get a 20% discount on paper and books. In addition, I'll give each of you a piece of bamboo paper and one of our signature books."
Lin Zhiyi said as he handed out membership cards to everyone.
The membership card was a colorful card that Lin Zhiyi found in the space. She wrote words on it with a marker and stamped it with the shop's seal.
She wrote ten sheets of paper last night when she was bored, and she didn't expect to use them today.
The eight scholars didn't expect that it was just a piece of cake for them. They just wanted to help the shop owner put the books in place as soon as possible so that they could go to the second floor to read earlier.
They arrived yesterday. They had never seen many of the books on the second floor, and they didn't want to spend the rent of one cent every two days, so they thought of coming to the second floor of Lin Wenge to read books.
But unexpectedly, they helped out and such a huge pie fell from the sky, and they could borrow books for free in the future.
"Thank you, boss. Thank you, boss."
They took the membership cards and thanked Lin Zhiyi one after another.
"Okay, you all go in. When you leave, remember to come to me and get a piece of paper and a copy of The Story of the Stone."
Looking at their backs as they walked in, the others were still very envious.
It only takes a little effort to get a membership card of the store, so they can do it too.
Someone asked directly: "Boss, do you still have that membership card? How much do you want to buy it?"
Lin Zhiyi: "Sorry, membership cards are only given to those who are destined to be with you. They are not for sale!"
"Those who want to buy bamboo paper and books please line up on the first floor, and those who want to borrow books please go to the second floor."
After Lin Zhiyi finished speaking, he stepped aside to let the customers in.
Fan Yueru is very smart. She was a little awkward and shy when she first started serving customers, but in a blink of an eye, she was able to do it with ease.
Originally, she was a daughter of an official family, raised in luxury since childhood. It was already very difficult for them to take this first step and show themselves in public.
During the day, a lot of books and bamboo paper were sold, and a few pieces of rice paper were also sold. Many books were also borrowed, but the dozens of copies of "A Dream of Red Mansions" were still lying quietly in the bookcase.
Lin Zhiyi sighed, it seemed that she had made a mistake.
Just as they were about to close the shop, Lin Xue ran down from upstairs. "Cousin, something bad has happened. We just counted the books on the second floor, and fourteen books are missing."
Lin Zhiyi frowned, "A book is missing? Maybe I counted it wrong?"
They came the same way yesterday, but not a single book was missing.
"Fan Li and I have counted them three times, and each time there are fourteen missing."
Lin Zhiyi frowned.
Did someone steal the book?
It's really possible.
Yesterday was the first day of opening, and there were many people in the shop, so those people didn't dare to take action.
Now that I see there are only three girls upstairs, and sometimes I can't take care of them all, I dare to take action.
It seems that Lin Wenge needs to arrange more manpower.
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