After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Chapter 317 Letter

Ye Qing has a plan for the bookstore. In the past year, he has been in the stage of accumulating books.

After this year, there will be more books in the bookstore, which will attract more students.

At that time, you can make money by selling books, or you can make money by renting books.

The bookstore has been running for a long time, and I don’t think I’ll make much money in the end.

Ye Qing wanted to attract some scholars so that the scholars in the village could discuss knowledge with them and broaden their horizons.

Li Zheng knew this. When the bookstore first opened, it was very famous at the dock.

They didn't expect that they could save money by just sending a book.

After hearing Ye Qing's intention, the village head consulted with the villagers.

There are educated people in the family, and this is for the good of the whole village. Ye Qing cannot bear the responsibility alone.

The villagers have seen a lot at the dock in recent years and are no longer as short-sighted as before.

Those who own shops at home can also join Ye Qing’s plan and come to shop with a 10% discount coupon.

There are now many more stores to choose from for 10% off coupons, and bookstores can collect books much faster.

Ye Qing signed a cooperation agreement with the private school and took the books he received to the private school.

The teacher would arrange for students to copy it and place a copy in the private school, where students could borrow it free of charge.

One copy was given to Ye Qing, who took it home and kept it. She also made several bookshelves at home for the readers in her family to use.

In late summer and early autumn, more and more ships docked at the pier, and the bookstore's business became better and better.

Ye Qing recruited a few more scholars to help copy books in the bookstore. The bookstore has now begun to take shape and attracted many people to read books.

As bookstores grow larger, their drawbacks become more and more apparent.

The scholars there are all focused on the imperial examinations, so they are willing to copy books to expand their knowledge.

When they are free, they can also read books in the store. They are willing to do this job even if they are not paid, not to mention that the monthly salary is not bad.

What it lacks is a manager to take charge of the operation of the entire bookstore.

The several managers under Ye Qing's command were all in the workshop, and she didn't have any ready-made people.

Ye Qing thought of Ye Cheng, the second grandson of his third grandfather, who was the assistant manager of Yipinxiang.

Ye Xin has been guiding him for two years and he is now able to handle problems on his own.

Ye Qing went to Yipinxiang and said, "Brother Ye Xinge, the dried sweet potatoes in the workshop have been made a bit too much this month, so we can reduce them a bit."

"Let me check the inventory. There are still more than 500 kilograms. I'll make less next month." Ye Xin has not taken care of the dried sweet potatoes for the past two months and has been busy making rice noodles.

"Brother Ye Xing, I came here to ask for your opinion. I opened a bookstore on the dock and I'm in need of a manager. Do you have anyone to recommend?"

Ye Xin was a little surprised. He had never thought about this question. He thought about all his subordinates and people he knew.

"I think Ye Cheng from our workshop and Ye Xiaowu from the Drunkard's House are both suitable."

Ye Qing became interested. "Ye Xiaowu, I remember that young man. He was a very smart person. I didn't expect you to speak so highly of him. I want to observe him carefully."

Ye Xin did not give a specific comment, so Ye Qing needed to make the judgment.

"Brother Ye Xing, have you ever considered going to the bookstore? To be honest, the categories here at Yipinxiang are too single, and the stamina won't be enough."

Ye Xin looked thoughtful, he had also considered this matter. Yipinxiang was divided among the sisters at home by Ye Qing. Although they did not take care of the business, the energy Ye Qing had was limited.

The bookstore looks ordinary now, but in the later stage, the people you will come into contact with are scholars, and they are all connections.

Moreover, the scholars in the village will be grateful if you collect books for them.

"Brother Ye Xinge, please think about it. If there is a chance, I will definitely let you choose first. I respect your choice. If you don't want to go, I will consider someone else. Give me an answer tomorrow."

"Qingya, I know your painstaking efforts, I will definitely consider it carefully."

Ye Qing hasn't been to Yipinxiang for a long time. When she is busy, she can't take care of this place, so Ye Xi will come to help.

Ye Xin gave her the account book and told her about the problems he had encountered recently.

Ye Qing heard these questions and realized that they were all technical problems. Just making vermicelli and sweet potato chips was not attractive enough.

The rice noodles are made into round shapes, stacked together and placed on the cart without taking up space.

Ye Qing went to watch the process of making rice noodle skin, and she still remembers how to make cold skin skin.

For a while, it was popular on the Internet to cook delicious food at home, and she made cold noodles several times.

One of the biggest difficulties in making rice paper in the workshop is that the thickness of a piece of rice paper is uneven. Many methods have been tried but none of them have been successful.

Ye Qing looked at their tools, which were a ceramic base that they placed in hot water and waited for the dough to solidify before taking it out.

"This tool is not good. The heating is uneven." Ye Qing pointed out the problem.

"Everyone, stop for now and make vermicelli first. Once you buy the tools, you can continue working." Ye Qing asked someone to take the remaining raw materials to make vermicelli.

"Qingya, we asked someone and it seems that other places do it this way." Ye Xin couldn't think of anything else to use.

"Send someone to find a blacksmith to make an iron disc. Make the bottom thinner. Make one first and bring it back to try." Ye Qing had used stainless steel before and was not sure if iron would work.

Ye Xin called Ye Cheng over and asked him to do it.

Ye Qing watched the two people talking from the side and secretly observed Ye Cheng's personality.

He greeted Ye Qing first, then followed Ye Xin's instructions and went straight to the city without any questions.

"Brother Ye Cheng is a down-to-earth man and he respects you very much." Ye Qing repeated the details he observed.

"Even if I'm not his manager, I'm still his elder brother. If he disrespects the village head, he will be beaten." Ye Xin laughed as if he thought of something.

Seeing that there was nothing to do in the workshop, Ye Qing stood up and went home. She was too tired recently, so she wanted to go home and rest.

"Qingya, your fifth brother has sent you a letter. Take a look at what it says." Old Man Ye called her.

"Is my brother okay? The last time he wrote to me was a month ago." Ye Qing was worried that something had happened to his brother.

He walked over to Old Man Ye, took the letter, opened it and read the contents.

Ye Qing read ten lines at a glance and first looked at the purpose of the letter.

"Grandpa, my brother will be back during the Mid-Autumn Festival." Ye Qing said the key point first.

"Oh, I've been thinking about him these days. He's been away for more than half a year, and I don't know whether he has gained weight or lost weight." Mrs. Li smiled.

"The last time I saw him, he wasn't fat or thin. The food in that academy is pretty good. I also left him some money, so he shouldn't have lost weight."

"Did your brother come back by himself, or did all the people who went there come back?" asked Old Man Ye.

Ye Qing read the letter from the beginning and read it to them as he read.

Old Man Ye and Mrs. Li listened attentively, interrupting Ye Qing from time to time to discuss the contents of the letter.

Ye Qing is also patient and will tell Li about the information he heard last time to make it more realistic for both of them.

After hearing the letter, Li arranged for people to go up the mountain to pick grapefruits. The picked grapefruits were placed in the cellar for her grandson to eat.