Chapter 513: Something Ugly!
Li Zheng didn't know anything else, but he knew that the ten miles and eight villages he managed were no longer the poorest in the county, and he would be able to hold his head up when he went to the county magistrate in the future.
As for being able to hold his head up before, of course, it was because of the ten miles and eight villages he managed had Ji Minghui, a good man.
After employing so many people, the workshop became smaller, and Ji Jingbai and Ye Guoguo had full authority to let go, and Jian Yushu was not constrained, so he directly took the silver out and expanded the workshop. Next to the workshop, build another workshop that is much larger than the original one.
It happened that Ye Guoguo was idle, so she and her husband also came to help expand the workshop.
On the first day of the expansion of the workshop, there was a shopkeeper called 'Tingwu Bookstore' in the town who also came to buy books, Jian Yushu signed a deed with him in the hall of the old house of Ji Jingbai's family in Anbo Village, the hall house is Jian Yushu's new office for the time being, and when the workshop is successfully expanded, he will have a small courtyard separated from him to usually handle things, and he can go to that small courtyard to talk about business in the future, and he can't see the workmanship of everyone in the workshop, which will be more convenient.
As soon as the deed was signed, the shopkeeper of Tingwu Bookstore wanted to go to the workshop to have a look, but Jian Yushu refused, and the shopkeeper did not force it.
However, unlike the people in other bookstores, as soon as the people in other bookstores were rejected, they really just forgot it and went back.
But the shopkeeper, as soon as he came out of the old house, did not just go back, but went to the village to see if anyone was at home, and wanted to ask about the workshop.
Before he came, he had heard that this workshop was very mysterious, no one was allowed to enter, and everyone who went in to work would sign a deed of secrecy; And most of the people hired are people who don't know a single word in these ten miles and eight villages, and they copy books so fast......
He was curious, and his owner was even more curious, so he must find out why this workshop copied books so quickly, and see if they could be so fast.
If they can be so fast, their bookstore will be able to copy books and sell them as quickly as they can in the future.
At this hour, the people in the village are basically working outside, and there is no one at all, but it just so happens that Tao Lihua is sitting in the yard, and the courtyard door is also open.
When Tao Lihua saw them, she didn't get up, and asked directly without any politeness: "Who are you looking for?" β
The shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said: "Below is the shopkeeper of the Tingwu Bookstore in the town, I don't look for anyone, but I just have something I want to ask the eldest sister." β
This is an honorific title, and being called the eldest sister, Tao Lihua has nothing to dislike, but asks: "What do you want to ask?" β
Shopkeeper: "It's about the book-copying workshop on the mountain, why are no people allowed to enter the workshop to see it, does the eldest sister know?" β
Tao Lihua immediately snorted: "Who knows what is unsightly in it!" β
Shopkeeper: "The eldest sister doesn't seem to know, so botherβ"
Before she finished speaking, Tao Lihua stood up unconvinced and said, "I know a lot!" That's where my man used to work! β
Because she is only more than three months pregnant, even if she stands up, her belly is not very obvious.
The shopkeeper was about to leave, and as soon as he heard this, he immediately stopped and asked, "In that case, the eldest sister must know why they copied the book so quickly, right?" β
Tao Lihua said: "I don't know, but my man knows." Didn't you see a secret deed posted at the entrance of the village when you came, it was written on it, go to work inside, keep everything you see inside secret, you can't tell anyone, of course I won't be embarrassed for my man to tell me! β