Chapter 66: Jingxin Dan Shop!
Half a day later, Shen Lian rented the shop at No. 12 on Hongfu Street, as well as the more than fifty feet of yard behind the shop.
The store faces south, has two floors, and is five feet wide facing the street.
There are piles of rags left behind by the previous generation of shop owners in the store.
The last one sold rice.
When renting a house, he gave a few spiritual stones to the steward of the General Affairs Hall. Shen Lian learned that the rice shopkeeper had gone out to purchase goods and had not returned, and the remaining orphans and widows had returned to their hometowns.
"Senior, would you like to order a sign? Liu He, the young steward of the sign shop in the south of Xiacheng City."
As soon as Shen Lian opened the door of the shop, a shrewd-looking young monk came in amid the flying dust.
"Many of the shop signs in Black Whale City are made by us. They are made of high-quality spiritual wood, carved with seals and inlaid with gold..."
Behind Liu He, there were several young monks with timid expressions, lingering at the door of the store and looking at them, not daring to come in even if they wanted to.
Seeing Shen Lian looking over, a young monk outside the door took courage and said in a stuttering tone: "Senior, what kind of business do you want to do? You can hire some handymen."
Liu He glanced at the casual cultivators outside the door, "Senior, please feel free. These people are descendants of monks who have lived near Black Whale City since childhood. They just want to see if there is any need for manpower in senior's shop."
"Yes, yes, Senior Liu is right. Whatever business you do, we work hard, as long as we can give you a place to live."
Shen Lian could see that the young monks wandering outside were only in their teens, and they were only at the highest level of Qi training, and some were still in the Qi induction stage.
But there are already traces of wind, frost and rain on his face.
According to the rules of the city, monks who do business in the city can be exempted from the annual entrance fee of ten spiritual stones, and monks who work in shops can also be exempted from the fee of ten spiritual stones.
Soon Shen Lian withdrew his gaze and looked at Liu He.
He originally thought that he could just use the magic weapon to cut out a signboard, but he didn't expect that there was someone specializing in this business.
It seems that the monks at the bottom, each with their own destiny, are struggling to survive.
"I'm going to open a pill shop."
"It turns out that senior is an alchemist."
Liu He handed over his hand and his expression became more solemn.
The expressions of the young monks outside the door also changed. Some bowed towards Shen Lian, then took a few steps back and left.
They originally thought it was another shop where they could earn a few spiritual stones by running errands or something.
Alchemist, I can’t reach any higher.
One pill can keep them busy for a month or two.
Some of them didn't leave. Minato lowered his head at the door and didn't know what he was thinking.
Shen Lian had a panoramic view of the scene inside and outside the door, how similar it was to him before.
These days, even alchemists from Yeluzi are untouchable to many low-level casual cultivators.
If one could stay with the alchemist and learn some skills, then there would be hope of transcending social classes.
Even if you can't learn alchemy, if you can master dozens of elixir habits, you can rent several acres of spiritual fields in the future, or help a wealthy family manage medicinal fields.
If you can stay in the shop and run errands, you can work as a cow or a horse.
Wages?
What wages?
If you don't have to pay to learn a craft, the master will be very conscientious.
It's too heartless to still want wages.
"Let's meditate on the alchemy shop. Just make a sign of sea camphor wood based on these four characters."
Shen Lian spoke to Liu He. When he first came to Black Whale City, he did not refuse this door-to-door businessman. It wouldn't cost him a few spiritual stones anyway.
"Please, Senior Alchemist, I'll go back and work overnight. The signboard will be delivered to your door within two days."
"How much is the deposit?"
Shen Lian patted the storage bag and took out five spiritual stones.
"Enough is enough, sea camphor wood is not worth so many spiritual stones."
Shen Lian clearly noticed that when he told him about his alchemy master, Liu He looked much more cautious.
In the end, Liu He took away two spiritual stones from Shen Lian.
Shen Lian put the remaining spirit stones back into the storage bag. Sure enough, in any universe, making money at the bottom level is more difficult than pulling, but spending money is like opening a floodgate.
Liu He left, but there were still two people standing there outside the door, not daring to come in or speak.
"Senior, let's help you clean up."
The leader lowered his eyebrows and glanced at the shop for a while, then boldly spoke.
Seeing that Shen Lian didn't refuse, he greeted the people behind him and walked into the shop and started cleaning.
The two had a clear division of labor. One person cleaned the room, and another tomboy quickly went to the courtyard to boil water, clean the furniture, and bring a large armchair for Shen Lian.
Later, Shen Lian's tea was also brewed.
"Senior, the tea sets are all boiled with hot water... After boiling, the tea leaves are left."
The tomboy stood in front of Shen Lian with a frown, and Shen Lian saw that his two feet were almost digging into the ground.
"Go buy new bedding and utensils and come back."
Shen Lian flicked out a few spirit stones and landed on the tomboy.
As evening approached, the shop was cleaned and the dust was removed with clean water. Originally, Shen Lian was preparing the talisman, but he didn't expect someone to do the work.
The original rice buckets in the store were thrown away, and a counter was created. A screen was used to separate the front and back, creating a layout of private rooms behind the front shop.
After finishing their work, the two young monks said nothing, bowed and left the shop by themselves.
"It took a lot of beatings."
Shen Lian sighed with emotion, and then looked at the store.
Opening a shop is a foundation for establishing oneself, and his fundamental purpose is to build a foundation here.
This shop was built to build the foundation.
In the future, he really needs to find someone to work for him, and he can't focus on the shop.
As for what kind of person to find, a dull one is best, and a lively one is not acceptable.
A day later, the shop sign was delivered.
Jingxin Dan Shop.
It was hung outside the shop.
All the neighbors came, and Shen Lian also took the opportunity to greet them.
There was only one Dan shop in Hongfu Street, five rice shops, and more than 20 other shops of various types.
There was no opening ceremony, and Shen Lian just regarded it as an opening after hanging the sign.
He put the teapot in the shop and lay on the backrest chair.
At the end of the day.
...Payed one day's rent.
The next day.
Same as usual.
Pay x2.
However, the two young monks who worked before came over and wanted to see if there was any help.
Shen Lian squinted his eyes and ignored them. The two cleaned the inside and outside of the shop and left quietly.
...
In a blink of an eye.
Jingxin Dan Shop has been open for a month.
[God has no external things, God's enlightenment point +1]
[Calm down, enlightenment point +1]
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[God has no external things, God's enlightenment point +1]
On the second floor of the Jingxin Dan Shop.
Shen Lian, who was sitting cross-legged in cultivation, heard a voice echoing in the dark.
In the morning, the sun was rising.
Shen Lian slowly woke up, and when his eyes opened and closed, a flash of inspiration appeared.
[Shen Lian: Ninth level of Qi training]
[Five elements spiritual roots: Fire 86 Earth 18 Gold 17 Wood 29 Water 18]
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[Enlightenment points: 2012]
[God's enlightenment point: 2]
After a month of peace in Black Whale City, he finally got the God's enlightenment point he had been waiting for.
The security in Black Whale City is really great. The big formation is open day and night, and there are monks patrolling around the clock. Except for the high taxes, there is nothing wrong with it.
The problem of the fire spiritual power riot before made Shen Lian think of strengthening the scales of other spiritual roots.
Looking at his spiritual root scale, after thinking again and again, he added the divine enlightenment point to the earth attribute.
Fire and earth are born together, let's see if there will be any changes.
"Hmm..."
A tingling feeling arises in the Dantian, and Shen Lian lies down comfortably, squinting his eyes and enjoying this feeling.
"Comfortable..."
In the Dantian, in the fire spiritual power occupied by red, the earth yellow light vibrates, and resonance occurs between fire and earth.
At this moment, even the Chaoyuan five qi condensed in the five internal organs are attracted.
In the Dantian, the Five Elements Mountain also buzzes.
Shen Lian sat up suddenly, opened his palm, and the Five Elements Mountain appeared in his palm.
He actually felt a spiritual fluctuation from the inside of the Five Elements Mountain.
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