txolops Chapter 347 The experienced horse knows the way and assigns work.
Chapter 347 The experienced horse knows the way and assigns work.
I'm currently reading Chapter 346, "The Old Horse Knows the Way, Arranging Work," and I'm completely absorbed in it.
Although the store is open.
However, Li Ping himself certainly wouldn't have time to manage it; he would stay in the cave to focus on cultivation, and Caibaixuan would be mainly managed by Meng Wanjun.
The spiritual energy environment in the market had reached the second-tier superior level, which was sufficient for her cultivation as a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Considering that Meng Wanjun is not good at business management.
Li Ping also specially commissioned the brokerage to hire two experienced Qi Refining cultivators in their seventies and eighties. These two old cultivators then served as clerks, responsible for buying and selling second-hand magical artifacts, while Meng Wanjun oversaw the overall situation and controlled the distribution of spirit stones.
Her cultivation level was higher than that of the two old cultivators, and she also controlled the finances, so the two old cultivators probably wouldn't dare to deceive her.
Moreover, Li Ping had checked the information submitted by the brokerage firm.
Knowing that these two old cultivators had lived in Lingxiao City for most of their lives, had good personal credit, no dark history, and could be considered clean people.
They worked hard for half their lives, only thinking about earning more spirit stones through their skills to raise future generations.
Li Ping believed that unless they were truly ruthless and didn't care about the lives of those connected to them, they wouldn't dare risk offending a Core Formation cultivator to enrich themselves.
In Caibai Pavilion.
Two cultivators who looked to be around middle-aged entered the shop and bowed respectfully to Li Ping upon seeing him, saying, "Greetings, Senior!"
Li Ping's gaze fell on the two of them, and he nodded slightly: "Yes, no need for formalities."
"Thank you, seniors." The two old cultivators said respectfully.
The two old cultivators, the one on the left wearing a red Daoist robe with a bitter face, is named Chu Xiu, the leader of a small sect called the Xianyun Sect.
Cultivation level: Mid-stage Qi Refining.
According to the records of the brokerage firm, the Xianyun Sect had a glorious period in its early years. Its founder was a Core Formation cultivator who occupied a third-tier immortal mountain in Ningtai County as his Daoist temple, making him a local overlord.
Unfortunately, after the founder of the Core Formation Sect passed away, no more Core Formation cultivators were born in the Xianyun Sect, which attracted the covetousness of other forces and led to the loss of the sect's gate and dojo.
Even the sect's main gate was lost, and many of the original Xianyun Sect cultivators simply left the sect and joined other sects.
The departure of a large number of cultivators and the split of the sect led to the further decline of the Xianyun Sect.
After several generations, by the time it came to Chu Xiu, there wasn't even a Foundation Establishment cultivator left.
In order to live up to his master's last wish and preserve the reputation of the Xianyun Sect, Chu Xiu, as the sect leader, has had to work in Lingxiao City for many years to earn spirit stones in order to maintain the operation of the sect.
Of course, a sect in such dire straits would not have any normal disciples.
According to the information, besides Chu Xiu, there are two other people in the Xianyun Sect. These two are children with spiritual roots that Chu Xiu painstakingly found in the mortal world and took them in as his disciples.
In fact, Chu Xiu has found more than ten disciples with spiritual roots over the years.
However, after learning about the specific situation of the Xianyun Sect, these disciples all chose to leave the sect and seek their own way out. Only two disciples remained, grateful for Chu Xiu's guidance.
The goatee-bearded cultivator on the right, dressed in a drab gray robe, is named Chen Guang and is the patriarch of the Chen Clan of Immortal Cultivation.
His situation was similar to that of Daoist Jixiu. He possessed spiritual roots and accidentally embarked on the path of immortality. However, due to his spiritual root aptitude and lack of cultivation resources, he cultivated for half his life, but his cultivation level only remained at the mid-stage of Qi Refining.
So he could only reluctantly give up the path to immortality, and instead married, had children, and built up his family, placing his pursuit of immortality on his descendants.
The Chen family of cultivators currently consists of more than ten people, including four cultivators, who live in a first-tier cave dwelling in the tenth ring region.
Chen Guang is the only one in the family who is capable of earning spirit stones. The other three cultivators have only recently embarked on the path of immortality and are not yet able to find a livelihood in the immortal city.
Li Ping reviewed the two men's information in his mind before speaking calmly, "Both of you have decades of experience in the position of Imperial Attendant. As originally agreed, I will give each of you a salary of seventy spirit stones per year. Is that alright with you?"
Chu Xiu and Chen Guang nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, senior, we're fine."
Even for a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, an income of forty or fifty spirit stones a year is considered quite good.
Although they are old clerks, their own cultivation level is only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. They can earn seventy spirit stones a year, which can be considered a high income.
Otherwise, why would they have readily accepted the job?
Li Ping was satisfied with the attitude of the two men, but in order to prevent them from slacking off at work and to fully motivate them, he needed to do his best.
He thought for a moment and then continued, "Seventy spirit stones is just the base salary. As long as you can use your own connections to acquire spiritual materials and magical artifacts that I like, I will give you a commission of one percent of the transaction amount. Work hard."
"A one percent commission!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu and Chen Guang were first stunned, then overjoyed. Who wouldn't like to earn more spirit stones?
"Thank you, senior."
Li Ping nodded and pointed to Meng Wanjun beside him: "From now on, if you have any issues, report to Manager Meng."
The two men quickly bowed and greeted Manager Meng in unison, saying, "This old man greets Manager Meng."
In fact, Meng Wanjun is over eighty years old this year. In terms of actual age, she is not younger than Chu Xiu and Chen Guang. However, she is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the cultivation method she practices has a beauty-preserving effect, so she still looks like a young woman in her late twenties.
The recruitment process is now complete.
Next, Li Ping left behind a list of the spiritual items he needed, took out a batch of second-tier pills from his storage bag and put them on the shelf, before returning to his cave to cultivate diligently.
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After Li Ping left, Meng Wanjun, imitating Li Ping, calmly instructed Chu and Chen: "You two go ahead and get busy. Come find me when you have business."
"Yes, shopkeeper," Chu and Chen quickly replied.
After handing the jade slip left by the young master to the two of them, Meng Wanjun returned to the back room of the shop and sat cross-legged to cultivate.
As arranged by Li Ping, she would handle miscellaneous tasks in Caibai Pavilion during the day and return to her cave at night to take care of the two spirit beasts. Fortunately, Foundation Establishment cultivators had already abstained from grains, and even sleep could be replaced by meditation, so this 007 schedule would not affect her health.
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The outer room.
After exchanging compliments, Chu Xiu and Chen Guang picked up the jade slip one after the other and carefully read it, noting down the names of the spiritual materials inside.
They had no choice but to take it seriously, since, as Senior Li had previously said, they would receive a 1% commission on the purchase price if they acquired the spiritual materials and magical artifacts he needed.
As for the sales and commissioned alchemy businesses, they didn't receive commissions, so they weren't too concerned about them.
Of course, considering that they were only receiving a basic salary, they didn't want to leave a bad impression on their seniors. So, while they weren't particularly enthusiastic about their job, they weren't completely indifferent to it either.
At least they wouldn't dare to do something like "beating a customer without cause".
"Golden Dew, Yang Wood, Second-hand Magical Artifacts, Second-hand Production Tools..."
As Chu Xiu examined the jade slip, he muttered to himself. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
But the bright light was fleeting. He looked up at Chen Guang beside him and found that Chen Guang was checking the pills on the shelf and had not noticed the change in his eyes. He breathed a sigh of relief.
He finished reading the jade slip in no time.
He handed it to Chen Guang with a "here," indicating that he should check it. He then followed Chen Guang's example and went to the shelf to examine the batch of second-tier pills left behind by Li Ping.
With his mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation, he naturally couldn't tell the difference between the quality of these pills.
However, according to Cai Baixuan's explanation of the alchemy business, he knew that Li Ping was a third-level alchemist.
How bad could the quality of a pill made by a third-level alchemist be?
"A third-tier alchemist!" Chu Xiu clicked his tongue in amazement.
Let alone a third-tier alchemist, even if he were just a first-tier alchemist, he would be confident in leading the Xianyun Sect to grow stronger. Why is it that now only two disciples remain, and he, as the sect leader, has to go out to work to earn spirit stones to maintain the sect's operation?
"However, if Senior Li is willing to accept that item, perhaps I can also get a share of spirit stones as a commission," Chu Xiu thought to himself.
He grew up in Lingxiao City, so he could be considered a local. Along the way, he made many friends.
At that moment, all he could think of was a collection in the possession of a friend, which happened to meet the requirements in the senior's jade slip. His only concern was that the item was badly damaged, and he didn't know if the senior would want it.
A short while later, Chen Guang also finished reading the contents of the jade slip.
Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, it seems that Senior Li's reward arrangements for the two of us are more about hoping to obtain more spiritual materials and second-hand items through Caibaixuan."
"Fellow Daoist Chu, you're right. I've just realized it. That's indeed the case." Chen Guang nodded in sudden understanding, looking as if he had just figured it out.
"After some thought, I've decided that one person can manage the shop," Chu Xiu suggested. "How about we take turns having one of us stay in the shop while the other searches for spiritual items and secondhand goods throughout the city for you, senior?"
Chen Guang nodded in agreement: "Fellow Daoist Chu's idea is excellent. Shall we go together and ask Manager Meng about this matter?"
The plan the two of them made seemed to be to work even harder for Senior Lee.
But once they step out of the shop, who knows if they're busy with their own private matters?
Therefore, to do this, one must first obtain Meng Wanjun's approval.
When Meng Wanjun heard the two men say that doing so would not affect the store's business, but would instead help her complete the young master's task better, she thought that what they said made a lot of sense, and after thinking for a moment, she readily agreed.
With Meng Wanjun's consent, Chu and Chen immediately took their leave respectfully.
Next, after discussion, the two decided that one of them would stay and watch the shop each day, while the other would go out to search for spiritual items and second-hand goods, and exchange them with each other every other day.
Day 1.
Chu Xiu went out, and Chen Guang looked after the shop.
However, Chu Xiu gained nothing that day, while Chen Guang managed to sell several bottles of pills.
Day two.
Chen Guang went out, but also found nothing.
Day three.
……
Before we knew it, several months had passed quietly, and the year was drawing to a close.
With the high-quality second-tier pills sold in the store, and the presence of a third-tier alchemist who takes on the task of refining third-tier pills, Cai Baixuan has gained a certain reputation in the market.
On this day, Li Ping was awakened from his seclusion by Meng Wanjun.
There is a deal that requires his decision.