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Gu Mingyue carefully taught her how to speak.

"The first thing you should do is go to the market and the rice shop and talk to the old women who are queuing up to buy things."

"Don't go up and start a conversation right away. Squat down to the side first. Wait until they start talking about who's having a hard time or whose husband isn't earning money, then you can join in."

She lowered her voice and imitated the tone of a street thug.

"Hey, Auntie, have you heard? That Pujitang clinic, which is notoriously hard to get into, is hiring again! The monthly salary... tsk tsk tsk, three taels of silver! Meals included!!"

"Unfortunately, I'm not so lucky. They're only hiring female workers this time."

The skinny boy's eyes lit up, and he immediately started talking.

"Three ounces? Really? That's more than my dad... uh, more than the porters at the docks?"

"Yes, that's the spirit." Gu Mingyue nodded. "Then people will definitely ask, 'What kind of work does a woman do?' You just say..."

She started mimicking the intonation again.

"Business is tough in Jiangzhou now, and money is hard to earn. What woman can earn so much money? She's practically supporting the whole family on her own! But I heard there are limited spots available, only about a hundred people, and recruitment will stop once they're full."

"I just passed by there, and quite a few people went over to ask about it; they're all planning to line up early tomorrow morning."

Su Wan: "..."

She and Taozhi exchanged a glance, and then both looked at the empty alley in front of the shop.

Quite a few people? And there's a queue?

Gu Mingyue, however, continued to teach the conversation techniques without changing her expression.

"The third thing, and the most important, is for two of you to go to the dock and sit down to talk. We'll discuss this specifically."

She cleared her throat.

"There's a job that can make money, do you want to take it? Pujitang is now giving back to the local people. Whoever successfully introduces a woman to register will receive a referral fee of ten coins."

"Ten coins! That's enough to buy ten big meat buns! I have to hurry and ask my sister to introduce me to them; this is free money!"

The skinny boy, quick-witted, immediately followed up with, "Then, does introducing myself count?"

"Yes." Gu Mingyue raised an eyebrow.

"Just say: 'I heard that those who get accepted get some kind of joining benefits, but I didn't see what they were. Anyway, when they left, they were all carrying huge bags of stuff.'"

The youngest beggar, upon hearing this, bit his finger and asked, "Master, if I go, will I be accepted?"

Several people nearby burst into laughter. The skinny boy slapped him on the back of the head: "They're hiring female workers! Are you a woman?"

The little beggar touched his head and fell silent.

Gu Mingyue didn't laugh. She took out another small string of copper coins from her purse.

"You'll get twenty coins for finishing this job. If you bring someone to inquire directly, you'll get an extra ten coins."

She placed the copper coin on Su Wan's table, her gaze sweeping over the group of dirty faces.

"Remember, don't talk in groups. Split up and go in groups of two or three to one place in each of the four directions within the city. Once you've finished speaking, leave immediately and don't linger."

"You have to act like you accidentally let it slip, understand?"

The skinny boy patted his chest.

"Don't worry, boss. We know this stuff inside and out. We'll tell you the truth, and we guarantee we'll handle it perfectly."

The beggars scattered into the streets and alleys in a flash.

Su Wan stood at the door, watching their retreating figures, hesitant to speak.

"Boss... most of what you're saying is fabricated, isn't it?"

"It's not made up." Gu Mingyue stood up and patted her skirt. "It will become real tomorrow."

……

The next day.

It was just past Chen Shi (7-9 AM).

As usual, Su Wan got up early and pushed open the two old wooden doors of the shop.

There were already people standing at the door.

Not many, seven or eight.

Several women, each with their daughter, stood beside a bench, looking around curiously.

Su Wan was stunned for a moment.

Before she could ask a question, someone else arrived at the street corner.

This time there were three old women, two young wives, and a woman carrying a child on her back.

The leading woman had a loud voice: "This is Pujitang Cloth Shop? The place that recruits female workers?"

Su Wan nodded.

"Oh, I finally found it! I heard about it at the market yesterday, and I almost didn't believe it. I talked to my daughter about it when I got home, and we felt we couldn't let it go unnoticed!"

She pulled a girl who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old behind her and pushed her in front of Su Wan.

"This is my second daughter. She's quick-witted and hardworking."

Another woman chimed in from behind, "Hey, sister-in-law, don't push! I'm here to register too. Your second daughter can go first, don't take both spots."

"Who said there were only two spots?"

"Someone at the dock said yesterday that they're only hiring one hundred!"

"A hundred? That's not a small number. Are you worried about seats?"

"Quite a few? Go look outside! The whole street is full of people looking for this shop. Who knows how many of those one hundred spots are left?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wan's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly frantically pulled out the roster behind the counter to begin registering.

From Chen Shi (7-9 AM) to Si Shi (9-11 AM), in less than an hour, the number of people at the door increased from seven or eight to more than thirty, and then from more than thirty to more than one hundred.

Later, the alley was filled with people.

Most of those queuing up were women with their daughters or alone, while some men brought their wives and daughters.

Many others came specifically for the ten-cent referral bonus.

A sallow-faced, emaciated woman, pulling her three younger sisters along, stepped forward in line. Her first words upon entering were:

"Shopkeeper, I introduced three people. Should I get thirty coins?"

Su Wan gave the waiter next to her a wink.

"have!"

The shop assistant next to her immediately took out thirty coins from the money box and handed them to the woman.

The woman took the money, and her face instantly lit up with a smile.

"Wow! They really are making money! This Pujitang is really generous; they're really willing to give this much! Wait! I have someone else to introduce you to!"

As she spoke, she walked happily to the back of the line, quickly jogging out of the alley to recruit more people.

Gu Mingyue arrived later.

The queue had stretched from the shop front all the way out into the alley.

That's how it is with crowds; the more people gather in a place, the more likely it is to attract them.

The carriage was stuck on the main street and couldn't turn into the alley.

Gu Mingyue simply got off the carriage and walked to the shop with Taozhi and Gong Huo.

Su Wan was busy and happy, and the smile on her face never faded.

Upon seeing the master arrive, he quickly stood up to greet him, a layer of excitement lurking in his eyes, his voice a half-tone brighter than usual.

"Boss! There are so many people! My colleague went to count them roughly, and there are already over three hundred in line! If we wait a bit longer, it might reach six or seven hundred..."

Gu Mingyue glanced back at the long queue behind her.

"Yes, we'll only be recording fifty people today."

Su Wan's voice froze, her eyes widening in disbelief.

"What?"

Gu Mingyue walked behind the counter and sat down, her tone neither hurried nor slow.

"We're only admitting fifty people today. The rest of you can go home now, and we'll check again tomorrow to see if there are any openings. We'll wait for the supplementary admissions."

Su Wan was stunned.

So many people came, but only fifty were accepted?

"Boss, aren't we short-staffed? It's finally come to this..."

Gu Mingyue remained calm.

"The harder a place is to get into, the more people want to get in."