Chapter 165: Other Uses For Merit
Qin Wanwan was born now, but she was too weak compared to a normal Qilin.
Divine beasts are all tough, even newly born divine beasts can roar and fight with other divine beasts.
She was always knocked flying by others, her head dizzy and painful from rolling.
She was so weak, not like a Qilin divine beast.
Learning magic was also slow. Other divine beasts her age naturally knew their racial skills, but the little Qilin didn’t, and could only improve a tiny bit through constant practice.
Keke said, “The biggest benefit of these merit points for you is to compensate for your innate deficiencies. Actually, your father agreed to descend to the mortal world for tribulation so readily for this reason; he wanted to earn more merit points to make up for your shortcomings.”
Qin Wanwan never expected her daddy would do so much for her.
Her eyes turned red.
“My daddy is too good, he’s the best daddy!”
Therefore, the little Qilin became even more spirited. She absolutely would not let that bad transmigrator bully her daddy!
Keke said, “Now the Heavenly Dao is turning a blind eye, so it’s best for you to descend and earn merit points yourself. However, it must be on the premise that you can protect yourself.”
Otherwise, if anything happened to this little cub, the Great Qilin would probably go mad.
Qin Wanwan nodded obediently.
“I’m going to buy a house, daddy gave me a lot of money.”
“But how can I help them without them getting something for nothing?”
The little Qilin’s head whirled.
“Got it!”
She really thought of a method.
“Can Keke teach them how to make wool felt?”
Wool felt is made from the coarsest wool.
Wool felt can be made into many things: toys, cushions, carpets, etc.
“We can also have them sort the wool.”
As her ideas opened up, Qin Wanwan could think of more things.
“Yes, yes, let’s write a plan first so we don’t forget.”
Qin Wanwan nodded, then looked at Keke with sparkling eyes.
“You write it.”
Keke: …………
“Cub, do you want to hear what you just said? Look at my claws, are these claws capable of holding a brush pen to write?”
Qin Wanwan glanced at its little claws, then at her own little chubby hands.
She said righteously, “I can’t write it.”
Keke: “That’s right, you’re a little illiterate.”
The little Qilin cub pouted angrily. How could she say that? She was already trying very hard to learn to read.
In the end, they asked Shang Wuyang for someone who could write. The little Qilin and Keke said a bit here and a bit there, sometimes getting off topic.
Fortunately, the person Shang Wuyang provided was highly competent and managed to write out the plan.
Shang Wuyang had already arranged for a large amount of wool to be purchased from the grasslands and transported to the outskirts of Shangjing. Originally, he planned to have the servants at the manor wash the wool.
But after reading Qin Wanwan and Keke’s plan, he decided to change his method and have the beggars do it.
As long as the core technology was kept in his own hands, it was fine to let those people wash the wool; they would be fed and given some wages, and many would be willing to do it.
And the wages couldn’t be too high, otherwise, it wouldn’t just be those who truly needed help who would come.
Washing wool is a dirty and tiring job, but Shang Wuyang believed that those who wanted to survive would surely be happy to do it.
Keke said, “The wool has arrived, right? Let’s put up a recruitment ad. Actually, making honeycomb briquettes can also be done by people at the bottom, doing tasks that don’t require much skill.”
Shang Wuyang also thought of this. By the time the honeycomb briquettes were made, those truly poor people and beggars might not be able to afford them.
“We can directly give them honeycomb briquettes as wages.”
This would not only save wages but also allow them to survive the winter safely.
Even if they didn’t want honeycomb briquettes, it was simple; in this weather, honeycomb briquettes would surely sell well.
Shang Wuyang helped them revise some of the shortcomings and deficiencies in the plan.
Qin Wanwan was just a little cub. Even with Keke’s assistance, he was gratified by how much she could think of.
The next day, Qin Wanwan got dressed early, full of spirit, and followed the recruitment team out. She wanted to see the scene.
After a day of snowfall, quite a bit of accumulated snow had piled up on the ground and on the houses.
Qin Wanwan’s legs were short, and the road was slippery.
The little cub, having just left the courtyard, slipped and fell into a split because of the slippery road.
Fortunately, her body was soft and flexible!
She rode the Big Goldy instead.
Upon arriving at the North District, they beat gongs and drums to attract everyone’s attention.
“Moon Manor, located in the northern outskirts of the city, is recruiting. All identities are welcome. The work is dirty and strenuous, paying five copper coins and two meals of coarse food per day.”
The person shouting had a loud voice, and many people poked their heads out from their homes to look.
Five copper coins a day was very little, and it was dirty, strenuous work. Those who weren’t short of money wouldn’t want to go out in this cold winter to earn so little.
Truly poor people would grasp this life-saving straw.
“Sir, sir, are you really recruiting? You give copper coins and food? Look, can I go?”
A beggar, whose skin was covered in bruises and who was emaciated, emerged from who knows where and timidly asked in a small voice.
“Yes, go over there to register and wait.”
Many people were observing from the shadows. Seeing that they were truly recruiting even beggars, many beggars gathered around.
“I’ll go too, I want to go.”
Regardless of whether it was true or not, five copper coins plus two meals was too tempting for them.
“Line up, line up, get in line.”
In less than half an hour, dozens of people were already in line.
Among them were mostly beggars, as well as some poor commoners facing difficulties.
Qin Wanwan also saw a few little beggars.
The little beggars looked even more miserable; they had no shoes on their feet, and the rags on their bodies barely covered them. They were as thin as skeletons.
Qin Wanwan walked over.
“You probably can’t do that kind of work.”
Upon hearing this, the little beggars’ eyes dimmed, even showing a hint of despair.
“We can do it, we can do any dirty or difficult work. Please, Miss, give us an opportunity.”
One young man knelt directly before Qin Wanwan.
Qin Wanwan said, “Get up, quickly get up.”
Why did he kneel down?
“I just want you to do other things and also have enough to eat.”
The little one explained in a milky voice.
Hearing this, the little beggars’ eyes lit up. Instead of getting up, other little beggars knelt before her.
“Thank you, benefactor, thank you very much, benefactor!”
Qin Wanwan: (o´▽`o)?
Why were more and more people kneeling?
“Please get up, I’ll take you there.”
The house had already been bought; it was a small manor that Daddy had given her directly.
She hadn’t used the little treasury Daddy Shang had given her yet, hee hee~
“You few, follow Miss.”
The guards stepped forward.
The little beggars nervously stepped out. Seeing Qin Wanwan climb onto the back of a huge beast, they swallowed in terror.
“Nan Ge’er, they won’t… they won’t trick us into feeding that beast, will they!”
The little beggars huddled together, trembling.
The one called Nan Ge’er was the young man who had knelt and pleaded with Qin Wanwan first.
He swallowed and said, “Probably not. They don’t look like they’re short of money, and… and I remember that young lady, she gave out food here a few times before. The big white steamed buns I took home that time were given by her.”
Hearing this, the little beggars felt a little more at ease.
Someone who could give them such delicious steamed buns, and looked so good-looking like a little immortal child, couldn’t be a bad person, right?
