Cultivating the Dao, Starting with Farming

Li Mu basically didn't accept the jade slips, so he couldn't wait to browse them.

The high-end spiritual materials stored in the warehouse of the Liu Family Spiritual Materials Store are of various types and in considerable quantity. The total value of these spiritual materials is more than one million high-grade spiritual stones. In addition to the deposit and rental fees of this store, Li Mu needs to pay a total price of two million high-grade spiritual stones.

Li Mu couldn't help but feel slightly relieved. This amount was one-fifth of his family's wealth. This shop should be fine. Besides, the two leaks just discovered were enough to offset part of the spiritual stone.

If he could successfully win this store, he would have a stable source of income to better support his practice. Li Mu decided to accept this condition without hesitation.

Li Mu immediately couldn't help but think about the business plan of this store.

Different from the Liu family's spiritual materials store, they sell various spiritual materials and raw materials for elixirs. If they sell the finished products themselves, they can make a lot more profits. However, refining spiritual weapons, elixirs, talismans, and even puppets, these finished products require A large amount of spiritual materials are consumed, plus the spiritual materials required for auxiliary planting. At that time, you need to find one or several stable and powerful suppliers.

"Senior Li, do you have any questions? Can you eat this batch together?"

After watching Li Mu browse the jade slips for a while, he suddenly became thoughtful, Ji Hanyan quickly broke the silence and asked with concern.

Liu Yalan's expression immediately became tense, waiting for Li Mu's reply.

"Basically no problem, Shopkeeper Liu, is there any discount on the price?"

Li Mu raised his head and looked at Liu Yalan and Ji Hanyan with a smile on his face. At this time, he was no longer thinking about taking over the store, but was planning to pack the female shopkeeper away together.

Store management requires people to be responsible. What Li Mu can do is to refine some finished products for sale. He cannot devote his energy here. When the time comes, Xue'er can be asked to assist and learn management. Xiaojin and Xiaowa can be sent to guard the warehouse and the store. The operation still needs some experienced people to be responsible for it.

Li Mu had already made a plan in his mind. Xue'er was talented, lively and active. At the same time, she had the blood of Sky Fox and had a high talent for emotions and emotional control. It was a waste to let her accompany him to practice cultivation on the island all day long. Her talent allows her to learn store management and operation, and how to treat people. I believe she will soon master the store operation skills and accelerate her growth.

However, the operation of the store still requires some experienced hands. These journeymen need to have rich experience and skills to be able to deal with various emergencies and ensure the normal operation of the store.

The shopkeeper Liu in front of me is undoubtedly a suitable candidate. She has run this store for many years and has very rich experience and skills in store operation and management. If she can be kept to continue running the store, then Li Mu can safely leave the store to her management.

"The price shown to you is already the cost price. However, if you can pay all the fees at once, the price can be more favorable." Liu Yalan looked at Li Mu and replied helplessly.

"It's no problem to pay it all in one lump sum, but I have two additional conditions. Can Shopkeeper Liu consider it?" Li Mu nodded happily and asked with a smile.

"Huh? Senior, please tell me." Liu Yalan was a little surprised by the other party's "rich wealth" and asked curiously.

"I wonder if Shopkeeper Liu has other arrangements after the transfer of this store!" Li Mu asked with a smile.

After hearing this question, Liu Yalan fell into a brief silence. She looked up at the busy street outside the window, feeling mixed emotions in her heart. She has been running this store for decades and has invested deep feelings in it. Naturally, she is reluctant to turn it over. Every familiar corner in the store carries countless memories and efforts of hers.

However, the Liu family is now encountering difficulties and cannot support her to continue running the store. If she leaves, Liu Yalan will really have nowhere to go.

"There are no specific arrangements yet, but I will find another way to open a store!" Liu Yalan looked at Li Mu as if lost and responded.

Li Mu smiled slightly, looked at Liu Yalan, and then said: "Shopkeeper Liu, if you don't mind, can you stay and help me! To be honest, this is my first time to open a store, so I have some shortcomings in management!"

Liu Yalan frowned, not expecting that Li Mu would make such a request to her.

She originally thought that Li Mu just wanted her to help run the store for a while until a suitable successor was found. But he didn't expect that Li Mu actually wanted her to stay and help for a long time.

This made her a little surprised and a little hesitant.

After all, she was now facing a dilemma that needed to be resolved as soon as possible. If she agrees to Li Mu's request, then she needs to temporarily put aside her own plans and help Li Mu run the store.

However, the conditions proposed by Li Mu made her a little excited. If she can cooperate with Li Mu, then she can use her experience and knowledge to help the store get on the right track quickly. At the same time, she also hopes to take this opportunity to restart her career.

"I don't know, what's the other condition, senior?" Liu Yalan didn't respond directly, but asked another condition.

Li Mu smiled slightly and directly stated his conditions: "Your Liu family has mastered many channels for purchasing spiritual materials! If possible, I hope to cooperate with the Liu family so that you can supply large quantities in the long term."

Hearing this, Liu Yalan perked up and looked at Li Mu in surprise: "Senior, this is true!"

This condition surprised her, but it also gave her hope. If she could cooperate with Li Mu, the Liu family could take this opportunity to rise again.

After all, the spiritual material business has always been the strength of the Liu family. They have many channels for purchasing high-quality spiritual materials, which is one of the important reasons why they can gain a foothold on Ten Thousand Stars Island.

However, due to the family's recent difficulties, their business has been greatly affected. If they can cooperate with someone with huge financial resources like Li Mu, then the Liu family may have a chance to overcome this difficulty.

"Of course, there are many types of spiritual materials required by Li. If the Liu family can provide them in time, the Liu family will never suffer a loss in terms of price." Li Mu smiled slightly and confirmed.

"I can't make a decision on this matter. I need to communicate with the head of the family." Liu Yalan was pleasantly surprised and responded with suppressed excitement.

"Okay! Let's talk about changing the shop today. Miss Ji, I have rented this shop. If there is no problem, you can quickly draw up the lease!" Li Mu nodded, turned to look at Ji Hanyan and signaled.

"Okay, senior!" Ji Hanyan nodded happily, and immediately took out a pen and paper to start writing the lease. She had already prepared a template for the store lease, and she quickly drew up the lease.

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Time flies, and an hour passes in the blink of an eye.

Under Ji Hanyan's leadership, Li Mu signed a lease, rented Liu's store, took stock of the spiritual material warehouse of Liu's store, and pocketed the entire store's spiritual materials, paying nearly two million for high-grade spiritual materials. Stone wealth.

Receiving the one-time payment from Li Mu gave Liu Yalan a deeper understanding of his strength, and she couldn't help but become concerned about the other party's invitation to her.

"Senior, I don't know how you plan to run this store in the future. If you continue to sell spiritual materials, Wanxing Island will be too competitive! You don't have your own purchasing channels, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to run it." Liu Yalan looked at Li Mu and inquired. asked.

"Shopkeeper Liu, this store will no longer sell spiritual materials in the future. Instead, it will sell finished spiritual items such as spiritual weapons, elixirs, and talismans. The quality, quantity, and profits are guaranteed. We are not afraid of competing with other merchants." Li Mu smiled slightly. Respond with confidence.

"How about it? Shopkeeper Liu is willing to join our store. The reward is 30,000 mid-grade spiritual stones per month, plus a 1% commission on performance!" Li Mu looked at Liu Yalan and invited her warmly.

This condition was very tempting, and Liu Yalan's heart was immediately moved. However, she also has some concerns, that is, whether Li Mu's supply of goods can be provided stably.

"Senior Li, there is no doubt about your financial strength. This condition is indeed very attractive. However, I want to know whether the supply of goods can be stabilized. If the supply of goods is unstable, the store's operation may not be so smooth." Liu Yalan looked at Li Mu and said frankly expressed his concerns.

She knows that the stability of supply is crucial to the operation of the store. If the supply of goods is unstable, the operation of the store will be affected and may even lead to operational difficulties.

Hearing this, Li Mu pondered for a moment. This issue really needs serious consideration. Although he is multi-talented and is good at refining weapons, elixirs, talismans, and puppets, and is at the Grand Master level, a person's time and energy are limited. If the supply of goods is open, it will violate his original intention of opening a store.

In terms of spiritual stones, Li Mu has no shortage. His main purpose of opening this store is to establish a stable channel to collect rare and scarce high-level spiritual materials, and at the same time sell some of the spiritual items he refined.

However, if the supply of goods is unstable, this goal will be difficult to achieve. He needed to find a way to ensure a stable supply of goods without violating his original intention of opening a store.

Li Mu thought carefully and immediately had an idea.

Jade Ginseng and King Ginseng are made from grass and trees, and have become seventh-level true spirits. Through the spirit seal and soul transmission, you can teach it puppet refining techniques and alchemy insights. In this way, it can gradually become an alchemist. , the functions of a puppet maker.

In addition, the Red Fire Phoenix itself is also a seventh-level true spirit. Although it is still young, letting it learn the art of refining weapons will also help it learn and exercise its fire control power, so it is naturally suitable to become a weapon refining master.

For fifth-level and sixth-level spiritual weapons, there is no need to rely on the red refining fire phoenix for spiritual treasures. You can let it refine low-level spiritual weapons first, which should not be a problem.

In addition, Ji Yang Tianhuo's spirituality is not weak, and after refining weapons with him for so long, he should have learned a lot of weapon refining methods. Promising some benefits to it and letting it cooperate with Red Refining Fire Phoenix to refine weapons should not be a problem.

There is also the Blue-eyed Bandicoot, which has already transformed into the sixth level, has six arms, and understands human nature. With its intelligence, it should not be difficult to learn how to draw magic talismans.

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Countless scenes flashed through Li Mu's mind, and he immediately made arrangements for the few beasts under his control who were eating and drinking.

Xiao Wa and Xiao Jin are responsible for taking care of the store warehouse, Xue'er learns to run the store from shopkeeper Liu, King Jade Ginseng takes care of the spiritual plants, and at the same time learns alchemy and puppet making, Red Flame Fire Phoenix learns to refine weapons, and Blue-Eyed Bandicoot learns to draw spiritual talismans. , as for the double-horned blue moon dragon, it is more important to overcome the tribulation at the moment, so there is no need for it.

Find something to do for these beasts, so that they will not be idle all day long and not concentrate on their training.

At that time, he only needs to occasionally refine some high-level spiritual weapons, elixirs, and puppets to provide high-quality supplies for the store. In this way, the store can run normally without spending too much energy on him.

These thoughts flashed through his mind. A confident smile appeared on Li Mu's face. He looked at Liu Yalan and responded: "You don't have to worry about the supply of goods. I dare to open this store, so I have the confidence!"

"That's good. Since Senior Li is so confident, I feel relieved." Liu Yalan looked at Li Mu and smiled happily.

"Shopkeeper Liu, let's work together to run this store?" Li Mu looked at Liu Yalan with a smile and asked in confirmation.

"Yes, Yalan will definitely live up to his trust!" Liu Yalan bowed and smiled.

The two looked at each other and smiled, their hearts full of expectation and confidence.

Then, Li Mu put away all the spiritual materials in the store, and then summoned Xue'er from the Painting World Treasure Mansion, asking her to participate in the redecoration of the store, the renaming of the store, the opening of the store,..., etc. among.

In the end, the store was renamed "Li's Treasure House", with Liu Yalan as the storekeeper, responsible for daily operations of the store, personnel recruitment, and all other matters. Xueer served as the deputy storekeeper, assisting in the management of the store and supervising the store's accounts. At the same time, Liu Yalan also He will be responsible for communicating with the Liu family to ensure the timely supply of the family's spiritual materials.

As for Li Mu, he acted as a hands-off shopkeeper. Apart from providing spiritual stones and product supply, he would not be involved in the daily management of the store.

Seeing that the two women were talking animatedly about decorating the locks, Li Mu turned around and left the backyard, and came out of the shop to take a breath.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came quickly from far to near.

"Senior, this is a temporary residence order. You can take it first and use it for daily visits to Wanxing Island. When I submit this contract, I will apply for a permanent residence order with you." Ji Hanyan, who had been away for a long time, hurriedly returned and handed over He gave Li Mu a white jade token and signaled.

"Well! Miss Lao Ji is here!" Li Mu accepted the token and thanked her.

"Senior, you're welcome. If you have any other instructions, just tell me. Hanyan will do her best." Ji Hanyan said with a smile.

Li Mu first rented Lingdao, then rented a shop, and served him twice. Ji Hanyan received a large commission from Li Mu that had not been seen in more than ten years, so she was grateful to him.

If she can embrace such a thigh, with her qualifications, there is still a chance of being promoted to Nascent Soul. Unfortunately, Li Mu looks down on her and does not respond to her hints at all. Otherwise, even if she is a concubine, Ji Hanyan will be willing to do so. beginning.

"Okay! If I need anything, I'll definitely find you." Li Mu smiled and responded with a look.

"Then, I won't disturb you, senior. I'll take my leave, junior." Ji Hanyan said goodbye with a wry smile, then turned and left knowingly.

Li Mu looked at Ji Hanyan's leaving figure and couldn't help but sigh that the female cultivators in this world are not much different from the women in the original world. For female cultivators like Ji Hanyan, interests are the most important thing to them. As long as they can get enough benefits, they can do anything for them. Give everything.

Li Mu shook his head and stopped thinking about these things. He devoted his spiritual consciousness to the Jiuzang Lingzhu and checked the two windfalls he got from renting the store this time. (End of chapter)