"Are they there too?" Gu Xiaoyou said in surprise.

"Yes, there are many people urging for books these days. The students who are copying books are afraid that there will be no supply of books, so they stay next door to copy books." The storyteller replied.

"This is too hard." Gu Xiaoyou sighed.

Gu Xiaoyou frowned and was about to say something when there was a knock on the door to the backyard.

"It must be the person next door." The scholar said clearly and ran over to answer the door.

Sure enough, as soon as the courtyard door opened, I saw the faces of the students next door.

The student held a stack of books and said to the scholar: "Junior, I have seen you sir. This is a book that I just copied."

"Okay, bring it in." The scholar opened the door and let the students in.

The student put the books neatly on the bookshelf in the warehouse and then asked respectfully: "Sir, do you have any more books for the juniors to copy tonight?"

"tonight……"

"No tonight, I'm still copying books at what time it is." Gu Xiaoyou interrupted the conversation between the two of them rudely.

The lighting equipment in ancient times was not perfect to begin with. These scholars and students were still reluctant to light lamps and wanted to stay up late to copy more. Is it because their eyesight was too good?

Gu Xiaoyou's words made the two of them turn pale, and they said apologetically: "Boss, we were wrong. We just don't want overtime pay."

As soon as he heard this, he knew that they had misunderstood. Gu Xiaoyou explained helplessly: "I'm not reluctant to part with the money, but I'm worried about your eyes. The brightness in the room is not enough. Reading at night is not good for your eyesight. Today

I'll give you double your wages, so you all can go home."

"Thank you, boss." The scholar and student looked happy and thanked them repeatedly.

"You're welcome, tell the others what I said and let them all go home." Gu Xiaoyou warned and asked the student to leave.

The storyteller and the scholars said goodbye to Gu Xiaoyou. Gu Xiaoyou waved and sent them to the door of the backyard. Just as he was about to lock the yard, there was a knock on the door.

Gu Xiaoyou opened the door and saw that the students in the next courtyard were all holding books and standing at the door.

Seeing Gu Xiaoyou, they all smiled and called in unison: "Hello, Boss Gu."

"Hello, put the book down quickly and go home." Gu Xiaoyou said.

"Yes, boss." The students responded and sent the books in their hands to the warehouse as instructed.

Gu Xiaoyou helped them code the books and asked curiously: "You guys run back and forth like this every day?"

"Well, we pick up the books and then go to the next door, and then deliver the books from next door, at most four or five times a day." The student replied.

"Four or five times..." Gu Xiaoyou murmured.

Gu Xiaoyou thought thoughtfully, although the backyard where the books are copied next door and the backyard of the book club are close to each other, the gates of the courtyard are to the south and the north, so it takes nearly fifteen minutes to go around.

No wonder they all started copying so late, they were on the road for at least an hour a day.

After Gu Xiaoyou sent the students away and locked the book club, he kept thinking about how to save them some trouble on the carriage.

After taking a simple shower at night, Gu Xiaoyou studied the floor plan and the photos on his phone, and quickly came up with a solution.

"Yes, it's okay to get through it," Gu Xiaoyou said with a flash of inspiration.

She is so stupid. She keeps thinking about what kind of carriage and what kind of car to match. It would be much easier to get through directly.

When the idea came up, Gu Xiaoyou immediately drew a sketch on the paper. He had gained a lot of experience in repairing the house recently, so he quickly finished the sketch.

Early the next morning, Gu Xiaoyou took the sketch and found Mu Zuo.

"The backyard is easy to open up." Mu Zuo looked at the sketch and said, "And we have ready-made materials on hand."

"About how long." Gu Xiaoyou asked.

"The backyard can be opened in less than half an hour." Mu Zuo estimated the time and replied.

"Okay, it happens to be an hour before the door opens. Before they come, let's open up the backyard first." Gu Xiaoyou said impatiently.

"Okay, I'll bring someone over immediately." Mu Zuo responded and went to do it immediately.

In this way, Mu Zuo and his workers took advantage of the fact that the book club and copy shop had not yet opened their doors, and opened up the backyards of the two shops.

When the people from the two shops came to work, they were surprised that the backyard was much wider, and they found that a door had been opened in the middle of the originally separated courtyard wall.

There was a note posted on the door. They curiously took it off and took a look. It said in beautiful handwriting, "The backyards on both sides have been opened. Please use this door to pick up and deliver books."

At this time, the foreman of the copy shop came over, and the students handed over the notes: "Sir, you see, our courtyards are connected."

"Yes, the boss told me." The scholar replied with a smile, shaking the key and lock in his hand: "The door will be open during the day, and I will lock it at night."

As he spoke, he pushed open the courtyard door, and the backyard of the academy next door suddenly came into view.

People on both sides smiled and said hello, and went to work briskly.

The surprise was not only that the two courtyards were connected, but during the lunch break, the guys brought many lamps and even hung several lanterns on the roof.

After the guys finished dividing the candlesticks and hanging the lanterns, they all left.

Only an older boy was left. He went to the backyard to find the foreman scholar who was having tea, and said seriously: "Hello, sir. Boss Gu has something to tell me."

"Please tell me." The head scholar answered casually, holding a tea cup.

The waiter put the package on the table and said seriously: "Boss Gu has given two orders. First, here is Cassia Seed and Chrysanthemum Tea. Each person has a package. You can brew it when you have time. It is very good for your eyes."

Hearing this, the foreman scholar put down the teacup, unwrapped the package, took a look, and said gratefully: "I know, I will convey my gratitude to Boss Gu on my behalf."

"Yeah." The waiter responded, and said with a more serious expression: "The second thing is that everyone must follow it. Boss Gu has ordered that the lanterns must be lit at night, and the candlesticks on the table must be lit at least two.

, if they do not comply, their right to work overtime will be revoked."

"The above are the exact words of Boss Gu. I will come to check the post in the evening. I hope you will follow suit."

After saying that, the waiter turned around and left after seeing the gift.

The foreman scholar looked at the tea bags in the package and couldn't help but smile.

Carrying the package, he strolled back to the room where he was copying books, and immediately found lanterns and three candlesticks placed on each desk.

At this time, the students had also finished their lunch break. When they came back, they also noticed the changes in the room, with surprised expressions on their faces.

Without waiting for them to ask questions, the foreperson handed out the tea bags and repeated Gu Xiaoyou's words: "Do you remember them all?"

"Remember." The students held tea bags, their eyes full of emotion.
Chapter completed!