As mentioned before, in order to repay Ning Weimin's second generous donation, he bought back important cultural relics lost overseas and donated them to the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau free of charge.

The Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau asked Ning Weimin to choose an empty store in Liulichang and let him use it for free as a reward.

The specific location of the store chosen by Ning Weimin is opposite Rong Baozhai.

The usable area is more than 200 square meters, and it is a small building with a duplex structure, which is quite spacious.

Although in this era, the state has strict price restrictions on store rentals.

If the Cultural Heritage Bureau rents out this shop, it will charge a rent of 800 yuan per month at most.

Although this duplex structure has a bad orientation, it is an inverted child's house that is neither warm in winter nor cool in summer.

But after all, such a store is in a relatively advantageous location in a popular business district, so it does not delay business.

It is still not a prosperous shop that ordinary people can get involved in.

Only state-owned units are eligible to apply for leasing, and they must rely on connections.

To be honest, Ning Weimin has not made any progress in the past few years, and he is still as greedy and philistine as he was when he was obsessed with stalls at Xiushui Street and Donghuamen Night Market.

As long as he cuts the shop into small pieces like cutting tofu, and then rents it out as a second landlord, he can earn at least tens of thousands of yuan in additional income every month.

It is far more beneficial than those self-employed people who are still racking their brains to find cool products to sell.

Therefore, his good fortune is quite enviable to others.

At the beginning, Ning Weimin really didn't think much about it.

He thought that since there were many foreigners in Liulichang's Ancient Culture Street and the layout of the buildings was similar, he thought of turning this two-story building into a branch of Huiwen Hall.

It's like the bookstore in Roppongi, Tokyo, which attracts customers like a literary cafe and sells high-end goods and works of art without being obvious.

Such as utensils from Donghua Market, silk figurines from Brocade Box Factory, antique porcelain from handicraft factory, handicrafts from Meishi Street, and personal works of students from the sculpture department of art schools.

It is actually quite appropriate to use these gadgets to "slaughter" the foreign tourists who come here for their reputation.

At the same time, you can also sell coffee and make simple meals, which can make extra money for those "high-class people" who worship foreigners and think coffee is better than tea.

In fact, he has even thought about personnel issues, and there is no need to bother recruiting from the public at all.

Because the impact of the return of educated youth to the city has not yet been fully digested, there are many unemployed young people in Meishi Street. They are all fresh graduates who have graduated from high schools in recent years.

I took this opportunity to help Director Li solve the employment placement problems for several people.

In terms of training, he also has a unique advantage. He only needs to recruit a few people from the shops and cafes of Zhai Palace in Tiantan Park to serve as teachers for these young people.

Even the store manager can let people from Zhai Gong take turns in the beginning.

Later, after these newcomers have adapted and done well, we can then find a seedling worth cultivating among them.

To put it bluntly, he doesn't want to worry too much about this store.

In this case, no matter where he is, everyone knows everything about him.

Once he leaves, how nice it would be to let them take care of the store like this, and still feel at ease and worry-free?

Not only can he win-win with the street, but he can also make money while lying down.

If you include the unemployed young people who are looking for jobs and those who earn extra money through training, the gains will be even greater.

Being able to accomplish things like this was a no-brainer! Even he wanted to praise himself.

But later, when Ning Weimin came into contact with eight young people recommended by the street, he didn't think so.

Don't look at the fact that these young people all graduated from relatively poor high schools, failed to pass the college entrance examination, and have no social experience or skills.

Many people blushed when they saw strangers in their houses and even said a few words.

No one dared to ask how much the salary was, whether there was labor insurance, or whether there was food subsidy.

For them, as long as they have a job that is not dirty, smelly or tiring, it is already a great blessing.

But three of these eight people actually subconsciously asked the same question - can they borrow books from the store after get off work?

This surprised Ning Weimin and made him very curious.

He couldn't help but ask a question.

"Do you like reading books so much? Then why don't you go to the library to borrow books?"

The three people were silent, probably because they thought Ning Weimin was unhappy.

Looking at each other, they lost the courage to answer.

It was another person who explained for them.

"Manager, the bigger libraries are far away. Where can we find them in the south? You'd have to break your legs even if you go for a bike ride. Not to mention the barriers to entry in those places are quite high. University libraries are only open to teachers and students at the university.

It’s open. The National Library and the municipal library don’t pay attention to us. They only accept high-level intellectuals and ask for letters of introduction from their work units. Is there anyone like us who has borrowed books..."

"Oh..." Ning Weimin asked again, "What about the library in the district? Isn't there a cultural station in the district? The threshold shouldn't be so high, right?"

However, all the young people laughed this time, as if Ning Weimin had told a big joke.

The same person continued to explain, "You are right, you can borrow books in the district. But the procedure for applying for a library card is extremely troublesome. It is more stringent than the inspection for joining the party. I wish I had to negotiate the situation of three generations of my ancestors and fill out several forms.

Not only the form, but also a photo and a ten-yuan deposit are required. Look at us, eating and drinking from home, but not taking the porridge home. How dare we ask for money from home to read some idle books?"

This wasn't over yet. As soon as he finished speaking, others couldn't help but complain.

Perhaps it was the long-simmering indignation that finally made them put aside their cowardice.

"Oh, that's all. The key is that the district library opens at odd hours. Sometimes it can be closed for ten and a half days. It's even more closed during holidays. Even if it's open, it's only open for a short time every day.

, three or four hours at most. That little time is not enough for me to look for books. Moreover, the books there are old and there are almost no new books. Many of them are from before the 1960s, and there are still many missing pages..."

"That's right, and the people in the cultural center are unreasonable, especially Sun Tzu! When you go to borrow books, it's like begging them. They all like to ignore them, and they will get scolded if they cause any trouble. A classmate of mine has

Once, I had a boy cheat me. When I borrowed the book, there were missing pages, but when I returned the book, my classmate from the District Culture Station unjustly accused him and fined him 50 cents. So I blamed these people, District

I can't even go to the library..."

"Manager, it's really not that easy for us to read books. When I was in school, everyone would pass the book around to read it. Once it was confiscated by the teacher, everything would be ruined. It's okay if you have relatives working in a big factory.

You can borrow books from the trade union's library, but the books are limited and the borrowing time is short. You don't want to bother relatives all the time. When you go to Xinhua Bookstore to read a book, after a few glances, someone will kick you out and ask you if you can buy it.

Buy? I’m not even welcome at home. My parents get angry whenever they see me touching each other at night. They dislike me for wasting electricity and purposely try to bully others. You say you love reading so much, why can’t you get into college..."

"Manager, just promise us. Thank you. We promise not to damage the books..."

"Yes, as long as you agree, we will be careful and ensure that going to work will not delay the work in the store..."

After hearing this, Ning Weimin truly realized how unrealistic his question just now was.

Unexpectedly, I accidentally became the person who asked "why not eat minced meat".

There is nothing to say, facing the eager faces and extremely fervent pleadings of these young people.

Ning Weimin, who originally felt that this request was not too much, could not bear to disappoint them, so he nodded in agreement.

However, what he didn't expect was that these young people's reactions were extremely exaggerated.

I was simply overjoyed, as if I had received some extremely precious gift.

And this also made him feel even more pity for these young people.

After returning home that day, Ning Weimin felt restless and found it difficult to sleep again.

Lying in bed, he thought about this matter for a long time.

There is no doubt that as a traveler who has seen the future world, he can appreciate the value and significance of culture better than anyone else.

Although for him personally, he feels that the information and knowledge gained through dealing with people is more practical and effective than holding a book.

But he cannot deny that books are the most convenient and common channel for most people to obtain knowledge.

As a crosstalk actor said, a person can not have a diploma, but he cannot be without culture.

He deeply feels that mastering necessary knowledge and information is indispensable and should not be lacking for everyone who wants to make a difference in modern society.

Read more and read miscellaneous books. Although it may not help a person find a good job immediately, it will immediately bring him actual economic benefits.

But it allows a person to broaden his mind and horizons, and gain creativity and imagination.

It also makes it easier for people to choose the right direction at important crossroads, successfully pass the test of life, and gain true happiness.

It is a good thing for the country and the people, as well as for others and ourselves.

Especially in this era, young people have a universal and huge thirst for all kinds of knowledge and new ideas and concepts.

What a rare thing this is.

Not everyone has the opportunity to go to college, but everyone should continue to enrich themselves and improve themselves.

Books are the best channel and the best tool.

Compared with people thirty years later who are obsessed with the Internet every day, and even college students love those nutritious "nipple fun", the youth of this era have a huge need for knowledge and information. There is a huge difference.

And isn’t this the foundation of our country’s strong hope and development?

It is a pity that the current society cannot meet the spiritual needs of young people, and public cultural facilities such as libraries are seriously insufficient.

I don’t know how many ambitious young people will be delayed and how many talented people will be restricted by this situation.
To be continued...