Chapter 235 - 500 Silver Taels (1/2)

To everyone’s shock, when coming to the last target, Li Chengru fired an arrow casually and only got 6 points. Ye Xiaoxian thought he did so to show respect for the tribe, otherwise he could have hit above 8. As for Tarico, he hit the target fair and square. As such, he won the contest.

Guri cheered in excitement while resolving to let her father match her and Tarico. She was desperate to marry Tarico.

The award for the winner was two goats. It struck the Xiaos that Tarico was willing to sell his goat for one silver tael because he had confidence in winning the contest! But Tarico seemed uninterested in the prizes. He seemed rather absentminded when he took the rope tied to the two goats and looked at Ye Xiaoxian.

After the compet.i.tion, Li Chengru and Fengsheng gathered with the Xiaos and the Lius. They chatted and laughed very cheerfully. The others all praised the two for saving face for the Central Plains through their amazing performances.

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After the Festival of Sacrifice, the people in the tribe continued with their normal lives. Every family was again striving for a living. After a month, Li Chengru came back with 500 silver taels. He gave the money to Ye Xiaoxian and let her start the business as soon as possible. It was obvious that he trusted her implicitly. Besides, he had helped them find a trading agent in Beihui city. He had made the acquaintance of the agency boss in his travel. That man was trustworthy and had a wide network of relations.h.i.+ps. With his help, they could sell their goods much faster than doing retail. The premise was that they gave him a share of the profits.

Ye Xiaoxian agreed without hesitation. With Li Chengru’s support, she felt she could do it boldly.

Li Chengru also brought his two palace guards to help her. One of them was called Wong Wen and the other Wong Wu. Since Li Chengru stayed in Baoning city, they had been idle in the big house in the capital. But in this tribe, there would be ample scope for their abilities.

With the money and even guards, Ye Xiaoxian suddenly felt tremendous pressure. She must be careful and do well in her business, or she would be ridiculed by those who knew about this.

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Ye Xiaoxian soon informed Tarico that they had collected enough capital. After all, this was his idea. That day, Tarico, Wong Wen, Wong Wu, the Xiaos and the Lius gathered in a yurt to discuss what to do next.

This meeting would set a general direction for their business. They would select a leader and two managers and determine the division of labor for the others.

Ye Xiaoxian said, “Since Mr. Li has invested the most money, he is a shareholder.”

Then she explained that a “shareholder” was an investor. If a business was unprofitable, the shareholder would lose money. Running a high risk, the shareholder should in return obtain a big share. Since Li Chengru had invested 500 silver taels among the total sum of 700, he should hold the biggest share.

The others nodded in approval.

Then, she said, “Next, we’ll select a leader, that is a decision-maker or director. Here, I’d like to recommend Tarico. He’s not only experienced in this regard, but he’s also a local with a wide circle of friends. If he’s the leader, we should all listen to his arrangements. Since his workload is heavy and the risk he takes is high, he is supposed to get an extra share apart from his investment income.”