Chapter 46 pt1 (1/2)

It was almost a blink of an eye and Xue TingRang’s break was over.

In the past two days, Zhaoer stayed on the kang obediently. Xue TingRang didn’t let her do anything. He and Xue Qinghuai were the ones who collected vegetables and sold them.

Protesting was useless. Zhao’er for the first time discovered that little man could be so domineering.

When Xue TingRang returned to the town school, Zhaoer finally got off the kang, and she felt particularly relieved.

After eating at noon, Xue Qinghuai went to call Jiang Wu over.

Zhao’er put all the organized money on the table, as well as two ledgers. One is her account book, which looks like a ghost script, and the other is the account Xue TingRang helped her to copy and organize.

“Before I asked Ting’er to do the calculations for us. In the past ten days, we have made a total of 64,220 wen.”

As soon as she heard that there were more than sixty-two liang, Sun shi, who just followed up, pinched Xue Qinghuai from behind to stabilize her excitement.

“Among them are Xiankelai and other several restaurants, and there is also a place in Zhennan where Jiang Wu is in charge. Because of the wealthy families in Zhennan, the housekeepers of those rich men are rich and don’t care about these small things. Occasionally they will give some rewards if they are satisfied. These rewards are all handed in by Brother Jiang Wu, which accumulated to around two liang.

“Don’t look at how we can get so much money this time. As I said before, right now is a good time to do this. I’m afraid it won’t be so easy going forward because there will be more and more vegetables on the market. So they will not be as valuable as before, so you have to be psychologically prepared.”

Xue Qinghuai scratched his head and smiled: “This time, I have been able to make enough for more than half a year. Even if there isn’t any profit later, it’s nothing. Besides, there is no way to make a steady profit without losing money in trading. Uncle understands what you are talking about.”

Zhao’er nodded: “This is only gross profit. After deducting all the expenses, there is fifty-two liang and forty-three wen. Fourth uncle is 20%, which is ten liang and sixty-eight wen. Jiang Wu gets fifteen liang and fifty-two wen. Here is the money. Fourth uncle, this is yours, and Jiang Wu, this is yours.”

Xue Qinghuai and Jiang Wu went forward to take the money separately, and because they both knew that Zhao’er made more, they did not stand on ceremony.

The three continued to speak.

“Actually, I don’t know how to calculate these things. Ting’er did the calculations. After he had done the calculations, he checked the accounts with me before writing down the accounts. Ting’er said that after all, we are a partnership business, so we have to settle the accounts. This way everything will be clear and understandable, so that we won’t have any suspicions because of the money…”

She roughly repeated what Xue TingRang had said, and then asked Jiang Wu and Xue Qinghuai to sign on the ledger. Because they couldn’t write, they pressed their fingerprints on the account book.

After all this, she said again: “From now on, this account will be settled every ten days. In the next ten days, what we have to do is to maintain the previous business, and then run to the few villages that we have not visited. Let’s make a contract with those farmers. In addition, I think we still lack manpower. Fourth Uncle and Jiang Wu should both be careful. They must be extremely reliable and have good character.”

When it comes to serious matters, Zhao’er has a particularly powerful presence, and no one dares to take her lightly.

Xue Qinghuai and Jiang Wu listened and gave advice from time to time. The three of them discussed for more than half an hour before separating.

Zhao’er also went out, she planned to go to the Gao family.

When talking about finding staff earlier, Zhao’er mentioned Gao family’s youngest son Gao Sheng. Xue Qinghuai and Jiang Wu both knew Gao Sheng. They knew that although this kid was a little mischievous when he was young, he was able to endure hardship, so they agreed.