After seeing off the guests, the three siblings closed the door and counted the accounts.
There was no more goods in the shop, and there was no point in keeping it open, so they simply hung a sign outside the door saying "Goods sold out, owner going home for the New Year, will reopen on the 28th of the first lunar month."
In the store's accounting office, Jiang Cheng was clacking his abacus and finally figured out the profit for the past two months.
"After deducting the cost of the golden fungus and the cost of the pastries, as well as all the expenses of the shop, the total profit is 1,636 taels of silver."
Jiang Cheng had just finished speaking when he heard Jiang Quan scream in disbelief: "Oh my God! So many?"
"What a fuss!"
Jiang Chengbai glanced at his younger brother and said proudly, "These profits do not include the remaining 120 red lacquer boxes and more than 200 bamboo boxes at home."
In other words, the profits are not just those, but also include the many boxes that remain.
"Why can you earn so much?" Jiang Quan couldn't understand.
Jiang Cheng: "The bulk of the profits come from the golden ear and white ear fungus. Apart from those two, the rest is not much."
Then he took out another account book and handed it to Yingbao: "This is the purchase account, take a look and see if it is correct."
Yingbao opened it and looked.
It records the quantity and amount of goods purchased from each shop. Some of the goods are marked as having been paid for, while others are not.
The ones that have not been paid for include his own golden fungus and snow fungus, his uncle's golden fungus and snow fungus, his second uncle's, and Jiang Cheng's own.
The purchase price of high-quality golden ear is calculated at 15 taels per catty, while the purchase price of snow ear is 10 taels per catty.
Jiang Cheng: "I have put the money aside and will give it to you later. I want to deposit the rest in a bank and then take the silver notes back to distribute to everyone."
The payment for these golden ear and white ear fungus is not a small amount, and it may not be safe to carry them all the way home by myself.
Yingbao nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, you decide."
My cousin is indeed a natural businessman. His accounts are clear and not at all fussy.
Then Jiang Cheng said, "Let's divide the profits. Yingbao will get 50%, which is 818 taels. The rest will be divided between me and my second brother, 409 taels each."
Jiang Quan exclaimed again, and then laughed: "Haha! I can finally buy a house!"
A few days ago, he went to various shops to buy goods and visited almost all the county towns. He saw several very beautiful houses and began to dream that one day he would be able to live in such a nice house.
Now that he has money, he can finally realize his wish.
Jiang Cheng said unhappily, "Now if you buy a house, you can only put it in my father's name."
It was like a bucket of cold water was poured on him. Jiang Quan snorted, "So what? You have divided it out. Even if it's in my father's name, I will inherit the family business in the end."
Jiang Cheng ignored him and went to his room with the account book to get the money.
When Yingbao and Jiang Quan helped their eldest brother drag out several large boxes of silver and copper coins from under his bed, they were stunned.
One box contained neatly stacked silver ingots of five taels and ten taels, another box contained silver of one tael, two taels, or half a tael, and there were two large boxes of copper coins.
Jiang Cheng counted out more than 1,300 silver ingots and gave them to Ying Bao, saying, "This is your profit and the principal of the golden ear and snow ear."
He counted out another four hundred and nine taels and gave them to Jiang Quan: "You didn't grow any golden ears, so you only have profit."
Jiang Quan didn't care at all. He preferred running around rather than staying in the mushroom shed for several days.
He smiled and counted the silver coins over and over again. He even picked up a silver coin and gave it a kiss. "Haha! I am the richest man in the village now!"
Who in the village has more money than him
Yingbao: "I am richer than you, and my elder brother is also richer than you."
Not to mention anything else, the original capital of my cousin's gold ears plus the profit of the shop already amounted to one thousand taels.
Jiang Quan froze and snorted: "Brother is no longer a member of our village, but you..." He glanced at his little cousin.
Is she a human being
She is just a little monster...a little fairy. Okay, there is no comparison between me and her.
After dividing the money, Jiang Cheng said, "The remaining money is for the goods from the shops in the county. I guess they will come to collect the debt tomorrow.
We will each take out another 100 taels and put it in the shop as working capital. From now on, daily expenses will be paid from the working capital, including the monthly city tax, carriage tax, silver and money for the classroom, and the money for socializing and dining with the shopkeepers. When calculating the profit every month, we must first replenish the money here. "
Yingbao expressed her understanding.
Jiang Quan also nodded in agreement. He had learned a lot during this period and knew that doing business also required dealing with different people and managing various government offices, which was not easy.
"Let's go to the bank to deposit the money now, and when we have settled the payment for the goods tomorrow, we will go to pick up Yuanbao and take him home." Jiang Cheng said, "We should also buy some New Year gifts to bring back."
I have earned so much money this year, I must return home in glory and wash away the shame of getting married.
"Well, I want to buy some New Year gifts too." In addition to buying New Year gifts, Yingbao also wanted to buy more cakes, candies and small trinkets from the county to take back.
The next day, several pastry shop owners came to settle the bill, and each of them brought two boxes of their best pastries.
"First of all, congratulations to Manager Jiang for his prosperity in the coming year. After the New Year, let's go to Tianxianglou for a gathering." A pastry shop owner said with a smile.
Jiang Cheng smiled and returned the greeting: "I would like to congratulate all the shopkeepers in advance for their prosperous business and great fortune in the coming year. When I come back, I will definitely bring some local specialties for you to taste."
"Okay, okay." After paying for the goods, they said goodbye one after another.
One of the shopkeepers, who was of a sturdy build, came to the end and asked in a low voice, "Brother Jiang, have you got married?"
Jiang Cheng said truthfully: "Not yet."
The wealthy shopkeeper clapped his fat hands and laughed, "Very good, very good. Jiang Xiaojie is so young and promising, but he has not yet married. Why not let Qiu find you a marriage partner?"
Jiang Cheng smiled awkwardly: "My parents decide my marriage, so I don't dare to agree to someone else casually."
Shopkeeper Qiu said with a smile: "It's nothing. As long as the two families are well matched and the two children have good character and both moral integrity and talent, it will be a good marriage. Your parents should not object."
As he spoke, he kept looking at the young man in front of him.
He was dressed in a plain cloth robe, looked handsome and had a great temperament. He was literate and could earn money. He was truly a rare good man.
Look at the younger brother next to Manager Jiang. He also has handsome features and clear eyes. Even though he mingles in the market, he does not have any evil look on his face.
Even little girls of this age are so smart that they make people feel pity for them at first sight.
Judging from the looks and demeanor of these children, the Jiang family’s education must be correct.
If my daughter could marry a young man like Jiang Cheng, it would definitely be a blessing earned through several lifetimes.
Oh, the more I think about it, the more anxious I get.
What if such a good son-in-law is chosen and he comes back to his hometown to get engaged? Wouldn't it be a waste of time for my daughter to find a good match
Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Qiu patted Jiang Cheng on the shoulder and said with a laugh, "Brother Jiang, why don't we go to Tianxiang... my house and have a drink?"
Seeing that Jiang Cheng wanted to refuse, he immediately said, "Bring your brother and sister with you. You haven't been to our house yet, so you can go and get a feel for it. We can visit each other more often in the future. Hey, my shop has recently launched a new style of pastry. Why don't you let your sister go and learn how to make it?"
The girl had been peeking in his shop for the entire morning, probably trying to learn from him.
My wife especially liked the clever child, so she made the chestnut cake from start to finish several times so that she could watch it more carefully.