Chapter 97: Family Division

Xie Yuduo also thought carefully about the matter of splitting up and moving to the provincial capital.

Ever since he had the idea of splitting up and moving away a few months ago, he had begun to gradually cut off branches in his business, consolidate the main line, place capable personnel, and train competent associates, so that after he left home, the Xie Family Herbal Medicine Store on Silver Lion Street would not decline.

He had long known that his eldest brother, Xie Yuming, was not cut out for building a family business. Now that he had this plan, his eldest brother could be more diligent and become a capable heir to the family business, so as not to disgrace the legacy left by their ancestors.

In the provincial capital, he had already bought a house and ordered people to renovate it - according to his understanding, Chen Qi would agree sooner or later - he also set his sights on several promising shops, and when he brought some confidants over, after a little renovation, it would become a beautiful new scene.

What we need to do now is to slowly reveal this news to everyone in the Xie family.

Xie Yuming was the first person to know.

His reaction wasn't surprising—he wasn't a smart man, but he knew what a smart man looked like.

For example, Xie Yuduo.

The eldest brother had long since sensed that Erlang was no ordinary man. His decision to leave the family business behind and flee far away was both unexpected and inevitable; it was inevitable.

The eldest brother had no reason to object and agreed immediately.

When his father, Xie Yan, learned of his son's desire to go to the provincial capital, he simply nodded and told him to get going. After he had spent half a day in deep thought before the coffin of his late wife, he called Xie Yuduo over.

He was already old, and all his relatives and old friends were in Pingshan County. His late wife's grave was also here, and he didn't want to move. He just asked Xie Yuduo to take Yujing with him, raise his sister to adulthood, and arrange for her to get married and start a family, as a way of showing filial piety to his parents.

Xie Yuduo nodded.

He wasn't surprised that his father didn't want to leave.

Yu Jing's future marriage was one of the reasons why Chen Qi agreed to go to the provincial capital.

When Old Mrs. Wu found out, she had just finished chanting sutras in the Buddhist temple.

After listening to Xie Yuduo, she was silent for a moment and then chanted the Buddha's name again.

"You and Qi'er are both opinionated children, so I don't have much to say. However, no matter how far you go, remember that this is home. In the future, whether you and your wife are successful or live in peace and contentment, don't forget that your roots are here, your parents, and your ancestors are all here. If you're willing, take Qi'er home often. If you're busy, just write me a letter to let me know you're safe and sound."

Second uncle and second aunt heard the news from Xie Yuming, and they were both half-believing and half-doubting.

"Is Pingshan County not good enough? He's willing to give up such a huge family fortune? Is his family going to the Heavenly Palace?"

Xie Yuming shook his head helplessly at his parents.

"I've already agreed, and Erlang is already sorting out the accounts for the division of the family business. If you really don't believe me, just wait and see."

When Yu Jin heard about this, she felt very resentful. If Dongyuan had gone to the provincial capital earlier, perhaps she could have chosen a better husband. But now, her wedding was approaching, and looking at her future husband's family, they were considered well-off, so she didn't have much to say.

However, Sun Xueyi couldn't help but shed several tears when she heard Chen Qi's idea.

"What a cruel person! He has only been with me for two years and now he's flying away again. Leaving me all alone, what's the point of living like this?"

Chen Qi felt a little sad, but smiled and patted her back.

"Sister-in-law, it's not like we won't be back. Don't we have to come back to celebrate with everyone during the four seasons and eight festivals? Besides, the provincial capital isn't far away, and my eldest brother has a lot of business, so he has to go there from time to time. If you go with him to see me, do you have to miss out on a good meal and good wine?"

Having said that, both of them knew that after they separated and moved to the provincial capital, the times they would see each other would become less and less.

After this information was given, Xie Yuduo had already prepared the account book for the division of the family business.

Two years ago, the capital of the herbal medicine shop on Silver Lion Street was about 3,000 taels of silver, and the annual net profit was about 1,000 taels.

Now, Xie Yuduo has been working hard for two years and has made steady progress, increasing the capital of his shops to more than 15,000 taels, with a net profit of about 6,000 taels a year.

The Xie family divided the fifteen thousand taels of capital into three parts: one part for the eldest wife in the east courtyard, one part for the second wife in the west courtyard, and one part for the grandmother alone, each part was five thousand taels.

If Xie Yuduo withdrew directly, the shop would be seriously damaged without the capital of 5,000 taels of silver, and even the business network of the company would be affected.

Therefore, Xie Yuduo suggested to his eldest brother that he should keep the capital from the eldest son's family and only regard it as a share.

Every year, he would distribute the dividends according to his own capital, but he did not have to keep the money for himself. He would give seven parts to his father and three parts to his grandmother, as a fund for him and Shen Qi to support their elders.

However, he wanted to take every penny of the business dividends earned in the two years since his marriage, totaling 5,872 taels of silver.

The eldest brother agreed readily.

For him, this is not a losing business.

Uncle and Auntie were still worried about this, fearing they would suffer a loss. They called in two accountants and sifted through piles of old account books for two days.

Xie Yuduo let them check, and the final account was exactly the same as the number he gave.

In addition to the dividends for the past two years, Xie Yuduo also wants to take away five trusted associates.

In the past two years, the shop has added a lot of capable and capable employees. Xie Yuduo picked out a few of them and asked them one by one.

If anyone was willing to go to the provincial capital, he would immediately hand over his own tasks to the other employees. If anyone was reluctant to go because they missed their families, he would also give them money and persuade them to take good care of his eldest brother in Pingshan County.

Xiaowu is alone and loyal, so he must go.

The other guys were also trained under Xie Yuduo, and they were loyal to him and very reliable.

At the same time, Shen Qi was busy selecting maids.

Xiao Ling naturally wanted to go. She wished she could go farther and farther away from Second Lady Er, so as to stay away from her black-hearted parents who were blinded by greed and only cared about giving birth to her but not raising her.

Chunliu was unwilling to go to the provincial capital.

Her family lived locally, and her parents were old, so they wanted her to go home and get married. Chen Qi did not force her, but released her indentures and gave her a sum of money as a dowry, to thank her for taking care of Yu Jing and herself over the years.

Chen Qi picked out three maids who were familiar and capable, and specially chose Qiu Guang, the girl who had beaten someone for her that day. She asked them one by one, and they all said they were willing, so she took them to the provincial capital together.

The Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and Yu Jin's wedding was on the second day of September. The couple discussed with their families and chose the third day of September to set off.