Chapter 116: Making Money

After returning to the yard rented by Kangzi, Gu Yuhe and the other two knew that they had done something wrong today, so they lowered their heads and remained silent.

Seeing this, Gu Jiayue suddenly found it funny. "Do you know you're wrong?"

The three children nodded in unison. "Understood."

"Since you know this, I will punish you by making you copy the Three Character Classic three times and hand it to me before you return to Taohua Village tomorrow."

"yes."

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Master didn't take their actions today seriously.

After they washed up and had dinner, Kangzi came back.

Although he had worked hard all day, Kangzi didn't feel tired at all. He even ran to Gu Jiayue. "Miss."

His voice was trembling.

Gu Jiayue put down the book in her hand and saw Kang Zi's face flushed, and he was no longer as steady as before.

“How was today’s sales?”

When talking about money, Kangzi was so excited that he was speechless.

When Gu Jiayue saw him stretch out three fingers, shaking them but not saying anything, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

Didn’t it meet expectations?

She had previously made a rough estimate that Mingrentang's sales on the first day of opening would be around 10,000 taels.

Although this number sounds high, after deducting labor and costs, it is only seven thousand taels at most, and a lot of this seven thousand taels is membership fees.

You have to know that each membership you sign up for is one less, and there are various discounts after becoming a member. So, if you calculate it this way, earning 10,000 taels on the first day is not a lot.

"It's okay. Everything is difficult at the beginning. If it doesn't work, we can think of other marketing methods. You don't have to be too anxious or too sad." Gu Jiayue comforted Kangzi.

This child is also very honest. Ever since he knew that Gu Jiayue had returned Madam Cai's indenture contract to Madam Cai, Kangzi, who had always worked diligently, has now worked even harder.

If he was a loyal subordinate before, now he is a caring little cotton-padded jacket, who directly regards Gu Jiayue's career as his own career.

"Miss, you are right. I was not steady enough." Kangzi took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

As expected of a young lady, she earned over 30,000 taels of silver in one day without batting an eyelid. She even felt it was not enough?

My God, he'd never seen such a profitable business, hadn't he? It was no exaggeration to say they were making a killing every day. But what about the young lady? She was actually still thinking about how to improve things. Was she trying to make all the money of the wealthy families in Juzhou City her own?

"Miss, this is today's account book. I delivered the money to the bank on the way here. Here are the banknotes."

Looking at the stack of banknotes that was obviously too thick, Gu Jiayue found that she seemed to have misunderstood Kangzi's meaning.

She raised her brows, opened the account book and began to read.

"Thirty-eight thousand one hundred taels?"

so much?

This... was beyond her expectations. Are the people of Juzhou so rich?

What if she were to open a Meinin-do restaurant in Kyoto...

Gu Jiayue's eyes suddenly turned into the shape of gold ingots, and she saw that wherever she passed, gold was rolling in.

It's just wonderful.

If that's the case, why would she still be teaching or farming? She could just open up Mingren Hall and work hard. She would definitely become the richest person in the country.

Sensing Gu Jiayue's dangerous thoughts, Xiao Du appeared at the right time to remind her, "Host, your life balance is running low."

Gu Jiayue: What a spoiler...

Kangzi said with a smile, "Yes, the young lady was not here this afternoon. After lunch, many young ladies and gentlemen ate and drank, and most of them took some food home. They probably shared it with friends or family. So more people came in the afternoon, and the first floor couldn't accommodate them. We ran out of the ingredients we prepared before closing time."

Those who didn't know what was happening might have thought it was a riot, and it even attracted the yamen runners.

"Then prepare tomorrow's materials according to today's quantity. Once you're done, call it a day. Don't make the workers work overtime."

"Give them more this month when you pay their wages. They've worked hard, too. You decide how much to pay them."

"And they must remember what I told them before. They should remember which products are selling well and which ones are not. Then they should analyze the reasons for the poor sales and decide whether to improve them or withdraw them."

"Have you implemented the R&D incentive award I mentioned earlier? Also, the four days of paid leave per month and the bimonthly safety checkups. You should also make arrangements for holiday benefits and sickness allowances. Our store is busy, and it's all physical labor. They work hard, so as bosses, we need to be more understanding and considerate of them."

Kangzi smiled and nodded. "Don't worry, miss. You told me all this before. I found professionals to write all these things and hang them in the lounge of Mingren Hall. I also gave them a tour of the lecture."

Gu Jiayue nodded. "Well, I trust you to do the job. Otherwise, I wouldn't have left you alone with such a large business. If there's someone suitable who can be trained, they can help you share the burden. Among the waiters, there's a good one named Pan'er. I observed her for a while today and found that she has a sharp mind and quick reactions. I'm just not sure if she can manage well."

"Well, I also think she's nice, so after I knew she was a beggar orphan, I asked her to come and work."

orphan?

These two words evoked Gu Jiayue's memory.

Yes, no matter the era, orphans are a huge vulnerable group. "Well, if you're looking for workers in the future, try to find this kind of people. Give them a chance."

"But she looks quite young. Be careful not to assign her any heavy physical work."

I remember when I was in history class, the teacher said that in ancient times, if there was extreme weather or natural disasters or man-made disasters, the first to die were the elderly and women, then the children, and finally the men.

Orphans without parental protection find it even more difficult to survive in troubled times.

Fortunately, Dagan is relatively stable now, the emperor is diligent and caring for the people, and the weather has been good in recent years. Although there are many beggars, they are not to the point of being everywhere.

"Yes, Miss, you are so kind-hearted. I will do as you ask."

The two discussed some details and then went to rest.

The next day, Gu Jiayue pulled Gu Yuhe up from his bed while he was still sleeping.

The kids had all played like crazy yesterday and were exhausted. Everyone else had gotten up and washed up on time, except for Gu Yuhe, who was still lingering in bed.

He covered his head with the quilt, trying to deceive himself that he couldn't hear his second sister's roar.

Unfortunately, his second sister's voice was too penetrating. It was like a demonic shadow filling his ears, and it was difficult to pretend not to hear it.

"Here I come."

By the time he had finished washing up, Zhang Chuyan and others had already finished their morning reading.

"You're two quarters of an hour late. I'll make it up to you later." Gu Jiayue said sternly.

Gu Yuhe didn't dare to object. After all, his Gu Jiayue was the one with the most say, especially when it came to studying. No one would speak for him. "Yes, Master."

The few of them studied for the whole morning, and after class Gu Jiayue took them to Mingren Hall.

There was no way. She originally said to eat at home, but the children still wanted to eat the food in Mingren Tang.

He thought he would go back tomorrow, so they could eat whatever they wanted.

The group found Mingren Hall just as bustling today as it had been yesterday. The constant flow of people had also attracted many small vendors to the area. It was a truly festive and lively atmosphere.

When we entered Mingren Hall, the hall was packed with people, and even the second and third floors were occupied.

I guess those young men and women who signed up for membership yesterday are here to play with their friends today.

"Second sister, I want to go play that."

Gu Yuhe pointed at the entertainment area, his eyes full of eagerness to try.

"Go ahead, but be careful and don't argue with the customers. Don't leave the store, just play for a while and come back up." Gu Jiayue did not restrict them too much.

After all, they are all in their teens, at the age when they love to play. Too many restrictions will be detrimental to their healthy growth.

"We understand. Gousheng and Xiaohai, come quickly."

Several children were arm in arm, and disappeared in an instant.

"Eldest sister, third sister, eldest sister-in-law. Do you want to play here or come up with me?"

Sister-in-law Zhao Xing'er looked at the counter hesitantly. "Jiayue, can I go follow Shopkeeper Gu? I want to see how he does things."

"Okay, go and learn if you're interested."

Chunyan and Xi Que immediately followed suit and said, "Second sister, we want to learn how to make cakes. Can we come?"

Gu Jiayue smiled and nodded, "Go ahead, just be careful not to hurt yourself."

"good."

Everyone found something interesting to do, so Gu Jiayue could only walk up to the third floor alone, holding up her skirt.

She felt a little melancholy because she suddenly found that she seemed to have no interests or hobbies.

Wow, turns out she's a boring person.

That's awesome.

"Sister Yue'er?"

Gu Jiayue laughed at herself as she walked, and suddenly called out to Zheng Yunxi who had been waiting on the second floor for a long time.

Zheng Yunxi was very pretty, but at the age of fifteen she still had some baby fat on her face. Her rosy face was adorned with a pair of eyes as bright as crystal, and decorated with long eyelashes, making her look like a beautiful doll in a window.

At this moment, Zheng Yunxi's beautiful eyebrows were twisted together, and her pouting mouth was so tight that you could hang a pot of oil on it. She looked at Gu Jiayue with a rather unfriendly look. "Sister, you are really amazing! If it weren't for our unexpected meeting, I'm afraid you would have forgotten that there is such a person as me."