Chapter 98 Big Brother is Too Cunning
On the second day, Ye Caiping took Ye Daquan and Du and Wei to continue setting up stalls.
While selling, he told his regular customers that he would not set up the stall anymore and that if they wanted to drink Hu La Tang, they could go to Hao Yun Inn or Ying Fu Restaurant.
After selling just one bucket, a restaurant called Chunlai came to order goods and signed the contract directly at the stall.
Ye Caiping felt that was enough, so she sold the last two barrels and packed up to leave the county.
When she got home, she closed the door and started counting with an abacus.
Small town: 3 barrels in the morning, 6 barrels at noon, and 4 barrels in the evening.
County town: 6 barrels in the morning, 6 barrels at noon, and 3 barrels in the evening.
There are 28 barrels in total.
After deducting costs and labor, I could earn 300 wen per barrel, which means I could earn 8 taels and 4 qian a day.
This profit is pretty good.
In fact, she could distribute to more stores, but that would be too troublesome.
First, we need to recruit people, second, we have no place to cook, and third, we don’t have enough ox carts. Fourth, she doesn’t have time to manage it, and her eldest and second brothers are not yet capable enough.
Besides, this business would not last long, and by the time her workshop was opened, she would basically have no business.
Let’s leave it at this for now! She should focus her energy on more important things.
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After lunch, Ye Caiping held a meeting with her family.
"Starting tomorrow, there will be no more stalls in the county. We have also signed contracts with three restaurants over there, and they will deliver goods from now on."
"My eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law are making spicy soup at home, while my eldest brother, second brother and Ba Jin are delivering the goods."
"I see that the quantity delivered to the town and the county is about the same. From now on, my second brother and Ba Jin will deliver 3 buckets to the town in the morning, 6 buckets at noon, and 4 buckets in the evening."
"My eldest brother used his own ox cart to deliver goods to the county town. He delivered 6 barrels in the morning, 6 barrels at noon, and 3 barrels in the evening."
"Everyone gets the same wages. My eldest brother, my second brother, my eldest sister-in-law, my second sister-in-law, and my mother all get 30 wen a day. If you want to sell an ox or a cart, you get 35 wen. That's it."
Old Mrs. Ye said anxiously, "Well... now that the first and second families have taken over, I don't have to work and don't need to be paid."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "No, mother, you are the supervisor! Just keep the money. This is my gift to you and father."
When Old Mrs. Ye heard the tribute, she did not refuse it and smiled with her eyes narrowed into a line.
Ye Daquan said: "Erquan and Bajin can deliver to small towns, but can they deliver to county towns...just me?"
"I plan to hire another person... What do you think of my third brother?" He was referring to his cousin Ye Sanquan.
"Okay, Sanquan is very strong." Ye Daquan was very satisfied.
"I'll go find him in a minute."
Ye Caiping thought about calling him Ye Yong. But that would mean the first wife would have one more person collecting wages, which would be unfair to the second wife.
Besides, although it is the slack season now, there is still farm work such as watering and weeding, and someone has to do it.
Ye Daquan frowned, looking conflicted: "Well... little sister, can I not deliver the goods? Let Yong'er do the work! He is already a big boy, very strong and stable."
Ye Caiping nodded. After going through so many things, her elder brother has become more mature and knows how to consider things for his son.
"It's all right. But...should I give this salary to you or to Yong'er?"
As he said this, he looked at Ye Yong.
Ye Yong didn't expect Ye Daquan to give him the job, and he was very touched: "Just give the wages to my father, or directly to my mother."
Ye Caiping nodded. They were from the same family, and Ye Yong did not have the ability to be the head of the family, so it was only right to give the money to Daquan or Du.
Mrs. Du was very happy. When she looked at Ye Daquan with a gratified look on her face, Ye Daquan suddenly said:
"Huh, I finally have some free time. Then I can follow my little sister around and help her move bricks every day."
Ye Caiping: “…”
Du: “…”
Ye Yong: “…”
Everyone in the Ye family: "..."
Mrs. Du was so angry that she jumped up and wanted to slap him hard!
Ye Erquan slammed the table in regret: "Brother is too cunning! Damn it, why did that little bastard Ye Peng go to school!"
At this moment, he finally realized what it meant to have many children and be blessed.
Everyone in the Ye family: "..."
Ye Caiping coughed dryly: "It's getting late, I'm going to look for Sanquan and Bajin."
Old Lady Ye suddenly said, "Wait, Caiping, please sit for a while. I have something to say."
Her voice was solemn, causing the noise in the room to stop and everyone looked over.
Ye Erquan said: "Mom, what else?"
Old Lady Ye and Old Man Ye looked at each other, and Old Man Ye nodded. Then Old Lady Ye said seriously:
"Daquan, Erquan, the eldest daughter-in-law, the second daughter-in-law."
Ye Daquan and his wife, and Ye Erquan and his wife, were suddenly called in such a formal manner that their backs tensed up and they uttered a sigh.
Even Ye Yong, Jin Hua and Yin Hua became nervous.
Old Lady Ye continued, "Now you all get paid. Each room gets 60 coins a day, which is 1 tael and 8 coins a month."
"Cai Ping gave you 30 taels per room a few days ago. Daquan might not have been able to get a daughter-in-law with 30 taels before, but now 15 taels will do the job, right?"
"Yes, mother." Mrs. Du smiled.
Old Mrs. Ye nodded: "Now that you are all settled, we old couple can rest assured. Your father and I have been thinking about it for a long time, and we still think that we should divide the family now!"
Everyone in the first and second houses looked at Old Lady Ye in shock.
Wei's face turned pale: "Mom, I'm fine..."
"It's time to separate the family." Old Mrs. Ye looked at her, "A big tree has many branches. This family will be divided sooner or later."
The people from the first and second rooms were startled.
Ye Caiping nodded slightly. In the past, when families divided up and fought over property, land and houses, the fights were often very ugly.
It is most appropriate to divide the family when everyone in the family is making money and everyone is doing well.
Since the last time she mentioned it, Mrs. Du had already prepared herself mentally: "We listen to our mother."
Wei frowned and said, "Mom...it's good for us to live together."
"Not good." Old Lady Ye rolled her eyes at her. "Yong'er will be getting married next year. Xuan'er and Peng'er will be getting married soon too. We still won't be able to live here by then."
"Instead of building an extra hut, why not just divide it and build a spacious one? Wouldn't that be more beautiful?"
Ye Erquan glanced at Wei and said, "Okay. Mother is right."
Wei didn't dare to say anything.
Old Lady Ye said, "What I mean is that Daquan is the eldest son, so this house will be given to Daquan. We will give another 5 taels of silver to the second son, and you can go out and buy land and build your own house."
"The 30 taels in your hands are yours to keep. Since the last time Daquan and Erquan delivered the goods, you have to pay 10 wen every day, and I will return all of this to you."
"As for the land, we have two mu of fertile land, four mu of poor land, and one mu of cassava. You brothers should share these equally."
"As for the retirement of our old couple, the money we have is our coffin money, so don't worry about it."
When Wei heard that the old lady's money didn't even belong to the eldest wife, she felt relieved.
Moreover, the land was divided equally. Although the old house was given to the eldest son, my parents were willing to give them an additional 5 taels of silver, which was not bad.
Although 5 taels of silver is not enough to build a house, the old house is too old. It is made of adobe and has a thatched roof. It becomes wet and damp and leaks during the rainy season.
Thinking of this, Wei's unhappiness completely disappeared, and she became very willing.
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