Chapter 177 Delivery Order
Wen Zhenyi muttered quietly, "Maybe when you go back this time, your cousin will give you a surprise."
Geng Ru didn't hear what she said clearly: "What did you say?"
"I mean, I brought back an uncle named Xiong Lu this time, and I'd like you to bring him back with me."
"what for?"
"He can make a very special autumn harvest tool. When the autumn harvest comes, you will know that you can give him any work at home to do. You only need to provide him with food and shelter."
"Okay, I'll go back now. I don't know how your grandma and the others will react when they know the news." Geng Ru didn't dare to delay. As soon as she left the room, she asked Ma Yushun and the others to prepare to return to the village.
Wen Zhenyi said a few words to Xiong Lu and asked him to go back to the village with them.
When the others saw Geng Ru and the others leaving in a hurry, they looked at Wen Zhenyi and Shen Hanxing, but seemed to be hesitant to speak, not knowing what to say. In the end, they could only shake their heads and do their own things.
Shen Hanxing turned to look at her: "It's all spread everywhere."
"You guessed it, too."
"You'll know from their expressions. It's just not good for your reputation and will easily lead to gossip."
Wen Zhenyi turned to look at him: "Would you care?"
Shen Hanxing shook his head. He didn’t care before, and he would care even less now: “No.”
"Will you believe everything others say in the future?"
"Won't."
Wen Zhenyi smiled and shrugged: "That's all, let's get to work."
Shen Hanxing was originally worried that she would be affected by gossip, but now it seems that he was worrying too much.
Wen Zhenyi walked over to Zhu Tao and asked, "Xiao Taozi, has anyone ordered takeout today?"
"Yes, many customers want takeout, and my aunt wrote them down on paper and left them on the counter."
"I'll go take a look." Wen Zhenyi said as he was about to go take a look.
"Yi Yi." Zhu Tao called her.
Wen Zhenyi turned around and looked at her: "What's the matter?"
"I, I heard them say that you were clinging to Brother Shen and using this method to get him to marry you."
"Do you believe it?"
Zhu Tao quickly shook her head: "I don't believe it, you are not that kind of person."
Wen Zhenyi raised his hand and tapped her forehead lightly: "That's it." Then he went to the hall to find paper for recording.
Shen Hanxing was sorting out the account book, recording today's expenses and income in the account book.
Wen Zhenyi sat next to him and looked at the contents on the paper, and would ask him if there were any words he didn't understand.
Shen Hanxing would patiently explain to her: “Is this an order for delivery?”
"Well, it seems we have to go find Brother Lin later."
"I'll go with you after I finish the accounts."
Wen Zhen nodded: "Okay, I'll find Xiao Taozi first, these need to be reserved."
"Well, let's go after dinner. He might not be home now."
Wen Zhenyi went to find Zhu Tao and told her how many takeout orders he had ordered for tomorrow and what time they would be delivered.
Zhu Tao felt overwhelmed: "This is too much, I can't remember it all at once."
Wen Zhenyi thought about it and considered whether she should find someone who could read to be in charge, otherwise if she got busy, it might cause trouble.
Cream knew she was back, so she ran out of the room and ran into her arms to act coquettishly.
Wen Zhenyi touched its head and said, "Little guy, you only want to come out and play after you wake up."
Shen Hanxing handed her the account book: “Look, this is the account for this period of time.”
Wen Zhenyi took the account book and checked it. The income was relatively stable, and he could earn about three taels of silver every day, which was all pure profit.
If there aren't too many expenses in a month, you can earn nearly a hundred taels of silver. "Brother Shen, how do you pay the taxes for the shop?"
"Snack shops in your line of business don't pay taxes."
Wen Zhenyi was a little surprised: "No? Then how does the government collect taxes?"
"Commercial taxes are generally divided into transit tax, door tax and sitting tax. People like you are not included."
“What do all these taxes mean?”
"The transit tax is collected when a caravan passes through. This tax is usually imposed in border towns and is imposed on caravans from outside. The gate tax is a fee for any items you bring into town to sell. You should have paid this fee when you set up your stall before."
Wen Zhenyi recalled carefully. She remembered that every time she arrived at the city gate, Wen Chengwen would negotiate with the soldiers guarding the city, and then the soldiers would give him a piece of paper.
She didn't think much of it at the time, but now she realizes that it was the door tax.
"So what is the sitting tax?"
"Sitting tax is only applicable in relatively small towns. It means that you may not be able to sell all the goods you bring. For example, if you have 100 bowls and only pay the tax for 50, then you can only sell 50. No more."
“How do they know how many they’ve sold?”
"They'll check when you enter or leave the city gate."
"So it's good for people doing business in the city?"
"You could say that."
Wen Zhenyi touched his chin and said, "No wonder the rich are getting richer."
Chen Hanxing smiled and shook his head: "Don't think so. Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants have the lowest status. If you don't have a strong background, if you run into a corrupt official, they can accuse you of a crime at random, and all your efforts will be taken away by others."
Wen Zhen was stunned for a moment: "If you put it that way, there really is no human rights."
"It depends on who you meet."
Wen Zhenyi turned to look at him and said, "What if all the merchants in the shops now pay taxes?"
"That's the country's purse."
Wen Zhenyi looked at Shen Hanxing: “Brother Shen, if you work hard, I’m optimistic about you.”
Shen Hanxing was inexplicably named by him and was a little confused.
Wen Zhenyi didn't say anything else: "Since I don't have to pay taxes, I can do more things."
"Your current income is much better than that of ordinary people."
"Brother Shen, I have a problem here."
"What's up?"
"Customers now order different delivery times, and I'm afraid I'll forget when I get busy. Is there a good solution?"
"You can just talk to Brother Lin and ask him to come to the store early. You just need to put the reserved one aside. If he arrives early, you should still be in time."
"Oh right, how could I have forgotten."
Aunt Ding and the others saw the two chatting in the yard: "Do you think what they say outside is true or false?"
Aunt You: "Whether it's true or not, I just think they are a good match."
Aunt Dou nodded: "That's right, and Yiyi is not that kind of person."
Aunt Yin agreed, "Yes, I don't believe what people say outside. It sounds sour. It must be jealousy."
Zhu Tao was too worried that her aunts might have other thoughts and was thinking about what to say. Now, after hearing what they said, she realized that she was too worried and there was no need to worry at all.
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