Chapter 403: How much money did you make?
After hearing this, Li Caiyun bit her lip lightly, with a worried look on her face: "The business situation of the department store after its opening is still unknown. If we invest in installing heating and buy coal in winter, it will undoubtedly increase our financial pressure..."
There was a hint of helplessness and worry in her voice, as if she was weighing the pros and cons and looking for the best solution.
Zhou Yong looked at her and said, "You two can sit down and discuss this."
Li Caiyun nodded: "We'll talk about this later. Do you think it's okay to set up some shelves in the house?"
Zhou Yong nodded without hesitation: "Okay, put some large items..."
Li Caiyun hummed and looked around the room again: "Let's do this for now, we'll go home and eat. I have something else to do this afternoon!"
The brick factory has not started operations yet, so Li Caiyun has plenty of time to plan the department store.
The couple had lunch as soon as they got home, and Li Caiyun left home first without waiting for Zhou Yong to go to work.
In the afternoon, she and Liu Juan went to the flour mill and told Li Caixia about the matter. The three of them quickly reached an agreement.
A few days later, Zhou Yong gave Li Caiyun 15,000 yuan at an interest rate of 5%.
In fact, Zhou Yong wanted to lend money to Li Caiyun for investment at an interest rate of 2 to 3 percent, but he was afraid of arousing unnecessary suspicion by doing so.
Therefore, Zhou Yong could only go against his conscience and earn some interest from his wife. He didn't know how Li Caiyun would feel if she knew about this.
As soon as the money was in place, Li Caiyun immediately hired someone to renovate the house, customize containers, and look for sources of goods.
Zhou Yong provided a lot of help to Li Caiyun and her colleagues in terms of supply, and even promoted them in the village in advance in order to help them do better business after opening their business.
After more than ten days of busy work, the department store opened three days before the brick factory started work.
On the opening day, the department store was packed with people, and no one who entered the store came out empty-handed.
Soy sauce, vinegar, salt and MSG were sold out. In short, everyone was trying to show their support. In a department store opened by Li Caiyun, the prices of goods were cheaper than those in the countryside.
"Brother Zhou, don't we need to go in and help?"
Zhou Yong shook his head: "We can't help much if we go in, it's better to be outside."
There were people on the three floors inside and outside, so even if they squeezed in, they could only occupy a spot.
It would be better to give the space to other people who want to shop. Wouldn't that increase some income?
Ma San thought Zhou Yong was right, he nodded, and the two started chatting.
At this time Zhou Ling and her two sisters-in-law came, and the three of them chatted and laughed as they squeezed into the crowd.
Zhou Yong looked for a while and then returned to the team, and Ma San also returned to school.
Zhou Yong went to the township government in the afternoon and came back around six in the evening.
"Mom, isn't Xiaoyun back yet?"
Zhang Guifang shook her head: "I just came back from there, they were taking inventory!"
Zhou Yong said "oh" and saw that the five children were not at home either, so he knew that they had all gone to the department store.
He drank some water and then went to Li Caiyun.
When Zhou Yong came over, Li Caiyun and Li Caixia were calculating today's turnover, and Liu Juan was taking inventory of the goods with Lu Erya and Zhang Dalong's youngest daughter!
The abacus beads spun rapidly in Li Caiyun's skillful hands, making crackling sounds. In front of the two sisters were neatly stacked banknotes, ranging from one cent to five cents, to ten cents, twenty cents, and fifty cents, all kinds of denominations.
This money is the result of their hard work today and also the first pot of gold they earn from their business.
Zhou Yong stood aside, looking away from the money, and walked closer with some curiosity. Looking at Li Caiyun's focused and skilled movements, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "It seems that the income today is not bad?"
Li Caiyun raised her head and glanced at him, a smile on her lips: "Yes, business is good today. I'll tell you later. Now I have to settle these accounts quickly."
After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to work, the abacus beads continuing to make crisp sounds in her hands.
Zhou Yong responded with a smile, and then he leisurely put his hands behind his back and browsed the counters of the store one by one.
His eyes lingered on each shelf, as if he was carefully examining the quality and placement of each item.
At this time, brothers Li Jingchu and Li Jingen came in carrying a heavy box of goods.
Zhou Yong hurried forward to lend a hand. Seeing this, Liu Juan immediately came forward and directed them to put the goods in the designated location.
Under her command, the father and his two sons unloaded the goods in an orderly manner and stacked them neatly on the shelves.
Soon after, brothers Ma Yichen and Ma Yiyang also walked into the store carrying a few brand new thermoses.
Without waiting for Liu Juan to give any instructions, the two brothers placed the thermoses on the shelves one by one.
Soon, the sisters Zhou Kexin and Zhou Kerou came in, each carrying two bags of candy, followed by Li Jingan and Ma Yuan.
"Why don't you see Yiming?"
Several children were in the store, but Ma Yiming was missing. Zhou Yong couldn't help but ask.
Liu Juan frowned slightly: "Brother Zhou, don't mention it, Yiming has diarrhea..."
Ma Yiming didn’t know what he ate that upset his stomach, and he had to go to the toilet all the time at school in the afternoon.
After hearing this, Zhou Yong said: "Hurry up and give him some medicine. If he gets dysentery, he will suffer."
Liu Juan has been very busy recently and has no time to take care of the things at home.
"Who knows if Ma San gave Yiming the medicine to take?"
Liu Juan muttered to herself and went to do other things.
"Dad, I want some candy."
Li Jingan raised his little face and pulled Zhou Yong's hand.
Zhou Yong glanced at the paper candies displayed on the counter, reached into his trouser pocket, and then he picked up Li Jingan.
"Son, I don't have a dime in my pocket."
It's night time, and eating candy will only do harm and no good to Li Jing'an who is in the stage of changing teeth.
Li Jingan is a child after all, and is very easy to fool.
"Dad, then you must promise me that you will buy me some candy tomorrow."
Zhou Yong agreed with a smile, and Li Jingan stared at the colorful paper candies.
The department store closed at 7:10 and everyone went home.
When they got home, the five children started watching TV, and Zhang Guifang and Li Baotian asked about the store's revenue that day.
Speaking of this issue, Li Caiyun swept away her tired look and began to talk about it vividly.
Excluding costs, they earned a total of more than 300 yuan today. This amount shocked Zhang Guifang so much that she couldn't close her mouth.
She stared at Li Caiyun with her eyes wide open, so shocked that she was speechless.
"Caiyun, how much money did you make?"
Li Baotian's voice was trembling a little, he could hardly believe his ears.
Li Caiyun looked at her parents' surprised expressions, her heart filled with pride and joy. She smiled and replied, "Dad, we earned a total of 328.65 yuan today..."
Following Li Caiyun's words, Li Baotian and Zhang Guifang became uneasy.
The couple looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
In contrast to their shock, Zhou Yong seemed very calm.
After all, they had promoted the business extensively in the village before opening, and the prices of goods were cheaper than those in the supply and marketing cooperatives and the big market, so there was no reason why the business wouldn't be booming.
However, this kind of business is not available every day, only in the first few days of opening. After these days, Zhou Yong estimates that they can earn dozens of yuan a day.
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