Chapter 221 Accident
After putting the account books and the money in the cabinet into the space, Xia Daohua felt that she might still have to hire a professional accountant.
I had to slowly look for someone who met the requirements and whom I could trust. I couldn't find a suitable one in such a hurry. Therefore, I had to take on the position of accountant myself for the time being.
What Xia Daohua didn't expect was that her shop "Daohuaxiang" would have good business for more than a month.
Every day, I could earn tens or even hundreds of taels of silver. It was exciting at first, but after a while, I got used to it.
Later, Xia Daohua discovered that it was the end of the year and many families were giving gifts and presents.
In addition to the usual gifts, we also need something new.
Jixiang County is very close to Kyoto and is considered one of the suburban counties that protect the capital. The customs of Jixiang County are often influenced by Kyoto. The competitive culture in gift giving is one of them.
The opening day of Xia Daohua’s “Rice Flower Fragrance” was the first day of the winter month, which was only two months away from the Chinese New Year, so it naturally attracted the attention of many families.
Many of the things sold at "Daohuaxiang" are novel and ingenious in their own way.
Like fruit wine, perfume, rouge, soap, candy, snacks, glassware, and colored glaze ornaments, almost everything is exquisite and delicate, and each has its own lovely features.
When the wealthy families saw these new things, they would naturally add them to their gift lists if they found any suitable ones.
Compared to those rare antiques, celebrity paintings and calligraphy, famous embroidery, gemstone bonsai, coral trees, century-old ginseng, human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum and the like, these "Rice Flower Fragrance" items are not only novel and interesting, but also much more affordable.
If you give it as a gift to your superior, it can be considered novel and ingenious, and it looks interesting and thoughtful; if you give it as a gift to your colleagues, or even relatives and friends, it can be presented, affordable, and it looks respectable, and it is also a good thing that can be used.
Therefore, it was very popular for a time.
It seems that after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the business in this store will probably become slow.
Xia Daohua had given herself a shot of prevention, so she felt relieved and calmly collected and counted money, replenished goods, kept accounts, and recorded buyers' information.
This Jixiang County may not look very big, but it is a place full of hidden talents. Many seemingly inconspicuous families often have inextricable connections with the dignitaries in Kyoto.
These people who don't like to show off and keep a low profile also like "Rice Flower Fragrance".
Xia Daohua is busy and happy every day.
During these two months, the store's lowest income per day was sixteen taels of silver, while the highest income per day was four hundred and sixty-three taels of silver.
After two months, this store brought her nearly two thousand five hundred taels of income.
This is only the retail part, which does not include the side dishes, cured meats, braised food, and pastries that Xia Erlang orders from restaurants and the like.
Xia Daohua was in a happy mood, but also a little bit nervous.
Such a profitable business will most likely be targeted by others.
I don't know how capable Li Gan's mother's family is. How powerful is it in Jixiang County? Can it protect me...
The Xia family has also come to the store several times.
I was almost shocked that Xia Daohua could open such a store.
Although I knew that this child had many ideas, I never thought that she would have so many ideas, and they were so unique. She only worked hard in places that others would not think of...
This kid does things too quickly.
As soon as he said he wanted to open a store, he opened it.
From buying a store location, decorating the store, purchasing goods, to hiring employees, he did it all on his own without any help from his family.
After discussing for a long time, the Xia family decided not to mind wasting the rent for the slum, so the fourth family moved together to the small courtyard behind Daohuaxiang.
It is one thing to live comfortably in a separate house.
More importantly, this can help the children watch over the store and warehouse. If there are people at home, even if thieves or robbers are attracted, there will be a buffer time.
Faced with the kindness of Xia Youtian and Jiang, Xia Daohua couldn't refuse and just let them do as they pleased.
Anyway, in this way, Lihua, Wulang, Linghua, and Huaihua will all move in with the fourth room and their couple. If Erlang and Taohua need to stay overnight, they can also stay in the yard.
So far, all the clerks employed by Xia Daohua Shop have been hired through the official pawnshop in Jixiang County.
Xia Daohua specially selected a few children from Fuyoutang.
Fuyoutang is run by the government of Da Chu. It is mainly used to shelter homeless children and elderly people. It is somewhat similar to the welfare homes in modern society.
Children in Fuyoutang are usually only raised until they are thirteen years old, after which they have to fend for themselves.
Of course, if you want to continue living in Fuyou Hall and eating at Fuyou Hall, you can do so, but you have to pay some fees and do some work, such as planting crops and vegetables for Fuyou Hall, or helping the elderly and children in Fuyou Hall with washing and cleaning.
The four young men hired by Xia Daohua all chose to continue living in Fuyoutang.
Each of them had to pay 500 coins to Fuyoutang every month and undertake two or three labor projects. If they wanted Fuyoutang to provide meals, they had to pay another 500 coins.
Xia Daohua thinks this system is very good.
Although these half-grown children live in Fuyou Hall, they can only sleep in one bed.
But after all, it is a place that I am familiar with. For these young kids who have just entered society, it is very important to have a familiar and safe place to live.
"Daohuaxiang" has been doing booming business since it opened, and these hardworking and sweet-talking guys naturally have a share of the credit for this.
Xia Daohua therefore decided that as long as the "Daohuaxiang" store was still around, she would donate some supplies to Fuyoutang during festivals.
For example, some coarse grains, old cotton-padded clothes, old quilts and the like.
As for why we don’t donate new items, it’s because new items may not reach the children smoothly. But old items with patches are less conspicuous and more likely to benefit the children.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xia Daohua locked the door of "Daohuaxiang", lowered the shutters on the windows, and posted a notice with pictures and text outside the door:
It's the New Year and it's time for holidays. Our store's holiday starts from the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 15th day of the first lunar month, and we will not reopen until after the Lantern Festival.
The fourth branch of the Xia family happily got on a mule cart loaded with New Year's goods and went back to the slum to spend the New Year with the old couple.
The slum is decorated with lights and there is a festive atmosphere.
The Hu family and the Zhao family also knew that the fourth branch had opened a shop on Liuxiang Street and that business was booming.
It's impossible to say that I don't feel jealous.
However, both families were sensible enough that even if they felt jealous, they would not say it out loud or show it in a sullen manner.
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