"Well, then I'll move the charcoal stove inside for you, and then I'll go inside and talk to you about the bill."
The so-called accounting discussion refers to the sale of cotton this year. When it comes to money, it must be discussed behind closed doors.
Meiman asked her sister-in-law in the kitchen to light another charcoal stove for Xiaohua and moved the original stove to Chunxiao's room.
"Fengyue added another 400-acre farm this year. They might come back to ask for more people. You should be prepared." She smiled. So many people here seemed insufficient. "If you are short of manpower, hire long-term workers from the village. People should be back by then."
"Yes, a few days ago, many men returned to the village, and the villagers were as happy as if it were New Year's Day. Everyone was extremely happy."
The two sat down at the table.
"Miss, since you don't have time to look at the account book, I'll put it in the carriage for you to read on the way. Our harvest is about the same as last year, quite good, without any problems. However, the price this year is not as good as before, the average price is around 120 wen."
"That's normal. We've grown so much cotton, and we're not the only one growing it. The price of cotton next year will be much lower than this year. 120 wen is already a very good price." She warmed herself by the fire and looked at Meiman. "I won't look at the account book. You've been with me for so long, I trust you."
Meiman moved out a box and opened it to find another box of banknotes.
"This year, we sold a total of 2,000 taels. The happy farm got 5,150 taels. The villagers' farm still bought cotton at the usual price of 100 wen per jin, making a profit of 1,340 taels. This box contains 41,000 taels of silver notes. The remaining 800 taels is cash, which is in the box where the silver was previously stored."
Chunxiao had seen so many banknotes that she was no longer surprised. Now she had another 40,000 taels. With just a few farms, she earned more than 100,000 taels of silver a year. No wonder everyone wanted to be a landlord.
She took the box containing the silver notes. The 40,000 taels were exactly 40 silver notes of 1,000 taels and 10 silver notes of 100 taels.
She smiled and asked, "Did you go to the bank to exchange it for a whole amount?"
"This way it will be convenient for you to save it."
Chun Xiao took out the 10 small banknotes and said, "I'm going to tell you a few things. Please write them down."
"Miss, please speak!"
"First, give each of our farmhands one tael of silver as a holiday gift before the New Year. Second, give each of our farm managers another five taels of silver before the New Year."
"Again?" Meiman was worried Chunxiao might have misremembered the past. "We already gave out five taels to each person before."
"This time, I'll give you another five taels, and everyone who comes after me will get it together."
"I understand, miss."
Chunxiao gave the 1,000 taels to Meiman and said, "You and Xingfu will each receive 50 taels, and Chunliu will receive 20 taels. This is your regular allowance for this year. After you distribute the money, keep the rest in your account for future use."
"Miss, I don't need 50 taels, that much money."
"Take it if I tell you to. I don't have time to visit Xingfu over there, so remember to send it to her. I almost forgot, there are more than 20 people in the farm over there, give them 5 taels each, and Zhao Shitou will also give 10 taels."
"Miss, you've just given away nearly a thousand taels."
"That's fine. If we earn a lot, we should give some benefits to our subordinates so that they will work hard next year. I'm talking about the expenditure of money. You can handle the rest on your own. The money in the account is enough anyway."
"It's more than enough. We don't have to worry about food and clothing in our farm now. Apart from the fertilizer harvest in the spring, we don't need much money at all. You've left hundreds of silver here. I think I need to find a secluded place to hide it."
Speaking of hiding money, Chunxiao laughed again. She thought of the five thousand taels of gold in her Lu Village that she had not seen yet, so she had to go back and take a closer look.
After Meiman left, Xiaohua came in.
"You've come just in time."
Xiaohua looked at the box in her hand and frowned, "Miss, you are not going to ask me to sew banknotes again, are you?"
"Our little Hua is getting smarter and smarter. She knows what I'm going to do even without me saying anything."
Xiaohua blinked and sighed, then took the box from her hand, "We don't have enough old clothes." It's worrying to have no money, and it's even more worrying to have money.
In the evening, the people in the village gathered together for dinner. When they heard that the boss had arrived and would leave the next morning, they asked why he didn't stay for two more days. When they learned that he was rushing back to attend his niece's wedding, they didn't say anything more.
Chunxiao felt that since she had so many farms and employees, she could set up a corporate system in the future and hold an annual meeting at the end of the year. This would make the New Year more lively and help the employees feel cohesive.
Ruyun was the place she had least to worry about. After resting for a night at the farm and feeding the horses early in the morning, they set off again.
This time she was really in a hurry. Today was already the 19th. Fortunately, it was neither raining nor snowing, which did not cause any difficulties for her trip. Yesterday, she learned from Meiman that her second brother Shuwen, Yang Huaitian and the villagers had returned to Qingzhou as early as the end of October. Now she was the only one left outside. Counting the days, she should be able to arrive a day earlier.
It’s a pity that it’s winter now, otherwise she would definitely buy some flowers when she passed by Sanchuan. The wedding would be perfect with fresh flowers.
"Miss, would you like to buy some new clothes? You haven't bought any clothes for a long time."
Chunxiao nodded and said, "You're right. How can we celebrate the New Year without new clothes? Let's buy some, but they're not sold in Tongzhou. The clothes in Tongzhou aren't as nice as ours. Let's go to Wei County to buy some."
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