"You have no idea how popular your ointment is!" Jiang Yuchen said excitedly, "In just two months, all one thousand jars of ointment you had made were sold out!"
The anti-chapping cream formulated by Shen Yuan was initially ordered in quantities of only one thousand jars.
Five hundred of these jars contained fresh flower essential oils and a particularly precious medicinal herb, and were sold to the public for one tael of silver per jar.
The other 500 jars did not contain these ingredients, so they didn't smell as good when used, but the effect on the skin was the same. This was an affordable ointment specially launched by Shen Yuan to cater to customers who thought one tael of silver was too expensive, and it was priced at 500 wen per jar.
If all one thousand cans are sold, they can fetch seven hundred and fifty coins.
However, one hundred of these jars were sold by Shen Yuan at a 50% discount as a benefit for the opening of Baicaotang.
So, Baicaotang's revenue for the past two months is approximately...
"Six hundred and seventy-five taels! Look, all the money we received is written here!"
Jiang Yuchen pointed to the figures recorded in the ledger, "The cost of this ointment accounts for half, which is 375 taels. After deducting the rent, labor costs, and the money for buying small porcelain jars, there are still 240 taels left. We'll split it in half, so you can take this 120 taels quickly!"
Shen Yuan's gaze followed the flipping through the ledger. After reading it, she accepted the money Jiang Yuchen gave her.
Jiang Yuchen added, "I've already arranged for people to make another two thousand jars of anti-chapping cream, so we won't always be short of supply!"
Shen Yuan interrupted him, "Stop making them! Today is the 28th, and tomorrow is the New Year! If we do that, these anti-chapping creams won't sell!"
Jiang Yuchen: "I can take it to the north to sell! Our Jiang family has its own caravan! The ointment you made is so effective, it will definitely be in high demand in the north!"
“This…” Shen Yuan pondered for a moment, then nodded and smiled: “That is a good idea!”
She paused for a moment, then added, "However, the cost will be higher if we transport it to the north to sell."
Jiang Yuchen said, "I plan to transport this anti-chapping ointment to Yanbei and Kyoto and sell it in the shops of Jiang's Trading Company. This way, we don't need to rent shops or hire people to sell it. The cost will be offset by the shipping fee!"
"Although they are sold in my family's shop, the porcelain jars are all engraved with the name of Baicaotang. It can be considered as advertising Baicaotang in advance, which will be beneficial for us to open branches in the future!"
Shen Yuan nodded in agreement. "Young Master Jiang truly is a business genius; he's very thoughtful."
"Hehehe!" Jiang Yuchen's mouth immediately stretched to the back of his ears.
Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow: "What are you grinning about?"
Jiang Yuchen laughed: "I'm happy to hear Sister Yuan praise me!"
"Then I'll praise you more often from now on!" Shen Yuan shook her head and chuckled, then handed Jiang Yuchen a piece of paper: "This is the recipe for the purple gromwell ointment."
"With the arrival of spring, the south is rainy and humid. The comfrey ointment I made can treat eczema and also quickly eliminate mosquito bites."
"How about we start selling this product at Baicaotang after the New Year?"
"Okay!" Jiang Yuchen nodded without hesitation, nodding vigorously. "I'll listen to Sister Yuan!"
Shen Yuan glanced at the gray sky outside the window and said, "I reckon it's going to snow again. Aren't you in a hurry to get back to Jinling? We need to leave early, otherwise the roads in the pipeline will be difficult to travel after the snow."
Jiang Yuchen: "I don't plan to go back to Jinling. I want to stay and spend the New Year with you, Xiao Ling, and Tian Tian!"
Shen Yuan was stunned for a moment.
Jiang Yuchen continued, "It just so happens that Xiao Ling and the others have moved to a new house. I'll go and liven things up for them. Otherwise, it would be so lonely with only the two of them living in such a big house!"
Xiao Ling and Xiao Jinmeng moved last month. Their new home is only two streets away from Shen Yuan's pharmacy, and it takes about an incense stick's time to walk there.
Jiang Yuchen bought it for more than 2,800 taels of silver. It has three courtyards and is very spacious.
Hearing Jiang Yuchen say this, Shen Yuan couldn't help but sigh, "You're really good to Xiao Ling."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuchen smiled bitterly and said after a long while, "Our family's money is stained with his mother's blood, so it's only right that we give it all to him."
Shen Yuan turned to look at Jiang Yuchen. The usually cheerful boy now had a sorrowful look in his eyes, clearly indicating that he was suppressing a lot of worries.
Shen Yuan unconsciously slowed her breathing.
She didn't know how to comfort Jiang Yucheng. From what he said, it seemed as if the Jiang family was the murderer of Xiao Ling's mother. This implied the grudges were far more serious than she had imagined, and couldn't be resolved with just a few words.
So Shen Yuan didn't say anything. She sat silently to the side, offering quiet comfort to Jiang Yuchen.
Jiang Yuchen stared at the sky outside the window for a while.
After it had completely darkened, Jiang Yuchen got up to say goodbye.
The next day was New Year's Eve.
The pharmacy had already closed. Early in the morning, Shen Yuan and Granny Liu got up and started preparing ingredients for the New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen.
While frying meatballs, Granny Liu said to Shen Yuan, "Call Tian Tian, Xiao Chen, and A Ling over so we can have New Year's Eve dinner together. It's better to have a lively New Year's Eve dinner with many people!"
The girls from Huajian Restaurant went to Jinling a couple of days ago to celebrate the New Year with Haitang and the others, so only Shen Yuan and Granny Liu were left at the pharmacy.
Celebrating the Lunar New Year with fewer people definitely doesn't feel as festive as it does with more people.
So Shen Yuan grabbed an umbrella from the backyard and prepared to go out to find Xiao Ling.
She had just found the umbrella when she heard someone knocking on the door.
Shen Yuan quickly went over to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Xiao Jinmeng was seen holding a huge New Year's picture doll.
Upon seeing Shen Yuan, Xiao Jinmeng sweetly called out, "Sister Yuan Yuan!"
Jiang Yuchen peeked out from behind her: "We're two grown men and a kid, and we don't know how to cook, so we thought we'd come here for a free meal!"
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