main room
Ke Xin chatted with her family for a while and saw that her brothers had all come. Jiang Xin, who was recuperating in bed, also came and just smiled foolishly at Ke Xin.
"Is Big Brother feeling better?"
Jiang Xin nodded: "It's no problem walking now, it just hurts a little bit slower, but nothing else!"
Qi Lu knew him and took the initiative to step forward and squat down to treat him. Except for Jiang Fu, no one else in the room knew Doctor Qi and they all stared at Qi Lu.
At that time, Jiang Fucai introduced Qi Lu's identity to everyone: "This is the doctor of Jijitang in Zhenzi Mountain. He was the one who treated Jiang Xin's leg injury!"
Everyone was surprised. The doctors in Jijitang in the town were all very good, but the prices for consultations were not cheap. They didn't expect that this young doctor was from Jijitang.
"Well, you're recovering pretty well, but you still need to rest. Move around for a while and then lie down again, otherwise you'll develop a chronic illness!"
After the diagnosis, Qi Lu found a place to sit down in front of everyone's surprised eyes, as if the rest of the matter had nothing to do with him. He didn't say a word, which made the whole family want to thank him, but they were afraid that he would be ignored. The atmosphere in the room became a little tense.
People with skills are very proud!
Ke Xin looked at everyone with a smile: "Let's get the business done first, and then we can chat after we divide the accounts!"
They have been grinding five-spice powder for more than a month, with a fixed yield of ten pounds every day, which means three hundred pounds a month, and one thousand five hundred taels of silver. This time the profit is pure because the raw materials for the five-spice powder are all provided by Liu Feiyang.
Jiang Fu took out the account book from his grandfather and handed it to Ke Xin: "During the days you were away, the money for the seasonings we sold was recorded here. I've got all the money!"
After saying that, he took out a bulging purse from his bosom. In addition to silver bills, there were also some loose silver and even two strings of copper coins.
The income from the five-spice powder was all in her mind, so she didn't need to look at the account book at all. As for the chopped peppers, all-purpose dipping sauce and dried chilies, the daily delivery amounts were fixed, and the money was also fixed, so there was no need to keep accounts at all. However, she understood what Brother Jiang Fu meant, that brothers should settle accounts clearly, which was right.
Ke Xin pondered for a moment, flipped open the account book, glanced at it briefly, then folded it, placed it on her knees, and calculated: "It has been a month and a half since we started working together. Ten catties a day, forty-five days is four hundred and fifty catties, five ounces per catty, a total of two thousand two hundred and fifty ounces."
"The raw materials this time were provided by Liu Feiyang, and we didn't spend any money, so the net profit is 2,250 taels. According to the original agreement, I will keep 20% of the profit, and you can divide the remaining 20% among yourselves. However, since there are no costs, my brothers and I will each take half."
After saying that, Ke Xin took out 1,100 taels of silver notes from her own purse, and found 25 taels of change from the purse handed to her by Jiang Fu, and placed them on the Eight Immortals Table.
She smiled and said, "This is the result of your hard work. According to the eight of you, each of you can get 140 taels and 500 coins, and there will be 10 coins left over. Now let Brother Jiang Fu divide it among you!"
Jiang Fu looked at the banknotes on the table, feeling very excited and even in disbelief: "Sister, let me divide it?"
He went from disbelief at first, to disbelief, to a hasty refusal. He used up two tight breaths and quickly waved his hands: "No, no, I... I haven't seen this much money before, I'm afraid I'll give it to the wrong person!"
This honest remark made everyone in the room burst into laughter, and they all urged Jiang Fu: "You are the eldest brother, the one who leads us. If you don't give us the share, who will? From now on, this kind of thing will be left to you!"
"That's right, if you're the big brother, you have to act like a big brother. There's no way I'm going to back down!"
Jiang Zhong and Jiang Youyi spoke one after another, but Jiang Fu had his own ideas: "Let me lead you to work, let me take the lead in distributing the silver to you, but I... can't do this, I'm timid, my heart can't bear it!"
Jiang Wuli looked at his eldest grandson's innocent appearance and knew that he was telling the truth. It would be fine if he could give him some work, but asking him to manage money...was probably not the solution.
He picked out one of his grandsons and said, "Jiang Cai, you are the only one among your brothers who can read and write. From now on, you will be in charge of the family accounts."
Jiang Cai, who was joking, suddenly heard what his grandfather said and was stunned. He had several older brothers in front of him and younger brothers behind him, so why did his grandfather choose him?
He looked at his grandfather in surprise. Seeing his grandfather nod at him, Jiang Cai pondered for a moment and then agreed to the task: "Okay, then I'll divide the money among my brothers."
Everyone looked at Jiang Cai and joked with him, "Okay, Mr. Accountant, divide it up!"
Mr. Accountant...it seems that this title is not bad. Jiang Cai happily took the banknotes and wrote a list in a formal manner. Then, starting with Jiang Fu, everyone signed after receiving the banknotes and silver, and those who couldn't sign pressed their fingerprints.
Seeing how serious Brother Jiang Cai was, Ke Xin felt that her grandfather had a good vision. In the future, her eldest brother would be the housekeeper and Brother Jiang Cai would be the accountant. This meant that the family business was slowly beginning to grow in scale.
Everyone was happy holding the banknotes, with smiles on their faces. Soon Ke Xin announced the next thing.
"After the New Year, we need to build a workshop for the five-spice powder. I will fund the construction and hire permanent workers. After deducting all the expenses every month, we will split the remaining profits in half."
Recruiting permanent workers is good news, but that would mean they would have nothing to do. Just as everyone was wondering whether they should do something, Ke Xin continued.
"Brother Zhong and Brother Cai, how is your roast duck?"
The two looked at each other and nodded affirmatively: "Very skilled."
"Okay, the shop in town has been prepared for a long time. You can go and clean it up and get ready to open. In addition to roast duck, I will teach you how to make sauce-flavored duck and drunken duck."
When the two heard this, their eyes lit up, and they realized at that moment that they had an inseparable bond with ducks in this life.
Then, she looked at Jiang Fu and Jiang Hui. "Mrs. Fu and Mrs. Hui, you two can become apprentices in baking cakes. I tried them the other day and they were delicious. Let the two sisters-in-law clean up the shop in town and see what else needs to be purchased. Get it ready as soon as possible and choose a good day to open it."
Jiang Fu and Jiang Hui quickly responded, "Okay, I'll tell them in a minute!"
Ke Xin had discussed these things with Liu Feiyang last night. Originally, Liu Feiyang had a share in the five-spice powder, but he took the initiative to give up the 60% profit and instead sold it directly to himself, allowing him to enjoy the exclusive agency rights. As for how much silver per pound, that was his problem.
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