After saying that, he handed the ledger that he had already prepared to Xu Han.
Xu Han took it and looked at it, and was pleasantly surprised. "Not bad, not bad. Today's is even higher than yesterday's. This is a good thing."
This shows that they are gradually developing the habit of going to the shop to buy groceries in the afternoon. This was a pleasant surprise for us.
If this continues, our shop might not be so busy in the mornings and deserted in the afternoons anymore.
However, each has its advantages. People are still used to buying groceries in the morning. Those who are busy in the morning are no longer in a rush and can buy fresh vegetables anytime, which is a good thing for them, since our shop is open all day.
In just three days, the shop's profits alone reached 102 taels of silver, a result that greatly surprised Xu Han.
She never imagined that the mountain produce shop could earn so much money in just three days.
Of course, if it were just dried mushrooms and various dried vegetables and pickles, it certainly wouldn't sell for this much money.
These mountain products aren't expensive; they won't sell for much money.
The main source of income for the mountain produce shop was still the wild game sponsored by the Taoist priest.
Besides these, there are also chickens, ducks, and geese at home. If it weren't for the high prices of these meat products, relying solely on dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, and the like, they could only sell for a maximum of 50 taels of silver.
These past few days, the shop has sold quite a few eggs. It's precisely because of these valuable items that the mountain produce shop has been able to earn so much money in just three days.
After Xu Han finished looking at the ledger, she handed it to Lu Chuan, who was sitting next to her, wanting him to take a look as well.
Lu Chuan disliked looking at these things the most, so he glanced at them symbolically a few times and returned the ledger to her.
Xu Han didn't mind; knowing he didn't like it, she didn't force him.
He continued to say to Li Wen, "The mountain produce shop will be busier after these three days, but we can't be careless. Keep a close eye on it."
As for the fruit wine shop, I've already received the official documents. You can put some effort into the shop's decoration and such; I reckon the shelves and such should be ready in the next few days.
"Let me know in advance once you've finished decorating the fruit wine shop. The Lunar New Year is approaching, and we need to open as soon as possible."
In this era, selling alcohol privately was not allowed because the government strictly controlled grain and did not permit people to use large amounts of grain to brew alcohol privately, which would affect the price of grain at the bottom of the market.
If you want to sell wine, you need a document issued by the government to sell it.
Of course, thanks to the Taoist priest's connection, Xu Han obtained the documents very easily.
As long as she and Lu Chuan don't do anything too outrageous in this county, and with the Taoist priest protecting them, the government generally won't bother them. They might even help them out when they're doing business, keeping an eye on their shops to prevent people from causing trouble.
Xu Han has finally experienced firsthand what it feels like to be protected in this lifetime; she never dared to even dream of such a thing in her previous life.
With these concerns resolved, she was able to get things done much more smoothly.
However, the couple were not the kind of people who didn't know what was going on. Some time ago, when their mountain produce shop opened, Xu Han asked Li Wen to send some of her mountain produce to the county magistrate.
When a fruit wine shop opens, some fruit wine and canned goods should be given away as gifts.
The Taoist priest has smoothed things over, but maintaining that relationship still depends on the couple.
After hearing Xu Han's words, Li Wen cupped his hands and replied, "Yes, Madam. Please put your mind at ease. I will certainly do my job well."
Xu Han waved her hand, she disliked hearing such things the most, and quickly interrupted him.
Turning to Juxiang, he asked, "Have you figured out how many kilograms of sweet potatoes we harvested today?"
After the sweet potato seller left, Juxiang gradually sorted out the sweet potatoes she had collected that day and the money she had received, according to the numbers on the slip of paper.
She opened the ledger and reported, "Today we collected a total of 6,646 catties of sweet potatoes, all of which were purchased at one coin for two catties, and a total of three ounces and 323 coins were paid out."
Xu Han nodded, not surprised by the number. Although she was very busy today, she didn't actually receive that many sweet potatoes.
Most people bring their goods by carrying them on shoulder poles, weighing only one or two hundred pounds at a time.
There were also people who came by oxcart and pushcart, but they were few and far between.
We can harvest just enough sweet potatoes in a day, which is just right for us.
The reason we didn't finish processing today is because we didn't have enough tools, and the staff arrived late, so many things haven't been processed yet.
Normally, there are nine large iron pots in the shop, which are used for cooking all day long. There is plenty of time, and under normal circumstances, the sweet potatoes harvested that day can be cooked.
Of course, not all of these large iron pots are new. Two of them were brought from the mountains, two were bought today, and the remaining five large iron pots were taken from the house.
The large iron pots in the house were specifically used for heating bath water, and there was one in almost every small courtyard. Xu Han had people remove the ones that were not needed.
Since they're all clean and won't interfere with use, why buy new ones? That would be a waste of money.
There were still a few large iron pots in the house that could be used. However, considering that Wei Yan also used large pots for cooking, and that boiling water for people every day was also a big project, the remaining iron pots were not taken down.
If one day the shop really runs out of iron pots, they can temporarily borrow some, since it's not too far away. In short, buying more is out of the question.
A large iron pot isn't cheap, and since we don't need it now, and we can borrow one even if we do need it, we're even less likely to buy one.
If you really want to buy it, then wait until Xu Han has the money. Anyway, I definitely won't buy it now.
Xu Han said to Ju Xiang, "Tomorrow, there will probably be even more people delivering sweet potatoes. Today, most of the deliveries were made by men, while the women stayed home washing the sweet potatoes. Today, those households with fewer sweet potatoes were able to wash almost all of them."
The women will definitely come along to deliver the sweet potatoes too.
Juxiang chimed in, "That's right. I heard several people say the same thing today, and some people are even repairing their handcarts. I estimate that they'll receive even more sweet potatoes tomorrow."
Moreover, many families who live far from the county town stayed home washing sweet potatoes and didn't come to sell today. I reckon they should be here by tomorrow.
Xu Han nodded slightly. "Okay, come here early tomorrow. Some people arrive early, and we can't keep them waiting at the door in this cold weather."
Juxiang bowed slightly and replied, "Yes, Madam."
Having given all the necessary instructions, she waved them off to get back to work.
After chatting with Lu Chuan for a bit about what had happened in the past two days, Xu Han stamped her foot as she sat down and said, "We have nothing to do here. Why don't we go back? It's pitch black and freezing cold."
"Okay, let's go."
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