Currently, the tavern sells sweet potato wine daily, and customers come and go in a constant stream.
Some people buy pre-packaged sweet potato wine directly, while others bring their own wine jugs to buy it, thus saving the cost of a wine jar.
Regardless of the type, the shop assistants treated everyone the same, greeting them with smiles every day and showering them with compliments, saying things that were free.
As a result, customers preferred to buy things at the tavern, and often even owners who were not wealthy or young masters would come to buy things themselves.
Over time, the taverns and shops here gradually transformed into slightly more luxurious establishments. The reason was simple: the items sold in these shops were too expensive for ordinary people to afford.
After inspecting all three shops, it was getting late, so the couple went back to their house.
After seeing it, Xu Han felt relieved and happily ate dinner.
After dinner, Li Wen and Ju Xiang returned, and Xu Han called them together along with the person in charge of the shop.
Everyone began to report on the recent developments in their respective areas of responsibility.
Xu Han listened to everything and found nothing seriously wrong.
“Our family owns a few shops in the county town. Do you have any good ideas about whether we should open the shops ourselves or rent them out to others?”
The group looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
Seeing this, Xu Han immediately decided, "Li Wen, you will continue to be in charge of the outside affairs, and Li Feng will be in charge of the small matter of opening the shop."
With so many shops built around the house, they can't just sit idle forever.
Li Feng, think carefully about what kind of shop is suitable to open based on the market situation in our county.
I don't expect to make a lot of money from the new shop; I just want to break even.
If the shop doesn't open, we can always rent it out again later. We should always give it a try.
No matter what, it's much more cost-effective for us to open our own shop than to rent it out.
As for the new person in charge of the shop, just see who is suitable and let them take the job.
If there aren't enough waiters, we'll hire more people to do it. I still hope that all of our own staff can get better and better. We can't be waiters for the rest of our lives!
Of course, managing a shop requires ability; those who lack ability are simply not qualified. My money didn't grow on trees, and I don't want you squandering it.
Li Feng was very excited. He originally thought that he would only ever become a shopkeeper in his life, but he never expected that such a good thing would be waiting for him!
"Yes, Madam, I will do my best. I'll think about the new shop first and then tell you."
Xu Han didn't mind and waved her hand in agreement. She really couldn't think of any business to do.
However, she always remembered the problem of selling the chickens, ducks, and geese at home.
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Please reserve a shop for me; I have other things to do."
I already have a general idea in mind, and I'll discuss it with Wei Yan when I have some free time tomorrow.
There must be a reason why the matter of opening the shop was entrusted to Li Feng.
This person has a good business sense, and he has experience in running shops because he has been working hard behind Li Wen all along.
The others naturally had no objection to the decision, mainly because they were too busy with their own work to worry about anything else.
Seeing that the most important matter had been given, Xu Han dismissed the others, leaving Li Wen and Ju Xiang alone.
Xu Han said frankly, "The family's accounts are getting more and more numerous and complicated. It's not good to keep letting Juxiang manage them."
Once the new workshop is completed, Juxiang will have even more things to do and definitely won't be able to manage everything.
I'm thinking of finding an accountant for the family. I'll start by choosing from the people we already have, and if someone isn't suitable, I'll hire someone else. Do either of you have any suitable candidates?
After Xu Han finished speaking, she looked at the two of them, eagerly anticipating hearing the selection from them.
After all, money is a big deal. Xu Han didn't want outsiders to know about her family's situation; she felt more at ease leaving this matter to her own people.
As soon as Xu Han finished speaking, Li Wen and Ju Xiang exchanged a glance and simultaneously said a person's name, "Zhu Chunchan".
Xu Han was quite surprised when she first heard the name.
You should know that in her impression, Zhu Chunchan was a girl who rarely spoke and had a low profile. She always stood in the corner and listened to others talk silently, never expressing her own opinions, and was often overlooked.
"Oh? Why her? As far as I know, she's only 14 years old this year. Isn't she a bit too young?"
Juxiang explained, "Madam, you don't know, Chunchan usually seems quiet, but she is excellent at math."
Often, he can calculate the result directly without an abacus, and he does so quickly and accurately.
Although she is a bit young, she is sensible and knows what she should and shouldn't do.
More importantly, she was very good at budgeting, calculating everything meticulously, and would never waste a single penny.
Xu Han finally understood the implication behind Ju Xiang's words: wasn't this just being stingy?
Of course, being frugal is the most basic requirement for a qualified accountant.
If you spend money extravagantly and buy everything without careful budgeting, you can easily spend several hundred taels of silver a year just to make up for it.
"Knowing how to keep accounts is good? I've never heard of that before."
After Xu Han handed over the literacy campaign to Li Wen and Ju Xiang, she stopped paying attention to it and later had less contact with the people below her, so it's normal that she didn't know about it.
Li Wen also spoke up, "Yes, Madam. When Chun Chan was learning to read and do arithmetic, I noticed that she was very good at arithmetic and had a lot of talent."
Later, when we arrived in the county town, Juxiang and I sometimes had discrepancies in our accounts. Chunchan would proactively help us with the accounting, quickly and accurately finding the errors several times. I have to say, Juxiang and I were no match for her when it came to bookkeeping.
Xu Han was somewhat tempted after hearing this, and Juxiang immediately continued, "Madam, why don't I call her over so you can test her?"
Seeing their expressions, Xu Han nodded in agreement.
Judging from their behavior, it's clear that they genuinely admire Chun Chan, and might even say they envy her mathematical talent.
It's worth noting that over all this time, neither of them had ever recommended anyone, much less praised anyone else in front of her.
Their actions this time inevitably piqued the curiosity of Lu Chuan and Xu Han.
Chun Chan arrived quickly. Xu Han gave Lu Chuan a look, and Lu Chuan immediately understood, ordering someone to bring an abacus.
Xu Han first took out her account book, which she had kept a long time ago, and handed it to Chun Chan, then asked her to calculate it.
Under everyone's gaze, Chun Chan was slightly nervous, but she remained calm and at least didn't make a big fool of herself.
(My darlings, are you still reading this? This book should be finished soon.)
The years of calamity are over, and good life is ahead, so I won't go into details.
More ideas will be shared in the next book.
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