After everyone had calculated their amounts and given their money, the eldest brother took out his money, put it aside, closed the box containing the money, pushed it aside, and handed the account book to his mother.
An Shuyi took it, checked that there were no problems, and signed her name at the registration section at the back. Then Xia Hua also wrote her name.
"Li Nan, you continue. Sanwa, keep giving us the money." Xia Hua said, handing the ledger to the eldest brother.
"I know, Mother!" Li Nan first took out the ledger of the garment workshop and told Sanwa which box of silver it was before he started talking about the profits. Then he started calling out names, and the third son was responsible for distributing the silver.
After the silver from the garment workshop was sorted out, the account book was handed to An Shuyi. Then, another account book was taken out, this one from the skincare workshop. The third brother pushed the box that had previously contained the silver aside and pulled over a new box.
After paying the silver to both workshops, Li Nan took out his silver from a box, put it aside, wrote it down in the ledger, and handed the ledger over.
"Mother, Aunt, the two workshops have been allocated."
An Shuyi and Xia Hua checked and found no problems. They signed the two ledgers, and Xia Hua opened the box and took out a few silver ingots. "You are in charge of two workshops, so take two sets."
"Wenqing, you continue. Siwa, Li Jun, come over here and give me the money."
"Yes, Mother!"
"Okay, Auntie." The two women ran over happily, as if giving money was such a joyful thing. Hearing that no more money was needed, the third brother found a chair and sat down to rest.
Even though it's just money, it's still exhausting, and you can't afford to make any mistakes.
Lin Wenqing took out the account book, explained the profits, and then told them about the money spent on building the house. He then calculated the amount of money each family needed to give. After the clansmen gave him the money and he watched the money go out, he began to call out names and distribute the money to everyone.
After the money was divided, he took out his silver from the box and then handed the account book to his two aunts. An Shuyi and Xia Hua carefully checked the expenses and income, and only signed it after confirming there were no problems.
"Wenmo, please continue," Xia Hua said, handing the ledger to Wen Qing.
Lin Wenmo took out the ledger and quickly finished speaking. Then he told them about the money everyone had spent on food during this period, and how much each family needed to give.
Lin Changwu collected money from each household. After receiving the money, he would read out the names and distribute the money. Wen Mo took out Lin Changwu's money, as well as his own, and then handed the account book to his aunt. He had the fewest people and his account was simple. His profits from braised meat were not much before, and it was only in the last half month that they started to increase.
Although the time frame is short, the profits are very good. Given more time, the business will be similar to other workshops. The weather is hot now, so the meat doesn't keep for long. Perhaps when the weather gets colder, the braised meat business will be even better.
An Shuyi and Xia Hua checked and found no problems, so they signed the ledger and handed it to him. Xia Hua said, "Everyone, if you have any questions about the accounts, please ask them quickly, otherwise you won't have the chance to ask them again after you leave this room."
Seeing that everyone was shaking their heads, she continued, "Now you all know the workshop's profits, and the silver has been distributed to you. From now on, everyone should seize the time and work hard."
"Those of you in charge of management must ensure the quality of your products before they leave. There can't be any problems, or it will ruin our reputation. Da Wa, starting tomorrow, put a table in front of the brewery and put one bottle of each kind of fruit wine outside."
"I'll tell you the price of each fruit wine later. Remember, when you introduce it, just say it's fruit wine for women."
The eldest son nodded, "Understood, Auntie."
An Shuyi stood up. "Then go and rest. You can get up and work tomorrow. Boss, you guys carry the boxes to my and your aunt's house."
"Okay, Mother!" The eldest son and the others lifted the box and headed towards the house, then placed it in the right wing room.
Xia Hua took out a piece of paper from her bosom and handed it to the eldest brother. "Big brother, this is the price of the fruit wine. I have written the price of each kind on it. Also, call the people over later. It will be hard work for them to make wine from those cherries."
The eldest son took the paper. "I understand. Aunt, Mother, you should get some rest. We'll be going now."
Go!
After watching them leave, Xia Hua said, "Shushu, do you think they really weren't greedy for so much silver? Were they just pretending too well, or were they really not?"
Along the way, she kept a close eye on it, but no matter how she looked at it, her son, Shushu's son, seemed to have no interest in the silver at all, as if it were just an empty box with nothing inside.
There was only envy in his eyes, not a trace of greed, while the eldest child didn't even feel envy, calmly carrying the box.
An Shuyi went over and took her hand. "Huahua, what are you afraid of? Whether they are greedy, pretending, or have already repented, none of that matters to us."
“They’re not our real sons. If they always obey us, don’t harm us, don’t burn, kill, loot, or do all sorts of evil, then we don’t need to care what they want to do. Even if they want to harm us, they don’t have the ability.”
Xia Hua looked at her and said, "What if they find out we're not the original owners and want to harm us? Shu Shu, don't underestimate anyone."
These sons changed so quickly that she had to be wary. One of them had been a rebellious son, but in just one year, he had become a very filial son.
"What are you afraid of? If they want to harm us, just kill them. If you're really scared, I'll put some bombs in the warehouse. If they really want to harm us, I'll just blow them up." She wasn't afraid at all. No matter how many people there were, there would be more bombs than people.
"Moreover, their mother wasn't killed by us, but by those rebellious sons. Although you woke up as Xia Shi, in your memory, Xia Shi was angered to death by their quarrel."
"The An family was killed because those rebellious sons were disobedient and stole other people's things. In the end, it was they who killed them. We just entered the original owner's body, protected them along the way, and now we've made sure they have enough to eat and wear. What else could we be dissatisfied about?"
Don't say they took over their mother's body; if their mother hadn't died, she and Huahua wouldn't have been able to enter her body.
Tomorrow she'll go find gunpowder, make it, and put it in the warehouse. If they really want to harm them, she'll just throw one out and blow those bastards to death.
Seeing her angry expression, Xia Hua didn't say anything more. "Alright, don't be too angry. I was just guessing, it's not true. Don't hurt yourself." Her health wasn't what it used to be.
An Shuyi also realized that she had been too excited, so she stopped talking. Looking at the box in front of her, she saw that each of them would receive 84,600 taels of silver from the five workshops. She divided the silver among herself.
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