Chapter 112 Paying wages
"Thirty-five cents each, each person is limited to one purchase at a time." Yuan Bao shouted loudly.
Although these were all written on the sign and placed on the cart, he still repeated them dedicatedly. Song Youan smiled and said nothing and did not participate, just standing in the shade of the corner and watching from a distance.
Sure enough, upon hearing about the purchase restriction, there was a lot of noise in the queue.
“Why are there still purchase restrictions?”
"That's right, I plan to buy ten of them at once!"
"I guess it won't take long, right?"
"I heard that it is different from the liquid one used by Xiao Houye. This time it is solid."
"That must be different. Do you still want to use the same thirty-five cents as the young marquis?"
Although some people complained, at least no one resisted. They just bought it when they were finished.
Caicai is responsible for handing things over to customers, while Yuanbao is responsible for counting and changing money. The work-study scholar is responsible for counting money while keeping an eye on Yuanbao and doing accounting.
Everything was in order, and the long queue attracted the curiosity of many people, who came to ask questions.
As soon as I heard that it was a magical thing that could refresh the mind, many people also joined the queue. This thing is not exclusive to students. It can be used by those who like to feel sleepy while working, and it tastes good. To repel mosquitoes, it works wonders when applied on the body in summer.
After all, for the people of Kyoto, thirty-five cents could not buy a person who would suffer a loss or be cheated.
In just one hour, all 200 boxes of Fengyoujing were sold out.
In the end, Song You'an gave a box of Fengyou essence to the scholar who was doing the accounting. The scholar was so moved that he kept thanking her: "Thank you, girl, for allowing students like us from poor families to have the opportunity to use such a good thing."
Song You smiled and said nothing, only nodded slightly, and the other party bowed and thanked her again before turning and leaving.
"Sister, I made a lot of copper coins."
The wooden box was heavy and full of broken copper plates.
Caicai whispered: "Sister, let's set up a stall in the afternoon. This thing is so easy to sell, and many people haven't bought it yet."
Yuan Bao also nodded.
Song Youan touched their heads and said softly: "Two hundred per day. This is what my sister has planned. If you come back tomorrow, my sister will not accompany you tomorrow."
Back in the yard, Yuan Shou and Yuan Sui came back earlier than them.
"Are you sold out too?" Yuan Bao came forward excitedly and found that the two of them were counting copper coins.
Yuan Sui ran up to Song You'an and said as if he wanted to take credit: "Sister, we sold very quickly. Brother Yuan Shou calculates money very quickly, and the elder brother who keeps accounts can hardly keep up."
Song You'an couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard this, and looked at Yuan Shou with a smile.
Yuan Shou scratched his head in embarrassment and explained to Song You'an: "Sister, I may have some talent in arithmetic, but... I just can't read."
I can only count, but I can't read.
Then this is pure talent.
Not long after, Yuan Shun, Yuan Qing, Yuan Fu and Yuan Xiao also came back. Apparently the business went smoothly on the first day, and everyone sold out at about the same time.
A group of people gathered around the yard and dumped the copper plates on the ground. They piled up into a hill in an instant.
A total of 800 boxes of Fengyoujing were sold today, with a unit price of 35 Wen, so the total was 28,000 Wen.
Calculating the Dazhao exchange rate, one tael of silver is equal to 1,000 wen, so the total accounted for today is 28 taels of silver. According to the system's exchange rate, ten taels of silver equals ten thousand yuan, so she can get her money back by selling 1,600 Fengyoujing in about two days.
The remaining 48,500 boxes of Fengyoujing are pure profits.
Although with her current assets, the profit from Fengyoujing is not worth mentioning, but a businessman cannot count on profits, let alone lose money. This is her principle as a businessman.
What surprised Song Youan was that when a group of people counted all the copper coins together, they found that they were exactly the same as the accounts, and not a single copper coin was missing.
"You guys can do it. You haven't made any mistakes in your calculations!" Song You'an sincerely praised them.
The children grinned silly, and Yuan Shun said: "My brain is not very bright to begin with, so naturally I have to be more attentive and careful."
"Then sister will reward you today." Song You'an said, picking up a stack of copper plates and counting them.
Her original idea was that if two people worked as a team, for every box of Fengyoujing sold, the two of them would get a commission of five cents in total.
Today, each team has 200 boxes, a total of 1,000 coins, and each person can get 500 coins.
"Each of you will receive a salary of 500 cash today because you have performed well. Sister, I will reward you with another 100 cash each, which will be 600 cash!"
She was too tired to share the coins by herself, so she simply said to her younger brothers and sisters: "Count it by yourself. Once you have counted it, put your own coins away."
As a result, after she finished speaking, several children stared at her and no one made a move.
"Sister, we don't want so much money." Yuan Bao spoke first.
Others also nodded, and Yuan Qing said cautiously: "We are satisfied if we have food to eat."
Song You'an sighed: "Didn't my sister make this clear to you? Hard work will be rewarded. My sister is not a landlord, how can I let you just work without making money?"
"Be obedient. Each person counts 600 copper coins. Let me see who can count the fastest."
Several people looked at each other in confusion after hearing this, and the desire to win actually began to appear in their eyes.
Yuanshou was the first to make a move, and he was the best at calculating. He must not lose at this stage.
Seeing this, others rushed to count the coins. Song Youan couldn't help but smile with relief. She felt that she had made the right decision.
These children are good, obedient and sensible children.
And if it weren't for them to sell Fengyoujing, I would still be thinking about how to go public. After all, the profit is small, and it would definitely not be cost-effective for her to sell it alone.
Having these younger siblings is the best of both worlds.
However, in the long run, it is not feasible for children to be illiterate, because they will need to use it in the future if they are not fully guaranteed.
Song You'an looked at them and was already thinking about it. He didn't have much time to go out to the stall every day. It would be great if the remaining time could be used for them to study and become literate.
The business was successfully opened, and Song Youan took them to the Star-Zhailing Tower in the evening.
Zhaixinglou is one of the eight buildings in Kyoto. It is famous for its Huaiyang cuisine and is one of the most upscale restaurants in Kyoto.
Naturally, these children are no strangers to Zhaixinglou. When they used to beg, they loved to stay at the back door of Zhaixinglou because they found that rich people always only chatted when they came to the restaurant to eat, so they could pick out a lot of big food. The fish and meat are huge, and some of them have not even been touched with chopsticks.
This was the first time they came in through the front door as guests, which made them excited and a little overwhelmed.
The Star Building was full of guests, and the private rooms were already fully booked. The waiter arranged for a few people to sit at a round table on the first floor.
When Cai Cai saw the waiter who was serving tea and water attentively, she couldn't help but whisper in Song You'an's ear: "Sister, this person has chased me and my brother before, he is so fierce."