Chapter 292: Divide the money
Tang Yu shook his head and smiled: "One tael of silver may be a lot in a county like Lizhou, but it is not much in the imperial capital. A pound of grain here costs sixty coppers. In bad years, a pound of grain costs as much as Can sell hundreds of articles.
Fortunately, there is an advantage to working in the government office. If the price of food outside increases too much, the county government will distribute a certain amount of food to ensure that we will not starve to death.
I have carefully calculated that living here costs dozens of coins just to buy vegetables and food every day. One tael of silver is not enough for our family to live for a month, but it is more stable and can quickly develop contacts.
In my spare time, I would go to bookstores to take jobs, and I could earn some money by writing books for people, or I could find a side job as an enlightenment teacher, which would be enough to support them. ”
Tang Yu explained his plan carefully.
Suchuan on the side patted his shoulder happily and said, "My brother-in-law is only focused on his family. That's good. If my brother-in-law is willing to do business, he can actually do some small business. At least he can get the money faster."
Tang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Since I have gone to the government office, I can't get involved in business anymore."
Suchuan can also understand.
When Xiao Xi heard this, she quickly said: "My brother-in-law can't do business, but I can do it! When I was in Shenjiazhuang, I also helped my sister do business, so I can do it!"
Suchuan Dale said, "We, Xiao Xi, have the ambition to succeed! I will ask your god-sister later to see if there is any good business I can offer you."
"Thank you, Brother Suchuan!" Xiao Xi happily picked up Tang Cheng and spun around in circles.
She had made up her mind not to marry in this life, and she would count on Tang Cheng to provide for her until the end of her life when she stayed with Ke Yunyun. Naturally, she also wanted to make more money so that she could plan for herself and Tang Cheng.
Tang Yu somewhat knew what Xiao Xi was capable of, and immediately surrendered upon hearing this, "With Xiao Xi here, I look useless!"
Xiao Xi grinned, "Brother-in-law is useful! No one dares to bully us when brother-in-law is here."
Suchuan was completely relieved to see that they were getting along well.
The next day, the person who had made an appointment to see the goods came early in the morning.
Seeing that Suchuan lived in a good place, he guessed that they also had some wealth, so he put away his contemptuous thoughts, looked at the goods carefully, and negotiated the prices.
In the end, everything Suchuan and Su Zhan brought was taken away by the other party for thirty thousand taels.
Coupled with the money earned from selling brown sugar and fabrics, they can be said to have returned home with a full load this time.
Ke Yunyun was very reluctant to leave this day, and her family sent them out of the imperial capital.
Tang Yu held Ke Yunyun's shoulders and walked back, saying: "From now on, we will support our family well. You can also write letters to relatives and friends in Lizhou from time to time. Acheng and I can write for you. If you are bored, You can also ask Ah Cheng to teach you and Xiao Xi how to read and write, so that you can write letters yourself and say what you want to say.”
Ke Yunyun felt much better.
It was the minimum for Suchuan and Su Zhan to go back. After making money this time, they were not at ease. They planned to travel day and night, only resting in big towns, and not staying at other times.
Su Zhan was forced to learn to ride a horse, and by the time he returned to Lizhou, his equestrian skills were already very good.
The brothers redeemed their oxcart and hurried home. When passing through Zhaohua County, Suchuan stayed for a day to inquire about the latest news.
The restaurant manager saw that they were spending a lot of money, it was like a person who knew everything and talked about everything.
"There is really nothing new here during this time, but the Zhu family is a little strange. I heard that Mr. Zhu has taken over the houses of several families next to the Zhu Mansion, saying that they are going to expand, tsk tsk tsk. This Zhu The eldest son hasn’t come back yet, and he doesn’t know what the Zhu family wants to do with such a big construction project.”
What else can you do? It is nothing more than making arrangements to marry the bride.
Suchuan sneered, thanked the shopkeeper and left immediately with Su Zhan.
The two first went to Shenjiazhuang to meet Su Tai. Su Tai was training her children in the yard. When she saw them coming back, she didn't even want to take care of the children anymore and hurriedly called them into the house.
"You ran to me as soon as you came back? You are too anxious!" Su Tai scolded while helping them to eat.
After eating two large bowls of hot braised beef noodles, Suchuan and Su Zhan let out a sigh of relief.
Su Tai urged them to go to the bathroom and take a hot bath.
The twins also chimed in, saying they disliked the smell of their two uncles. Zuo said that his uncle was not good at hygiene, and the other said that his uncle fell into a manure pit, so Suchuan and Su Zhan had to wash up.
When the two brothers cleaned up and came out.
Only the twins were willing to play with them and hang around them.
The uncle is longer than the uncle, and his mouth is as sweet as honey.
Su Zhan was so amused that he couldn't laugh or cry. He held the two little ones in his arms and teased them hard. The two children screamed and laughed, going crazy.
Su Tai shook her head speechlessly and looked at Suchuan, "Cousin, have you had a smooth journey?"
"Smooth! Very smooth!" Suchuan said, unpacking all the baggage he brought back, "The imperial capital is indeed the richest place in Langya Kingdom. The things we brought not only sold for high prices, but were also in short supply, especially jade. , those boxes were exchanged for thirty thousand taels.”
According to what was said before, the two brothers can share 6,000 taels, and he has 3,000 taels. Plus the money from selling cloth and brown sugar, it is simply more profitable than farming.
"So many!" Su Tai was stunned. She took out the banknotes and counted them carefully, looking a little dazed. "No wonder you can make a fortune by doing business. If you do this a few times, you will have nothing to worry about for the rest of your life!"
Suchuan was convinced, "My cousin-in-law has found a job in the imperial capital. The monthly salary is one tael of silver, which is not enough to support the family. Xiaoxi said that she wants to do business. You can consider cooperating with her. You supply the goods, and Xiaoxi sells." , it depends on how you divide the money you earn.”
Su Tai fell into deep thought. To be honest, she was moved, but it was still inappropriate for her to cooperate with Xiao Xi. First of all, delivering goods and collecting money was a troublesome matter.
After thinking about it, she looked at Suchuan, "Cousin, do you want to consider joining?"
Suchuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Zhan, who was making trouble with his children.
The three brothers and sisters got together, and the final result of the discussion was that Su Tai supplied the goods. Suchuan and Su Zhan were responsible for following the caravan to get the goods to the imperial capital and handing them over to Xiao Xi to sell, and everyone would share the money earned.
Having an idea, Su Tai immediately wrote a letter to the imperial capital.
As soon as this was done, the strawberry harvest season came.
The weather this year is obviously much better than last year. At least the rain is normal and it is mostly sunny.
Strawberries have plenty of sunshine and grow well. They are not only big but also very sweet.
The quality is so good that Shen Ying is reluctant to use it to make strawberry jam.
He called the villagers to discuss, but everyone unanimously wanted to sell strawberry jam. After all, strawberry jam was more profitable.
Shen Ying had no choice but to follow the villagers' wishes, and the village courtyard once again turned into a strawberry jam processing workshop.
Su Tai thought of the situation at Xiao Xi's side, and discussed with Suchuan and others about sending a batch of strawberry jam this year to test the waters.
Suchuan and Su Zhan were gearing up for a big fight, so naturally they had no objection.
Because of this decision, Shenjiazhuang's supply of strawberry jam was reduced by more than half, causing the price to skyrocket.
Last year a jar cost 300 cents, but this year it can be sold for 400 to 500 cents.