boyutpedia Chapter 253 Greed
Chapter 253 Greed
Pulling a large cart of medicinal herbs, the two men arrived at the county government office in a short while.
"You are finally here." County Magistrate Cheng rarely drank tea today and instead asked the two to sit down.
The officers and soldiers in the county government were sorting out the medicinal materials brought by Xu Wenyan and his men. Most of them had been processed, but a small portion had not yet been processed.
It weighs about 600 kilograms in total.
Under the leadership of the county doctor, the officers and soldiers further subdivided the types of medicinal materials.
"I guess we won't need the medicine if we transport it again. It's said that the imperial court has developed a special medicine that will cure the disease in just two courses.
Since the price of medicine is high now, it has not been delivered here yet. Please hurry up and transport it again. We will sell out all the medicine today and tomorrow."
County Magistrate Cheng spoke seriously about the situation in the county. He said that the local pharmacy was handling the situation quite well, and with the actions of both sides, the condition in the county could be stabilized without the help of the court.
Xu Wenyan naturally knew that this would be a great achievement for County Magistrate Cheng.
Xu Wenyan was given 150 taels for 600 kilograms of medicinal materials. He knew that this was already a very high price. Normally, if he sold this much medicinal materials, he would probably only get a few dozen taels. After all, these things were easy to find.
The price will go up only when the cold disease happens to occur.
Once the remaining herbs are shipped over tomorrow, this matter will be over.
The two of them didn't stay in the county government for long. It was not a good thing to be too close to officials.
"Xiao Jia!"
Xu Wenyan yelled while he was still outside Anqing Hall.
"Brother Xu, Brother Chen, you are finally here." Jia Anqing pulled Xu Wenyan to sit down: "Brother Xu, business has gradually picked up these days and many customers want to eat ramen. When will you come to sell it again?"
Xu Wenyan hugged Jia Anqing's neck and said, "Xiao Jia, how about I teach you the skill of making ramen noodles? From now on, you can sell them and I will be responsible for providing the side dishes.
How about we split the money for the ramen 40% to 60%? "
There will be a lot of things to do in the future, and Xu Wenyan doesn't want to waste the ramen business. After thinking about it, he feels that only Jia Anqing can be at ease.
"Ah? Brother Xu, you won't come to the county in the future?" Jia Anqing said with a little disappointment.
"Come on, I'll take you with me when I see something new next time."
After Jia Anqing agreed, Xu Wenyan repeatedly confirmed that the uncle in the kitchen would not change jobs, and still asked him to sign an agreement.
No matter how you deal with things, it's better to be careful.
In addition to the ramen, Xu Wenyan also taught the chef how to make wolf tooth potatoes. The profit of wolf tooth potatoes was too small, so Xu Wenyan charged one cent per serving and Jia Anqing charged two cents.
Patting Jia Anqing on the shoulder, he said, "Xiao Jia, I'll ask Brother Chen to bring you the side dishes tomorrow. I'll send them to you every other day in the future. You know everyone who comes."
"Well, Brother Xu, don't worry, I will definitely run it well."
When Xu Wenyan went out with Chen Sanlin, he immediately came face to face with Suyun, the waitress of Wuzhou Fried Rice.
The two looked at each other, Suyun smiled first, Xu Wenyan didn't take it seriously and left with Chen Sanlin.
The smile on Su Yun's face paused, and then she rolled her eyes again: "Why do these pretty boys all look so dead?"
"What's wrong? Who made you angry again?" Shopkeeper Wu also poked his head out from the door.
"No one." Su Yun then sighed again: "This fatal disease has caused us to lose too many customers. We gave so many discounts on the first day, hoping that business would pick up.
Once this disease comes, no one will come out, how can we make money? "
Shopkeeper Wu sat down and sighed: "Who said it wasn't true? If we give this money to Master Zhang, we will have nothing left."
"You gave all your little money to the girls in the building, why do you feel sorry for it?" Suyun cursed and then sat down next to Manager Wu.
"Old Wu, what do you say, we should increase the dosage?"
Shopkeeper Wu was stunned at first, then he looked outside and said, "That won't work. Master Zhang said the dosage is fixed."
Su Yun slowly approached Shopkeeper Wu and sat directly on his lap, holding his neck with her right hand: "Hey, Brother Wu, don't be so rigid, it won't be a problem if it's a little bigger. Besides, if we don't get the money quickly, it will be difficult to explain to Master Zhang."
Shopkeeper Wu changed his mind and felt that what Su Yun said made sense. If he couldn't make any more money, Master Zhang might not want him anymore.
Shopkeeper Wu, who has experienced the life of a rich man for several days, will not let go of this opportunity.
Those relatives and friends who used to look down on him are now trying hard to curry favor with him, praising Wu Ge for his great abilities.
Those girls who looked down on him before are now throwing themselves at him. Wu Gousheng doesn't want to do that. He doesn't want to go back to farming.
He wanted to be the shopkeeper Wu of Wuzhou Fried Rice, not the Wu Gousheng who had been farming for most of his life and didn't even have a wife.
"Then add a little more?"
"Oh, that's right, we can't go against money." Su Yun smiled flatteringly, and after turning her head, a sinister look appeared on her face.
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Xu Wenyan and his companion returned home, and the others had already processed the mushrooms. These mushrooms can be preserved longer than in modern times.
In ancient times, the quality of the fruits would be damaged just by being transported to the county, not to mention selling them all within half a day, which was not realistic at all.
Including the 150 taels given by the county magistrate, Xu Wenyan now has more than 190 taels in his hand. This amount of silver feels heavy just by weighing it.
Xu Wenyan is going to pay the employees’ salaries today. These are last month’s salaries, which have been delayed until now.
"Wen Yan, is there anything else that you called us here?" Zhou Jianye asked.
Xiaohu and others looked at Xu Wenyan with confusion.
Xu Wenyan took out a cloth bag and put it on the table. It immediately made a noise, and it was obvious that the things in the cloth bag were not light.
"Today is the day to pay wages. We agreed on that last month."
"Oh oh oh! Brother Xu, how much money do I have?" Xiaohu came over hurriedly.
Ever since Xu Wenyan told him that he had to save money before he could marry a wife, he also started to think about his salary. The more he saved, the more things he could buy for his wife.
"You have 700 coins. You and Xiaoman are the ones who do the most work." Xu Wenyan took out a silver coin from his cloth bag and counted out some copper coins to make up the difference.
When Xiaohu got the money, he was stunned: "Brother Xu! How can I get so much money? Wow, I'm rich."
Seeing Xiaohu like this, everyone was happy for him, but Xiaoman's reaction was much calmer.
"Next is aunt, you have six hundred and fifty coins."
Wang Cuijuan reacted even more. She first looked at Xu Wenyan and then at her husband beside her: "Xiaoyan, I earn the second most?"
Xu Wenyan was already counting the money, and then she smiled: "Yes, aunt, you help me make clothes, and process medicinal materials and so on, you earn a lot."
She was still in disbelief until Xu Wenyan handed the money to her.
Zhou Jianye got 600 wen, Zhou Rong 300 wen, Rong Xiaoliu 300 wen, and the other children each got 100 wen.
Giving them a hundred cents is not a lot, and they do just as much work. They cook when the adults at home are not around, and they also help with the processing of wild vegetables and mushrooms.
Xu Wenyan gave all the money to them. After all, he was not the kind of parent who liked to take money from his children.
"Cuijuan, here you go." Zhou Jianye gave all his six hundred coins to Wang Cuijuan and asked her to manage it.
Although this couple is usually quiet and doesn't talk much, they are very much in love with each other.
After the wages were paid, a total of three thousand five hundred and fifty coins were spent.
As soon as the salary was paid, everyone's face was filled with smiles.
After all, no one would go against small amounts of money.