Chapter 2094: Sharing the Wealth (Patreon)

Chapter 2094: Sharing the Wealth

Shu Yu counted the silver notes three times in a row, confirming their accuracy. Afterward, she slumped into her chair, her smile growing wider by the moment.

After a while, she said to Ying Xi, "Go and call Big Brother over."

"Alright."

Da Niu was in the warehouse, busy checking the goods. Despite the freezing weather, he wasn't wearing much. When he arrived, he was clearly running, and there was even some sweat on his forehead.

"Ah Yu, what do you need?" Da Niu sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it down to catch his breath.

Shu Yu smiled, and when he finished drinking and caught his breath, she handed him the account book. "Take a look."

Da Niu was taken aback. There were several thick account books on the table, and he couldn't possibly read them all. Seeing Shu Yu's expression, he hesitated for a moment, then took the top one and flipped to the end, where he saw the total amount.

"Wow." He widened his eyes and exclaimed, "So much?"

Shu Yu nodded, "Business has been good this year. I wasn't home at the end of last year, so I didn't close the accounts or distribute the money. Now, I'll distribute the profits for these two years together, and you can take it back later."

Da Niu grinned, "Actually, there's no rush."

"Words don't mean much. Originally, when I came back to check the accounts in the middle of the year, the money should have been distributed. But at that time, the Changjin Prefecture store had just opened, and we were also forming a convoy, expanding the workshop, and the dried Fruit Shop in the capital hadn't settled the accounts yet. So, I decided to wait until the end of the year. In just over half a month, it will be New Year's. With this money on hand, I can buy whatever I want."

As Shu Yu spoke, she continued writing on the paper, "Although there's a lot of money in the account now, I have to go to capital after the New Year. I plan to open a store in the capital, which was our original plan. So, this part of the cost needs to be reserved first."

Da Niu nodded; he knew that Shu Yu had a three-year plan to expand the store to the capital within three years.

It happened that Meng Yunzheng would go to the spring imperial examination after the New Year. If he could achieve the top honors, it would be the best time to capitalize on it.

However, Da Niu was still a little worried, "In the capital, there's the dried Fruit Shop, and they might..."

"We've already given them a three-year head start. It's impossible for us not to open a store in the capital just because they want to sell sunflower seeds. In such a huge capital city, how can one dried Fruit Shop be enough? Besides, we don't just sell sunflower seeds; we also have sunflower oil and instant noodles. For the people in the capital, these two items may be the most needed."

Furthermore, when they initially cooperated with that store in the capital, she had stated that they wouldn't sign an exclusive sales agreement.

Three years later, competitors had emerged, but the dried Fruit Shop had already taken advantage.

Da Niu knew that Shu Yu had already considered this, "Opening a store in the capital might cost quite a bit. I heard that even in the less better locations, the shop space is very expensive. We need to allocate more money for that."

"Agreed." Shu Yu had set aside ten thousand taels. She had checked it last time she went to the capital. A larger, better located double-storey shop space would cost around three to four thousand taels.

If it was in the very center of the city, it might even be a bit more.

This ten thousand taels included procurement, hiring, renovation, or some other miscellaneous expenses. It was more than enough.

"Besides that, in the past two years, whether it's the managers, shopkeepers, or the employees, they've all been diligent and hardworking. At the end of the year, let's prepare a bonus for them so they can have a good New Year."