RPAGF Chapter 147 But how to reap the rewards?
Chapter 147 But how to reap the rewards?
After Cheng Yue sent Ji San away, and seeing that no one was coming, she counted the number of gift boxes that had been ordered together with Chen An, Chen Tong and Chen Ning.
"Mrs. Chen alone has thirty boxes of each, plus these from Mr. Zhai, Mr. Jin, and Mrs. Qi... that's a lot!"
Chen Tong and Chen Ning sighed as they calculated, and couldn't help but be secretly shocked.
Yesterday they were all worried about the poor business, but today they couldn't even count the reservations.
Cheng Yue counted and whispered, "These are not over yet. There will definitely be rice dumplings and stewed food gift boxes tomorrow. Let's count carefully and pay attention to the names and addresses to make sure we don't make any mistakes."
The servants and maids had just returned not long ago, so the reply might not come until tomorrow, but she was confident that she could still determine a lot.
After all, the county magistrate has ordered it. This is the weather vane of the county. It would be strange if they didn't follow suit.
After the stewed food was sold out, the family finally figured out what was going on. Cheng Yue took out her notebook and reported to everyone:
"So far, the cake gift boxes have been ordered the most, with a total of 360 boxes, the stewed food gift boxes have a total of 76 boxes, and Mrs. Chen ordered 60 boxes of rice dumpling gift boxes."
A gift box of pastries contains sixteen pieces and costs three hundred wen, a box of braised food weighs two kilograms and costs one hundred wen including the gift box, and a box of rice dumplings contains nine pieces and costs one hundred and fifty wen.
If we only count those that have already been reserved, the total amount would be one hundred and twenty-four taels and six cents!
Cheng Yue cheered in her heart, it’s great to celebrate the holidays, and make a lot of money during the holidays!
No wonder some shopping platforms either have Double 11 or Double 12 promotions, or they offer subsidies or something.
In addition to these, there are various Valentine's Days, Father's and Mother's Days. In short, if there are no festivals, they have to create one. Isn't this just a disguised way of emptying their pockets?
This trick is useful, she has to learn it, but how can she harvest during the festival?
Fortunately, she was not harvesting ordinary people, she wanted to harvest the capitalists!
As Cheng Yue was thinking, Chen Tong also took a pen and calculated it. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "A total of 496 boxes, a total of 124 taels and 6 coins, my God! It's too scary!"
This girl is the smartest and the quickest at calculating. Cheng Yue is puzzled as to why she is so stupid when it comes to doing delicate work?
But this has nothing to do with it. It's just a pity. It would be more suitable to cultivate and do business.
Chen Tong noticed that his mother was looking at him strangely, and his heart was pounding, "Mom, did I, did I calculate wrong?"
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "That's right, absolutely right."
What a pity! With such a good brain, I can't inherit her legacy. I have to like kung fu...
Chen Tong said worriedly, "Mom, can you finish all these things?"
The money was a lot, but there were many things to do. If the business was not good, she would be worried. If the business was too good, she would be afraid that her mother and sister would suffer. She herself could not help much...
There is no reason to let the money fly away. Cheng Yue said: "There is still half a month left, it will definitely be finished, and your eldest brother and others will make the braised food.
I'll come over for the first two days when the shop opens, and then Xiao Ning and I will stay at home and concentrate on making cakes and rice dumplings. The rest of the time, you and your dad can just keep an eye on it."
After Cheng Yue finished speaking, she arranged the tasks for each of them. With so many things to make, the pastry shop definitely wouldn't have time to watch over them every day, so they could only hand it over to Chen An and Chen Tong, father and daughter.
Chen An is steady and cautious when dealing with things, while Chen Tong is smart. I'm sure that the business will be fine in a few days. If the braised food shop was successful, wouldn't the pastry shop be the same?
Chen Tong was a little frustrated because he couldn't help, but when Cheng Yue said this, he was happy, "Mom, I can do it!"
As long as it can make her mother less tired, she is willing to do it even if she doesn't want to do it herself.
Chen An also laughed, "I'll listen to A Yue."
Phew, I can finally help!
After changing his mind, Chen An said again: "We need to order the gift boxes in advance. The ones we ordered a few days ago were still too few."
Who would have thought that so many gift boxes could be pre-ordered? They ordered 200 and still fell far short of the total.
Although there is still half a month left, I should still be prepared to be at ease and cautious.
Cheng Yue nodded, "Okay, but the exact number may not be known until tomorrow. Why not go tomorrow? It won't take half a day."
It's troublesome to run back and forth, and she can't guess the exact number. She will wait for the servants to reply tomorrow. On this basis, adding a few dozen more gift boxes will definitely be enough.
Although the quantity is indeed a bit large, it does not have to be done in one carpenter shop. At worst, you can find a few more and you will definitely be able to finish it.
At this point, Chen An's desire to form a team of carpenters became even stronger. How much money could he save if he made so many gift boxes himself?
But this matter cannot be rushed. Compared with being a carpenter, the shop business is definitely more important.
But it didn't stop him from asking in advance. Thinking of this, Chen An asked carefully:
"Ayue, can I ask about taking you as my disciple when I get home today? It won't delay anything if I ask first."
Chen Ansheng was tall and strong, but he had a tender face, especially his big, round, dark eyes. Looking at her like this, he looked pure and innocent.
Ugh, this word is so inappropriate to describe a grown man...
However, of course she had to support this idea of living a good life and making progress.
Cheng Yue looked away, coughed lightly and said, "Okay, you ask around first to see if there is a suitable candidate.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, you can do your job. The pastry shop needs to find a helper anyway."
If Chen An started doing carpentry work, he would definitely not come to the shop. It would definitely not be appropriate for a girl like Chen Tong to stay here, and she didn't like it very much either.
She and Chen Ning would stay at home most of the time to make pastries, after all, the backyard of the shop was too small and there was no space to make pastries.
They come every day, but they can't stay in the shop all day, so they must hire people.
It’s convenient to find a helper. We can eat and live here, and there’s a bedroom left in the backyard.
Chen An thought for a moment and said, "It may be difficult to find someone who can write and calculate in the village this time. Why not ask my father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
In addition to Cheng's father and the Wu family, there are also Cheng Yue's uncles in Dalinggou. They are all nice people and can help.
Cheng Yue also thought of it, but "My uncles are all hunters, and my cousins and nephews are all illiterate, so it might be a bit difficult..."
"That's true..."
Cheng Yue smiled and said, "I know you have good intentions. If this thing can't be done, we can still find something else for them to do. As for the shop, we can hire someone to work as a clerk."
She didn't think it was bad to hire people. When in Rome, do as the Romans do! And she wouldn't beat or scold anyone. She just treated them as employees. Isn't that good?
"Mom, you want to buy someone?"
Chen Tong stared with eyes wide open, unable to believe it.
They had only heard of people in the village selling children to other families as servants, but they never dared to imagine that their own family could buy a servant?
It seems that their family is really different from before!