Chapter 222 - Chapter 222: Chapter 218: The Good Son-in-law Candidate_1 (1/2)

Chapter 222: Chapter 218: The Good Son-in-law Candidate_1

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After seeing off the guests, the three siblings closed the door to tally their accounts.

There were no goods left in the store. Keeping the store open would be pointless, so they hung a sign outside that read, “Sold out. Shopkeeper has gone home for the New Year. Reopening for business on the 28th day of the first lunar month.”

In the store’s accounting room, Jiang Cheng clicked away on the abacus, finally calculating the profits of the past two months.

“After deducting the principal for the gold and Xue’er, the pastries, and all the expenses in the store, we have a total profit of one thousand six hundred and thirty-six taels of silver.”

Jiang Cheng had barely finished speaking when Jiang Quan screamed incredulously, “Heavens! That much?”

“Such exaggeration!”

Jiang Cheng gave his little brother a glance and smugly said, “That doesn’t even include the 120 leftover red lacquer boxes and over 200 bamboo boxes at home.”

In other words, the profit wasn’t just that much. It also included the many boxes left over.

“How did we manage to earn so much?” Jiang Quan couldn’t understand.

Jiang Cheng said, “The bulk of it was earned from the gold and Xue’er. Aside from those two, the rest isn’t that much.”

Then, he pulled out an account book and handed it to Yingbao. “Here’s the book for the incoming goods. Check if it’s correct.”

Yingbao flipped through it.

It recorded the quantity and amount of goods from each store. Some had been paid for, while others hadn’t.

The unpaid ones included the gold and Xue’er from home, the uncle’s gold and Xue’er, the second uncle’s, and Jiang Cheng’s own.

The purchase price for premium gold was calculated at fifteen taels per catty, while Xue’er was ten taels per catty.

Jiang Cheng said, “I’ve set the money for these goods aside. I’ll give it to you later. The rest, I’m thinking of depositing in the bank and then bringing back some silver notes to distribute to everyone.”

The money for these gold and Xue’er was no small sum, and it would be dangerous for him to bring it all the way home.

Yingbao nodded in agreement, “Okay, you handle it.”

As expected, their eldest cousin was skilled at doing business. His accounts were clear, and he didn’t muddle through things.

Then, Jiang Cheng said, “Next, let’s divide the profits. Yingbao gets half, which is eight hundred and eighteen taels. The remaining will be equally divided between me and my younger brother, each getting four hundred and nine taels.”

Jiang Quan let out another exclamation, followed by hearty laughter, “Haha! I can finally afford to buy a house!”

Some time ago, he had wandered through the town while collecting goods from the various stores, and had glimpsed several beautiful houses. He had long desired to own a nice mansion one day.

Now that he had the money, his dream could finally be realized.

Jiang Cheng said with a hint of annoyance, “Even if you buy a house now, it will need to be under Father’s name.”

Doused by cold reality, Jiang Quan huffed, “So what? Once you’ve distributed the assets, the house will be mine to inherit.”

Jiang Cheng ignored him and went to his room with the account book to get the silver.

When Yingbao and Jiang Quan helped their elder brother pull several large boxes of silver and copper coins from under his bed, they were astonished.

In one box, there were neatly stacked five and ten-tael silver ingots. Another box was filled with one-, two-, and half-tael pieces of silver, and there were also two large boxes of copper coins.

Jiang Cheng counted out over thirteen hundred large silver ingots and handed them to Yingbao, saying, “This is the profit and principal from your gold and Xue’er.”

He also counted out four hundred and nine taels and gave them to Jiang Quan: “You didn’t have any gold, so you just get the profit.”

Jiang Quan didn’t mind at all. Compared to the long days spent in the mushroom shed, he much preferred being on the go.

He cheerfully hugged the silver and repeatedly counted it. He even picked up a silver ingot and kissed it, saying, “Haha! I’m now the wealthiest person in the village!”