Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Song Lao Er entered the backyard, where Si Niang and the others were eating steamed buns. He couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you have lunch at noon?"

"Yes, Uncle San took us to eat delicious fish noodles, but I still want to eat buns."

Si Niang said this while eating a bun with a smile. Song Lao Er took a look at Si Niang's face which was rounder than before.

I swallowed the words that I wanted to say about her getting fat, and went into the kitchen to boil some water.

When I entered the kitchen, I found that someone had already started a fire and boiled a large pot of water.

He ran outside and asked, "Who boiled the water? I made some tea for the master and the others. If anyone wants some water, come and get some first."

Niu Lao San ate the steamed bun in his hand and said vaguely, "I boiled it. You can use it all to make tea. I'll boil another pot later."

So Song Lao Er rummaged through the boxes and found the ordinary tea he had bought before, brewed some tea and brought it out to the workers.

When the masters saw that there was water to drink, they quickly drank the remaining water in their bamboo tubes and came over to get water. A group of people were busy and lively. Song Lao Er saw them getting water and went back to the backyard.

"Brother Yuan, you know what, this boss is really amazing, with cakes and tea. I've never received such treatment when I worked for others before, hehe."

A worker wiped the sweat off his face with a towel around his neck. To make it easier to work, they all wore sleeveless short coats, so Song Sanniang asked Song Laoer to communicate with them.

"Yeah, this job is more comfortable than before." A guy next to him also said,

"Otherwise, how can others open a shop in the capital? You just watch and learn well, and do this job with all your heart." Hong Yuan drank tea and talked to the shop assistants in the style of a master chef.

In the backyard, Qin Haodong had nothing to do after he came back, so he was assigned by Song Sanniang to teach everyone.

Because the store is being renovated and no one is here to help, Song Sanniang thought of asking everyone to learn the words on the menu and learn some arithmetic at the same time.

Except for Song Laoer and his daughter and Qin Haodong, the rest of the people present were semi-illiterate. They could do simple arithmetic addition and subtraction, but not much more. So Song Sanniang thought she could take this opportunity to learn.

Qin Haodong was preparing for class with the menu prepared by Song Sanniang. Song Sanniang was teaching him how to prepare for class.

She said that teaching cannot be done at will, but should be based on the students' knowledge level, so he chose some simple and commonly used characters to teach, after all, everyone has a poor foundation.

Song Sanniang was keeping accounts. She had ordered so many things at once today, and she had to keep track of the total.

The shop could have accommodated more than a dozen tables on the first floor before, but now that she has redesigned the counter space, she can only accommodate about ten.

But she set up a place where the door was laid, and also made a booth against the wall, so there were a few more tables, and the place where the door was laid could seat six people.

Next to the counter is an aisle, and next to the aisle are four tables in a row, two rows in total. Next to the wall are four tables in a row, so there are twelve tables in total.

The eight tables outside are equipped with four stools each. The corner near the wall is an L-shaped booth that only needs two stools.

The remaining three tables each have three stools, and the side against the wall can seat two people.

So the first floor can seat 42 people.

The price of each round table is fifteen taels. Originally, the small round table is very cheap, but because the speaker base is difficult to make, the price is a little more expensive.

Master Tan chose ordinary wood for Song Sanniang. If it was expensive wood, a few tables could have bought the whole store.

The shell chair is five taels, because the shape of the backrest requires bending the wood, which is not a simple process.

The wooden chairs against the wall cost 300 wen each. Since the booths were not made with any craftsmanship, they were simply covered with wooden boards, so they cost 2 taels.

The long table for the door is also two taels, and the high chair is also very simple, and one is also three hundred wen.

The most expensive item is the glass sliding window, which costs sixty taels. The expensive part is the glass.

So the furniture on the first floor cost a total of 329 taels and 1 qian. Master Tan gave one qian less, so it was 329 taels.

Because the tables and chairs on the second floor are relatively large, only ten tables can be placed, each of which can accommodate 80 people.

Each table was eight taels, and each chair was six taels. Because the wood used was not as thick as the table, a single spare chair was also three hundred wen each.

The second floor cost a total of 206 taels, so the furniture alone cost 535 taels.

At this point, Song Sanniang was actually a little panicked. She had not thought that furniture would be so expensive. At the time, she just wanted to make it look good according to her own ideas.

Now this shop sells for around 800 to 1,000 taels, but you can’t buy this kind of shop even if you want to. People buy it specifically to collect rent, and they won’t sell it unless they are in a hurry.

She didn't expect that she would spend so much money on decoration alone. Fortunately, the money she earned from selling mooncakes was enough for her to splurge.

She felt very painful when she thought about this. She planned to cooperate with Master Tan and earn back the money she earned from the renovation. This way, she could continue to settle her accounts.

The bunk bed costs 10 taels each, which is not included in the store decoration.

Each charcoal stove cost 68 coins. I bought 10 of them. The charcoal cost 3 coins per catty. I bought 100 catties first. The total cost was 980 coins.

After calculating this, Song Sanniang finally felt like she was back to reality. This was the real price.

The porcelain tableware cost a total of thirty taels and six cents, which was really nothing compared to the expenditure on furniture. Fortunately, if her store needs to move, her furniture can be moved away or sold second-hand.

After finishing the account, Qin Haodong was already teaching everyone, and Song Sanniang quickly joined the group of students.

Because she is semi-illiterate, and nowadays all characters are traditional Chinese. Although she can use them, she can't write them, and she still needs to remember how to write them.

The next day, Song Sanniang was not idle either. She asked Qin Haodong to drive the carriage and took Song Laoer and his wife, Niu Laosan and others to visit the city. Si Niang and others could only stay in the backyard to play, and asked Master Hong Yuan and others to help watch over them.

Actually, we were not familiar with the city, so we asked people after walking for a while.

Song Sanniang hopes that everyone can get familiar with the city as soon as possible, so that no matter where you go, everyone knows how to get there, and no one will be lost in the city.

Also, you will know where what is sold and buy it when you need it.

The city is divided into four areas: east, south, west and north, with an inland river area in the middle.

The inner river brings in the river water. A row of sweet-scented osmanthus trees are planted on both sides of the inner river. From time to time, fishermen paddle small boats to take people on a river cruise.

There are also young women with heavy makeup sitting on the bow, singing songs and calling guests to get on board. This kind of boat is called a flower boat. It is different from ordinary boats. The charming atmosphere can be seen at a glance.

The East District is the East Gate Street, where all the wealthy families live. The West District is where the high officials live, and the government office is also here.

The southern area is the area near the city gate, and the northern area is where most ordinary people and poor people live.

At noon, a few people went back and brought lunch to Si Niang and the others, then comforted them and continued to tour the city in the afternoon.