Chapter 341 - Chapter 341: Paying Wages
Chapter 341: Paying Wages
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After some thought, Su Binglan said, “Wenzhe, Yinyin, our family business will expand in the future, so you two should work toward management. I might open many more factories and feel uncomfortable hiring others to manage them. I need your help.”
Liu Yinyin became excited and hurriedly said, “Binglan, you don’t have to be so polite with us. We’re a family. If you need anything, just tell us.”
Her eyes were full of anticipation. She knew how capable Su Binglan was and genuinely wanted to work for her. She also knew she could learn much from Su Binglan and do more meaningful things.
Su Wenzhe was thrilled as well. He did not expect his sister to include him in her plans. He did not even care about eating as he excitedly rubbed his hands and said, “Yeah, you don’t have to be so polite to me. If you need me to do anything, just ask, and I’ll do my best.”
The Su family cared most about Su Binglan and would listen to whatever she said. The primary reason was that Su Binglan always sounded convincing, and everything she did was meaningful.
Everyone knew her capabilities. If it were not for her, the Su family would not be as well-off as they were. The family might not even have enough to eat or wear. Judging from the current situation, the family escaped poverty and became wealthy.
Su Binglan even led the villagers to wealth. That was something neither the family nor villagers dared to think about in the past. Whenever the Su family members walked around the villages, everyone would be polite and enthusiastic toward them.
The family was flattered. Even though the family had grown accustomed to it, they still felt a little embarrassed. Of course, they knew they were basking in glory because of Su Binglan.
If it were not for her, the villagers would not have been so respectful toward
Su Wenzhe and Liu Yinyin. Therefore, the young couple wanted to follow Su Binglan and do meaningful things instead of just running their shop.
Su Binglan smiled when she saw how excited her brother and sister-in-law were. “Okay, I’ll let you know when I open another factory.”
Su Wenzhe and Liu Yinyin smiled when they heard that. Even their meals seemed more delicious than usual. Since Su Wenzhe was in a good mood and full of expectations for life, he ate a lot more for breakfast.
Afterward, he and his wife brought their children to town while Su Wenxiu busied himself at home, arranging medical herbs. After all, it would be Su Binglan’s half-day consultation time in a few days.
Su Wenxiu would probably be busy and require a lot of medicinal herbs. Fortunately, he had planted much more this time around. Still) he thought it was bizarre that the herbs his sister had prepared for him had overgrown. Plus, they survived the cold weather.
However, Su Wenxiu did not know that his sister had put those herbs in her pocket dimension to transform them after digging them up from the back of the mountain.
After the transformation, the medicinal herbs would grow even faster, could survive more easily, and have improved medicinal effects.
Meanwhile, Su Wenwu returned to the hotpot restaurant. He needed to find a few more workers to get more ingredients. After all, if Su Binglan were to open another restaurant at the town’s east end, Su Wenwu would not have enough ingredients.
The weather had gotten colder recently, and the hot pot restaurant’s business was improving. Hence, Su Wenwu was also very busy.
Luo Jin’an did not go to the academy after dinner. Instead, he stayed home and helped his wife. Shen Qiuhua and Su Fengmao took the account books, contracts, and record books.
The family recorded the daily output of tofu, daily bill accounts, and delivered goods in the books.
Su Binglan took a charcoal pencil and calculated. “We must calculate these things without mistakes. This month’s bills and profits will make it easier for us to give everyone a bonus based on our profits.
“I’ve said it before. Five coins a day for one person, that’s 150 coins a month. That’s only their base salary, but there’s also a bonus. The bonus will depend on the benefits. If we make more tofu products, sell well, and earn more, everyone’s bonus will naturally be higher.”
Su Binglan was quick to calculate and process these things. The numbers and accounts appeared in her mind as she looked at the record.
Shen Qiuhua was stunned when she saw the total profit. “That’s so much. We’ve earned more than two thousand silver taels.”
‘That’s only a month’s income from selling tofu.’ Shen Qiuhua had calmed down a lot, but when she saw the number, she was still in disbelief.
“Mother, you’re in charge of the silver. You know that, right?” Su Binglan laughed.
“I didn’t notice it myself. I felt everyone paid a lot for the deposit and product settlement for every order. I was pretty happy. I took down notes and put the silver notes in the box, but I didn’t calculate the total.”
Su Fengmao was so delighted that he could not close his mouth. “Our income is indeed very high. However, we need more soybeans. We don’t have enough for everyone to place their orders. Some people want to order our products, but I can only refuse. Otherwise, we won’t be able to meet their needs.”
“Indeed, but we’ll be fine once the beans ripen,” Su Binglan said, “We’ll have more orders in the future, but these don’t count as the cost. We must pay for the furniture we bought and the people we hired to build the factory. We must deduct these costs to consider this pure profit.”
Still, the family earned a lot because they initially got their soybeans from the back of the mountain. However, the soybeans in the fifty acres of land grew well, and the family could soon put them to use.
Su Binglan counted these things once while Luo Jin’an double-checked them. He calculated very efficiently. The young couple did their calculations and checked the numbers twice.
After confirming there were no mistakes, Su Binglan went to the factory to pay the workers.
It was still morning, so those who went to work at the tofu factory came in for their morning shift. Everyone worked seriously and was always active because they knew it was an excellent opportunity to work there.
They also knew that many people envied them and feared they would get fired if they did not do a good job. Therefore, everyone worked diligently.
When the workers saw Su Binglan entering the factory, they thought she was there to check on things, so they lowered their heads and continued working.
“Everyone, stop what you’re doing,” Shen Qiuhua said, clapping her hands.
“We’ll pay you your wages today.”
Everyone in the tofu factory got excited when they heard that. Their eyes lit up one by one as if they were burning. The workers could not help but stop working and looked at Su Binglan and Shen Qiuhua.
The workers’ hearts beat fast) but they held their breaths and remained silent. They were afraid that they had misheard Shen Qiuhua.
‘It’s only been a month, and we’re already getting paid?’
‘Didn’t they say they would delay our first monthly payment until the end of next month?’
Some used to work in town and knew how monthly payments worked. The employers would typically hold off on paying a worker’s first month’s salary, so why would Su Binglan pay them so soon?
Everyone was excited, but they also could not believe it..