Chapter 237: Method of Dividing the Money
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Old Mrs. Han said, “You can’t reject me this time. Keep these ten taels of silver for the expenses of the family and the circulating capital of the shop, as well as the wages for hiring Xiang and the others and the rent of the house. The rest is yours.”
Shu Yu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Granny, that ten taels of silver might not be enough.”
“It’s enough. Our entire family doesn’t even spend a few taels of silver a year.”
Shu Yu understood the old lady’s thoughts. She felt that Su Yu was the one who opened the shop and provided the capital. The rest of the Lu family just contributed a little labor. Now that they had better food, drink, and accommodation, what else would they be dissatisfied about?
Therefore, all the money earned, besides some basic expenses, should be hers.
However, she was not the only one who managed to open this shop. Yes, in the beginning, she was indeed the one who put in the most money and effort, and she was also the one who set the direction. However, Madam Ruan and Daya were the ones who made the clothes. The mannequins and racks were made by Lu Erbai, who had done them when his legs were injured. The old lady did the logistics support.
Even Da Hu and San Ya helped her make lipstick and makeup carefully.
The decorations in the shop were all managed by the Lu family. For this, Daya even went up the mountain to pick a lot of flowers.
Ever since the shop opened, they had been guarding the shop.
The shop was the Lu family’s shop. It was the result of everyone working together and putting in all their effort. It was not her own.
Shu Yu sighed, and her expression was slightly serious. “Grandma, money can’t be divided like this, and accounts can’t be calculated like this.”
“Then how do we calculate it?” The old lady could not understand these things. She just felt that whoever contributed the most should control the majority.
Shu Yu took the account book from the side. Lu Erbai recorded the account book.
Everyone in the Lu family was illiterate, but Lu Erbai had searched for Shu Yu’s whereabouts for many years. So, he could more or less recognize a few words which he had learned when he was outside.
However, the accounts he wrote were still… very unique. The words were mixed with circles. Ordinary people probably wouldn’t be able to understand it.
However, Lu Erbai had been seriously studying the words these days. He started with numbers.
Shu Yu could understand it, so she placed the account book in the middle and said to everyone, “We can’t divide as much as we can learn. It’s easy to mess up like this. We’ll put this money in the shop. Whatever expenses the family needs, how much money the shop needs to buy cloth, personal wages, etc., all have to be recorded in the account as expenses. This way, we can see at a glance and clearly understand each month’s income and expenditure.”
The old lady felt a headache as she looked at the account book. Shu Yu smiled and said, “So, I’ll leave this money with my father. Whoever needed money could go to him to get it. My father will record the amount of money you need. In the future, we’ll calculate the account book once a month. We will get paid according to the workload. How about this?”
At that time, Shu Yu would naturally take her share. After all, she had to consider whether she would be exiled in the future.
The old lady felt it was pretty complicated, but she also understood that they were no longer a small family with three or four taels of silver in their hands.
In the future, they would have to handle more money. Shu Yu was more knowledgeable and knew more than she did, so they did whatever she said.
“Alright, then we’ll do as you say.” After saying that, she looked at Lu Erbai with disdain and said, “Erbai, you should hurry up and learn more. Look at your account book. It is difficult even to read it..”