The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 152 Dividing Soap

"Father! This time the Wang family has also opened a shop for fragrant pancakes in Fucheng. Our family has made more. If it continues to be the same as before, it may not be enough." Gu Chengyu said to Father Gu after eating.

In the past two years, his family has separated a room in the yard and made a workshop for fragrant soap. The people who make fragrant soap are just the few people in the family. They just have more molds, and they can make hundreds of yuan at a time.

The year before last, he approached Wang Qikai and proposed to cooperate with the Wang family to share. Master Wang gave [-]% to the Gu family because he was Wang Qikai's classmate.Don't underestimate the [-]%, the Gu family doesn't participate in the business, they are only responsible for making soap, while the Wang family has to support the shop, entrust contacts, and even share some of the share with those dignitaries.

So it's not bad that the Gu family can divide into [-]%. Who said his family is just an ordinary farmer?
Although Mr. Wang saw the profit inside, he didn't dare to sell more. He was sent by the capital family to take care of the business. There is no benefit, so the Wang family only opened their shop in Fucheng this year.

Of course, the Gu family didn't dare to make more soaps, so Gu Chengyu could only engage in hunger marketing.In this way, the Wang family still blocked a lot of trouble for them.Since the output is not high, it can only be sold to wealthy families, so the selling price of soap is not cheap.

The soap made by the Gu family is divided into three grades, the third grade is cheaper, it is pure soap without any additives, the outer packaging is a rough porcelain, only the Gu family name and a rose are painted on it, and the price is [-] yuan; In the second class, I added some petals and essential oils. The essential oils were made by Gu Chengyu according to the books in the space. Of course, there are not many essential oils put into the soap. This one is packed in a white porcelain box, and the price is one and a half dollars Silver; the first class has some medicinal materials added, such as how to use multi-flower root, aloe, etc. These are all skin care and hair care functions, so they are more expensive, and the selling price is at least three taels of silver. If the medicinal materials added are expensive, the price will naturally be lower. More expensive, this kind is packed in a carefully carved wooden box, and the outside is also painted, which looks more delicate.

The porcelain box and wooden box for the packaging were all found by the Wang family. The Gu family didn't care about it. After all, these are also costs. Gu Chengyu's request is that there must be the Gu family's name and roses on the box.

Gujia’s soaps are not very big, but the expensive ones are made in different shapes, such as plum blossom shape, cylindrical shape, etc. Because of the addition of medicinal materials and essential oils, they look exquisite, smell good, and have good effects, so the supply is always in short supply. .

But neither the Wang family nor the Gu family dared to over-produce. It's okay to say that the output is small. If they make more, they will definitely attract the coveted eyes of those big shots.

Thinking of this, Gu Chengyu sighed!Is it because his family has no status?He is bound to take part in the imperial examination in February next year. Even if Master Wen disapproves, he will not hesitate.

"What's the matter? Didn't you say you can't do more? Why do you want to open in Fucheng again?" Old Gu was a little surprised.

Previously, Gu Jiaguang's net profit on soap was more than 1000 taels a year, and Mr. Gu was already very satisfied.He didn't want to make those big fortunes, his family had no power, even a small official with sesame seeds and mung beans would make his family unable to eat.

"Since Mr. Wang said so, he must have thought of a way. Don't worry, father. Since more soap needs to be made, the flower field at the foot of the mountain must be more diverse, and there is also a medicine field. Next year, the five acres will be all For planting, it is best to set aside a few more acres."

The Gu family bought a piece of land at the foot of the mountain, surrounded it with a wall, and made a flower field and an orchard. These are all used for picking peach or pear blossoms, not all of them are used for fruiting.I also bought another ten acres of land to grow medicinal materials, but so far, only three acres have been used. In this way, the family still has a lot of stock, and the rest is planted for food.

"Hey! You and Master Wang are counted." Gu Lao saw that his son had an idea, so he stopped worrying.

When the two talked, the members of the Gu family listened with pricked ears. The Gu family always made a fixed amount of soap every year and never made more, so the family members knew how much money they earned.Now, if you can do more, wouldn't you be able to have more money?
In fact, Gu Chengyu guessed that Master Wang's sudden decision to open a shop in Fucheng might be due to another official.Reminiscent of Wang Qikai's saying that his father took him to Fucheng to attend the prefect's wife's birthday last time, Gu Chengyu was a little worried about the [-]% in his family's hands, and he didn't know if he could keep it.

It seems that Yu Tanzi has to find a way to check.

"Dad! Is it a little less for our family to only take [-]%? This soap recipe is made by our family. Why can our family also get [-]%?" He heard Gu Chengyu and his son talking just now, thinking of his family Sixty percent of the money is allocated for nothing, how much money is that?

"What do you, a woman, know? You ask them to work hard, and you let them go to trust people everywhere. It's reasonable to only give [-]% to them? What's more, the [-]% that goes out is not all given to the Wang family."

Seeing Mr. He interjecting, Mr. Gu was a little displeased.No one wants to give money to others for nothing, but what ability does his family have to take this money?In such a big matter, he is not confused.

"Then our family shouldn't have done business with the Wang family in the first place. Look, we let them take the big money. If we sell it ourselves, wouldn't all the money be our own?" As long as Mrs. He thinks of those vain money, If it entered someone's pocket, it would make my heart ache terribly.

"The second one, didn't I tell you before? Without relying on others, do you think we can sell so much soap in a year? No one has come to attack our family? Are you a fool? If we don't recite Relying on the Wang family, there are no bones left to be eaten by others. You are so stupid!"

Listening to He's nagging, Mrs. Lu, who was already in a bad mood, became even more furious!The second daughter-in-law, I have told her so many times, but she just doesn't understand, thinking that it is not her own money all day long.

Gu Chengyi ate in silence. Although he knew that Gu Lao and the others were right, he just felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. It was Gu Lao and Gu Chengyu who went to talk to the Wang family. Who knows if the Wang family is right? Asked for [-]%?Isn't this what the two of them said?So He yelled, but he didn't care.

"Second sister-in-law! Doing business is not as easy as you think. Our family is just a farmer. If we take over this business and do it ourselves, even those local hooligans will be enough for us."

Gu Chengyu is also speechless to this second sister-in-law, her mind is not turning around. Could it be that the Wang family settled all the troubles in his family before, doesn't she know?
Gu Chengyu glanced at Gu Chengyi, Gu Chengyi's quietness was abnormal today, logically speaking, he had analyzed it for his family before, so the second brother should know.But he found that he just buried his head in eating and did not dissuade He Shi.

Mrs. Zhang has long listened carefully to what Gu Chengyu and the others said. She has been married to the family for more than a year, almost two years. Naturally, she has a little understanding of the Gu family. She also knows that the Gu family is relying on their uncle to live a good life. The Gu family must have a lot of money, even if Gu Chenglian doesn't tell her, she still has some money.Listening to what Mr. He said now, she felt that this Mr. He was really stupid, she curled her lips, and she had always looked down on this second sister-in-law.

"Okay! Don't talk about this matter in the future. If it reaches the Wang family's ears, don't you say that our family is big-hearted? We still need to rely on others to earn money." Old Gu can only give one last advice. If the Wang family finds out, can the two continue their partnership?

"Uncle! After dinner, I still don't understand something in the book. I want to go to the study to ask you for advice." After the dinner table became quiet, Da Lang's voice suddenly sounded.

(End of this chapter)