coobybook Chapter 267 Monthly Income 2
Chapter 267 Monthly Income 2
"Okay, that's all for today. You can go back first and come back in the afternoon." Shen Wanning said.
After that, the two of them returned to the first workshop and watched them wash and cut the aloe vera, then take the aloe vera to the second workshop and mash it.
Only after seeing that their movements were becoming more and more proficient did Shen Wanning and Aunt Zhang leave.
In the afternoon, four workshops started working at the same time. Everyone was busy with their own work. Some people were cutting aloe vera in the fields, and aloe vera was continuously delivered.
In this way, the hair conditioner industry chain is completed.
During this time, Shen Wanning took time out to go to the county town. The corn had all been planted, and the jasmine and roses had also been planted.
She stopped by the shop selling saplings and settled all the money with Boss Zhao.
It was already early April, and the workshop had already produced a lot of conditioner. Shen Wanning was about to take the conditioner to Fuzhou and take a look at Zui Hong Zhuang's sales last month.
After returning to the Shen Mansion and putting all the things away, he asked Beichen to drive the carriage to Zui Hongzhuang.
Before she even reached the shop, she saw two carriages and two sedan chairs parked outside. Just as she'd expected, there were fewer people buying things than last month.
She got off the carriage and just as she entered, Nanny Gui saw her and hurried over to greet her with a smile, "County Lady, please come in. After more than half a month, you are finally back."
"Well, I've been quite busy in the village recently, and I've made some new things, so I brought all those things with me this time." Shen Wanning glanced at Beichen and said, "Beichen, go and move the things off the carriage."
"Yes, County Lady." Beichen lowered his head and responded. The shopkeeper followed him out and they moved things down from the carriage together.
Mrs. Li was just coming down from the second floor, holding the hand of a young lady. They were chatting and laughing, and the servants behind them were holding a few small boxes.
Seeing Shen Wanning standing in the shop, Madam Li's eyes lit up. She let go of the young lady's hand, stepped forward and said, "Oh, the county lady is here in the shop today too?"
Shen Wanning turned around, smiled and nodded, "Yes, I haven't been to the shop for more than half a month, so I came to take a look today."
"I saw them moving things in. We haven't seen this packaging box before. Does Zui Hongzhuang have new things?" Mrs. Li asked, pointing at the wooden box in Beichen's hand.
After such a period of time, everyone already knew that Zuihongzhuang was opened by her.
"Madam Li, you have good eyesight. This is something I recently developed. It's called conditioner. After washing your hair, apply conditioner and rinse it off after about an incense stick of time. This will keep your hair smooth and tangle-free." Shen Wanning took a wooden box from Beichen, opened it and showed it to Madam Li and the others.
Seeing Shen Wanning introducing the conditioner, several ladies gathered around and watched Shen Wanning introduce it.
"Is this conditioner really that effective?" asked the lady next to Mrs. Li.
Madam Li kindly took the young lady's hand and introduced her, "Yu'er, this is the remarkable woman I told you about, the Lady of Jingu County. Come quickly and meet her."
The woman named Yu'er stepped forward and bowed slightly, "Greetings to the Lord of Jingu County."
"Miss Yu'er, there's no need to be so polite. Please get up quickly." Shen Wanning put the wooden box in Aunt Gui's hands and helped her up personally.
Madam Li then introduced her to Shen Wanning, "This is my niece, Zhu Yu'er. Ever since she used the essential oils and soaps I sent her back, she's been eager to try them out at Zui Hong Zhuang. It's such a coincidence that we happened to meet the county lady today with some new products. We have to buy some to try."
Shen Wanning smiled and said, "Thank you, Madam Li and Miss Zhu, for taking care of our business. I am honored to be liked by Madam Li."
Madam Li turned around and instructed the servant, "Go buy ten more boxes of hair conditioner and bring them back later."
Then, Madam Li looked at Shen Wanning again, "I wonder how to use this conditioner specifically? How is it different from essential oil?"
"You need to apply more conditioner, preferably a thick layer on your hair. Then you can wrap it with a half-wet towel, and after an incense stick, rinse it with clean water. Finally, when your hair is half dry, apply essential oil. The main purpose of essential oil is to make the hair black, shiny and glossy. And conditioner can make the hair tangle-free and very smooth." Shen Wanning explained.
Madam Li nodded. "In that case, it would be better to use the two together."
"That's true." Shen Wanning responded.
Everyone around who heard Shen Wanning's explanation went upstairs to buy some more conditioner.
However, the conditioner bottle was quite large, and since the aloe vera wouldn't grow that fast, it might be difficult to supply. Shen Wanning decided to set the price at 20 taels, a form of hunger marketing.
"It's getting late, and we've already bought the things, so we won't stay long. If the county magistrate has new products in the future, please let us know. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to grab these things." Mrs. Li joked with a smile.
"Of course, of course. If there are new products next time, I will definitely send them to Madam Li. Madam Li, please don't be disgusted." Shen Wanning said politely.
After a few more pleasantries, Mrs. Li took Zhu Yuer away.
In the afternoon, after all the customers left and the shop closed, Shen Wanning opened the account book and looked at last month's turnover.
The total income last month was 12,463 taels.
Looking at the data of over ten thousand, Shen Wanning was a little shocked. She knew that it was easy to make money from women, but she didn't expect it to be so easy.
The soaps sold out so quickly that some people couldn't afford the essential oils and could only look at them. But they gritted their teeth and bought a bar of soap. The average wealthy woman would buy at least two bottles of essential oils, so they also sold quite a bit.
After deducting the capital, the net profit for this month was over 10,000 taels. She was a little excited. The turnover had declined slightly in recent days, but conservatively speaking, a net profit of 3,000 taels a month would not be a problem.
Shen Wanning asked someone to exchange some small change for silver and said, "I was away a few days ago, so I was late in paying the workers. Last month was the first month of Zui Hong Zhuang's opening, and business was booming, all thanks to everyone's hard work. Today I'll calculate last month's wages for everyone."
Everyone stood in front of Shen Wanning excitedly, waiting for her to pay their wages.
Shen Wanning called out each person's name one by one, and gave each person five taels, but she gave eight taels to Nanny Gui and the shopkeeper also eight taels.
Everyone was very happy when they received their wages.
After receiving her wages, Shen Wanning stayed in Fuzhou for one night. She'd been toiling away for the better part of a month, busy buying and planting trees, growing aloe vera, and making hair conditioner. Now, finally, she could relax and take a few days off.