Update, asking for monthly ticket

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  On the eve of Dragon Boat Festival, Xia Zhi's small glutinous rice dumpling workshop has been running smoothly. In the workshop, there are selected staff members who take charge of the production under Xia Zhi's supervision. As for sales, apart from orders from wealthy families, Xia Zhi also set up three stalls. The stalls at Wenshan Academy, Xishi Street and Dongshi Street were all very popular.

  The local Beizhen government does not produce glutinous rice, and the local villagers' families mostly use locally produced big yellow rice and small yellow rice to make zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival. The two types of rice made into zongzi also have their own characteristics, but they are not as delicious as glutinous rice zongzi. Therefore, in Beizhen government, wealthy families often eat glutinous rice zongzi, while those who do not package glutinous rice zongzi at home are willing to spend some money to buy ready-made glutinous rice zongzi to taste the freshness and satisfy their cravings.

  Apart from the locals, those merchants who stayed in the prefecture during the Dragon Boat Festival, as well as the scholars and students from Wenshan Academy coming from all over the country, are the main target customers of the Champion Rice Dumpling Workshop.

  Although I had done market research before, I was still surprised by the sales volume of zongzi and the purchasing power of the people in Fucheng on Dragon Boat Festival.

  The profits brought by several large orders are self-evident. The three stalls also bring in a considerable profit for Xia Zhi every day with the sale of zongzi.

  On this day, Xia Zhi had a little free time, so she moved the bench and table to sit under the grape arbor to review her accounts. Her workshop had other managers, but no accountant was hired. She herself took on the task of accounting, recording income and expenses every day, very seriously.

  Xiao Hei Yu is good at math and can also use an abacus. She sits properly next to Xia Zhi, helping her with the accounts.

  Before the summer solstice, Xia Zhi investigated the prices of zongzi in the city. The white and sweet zongzi were priced according to market standards, but the packaging was slightly larger, and the wages for the female workers were slightly higher, with profits controlled at one-third. The salty meat zongzi, being a new product not originally on the market, had a narrower target customer group compared to the white and sweet zongzi, so its price was set slightly higher. Xia Zhi controlled the profit margin of the salty meat zongzi at three-fifths.

  After several days, Xia Zhi's investment had already broken even. After calculating the inventory, the next batch would be almost pure profit. Xia Zhi took the abacus from Xiao Hei Yu and clicked away for a while, getting a rough estimate in her mind. Only then did she put down the abacus with satisfaction.

  Changsheng walked over from the front yard wearing a long blue robe, and sat down at the table with a smile. He took a glance at Xia Zhi's account book, then smiled and said: "Sixteen, your method of keeping accounts is something that ordinary people probably can't understand."

  Xia Zhi's method of keeping accounts was different from the usual accounting room. She utilized what she had learned before crossing over. It can be said that her account book could only be understood by herself.

  This is also an unavoidable thing. If she were to learn the way these accounting masters keep accounts now, she could learn it, but she thinks it's too troublesome and doesn't have her own intuitive account book.

  She opened this small workshop and Chang Sheng ran back and forth to help her a lot. Xia Zhi was very grateful for this.

  "Brother Changsheng, I've explained the accounting method clearly and it's quite simple. If you're willing to learn, I can teach you." Xia Zhi said to Changsheng.

  Changsheng smiled and waved his hand, "Thank you, Sixteen. But it's not necessary. I'm already familiar with the accounts in the general store's accounting room." If they really wanted to adopt a new accounting method, neither Guo Shu nor the old accountant in the store would find it easy to accept.

  Xia Zhi understood the worries of longevity, and naturally would not force it. Longevity is a person who guards his achievements, but in terms of innovation and development, he is slightly inferior. However, starting a business is difficult, and keeping it going is even more so. If Longevity can hold on to the current Guo family business, this life will be worry-free.

  Everyone's happiness is different, Xia Zhi doesn't plan on imposing his own views on Chang Sheng.

  "Brother, you're back?" Pearl led Little Red out of the kitchen, carrying a plate of freshly baked pastries in her hand, while Little Red behind her carried a pot of just-boiled tea.

  Pearl greeted Changsheng and walked over with a smile, putting the dim sum on the table to invite Xia Zhi, Xiao Hei Yu and Changsheng to eat together.

  "It was I who helped Liu's wife do it." A faint blush appeared on Pearl's face. To say the least, this was her first time cooking, and a pair of eyes looked forward to the three people with great expectation.

  Zhenzhu made a green bean cake, which was made by adding sugar and osmanthus to the sifted green bean flour and steaming it in small pieces. The preparatory work was all done by Liu Shu and Xiao Hong, and Zhenzhu just lent a hand, but this was already very rare for her.

  Everyone knows, so they all give face.

  Xia Zhi picked up a piece of green bean cake and took a bite, feeling the texture was fine and smooth, sweet and fragrant, so he smiled and nodded: "Zhenzhu's green bean cake is better than those sold outside. The sweetness is just right."

  Xiao Hei Yu Er and Chang Sheng also praised it as delicious.

  Zhenzhu's face was flushed with excitement. "Uncle, Fourth Sister, Brother, you all love to eat it, so I'll make a bit more."

  Changsheng hastily stopped Zhenzhu and told her not to overexert herself.

  Zhenzhu said without getting tired: "Mother asked me and fourth sister to learn. Compared to fourth sister, these are all small matters for me."

  "We've learned to be humble with our pearls." Xia Zhi smiled.

  Changsheng was very pleased and felt that Zhenzhu had finally come to her senses. This was still due to the influence of a good role model by her side. For this matter, Changsheng was still grateful to Xia Zhi in her heart.

  Pearl is now in a good mood, she put down her worries and personally poured tea for three people. She then happily took Xiaohong to the kitchen again, saying that she wanted to make more mung bean cakes.

  Because of the Dragon Boat Festival, our family stopped making zongzi at home except for the rice we originally bought.

  Seeing Pearl leave, Changsheng said that Pearl had such a change and should be grateful for Xia Zhi.

  Xia Zhi refused to take credit: "It's all because of Da Gu's good teaching."

  The sky was getting late, and Uncle Guo came back from the front. Xia Zhi put away the abacus and account book. Aunt Xia came out and ordered dinner to be set up on the grape rack. Everyone cooled off while eating.

  Entering May, the weather started to get hot.

  "It's still cooler in the village." Little Black Fish said while eating fragrant rice, wearing only a small jacket.

  Xia Dagu also echoed, saying that when it's summer, the city is indeed not as cool as the countryside.

  Beizheng government this place, after entering the summer, especially when it comes to the Fu Tian, there are aunts bringing children back to their mother's house for a few days. However, Xia Dagu has rarely returned since marrying Guo Gufu, except during festivals.

  It's busy at home on one hand, and on the other hand, Uncle Guo is also reluctant to let Eldest Aunt Xia return to her natal family.

  So as soon as the topic of the city being hotter than the countryside in summer came up, Uncle Guo fell silent, and then he quickly changed the subject.

  "The sixteen small workshops are doing well. My elder brother-in-law asked me about it just the other day." said Guo's uncle with a smile.

  Xia Dagu gave a hint to Xia Zhi not to speak. She glanced at Guo Gufu with her eyes and said with a smile: "Yuhuan has been coming frequently these days, and every time she comes back, she eats two zongzi. Xia Zhi took them home for her twice. Later, I didn't let her take them anymore. We are all doing small business. The firewood and rice for wrapping zongzi by Xia Zhi, the labor cost, are not blown in by the wind."

  Uncle Guo's face turned a bit red with embarrassment, he chuckled and lowered his head to eat his rice.

  Zhenzhu finally found an opportunity to speak: "Yuhuan sister is like that, especially loves to take advantage of small benefits. Usually when she sees something in my place, she always asks me for it. If I don't give it to her, it's not good, and if I always give it to her, there's no end to it."

  This thing, Uncle Guo also knew, usually secretly complaining. But in front of Xia Zhi and Xiao Hei Yu, he felt that Zhu's words had swept his relatives' faces. Uncle Guo was a bit uncomfortable, but didn't want to scold his own daughter, so he could only mediate. "Yuhuan is not an outsider to us. What she asks from you are all things you don't need or don't want, aren't they?"

  "Why didn't I ask others for it then?" Pearl pouted, casting a dissatisfied glance at Uncle Guo. The implication in her eyes was clear: she was complaining that Uncle Guo was being biased towards Guo Yuhuan.

  "It's just a few zongzi, no big deal. I've never met the aunt and uncle from that yard, I was thinking of visiting them and sending some zongzi over." Xia Zhi slightly sensed Guo Shu's meaning and said with a smile.

  Uncle Guo listened with great pleasure, but waved his hand and said no need: "That's not necessary. They don't lack this either. This is a small business, you want to make money."

  Xia Dagu gave a cold laugh and the topic was dropped right there.

  After dinner, Xia Zhi took Xiao Hei to the workshop in the back. Then, Xia Da Gu gave Chang Sheng a signal, and after Chang Sheng took the pearl away, Xia Da Gu followed Guo Gu Fu up to the upper house.

  As soon as they entered the house, Xia Dagu's face fell.

  Guo's uncle sensed that something was amiss and could only accompany Xia's aunt with a smile: "What's wrong, what made you angry?"

  "You're asking on purpose!" Xia Dagu immediately glared at her.

  Uncle Guo sat down with a humiliated expression: "What did I say? I didn't say anything. I just mentioned that your uncle, and you're getting angry about this?"

  "I know exactly why you're angry, don't pretend to be clueless." Xia Dagu's face was calm and collected. "Once or twice, it's Yu Huan being unreasonable. But three or four times, doesn't the master and mistress of that household know anything? They've eaten zongzi before, they're addicted now. These past two days they haven't had any, so they came to you. What did they say to you? You still have the nerve to bring it up at the dinner table, are you saying Sixteen should continue to provide them with zongzi to eat? You should've retorted back then!"

  Guo's uncle's face became increasingly embarrassed. He didn't have the nerve to explain, so he just told Xia Dagu: "I didn't mean it that way when I said that. Your brother didn't mean it that way either. You're overthinking it. Your brother just thought those sixteen zongzi were pretty good and praised them to me a couple of times."

  In this way, Xia Dagu couldn't be fooled. But she still didn't dare to say it clearly about Guo Gufu.

  "You know what kind of temperament that person from the hospital has. You're afraid of offending him, so you all push it onto me."

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