By the time he counted the last bill, if it weren’t for his self-control, he probably would have been so astounded that he could’ve fit an egg in his mouth.
He produced a total of 200,000 taels of silver without even blinking an eye.
Was this something a girl barely in her teens could have the guts to do?
Qing Li swallowed nervously and said, "Enough, enough..."
With this silver, establishing an initial power base was already sufficient, and for the future, he didn’t recruit people just to loaf around; naturally, there were ways to be self-sufficient.
However, Ye Jiu’s grand manner in handling money did make him regard him more highly.
Consider him, a Divine Doctor, wandering for so many years, and yet the silver in his pocket never exceeded ten thousand taels. Usually, he even had to be frugal when wanting to buy precious medicinal materials. This really was a case where comparison breeds discontent.
In fact, Qing Li could have been very wealthy, after all, healing and saving lives, there were plenty of rich people willing to pay good money for their lives.
However, he was usually quite arrogant and didn’t save just anyone, and with his personal hobby of researching various medicines, that was also a major expense. So, his life had been somewhat hard.
Even this was with the generous financial support of Sikong Mo; otherwise, the money he made from healing and saving would not have been enough for his own use.
All the arrangements had been made, and now everyone was carrying out their responsibilities, with no need for Ye Jiu to get involved.
Only, when they started digging ice cellars outside, it inevitably got a bit noisy.
When it came time to tally the accounts in the evening, Ye Jiu found that today’s earnings were even higher than yesterday’s.
Originally, she thought that after yesterday’s big success, there might be a decline today, but in fact, the opposite was true.
She only pondered it for a moment before she understood.
Yesterday was the first day, and even though the presales made a lot of money, many people hadn’t heard about the new ice shop.
But after yesterday, the shop’s reputation had spread, and even more people came specifically today, which resulted in better business than the day before.
After sorting out the accounts, Ye Jiu asked Ye Wenzheng and Ye Gaosheng, "Gaosheng, Wenzheng, we’re leaving the capital city the day after tomorrow, and the ice shop here has just started up. Another shop is still being prepared. It’s necessary to leave someone in charge. What do you two want? Are you going to go back together, or would one of you like to stay here?"
"If we both leave, the shop..." Ye Gaosheng couldn’t help but worry.
He was eager to stand out, but the thought of having not been home for half a year filled him with an intense yearning for his family.
"The shop still has Su Ning, and besides, those stewards we hired were not brought on to sit idle. You can leave Su Ning to deal with more for now. They’ll gradually learn the ropes too. Still, if one of you wishes to stay, it wouldn’t be superfluous." After all, these were new recruits, and though they were needed, there was always something unsettling about them.
We would still feel more at ease with one of our own here.
But if neither of them wished to stay, Ye Jiu wouldn’t insist.
After all, who wouldn’t want to be closer to home?
To be fair, Ye Jiu did not want Ye Gaosheng to stay. After all, it had been half a year since he had been home, and though their parents never said it, they missed him dearly in their hearts.
Moreover, Gaosheng was just too naïve. He was capable enough physically, but when it came to using his brain, he was sorely lacking, and Ye Jiu did not feel at ease leaving him here.
As for Ye Wenzheng, the boy was young, but he had a way of handling matters. His intelligence might not be outstanding, but it wasn’t weak either; most importantly, he was a fast learner.