Chapter 67 Arrangements are in order

Chapter 67 Arrangements are in order

Chapter 67 Arrangements are in order
The salt shop is not like other shops. If it were an ordinary shop, it would naturally be bustling with people coming and going, but the salt shop sells salt, which is a necessity. Although ordinary people need it, they only buy it once in a while. This time, the salt they buy can be used for at least ten days or half a month, and it is normal to use it for one or two months at most.

The store is ordinary and unremarkable, and there are not many customers in the store, but it is bustling from morning to night without stopping.

It has been more than half a month since Kang Youfu took office as the chief shopkeeper. He was the one who managed the salt shop both inside and outside after he got it. The salt shop officially opened some time ago, but the shop did not make a big fanfare. It just changed the sign and opened like that, which seemed very low-key.

There are four people in the shop now, including Kang Youfu, the shopkeeper, and an accountant, as well as two assistants. These three people were selected by Kang Youfu from the people in the previous salt shop. After observing them for a few days, he was quite satisfied with their situation.

Kang Youfu had never worked in the salt business, but he had been helping out in his family's tofu workshop since he was a child. Since they were both business, just selling different things, the business principles were the same, and Kang Youfu was very smart, and he got the hang of it soon after taking over, and he did it well.

After the salt shop opened, business has been pretty good in the past few days. The salt shop business is a long-term business, and its main focus is stability.

There are not many salt shops in Pingyang Prefecture, and the Liu family's salt shop is one of them. Moreover, the Liu family's salt shop is a time-honored brand, and it already has a certain customer base. Although the signboard has changed now, the shop remains the same, and even the two employees who stayed are old. Even if something happened to the Liu family before, the business after the opening is not greatly affected.

In the shop, Kang Youfu had just seen off a customer. It was reasonable for a shopkeeper like him to entertain customers like ordinary employees, but Kang Youfu felt that he had just become the shopkeeper, and this shop was entrusted to him by Zhu Shenzhui. In order to better understand this business, it was not a problem to do more things, and getting familiar with the customers would be more beneficial for future business. He had done this in his own Kangjia Tofu Workshop before, and he was used to it.

"Boss, there's not much salt left in the warehouse at the back. If we keep selling like this, there won't be any salt left in a few days." A clerk put the money he had just collected into the drawer. This money was all business proceeds, and would be handed over to the accountant at the end of the day.

After collecting the money, they would write it down in the notebook, which was also Kang Youfu's requirement for them. They would make a note of how many transactions were done and how much was sold every day, and the money, accounts, and goods must all match.

"How many more?" Kang Youfu asked.

The clerk gave a number, and Kang Youfu's heart sank slightly. It seemed that the business in the shop was better than he had expected. He originally thought that the stock in the store could be sold for more than half a month, but from the actual situation, it seemed that the stock would be sold out in less than half a month.

By then, there would be no salt in the Curry, so how would this business be done? Kang Youfu was a little confused for a moment. He had reminded Zhu Shenzhui about this before, but Zhu Shenzhui didn't care at all and told him to wait without worry.

He waited for several days, but there was no news from Zhu Shenzhui. He went to Zhu Shenzhui's house yesterday, but he didn't see him. He just said he hadn't come back yet. Thinking of this, Kang Youfu was secretly a little anxious, but he looked very calm on the surface.

He told the clerk that it was a small matter and that salt would be shipped in the next two days. The clerk just mentioned it, and since the shopkeeper said so, he was relieved and went down to do his own thing.

After the clerk left, Kang Youfu wondered if he should go look for Zhu Shenzhui again today. Zhu Shenzhui had been gone for several days and no one knew when he would be back. If the salt in the salt shop was sold out and there was no salt left to sell, wouldn't this business become a joke?
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a noise at the door. When he looked up, Kang Youfu was stunned at first, and then he was happy.

"East……."

The word "Dong" almost came out of his mouth, but he saw Zhu Shenzui shaking his head slightly at him. Kang Youfu came to his senses and swallowed the rest of the word.

"Sir, are you here to buy salt?" When the waiter saw the guests coming, he hurriedly went up to greet them.

"You go and do your work, I'll receive guests over here..." Kang Youfu came out from behind the counter and gave an instruction to the waiter. The waiter looked at Zhu Shenzhui and Zhang Xijun who came in with confusion, but went downstairs without asking any questions.

"Shopkeeper Kang, I have brought the person you are looking for, this is Shopkeeper Zhang." Although Zhu Shenzhui was the owner of this place, it was Kang Youfu who actually took over and appeared in front of the shop assistants. He never revealed his identity in front of the shop assistants. So when he met Kang Youfu, he greeted him in this way. Kang Youfu understood as soon as he heard it, and smiled and bowed: "Oh, thank you for making a special trip. Please come in. Please come in, both of you."

Kang Youfu warmly invited Zhu Shenzui and Zhang Xijun to sit in the back. Zhu Shenzui nodded and took Zhang Xijun to follow Kang Youfu to the back yard. When they arrived, they went straight to Kang Youfu's main house, which was his office.

After entering the house and closing the door, Kang Youfu no longer concealed his feelings and directly called Zhu Shenzui "boss". At the same time, he cast an inquiring look at Zhang Xijun, whom he met for the first time.

"This Shopkeeper Zhang will be the second shopkeeper in the future. In addition to Shopkeeper Zhang, there are two new assistants. They are waiting in the back alley. You can go meet them later. You can discuss with Shopkeeper Zhang how to arrange it."

"Greetings, Manager Kang. My surname is Zhang, Zhang Xijun, and my courtesy name is Hengchen. You can call me Hengchen." Zhang Xijun bowed to Kang Youfu.

Kang Youfu quickly returned the greeting and reported his name, but he was just an ordinary citizen without a courtesy name, so he could only address him in a common way. Kang Youfu was not surprised by Zhang Xijun's arrival, because Zhu Shenzhu had told him before that he would send a few people to the store later, but he didn't expect that in addition to the two assistants, there would be someone like Zhang Xijun.

Zhu Shenzhui and Zhang Xijun were invited to sit down first. Kang Youfu was busy pouring tea for them. After pouring the tea and putting the cups on the table, Kang Youfu told Zhu Shenzhui that there was not much stock in the store. He told him that if no more goods were delivered to the store, the store would not be able to sell for a few more days.

"Haha, it seems you've come back just in time." Zhu Shenzhui said with a smile, "The salt has been brought. Two guys are watching over it in the back alley. You can arrange for someone to bring it in."

Kang Youfu was stunned by this sentence, but he quickly came back to his senses. He didn't expect that Zhu Shencui not only brought people today, but also brought salt.

In this case, Kang Youfu could no longer sit still and apologized. He said he would go and arrange the people and goods first and come back later.

Zhu Shenzhui waved his hand and told him to go and do his work first while he would rest here. Kang Youfu bowed to Zhu Shenzhui and Zhang Xijun and hurried out.

This time when Zhu Shenzhu returned from Wangjia Village, he brought back two large carts of salt. The two carts of salt were not much, but not a small amount either, totaling more than twenty stones.

These salts are enough for daily sales in the store for a while, and there is no need to worry about the future supply. In addition to the existing inventory in Wangjia Village, Xia Dong also set off for Jiezhou on their way back to Pingyang. If nothing unexpected happens, the salt road to Jiezhou will no longer be a problem. In addition, now that there is a formal salt permit, the subsequent salt will not only be a steady supply, but the amount will also be much larger.

Kang Youfu went to work, and Zhu Shencui and Zhang Xijun sat down to drink tea. While drinking tea, Zhu Shencui whispered to Zhang Xijun about the situation of the salt shop.

Although I have said some things before, the reality is different from what I heard. When he arrived at the salt shop, Zhang Xijun secretly observed the situation of the entire shop. From his feeling, this shop is well managed. Although he just talked with Kang Youfu for a few words and it was the first time for the two sides to meet, Zhang Xijun had to admit that Kang Youfu was indeed a good businessman in terms of his behavior and conversation. No wonder Zhu Shenzhui took a fancy to him and gave him important positions.

A moment later, Kang Youfu came back. The salt from the back alley had been pulled in and put into the warehouse. His previous worries were gone. But where did the salt come from? Zhu Shenzhui didn't tell Kang Youfu, but Kang Youfu had a vague guess.

When he came back, Kang Youfu brought the account book with him. When he met Zhu Shenzhui, he handed the account book to him and reported the situation in the store over the past few days.

Zhu Shenzhui was flipping through the account book while listening to Kang Youfu's report, nodding from time to time and asking some questions.

Because he had not been away for long and there was not much to report, after listening, Zhu Shenzhu praised Kang Youfu with great satisfaction.

"Have you cleaned up the room in the backyard that I asked you to clean last time?"

"My dear boss, everything has been packed up. Will Manager Zhang and the two employees live in the backyard?" Kang Youfu asked while answering.

"Let's arrange it in the backyard first, and we can talk about the rest later." Zhu Shenzhui said this, then looked at Zhang Xijun and asked with a smile: "Manager Zhang, what do you think?"

"Of course I will listen to my boss!" Zhang Xijun smiled and bowed to Zhu Shenzhui, then thanked Kang Youfu.

Then, Zhu Shenzhui asked Kang Youfu to take Zhang Xijun and the two new guys to settle down. So Zhang Xijun got up and followed Kang Youfu out.

Zhu Shenzui did not stay in the salt shop for long. Before leaving, he met Kang Youfu alone and explained some things to him in private.

After listening to Zhu Shenzhu's explanation, Kang Youfu felt relieved. He solemnly assured Zhu Shenzhu that he would keep an eye on the store and make all arrangements properly. As for the future affairs of the salt road, he would cooperate with Zhang Xijun to handle it, so Zhu Shenzhu could rest assured.

Kang Youfu and Zhang Xijun are in the shop, so he doesn't need to worry about anything. In addition, Xia Dong is in charge of Jiezhou and the salt road where salt was transported before, so arrangements in several aspects have been made. Kang Youfu, Zhang Xijun and Xia Dong each have their own uses. The three of them cooperate with each other, and at the same time they also restrain and supervise each other. This is the best arrangement Zhu Shenzui can make at present.

(End of this chapter)