My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 142 Original Shares

A group of people were chattering and Si Muyan asked everyone to be quiet.

"There are two more things I want to tell you."

Hearing that there was something else, everyone immediately quieted down and looked at Si Muyan eagerly. Could it be that apart from the labor for building the house and the female workers in the workshop, there was other work?

"First of all, I plan to start my workshop by purchasing shares. I will calculate the share amount for everyone based on the amount of initial investment."

"What does it mean to invest?"

No one had heard of it before and their eyes widened in curiosity.

Si Muyan explained: "That is, I divide the workshop into 100 shares, and sell 40 of them. Every three months, the workshop's revenue, after deducting all costs and expenses, is divided among the 100 shares. Shareholders who invested money will receive a share of the profits."

Everyone looked at each other. Does this mean that they want to give the money to Si Muyan?

Someone boldly asked, "Then...how much is appropriate to pay?"

Si Muyan said, "It's very cheap now in the early stages. One share only costs one or two taels of silver, and a family can hold up to five shares. And I'm only selling the original shares. Once the workshop is built, I won't sell any more."

One ounce of silver was a lot of money for an ordinary family. It was only now, with the good harvests every year, that everyone had a little extra money.

Want to invest all your money in it?

"If you're interested in buying original shares, just go find my younger sister, Si Muwan. The process will be over today and tomorrow." Si Muyan changed the subject. "One more thing: I need a large quantity for planting. The seeds will be distributed in the next two days. If it's inconvenient for you to come to the workshop to work, or if you're not old enough, you can come and get the seeds to plant. The seeds are free, and I'll teach you how to plant them. Once you're done, we'll buy all the seeds."

Compared to investing in a business, most women think that planting is a good option. After all, they usually sell the extra vegetables from their gardens at the market, which can earn them a little.

Like the pumpkin harvest two years ago, which family didn’t make a few cents?

Si Muyan clapped her hands. "Okay, that's all I have to say. Thank you all for your hard work, Uncle Village Head. Thank you for helping me count the workers for the construction. I'll have my father go and buy some bricks tomorrow, and we'll start work in a few days."

"it is good……"

At this moment, a man nearby called out to Si Muyan, "Girl Yan, I don't quite understand the investment issue. Can you explain it to me in detail?"

This was the kind of person Si Muyan had been waiting for. How could he not agree? He then informed him of the shareholding model, the deed, and so on.

"Originally, the dividend was to be distributed once a year, but this year I decided to distribute it once three months after the workshop opened. I was worried that the money would be held for too long and everyone would be worried."

The man's wife hesitated and asked, "Yan girl, it won't do you any good if you do this."

Si Muyan smiled: "Why not? First, we are going to expand this year, and to expand we need money. If you buy our original shares, I will have more money on hand, and I can do more things. The second and most important thing is, after all, I can do as much as I can with the money I have. If I have less money, I can do less. But now that the workshop is open, I want to run it well. But I am a woman, and there are many things I am worried about. If this workshop belongs to everyone, everyone will definitely be willing to help look after it. If there are bad guys doing bad things, you will definitely help, right?"

"Yes!" everyone said in unison.

In fact, there is no need to invest. This is their workshop in Songji Village. If the evil guy comes, they will never sit idly by.

But thinking about what happened at the end of last year when Song Erqiang took Aunt Zhu and Xiaochun to the county town and were beaten for no reason, they felt that Si Muyan's vigilance was normal.

Si Muyan added: "But I'm not forcing you. Only those who are willing to believe that I have a business acumen and believe that I will not treat you unfairly will come to invest."

Mrs. Zhang squeezed over and said, "If your workshop fails, will you return the money to us?"

The village head's wife immediately scolded her: "What nonsense are you talking about? Today is only the fourth day of the New Year, and you are talking nonsense. Our Si family's workshop will definitely be prosperous."

Mrs. Zhang curled her lips and said, "I mean, just in case, our hard-earned money can't be wasted!"

"You're right, so you don't need to invest. Business has gains and losses. If you really lose money, the money will be wasted." Si Muyan said coldly, "But I, Si Muyan, have never lost money in business so far."

Mrs. Zhang said, "You never know. What if..."

“Don’t worry, even if your Zhang family is so poor that they have nothing left, my Si family’s workshop will not go bankrupt.”

Mrs. Zhang was not happy: "Hey, little girl, why are you cursing my family on New Year's Day?"

"Weren't you the one who cursed Yan girl first?" The village head's wife pushed Mrs. Zhang away impatiently, "If you don't like it, just shut up. Yan girl, I'm a shareholder, and my husband and my brother-in-law are shareholders too. Should we be separate, or should we be considered one family?"

Si Muyan smiled and said, "Aunt, you two should be considered one family! I set a limit of five shares per family, hoping to give everyone a chance. After all, there are only forty shares, and once they are sold, they will be gone."

"Okay, then let my man think about it, and then I'll go to Wanya to pay."

After the village head's wife spoke, people from other families came to ask questions.

"I want to try it too... Can I just take one share?"

Si Muyan nodded: "Okay, whether you are worried or not, you can just buy one share, this way everyone can have a chance."

He Song quickly ran over: "Yan girl, I also want to invest, I want five shares. I feel at ease following you, Yan girl! Our family only became rich after working with you!"

Shuiqinniang and Doctor Zhang's families also participated in the business. Shuiqinniang had won money from a cooking competition, and she gave half to the food store. She also had five taels of her own money, which she used to invest. Xiang Cuicui didn't have that much money, but Doctor Zhang had some savings, so she bought two shares.

Si Muyan roughly calculated and said with his hands spread out, "Half of them are sold so quickly? Then everyone hurry up."

When Zhu Laosi heard this, he became anxious. His wife was pregnant and couldn't go to the workshop to work, and he was busy with spring plowing and had no time either. But he wanted to get a share.

He quickly ran back to find his second brother: "Second brother, second brother, do you want to participate in the workshop share purchase that Yan girl mentioned? I want to buy it, but I don't have much money. Can you give me some money and I will buy two shares. Later, I will build a workshop and work hard. I will pay you back when I make money, okay?"

Zhu Laoer was confused: "What do you mean by investing? What do you mean by two shares?"

After figuring it out, he slapped his thigh and said, "How can we not jump on this good opportunity? Go call your third brother over, and let's buy five shares. Two of them are for the mother, and one for each of us three!"