Chapter 384: Preparation

"Reserve 20% as working capital, donate 40%, and let's split the remaining 40%."

The funds she reserved were for labor costs and the expenses for the various Clothing Factory orders.

There were also processing fees to be paid to the workshops.

These were all expenditures from the shop.

"What do you all think?" An Yinan looked at everyone.

"Don't we need to keep a bit more capital?" Li Xiue asked.

An Yinan shook her head, "Our time is limited, and Wu Xia hasn't grown into her role yet; we need to give her time to grow."

"The shop's current expenditures are fixed, so keeping this portion is enough."

She explained it carefully, as this was also to teach her partners so that if they encountered similar situations later, they could consider today's lesson.

"Alright, then let's split it!" Xie Yuanyuan rubbed her hands excitedly.

She finally didn't have to be supported by Lao Xie anymore; she could earn money too.

Taking advantage of everyone being there, An Yinan pretended to return to the dormitory, though in reality, it was just to cover her tracks, as that money was all in her space.

As for Li Xiue, Zhao Qiuhua, and Xie Yuanyuan, it was more troublesome; they had to go to the bank to withdraw all the money.

The three of them were still a bit nervous and scared; after all, this was quite a lot of money.

By the time everyone returned to this small room, it was already past one o'clock.

"Let's count out the reserved money first." An Yinan and Li Xiue worked together.

At this time, Zhao Qiuhua and Xie Yuanyuan could only watch.

It was the first time they felt that when there is too much money, counting it is actually quite tiring.

An Yinan also felt a bit exhausted; when would there be a banknote counter?

Moreover, the largest denomination was 10 yuan, so counting it up like this was truly a bit tiring.

Once a hundred bills were counted, they were bundled up with strips of newspaper.

Zhao Qiuhua wrapped ten bundles together with newspaper, making it a round number.

The two of them first set aside the shop's reserved capital and placed it to one side.

Afterward, they counted out the money to be donated separately and placed it to the other side.

The four of them looked at the money on the table, unable to believe it—was there really this much?

"Is all of this ours?" Xie Yuanyuan felt like she was dreaming; even though her family pampered her, she had never seen this much money before.

Zhao Qiuhua also swallowed hard; only Li Xiue was relatively calm, as she dealt with money every day now and had a clear idea of the numbers in her head.

"Alright, this is for Nan Nan, this is for Yuanyuan, this is for Qiu Hua, and this is for me." Li Xiue felt that the money was heavy.

When she left home, she never would have imagined that she could hold this much money.

It felt like a dream.

"I don't feel safe holding this!" Xie Yuanyuan swallowed.

Then she turned her gaze toward An Yinan, "Nan Nan, please."

The other two also turned their gazes toward her.

"No, so the point of your dividend was just to take a look and satisfy your eyes?"

An Yinan said, unable to laugh or cry.

"I've thought about it; once this dividend is in hand, I want to buy a courtyard. Everyone knows the situation with Qian Zhao and me; we will definitely be focusing on Development Economics in Beijing in the future. My parents are getting older, and I don't want them to worry too much about me, so I want to settle the matter of buying a courtyard first," said Zhao Qiuhua.

Xie Yuanyuan didn't worry about anything, as naturally, there was Xie Shuyang to look after things.

And Xiue hadn't thought that far ahead yet, but she couldn't afford not to.

"Nan Nan, what do you think?" Zhao Qiuhua asked.

In this regard, she wanted to consult Nan Nan's opinion, as she was also afraid of being cheated.

An Yinan looked at the three of them, "I suggest that if you want to settle down in Beijing, try to buy a house now, preferably in the villages near our school."

"Also, Wu Xia's uncle is from the Housing Management Bureau. I'll write down the Housing Management Bureau's phone number in a moment; you can call directly and have him look at the house's situation."

"By the way, the property rights for buying a house must be independent and clear. If it's an elderly person's house, make sure all the children sign; if it's a couple's house, make sure both of them sign together."

"For village houses, you must go to the village to register and follow the village's procedures, then go to the Housing Management Bureau to transfer the title. With evidence from all four parties, it won't be too troublesome if there are any disputes later."

Xie Yuanyuan listened, feeling dazed, "Is it that troublesome?"

An Yinan tapped her head, "Better let Xie Shuyang follow along."

"Mm-hmm, that's a good idea." She had an instinctive hesitation and sleepiness whenever she heard complex things.

"We've remembered it, we'll keep an eye on her," said Zhao Qiuhua.

"What about your money then?" An Yinan scanned the three of them.

"We'll deposit it in the bank," Li Xiue said helplessly.

The main reason was the fear that Nan Nan would be too busy, or would go off on some mission, leaving them at a loss.

"There's one more question: are we donating money directly, or donating supplies?" An Yinan asked.

"I had Brother Guo arrange to purchase supplies today, so if we at Nanyuan Xiuhua also want to donate supplies, we could go ask Brother Guo," An Yinan looked at the three of them and suggested.

Zhao Qiuhua understood immediately and looked at Li Xiue, "Got it, Xiue, let's go."

The two of them took the money and the account book and left in a hurry.

"Did they go to find Guo Ge?" Xie Yuanyuan watched the two retreating backs.

Was there a need to be in such a rush?

An Yinan explained calmly: "Money needs to pass through too many hands, and no one can guarantee whether it will actually arrive, but supplies are different; they are generally safer."

They had discussed it before, but because they couldn't find a channel to purchase supplies, they had hesitated about whether to donate money directly.

Xie Yuanyuan chatted with An Yinan a bit more and gave her a spare key, making it convenient for her to have an independent space in the future.

An Yinan thought for a moment and specifically went into the village to ask if she could rent two large warehouses.

After all, she couldn't just conjure things out of thin air for Guo Ge, could she?

"This is the granary the village uses to store grain in the autumn."

"They also store some fodder here, but it has already been cleared out."

The village cadre took An Yinan to look at the warehouses; because they were originally warehouses for storing grain, they had been treated for waterproofing and fireproofing, and they were very secure warehouses.

Most importantly, they were very large!

"I will rent them for ten days." An Yinan thought for a moment and set the duration directly.

Guo Ge would also need a few days to procure the supplies on his end.

"Good, good, good." The village cadre was very happy and had the village Accountant write a slip for An Yinan.

Since the autumn harvest hadn't arrived yet, the warehouses were sitting empty anyway, and being able to secure some benefits for the village was a good thing.

After everyone had left, she spread oil paper all over the floor of the warehouse and then poured the white flour onto the oil paper; having the oil paper as a barrier would also prevent moisture.

She didn't keep much in her space, only leaving behind the amount needed for daily use.

On the other side, she poured out some coarse grain, mainly because there was no more room for the rice.

Looking at the full warehouses, she let out a sigh of relief, hoping that with these extra supplies, those soldiers wouldn't have to worry about provisions and that the fighting on the Southern Front could end sooner.

She went to the other warehouse for fodder, and after spreading the oil paper, she poured out the rice.

After thinking about it, she also wrote out many paper packets and placed various medicines inside, especially the Hemostatic Pill, of which she included quite a lot.

She knew the country would make preparations, but the Southern Monkeys had suddenly turned against them, catching the country off guard.

The country had reserves, but they were limited.