Chapter 52: Teaching and Improvement

"You've done well this past month. Starting this month, I'll give you a monthly wage of two taels of silver. In return, you'll have more to do."

"From now on, I'll be buying bone items that interest me. I'll give you a base price, and you'll go back and haggle with the vendors. Do your best to get the lowest price possible. If you can get it for less than my base price, I'll give you a portion of the savings as a reward."

"Next, within a year, you need to learn bookkeeping. For every item I purchase, you will record in a ledger its purchase date, the initial price, how many times you haggled, and the final transaction price."

"If you master the bookkeeping skills I've described within a year, I'll raise your monthly wage after that year is up."

「One month passed in a flash.」 Jiang Zuo said to an apprehensive Ruan Jianglan.

"Um... I've never been educated. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle bookkeeping."

Ruan Jianglan was very happy to hear she could keep her job.