Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

The benefits include a monthly grain price subsidy of 1.2 yuan, a laundry fee of 0.8 yuan, a transportation subsidy of 1.5 yuan per month, and labor protection supplies such as soap and towels during holidays. In addition, lunch is provided.

I've already spoken with the cannery manager; we'll supply 300 jin (150 kg) of oyster mushrooms each time, and their canteen will provide lunch for our staff of no more than 20 people.

Su Wanqing nodded. The planting base was still too small and didn't provide lunch. Now it's much better. She only needs to produce some oyster mushrooms, and they provide meals for free, saving Su Wanqing the trouble of hiring two people to cook for these employees.

Chen Xiuer continued, "In the past half month since we started this planting base, we have sold a total of 120,000 catties of oyster mushrooms and 8,000 planting bags, earning a total of 76,300 yuan."

Excluding costs, the cost of oyster mushrooms is 1200 catties, the auxiliary materials cost about 0.1 yuan per kg, the mycelium costs about 2 yuan per test tube, labor costs, land rental fees, etc., the total cost for this half month is 1.8 yuan.

The profit is 7.63 - 1.8 = 5.83 yuan.

Of the total, Dr. Xiao Su received 60% of the dividends, amounting to 34,980 yuan; I received 25% (1.4575 yuan); Guo Mingyuan received 10% (5830 yuan); and my mother received 0.5% (2915 yuan).

The mycelium costs 2 yuan per test tube at the original price, and the revenue from the mycelium, which covers costs, amounting to 14,000 yuan, goes to Dr. Su. The total revenue from both items is 48,980 yuan. However, I suggest keeping 10% as working capital, and the actual profit sharing will be calculated at 90%.

Su Wanqing understood. She had two sources of income: one was the mycelium she provided, which was sold to the planting base, essentially a transfer from one hand to the other; the other was a 60% profit margin. Her total income for half a month was nearly 50,000 yuan.

However, this is from the planting base here; the mycelium sold by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences over there hasn't been included yet.

"The profit is even higher than I expected. The mushroom business is indeed a good business. In just over half a month, I've already received tens of thousands in dividends alone. In a few more months, once the chicken farm is built, the profit from that line will be just as good."

Su Wanqing was calculating in her mind that this money could be used to expand the scale of the planting base, rent the idle old factory building next to the cannery, and add a batch of mushroom racks and auxiliary material crushing equipment. If this trend continued, it wouldn't be long before Guxiangyuan could take over the entire mushroom market in Bincheng.

"Okay, let's do 90% of the profits." Su Wanqing nodded in agreement.

Although the first dividend may not seem like much, it's important to remember that the plant was planted in the middle of the month and harvested at the end of the month, meaning it was only sold a few days ago. If it were next month, the dividend would be at least seven or eight times the original amount.

That's already a lot.

The most important thing is that this is just the beginning. In another month or two, once things stabilize, she can make money just by lying down and not have to worry about anything. It's so great!

"My goodness, so much?!" Aunt Wang thought she must have misheard. "So much? I've only worked here a few days and I'm already getting so much?"

Chen Xiuer nodded: "This is just the money from the last few days of the month, not even counting the orders we're currently working on. With the New Year approaching, there will be even more orders and we'll sell even more."

Aunt Wang waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, I only trained a few people, I didn't do any work, how can I get so much money? Xiu'er didn't do much either, so it's not right for her to get so much money!"

Su Wanqing laughed: "Auntie, this is just the beginning. You'll have to train even more people and manage dozens or even hundreds of them in the future. You'll have a tough time. Besides, you're wrong. Xiuer is the hardest working among us, and she deserves to earn so much money."

Su Wanqing was right. Chen Xiuer had to manage the base, the vegetable shop, and the accounts.

Guo Mingyuan's income and expenses, the purchase of auxiliary materials, employee benefits, and so on, all had to go through her hands. Just keeping accounts was a headache enough, and seeing how many densely packed numbers Chen Xiuer had filled her notebook with in just a few days, you could tell that this was no easy task.

Speaking of this, Chen Xiuer nodded: "Dr. Su, we're facing a problem now too. We need to hire a real accountant to manage the money, and someone trustworthy. I can handle it in the short term, but once the number of employees reaches a hundred, we'll need to set up dedicated personnel and finance departments."

Su Wanqing nodded: "Okay, I'll think about it some more and look for someone."

Chen Xiuer continued her report: "The two brothers from Aunt Xie's daughter-in-law's family have come, and they're doing a great job. I'm thinking of promoting them next month. One will be in charge of material preparation, and the other will work with Brother Guo on sales and deliveries. Each of them will get a three-yuan raise per month. This will be the first batch of management. What do you think?"

Su Wanqing nodded: "Okay, it's well arranged."

Chen Xiuer then asked, "By the way, this warehouse is enough for us in the short term, but it might not be enough in a few months. I asked the factory manager, and they're planning to downsize again this year. The old factory building next door is also vacant. Should we rent it?"

Su Wanqing nodded: "Let's rent it. By the way, since they've downsized, do they have any extra employees? We can take them over as well."

Meat canneries will shrink by at least half this year and next, as they are impacted by fresher and cheaper individual slaughterhouses.

Chen Xiuer nodded and quickly took notes.

Su Wanqing thought for a moment and said, "Go ask the factory manager if they have any empty employee dormitories. Rent them too. When we have more employees in the future, we can allocate dormitories for those who live far away."

Chen Xiuer's eyes lit up: "Dr. Su, do you mean we should just pick up everything the meat cannery doesn't want?"

Su Wanqing smiled and nodded: "Don't worry about the other party asking for a high price. Rent what you can, and take what you can."

Anyway, she'll slowly take over, and before long, this primely located meat cannery will be renamed. Then, when the cannery actually goes bankrupt, she can simply buy it all.

Chen Xiuer then asked, "By the way, Dr. Su, a few people want to learn our cultivation techniques and also want to grow their own mushrooms. I haven't agreed yet, and I'd like to ask for your opinion."

Su Wanqing thought for a moment and said, "I can agree to that, but we need to sign a contract stipulating that you must use our mycelium for a certain number of years to come. You can also expand your business nationwide, spread the word, and let anyone who wants to learn can do it. We'll mail the mycelium to them in the future."

Anyway, the most important thing in growing oyster mushrooms is not the technique, so there's no use in learning it by stealing it.

The key is the mycelium; without high-quality mycelium, no mushrooms can be cultivated.

A test tube of mycelium sells for 2 yuan after subsidies, but would fetch at least 3-5 yuan if sold directly. A large-scale cultivation base would require at least a thousand mycelium test tubes, so she could make a lot of money just by selling mycelium in the future.

The meeting is over.

Aunt Wang's mouth was practically stretched to her ears in a wide grin. "Dr. Su, you really gave me a bonus of over two thousand yuan? Goodness, I've never seen so much money before. If my two good-for-nothing sons knew, they'd probably jump for joy. Dr. Su, are you really willing? You won't regret it?"