Field Manor.
Qiao Xiaomai was sitting in the study of Mai Yuan, flipping through the account ledger. The one she was reviewing belonged to the Royal Shadow Puppet Theater for this month.
Currently, business at the Jiwei Residence was average, but the Royal Shadow Puppet Theater was booming. Not only did it make up for the smaller earnings of Jiwei Residence, but it even added a significant surplus.
This year, there was an abundant harvest of sweet potatoes and soybeans, especially soybeans. A pound of soybeans could produce several pounds of tofu. This effectively multiplied the yield of soybeans several times over. With more products to sell, she implemented a strategy of small profits but quick returns. Higher sales naturally led to increased profits.
A small palm-sized cup, priced at five taels silver per cup—across the two Shadow Puppet Theaters, nearly ten thousand cups could be sold in a single day. Combined, this amounted to fifty thousand taels silver per day.
