Chapter 36: Medicine Garden Story
A small medicine garden for eight people, let’s calculate the expenses first.

In this world, the minimum living expenses for a normal family of five is 57 gold per year.

The situation in the medicine garden will be better, because the land and property are yours, so you can save on the big expense of rent.

But the consumption of food, fuel and clothing is certainly unavoidable.

Calculated in this way, the minimum fixed living expenses for the medicine garden in one year is 72 gold, or 1440 silver, which means an average of 4 silver coins per day.

In other words, one must earn at least 4 silver coins every day to ensure that the medicine garden does not go bankrupt.

This is just the minimum expenditure.

Now that Gode has become the owner of the garden, he naturally can no longer eat rye bread and pea soup every day like the slaves before. He must improve his food.

This is another significant additional expense.

The current fixed output of the medicine garden is only a set of primary spider venom potions prepared by Gaode every day.

The purchase price given by Phil’s Potion Shop for a set of primary spider poison potion is 2 gold. The raw materials are around 30 silver, and the profit is about 10 silver.

However, since some of the medicinal materials can be produced by the medicine garden itself and there is no need to purchase them from pharmacies, the cost can be reduced to between 20-25 silver coins, and the profit is increased to 15-20 silver coins.

And each set of primary spider venom potion produced by Goder can produce an additional half ounce of potion.

In other words, for every twelve sets of primary spider venom potions he made, he could produce one more set.

“Buy 12 and get one free”, there are 360 ​​sets per year, and 30 sets are free.

When Gao De figured this out, he couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Master Seda worked hard in his early years and built a fairly large herb garden and trained some apprentices who knew how to grow herbs, otherwise he would really want to run away.

15-20银的利润，支出就是算5银，这样一天也还有10-15银的结余。

It is 300-450 silver per month.

The annual amount is 3600-5400 silver.

Taking the middle value, the surplus in one year is 4500 silver, which is equivalent to 225 gold coins in Sean.

“Two hundred and twenty thousand a year.” The purchasing power of a Sean gold coin is roughly equivalent to one thousand yuan in Gaode’s previous life. He calculated in his mind and roughly calculated his annual income.

“We must also give some to the others. Each person will receive 10 gold coins per year, which still leaves an income of 150 Sean gold coins.”

With dividends, everyone is truly on the same boat, can work harder, and regard themselves more as part of the medicine garden. Gao De still understands this truth.

As for the “gift” of thirty sets of primary spider poison potions, they were pure profit, the benefit of his ability, and no dividends were required.

Assuming 2 gold per set, another 60 gold will be earned.

“One hundred and fifty plus sixty, that’s two hundred and ten Sean gold coins.”

“If we can open the magic wooden box left by Master Seda, and if there is a potion formula inside, perhaps our income can increase further.”

“In addition, the two apprentices who can prepare the nap sleeping potion may be able to improve their success rate through practice.”

“Some of the herbs produced in the herb garden are the raw materials for the primary endurance potion. I don’t have the knowledge of this potion, so these herbs can also be sold.”

“This is also an additional income. It won’t be very high, but it is stable.”

“Well, isn’t this just a business simulation game?” Gao De couldn’t help but say happily after coming back to his senses after thinking for a while.

There is always a feeling of a sudden change in style.

“I always feel like something is missing.”

Gao De pondered for a moment, thought of something, and immediately stood up, took out a pen and paper, and began to write furiously.
A moment later:

Name: Seda Medicinal Garden

Number of people: 8
Fixed assets: one medicinal garden and four medicinal fields (producing snake tooth grass, wormwood, alpine ironwood root, and sun fruit)

Holding cash: 8 copper

Fixed expenses: 4-5 silver/day (living expenses) Income: 15-20 silver/day (fixed output of primary spider poison potion), unpredictable irregular income is not included for the time being
Variable expenses: herb seedlings, fertilizers, and materials needed to prepare “nutritious soil”
Looking at the homemade panel he had listed on paper, Gao De nodded with satisfaction.

Right.

With this consideration, this medicine garden still has great potential.

Gao De suddenly became full of energy.

You have to be motivated.

Now the entire medicine garden depends on his output!
As the hope of the entire garden, Gao De immediately stood up, went to his workshop, and prepared a set of primary spider poison potion on the spot.

……

Spring Bud Month, sixth day, early morning.

Gao De, whose injuries had not yet fully recovered, left the medicine garden and headed for the commercial district in the city with a set of primary spider venom potion that he had just prepared yesterday.

It’s not that he is so enthusiastic, it’s just that his family is struggling to make ends meet.

It is not known whether Master Seda put all his savings in the magic wooden box, or whether he had no savings at all.

In short, the apprentices did not find even a copper coin when they were cleaning up the ruins.

The medicine garden would require at least 4 silver coins per day.

Fortunately, the food purchased in the medicine garden was enough for several days at a time, and Gaode also had 10 silver and 8 copper “deposits”, so he was able to hold out for several days.

But today, I really can’t hold on any longer.

After these few days of spending, Gaode’s savings were almost gone, with only 8 copper coins left. Without any more income, everyone would go hungry.

This was not the first time that Gao De went to the commercial district of Hogan City, but it was indeed the first time he left the medicine garden in the early morning.

When Master Seda was still around, he had to “work” in the morning, and only in the afternoon could he have some time for himself after preparing potions.

There was a lingering foul smell in the cool early morning air.

This is because Gode has arrived at the slums of Hogan City.

Given the suburban location of the medicine garden, it is almost impossible to avoid the slums as long as you go to the city center.

“When I have money, I must hire a carriage for commuting.” The master of the medicine garden, whose means of transportation is still his legs, set a small goal, then held his breath and quickened his pace.

When we passed the slums and residential areas and arrived at the commercial district, the sun was already high in the sky.

Although it is not the busiest time yet, there are already people on the streets.

Gode, who was short of money, ignored the tempting aroma coming from the food stores on both sides of the street and went straight to Pierre’s Grocery Store.

He now only has a set of primary spider venom potion.

Phil’s Potion Shop won’t accept this amount.

Therefore, even though the purchase price of Pierre’s Grocery Store is 7 silver coins less than that of Phil’s Potion Shop, Goder can only choose the former.

When Godard arrived at Pierre’s grocery store, he happened to see Pierre just opening the door of the grocery store.

Because he had always come in the afternoon before, he never expected Pierre’s business hours would be so late.

In his impression, small shops like this should be open from 8 am to 10 pm and earn hard-earned money.

Compared to Gode’s surprise, Pierre seemed extremely surprised to see Gode’s arrival.

“Boy, you haven’t been here for a long time. I thought something happened to you.” Pierre greeted him first.

Since the fourteenth day of the month of self-awakening, Gaode has been under house arrest by Master Seda. Now it is the sixth day of the month of spring buds.

By this calculation, it has been more than twenty days. No wonder Pierre’s first reaction when he saw Gode was surprise.

(End of this chapter)