OBS Chapter 117 Packing
Chapter 117 Packing
"This is too easy to sell." Lu Guan was envious. His biggest income recently was from selling cotton to Shen Xiaoye.
Shen Xiaoye was very clear-headed: "Thanks to the upcoming Chinese New Year, tomorrow is Laba Festival, even Taoist Master Hengxi and Mr. Bai left early, why don't you go home?"
As the saying goes, the Laba Festival is the time to worship the kitchen god and the New Year has arrived. Even though the previous war has just ended and soldiers have been ordered to enter Beijing actively recently, as if they are ready to fight again at any time, it still cannot stop people from paying attention to the New Year.
"I have to go home. I have to go back this afternoon, otherwise my brother will come to my door.
This is from Miao Dongjia, give it to you and Shen Changsui in half." Lu Guan generously pushed the gift box to her, but he would not give Xie Yin a share, after all, he used his uncle's connections.
Shen Xiaoye did not refuse: "He and Guard Chen should be returning by now. If they are any later, they will miss the opportunity to sell goods before the New Year.
Can you send Xuan Shen over earlier the day after tomorrow? Grandpa and I are going to pull two more trucks of goods."
Shen Changsui, who had been drinking milk tea quietly, said, "No, I'll go home with you guys."
"Stay here and recuperate, don't make any effort." Grandpa Shen Shanyou heard his son's words as soon as he entered the door.
He waved and said, "Come here, Xiaoye, go to the street with grandpa to buy some things."
"Okay." Shen Xiaoye was happy to accompany the old man for a walk. As the old man was tired these days, he also set up a stall at the West Gate.
Unexpectedly, after they left the neighborhood, the old man took her into a teahouse.
"Grandpa, we can make our own tea. We have green tea, milk tea, sweet tea, ginger tea, and everything in between." The price list hanging in the teahouse really shocked Shen Xiaoye. A pot of spring tea was priced at eighty cents. Did they soak a pound of tea leaves in it?
Looking at the prices of some snacks and the samples on the small plates on the tea table, she was even less willing to spend money here.
Shen Shanyou couldn't help but laugh: "You're so stingy, someone else is treating us."
Before he finished speaking, someone on the second floor called out, "Hey, Brother Shen is finally here."
The man almost ran down the stairs and soon came in front of the father and son.
Shen Xiaoye was sure that she did not recognize the person in front of her. Her doubts were resolved shortly after she went upstairs. It turned out that this shopkeeper Zhu came to her family to buy cloth.
I just heard my grandfather smile and say, "Brother Zhu, how many pieces of cloth are left at home and how much I can give you is up to me, your little granddaughter."
"Oh my, it's true that heroes emerge from youth. Miss Shen is in charge of the business at such a young age. It's incredible!" Shopkeeper Zhu came up and started praising her heavily. There was also a full table of snacks.
Shen Xiaoye felt that he was being a bit boastful, so she just said thank you and quickly got to the point, "What size, color, and grade do you want?"
"I want whatever you have. To be honest, your cloth is really affordable. If you put it in my shop, it will attract a lot of customers." Shopkeeper Zhu said, "Little girl, what price can you give me?"
"We don't have many at home. I'll charge you three cents for three thousand pieces of colored ones, including those of 32 and 40 feet long." Shen Xiaoye was cautious and didn't tell the exact number.
Her grandfather was a little slow in pouring the tea, not understanding why his little granddaughter only sold half.
Shopkeeper Zhu nodded and said: "Give me some of the white cloth as well, so that you two won't have to suffer from the cold outside.
If you need printed cloth in the future, feel free to contact me."
"That won't work, Shopkeeper Zhu. If I give you a low price for the white cloth, I will lose money. If you give me a high price, you will also lose money." Shen Xiaoye picked up a piece of dessert for his grandfather who seemed to be deep in thought.
Her instinct was right, the other party's goal was to eat up all her cloth, "Besides, if I give it all to you, I won't be able to sell it in Wengcheng.
Many people have ordered cloth and are waiting for the delivery."
"Just come to my shop and get it. Why do you have to stand in the open air and suffer the cold?" Shopkeeper Zhu looked as if he was thinking of her.
Grandpa Shen Shanyou also heard something wrong, so he looked at what Xiaoye had to say.
Shen Xiaoye sighed and said, "The key is that I have many weavers under my command, and they are weaving cloth every day, and they still need me to sell the cloth in the end.
If you have patience, can you wait a few more days until the weavers have collected 2,000 and shipped them over?"
"Still weaving?" This was different from what Shopkeeper Zhu had inquired about. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you going to keep selling at low prices in Wengcheng?"
"Yes, there are a lot of people in Beijing." Shen Xiaoye nodded heavily.
Shopkeeper Zhu hesitated for a moment and asked again: "How much cloth can you produce in a year? If the price is lower, I might buy it all."
Shen Xiaoye stretched out one hand and turned it over. He asked, "Ten thousand horses?"
"One hundred thousand."
"Ah, are you sure there are so many little girl?"
"Sure, I will produce 20,000 pieces of cloth in just one and a half months." Shen Xiaoye's words almost choked her grandfather, and the old man gulped down the tea.
Shopkeeper Zhu was not calm anymore, “Miss Shen is very generous, I may not be able to consume 100,000 horses.
"Well," he paused, "leave the cloth in your house for me first, and I'll come to get it in a few days."
"Why not now? I can bring it over when I get home tomorrow.
Otherwise, we can sign a contract first and pay a deposit of 100 taels. This place is very close to Shuntian Prefecture Government Office, and it is easy to find a middleman." Shen Xiaoye seized the initiative.
Shopkeeper Zhu forced a smile from his frozen face: "I don't have any money on me."
"It doesn't matter. We can have you sign in the store." Shen Xiaoye pressed on step by step, but his face was full of sincerity.
Shopkeeper Zhu observed her carefully, then looked at Shen Shanyou who never interrupted him, and said with a smile: "That's not necessary, I'll come to your house to order the contract tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay." Shen Xiaoye gave him a big smile and said, "Grandpa and I still need to buy some things, so we'll leave first."
After she finished speaking, she opened the door and called the waiter: "Waiter, pack up the snacks."
Shopkeeper Zhu, who had not yet stood up straight, froze again, and watched the father and son pack a table full of snacks and leave, wondering where he had given himself away. Was it the young girl who had a sharp eye, or the old man?
After the sharp-eyed Shen Xiaoye and Grandpa left the teahouse, they smiled at each other in tacit understanding, "Grandpa, it seems that someone thinks our prices are too low."
"Other people's lowest price for a foot of blue cloth is twelve cents, and near the New Year, it's thirteen cents.
If you charge one or two cents more for printed fabrics, you will be targeted by your peers if you sell them all at the same price." Shen Shanyou sighed and said as he walked, "Are you planning to sell more?"
“Sell it, we don’t steal or rob, this is an honest business.
I'll sell more now that there's only one person looking for it." Although the tax on the card is not low, she still makes a lot of money from retail.
Shen Shanyou gently patted her crooked cotton hat and said, "I'm afraid there is more than one cloth merchant behind this man.
Xiaoye, the New Year is coming soon. If anyone comes to us tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will sell everything as long as they offer cash.
Grandpa is old and I am afraid he can't protect you. Don't think about borrowing Mr. Lu's power, he is still a child. "
Shen Xiaoye met his grandfather's worried gaze and nodded slightly: "As long as it's not like today, throwing out a bait and locking me at home, I'm willing to sell."
She was willing, but Shopkeeper Zhu was not. He hurriedly turned to another private room in the teahouse, knocked on the door and bowed, "Madam, she won't be fooled."