Chapter 41 (1/2)

After that, shopkeeper Yao picked up and ordered some of the vegetables he needed.

It is said that there are some, but in fact it is quite a lot. In addition, he also selected a lot of mountain products that Zhao’er brought, such as the fungus and fungus, the pheasants and hares that Jiang family had hunted yesterday, and the 2 baskets of eggs that Zhao’er bought in exchange for selling clothes a while ago.

Before, Xue Qinghuai was still worrying about what to do with these eggs. It was only after he joined the business that he realized that he had sold clothes for so many eggs. There are thousands of them. Unexpectedly, it was just one trip and they already sold a hundred.

“You are a young empress who knows how to do business. You come at this time again tomorrow.”

The deep meaning in Shopkeeper Yao’s words, probably only Zhao’er herself knows. She smiled and said: “Okay, don’t worry, I will definitely come back tomorrow.”

She took the money, said goodbye to shopkeeper Yao, and got in the mule cart and left.

Xue Qinghuai drove forward with his head down, and Zhao’er didn’t say a word. Until the Xiankelai was far away, the two couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

“Fourth uncle, hurry, let’s go to stay in Xianju.”

“Hey.”

The two talked while rushing.

Xue Qinghuai sighed: “You said that selling vegetables can make a profit. Uncle thought we would only make a small amount of money. The vegetables grown in the countryside were ones we did not want, so we brought them out to sell. How did we sell them for the price of a catty of meat?”

Zhao’er laughed and said, “Fourth Uncle, let me tell you that we have an advantage since we are now taking the lead in this business. After a while, when there are more and more vegetables, the vegetables will be worthless.”

No wonder Xue Qinghuai sighed that the vegetables were sold to the shopkeeper Yao just now. Zhao’er didn’t offer a price, and let him decide. In this case, the shopkeeper Yao couldn’t do anything deliberately cheating, and since they were selling at his door, they naturally knew the price, so they followed the price they bought at the market yesterday, and added one wen.

Zhao’er brought a dozen kinds of vegetables, and with this alone, she received more than 800 wen. Not to mention the eggs and mountain products, except for the pheasant and hare sold for Jiang’s family, almost all contributed a bit to the profit.

But you have to know that they collected these vegetables at extremely low prices. They received these for two wen and sold them at eight wen, so it could be considered a huge profit.

“By the way Zhao’er, the shopkeeper Yao really told you that? I remember you haven’t sold vegetables for a long time?”

Zhao’er smiled: “Fourth Uncle, isn’t it always like this. Think about it, we are not familiar with the people inside, how can we talk and sell vegetables? So I went to talk to the worker first. From him, we got to know the name of shopkeeper Yao, so then we can get close to him. As for other things, you can go to the market for two more days to find out.”

Xue Qinghuai sighed and praised: ” Uncle has been doing business for a longer period than you, yet you are more skilled than me.”

“You have to know that I have been selling vegetables at the market for almost a year. I observed it when I came to town last spring.”

On the way while speaking, they had reached the back door of Liuxianju. As before, Zhao’er sold another batch of vegetables with little effort. And the shopkeeper kept saying, let her send more tomorrow, and Zhao’er promised very willingly.

Then they went to Zuixianlou. The same is true.

Xue Qinghuai was surprised, and asked: “How come you always have the right timing? Are you not afraid that workers will have already bought from the market?”

Zhao’er laughed unpredictably. Xue Qinghuai asked again, and she said: “When I used to squat in the market, I often paid attention to the activities of these restaurants. They went to the market early or late, but they usually had a fixed schedule. Besides, Fourth Uncle, even if they go to the market, they probably won’t be able to buy any fresh food today.”

Xue Qinghuai was taken aback: “Why?”

Zhao’er glanced back at the vegetable basket in the carriage, and Xue Qinghuai immediately felt like he had been drinking a glass of cold water in the winter. A sense of enlightenment overcame him.

He said in a very soft voice: “I remember we went to collect vegetables before. Those people hardly asked you to wait. Everything was prepared in advance, and you didn’t give them money.”

Zhao’er nodded, and was a little surprised by Xue Qinghuai’s keen observation: “I made an agreement with them in winter last year. They will give me all the vegetables after the beginning of the spring this year, and the profit they get will never put them on the short end. I will greet them when I go to sell clothes. They know we will go this morning. As for the vegetable money, we will give it to them when we go to collect the vegetables tomorrow.”

Xue Qinghuai’s eyes were filled with horror.

He didn’t expect Zhao’er to think so far. She had anticipated this year’s situation as early as last year, so she ordered many people’s vegetables in advance.

The dealers can’t think of so much, and they all want money. You can exchange money for some vegetables. Naturally, they won’t eat it, but save it for money. And because the number of vegetables by one family is too small, you can’t sell the vegetables for a lot of money in one trip to the town, and it takes a lot of effort. But it’s different if someone comes to collect it, with you just sitting at home waiting to collect the money.

Therefore, even if there are vegetables in the town, there will not be too many. They are all waiting to exchange their vegetables for copper at home. Who will still want to go to town?

In fact if Zhao’er didn’t get him to partner, she would still be doing this business now. Zhao’er told him before that he was brought into the partnership because he was familiar with all the towns in the neighborhood, but in fact it was just to divide the money she got with him.

Xue Qinghuai spoke out his thoughts. Zhao’er smiled and said: “Fourth Uncle, why would you say that? I just have an idea, but Jiang Wu and I did not have enough staff. If this kind of business wants to expand in the long run, we need someone to run it. You probably can’t see the specifics right now, but you will know later on.

“This time the two restaurants have given such a high price. Is it because there are too few vegetables in the town?”

Zhao’er didn’t lie to him either, and nodded: “At this time last year, the vegetables were about five cents per catty, and it has indeed risen a bit this year.”

The color of surprise in Xue Qinghuai’s eyes became stronger.

Zhao’er smiled a little embarrassedly and said: “It’s just a few days of pressure. This constant pressure will become old after a long time. I didn’t expect it, but I planned to take advantage of this strategy to create a long-term relationship with a few restaurants. Who knew my business cooperation could actually increase the price of vegetables a lot.”

Xue Qinghuai let out a long breath and sighed: “It seems that Uncle will have to learn from you in the future.”

Zhao’er laughed and said, “These skills are nothing. It was just speculation anyways.”

“Then where shall we go after we go to Zuixianlou?”

” Jiang Wu Ge went to the houses of those wealthy families in Zhennan to try making a business deal. I made an appointment with him to meet at the Qingyuan Academy later.”

Xue Qinghuai was taken aback: “Why did you think of meeting at the Gou’er Academy?”

“I have something to ask Gou’er to help me with. I plan to let him write some contracts for me. We are illiterate, so naturally it is better to find a scholar.”