The men he brought along immediately got to work, and everything proceeded smoothly.

Sun Miao'er drew water from the well in the backyard and found some cleaning tools. Since someone else was doing the heavy work, she could just do the simple things herself.

Although the storefront was well done, the interior decoration was much more perfunctory. When Sun Miao'er was cleaning the nooks and crannies, she even found that many places were covered with white mold.

That's understandable, though. I heard that the man surnamed Xie was very good at business. There weren't many customers here, so he would often carry fabrics to their homes for them to choose from.

Some of the wooden cabinets were also hollowed out by insects. She kept the usable ones and had to remove the unusable ones from the store.

Sun Miao'er was worried about whether the five hundred taels of silver she had was enough. She spent the five hundred taels frugally and tried to budget for everything in advance so that she wouldn't be left with nothing when she ran out of money.

The warehouse stockpiles were quickly cleared out and piled up in the backyard.

Sun Miao'er counted the boxes of goods. She kept the materials that were still sellable for the time being, but the ones that were too ugly to look at could only be sent to the countryside to be sold.

It can only be said that the man surnamed Xie has a business mind but lacks business taste. There are quite a few materials here that have probably been stockpiled for more than ten years. Who would still want to buy them?

Sun Miao'er sorted through a pile of fabrics, keeping only the best pieces and disposing of the slightly inferior ones.

The first step is to understand the customer base. If the customer base is unclear, a large number of customers will be lost.

For example, someone surnamed Xie often comes to customers' homes to sell fabrics, allowing them to choose for themselves. The service is excellent, but the goods sold are disappointing.

Which generous customer would be interested in these outdated materials? If you're going to do it, you have to do the finest.

Those wealthy ladies spend money naturally to dress elegantly and beautifully, hoping to receive compliments from others. But these fabrics in front of us, if worn out, would probably only invite ridicule.

Just as the inventory was almost complete, a person suddenly appeared outside the shop, peeking in and seemingly looking around for something.

Sun Miao'er looked closely and realized that it was Liu'er, the shop assistant from before.

After a long hesitation, Liu'er finally mustered up the courage to enter the shop. "Excuse me, is this Pingting Fabric Shop?"

When Liu'er saw a young and beautiful girl standing behind the counter, her face immediately turned red, and her voice became much softer.

"Yes, who are you looking for?" Sun Miao'er answered him casually while doing her calculations and settling accounts.

Liu'er scratched his head. This girl looked so familiar. He wondered if he had seen her somewhere before, but he couldn't remember. "Has the cloth shop been taken over by someone else?"

“Yes, I am now the manager of this shop,” Sun Miao’er said.

Liu'er stared in disbelief at the girl in front of him. She looked even younger than him. How could she be a shopkeeper at such a young age? He had thought she was the shopkeeper's daughter or wife!

"I... I used to work at this shop. I wanted to ask if you could find the previous manager, Mr. Xie. He still owes me wages."

Liu'er was stammering because he wanted his wages.

Sun Miao'er's work has stopped, so it will be difficult to find Manager Xie. He's currently in jail, and his assets have either been confiscated or used to compensate the Wei family for their losses. He probably won't be able to pay wages either.

But seeing that Liu'er looked disheveled and much more miserable than before, she couldn't bear to tell the truth.

Previously at the shop, I saw that although Liu'er wasn't very quick-witted, she was at least hardworking and efficient. She was currently worried about hiring a helper.

"How much wages does Manager Xie owe you?" Liu'er was an innocent victim, and she had experienced the feeling of not getting paid before. Out of kindness, she wanted to help him.

Liu'er thought for a moment, "Five taels of silver."

Sun Miao'er laughed and said, "My shop hasn't opened yet and I'm short-staffed. Why don't you continue working here? The money that Manager Xie owes you can be charged to me later, and I'll settle it with you next month."

Liu'er thought she would not only not get her wages, but might also be kicked out by the new manager. Unexpectedly, this pretty girl was so easy to talk to. She not only promised to pay her wages, but also promised that she could continue working.

Since Pingting Cloth Shop closed down, he has been doing odd jobs and struggling to make ends meet. Now that he has returned to his old trade, he couldn't be happier.

"Thank you so much, shopkeeper! Thank you! May I ask your name, shopkeeper?" Liu'er asked happily.

"My surname is Sun."

Liu'er nodded quickly, "Miss Sun, oh, ptooey, ptooey! Manager Sun! If there's anything you need me to do, just tell me."

Seeing his enthusiasm, Sun Miao'er immediately understood that it was nothing to add flowers to brocade, but to help in times of need would be appreciated.

She gave Liu'er this job at this critical juncture, and Liu'er must be grateful.

Wang Xueru ordered food from Xianweilou at noon, saying it was to treat the staff.

"I didn't expect you to find a new helper so quickly, Miao'er!" Wang Xueru looked Liu'er up and down. "Hmm, not bad, looks like someone who can get things done."

Liu'er never imagined that his new manager would be such a young woman, and that her friend was also a stunningly beautiful lady. He blushed with embarrassment at the compliments.

Sun Miao'er lifted the lid of the fragrant food and thought that she would have to eat and sleep in the shop from now on. She actually missed the days at home. "He originally worked in this shop. I thought he had a lot of things to do, so I let him come. He can learn quickly."

"There are still many things I'm not familiar with, and I'll have to take it slowly." It's true that she's not familiar with them, but she knows the tricks of the trade perfectly well.

Knowing what's trending in the market and what customers like is very important.

Ultimately, doing business is a game of strategy between people. Once you understand what the other party is thinking, the business becomes much easier.

"So what do you plan to do now?" Wang Xueru asked.

Sun Miao'er thought for a moment, "I plan to start with Pingting Cloth Shop's old customers. I heard that they used to have a group of regular customers who would come to place orders every month."

"Closed for half a month is not a short time. I'm afraid those customers have already found other shops. I need to go to their shops first to sound them out. If they haven't found a suitable new shop yet, I need to cut my losses in time."

Attracting new customers in a short period of time is no easy task. Almost every fabric shop has a fixed number of old customers. Pingnan City is only so big, so stabilizing the existing customer base is the real priority.

After all, she didn't have much time left. She couldn't compete with those long-established shops that had been run for generations, so she had to come up with something new and start from somewhere else.

Based on today's situation, a lot of goods have been cleared out, and very few remain that meet her quality requirements. We need to quickly find workshops to place orders so that our old customers can also have a refreshing experience.