Chapter 162: Scarcity Makes Things More Valuable

Shen Shaojing told his sister everything he had said to Madam Yang in detail.

He also mentioned Mrs. Yang's expression.

"By the way, sister, Madam Yang's son is called Wen Shuran. He is ten years old, very handsome, and very sensible and polite. He looks very cultured."

"At such a young age, he is both civil and military, and also knows how to do business."

Speaking of this, Shen Shaojing was amazed.

Think about the education Song Mao received from my second brother and sister-in-law. There is simply no comparison.

No, we shouldn’t say second brother and sister-in-law. Liu Shaolei and Zou have nothing to do with their Shen family anymore.

"I feel that Madam Yang is good at educating children. I believe that Madam Yang's husband must also be an excellent person."

Shen Yueyao was also very curious and wanted to meet him.

However, if possible, she also wanted to help check the health of Madam Yang's husband. She didn't know what the condition was, but maybe it could be cured.

"Madam Yang's caravan is large and powerful. If we can cooperate with Madam Yang, it will be a win-win business."

"Now that we have partners, we can continue making lipstick."

"But we can't tell how the lipstick market is going to be right now. Let's not mass-produce it yet. Let's just make our own and sell a few hundred at a time. Scarcity makes things valuable."

"If the market effect is very good in the future, we will find ways to expand the scale and do more."

Shen Yueyao has a lot of business ideas in her mind, but she is still cautious in doing business.

Shen Yueyao took out thirty-seven taels of silver and gave it to Shen Shaojing.

"Sister, why did you give me so much?"

"Didn't we agree that I would only take 10%?"

In fact, Shen Shaojing felt that taking 10% was also an advantage for him.

If his sister didn't have the brains to make these good things, it would be useless for him to be good at selling things.

Moreover, he and his sister had made a lot of money just from the chili meat sauce.

He now has saved more than twenty taels of silver.

All the money I earned from following my sister.

And this is the money I saved after deducting expenses.

He was already very excited.

Shen Yueyao said: "Fourth brother, don't be polite with me, 10% is too little, I thought about it and decided to go with 30%."

Shen Yueyao originally wanted to split the profits 50-50, but after discussing it before, her fourth brother refused to agree.

I even thought about just doing the same as Jiang Qi and the others and getting paid according to sales commission.

But this is her fourth brother, and he usually does a lot for her.

So Shen Yueyao decided to take a cut based on the cooperation.

She thought about it and decided to go with 30%, so that her fourth brother would be more accepting of it.

Thirty percent frightened Shen Shaojing.

"Sister, this, this is too much. I didn't do anything, just ran errands. I really..."

Shen Shaojing felt it was too hot to hold and felt a little guilty.

He knew in his heart that without his sister's help, no matter how good he was at selling things, it would be useless.

You have to have good stuff to sell.

He knew that his sister was trying to help him.

Precisely because I understand this, I feel I shouldn’t take so much.

Shen Yueyao knew her fourth brother's temperament and knew that he was very good. She said, "Fourth brother, we are siblings. Don't be polite to me. Thirty percent is fair."

"Besides, I feel at ease leaving many things to you. These things are not measured by money."

"Besides, you're getting married soon, so you have some money and are well off, so you don't have to feel constrained when buying things."

"If you live a good life, my parents and I won't have to worry about you."

"Our business will grow bigger and bigger in the future, and we will have more money in hand. Don't worry."

Shen Yueyao put away the silver note for one hundred taels of silver and took out some of the silver she had in her hand to pay to her fourth brother.

Shen Shaojing was moved and choked with sobs as he put the silver away.

After the brother and sister talked for a while, Shen Yueyao seemed to think of something and said, "Oh, by the way, Fourth Brother, I asked someone to send a message to my parents about your situation. I just received a letter from my parents yesterday. They said that they would wait for you to come back and go home together. They said they would come to propose marriage to you."

My fourth brother is nineteen years old. Most of the children of his age in the village are three or four years old.

In fact, his parents were also worried about him.

But my parents are also very open-minded and respect my fourth brother's ideas.

I think that when it comes to marrying a wife, I need Fourth Brother to agree on the type of woman he wants.

Furthermore, because of the affairs of my eldest brother and his wife, and my second brother and his wife, my parents also felt that they must keep an eye on my fourth brother.

Now that Fourth Brother has someone he likes, Mom and Dad are naturally worried.

Let’s arrange it right away.

Speaking of this, Shen Shaojing's face suddenly turned red, and he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

People who are usually very talkative are now shy.

Seeing the shy look of the fourth brother, Shen Yueyao couldn't help but smile.

Boys who can blush when shy are still very innocent in their feelings.

Shen Yueyao knew that her fourth brother was just like her third brother. If he got married, he would definitely love his wife very much.

It depends on what the woman is like.

"Fourth brother, don't just stand there, let's go home together."

Shen Shaojing was stunned, "This...are you going back now?"

"Of course, we need to be proactive about this kind of thing. As you said, that young lady has already reached marriageable age, so we should hurry up and make arrangements."

Although Shen Shaojing was a little shy, he felt a little excited in his heart, and there was a hint of sweetness.

He was even thinking about what gift to buy her if they got engaged.

As he thought about it, he became nervous, worried that the girl's parents would be dissatisfied with him.

Although he felt a little more confident now that he had made some money, he was still a little nervous.

After Shen Yueyao received the letter sent by her parents yesterday, she prepared everything for going home.

So you can go back if you want.

Shen Yueyao had promised Dabao and Erbao that she would take them with her next time she returned to her parents' home.

So this time, she decided to bring her eldest and second child along.

She felt that even though she might not care about what her mother said, her child would remember it very carefully.

Even though it was not convenient to bring them this time, Shen Yueyao still took them with her.

"Mom will take you to meet your grandparents. Do you want to go?"

When Dabao and Erbao heard this, they instantly showed expressions of anticipation and excitement on their faces.

"Mom, I want to go."

"Mom, we want to see grandma and grandpa. Mom, I'll bring some toys for my third uncle's brother to play with."

My mother told me before that my third uncle has a younger brother named Xuanxuan and that she would take them there next time.

Dabao remembers it all very clearly.

As they said that, Dabao and Erbao went into the house to get their toys, looking very impatient.

Looking at their excitement, Shen Yueyao felt a little guilty.

Since they can remember, the two children have mostly stayed in the village. Unlike other children, they can't visit relatives.

I rarely go to town to take a look.

Recently they have been playing with their friends in the village. When they heard those kids talking about visiting relatives and going to their grandparents' homes, they were actually curious and looking forward to going to their grandparents' homes.

For them, this is a very rare and interesting thing.

The world of children is actually that simple.

Shen Shaojing said happily: "Before, my parents were talking about wanting to see Dabao and Erbao, and now they can see them."