Chapter 28 Admiration

Everyone looked at the color and the size of the pieces and thought it was really good.

The main reason is that Jiang Zhiluo also used Lingquan water when making brown sugar, which is a good thing.

Although it's just a little bit, it's enough to improve the quality of brown sugar by several levels.

Eating it is indeed good for the body.

Some people are tempted just by looking at the brown sugar, but everyone is used to bargaining.

"It's a bit expensive, can't it be cheaper?"

Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "This brown sugar isn't just any brown sugar. It was brought over from the capital by a distant relative of mine. It's really not expensive at just one or two yuan. Everyone, go back and soak it in hot water and drink it. It's also good for your health to cook brown sugar eggs with it..."

"After you buy it and drink it, you will know whether our brown sugar is good or not. The quality is absolutely genuine."

With the spiritual spring water, Jiang Zhiluo naturally dared to speak like this.

"Besides, I don't have much with me. It might be gone soon."

While they were talking, women came over one after another to see what was going on.

There were also men working on the boat who, upon hearing this, wanted to come over and take a look, hoping to buy a few pieces for their wives to take care of their health.

I live on the water all year round and I am very cold, so I was thinking of buying some to take home to nourish my body.

"We sell brown sugar, two cents a piece. Our brown sugar is good. I guarantee you'll find it delicious after you take it home."

Having surveyed the market, Jiang Zhiluo knew that brown sugar was scarce, so she didn't organize any promotional activities.

Soon someone said directly: "Give me six dollars, I'll buy six."

Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Okay, give me six pieces."

Old Madam Cui was originally following Jiang Zhiluo, but was soon pushed out by others.

Jiang Zhiluo turned around and didn't see Mrs. Cui. She looked outside and said, "Mom, come here."

“Ai!”

Old Madam Cui hurriedly squeezed in and helped Jiang Zhiluo collect the money.

Mrs. Cui collected the money, and Jiang Zhiluo packed brown sugar for everyone.

"I, I'll do it. Give me ten dollars."

When Jiang Zhiluo heard ten yuan, she happily packed ten yuan, and Mrs. Cui was responsible for collecting the copper coins.

As she counted the copper coins she received, Mrs. Cui's hands trembled slightly. She looked at them with wide eyes, unable to believe it.

It feels a bit unreal.

"I'll buy two and soak them in water to see if they taste good."

Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Don't worry, our brown sugar is absolutely delicious. After you drink it, you will definitely come back to buy it next time. And after drinking it, your complexion will be rosy and your body will be healthier."

"The little girl has a pretty smile and a sweet mouth."

Everyone looked at Mrs. Cui and Jiang Zhiluo. Although they were wearing coarse linen clothes, they looked clean and refreshing. Especially when they smiled, their smiles seemed as sweet and soft as glutinous rice candy.

"Thank you for the compliment, sister."

When Jiang Zhiluo addressed everyone, she always addressed those who were younger.

So when everyone listened, they couldn't help but smile.

One bought two pieces, another bought three or four pieces. There were only forty pieces of brown sugar in the basket, and they were sold out in a short while.

"Sorry, we're out of brown sugar. We've all sold out."

Jiang Zhiluo had guessed that business would be good, but she didn't expect it to be so good. They were sold out in such a short time.

"What? Wasn't there a basket just now? How come it's gone?"

"Yes, I turned around to get the money and it was gone when I came back."

"Girl, are you really gone?"

"Yes, we were just about to buy it."

Some people hesitated at first, and by the time they went back to the boat to get the money, the brown sugar was gone.

Some of them were also setting up stalls at the dock. I had planned to buy a few pieces of brown sugar for my daughter, but I hesitated and arrived too late, so I didn't buy any.

When there are good things, everyone is used to waiting and watching.

But when we realized that all the items were sold out, we felt a little upset and thought we should have bought them earlier.

No, I want to buy it even more.

Jiang Zhiluo said, "My dear sisters, it's really gone."

"Maybe everyone saw that the brown sugar I was selling was of good quality and in large pieces, so they all wanted to buy it, so it sold out quickly."

After Jiang Zhiluo said this, everyone's faces became even worse.

Those who were originally hesitant now think that they should buy it.

Jiang Zhiluo looked at everyone's expressions and sighed in her heart.

This is because brown sugar is scarce in the north.

If there were sugarcane in the south, it probably wouldn't be so scarce.

So you don’t have to worry about selling good things, as others may see that your business is doing well and try to imitate you.

Brown sugar can only be sold in this way if there is a supply.

Even if the sailors saw that brown sugar was good, it would not be cost-effective to ship it from the south and sell it.

Not to mention that the price of sugar was not cheap in that era, and the sugar-making technology was not very mature. Besides, the cost of transporting it back and forth was not cost-effective. It would be better for everyone to use ships to move other goods.

For example, silk, porcelain and other things.

So Jiang Zhiluo was very relieved.

"Will you come and sell brown sugar tomorrow?"

"Little girl, do you still have brown sugar? If you come again, I'll buy some more."

Everyone looked at Jiang Zhiluo with anticipation.

Jiang Zhiluo deliberately frowned and said, "I don't know if there are any more goods. I need to ask my relatives. You all know that brown sugar is a hot commodity. If we didn't need to supplement our family income, we wouldn't want to sell it now..."

Jiang Zhiluo also said this on purpose in order to open up sales for the subsequent brown sugar business.

After raising everyone's concerns, Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "But if I come, I'll still be here at the dock. Come over in the morning."

Everyone felt relieved when they heard this.

I guess there is a high probability that this little girl will come here to sell brown sugar.

Old Madam Cui stood there, looking a little disheveled in the wind.

I wondered where she was and what she was doing.

Are the copper coins in your purse real?

She really wanted to count right now, but she was afraid of attracting attention, so she could only stand there stiffly.

I don’t know what to do.

Just watching Jiang Zhiluo being surrounded by some women talking, she was able to deal with everyone easily.

Even Mrs. Cui showed admiration.

She was thinking about selling brown sugar last night but she didn't know if she could sell it. She was a little worried and tossed and turned before she fell asleep in the middle of the night.

After Jiang Zhiluo dragged Old Madam Cui away for a long distance, Old Madam Cui finally came to her senses and asked in a low, excited voice, "Zhiluo, did you really sell all of them so quickly?"

Who would have thought that beets could be used to make brown sugar?

I actually make money from this.

Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Mom, when I was cutting the brown sugar this morning, I counted them. There were forty-one pieces in total, so I sold them for eighty-two coins."

This was her first pot of gold since she came to ancient times, and Jiang Zhiluo was very happy.

"Eighty-two coins!"

Mrs. Cui opened her mouth wide.

If it's eighty wen a day, that's about two and a half taels of silver a month.

This is simply unbearable to think about.

She held her purse carefully, was a little hesitant to walk with big steps, and looked around carefully.

Madam Cui handed the purse to Jiang Zhiluo and said, "Zhiluo, you should hold it. I always feel uneasy holding it."

This was the money Zhiluo earned, and she was afraid of losing it.

Jiang Zhiluo didn't act pretentiously. She was worried about carrying it with so many people coming and going in the town. She thought it would be safe if she put it in the space. "Okay, I'll take it first, Mom. We'll count it carefully when we get home."