Chapter 549 Weaving Workshop

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it. This mosquito repellent herbal bag is really a good thing. I get bitten by mosquitoes every year, and my arms are scratched every year. Since I used the mosquito repellent herbal bag you gave me, my life feels much better. But this stuff is never enough to buy, so you have to leave me more this time."

"Don't worry, I'll keep it for you."

While chatting and laughing, Zhuang Yutian deftly tore the cloth, calculated the silver, tied it up, and gave it to the man.

The man paid the money, said a few words, and left the shop.

Zhuang Yutian hurried to greet the next person who came to see the cloth.

Meng was also busy like him.

Zhuang Qingning watched from the side and smiled.

Zhuang Yutian and Meng were indeed good businessmen. When the cloth came into their hands, they thought their business would be good. They never expected it to be so good.

"Ning girl, you're here?" Mrs. Meng looked up and saw Zhuang Qingning standing outside the door. She quickly asked the waiter to greet the customers in her shop, and then she walked out quickly, invited Zhuang Qingning in, led her to the backyard, and hurriedly brought her a cup of hot tea, "Come in quickly. Although it's spring, it's still very cold outside. Don't catch a cold."

"Since business in your shop is good, I thought I'd go in later." Zhuang Qingning followed him into the shop and took a closer look at the remaining stock on the shelf. He immediately smiled and said, "It seems that half of the fabric has been sold out."

"This business is good, isn't it because of you? It's all thanks to you." Meng's tone was full of excitement when she spoke, "These days, everyone knows that I have cheap fabrics to sell here, and they all come here in a hurry. There are really a lot of people."

"Your uncle Yutian has been asking around these days and has already picked out a company's goods. Although the price is 10% higher because it is not directly purchased from the south and has been traded, basically, it means he makes a little less money. Once we have found a good deal, we can take a look at other goods when we have time."

It can be said that this difficult time has basically passed.

"My shop has solved the dilemma. I'm afraid that manager Cao of Cao's shop must be so angry that he's stamping his feet." Zhuang Qingning smiled slyly.

Hearing Zhuang Qingning mention this, Meng's originally smiling face turned into a flower. "Look at that look, I'm afraid it's not just stamping your feet."

"I heard from your uncle Yutian last night that Cao Jiande was furious and kept gossiping outside, saying that we were selling cloth that had been in stock for several years and that we were doing such a shady business and were not afraid of being struck by lightning. He also said that anyone who bought this kind of cloth would be blind."

"But he said that no matter what he said, this person still came to our shop. Business was not affected at all. On the contrary, it increased a little. Because some people didn't know that we had such cheap cloth, but after he said that, many people knew about it."

"Some people don't like him. They just say that the cloth here is not inventory cloth sold as new cloth. The price is clearly marked and there is no disguise. It is real value for money and we are doing an upright business..."

When Zhuang Qingning heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

This Cao Jiande is really not a smart person.

Bringing this up will cause some people to misunderstand at first, but the misunderstanding will not last long, and those who bought the cloth will instead say something back at him.

Not only did he say that the cloths were not good, he also said that those who bought the cloths were blind. Most people would be so angry that they would not only scold him, but would also never step into Cao's Cloth Shop again.

"Cao Jiande is thinking of cutting off the supply of goods from this cloth shop. Since the business here is bad, his business will be better. I have also seen that there are a lot of goods stored in his shop. I guess he is also thinking of taking advantage of the bad business here to make a big sale."

Mrs. Meng continued, "Now, all the people who originally wanted to buy these cloths have come to us to buy cheap cloths. I'm afraid that the cloths he had can only be stockpiled and sold at a low price in the future."

"Well, if it can't be sold, it can only be sold at a low price. This is a common thing."

Zhuang Qingning nodded, "But if that's the case, Cao Jiande will sell the goods at a low price, and I'm afraid he will attract a wave of people. If they go anywhere, even if we don't have a steady supply of goods in our shop, our business will be affected."

"If Cao Jiande finds out that the goods you buy here are 10% more expensive than theirs, and he lowers the price to 5% lower than here, he won't lose money, but if we want to sell the goods here, we will probably have to sell them at a loss."

The smile on Meng's face suddenly disappeared. After thinking for a while, she sighed, "Yes, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do business at that time. I can only find cheaper goods to continue this business."

"It's just that the market price of this product has always been like this. It's very difficult to find a cheaper one. If it really doesn't work, I can only ask your Uncle Yutian to go and try his luck..."

"Auntie." Zhuang Qingning interrupted Meng, "What if Cao Ji finds cheaper material?"

"This..." Meng was speechless for a moment.

There are only so many places in the country that produce cloth, and the prices are all about the same. Add to that the costs of escorting the goods and other miscellaneous expenses, and there is really no such thing as extremely cheap goods.

If Cao Jiande really wanted to squeeze them out by offering low prices, their shop would be unable to compete with him.

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Even if they had to sell at a loss, their wealth was no match for Cao Jiande's, and they could not afford to pay the compensation.

Seeing the light in Meng's eyes dimming, Zhuang Qingning knew that she was also unsure, so he said, "Aunt, have you ever thought about spinning and weaving by yourself and opening a weaving workshop? We have a lot of cotton here, and we can buy low-priced cotton and get cloth by paying some wages. The price is much better than buying cloth from the south."

"In this way, if the cloth is sold well, we can make more money. If something happens, we won't be afraid of any one person like Cao Jiande."

When Mrs. Meng heard Zhuang Qingning say this, she immediately laughed, "Ning girl, since you are not in the cloth business, you probably don't know that the cloth here is rough when it is woven, and secondly, the spinning and weaving machines and craftsmanship are not as good as those in the two lakes and Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. The same cotton can only make 70% of the cloth there."

"If I spin and weave my own yarn, it won't be cheaper than buying it. It may even be more expensive, which is not cost-effective."

"What if I have a spinning machine with high spinning output and a loom that can weave better cloth?" Zhuang Qingning smiled with narrowed eyes.

Author's diary: 　　July 13, 2021 AD, sunny.

The sun is so bright today. I came back from outside, all sweaty. I felt like I was going to get a heat stroke. When I thought about how few people voted for me recently, and how little interaction there was...

I silently pulled the quilt and felt less cold o(╥﹏╥)o 　　 　 (End of this chapter)