Upon hearing this, the person who had made a reservation looked back and, lo and behold, a long queue had formed behind them in the time it took to catch their breath.

Xu Han then spoke up at the opportune moment, saying, "Our sweet potato wine is limited to a maximum of 200 jin per person, and will be delivered before the New Year."

Unlimited quantities will have to wait until after the New Year, but I don't know the exact time. As soon as it's brewed, I'll definitely deliver it to everyone as soon as possible.

Upon hearing this, the people behind him became even more anxious. The man no longer hesitated, gritted his teeth, and ordered 5 jin (2.5 catties) at once.

Xu Han didn't mind the small amount, after all, not everyone is as wealthy as Master Yang's family. Five catties of sweet potato wine cost 1,520 coins, which would be enough for an ordinary family to spend for a year.

After receiving the deposit, I handed the stamped receipt to the customer and said, "Just bring this receipt when you come to pick up the wine next time. Keep it safe and don't lose it."

If you don't have a receipt, you can't pick up the wine, and even if you have a deposit, it's non-refundable.

Of course, if you bring the receipt for a refund, we'll process it immediately.

Xu Han had prepared this reservation form in advance, in duplicate, each with a serial number and a stamp, so it couldn't be faked.

The next time they come to pick up the wine, the tavern will also take it back for record-keeping to facilitate month-end accounting.

Lu Chuan, who was standing to the side, glanced at the long queue behind him and took a chair to sit down and help with the registration.

Xu Han glanced at him, smiled slightly, and continued with her work.

Lu Chuan's fierce appearance, stemming from his background as a hunter, made him seem unapproachable.

Although his aura has weakened considerably in recent years due to having children, people are still afraid of him.

In addition, he doesn't talk much in front of outsiders and mostly stays quietly to listen, which makes people even more hesitant to approach him.

He himself doesn't really like doing these things, so Xu Han usually handles the dealings with people. But Lu Chuan knows this isn't good, so he takes the initiative to communicate whenever there's a problem.

As soon as Lu Chuan sat down, the people in line immediately quieted down. When it was Lu Chuan's turn to register, they didn't dare to ask any questions.

Fortunately, Lu Chuan still had professional ethics. He reminded her again as Xu Han had said, and only after confirming did he open the order and collect the deposit.

After about half an hour of this, the number of people in the shop gradually decreased.

At this time, those who had placed orders also drove their horse-drawn carriages to pick up their goods.

Everyone was busy shipping goods again.

In the morning, not many canned fruits and fruit wines were sold, but there were quite a few orders for sweet potato wine. Xu Han roughly calculated that all of them added up to about two thousand catties.

Of course, this includes the 200 jin ordered by the county magistrate, and the 100 jin that Master Yang added, plus the previous 100 jin, which also makes 200 jin.

In addition, some people placed orders sporadically, and a few large families also placed orders.

These wealthy families are indeed the main contributors to the sales of sweet potato wine. If it weren't for their support, the total sales of all the scattered sales wouldn't even reach 300 jin.

Because the county magistrate himself came when the business opened in the morning, many wealthy families and officials who had heard the news also took the time to come and take a look.

Therefore, in the afternoon, a number of prominent figures from the county town came to the store sporadically.

After tasting the products in the shop, they were all won over by the canned fruit and sweet potato wine, and placed orders one after another.

We also sold a lot of fruit wine, but even less canned fruit, as we didn't have time to make any this year. As a result, we sold half of our canned fruit on the opening day.

Seeing that the canned fruit in the shop was running low, Xu Han worried that it wouldn't last until the New Year, or that some wealthy families might not have been able to buy any and cause trouble. In the end, Xu Han simply started limiting the purchases.

After receiving the instructions, Li Wen looked at his wife with concern and said, "Madam, isn't this inappropriate?"

"It's alright, a limited quantity is fine. Otherwise, it wouldn't be right if all the canned fruit in our store sold out in just two days!"

Rather than getting into trouble later, let's proactively spread the word that our canned fruit has been selling like hotcakes since it hit the shelves and is almost sold out.

To allow more people to taste the flavor of canned fruit, we limit our daily sales to 30 jin (15 catties).

This way, they can sell for about twenty more days. Once people who like canned fruit hear the news, they will definitely send people to line up and buy them.

Some people can't buy it, so they keep thinking about it.

This will also help promote the reputation of our canned fruit, and it will definitely sell even better next year.

After listening, Li Wen couldn't help but sigh, "Madam is so clever. This way, those people who want to eat it but can't get it will keep thinking about it. Over time, everyone will know that our canned fruit is hard to buy, and if they want to eat it, they have to come early to queue up."

"Yes, that makes sense, but more importantly, it paves the way for us next year."

After saying that, Xu Han looked at the sky outside and said, "It's getting late, let's calculate today's sweet potato wine orders together."

"We won't be restocking the canned fruit once it's sold out. Make it the way I told you tomorrow."

Li Wen received the order and immediately began to carry it out. In the meantime, someone came to order sweet potato wine, but not much, so the shop staff just had to register it.

Xu Han, Lu Chuan, and Li Wen went straight into the backyard and began to calculate the number of sweet potato wines they would order for the day.

"I weigh 1864 jin (988 catties)."

"I weigh 2043 jin (1043 catties)."

"I weigh a little less, 1560 jin."

The three of them read out the numbers they had calculated, which added up to a total of 5467 jin.

Xu Han looked at the calculated total and smiled, her eyes crinkling. "Hahaha, this result is really unexpected! I didn't expect that we would order so many sweet potato wine on our first day of business. We're amazing!"

"We really have to thank the magistrate. If it weren't for his personal visit, we probably wouldn't have been able to order even half of this."

Xu Han slapped the table. "Yes, yes, we should thank him properly. Most of the people who came this afternoon came because of the county magistrate."

However, most of the people who were supposed to come have already arrived, so there shouldn't be as many people tomorrow. Even if there are, they'll probably all be small orders; it's rare to see someone ordering 200 jin (100 catties) at once.

Li Wen nodded thoughtfully, "Madam is right."

However, our sweet potato wine isn't expensive. Families with a little money are willing to buy a pound or two to try during the Lunar New Year.

I reckon that once our sweet potato wine becomes more famous, we'll definitely be able to sell more—at least 1,000 jin (500 catties).