Qiao Lian'er said, "We'll fry them into potato chunks and sell them. Two liang (a unit of weight) is five wen (another unit of currency), and one jin (a unit of weight) is ten liang (another unit of currency), which is twenty-five wen."
In the ancient era corresponding to the world she came from, one jin was sixteen liang, but in the Great Swamp Kingdom, one jin was ten liang, which made the conversion convenient.
"Vegetarian dishes, twenty-five coins a pound," Boss Cai pondered.
It's almost twice as expensive as meat.
Then Qiao Lian'er gave another analysis, explaining that the accommodation and travel costs for foreign businessmen were all charged to her, and that's why it was so expensive when added up layer by layer.
Mr. Cai quickly realized that if someone can make money, does it matter how much money they spent to buy it?
"No bargaining? Can you lower the price a bit?"
Qiao Lian'er shook her head: "If we buy more, the total price will be lower."
"How long can it be stored?" Mr. Cai thought of this crucial question.
"A month should be no problem."
Boss Cai quickly made a decision: "Then give me three hundred catties."
"Alright, two hundred catties is exactly seven and a half taels of silver. Since it's not convenient to round it down, then I'll give Boss Cai an extra ten catties."
Qiao Lian'er beamed with joy; this was a much faster way to make money.
Moreover, dealing directly with the boss is much more convenient than going through the shopkeeper. If Shopkeeper Hu doesn't want many peanuts, he might have to go to the boss to report.
"Boss Cai, we also have this kind of corn. It smells really good when stir-fried. Would you like to buy some?" Qiao Lian'er picked up a peeled corn cob. Stir-fried glutinous corn is also a delicious dish. Moreover, the corn she grows in her space weighs more than half a pound each, with plump kernels and many different colors, making it look beautiful when stir-fried.
Mr. Cai, who hadn't seen potatoes before, became interested in the ingredients and said, "You stir-fry them and I'll try them."
Da Cheng picked up an ear of corn and started shelling the kernels, quickly filling a plate.
Heat the oil, add the seasonings, pour in the corn kernels, add salt when it's almost cooked, then remove from the heat and plate.
Qiao Lian'er handed the spoon to Boss Cai.
"Mr. Cai, corn tastes better when you scoop it out with a spoon."
Mr. Cai scooped up a spoonful; the glutinous and chewy texture made him nod repeatedly, "It's delicious."
"What is this price?"
"We sell them individually, either boiled or roasted. Each one costs five coins and weighs about half a pound. How about we calculate it as ten coins per pound?"
It's reasonable that corn is cheaper than potatoes, because corn has a large cob that takes up a lot of weight, and with the husk, it takes up at least half of the weight.
But Mr. Cai did the math in his head: one potato was enough for one plate, which cost twelve coins to serve, and two ears of corn were enough for one plate, which cost ten coins. So the profit was about the same.
How long can this be kept?
"In terms of freshness, corn can be stored for five days."
"Okay, then let's have 100 jin."
Mr. Cai noticed there were other ingredients available, but he had already bought two. If those two sold well, he would consider buying others.
One hundred catties of corn is exactly one tael, plus the money earned from selling potatoes, totaling eight and a half taels, plus the money from selling peanuts, which adds up to eleven taels.
Boss Cai took out a ten-tael silver note and a one-tael silver ingot.
This was the first time Qiao Lian'er had ever touched an ancient silver note. This was a small denomination note; there were even smaller ones, such as five taels.
The bank where I withdrew the money was located on the main street; it was a long-established business.
"This is making money too fast!" The Qiao family members were all incredibly excited. They didn't even know how much they had made in just one day.
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