Chapter 268 Economic Aspects
A few days ago, Shen Yueyao just came back from her mother's house, and everyone asked when she would make popsicles.
She worked for three days, taking care of things at home, and then she made popsicles. During these days, she made a lot of popsicles every day, but they were still not enough to sell.
The main reason is that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, especially at noon. When exposed to the sun, everyone sweats and feels hot and a little weak. Eating a popsicle makes everyone feel refreshed and comfortable all over, and they feel energized.
Although Shen Yueyao hopes that the popsicles will sell well, she will also tell everyone not to eat too many popsicles at one time. Just one is enough, and don't get an upset stomach if you eat too much.
Children, in particular, should not eat too many popsicles.
Everyone in the village believed in Shen Yueyao's words and listened to her.
Everyone expressed their gratitude to Shen Yueyao.
It is said that most people do business to make money, but Shen Yueyao also considers everyone's health.
Now if anyone in the village has a headache or fever, there is no need to worry. Shen Yueyao has told everyone the prescriptions. Those medicines are common. Even if you don’t go to the town to get medicine, you can go to the mountains to dig some herbs and boil them into medicine.
Then there are the preventive methods that Shen Yueyao also mentioned.
We also know how to prevent it on a daily basis.
Yang Yanran, Wen Moshu, and Wen Shuran greeted Shen Yueyao's family.
They sat down on the stone bench and felt relaxed and comfortable.
Yang Yanran hasn't been so relaxed for a long time.
Just looking at the things Shen Yueyao put over, they were all surprised.
"Popsicles, melon!"
They had never heard of or seen these two things.
Wen Moshu said, "This is fruit. I haven't seen anything like this in summer. As for melons, I've only heard of cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, and other melons."
Yang Yanran said: “Since it was brought out by Sister Shen, it must be delicious. Melon, is it sweet?”
Shen Yueyao smiled mysteriously and said, "I won't tell you. Just take it and eat it yourself to know how it tastes."
"But if you don't eat the popsicle, it will melt easily."
Yang Yanran said, "We felt hot even when walking on the road, so we decided to eat popsicles to cool down. I didn't expect there would be ice in the summer. It felt cool just holding it in my hands, let alone eating it."
Yang Yanran opened her mouth and took a bite, and was shocked. "This, this is not ice. It has a sweet, refreshing sweetness. It's so delicious."
Yang Yanran thought that popsicles were made of ice and might not have much taste even if they were good for relieving the heat.
Who would have thought it could be so delicious.
The sweetness is just right, different from the normal sweetness.
"What's this taste like? I can't taste it at all."
Wen Moshu was also taken aback as he ate a popsicle. "This one has a milky aroma, but no fishy smell at all."
Shen Yueyao explained with a smile: "Yes, some of them are added with milk and some with juice, so they taste different."
"Everyone in our village likes to eat popsicles. They are not expensive and easy to make."
In fact, it would be easier to make if there were refrigerators in this era.
Yang Yanran stood up excitedly, looking intoxicated as she ate.
“Sister Shen, I don’t submit to anyone now, I only submit to you. Anything can become delicious in your hands.”
"You can even make ice in the summer. This thing will definitely cause a sensation in the capital, let alone here."
"It's such a hot day, even if you make more than a thousand popsicles, there won't be enough to sell."
Yang Yanran travels far and wide to get good things to sell. She has a certain understanding of the market and can tell what is a good thing.
In her opinion, this popsicle is definitely a good thing.
Even though she was used to eating all kinds of things, she had never seen popsicles before and she praised them highly after eating them.
Wen Moshu was also amazed in his heart.
He sighed that there are indeed extremely talented people in this world who have a talent for food.
Even if he read all kinds of books, he still couldn't make something like this.
After eating one, Yang Yanran still felt unsatisfied.
But Shen Yueyao just said that you can't eat too much.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, “I originally thought I could take them to town or somewhere else to sell, but the popsicles I made were all sold out in the past few days without leaving the village.”
Yang Yanran nodded and said, "Yes, even the villagers would buy something this delicious."
"But it's because everyone in your village is well-off and willing to buy things like this."
As she came here, she found that the area around Liuhe Village was different from other villages. There was not much difference between the villages, but the spirit was different.
The smiles on the faces of adults and children on the street are very pure.
Also, the children all looked strong and healthy, and it was obvious that they could eat their fill.
On weekdays, she and Wen Moshu would often mention Shen Yueyao. They also knew that the workshop Shen Yueyao opened in Liuhe Village helped many villagers. They also knew that she paid high wages and bonuses, and had two days off for every five days of work.
Such work schedule arrangement, as well as salary and bonus arrangements are considered very generous.
But perhaps because of this, everyone works very seriously in the workshop.
When the caravan members came to pick up the lipstick goods, they all said that they looked at the workshop door and observed that every worker was very serious.
The person who handed over the goods to him was also very nice. He had a smile on his face and verified the cargo list bit by bit.
There is no laziness.
Yang Yanran felt that she could learn a lot just by listening.
So she and Wen Moshu discussed it and thought about giving the people in their caravan a holiday on time and arranging work shifts for the store clerks, so that they would work five days and have two days off.
They are also preparing to study and implement it.
Wen Shuran ate the popsicle and a smile appeared on his face.
Yang Yanran ate the popsicle, still feeling unsatisfied, and said, "Sister Shen, your popsicle is delicious. Have you ever thought about opening a workshop or something? If you open a workshop, I will buy from you and sell it outside."
When Shen Yueyao heard Yang Yanran suggest that she open a workshop, she couldn't help but think of those foreign businessmen who always wanted her to expand the scale of her lipstick workshop.
She shook her head with a hint of laughter and explained, "Making popsicles is easy, and opening a workshop is also simple. All you have to do is have a team of craftsmen build the workshop and hire people to do the work. And hiring people here is also very quick."
It is true that she can hire people very quickly. Even now, many people are asking through several levels of connections to see if she is still recruiting people.
Shen Yueyao would also be happy if more workshops could be built to help more villagers.
But she also has to look at the actual situation.
She must ensure that the products produced in the workshop she built can be sold without any problems, and that these products can continue to sell well and the workshop can be profitable. This will also maintain sustainable development and the people in the workshop can continue to work in it.
You can't open a workshop, hire people to work for a short time, and then close the workshop.
The employees in the workshop would not be able to accept the gap.
Therefore, every time she opened a workshop or wanted to expand the scale of a workshop, Shen Yueyao always had to think carefully and consider many situations clearly.
There is no doubt that there will be no problem in doing popsicle business.
But popsicles, unlike chili con carne, have a storage and shelf life issue.
"Sister Yang, I'm worried that these popsicles will melt. It's best to sell them early after they're made. After an hour or two, they'll melt and become useless."
"This popsicle cannot be stored, so we can't make and sell it freely. So we can only make a small number of them to ensure that they can be sold out quickly. If we make too much and can't sell it, it will melt and be wasted."
"To be honest, when I open a workshop to sell something, I usually set up a stall in advance to test the market. Only when I see that the product is popular and there are a lot of buyers and good market feedback, will I open a workshop to sell it."
"I won't open a workshop rashly..."
"It's popsicles. I also made some at the beginning and asked my family to go out and sell them to see the market feedback. I wanted to see if there were many buyers and if everyone liked them. I had to think carefully about all these things..."
"Also, with anything, more isn't always better. Sometimes, the rarer something is, the more people buy it. If something becomes ubiquitous, people won't find it rare anymore, and maybe fewer people will buy it..."
Shen Yueyao told Yang Yanran some of her thoughts.
Both Yang Yanran and Wen Moshu were shocked when they heard this.
After hearing these words, they all thought more and benefited a lot.
Wen Moshu said seriously: "Sister Chen, listening to your words is better than reading a lot of books."
Chen Yueyao waved her hands and said, "Brother Wen is praising me. It's nothing. It's just that sometimes some people don't consider the feelings of ordinary people when doing business. In fact, the more ordinary people there are, the larger the consumer group..."
"Even though the villagers didn't have enough to eat at first, once they were hired and paid, they'd have money in their hands and would be willing to spend. With their increased spending power, things would sell faster, and copper coins and silver would circulate more quickly in the market..."
Shen Yueyao shared some of her economic insights with Yang Yanran and Wen Moshu.
Both of them admired in their hearts, thinking that even though they had read so many books, they were not as knowledgeable as Sister Shen.
That is indeed the case.
Yang Yanran said sincerely: "Sister Shen, I really like to listen to you talk. I feel like I can learn a lot from listening to you talk."
Shen Yueyao shook her head and said, "No, we are communicating. Sister Yang has traveled a lot and has seen more than me. I can learn a lot from communicating with Sister Yang. Everyone is good at different things, so we can learn together..."
In this way, everyone was talking and laughing happily.
Yang Yanran and Wen Moshu were even more amazed after eating the melon.
They didn't expect there would be such sweet fruits to eat in summer.
“Sister Shen, I ate your melon, and it was a bit of an unwelcome request.”
"Sister Yang, why are you being so polite to me? Just say whatever you want to say." Shen Yueyao liked Yang Yanran's cheerful personality very much and felt comfortable talking to her.
Besides, Brother Wen is a very nice person.
The reason why her lipstick business first opened up the market was because they helped her to open up the market, so she didn't have to worry about the sales of the lipstick in the workshop.
Shen Yueyao is never stingy with friends she truly recognizes.
Yang Yanran said very embarrassedly: "Well, Sister Shen, I'll be frank. I think this melon is so delicious. I was wondering if the melon seeds can be used to grow melons. I don't know if they can be grown."
"The Wen family has a farm with dozens of acres of land. I want to use it to grow melons. Don't worry, sister, I won't take advantage of you. The melons will be divided into 50-50 shares according to your investment. What do you think, sister Shen?"
Yang Yanran is a straightforward person. She will say whatever she thinks directly.
Shen Yueyao was stunned, she was stunned.
To be honest, after hearing these words, Shen Yueyao was also very moved. She smiled and said, "Sister Yang, you are at a disadvantage if you say that."
She only provides the seeds and doesn't have to worry about anything else, and she gets half of the profits. It's like giving away money for free.
How could Shen Yueyao take advantage of such a thing?
"Hey, this is a good thing. There's no such thing as a loss."
In fact, the reason why Yang Yanran said this was actually because she wanted to express her gratitude to Shen Yueyao in various ways.
Mainly, I am grateful to Shen Yueyao for curing Wen Moshu.
Then, Shen Yueyao cooperated with her in the lipstick business. She bought the goods and sold them. She made a lot of money just from the lipstick business.
To their family, Shen Yueyao is their savior.
Shen Yueyao shook her head and said, "Sister Yang, there's no need for that. If you can grow melons, more people will be able to eat this fruit, and I'd be happy to see that happen."
"Sister Yang, just take the seeds and plant them. However, they need to be planted in the spring. They can't be planted now. You need to pay attention to some details when planting..."
Shen Yueyao told Yang Yanran some details that needed to be paid attention to when growing melons.
Although Shen Yueyao did not want any report, Yang Yanran and Wen Moshu looked at each other and made up their minds that when the melon harvest comes, Shen Yueyao must be given a share of the melon profits according to her share of the shares.
Shen Yueyao knew so many fruits, and she couldn't grow all of them. She was very happy that someone was willing to trust her and grow them.
Shen Yueyao said: "When the time comes, I may need to ask Sister Yang for some melon seeds so that I can distribute some to the villagers, so that the nearby villagers can also grow melons."
Shen Yueyao planted some melons in the space so that she could eat them all year round.
But the space for fields is limited, so only a certain amount of things can be grown.
She also planned to plant some melons in the field in the spring. When the melons were ripe in the summer, if the nearby villagers wanted to plant some, she would not have enough melon seeds.
So I made it clear to Yang Yanran in advance.
Yang Yanran naturally agreed readily.
However, it is still too early to plant melons now. We have to wait until spring to plant melons.
While talking, Shen Yueyao looked at Wen Moshu's expression and said, "Brother Wen, let me check your pulse."
Yang Yanran said: "Thank you very much, Sister Shen. I didn't even have the nerve to mention this to you just now."
Shen Yueyao said: "What's there to be embarrassed about? I'll help take your pulse, and you can feel more at ease."
"That's the truth."
Wen Moshu stretched out his hand and Shen Yueyao took his pulse.
Yang Yanran looked at Shen Yueyao nervously, observing the expression on her face.
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