Su Qingluan came to "Su Ji". Although it was on the same street as the shop originally rented from the Xie Mansion, its location was a little further away than the shop in the Xie Mansion.
However, for Su Qingluan, being slightly off also has many benefits.
The most obvious advantage is that the price is much lower. Because it is located at the end of a street, and the fork road is a quiet and narrow road, not very busy, the yard behind it is larger than the shop in Xie Mansion. However, if you buy it in full, the price is still fifty taels of silver cheaper.
In addition, because the backyard of her shop is next to a fork in the road and there are no houses nearby, she does not have to worry about disturbing others when processing fruit jam inside. When she first took a fancy to the shop here, it was largely because of the yard at the back.
As for the relatively remote location of the door curtain, Su Qingluan didn't have to worry about it at all. Fundamentally, the main job of her "Su Ji" headquarters wasn't to "sell goods" but to "provide a source of goods." Every time the three branches came to pick up goods, Su Qingluan's only concern was whether she could deliver the goods to the store owners at the agreed time.
The two large characters on the plaque "Su Ji" were written by Mu Xingzhi—after all, among all the people Su Qingluan knew, he was the best calligrapher. At the time, Su Qingluan half-jokingly said, "If you really become successful in the future, this plaque itself will be enough to be the living signboard of my shop. You must write well!"
Entering the shop, one is greeted by neatly arranged wooden shelves, exuding an ancient atmosphere. Displayed on the shelves are a dazzling array of bottles and jars—of course, all of them are empty.
Some of these jars are the outer packaging of various series of jams that have been produced in the past, some are design samples of new series of packaging that have not yet been released, or some are containers from other companies that Su Qingluan finds interesting.
However, there's one thing: the packaging for the new jams from the current season isn't visible here. Even the branches that come to pick up the goods don't get to know what the packaging looks like until they've received them.
However, in order to allow each branch to better introduce the features of new products to customers, Su Qingluan reserves one to two sets of "samples" in each store, allowing people with sensitive palates and eloquent tongues to taste the wonders of various fruit jams before "promoting" the new products - so in a sense, although the fruit jam itself is popular, it is also related to the sales level of each store.
There are two people responsible for cleaning these shelves. Su Qingluan's requirement is to wipe every shelf and every container at least once a day in the morning, noon and evening.
This wasn't Su Qingluan deliberately trying to harass people; it was simply that these containers, in pursuit of "exquisiteness," were essentially all meticulously carved and hollowed out. While such things looked beautiful, the details were prone to harboring dirt and filth.
Even though this place is a bit remote, it is still on the street. There is no concrete road these days, and the outside is just a loess road, so you can imagine that the dust is extremely serious.
How could there be dust on the outside of the container for making jam? However, without the help of a vacuum cleaner or humidifier, Su Qingluan could only use the most stupid method - wipe it more.
Fortunately, the people working here are used to working in the fields. Su Qingluan assigned two people to wipe the shelves, and also asked someone to calculate that it would take about half an hour to wipe one side of the shelf. The daily workload is about two hours.
Considering that this work requires climbing up and down, which is quite tiring in itself, Su Qingluan does not intend to turn this work into a "full-load" task directly, so the overall workload will not be too heavy.
In such a big shop, apart from these two people, there is only one clerk who does accounting and one clerk who is responsible for cleaning the warehouse on the second floor. There is no one else.
Completely different from the "depressed" appearance in front, most of the staff were busy in the back yard.
Some put the jam in the pot and boil it, some add spices and salt in batches, and some are responsible for stirring it constantly...
In short, I felt like I was sweating profusely because "labor is the most glorious."
Today, Su Qingluan was not feeling well because of her period. Besides, the "sanitary pants" she was wearing were made for Liu Yunniang after all, and the size was perfect for her body shape. However, Su Qingluan was a little shorter than her, and the width of her hips was also a little different.
There were no elastic bands or stretch fabrics in that era, so the only way to adjust the position was to use the straps on the menstrual belt, so the overall effect was not very fitting.
It was also for this reason that Su Qingluan did not dare to walk too casually, for fear of causing embarrassment by leaking something from the side.
As Su Qingluan's friend, Liu Yunniang naturally noticed something was wrong with her movements. She put down the sieve she was using to sift the spices, dusted off the spice foam on her hands, and pulled Su Qingluan aside. "Qingluan, what's wrong with you today? You're walking so unsteadily. That's not like you at all."
Su Qingluan pulled Liu Yunniang to a more remote place, and in the face of her expression that asked "Why are you so mysterious?", she told her in her ear about her sudden menstrual period yesterday.
"So..." Su Qingluan was a little embarrassed, "This time's 'new product' is here with me."
Liu Yunniang was stunned at first, then she smiled quietly and said, "This is good news. It means you are a grown-up girl now and can be married to someone else!"
"Yuniang, you are also a little girl, why do you speak in the same tone as my mother?" Su Qingluan couldn't help but teasing.
"What do you mean, you silly girl?" Liu Yunniang pretended to pinch Su Qingluan's waist, but Su Qingluan dodged it.
Seeing her exaggerated movements, Liu Yunniang quickly pulled her back: "Oh my dear, your body is not feeling well. How can you do that backward movement? Don't hurt your waist!"
"Oh, it's okay. I just hid for a while." Su Qingluan waved her hand nonchalantly. "I know you're worried about me, but it's okay."
"Just sit there and bask in the sun!" Liu Yunniang said, pulling a chair over to a sunny spot in the yard where it wouldn't interfere with everyone's work. "Let us handle anything, and you can rest well these few days!"
As they were talking, someone told Liu Yunniang to go over, so she turned around and went back to work.
Su Qingluan sat down after hearing what Liu Yunniang said, but although her body was sitting on the chair, her mind was not idle. Instead, she was thinking about the new series of the new season. In addition, it was said that many people missed the "Four Seasons" series that was first launched. Su Qingluan thought that the Dragon Boat Festival was coming soon, and she could take this opportunity to return for a limited time.
While wondering whether the "Four Seasons Series" would return as a whole set or just one item, and whether it would return together with new products or be planned for a separate time period, Su Qingluan was suddenly attracted by the figures in two corners.
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