Once the Yang family had finished making the wooden boxes for the fruit, Xiao Yunying lined the inside of the boxes with a layer of fine white cotton cloth to prevent the fruit from being damaged during transportation.
The wooden box she ordered was big enough to hold two or three melons, and could hold eight strawberries when laid flat.
Chen Yuancheng would send a horse-drawn carriage to transport fruit every two days. On the first trip, he had the driver inform Xiao Yunying of the price he had set.
Each melon costs fifteen taels of silver, each strawberry costs ten taels of silver, and a box of eight costs eight taels of silver.
Xiao Yunying had expected it to be expensive, but she didn't expect it to be this expensive.
After hearing what Chen Yuancheng had the driver relay, they understood that he was trying to create a scarcity effect.
Xiao Yunying followed Chen Yuancheng's suggestion and prepared the amount of fruit he requested.
I always prepare extra fruit to replace any that get accidentally damaged.
Since she has chosen to pursue a high-end product strategy, the quality of her products must be up to par.
Xiao Yunying confidently left the rest to Chen Yuancheng.
Of course, she didn't forget the share for Chen Yuancheng and his siblings, as well as the elders of the Chen family; she couldn't let Chen Yuancheng help her sell fruit for nothing.
As for the strawberries and melons grown in the greenhouse, Xiao Yunying told the children and her family to eat as much as they wanted, and even sent some to the Yang family to try.
The strawberries and melons grown in the greenhouse are very flavorful. Apart from not being as big or as good as those in the supermarket, there are no other problems.
On the first day of the new year, Xiao Yunying took the children to Yunshan Academy in the city and personally escorted them into the academy. A feeling she couldn't quite describe welled up in her heart.
It felt like a mix of relief and reluctance.
She didn't understand why she felt gratified, or why she felt reluctant to part with it.
It's perfectly normal for Mingming to come to the city to study; it's not far from home, and he can come back every day.
Xiao Yunying thought for a long time but still couldn't describe the feeling, so she simply stopped thinking about it and took Luo Xin to Jinxiu Pavilion with the embroidery that Duan Yingying had made.
He gave the strawberries and melons he brought to Cheng Yue, and casually mentioned that he wanted to consign his embroidery to her.
Xiao Yunying said, "I won't take up your space for nothing. How about we split the profits 50/50 after deducting costs?"
Cheng Yue looked with interest at the handkerchief and purse she had brought, and upon hearing this, put them down and said:
"What are you talking about? How much space do these things take up? Just clear a little space and that's enough. Besides, these fruits you brought weren't cheap, so why should I share your profits?"
Xiao Yunying waved her hand dismissively and said, "Homegrown things aren't worth much. If you like them, I'll send you more. One thing at a time. Since I'm consigning things to your shop, I should pay you."
Cheng Yue picked up a melon and smelled it: "Don't try to fool me. It's been circulating in the city for the past two days that the Chen family is selling two kinds of fruits grown from seeds purchased from overseas. They are sweet and delicious, but quite expensive."
I don't even need to think twice; I know it was something you grew.
I'd heard that strawberries are a fruit that's two parts sour and eight parts sweet, with thick, soft, and seedless flesh. Now that I've seen them with my own eyes, I can see that they're bright red and beautiful, and they look so appetizing.
This melon is crisp, sweet, and juicy. You can smell its sweet aroma even before you cut it open. You can tell how delicious it is without even tasting it. How could it be worthless as Xiao Yunying said?
Xiao Yunying was slightly surprised that the news about the fruit had already spread, and said, "It spread so quickly?"
She only sold it twice.
Cheng Yue played with the melon: "You don't understand the thoughts of those wealthy families, especially some young masters and ladies. They want the whole Yi Kingdom to know if they get something good."
If something is rare and hard to find, no matter what others are talking about, they can always steer the conversation back to that thing within a few sentences.
On the surface, they praise how good and difficult it is to buy something, but in reality, it's a way to flaunt their status and wealth.
Xiao Yunying understood; it was just pure showing off.
"It would be even better if word got out, so that more people would know, and maybe my fruit could even go up in price."
Cheng Yue put the melons back into the cloth bag: "There are seven or eight melons in this bag, and a big box of strawberries. According to the prices outside, it should cost nearly two hundred taels."
I accepted it without being polite, so don't bring up the matter of splitting the profits with me. Otherwise, take your fruit back, and let's keep our distance from now on.
Xiao Yunying often brought over some food she made herself and fruits and vegetables she grew. They sounded like insignificant food, but if she sold them, they could fetch a lot of money.
I befriended her not for these things or money.
Jinxiu Pavilion now earns enough for her to live on her own. She doesn't covet material possessions; what she values is her friend Xiao Yunying.
She had seen the embroidery Xiao Yunying brought this time; it was made with medium to high-quality silk thread and fabric.
The most important thing is the embroidery on it, with all sorts of lifelike little animals, vivid, novel and beautiful.
Based on her years of experience in making embroidery, she believes it will definitely be popular with women and children and will surely fetch a high price.
Even after deducting the cost and splitting the profit 50/50, she could still get a considerable amount of money.
But she didn't want to separate herself from Xiao Yunying so clearly. In Cheng Yue's opinion, setting aside a counter specifically to sell these embroidery products was nothing, and it wouldn't take up much of her time.
At most, I wouldn't sell my own purses and handkerchiefs individually; I could just take orders from wealthy families and sell in bulk.
If Xiao Yunying continues to sell her products at Jinxiu Pavilion, the profits she will receive in the future will definitely be a considerable sum.
The embroidery patterns were all conceived by Xiao Yunying, and she hired people to do the embroidery work. At most, Xiao Yunying helped sell the items; it wasn't hard work.
She couldn't accept so much profit; she didn't want to take advantage of Xiao Yunying.
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