Chapter 196 Tian Qi Wants to Monopolize the Seven White Ointment
“Say what you have to say here.” Cen Yan was quite alert.
The vendor said, "Actually, it's nothing much, just some things about the Seven White Cream that I'd like to clarify. Sister, how much Seven White Cream can you supply me each week?"
Cen Yan narrowed her eyes. "It seems you want to do a big business. Currently, I'm the only one producing the Seven White Cream, and I can produce at least two or three hundred jars every week. If you need more, I can hire workers."
The preparation of Seven White Paste is not complicated. It is just a matter of mixing the specified medicinal materials in a certain proportion and boiling them into a paste. When the business grows bigger, she can hand it over to others. But she is worried that making too much noise will attract attention. However, as long as it can make money, there is always a way to overcome difficulties.
Upon hearing Cen Yan's words, the vendor was no longer intimidated and directly stated his demands, "Two hundred! Sister, you can provide me with two hundred jars of Qi Bai ointment every week, and I don't want five cents in commission, three cents will do!"
There's no such thing as a free lunch. Cen Yan was the one who suggested taking a 50-cent cut, but now the vendor is voluntarily asking for less, so he must have something else in mind.
"Just tell me what you're thinking, I'm in a hurry," Cen Yan said, seeing through the other person's thoughts.
"Hehe, nothing can be hidden from you, sister. Here's the thing, I only need three cents as commission, but sister, I have one condition: you can't let anyone else sell the Seven White Cream. On Dongming Island, I'm the only one who can help you sell the Seven White Cream."
So they were trying to create a monopoly! Cen Yan hadn't planned to deal with too many people in the first place. If the distribution was uneven one day and someone reported her for speculation, it would be a huge loss.
"No problem, I'll take a 30% cut, and you'll be the sole distributor of the Seven White Cream on Dongming Island." It has to be said, this vendor has quite the business sense; when he finds a good product, he monopolizes it first, and then deals with other things later.
The vendor chuckled and said, "Thank you for taking care of me, sister. But we've met so many times, and you've always covered your face. You can't just not even address me properly. My surname is Tian, and I'm the youngest in my family. Everyone calls me Tian Qi. And you, sister?"
“My surname is Jin, you can just call me Sister Jin.” Cen Yan smiled slightly, using a homophone from her own name, Jin, which is the same as the character “Shan Jin”.
After reaching a cooperation agreement with Tian Qi and handing over the goods to her, Cen Yan left the black market.
Before going back, she took out some meat, eggs, vegetables, and seasonings from her spatial storage, put them in a basket to avoid attracting attention, and then went to the post office, gave her name, and asked if there were any packages or letters.
Believe it or not, there really is!
The envelope was large and thick, feeling as thick as a newspaper. Looking at the sender, it was indeed a letter from the Liberation Daily, and inside was definitely the issue of the newspaper that published the stories of these military wives.
That is, the latest issue.
Cen Yan took the newspaper home to the family compound.
The long-awaited Aunt Tang and the others finally received what they had been waiting for, passing it around among themselves with great joy.
But there were too many people, and the newspapers couldn't be passed around enough; they would even get torn if not handled carefully.
Aunt Tang slapped her leg and scolded, "What are you all grabbing for? Put the newspaper down! Didn't Cen Yan just say that this is the latest issue? Newsstands should definitely sell it. Why don't we just go out and buy a copy?"
"Yes, yes, let's all buy one and look at our own copies. Don't fight over this one. It has photos of us on it. If we tear it, it'll be bad luck."
The sisters-in-law returned the newspaper to Cen Yan, then went back inside to get money, and happily went to the newsstand to buy newspapers as a group.
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