Chapter 116 Questioning the Reason
Since her nephews came to help, she had to cook a delicious meal so that everyone would have enough energy to work.
She was thinking about how to make the table more sumptuous so that people who had been tired all day could find some comfort on the table.
Roast chicken is more expensive than roast duck, mainly because chicken is usually heavier. A roast chicken costs 120 wen, while the relatively thinner roast duck only costs 90 wen.
The price difference was an obvious consideration for her, but it didn't seem particularly important on such a celebratory day.
I even bought five pounds of braised meat.
While waiting for the package, Zhao Chunhua saw the curious look on the shop owner's face and explained generously: "The autumn harvest is coming soon. I came to the city to buy some meat to bring back for everyone to taste and cheer up. After all, there are dozens of people living in our village!"
There was a small hint of pride in her words.
The shop owner suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this, and thought that the girl might be purchasing items on behalf of other people in the village.
It is common for old neighbors who have lived in the same place for a long time to help each other.
He nodded to show his understanding, and Zhao Chunhua left the shop without further elaboration.
In fact, in her mind, it was not a big deal for such a large group of people to share about five kilograms of fresh cooked food, as each person might not eat much.
Zhao Chunhua did not choose to buy processed raw meat products in the market. Instead, she went directly to the village to place an order with Zhu the butcher who specialized in meat processing and sales.
This time, the order included a whole pig front leg and two large pieces of selected pig intestines.
Because she recently suddenly wanted to try making a dish of braised large intestine at home, and she imagined that the taste would be simply wonderful after adding freshly dug potatoes!
Then she made a special detour to a reputable and well-known old pharmacy and bought a few packets of herbal tea ingredients for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.
This is because as autumn farming activities gradually begin, long-term exposure to the outdoors can easily lead to varying degrees of internal heat accumulation in the human body.
Therefore, it is very necessary to prepare something that can quickly reduce the heat in the body.
Finally, she stopped at a vegetable market in the prosperous area of the west of the city, and was attracted by a kind of handicraft made from a kind of food called "chicken head rice" (actually referring to water chestnuts) by the locals - a traditional Chinese snack that is both beautiful and delicious.
Because the production process is extremely complicated and time-consuming, each ripe raw fruit must be carefully picked first, and then repeatedly rubbed and washed to remove the skin until the white part inside is exposed before the next cooking process can be carried out. Therefore, this specialty is very rare and precious in the local area.
Therefore, Zhao Chunhua was not interested in these tedious matters.
She would rather spend money to buy ready-made things to try something new.
The price of rice cake is about 10 to 15 wen per catty; while this kind of water chestnut cake with precious ingredients added is much more expensive, reaching 30 wen per catty.
In fact, many people don’t know that although the name “rice cake” is simple, its ingredients are entirely made of rice; in contrast, the raw materials of water chestnut cake include other ingredients in addition to water chestnut.
If this pastry is really made entirely of water chestnuts, then its selling price would probably have to increase several times.
Considering that excessive consumption of water chestnuts may be harmful to the body, Zhao Chunhua decided to buy only two kilograms so that everyone could taste the new flavor.
Afterwards, she temporarily left all the items she bought at her brother Zhao Yunbai's place, and then went to the silver jewelry store in the city alone with a small cloth bag.
Because it is the autumn harvest season now, these busy days will continue for some time, and I may not have the time to go into the city again in the future.
Therefore, all matters at hand must be resolved today.
As soon as she stepped into the silver jewelry store, Zhao Chunhua immediately asked the boss if he could sell the jewelry she made for her.
But unfortunately, the other party refused without hesitation, saying that the quality of custom-made works fluctuated greatly and they were unwilling to take the risk of offending customers.
In desperation, Zhao Chunhua had to turn to a shop next door to try her luck.
Fortunately, I met the boss here.
After listening to her request, the shop owner did not give an answer immediately, but suggested that she take out some samples first to see the quality.
When she saw the satisfied look on the boss's face, Zhao Chunhua felt relieved and began to talk about her real purpose: "Actually, my purpose is not just to ask your store to help sell jewelry on my behalf, but to discuss a business cooperation with you."
Hearing this, the boss gently closed the box containing the jewelry, then invited Zhao Chunhua to sit at the table to talk, and asked his apprentice to prepare tea to entertain the guests.
"You can tell me more about it."
He invited with a smile.
"May I ask what you think of the work I created?"
Zhao Chunhua asked cautiously.
The shopkeeper nodded, a glimmer of satisfaction in his eyes: "Whether it's the selection of materials or the craftsmanship, although it can't be said to be top-notch, it has met the sales requirements of our store. I can be sure of that."
Now that we have come to the topic of specific business, it is natural that we will not just praise it blindly.
"These hairpins are all designed and made by me."
She smiled at the person opposite her and continued, "We are both very straightforward. I would like to ask directly: Are you interested in purchasing the new designs of your store?"
Hearing this, the shopkeeper showed a surprised and slightly appreciative expression: "Oh, so that's what's going on. If you are willing to transfer your design concept to our store, what price do you think would be appropriate?"
In fact, this store has its own design team and studio, but those facilities are not located near the town.
Their studio is equipped with many high-level professional painters to develop new products, but if there are good works that catch people's eyes on the market, the store is also willing to pay a certain amount of money to obtain the ownership or use rights of the design.
The woman pondered for a moment and gave a clear answer: "The price I offer is relatively fair. The fee for a simple basic pattern is about five taels of silver. If it is a more complicated design, the most expensive case will not exceed fifty taels of silver for a complete drawing. This includes a specific description of the appearance of the jewelry and my personal recommendation on the combination of materials used. But whether a new style of product can be produced based on this design in the end is none of my business."
As an amateur designer, Zhao Chunhua does not place a very high value on her own creativity.
Generally speaking, the most common small beaded earrings in the store retail for about a few dozen coins each.
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