Chapter 41 Initial Victory
After delivering the potted plants, Lin Zhaozhao and Lin Yangyang pushed the cart home. Lin Fusheng and Li Xiujuan were already home, counting the coins they earned from selling steamed buns that day. The clinking and jingling was quite pleasant to hear.
Seeing this, Lin Zhaozhao and Lin Yangyang also became interested. They pushed the cart into the yard, pulled up a stool, and each occupied a corner. "It seems that Father and Mother have won their first battle."
"That's right. Your father and I originally thought that two meat buns for five coins wouldn't sell well, but we were lucky when we went there. The shopkeeper was rushing to finish the work, and all one hundred meat buns were sold out in no time. The vegetarian buns, on the other hand, were sold out last."
“After deducting the cost, I made 300 coins from two hundred buns. In Qingning Town, that would take ten days to half a month to earn. Although prices are high in Huichun, you can make money quickly.” Li Xiujuan happily strung the coins together and asked softly, “Didn’t you two sisters say you were going to set up a stall? Did you make any money?”
"Of course." With a loud thud, a money pouch suddenly appeared on the table. Li Xiujuan glanced at her two daughters suspiciously, and the moment she saw the loose silver coins inside, her eyes widened. "Did you two go rob someone?"
"Mother, can't you think of the bright side?" Lin Zhaozhao poured out the loose silver, the clinking sound being more muffled and clearer than that of copper coins. "We sold four potted plants and earned thirty taels."
"Zhao Niang, you tiger woman, you really opened a fruit tree for five taels a tree? Aren't you afraid of getting trouble for not getting the goods as advertised?" Li Xiujuan gasped, instantly feeling that the three hundred coins she had earned were all for nothing.
"This is Zhao Niang's skill." Lin Fusheng reminded her at the right time, and Li Xiujuan immediately perked up and went to find Old Lady Lin with the broken silver as if presenting a treasure.
Before long, the hearty laughter of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came from the inner courtyard, which made Lin Zhaozhao very happy.
Today's income of thirty taels of silver has somewhat alleviated my financial difficulties.
She originally had fifteen taels of pension money. After paying off the loan for the first time, she exchanged it for twenty taels at the mall. She then distributed the money in batches to Old Lady Lin, Li Xiujuan, Lin Fusheng, and Lin Yangyang at Shou'an. After Huichun, the twenty taels ended up in her hands again.
The rent for the house was paid in advance for six months, which cost thirty-nine taels of silver. The fruit trees cost thirteen taels of silver. The former was paid from the old lady Lin's savings over the years, and the latter was paid from Li Jue's pension.
Today's income was thirty taels, so Lin Zhaozhao now has fifty-two taels. She gave thirty-nine taels to Old Madam Lin, five taels to Li Xiujuan for monthly expenses, and split the rest with Lin Yangyang.
Although he only had four taels of silver left, once he sold all the fruit trees and potted plants in his space and opened up sales channels, he could prepare to start expanding production.
Just thinking about Lin Zhaozhao makes me feel so beautiful.
However, the primary goal is still to clear out the inventory first, and to build a greenhouse strawberry garden in the inner courtyard. Otherwise, if someone with ulterior motives investigates, it will be difficult to fool them with these potted strawberry plants. Tomorrow, we will only sell potted apple, peach, and fig plants for now, and we will deal with the potted strawberry plants in half a month.
Rare items must maintain an air of mystery to increase their value.
Xu Mansion
"Young master, the gatekeeper received a potted plant today, saying it's yours."
"Spring Tide." Xu Zhixing stepped into the mansion and walked towards his own courtyard. Just after passing the front yard, he heard the laughter of the women talking. Xu Zhixing's sword-like eyebrows furrowed. The head maidservant beside his mother came out and blocked his way. "Young master, the madam invites you in."
The air was filled with the scent of cosmetics. Xu Zhixing closed his eyes slightly, listening to his sisters' laughter and seemed a little lost in thought. When Madam Xu casually mentioned his marriage, Xu Zhixing used reading as an excuse to leave the room.
Even though Ning Wanqiu chased after him, she was too late; Xu Zhixing had already entered the front yard.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
