Chapter 229 This, this is not against the law, right?
They look much more beautiful than jade and porcelain, but when you ask about the price, these glass cups are even cheaper than jade and porcelain cups!
Soon, before Lin Shiqi officially promoted the glasses, word spread throughout the streets and alleys, and many people made special trips to buy them. Even if they didn't buy them, they wanted to see what these specially supplied goods from overseas looked like and why so many people were talking about them.
Three days later, Lin Shiqi's shop became famous throughout the entire Dayuan City, and there were often queues at the door.
Although the price she set was for the wealthy, the slightly wealthier people were willing to grit their teeth and buy a few just to save face.
Her cups are all the most common and simple items. They are bought on the DY platform for an average of more than 2 yuan each. The current price of one tael of silver is about 400 yuan, which means she can buy nearly 200 cups.
Then she sold each one in Ohara County for an average of fifty wen, or half a penny of silver. After deducting the cost, it seemed that she only made eight times the profit.
Alas, she is still too kind.
Of course, this is just a simple and rough calculation and does not take other factors into consideration.
She only planned to sell 200 cups a day, using hunger marketing to make a steady profit. Her original purpose was not to make money, but to train people and change the Zhou family's business philosophy.
Family also needs to be managed.
In addition to the shopkeeper Zhou Laowu, other people are needed to help.
Because the cups were bought in bulk, when they came into Lin Shiqi's hands, she had to package them individually one by one so as to fool people.
The Dayu Kingdom had paper but no paper shells, so Lin Shiqi bought a kind of board that the aunts used to make shoe soles. They were made of reeds. After being brushed with rice paste, they became stiff, and then paper was pasted on the surface. Then it could be used. The packaging box made was environmentally friendly and healthy. Even if it was taken to the modern world, it would have no problem passing the 3C certification.
For these delicate tasks, Lin Shiqi called several girls and boys from Zhou's family to help, and they were also paid for their work. Anyway, they were just running errands at home, and the work of making tofu was basically done by hired workers, so they didn't need a few more.
When the girls and boys heard that they would be paid, they worked very hard every day and washed the rice paste like crazy.
Lin Shiqi counted money every day and his hands were tired.
Well, it’s mainly because there are too many copper coins.
Then, she handed over 500 coins to Mrs. Zhou every day, saying that she was taking up the family's resources, which was justified.
When Mrs. Zhou came carrying a large string of copper coins on the first day, her eyes were full of disbelief. There was so much money in one day, which meant fifteen taels of silver in one month!
Even ordinary people who own land only earn this much in a year!
Her hands felt heavy, and her heart felt heavy too. She frowned and said:
"Fourth daughter-in-law, this, this is not against the law, right?"
Lin Shiqi almost laughed out loud.
"Mom, have you ever heard of the phrase 'making a fortune every day'? This is how rich families make money. We are far from that. What's the law? Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Just put your heart at ease!"
Mrs. Zhou's heart calmed down a little, looked at the string of copper coins in her hand, handed it to Lin Shiqi, and said:
"That's too much. How much can you earn in a day? You should save it for yourselves. It costs a lot for the fourth child to study. Even if you pay it to the public school, it won't cost that much."
Lin Shiqi pushed it back.
"Mom, this little money is nothing. Just keep it. Think of it as Zhou Lang and I honoring you. As for the money for his studies, don't worry about it. I guarantee that he will have enough food, clothing, and daily necessities!"
Mrs. Zhou's eyes were red.
"The fourth child hasn't even finished his book yet, and you're already so filial..."
She sniffed and finally stopped crying. "I have Old Fourth and you as my wife. My life has not been lived in vain. Sigh... Never mind. I will save it for you. It will be useful in the future."
Lin Shiqi advised softly:
"Mom, be good to yourself. As long as we are here, you don't have to worry about having no money to spend. Just spend this little money when necessary. Don't save it for us. You are old now. Do you think you should work hard all your life? It's time to enjoy your life in the future."
Mrs. Zhou laughed and scolded,
"I've never seen you talk so much before! Forget it, I won't tell you anymore. I'll keep it to myself so that others won't get jealous!"
After saying that, he hurried into the house with half a dollar in his hand.
Lin Shiqi saw from behind that she lowered her head and wiped her eyes twice with her hands as she walked.
This mother-in-law may be harsh in her words, but she has a soft heart, haha.
Zhou Laowu’s years of apprenticeship were not in vain. There were no problems with the sales of the glass cups, and the shop soon got on the right track. Lin Shiqi no longer intervened and she was only responsible for supply.
Occasionally, someone would curiously ask where these glass cups came from, and Lin Shiqi would say that he bought them from the Siberian people.
She had seen before that foreign merchants would occasionally come to the port to sell goods, so this was a good excuse.
If you still want to know which foreign merchant it was purchased from, I'm sorry, this is a trade secret.
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The moonlight is dim tonight, and it is even darker in the mine in the suburbs.
Of course, even during the day, there is not much light in the mine. It is only slightly better near the wellhead.
The light problem can be overcome after getting used to it, but there are some strange smells that are a bit unbearable. It is a mixture of rotten eggs and feces and urine, which washes the nasal cavity all day long, stimulating the nerves and forming a natural free stimulant.
After a day's work, a group of miners were lying on the ground, sleeping soundly.
They were so tired that what they wanted most was to have a good night's sleep, so no matter what the smell was, it seemed irrelevant.
Their faces were all black, and no matter what color their clothes were before, they were now the same color as the stone walls and were all tattered.
Zhou Laosan is one of them.
Life here is so hard. Every day, we have to bend over and swing our pickaxes to dig enough ore to have a meal.
At first he wanted to be lazy, thinking that if he dug less, he would at most eat less. But reality soon made him sober up. The supervisor brought thugs and beat him up severely, and told him that if he didn't complete the task, he couldn't eat a single grain of rice!
If you want to eat, you have to keep digging.
What, you said you didn’t eat, you’re hungry, and you have no energy?
That's fine. After all, the boss bought you with money, and they will lose money if they can't mine. So, the supervisor asked someone to find some earthworms, cockroaches, caterpillars and other things, and put a whole bowl in front of Zhou Laosan.
Some of these insects were still alive, struggling and crawling around in the bowl. When Zhou Laosan saw them, his face turned pale.
Even when he was poor and hungry before, he had never eaten these disgusting things!
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