Chapter 396: Opening a Store
Seeing that most of the goods were sold out, Xia Juanjuan planned to close the stall.
Just as I was packing up, Lizhan came over on a bicycle.
"Trickle."
When Xia Juanjuan looked up and saw him, she was stunned for a moment.
"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you I can do it alone?"
However, seeing that Lizhan had already changed into casual clothes, it didn't have much impact.
Li Zhan's eyes couldn't help but burn when he saw Xia Juanjuan wearing a light blue printed sweater and a pair of slim jeans that perfectly outlined her figure.
He smiled and said, "On my way. Mainly, I want to go home with you."
As he spoke, he bent down, took the bag from Xia Juanjuan's hand, and put it in front of the 28-inch bicycle.
Xia Juanjuan felt sweet in her heart after hearing this.
It's impossible to go along the same route. From the military academy to here and then back home, it takes a long detour!
On the way, Xia Juanjuan hugged Lizhan's waist and reported to him what they had gained today.
"I took out 20 sets today. Except for three sets for samples, the remaining 17 sets were sold. The minimum profit for a set of two pieces is 6 yuan. There are also people who buy individually and the profit for each piece is 4 yuan. In total, I made at least 100 yuan!"
After hearing this, Li Zhan was still quite shocked.
Apart from anything else, he is now in a military academy, at the deputy division level, and his monthly allowance is only 80 yuan.
In just one day, Xia Juanjuan earned more than his one-month allowance!
However, more than that, he liked the way Xia Juanjuan was excited after making money, she looked confident and cute.
"Got it. Hold on tight, don't fall."
As he spoke, the bike twisted a few times, scaring Xia Juanjuan so much that she quickly hugged him tightly. Suddenly, she touched his abdominal muscles playfully and said with a smile, "Lizhan, why do I feel that your abdominal muscles have become a lot stronger?"
The car shook again, and Lizhan quickly steadied himself, gritting his teeth and smiling as he said, "Don't touch me randomly. I'll let you touch me as much as you want when we get back tonight."
Xia Juanjuan blushed, took back her hand, and said with a smile: "Who wants to be touched?"
Then he asked, "By the way, didn't my parents send me a telegram saying that they would be back in Beijing in a few days? Why don't we take some time off and go pick them up there?"
Li Zhan smiled and said, "I was thinking of telling you these two days, but do you want to go with me? I can go alone."
Xia Juanjuan said, "How can that be possible? Let's go buy the tickets tomorrow and I'll go with you."
Li Zhan couldn't enter or leave her space, so she had to accommodate Li Zhan and ride in the car with him.
Li Zhan thought about it and said, "That's fine."
The two talked all the way home.
Lin Yuru was drying cowpeas and chili peppers in the yard, and she also made two large jars of kimchi.
The cowpeas must first be boiled in water and then dried to become dried beans. In winter, after soaking them in boiling water, they can be cut and stir-fried with bacon.
This wave is the last crop in the backyard vegetable garden.
After harvesting this crop, the beans, green peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc. will all be picked up, and then radishes, garlic, cabbage and the like will be planted.
Xia Juanjuan washed her hands and went over to help. While washing, she reported today's revenue to Lin Yuru.
Lin Yuru was stunned: "Oh my god! How much did you earn in just half a day?"
Xia Juanjuan smiled affirmatively: "One hundred."
Lin Yuru stared at her with eyes wide open: "One hundred! My god! Factory workers with a stable job can't earn that much in a month!"
Xia Juanjuan actually didn't have a big impression of the 100 yuan, but setting up a stall to sell clothes was a new thing for her, so she was still happy to hear it.
"Mom, one hundred yuan is just the beginning. In the future, the policy will be more and more relaxed, and individuals will no longer be prohibited from doing business. Then you can make more money!"
This is not necessarily the case.
Today is Xia Juanjuan’s first day, and she is selling foreign trade products from Guangzhou. There is no substitute in the market, so even if it is a bit expensive, everyone is still willing to spend money.
Once the market is liberalized, there will definitely be many people who will engage in this trade. Once there are more competitors, the blue ocean will turn into a red ocean, and that will be a price war, where people compete to see who has lower costs and who sells more goods.
Just like Coca-Cola, the formula is simple, but no small company can compete with the two giants. Why? The giants have lowered their costs to the point where they can’t raise prices anymore. How can small companies compete with them?
However, when she told Lin Yuru all this, Lin Yuru didn't understand.
Moreover, she is not afraid of competition. Only when there are more competitors can the market prosper and everyone can make money together.
Competitors are not necessarily mortal enemies.
She also has the confidence to always be ahead!
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "I thought, after a few days, I will look for another store and open a clothing store."
Lin Yuru couldn't think of that, and smiled, "Juan'er, I don't really understand what you're saying now. But don't worry. You and Lizhan can just focus on the fun outside, and your father and I are at home. The children are all grown up, so you don't have to worry too much."
Xia Juanjuan nodded and said, "Mom, thank you. Without you and my dad, I wouldn't be able to spend so much time on those things."
As she was talking, she suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, by the way, Mom, your brined things are delicious, such as halved pig's trotters, halved pig's large intestines, pig's liver and the like. I was thinking... I'll open the store I bought last time in winter, and you and Dad will take care of it. We can run a brined business, or a bun shop, a dumpling shop or something like that. It's all fine."
Lin Yuru was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said: "Open... open a shop? How can your father and I do it? No... I can't even do arithmetic well..."
Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Mom, you just need to be in charge of the salt. I have already asked a slaughterhouse in the suburbs about the ingredients. They are willing to give me pig offal, cow offal, or pig heads at a low price. If I want to make dumplings or steamed buns, I can also get flour, pork, shrimp, celery, cabbage, shepherd's purse, etc. Isn't my dad still there to collect the money in the store?"
You guys can just run this shop as a business, and my dad won't have to go out to haul coal for other people. And the daughter of the original owner of the shop can come and help. We can open the shop for an afternoon. If we get tired, we can close it for a few days, but that's fine. After all, the shop is ours, so we won't lose money if we close it."
Lin Yuru was still a little scared, so Xia Shuangshan came over and said, "Hey, what are you afraid of? I'm here, right? If our daughter lets us do it, we'll give it a try. If we can't do it, we can always say no later!"
After hearing this, Lin Yuru smiled and said, "Okay, then your father and I will give it a try. I never thought that after living for so long, I would still have the opportunity to become a boss's wife. If I go back to Qingshui Village and tell them about this, won't the old ladies in the village be jealous of me to death?"