Chapter 142 Who is Black
The grocery store owner couldn't stop smiling.
Half of the goods he had just purchased were sold out, and the other half had already been reserved by Jufulou. This time, the return on investment was really fast.
This kind of thing is precious and ordinary people basically won’t buy it. Only wealthy families will occasionally buy some.
In Guangyi County, there are only a few wealthy families, so the boss has a fixed amount of goods to purchase each time. People like Qin Fangci are variables, and now there is one more variable, Jufulou.
The grocery store owner said happily to Qin Fangci, "Sister Li, I have no choice. Seasonings are precious things. Some are not so good in one place, but they are in another. If they have increased the price over there, I can't sell it to you at a loss, right?"
Qin Fangci sighed, "Okay, then let me tell you something else."
Du Xiao was puzzled. "You say."
"Boss, have you tried the new braised meat recently?"
Du Xiao smiled, "That's from you, it tastes good, your business is booming."
Isn't it because Qin Fangci figured out how to make braised meat that his business has improved, and why the price of condiments has to be raised?
"Boss Du, what do you think if I sell braised food seasonings with you?"
Du Xiao paused for a moment. "Selling braised seasonings with me? Sister Li means teaching me the recipe?"
Ever since he knew about braised food, Du Xiao paid attention to the ingredients bought by Lao Li's family and tried them, but the taste was always a little off.
After trying several times, Du Xiao gave up because it was too much meat and too much ingredients.
Du Xiao's eyes lit up.
"I'm not teaching you. I'm making the ingredients into a marinade recipe and selling it to you. You can just buy it and make your own marinade yourself."
Du Xiao was surprised, "Is this possible?"
Qin Fangci taught him, "Why not? You can sell the seasoning powder to the people who sell you the seasonings, and then sell it to other places layer by layer. Just think about it, how big is Guangyi County? How big is Jinzhou Prefecture? How many prefectures and counties are there in the Great Qi Dynasty?"
"People from all over the world can enjoy braised food. It won't be a problem for you to go to the capital to buy a house someday, right?"
"Ahem!" Du Xiao choked on his own saliva and gave Qin Fangci a thumbs-up. "You're really bold."
He, who had been running a grocery store in the county town since he was a child, had never thought of it, but an old woman from the countryside had thought of it.
No wonder she can make a fortune. It’s all because of her courage to think, to act, and with a bit of luck, if she doesn’t make a fortune, who will?
After Du Xiao got carried away, he also had his own concerns. What if it couldn't be sold? No one had ever sold it like this before.
Du Ruliang walked out from behind the curtain. He went to school in the county town. His home and the school were on the same street, so he could come back for lunch every day.
"Dad, you and Aunt Li should give it a try."
Du Ruliang is a strong man, but he has a gentle scholarly air. He speaks slowly and his clear eyes only focus on Qin Fangci and San Ya, not even glancing at Li Yulan.
Li Baisong and Li Laoer arrived at this time.
"mother."
Du Ruliang looked in the direction of the voice and saw Li Baisong next to Li Laoer.
The long plain cloth gown gave him a sense of ease and calmness.
Du Ruliang couldn't tell what he felt, but he could tell he was happy.
Du Ruliang stepped forward, waited for Li Baisong to stop, and then smiled and bowed, saying, "Brother Baisong."
Li Baisong returned Du Ruliang's standard scholar's greeting, "Brother Ruliang."
"When a man has been away for three days, he should be looked at with new eyes. Brother Baisong's aura is so impressive that I almost didn't recognize him. I heard from Auntie earlier that Brother Baisong had found his teacher."
Li Bosong nodded, "Thanks to Mr. Pan's kindness, I have become your disciple."
Du Ruliang felt a little lonely, "Ruliang thought he could be classmates with Brother Baisong."
Then he became happy again, "It is a blessing to meet you, sir. Ruliang is really happy for Brother Bosong..."
The two young men started talking.
Du Xiao was still waiting for his son to convince him, and his eyes were almost cramped, but he didn't get a single look from his son.
Du Xiao: “…”
"Boss Du hasn't made up his mind yet, so don't be in a hurry. This is indeed a big deal."
Du Xiao listened to Qin Fangci's words and always felt that if he didn't agree, Qin Fangci would say, "I'll find someone else."
Stamp your feet and grit your teeth.
"Don't be anxious, sister-in-law. Let's talk about the price first. When you're done, send it to me. What's your price?"
Qin Fangci had already calculated this. She needed about 20 to 30 cents of seasoning to stew a large iron pot of ingredients.
But hers is much more braised.
She can divide one portion of ingredients into three, and the price will naturally seem lower.
"One portion of seasoning costs fifteen cents, enough to braise a whole clay pot of meat." Qin Fangci gestured to Du Xiao.
"Sister-in-law, isn't this price a bit too high?"
Qin Fangci looked at Du Xiao and said, "If you give me a discount, I will give you an even lower price."
Du Xiao: “…”
It sounds fine, but something feels off.
Du Xiao rolled his eyes several times, "Sister-in-law Li, let's change the way we talk."
Qin Fangci looked at Du Xiao and said, "You say."
Du Xiao analyzed to Qin Fangci that it would be time-consuming and laborious to transport the seasonings from him to Qin Fangci. It would be better for him to find someone directly and have Qin Fangci tell him the ratio.
This way, the initiative is in Du Xiao's hands, and he feels comfortable.
"You want to go 50-50 with me?"
"Puff! Cough cough cough." Du Xiao was choked again.
"Sister-in-law, how can it be a 50-50 split? The ingredients are mine, I found the people, and I found the land. Look, why don't you sell me the recipe? I definitely won't let you lose money, so I'll give you a good price."
Qin Fangci: "..."
The old businessman's side came out.
You are really something.
This time it was Qin Fangci's turn to ask with a smile, "You won't treat me unfairly? What price are you going to give me?"
Du Xiao thought about Qin Fangci's ambition and stretched out two fingers.
Apart from this money, he had to find people and purchase goods, and he felt that the money in his hands would be gone in a flash.
"No," Qin Fangci shook her head and held up five fingers, "At least this number."
When Qin Fangci started thinking about selling condiments, she found that once she grew peppers, she would be able to sell more types of condiments.
There are so many businesses that she really can't handle every one of them herself.
If Du Xiao is capable and makes her way out, she can come back to him for help after she grows peppers, which will save her a lot of trouble.
But this person can't be too black-hearted.
If you lower yourself from the beginning, people will look down on you, which will be detrimental to your future.
Du Xiao took a breath of cold air. The lion was talking about the old woman opposite.
"One portion of seasoning costs fifteen cents, and your initial investment is eleven or twelve cents. If you earn three cents per portion, you'll have to grind a thousand portions to earn three taels of silver. I'm already giving you twenty taels because we've been doing business for so long. Sister-in-law, you can't give me that much! Calculate how long it will take you to grind a thousand portions. If any get damp, it'll be a loss."
"You can get twenty taels right now, neat and tidy, isn't it nice?"
If Qin Fangci hadn't said that he would sell it all over the Great Qi Dynasty, he would have planned to give five or ten taels.
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