Dong Shuangyan's cotton coat sales were not going well.
First of all, no one had ever seen such a cotton-padded coat. Rich families wore furs and looked down on cotton-padded coats made of strange cloth.
Those who don't have money can't afford this cotton-padded jacket. Although the price has been extremely compressed, it will still cost at least 500 Wen to wear a cotton-padded jacket plus the labor cost.
At this price, there is no profit at all.
The main reason is that cotton planting has not expanded, and the cost of collecting it bit by bit is not low.
The poor sales of cotton-padded clothes made Dong Shuangyan worried all day long.
Even when the mother and son were having dinner, Dong Shuangyan looked worried.
"Mom, why are you so anxious? Our family doesn't need this little money. If we can't sell it, we can sell it slowly."
Dong Shuangyan glared at him angrily, "You make it sound easy, but Mom has been busy for half a year."
An Jingzhi said heartlessly, "If you can't sell it, there's no point getting anxious and angry."
Dong Shuangyan thought for a moment and asked, "Do you think this cotton-padded jacket is too expensive?"
An Jingzhiyao shook his head, "Five hundred coins for a cotton coat is already the lowest price."
"It's not that everyone can't afford it. If they grit their teeth, they can still afford it. But maybe a family can only afford one cotton-padded jacket at most."
Dong Shuangyan: "Then why do you think no one buys it?"
"I guess people don't quite understand the purpose of this cotton-padded jacket. You're asking them to spend most of their family fortune just by talking. Who would be willing to do that?"
An Jingzhi shook his head and said, "The most important thing is that no one is willing to spend most of the money to buy it. They always think that they can just get by with a little while."
Adults may be reluctant to spend money on themselves, but they are probably willing to spend it on their children.
"Mom, you can modify those cotton-padded clothes into clothes for the children, and then do some activities, such as buying a cotton-padded coat and giving away some candy peanuts or something like that. It doesn't have to be a lot, just a few."
"Isn't it almost New Year's Eve? After a busy year, I guess many families will still be willing to buy cotton clothes for their children at the end of the year."
"After making the cotton-padded jacket smaller, the price can be lowered a bit, and maybe it will be sold."
"As long as we can sell it and let people experience the benefits of this cotton-padded jacket, won't the sales channel slowly expand?"
Dong Shuangyan slammed the table, "Right! Why didn't I think of that!"
She happily pulled An Jingzhi's arm and said, "Oh, my son is so smart!"
An Jingzhi smiled and said, "Now we can have a good meal, right?"
Letting go of the other person's arm, Dong Shuangyan picked up the chopsticks and ate the food on the table with relish, unlike before when it tasted like chewing wax.
An Jingzhi reminded him while eating, "There's no need to expand cotton planting this year. Wait until sales are good and then slowly buy more land to expand."
"Don't worry, these mothers have already thought about it."
Originally, there was a grocery store at home. If the cotton-padded clothes were sold in the grocery store, there would be a lot of customers. Dong Shuangyan didn't like to see the face of her scumbag father, so naturally she didn't sell the cotton-padded clothes in the grocery store, but opened a ready-made clothing store.
The shop is located in a moderately remote area, but not many people come to look around. Nowadays, people are used to making their own clothes and rarely buy ready-made clothes.
Even those who went to see it were scared away after asking the price.
According to An Jingzhi's idea, Dong Shuangyan had the clothes altered to a smaller size and the price was kept at around four hundred wen.
In addition, as New Year’s Eve is approaching, more and more people are buying New Year’s goods, and many people are shopping in the shops.
Although the price is still a bit high, as An Jingzhi said, most parents in the world would rather suffer themselves than let their children suffer from the cold.
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Zhang Sanlang and his family worked hard in the fields for a whole year, and finally had some spare money to buy some New Year's goods in the county during the Spring Festival.
"Hey, when did a clothing store open here? And it sells winter clothes?" Zhang Sanlang's mother said curiously.
"Mom, do you want to go and take a look?" Zhang Sanlang asked.
Zhang Sanlang's mother looked at her grandson's thin clothes. The weather was cold, and she originally didn't want her grandson to go out with them.
But his grandson had few opportunities to visit the county throughout the year, and he could not bear his grandson's pleading, so he took the person away.
But after walking for a while, the grandson's face and ears were frozen red.
"Let's go in and take a look." Looking at the well-dressed shop assistants in the shop, Zhang Sanlang's mother felt a little timid.
Before going in, I even patted the mud off my feet.
"Welcome." The guy in the shop was very enthusiastic.
"Would you like to buy some clothes for your children? The cotton-padded jackets in our shop are perfect for children. They won't be cold all winter long."
The waiter took down a cotton-padded jacket while introducing it. "This cotton-padded jacket is not suitable for frequent washing. You can put a cover on the outside of the cotton-padded jacket. If the cotton-padded jacket gets dirty, just wash the cover directly."
Zhang Sanlang and his mother were both a little at a loss, not used to the other party's enthusiasm.
Every time I go to this kind of shop in the county, I am often looked down upon.
Zhang Sanlang's mother looked at her own hands, which were a little black, and did not dare to touch the cloth in front of her, for fear that she would dirty the cloth and have to pay compensation.
The guy obviously didn't care. "You can't tell anything by just looking at it. Feel free to touch it. It doesn't matter if it gets dirty. We can just change into a coat later."
Zhang Sanlang's mother then tentatively stretched out her chapped hands to touch the cotton-padded jacket. She was surprised and puzzled.
“It’s quite soft.”
"What is this thing that keeps you warm?"
"This is a cotton-padded jacket. It's a new design our wife made this year. It will definitely keep you warm."
He patted his cotton coat and said, "Look, this is also a cotton coat on me. I wear this cotton coat and a camisole underneath. I won't feel cold in this shop even with the door open. If you don't believe me, just touch my hand."
Seeing the other party's sincere expression, Zhang Sanlang's mother also put aside her fear.
Tentatively, he reached out and touched the other person, "Hey, you're not cold at all!"
If she hadn't come in and stood there for a while, she might not have been able to tell whether the other person's hands were warm or not.
They walked from the village to the county wearing only these clothes, and their hands were already numb from the cold.
But she saw that the other person didn't seem to be wearing much.
He looked at his grandson shivering from the cold, and leaned against someone's brazier as soon as he came in.
Zhang Sanlang's mother gritted her teeth and asked, "How much are you selling these cotton-padded jackets for?"
Zhang Sanlang opened his mouth but said nothing.
The clerk grinned and said, "This cotton-padded jacket can be worn by children between six and ten years old. Considering your grandson's height, you can buy it and wear it for five or six years without any problems."
"The price is not expensive, only 400 coins. The owner is kind enough to give you a small bag of melon seeds if you buy it now. These melon seeds cost more than ten coins if you go to Bang Bang to buy them."
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