Chapter 374 Opening
"Oh?" Chu Yunzhao turned his head in surprise, "Why is that?"
Chu Jinnian tilted his head, looked at Chu Yunzhao and smiled, "Guess?"
Guess? Are you kidding?! How many of you, Chu Jinnian, can guess what's on your mind?
Chu Yunzhao felt that he really couldn't guess it for a while.
Especially when he saw Chu Jinnian's smile, which was filled with a hint of complacency and sinister cunningness, Chu Yunzhao's scalp went numb.
Why do I always feel like someone is going to be in trouble?
After all, this is the cold-faced Yama, who usually has a stern face. So when he suddenly smiles, nothing good is going to happen! Chu Yunzhao was sure of his guess, so he quickly caught up with Chu Jinnian and asked, "Tell me, why is that?"
Even if someone was going to be unlucky, Chu Yunzhao also knew who it was.
"Because I want to ask Concubine Hui for something." Chu Jinnian was relieved.
"You want something?"
Chu Yunzhao's eyes widened even more this time.
What could his mother have that could bring bad luck to others? -- August 12 was the day when Chengji's shop in the county town opened.
That day, Zhuang Qingning left home early and went to the county town. He found Zhuang Yutian and went to Chengji's shop together.
The entrance of the shop already looks like a new shop has opened.
There was red silk hanging on the signboard, strings of firecrackers hanging on bamboo poles on both sides of the door, and the shop assistants standing ready at the door with smiles on their faces.
However, there were no gongs, drums, suonas, dragon and lion dances that would be present at the opening of an ordinary shop.
On the contrary, even though the shop hasn't officially opened yet, there are already a lot of people gathered at the door, looking forward to it, whispering and asking what these preserved eggs are.
I remember Cheng Ruize said before that in the early stage of the shop opening, he would increase the popularity of Songhua eggs by asking questions like "Do you know Songhua eggs? Where can I buy Songhua eggs?" to arouse people's curiosity and interest in Songhua eggs.
Judging from the current situation, Cheng Ruize's method should be the most effective.
When a new shop opens, the usual routine is that the shopkeeper comes out to shout a few words, says auspicious words about the grand opening, and then sets off some firecrackers, and that's it.
It is the same now, except that after setting off firecrackers, picking red silk and having a great time, the shop assistants did not enter the shop, but instead handed out some bamboo strips for free to people passing by at the door.
Those who received the bamboo strips all left happily.
Zhuang Qingning found it curious and went to get one as well.
I saw a word "禾" written neatly with a brush on the smooth and flat bamboo piece.
"This is..." Zhuang Qingning asked in surprise.
"This is a spelling sign. The three characters 禾, 口 and 王 are written in regular script on the numerous bamboo pieces. If you collect all three characters, you can form a character 程, and you can get a Songhua egg." Cheng Ruize explained, "Anyone who passes by can get a bamboo piece in the shop. Similarly, you can get one at other stalls selling Songhua eggs in the city. However, each person can only get one for free once a day. However, if you can buy a Songhua egg, you can also get an extra bamboo piece. The more you buy, the more you get."
"The bamboo pieces that form the word Cheng can be exchanged for Songhua eggs according to the quantity, but they can only be exchanged for Songhua eggs, not silver. In order to prevent people from counterfeiting bamboo pieces to exchange for Songhua eggs, all bamboo pieces are soaked in a special potion made by the Cheng family. After drying, the bamboo pieces are no different from ordinary bamboo pieces, but if they are soaked in another potion, they can appear blue."
The legendary card collection?
And it comes with anti-counterfeiting mark.
Although Zhuang Qingning felt very upset when she thought about the fear of being dominated by the Little Raccoon instant noodle cards when she was a child, if she only looked at the promotion activity, it was really amazing that Cheng Ruize could think of such an idea.
"Manager Cheng is indeed thoughtful." Zhuang Qingning couldn't help but nod in appreciation.
"Manager Zhuang, thank you for the compliment." Cheng Ruize said with a smile and took Zhuang Qingning to the shop to have a look.
The new shop was now open and was bustling with people coming and going. Preserved eggs and all kinds of things were selling very well. Even the sweet potato vermicelli that had just been delivered, many people wanted to buy some to take home after trying them.
The business in the shop is good, but it is obvious that each employee has been well trained and does his job in an orderly manner. He is warm and considerate when serving customers and is very quick and agile when calculating prices.
It can be said that there is not a trace of clutter in the whole shop. Even though it is a little noisy inside, it is not easy to feel irritated.
Zhuang Qingning himself feels comfortable in this kind of shopping environment, and he hopes that people who come here to buy things will have the same feeling.
"Please take a seat, both of you." Cheng Ruize led Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Yutian to the backyard and asked someone to bring two cups of tea.
"Thank you." Zhuang Qingning sat down and smiled. "With Manager Cheng here, this shop will surely prosper. From now on, I will just focus on running the workshop well."
"Then Shopkeeper Zhuang and I will each do our own thing." Cheng Ruize also smiled. "The weather is getting colder. Shopkeeper Zhuang and I have discussed the mosquito repellent herbal bags shipped to the south. This is the last batch, but we are also thinking of making an order for next year."
"If Shopkeeper Zhuang can sell these mosquito repellent herbal bags except in the county town through his cloth shop, and only let Chengji sell them in other places, I can raise the price by another 10%."
Zhuang Qingning was already accustomed to Cheng Ruize's idea of getting the exclusive agency, and he also felt that Cheng Ruize was a man of courage and foresight.
More importantly, the conditions proposed are basically not too harsh, and the remuneration offered is within a reasonable range.
"I am naturally very happy to do business with Manager Cheng." Zhuang Qingning thought for a moment and said, "But let me discuss this matter with Uncle Yutian."
Unlike preserved eggs, which were not widely promoted at the beginning, the mosquito repellent herbal bags were opened to various businesses in the past, both retail and wholesale. If they only did business with the Cheng family, Cheng Ruize would become the general agent, and Zhuang Yutian could only do retail in the county.
The risks involved and the problems that may be encountered must be carefully considered.
"Okay, when the two shopkeepers have finished their discussion, please give me a reply and we can discuss it further." Cheng Ruize said with a smile, "There is no need to rush this matter. Even if we want to do business, it will be next year. It would be good if we can settle it before the spring of next year."
"Yes." Zhuang Qingning nodded with a smile.
After talking with Cheng Ruize for a while, seeing that the business was booming, a few people had to go out and greet a few people. After there were a few more people, they talked for a while and then Zhuang Qingning said goodbye and followed Zhuang Yutian to Zhuang's Cloth Shop.
"Uncle Yutian, what do you think about the Cheng family wanting to take over the mosquito repellent herbal bag business?" Zhuang Qingning asked after taking a sip of tea.
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