Chapter 116 Taking the First Step
Jiang Zhi thought for a moment and said, "My second brother and I usually live in the academy and rarely go out, so we don't need an outside house."
Seeing that he was completely oblivious, Su Yindi was so angry that she was panting: "Are you a pig brain? You three brothers are all the same. Why should the eldest brother and his wife move in, but you don't? This house will definitely be theirs in the future. If we move in too, you can come home more often, and it will be easier for my wife and me to get together. Isn't that good?"
Jiang Zhi hesitated. In his opinion, they were all family, and there was no need to be so calculating.
“That money belongs to Third Sister. She can spend it however she wants and let whoever she wants live in it. Besides, it’s no big deal to give it to Eldest Brother. We’re not without a place to live. If you like it, I’ll work hard to earn money and buy you a house in the future. Why be envious?”
Su Yindi spat and said, "You? I probably won't even be able to afford that in my lifetime. How dare you say that?"
Jiang Zhi chuckled, and the matter was thus dropped.
Jiang Mi is very busy right now. The sweet potatoes are almost ready to be harvested, the restaurant she bought needs to be renovated, and the soap issue is still unresolved. She's doing all three of these things by herself.
Jiang's mother said worriedly, "Honey, these sweet potatoes are almost ripe, and Young Master Huo hasn't said he'll come to harvest them. What will happen to these sweet potatoes if he doesn't come?"
Jiang Mi still believed in Huo Ran's character; if he said it, he would definitely do it.
“Mom, don’t worry. Since he said he would come, he will definitely come. Besides, he gave such a large deposit. Even if he doesn’t come, we still have a lot of money. We can take the sweet potatoes to the market and sell them.”
After thinking about it, Jiang's mother agreed, thinking that they wouldn't lose out either way.
Jiang Mi entrusted the sweet potato business to her mother and Jiang Cheng. Every day, she spent her time in town either overseeing the renovation of the restaurant or discussing selling soap with shops. However, none of the shops believed that her soap could sell well and were unwilling to help her.
There's only one soap shop left in town, so she decided to give it another try. If that doesn't work, she'll sell it at the market herself; she has to take the first step.
"Shopkeeper, do you still need any soapberries?"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper didn't send Jiang Mi away. He politely said, "I'm sorry, we have a stable source of goods, so we don't need to order any more for the time being."
Jiang Mi took out the soap she had made and said, "This is homemade. It smells and feels better than your soap pods. Would you like to try it?"
The shopkeeper picked it up and smelled it, then exclaimed in surprise, "It really smells wonderful! Are you sure this is soapberry too? Why is it different from what we usually use?"
Jiang Mi truthfully said, "Actually, I gave it another name, soap. It cleans better and smells better than soapberry. My family and I have been using it, and there are absolutely no safety issues. I think many women would be tempted."
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then asked, "How much do you want to sell it for?"
Seeing that there was a chance, Jiang Mi quickly said, "I think a regular soapberry costs twenty coins, so mine will cost at least fifty coins. If it has other spices added, the price will be even higher."
The shopkeeper shook his head after hearing this: "They won't sell well. The people in Shushan County don't have such high requirements for these things. Ordinary people won't spend more than half the price to buy something with the same effect. Only the rich will. Perhaps you can try Linshui County."
The shopkeeper's words made sense, and Jiang Mi began to hesitate. She was unwilling to lower the price, since this item could actually be sold for a higher price.
The shopkeeper added, "I can try for you, but I can't guarantee that anyone will buy it."
Jiang Mi was very grateful to him: "Thank you so much, shopkeeper."
She took out several scented soaps and gave them to the shopkeeper, placing them in the shop. She also specially gave a few to the shopkeeper.
"You can keep these for yourself or give them to your family to try and see how they feel."
The shopkeeper trusted her a lot, and Jiang Mi left happily. She followed the shopkeeper into the backyard, where a man was standing in the middle. She spoke to the man.
"Master, Miss Jiang didn't suspect me, so what about these soaps..."
The man turned around, and there stood Huo Ran!
He said calmly, "Just do as she says. Whether you can sell them or not, tell her the truth. Just don't say that I'm your boss."
"yes."
Huo Ran watched Jiang Mi's departing figure. He hadn't expected this woman to be interested in such things, which only made him more and more curious.
Jiang Mi's steps became much lighter as she walked back. She hadn't expected things to go so smoothly today. At least she had taken the first step. Fifty coins was not too expensive in a small county town. If it were in a place like the capital, such a rare item would cost at least one string of cash.
I hope she will be able to go to the capital someday.
[The soap-selling plan is progressing smoothly; the host is rewarded with a bag of glutinous corn seeds.]
"What? What is glutinous corn?"
[This is a type of corn that is softer and more glutinous than regular corn. Also, a reminder to the host: it's been a long time since you've increased your "Good Woman Value." Please do more good deeds to continue clearing your name.]
Ginger honey "..."
Although the system's words made her unhappy, the sweet potatoes were almost ready for harvest, and then she could plant the glutinous corn. She didn't know how well it would sell in the future, but so far, the things the system gave her were all good, and she should be able to sell them for a good price.
Of course! Anything produced by the system is guaranteed to be top-notch!
Ginger Honey: "..."
This system is so easily overrated. It gets arrogant after just a couple of compliments. Oh well, I'll let it go and not complain since it's given me so many good things.
When she arrived at the restaurant, Jiang Yan and Liu He were there supervising the workers' renovations. However, neither of them knew much about these things, so they just stood there staring blankly.
"Brother, you've done this kind of work before, so you know a thing or two. Just tell them what kind of restaurant you want."
Jiang Yan did have his own ideas, but he was too embarrassed to say them. Only after hearing Jiang Mi's encouragement did he finally speak up.
"Actually, what I was thinking was to divide the private rooms into different types of dishes, such as Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine, etc., with one private room serving one type of dish. This way, the servants won't serve the wrong dishes, and it will be clear at a glance what the guests want to eat."
Jiang Yan's idea is actually quite novel; basically, no restaurant currently does this.
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