In the study, Ye Caiping put away the snacks: "It seems you've made quite a profit."
Hu Xiaosi smiled sincerely and said, "I made 11 taels! It's all thanks to Aunt Ping's good goods, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to make so much money so quickly."
"What do you plan to do after this batch of goods is sold out?"
Hu Xiaosi felt a little disappointed at the thought that there would be no more small stools to sell in the future:
"I've thought about it. Let's keep selling things. Like those peddlers, we'll go around selling our wares. We should be able to make a little money."
He knew he could earn 11 taels at a time, not only because he knew how to sell things, but also because the goods he sold were of high quality. He wouldn't earn that much if he sold other ordinary items.
Ye Caiping nodded: "That's a good idea. You can take some jewelry, beaded bracelets and the like and sell them everywhere. With your eloquence, earning a hundred or two coins a day is not a problem."
"However, you are still too young. Even if there is a fool among you, he has been well-behaved before, but I'm afraid there might be danger."
Hu Xiaosi and his companion immediately turned pale.
Hu Xiaosan said in a low voice, "Last time we went to Baishan Town to sell, some street thugs saw that we were young and stupid, so they tried to rob us of our money and goods. It was a lot of trouble to drive them away."
Ye Caiping said, "Let me give you two suggestions."
"First, rent a small shop in town and sell some groceries, or set up a stall. Don't wander around. Although you won't earn much, at least you'll be safe."
Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaosan nodded: "Xiao Si, let's not run around like peddlers anymore, it's not safe. Let's just set up a stall in our town. We'll earn less, that's fine!"
Hu Xiaosi frowned, looking at Ye Caiping expectantly: "What's your second suggestion?"
Ye Caiping said, "Secondly, as you know, our furniture workshop needs a storefront. The shop has already been rented, and most of the large furniture has been made. We're just waiting to open in August."
"I'd like you to work as a shop assistant at the storefront and sell furniture. The base salary is 1 tael, and you'll get a commission of 1% of the sales amount for each item sold."
Hu Xiaosi's eyes lit up: "What are sales revenue and 1%?"
"For example, if you sell a small tea table for 100 coins, you will get 1 coin. If you sell it for 10 taels, you will get 100 coins. And so on, with no upper limit."
Hu Xiaosi understood: "Does that mean I'll get one tael of silver every month, and if I want to earn more, I should sell more goods?"
"Yes. So, would you like to come?"
"I'll do it!" Hu Xiaosi was so excited he almost jumped up.
Ye Caiping found it amusing: "You agreed so quickly, don't you want to think about it?"
"I won't consider it, because Aunt Ping wouldn't cheat me. Besides, the furniture from the furniture workshop is really beautiful and very good."
"Several times when I went out to sell my goods, I saw those large, finished furniture pieces and my mouth watered. How could there be such beautiful tables and chairs!"
"Although the small stool is also very pretty, the workmanship is a bit rough. Compared with those large pieces of furniture, it's like comparing heaven and earth."
"I thought to myself, if I could move these big things out and sell them, I would make a fortune."
"However, these furniture designs are so novel that even someone as incompetent as me could sell them. Aunt Ping, it's practically giving me free money to sell these goods."
By the end, Hu Xiaosi was starting to feel guilty, realizing he had taken favors from others.
Ye Caiping laughed and said, "Letting you sell for the first month or two is indeed like giving money away for free. But you have to understand that furniture can be imitated."
"As soon as our furniture is put on the market, within a month or two, all the furniture shops in the city will follow suit and imitate it."
"That will be the time to test people, and that's when we need you."
There is no such thing as a patent in this era.
Even if you launch a new model, others will innovate based on it.
Hu Xiaosi said anxiously, "Don't worry, Aunt Ping, I will definitely work very hard to sell things."
Selling things in a storefront is so much better than being a peddler.
He might not earn as much as Xiao Ban Deng at once, but he was young, and the storefront provided him with a safe environment, so he didn't have to travel around.
Ye Caiping said, "There's one more thing. Since you're coming, we need to sign a 10-year contract. When the time comes, you can stay or leave as you please."
Hu Xiaosi nodded: "I'm willing to sign."
He's still young, it's too dangerous for him to venture out, and he still has so much to learn. Ten years later, he'll be 18, the perfect time to fully develop his skills.
Aunt Ping released him at this crucial moment, which deeply moved Hu Xiaosi.
Hu Xiaosi suddenly looked at Hu Xiaosan: "Then my third brother..."
Ye Caiping said, "The mistress is not suitable for selling things, and I do not recommend that he go out to work."
Hu Xiaosan said, "I'll stay home and take care of Xiao Wu and the others."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Then it's settled. Xiao Si will come to the store to sell furniture to us in August."
"Also, although the prefectural city isn't far from the village, it's still more than an hour's drive away. You'll stay there. You'll have three days off every month."
"good."
...
After leaving Ye Caiping's house, Hu Xiaosi was somewhat depressed.
As the two walked home along the path, Hu Xiaosi said:
"I'm sorry, Third Brother, I've caused you to lose your job at the workshop. Now you can't sell things with me either."
Hu Xiaosan chuckled: "It's the same whether either of us works or not. I got a raise in the workshop and my wages are only 1 tael and 1 mace. You'll also get 1 tael for working at the noodle shop, and what other commissions are there?"
"Since Xiao Si is so smart, he might be able to earn three or four taels of silver a month. This makes me feel guilty that the burden of the family has fallen on your shoulders."
The two brothers looked at each other and laughed.
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