Zhiyin strolled through the market, observing the situation.
He pondered how to quickly make money.
First of all, with the current amount of money, it's impossible to open a shop overnight.
Opening a shop involves finding a location, hiring staff, advertising, opening ceremony, and so on...
Each item costs a lot of money, and she only has about 12 taels of silver left, which is definitely not enough.
Moreover, the cost of opening a store is high, and it may not be possible to quickly recoup the investment in a short period of time.
We can only sell snacks and desserts for the time being.
Just then, her gaze suddenly fell on an old man setting up a street stall, and her eyes lit up instantly.
I have an idea for the snacks I'm going to make next.
He couldn't wait to walk over, squat down in front of him, pick up the thing on the ground and sniff it, "Uncle, how much is this?"
The old man's stall was filled with a bunch of bright red strips. He had been watching other people's stalls with customers, but his stall had been deserted. His eyes were dim and filled with frustration and helplessness.
Seeing that someone had asked, his eyes lit up instantly, and he quickly and excitedly answered, "You mean bell peppers? They're 7 coins a pound!"
"Little girl, do you want it? I'll give you a discount if you do!"
Before his friend could even reply to his words...
An elderly woman who heard the commotion looked over curiously.
Upon seeing the object, he couldn't help but feel disgusted. "You old man Xu, aren't you lying? You're selling this junk for 7 coins? Why don't you just rob someone?"
"You have such a bad conscience! How could you bully such a young girl?"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhiyin with earnest kindness and said, "Little girl, this stuff tastes terrible, please don't be fooled! Nobody wants it."
"That's not how it is, that's not how it is."
The old man's face flushed red instantly, and he hurriedly explained.
Zhiyin glanced at the old man, who was visibly embarrassed by the old woman's words and kept rubbing his hands, and immediately smiled at the kind old woman, "It's alright, thank you, grandma. Don't worry, I'm not taking it to eat."
At the same time, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken and exclaimed that it was such a waste of resources!
Are you really feeding pigs with these chili peppers? Aren't you afraid they'll die from the spiciness?
After saying that, she asked directly, "What's the lowest price per pound? I'll take them all!"
The old man's eyes widened instantly, seemingly in disbelief, "You...you want it all?"
He seemed to feel a pang of conscience, but still said with a heavy heart, "He's right, this stuff can be used to feed pigs. Are you sure you want that much?"
"If you're sure, I'll sell it to you for six coins a pound!"
"OK!"
The friend immediately made the decision to have the old man weigh it.
"Sigh, okay, okay..."
The old man's mouth was practically crooked from smiling. Gone was his previous dejection; he was beaming with joy and quickly said, "It's 10.5 jin in total, but I'll give you 10 jin."
Zhiyin generously handed over 60 coins.
Many passersby were stunned, shaking their heads and sighing, looking at Zhiyin with disappointment and exasperation. "Young lady, oh dear, you've been fooled!"
Several stall owners nearby, however, suddenly brightened up, staring expectantly at Zhiyin. "Little girl, I have this at home too. Do you want it? I'll give it to you for five coins a pound."
"Yes, yes, I have one that looks exactly like it, but it's blue. Do you want it?"
…
They were all extremely nervous, looking at Zhiyin as if he were a god of wealth. After all, they had eaten this stuff when they were starving, and it was extremely bitter, spicy, and awful. It was used to feed pigs.
I never imagined that one day I would be able to sell silver!
Upon hearing this, Zhiyin's eyes lit up with delight. There were even green peppers! She nodded immediately, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll take as many as you can!"
She looked directly at the two men who said they had peppers at home and immediately gave each of them a copper coin. "This is a deposit. You can go home and get it now. I still need to buy other things. I'll pay you the rest when I come back."
"Okay, okay..."
The two of them instantly blushed with excitement and couldn't wait to accept the deposit and run home.
After all, this is money; who would turn down money?
Zhiyin looked at the bright red, wrinkled chili peppers and couldn't help but smile.
As someone who can't live without spicy food, she was worried about what to do without chili powder. And here it is.
Luckily, I was transported to a fictional dynasty!
Otherwise, I'll be sad.
Later, Zhiyin saw potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Potatoes aren't eaten here; people find them tasteless and use them to feed pigs, unless they're really starving.
Zhiyin, with his potato-headed mind, immediately had his eyes light up. Seeing that potatoes were only one coin per pound, he spent 100 coins to buy 100 pounds.
He immediately went to the grocery store and bought fennel, Sichuan peppercorns, scallions, ginger, garlic, salt, sugar, and so on...
It's worth mentioning that the only sugar here is maltose; white sugar is not yet available.
Therefore, it is very precious, and one tael costs 12 coins.
But Zhiyin still bought a lot, and also bought a lot of vegetable oil, lard, and so on...
Then I went to a clothing store and bought the most important item: a thick cotton quilt. Seeing that my wallet was already empty, I finally finished shopping for the day.
It has to be said that cotton quilts in ancient times were really expensive!
A bed costs 1,000 coins, which is one tael. She bought a medium-sized one; the most expensive ones are two taels and three taels.
After thinking it over, Zhiyin went to the blacksmith's shop and bought a very sharp and easy-to-use kitchen knife.
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