Chapter 26
Since they are not particularly close - for Gu Xinxin, and not necessarily for Gu Daniu, then she has to ask for more money so that her advice will not be in vain.
The second aunt nodded hurriedly: "What you said makes sense. Even if you don't say it yourself, I was just going to say it. If your aunt asks later, I will tell her directly and let her come to you."
Gu Xinxin nodded. Gu Chen on the other side was shouting like a ghost, so she had no choice but to say goodbye to the second aunt first.
Gu Chen was very anxious: "There are so many things, and we only made so few. How much do you think we have to sell them for to make a profit?"
Gu Xinxin calculated and raised her finger: "Two copper coins for one, let's sell them by the piece, two copper coins for one, fifteen copper coins for eight, understand?"
Gu Chen calculated in her mind for a moment, but couldn't figure it out: "Fifteen copper coins, eight? What about twenty copper coins?"
"Twenty copper coins equals eleven." Gu Xinxin said. Anyway, one will be given away for amounts less than thirty, and more will be given for amounts that are multiples of fifteen.
Gu Chen counted on her fingers, and Gu Xinxin waved her hand: "I can go with you when you set up the stall, or you can just collect fifteen copper coins. If someone gives you fifteen, you count out eight. If they give you another fifteen, you give another eight. That way you can count, right?"
Of course it can, Gu Chen quickly nodded.
Gu Xinxin looked at the sky and said, "It's not even noon yet. Why don't you try going to the town first? It's right at the entrance of the town. Just carry a basket and hawk your wares."
Gu Chen suddenly felt uncomfortable: "Am I going alone? How do you hawk goods?"
"Just shout, 'Honey Mahua, crispy and crunchy, delicious and inexpensive, the kind you can't stop eating.'" Gu Xinxin started talking immediately, and Gu Chenshi followed suit: "Honey Mahua, delicious and inexpensive..."
She didn't have the arrogance and viciousness of her previous stepmother who wanted to slap Gu Xinxin to death. She actually looked a bit clumsy... Not the cute kind, but the kind who was teaching a child homework and looked at her like a pig, and wanted to slap her to manually enlighten her. She was so angry and disappointed that her blood pressure soared.
Gu Xinxin took a deep breath. Making money was right in front of her. Gu Chen was at least a labor force. She couldn't beat her to death, otherwise she would have one less person to do the work for her.
She then asked, "People want to buy fifteen, how much do you want?"
Gu Chen pursed her lips, calculated in her mind for a long time, and hesitated: "Thirty copper coins?"
Gu Xinxin sighed: "If you give one away for fifteen copper coins, and someone wants fifteen, you can collect thirty first and then give them two, or ask them, and if they don't want to give it, you can deduct two copper coins."
She was very disappointed: "You need to be flexible and adaptable, don't just follow the rules, okay?"
Gu Chen's face flushed red, and after a long while she said, "Okay, fifteen will be twenty-eight copper coins, or thirty copper coins for two."
Gu Xinxin asked again: "What if they want to buy thirty?"
Gu Chen was so angry that she almost threw the basket. "It's only sixty copper coins. Give four to them, or waive four."
This calculation is not wrong, but it will make the buyer feel that the free gift is more cost-effective, because one fried dough stick costs two copper coins, and two fried dough sticks are given as a gift, while the discount only reduces the price by two copper coins, so they are more willing to take the free gift.
But for merchants, if something is sold, they make a profit, it’s just a matter of whether they make more or less, so merchants have to give customers the illusion that buying things is more cost-effective.
Gu Chen muttered to herself, making sure to remember everything Gu Xinxin had just said.
But as he walked out of the house, he paused and asked Gu Xinxin, "You really don't want to go with me? Aren't you afraid that I'll charge the wrong amount?"
"I just need to remember that there are more than 130 fried dough twists in your basket. Just ask for the amount you need to bring back." Gu Xinxin smiled and said, "If you don't bring back enough, I will tell my father. You can handle it yourself then."
Given Gu Daniu's personality, would he allow someone to cheat him on the accounts? Just kidding, if Gu Xinxin put up a little resistance, he'd beat her to death. If Gu Chen embezzled money, Gu Daniu would probably have to send her back to her parents' home.
Gu Chen's face turned pale. After a moment, she uttered a few soft words: "Why don't you come with me? Otherwise, if people ask how we make these fried dough twists, I won't know what to say."
"Just say you don't know. Who would tell others their secret recipe?" Gu Xinxin was speechless. "This is your way of making money. Do you have to tell anyone who asks? If you don't know what to say, just say you don't know!"
Gu Chen was furious and said, "Well, let's go together. I'm afraid if something goes wrong, I won't be able to explain it clearly."
Old Mrs. Gu stood at the door, her mouth moving, with a twist of dough twist in her mouth. Although it was hard to eat, it didn't stop her from eating.
She didn't care about the quarrel between the two people. She just asked Gu Xinxin: "It's almost lunch time. If you all go to town, how will I eat? Your father will probably be back soon. Will we starve?"
Gu Xinxin was full of energy and said angrily, "You won't die of starvation even if you skip a meal. Forget it. I'll go to town with my stepmother."
So as to avoid feeling even more depressed watching this old lady at home.
It's not good to be angry often, as it can easily cause breast nodules. There is no gynecologist for her to see these days.
The stepmother immediately smiled, but was afraid that Gu Xinxin would see it, so she immediately tensed herself up, turned around and walked out with an expressionless face.
Gu Xinxin followed slowly behind.
"Have you eaten yet? We haven't yet, so let's go to town first." Seeing the neighbors, Gu Chen also greeted them with a smile: "Isn't this the first day of school for the Wenshu brothers? I've been thinking about them, so I went to check it out."
"Oh, yes, Xinxin is worried about Xiangrong too. Let's go check it out together." Someone was about to lift the cloth covering the basket, but Gu Chen stopped them, "You can't look at it. Otherwise, you might be too greedy to eat your own lunch."
The more she said this, the more curious people became. Especially when they opened the gap and saw the little bit of sweet smell, it was like a hook luring their hearts.
Seeing more and more people gathered around, Gu Chen said helplessly: "Okay, okay, let me show you my homemade honey fried dough twists, which I sell in town."
If she said she wanted to sell it first, people around her would not just take a bite and taste it.
"It uses a lot of eggs, honey, lard, and sesame seeds. You see, it's all really good stuff." Gu Chen said as she quickly covered it with cotton cloth. "I was thinking, how much does this cost with so many good things? Xinxin said, two copper coins each."
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