Chapter 85
Gu Daniu held his stomach and discussed with Gu Xinxin: "I'll buy two more steamed buns. I'm not full."
Gu Xinxin nodded, and Gu Daniu went to buy steamed buns. He was quite conscientious and brought one for Gu Xinxin as well.
Gu Xinxin opened the steamed bun and stuffed it with meat floss: "Eat it with white porridge, steamed buns, noodles, and eat it alone. Eat it whenever you want and however you want. It's convenient and saves trouble. If you don't want to cook in the morning, just make a pot of porridge. If you don't want to cook at noon, just cook a pot of noodles. If you don't want to cook in the evening, just steam two big steamed buns. If you don't want to cook in the middle of the night, just have a few bites of meat floss."
She spoke slowly but rhythmically, and people passing by couldn't help but look in her direction.
There were some people who were lively and cheerful everywhere, and they would shout and ask, "You only said it was cheap, but how much is it?"
"Fifteen copper coins for one ounce." Gu Xinxin took out a paper bag. "Fifteen copper coins, you won't be cheated or fooled. You can buy such a big bag. If you buy vegetables, it would be at most one plate, but if you buy pork floss, you can eat it for three days! Do the math yourself and see if the pork floss is a better deal."
The meat floss is quite fluffy, and one bag is indeed not a small amount.
"Today is the first day. If you buy something, I'll give you a bite to try." Gu Xinxin tore off a corner of the paper bag and put a spoonful of meat floss in it. "Whether it tastes good or not, you have to taste it yourself. Our words don't count. You have to taste it first."
The man really came over to take a bite. It was so proactive that Gu Xinxin felt for a moment that she had found an aide in advance.
Without waiting for the man to speak, Gu Xinxin continued, "It's salty and delicious, soft and fluffy, and melts in your mouth. If you have elderly people, children, or people with bad teeth at home, don't miss it."
The man couldn't help but nod. "It's salty and fragrant, melts in your mouth, and tastes pretty good. Two taels, please."
The shop opened. Gu Xinxin smiled as she weighed the meat for the customer and gave him another spoonful. “You’re the first one here, so I’ll give you an extra spoonful. Come back after you’ve eaten. We are Gu’s Meat Floss from Gu’s Workshop. We’ll have a shop selling it soon.”
The man was very satisfied and walked away happily with the bag.
Gu Xinxin and Gu Daniu brought two boxes of meat floss in total, which were made by Gu Chen and others at home.
I set up the stall for an entire afternoon today and almost sold out everything.
Gu Daniu wanted to sell them all at once, but Gu Xinxin stopped him: "Go ask the nearby grocery store."
You don’t have to find a dim sum shop to do business.
After entering the grocery store, Gu Xinxin first asked the shopkeeper to look at their boxes: "In half a day, we sold two boxes, a total of 20 kilograms."
If you press it firmly, it will weigh 20 kilograms.
On the same street, the shopkeeper also knew about their hawking in the afternoon, and immediately calculated in his mind that they had sold three taels of silver in that afternoon.
He looked at Xinxin: "What do you mean?"
"We're consigning this meat floss to your shop. We'll give it to you at fourteen copper coins per two ounces. The extra is the consignment fee. If it sells, it's yours. If it doesn't, it's still ours." Gu Xinxin said, "Just return it to us, even if it's broken."
The shopkeeper could understand. Otherwise, if he said he couldn't sell the goods and ended up stealing them, wouldn't the Gu family be at a huge loss?
He was a little hesitant, as he only earned one copper coin for one or two taels of silver.
Gu Xinxin added, "Just put it in your shop. If someone wants to buy it, you can sell it. If no one wants, it just takes up some space. You don't have to pay a deposit, worry about not being able to sell it, or worry about losing money. If someone comes to ask about it, you can get it for a penny. You can't get such a good deal anywhere else."
The shopkeeper pursed his lips, and Gu Xinxin continued, "You've seen with your own eyes today whether the goods are good or not. Whether this deal is successful or not is just a matter of a word. If it's successful, we'll sign a contract. If not, we can find another buyer before it gets dark."
Gu Xinxin acted in a rush, as if failing to close the deal wouldn't be a problem for her—indeed, it wouldn't be a problem at all. At most, she could just hire some more people to come to the provincial capital to promote the deal. While hiring people was a cost, the grocery store owner didn't realize it and hurriedly shouted, "Okay, let's sign the contract now. When will you deliver the goods?"
Gu Xinxin raised her finger: "Ten days later."
It takes four days to travel from home to the provincial capital, so wouldn't it also take her four days to go back? The two days in between were for preparing the goods.
She didn't choose to have someone come to the provincial capital to sell the goods. Another reason was that the journey was too long. Even if she rode at full speed, it would take a day and a night. The longer the journey, the more likely it was to cause an accident. Even if the deliveryman was a grown-up, they could make money and attract attention, and someone might even notice something.
So when doing business in another place, you either have to hand it over to someone else and take a smaller share of the profits, or you can simply move away. In short, money and people are inseparable.
Using the same method, she signed contracts with several other grocery store owners. Even though those store owners had never seen her selling goods, they began to believe her somewhat when they saw her take out the contract. After all, no one was a fool. Everyone opened grocery stores in the provincial capital, so who didn't know who?
Who would sign a contract if there is no money to be made?
Gu Xinxin asked Gu Daniu to leave the city overnight. They had to spend two more nights outside the city anyway, so this one wouldn't be too much. She could lie on the ox cart to catch up on her sleep at night, and Gu Daniu would catch up on his sleep in the carriage during the day. The father and daughter would take turns.
After rushing to the village, Gu Xinxin didn't even bother to go home to take a shower. She went straight to the village chief's house and asked, "How many families are willing to sign a confidentiality agreement?"
The village chief smiled and took out a piece of paper to show Gu Xinxin: "I have asked those who are willing to sign to put their fingerprints and write their names here. There are a total of 234 households in our village, and about a hundred households are willing to do this."
Gu Xinxin nodded: "Okay, then let them all go to the workshop today? We will start working in the afternoon, start recycling tomorrow, and deliver to the provincial capital the day after tomorrow."
The village chief was a little surprised: "Are you in such a hurry?"
Gu Xinxin nodded. "Strike while the iron is hot. Only people in the provincial capital have some impression of pork floss now. We need to let them eat it quickly. Otherwise, over time, everyone will forget about it. There are so many kinds of food in the world, and there is no need to have any particular kind."
She took out some silver and said, "Thank you for helping me during this time, Village Chief. Most of the time, everyone is willing to take these fingerprints because of your kindness. Otherwise, how could they listen to me, a girl like me? The Village Chief has been running errands and talking a lot. I originally wanted to treat you to a meal to express my gratitude, but I've been too busy lately. You see, I just came back from the provincial capital and I don't even have time to go home for a drink of hot water. I have no choice but to trouble you to buy whatever you want to eat. Please don't be polite with me, otherwise I won't know what to say next time I need something."
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