Chapter 150 I hope the lady can deliver the goods soon
The shopkeeper nodded without thinking: "Yes, of course."
"In that case, let's talk about cooperation?"
"Okay, okay, please come in, young lady, and we'll discuss this." The shopkeeper made a gesture of invitation and led He Zhiran into the embroidery room.
Seeing that she was completely ignored, Miss Li chased after him unwillingly.
"Hey! Will you sell it for twenty taels of silver?"
Twenty taels for a stuffed rabbit. If He Zhiran still doesn't sell it, it would be a bit too much.
"In this case, I can only give up my love."
Miss Li was afraid that something might happen, so she quickly told her maid to pay the money.
When the shopkeeper saw that He Zhiran got twenty taels of silver so quickly, it would be a lie to say that he was not jealous.
But when she thought that if she could make this deal, she would have countless opportunities to earn twenty taels, she became extremely excited.
Miss Li got the long-eared rabbit doll and held it in her arms happily, and it seemed that she had no intention of leaving.
The shopkeeper anxiously asked He Zhiran the price of the doll he was sending to her, but because Miss Li was there, she couldn't ask immediately and was extremely anxious.
Seeing the man selling her stuffed rabbit sitting there calmly, Miss Li hurried over.
"I wonder if you have any dolls of similar quality? I'd like to take them all."
Dolls of similar quality?
She can have as much as she wants.
If she doesn’t have it, she can still buy it in Taobao Mall.
However, He Zhiran was not blinded by the small benefits in front of him.
Her purpose was to discuss business with the shopkeeper. Although Miss Li was not short of money, she could not buy too much.
He Zhiran was not short of money, and he suddenly came up with the idea of making dolls, mainly to help the Xie family and the Fang family so that they could support themselves, which was better than his meaningless help.
She didn't want to offer too many types of dolls at once. Although she was not good at business, she understood the principle of gradual progress.
"I'm sorry, miss, but this is the only type of doll currently available."
Miss Li was obviously disappointed after hearing her words and asked the two maids to leave.
When the shopkeeper saw the man leave, he said with a smile, "Young lady, how many dolls like this can you provide for my embroidery room?"
He Zhiran cannot guarantee the number of dolls that can be provided.
After all, she didn't know how long she and her group could stay here.
"Boss, I don't have this doll in stock. If you need it, you can only ask my family to make it temporarily.
I'm just passing through here, and now that the port and the city are closed, I don't know how long I can stay here, so I can't guarantee the number of people who can come."
The shopkeeper was somewhat disappointed after hearing her words, but now that she had the opportunity to make money, she could not give it up.
"That's fine. I'll buy as many dolls as your family can make recently. However, the price..."
He Zhiran didn't originally think that a long-eared rabbit doll could be worth much money.
I just sold them for twenty taels each. That was the price Miss Li offered, not an exorbitant price.
On the surface, she was thinking about the price, but in fact her consciousness had already entered the space. She planned to see how much it would cost to make the artificial fur fabric for the long-eared rabbit, as well as the filling cotton, etc., so that she could easily calculate the cost.
In Taobao Mall, there is fabric specially used for making plush toys, which is 50 cm square and sells for 10 yuan. The filling cotton sells for 15 yuan per kilogram.
There are also eye and nose decorations, which only cost one yuan a set.
He Zhiran made a rough calculation and found that the cost of making a stuffed rabbit of the same size as the one just now would be about fifteen yuan. Of course, the labor cost would need to be calculated separately.
She then simply calculated the purchasing power of one tael of silver in that era, which was roughly equivalent to one thousand yuan in later generations.
The cost of one tael of silver could produce more than sixty long-eared rabbits. For He Zhiran, this cost was almost nothing...
After calculating the cost, He Zhiran said, "Boss, a long-eared rabbit doll of the same size as the one I just gave you will cost at least one tael of silver."
"What? My dear lady, don't ask for such a high price. Who can I sell it to at the purchase price of one ounce of silver?"
The shopkeeper knew in his heart that Miss Li was able to spend twenty taels to buy a stuffed rabbit because she was very wealthy and also because she was in a hurry.
Moreover, you only need to have one such doll. Even if Miss Li is stupid and rich, she would not spend twenty taels to buy another one of the same one.
She was worried about the high purchase price. If she couldn't sell it, all the money she had would be wasted.
He Zhiran laughed: "The quality of my long-eared rabbit doll is there. You definitely can't buy such a unique doll. The shopkeeper doesn't have to worry about selling it."
The shopkeeper would never deny this.
The material used to make the doll was indeed something she had never seen before, and it felt fluffy and particularly good to the touch.
Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't say anything, He Zhiran continued to lobby.
"To be honest with you, I bought that material from a foreigner by chance, and I don't have much left now. If you think the price I asked for is too high, I will look for other partners. I believe there will always be someone who appreciates the quality of the material."
After he finished speaking, He Zhiran stood up and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately became anxious.
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave, young lady. One ounce of silver is one ounce of silver. I promise I'll take all the dolls you make."
The price He Zhiran mentioned was one or two taels of silver, which was already very realistic. If he didn't want to sell more at a lower profit so that the Fang and Xie families could make some money for their travel expenses, let alone one or two taels of silver each, I guess someone would want it at five or two taels each.
She didn't really want to leave, so she followed the shopkeeper's instructions and sat back in her original seat.
"The shopkeeper seems to be a straightforward person. In that case, let's sign a document in person to avoid any changes in the future."
"Okay, let's do as the young lady said and sign a document."
While the shopkeeper was speaking, he had already brought out paper and pen.
She looked at He Zhiran's attire and thought that she was just a young wife from a poor family and probably couldn't write.
"Young lady, can I write the agreement?"
He Zhiran made a gesture of invitation: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, boss."
The shopkeeper had not received much education and only learned to write from someone else so that he could open the shop more conveniently.
Therefore, she doesn't write very fast.
It took almost a cup of tea for her to write two identical documents according to what they had agreed upon.
The shopkeeper signed his name on it first, and then handed the two receipts to He Zhiran.
"If you can't write, you can just press your fingerprint."
He Zhiran smiled without saying anything, took the brush from the shopkeeper and signed his name.
When the shopkeeper saw that her handwriting was countless times more beautiful than his own, his face suddenly turned red.
You can't judge a book by its cover. I thought he couldn't write, but it turned out that his handwriting was so beautiful...
He Zhiran pretended not to notice the shopkeeper's embarrassment, put away a receipt and stood up.
"Boss, I won't interfere with your business any longer. I'll go back now and ask my family to start working early."
"Okay, I hope the young lady can deliver the goods soon."
He Zhiran responded and walked out of the embroidery room.
Mo Jiuye had been waiting at the door. When he saw her come out, he stepped forward and asked, "You don't lack money, why do you take on this job?"
The two continued to walk forward aimlessly, and He Zhiran explained as they walked.
"Yesterday, I saw that the Fang and Xie families were both worried because they had no money. Suddenly, I saw this business opportunity and thought of taking them to earn some money.
My sisters-in-law and Hanyue have been bored lately, so it's a good opportunity to find something for them to do to relieve their boredom."
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