Chapter 164 Why So Many
An Zhixia looked at the counters and was wondering which one to go to, but everyone went back to their own places. Only a salesperson selling needles and thread, who had a mediocre background and was being bullied by everyone, whispered, "Otherwise, little comrade, why don't you sell it at my counter?"
"Yes, if you can make a name for yourself at Pingzi's counter, we will respect you!" The others covered their mouths and smiled with gloating.
"Okay," An Zhixia nodded, went to that counter, and took a quick look. Everything was sold for a few cents, needles, thread, matches, bulk soy sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar, cakes and candies, and other daily necessities, as well as pencils, erasers, notebooks and other school supplies. The other counters were selling tobacco, alcohol, sugar, tea, ready-made clothes and fabrics, thermoses, enamel basins, kitchen utensils, watches, pens, leather goods, sewing machines, bicycles, tape recorders and other goods with large profit margins.
The salesman handed her the price list and went back to clean up.
On the first day of the New Year, people either went to work or quietly visited relatives and friends to wish each other a happy new year. Half an hour after the doors were opened, there were only a few pedestrians passing by on the streets.
Everyone was leisurely knitting sweaters and eating sunflower seeds. It was almost noon when an old lady came in with a basket. She was dressed simply, with two patches on her arms and hem. Her gray hair was neatly tied behind her head. She walked in with trembling feet.
"Hello, grandma, happy new year!" An Zhixia's beautiful face was full of smiles, and the whole supply and marketing cooperative seemed to be caressed by the bright sunshine and suddenly became lively. Her voice was as sweet as sugar, which shocked everyone, "Do you need anything?"
"Buy half a pound of coarse salt," the old lady was startled, and couldn't help but smile and chat, "I've been pickling a lot of pickles recently, and the salt is used up quickly. I didn't realize the salt was gone until I got up to cook in the morning. I just can't remember what's going on when I get old."
An Zhixia weighed the salt for her neatly, "I see that you are in good health, how can you be old? Our country's living standards have improved, and the people are living long lives. You are at the perfect age, your children and grandchildren are grown up, and you don't have to worry about them. You can just stroll around and have fun, eat good food, buy new clothes every one or two years, and have a house full of children and grandchildren during festivals. Who wouldn't envy you?"
"Haha, yes, that's right. People of my age should enjoy their lives," the old lady was happy to hear that. She took out some money from her pocket and said, "Give me some White Rabbit candies to sweeten the kids' mouths at noon. There were too many people a few days ago and I couldn't get one. And get me a bag of brown sugar. My granddaughter-in-law is pregnant, so I have to prepare some."
"Okay, how do you take care of your children and grandchildren? You have to be nicer to yourself. Only when you take good care of yourself can you be really good to your children. As the saying goes, an old person in the family is like a treasure," An Zhixia said this truly from the bottom of her heart.
Seeing such an old lady who was so enthusiastic about the children, she was actually quite envious. If she had a grandmother like this, she would surely cheer her up to the sky.
"You are a pretty girl with a sweet mouth, just like my monkey who is good at coaxing people," the old lady smiled. "Okay, I'll have something good too. I'll buy two catties of peach cakes and two catties of fried dough twists. I love them."
"The peach cakes and fried dough twists we ordered are very delicious. Come back after you finish eating. We will make sure to get you the freshest ones."
After sending the person away, everyone was a little surprised, but they still curled their lips and went about their own business. However, they only earned three dollars, and the bonus was at most one or two cents, not even enough for a cup of tea.
People started to come to the supply and marketing cooperative, most of them came with baskets and bags to An Zhixia's counter to buy some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, matches and other daily necessities. Seeing the pretty little girl with a sweet mouth who said one thing to one person and another thing to another, people who had not been bombarded with sweet words could not help but buy more things out of joy. When they went back and told about it, the neighbors also came to watch the fun out of curiosity.
My goodness, isn't this Comrade Xiao An, who bought several houses in one go and successfully took back the houses from Nanhua two days ago? He is good-looking and has a sweet smile. He doesn't look like the drought demon who scared the tenants of No. 56 Courtyard to move out overnight.
In order to satisfy their curiosity and get closer to the news figures, everyone pretended that they were short of soy sauce, vinegar, and salt at home, and came with baskets of vegetables. But when they arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, they were greeted with a smile and a happy new year. Who could refuse such a warm attitude? As soon as they let go, their pockets were empty.
Even if the customers who came in ran to other counters, as long as they glanced over here to see the excitement, An Zhixia would greet them with a bright smile and ask if they wanted to bring some freshly made cakes and candies for their families.
Some people smiled and waved their hands shyly, while others came over and bought some seriously.
At the end of the day, her smile remained the same, sincere and bright, her voice was sweet and gentle, and her words were always the same in complimenting others. When it was time to get off work, all the salespeople looked at her differently, and Director Ji, who had been standing at the back door all day, also came out with a complicated look on his face.
"You are such a stubborn girl," she said with a sigh. "The market operation and management model of our supply and marketing cooperative and even the whole of Kyoto has been fixed. It is not something that a little girl like you can shake overnight. Yes, your sales yesterday were very good, but you were just trying to be lucky. It will be difficult to have such a sensational event again.
Let's forget about the bet this time. Dongfeng Shili Supply and Marketing Cooperative will not close down. You can focus on the store you are in charge of, and it will definitely develop well in the future."
"Director Ji, you're here just in time. Can you be a witness for us?" An Zhixia smiled and didn't respond to her. Instead, she took out the sales receipt, held the abacus in her left hand, shook it up and down, and began to calculate the accounts.
Her fingers were very beautiful, slender, white and exceptionally long. She moved the black beads quickly and with a subtle sense of rhythm, which was quite pleasing to the eye.
"Today I received a total of 186 customers, with a turnover of 347.53 yuan and a net profit of 163.45 yuan, which means I can get a bonus of 1.63 yuan today." After An Zhixia punched in the last number, he couldn't help but rub the muscles on his face that were stiff from smiling with the back of his hand.
"How can there be so much?!" Everyone came over in disbelief, looked at An Zhixia's stack of receipts, and pulled the cashier over to count them again.
The cashier calculated it three times and it was the same number every time.
Everyone was dumbfounded. If Nanhua Supply and Marketing Cooperative didn't sell one or two big items that day, then except for holidays, there would be no daily sales exceeding this number. Moreover, she only sold needles, thread, candies and cakes.
"I provided good service today. I believe they will be willing to buy things from me next time. Even if the bonus is not as much as today, it should be close to 80 cents." An Zhixia said with a smile: "If you also sell the things on your counter like this, the bonus will be more than one or two yuan a day."
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