The family finished their dinner while chatting and laughing.
The next morning, when Li Jianmin came over, his aunt had already prepared the tofu skin needed for the snack shop.
Several people put the goods on the mule cart. At this time, Li Yan came out of the kitchen holding two clay pots, which were filled with chili powder for making Huo La Tang today.
After putting all the goods in place, the group set off for the shop.
Li Yan hadn't been to the city for a while. The market outside the city seemed to be a little busier than before. Several shops had been erected on both sides of the street. The appearance of the shops had taken shape, and only the interior decoration and furnishing needed to be completed.
When Li Yan passed by the doors of these shops, she could see a busy scene inside. The sound of hammering and banging could be heard from time to time, and the craftsmen were busy working hard.
Li Jianmin said to his cousin, "You haven't been to the market for a while, so you might not know there are so many more shops outside the market. Now that the fighting at the border has subsided, the shop owners are probably rushing to open their businesses as soon as possible, and they've hired quite a few craftsmen recently!"
The shop owners had not expected the war to end so quickly. Now the market outside the city has regained its vitality at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Recently, only small merchants from nearby towns have come to the market to make purchases. They have to build their shops before more businesses come, and they have invested more manpower and material resources to this end.
Li Jianmin looked at the shops that had sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, feeling a little worried. He turned around and asked with concern, "Sister, you said there are so many new shops in the market outside the city. Will our snack shop's business be affected in the future?"
Li Yan nodded. "Of course it will be affected. The more food shops there are, the more choices customers will have."
"However, only with competition can there be progress. In addition to ensuring that the food itself is affordable and delicious, we must continue to innovate and strive for excellence, exploring unique specialties that are our own, so that we don't have to worry about not having customers!"
Li Yan saw her cousin thinking seriously, then smiled and said, "The more shops there are in the market, the more vibrant it will be, the better the services provided, the more prosperous it will be, and the easier it will be to attract merchants."
On the way to the snack shop, Li Jianmin carefully pondered his sister's words in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what she said made sense.
The group quickly arrived at the small shop, and after unloading the goods from the mule cart, everyone started to get busy.
The first thing my cousin did was to boil milk tea, while Xiaocao added charcoal to make a fire and placed the tea eggs and dried tofu on the small clay stove.
The two of them each perform their duties and cooperate with each other very well!
As it was still early and there were not many customers, Li Yan went to look for her uncle first.
When Li Yan walked to her uncle's shop, she saw a customer discussing something with her uncle.
Li Yan did not go forward to disturb them, but looked at the rabbit fur hats covering half of the wall.
I haven't been to my uncle's house for a long time. The shiny rabbit skins have been made into scarves or hats, in white and gray. At first glance, the fur products covering the wall are quite attractive.
"Brother, we have done business several times. You see, it's not easy for me to come here from so far away, so please sell me more!" the merchant pleaded.
Lin Feng said helplessly: "Brother, it's not that I don't want to sell you more, it's just that you want too much, and I can't make it all at once!"
This merchant is an old customer of Lin Feng. Naturally, Lin Feng wants to try his best to meet his requirements. However, he has no stock on hand now. Apart from finding someone to make it quickly, he has no other choice!
Seeing Lin Feng relent, the man hurriedly asked, "How long will it take you to prepare all the goods?"
Seeing the other party staring at him intently, Lin Feng gritted his teeth and said, "We'll have to wait at least ten days!"
The man pondered for a moment, thinking that it would take him a month to go back and forth, so only if he could bring back more goods would the trip be worthwhile!
The most important thing was that when he returned, it would be the middle of winter, the season when fur products were selling well. In order to make more money, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, ten days is ten days, as long as you are willing to give me more goods when the time comes!"
Lin Feng bowed to him and said, "Just do your best!"
After Lin Feng politely sent the middle-aged man away, he finally had time to greet Li Yan, "Why do you have time to come to my place today?"
Li Yan smiled and said, "I'm planning to harvest the Isatis root from the fields these days, and I'd like to ask my uncle if there are any merchants who would like to buy it!"
Lin Feng nodded. "Leave this matter to me. Since the border war subsided, there have been many more businesses in the market, including many caravans buying medicinal herbs. I'll help you find out when the time comes!"
"I forgot to ask my uncle, when the war broke out at the border, did your shop have a big impact?"
Lin Feng nodded, "It can be considered a blessing in disguise. The rabbit skins I stockpiled some time ago are finally being put to use!"
"Are you still busy enough?" Li Yan also heard the conversation just now and had this question.
Lin Feng didn't hide it and frowned slightly, saying, "The deadline is indeed a bit tight. Winter is approaching, and these fur products are most sought after and sell well. I can't push customers away, so I can only try my best to meet their needs!"
Li Yan's mind perked up after hearing what her uncle said. "Uncle, the market has just reopened, and your fur products are already so popular. When other merchants come later, how will you cope?"
Lin Feng didn’t think too much about it at the moment. Now the merchants who were looking for him to buy goods had already lined up, so wouldn’t they have to wait even longer in the future?
"Do you have any good ideas?" Lin Feng asked subconsciously.
"Didn't our Rongcheng have a large number of refugees a while ago? Among them were quite a few women. Uncle could ask these women to come to his house to help sew according to the orders he receives every day. The more work, the more pay. I think they should be willing to do that!"
Lin Feng immediately thought this was a good idea. He didn’t feel that way during the off-season, but once the peak season arrived, he felt more and more that the sewing progress could not keep up with the shipping speed!
The technical content of this rabbit leather product is not very high. If we can't supply the goods ourselves, there will naturally be others who can supply it.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately instructed the monkey beside him, "Go to the place where the work is being done at noon and ask if there are any women willing to do this job. The salary for each finished product ranges from four to six coins. The more you do, the more you earn. You can easily earn more than ten coins a day."
The monkey agreed immediately.
After finishing her business, Li Yan said goodbye and left. Before leaving, she reminded Uncle Monkey, "We have some new food in the shop today. Uncle, remember to come and try it later! See how it tastes and give me some feedback!"
The monkey nodded and agreed with a smile!
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