Cheng Wanwan thought that someone would come to buy her son after hearing the news, but she didn't expect that they would come so soon.
It had only been a few days since she started selling ice powder, and she didn't make much money. Selling the prescriptions would cut off her own financial resources, and she also had other plans.
She smiled politely and said: "This is a recipe passed down from our ancestors. Our ancestors told us that it should be passed down from generation to generation. We cannot sell it."
The shopkeeper lowered his voice and said, "I can sell so much."
He held out five fingers.
Cheng Wanwan thought about it, this probably meant five taels of silver.
Judging from her current business progress, she can earn more than half a tael of silver a day, which is five taels of silver in ten days. This hot weather will probably last for more than a month. She might be able to earn twenty taels by selling ice powder. .
She refused without hesitation: "Sorry, the prescription really can't be sold."
The shopkeeper's face darkened a little: "If this sister-in-law regrets selling it in a few days, the price won't be so high."
Cheng Wanwan smiled: "If this day comes, the shopkeeper can lower the price."
Seeing that she was not getting enough food, the shopkeeper threw up his sleeves and left.
Zhao Ergou frowned: "Mom, why do I think this shopkeeper will do something wrong?"
Zhao Sanniu waved his fist: "If he dares to cause trouble, I will punch him to death."
Cheng Wanwan narrowed his eyes.
They came from Ping'an Town next door to run a small business, and they really didn't have the ability to compete with a local restaurant owner.
If the shopkeeper invites a few people to cause trouble, such as falsely accusing the ice powder of being unclean and poisoning people if eaten, even if she can clarify the matter, it may not be able to end the rumors. It will be difficult to expand the ice powder business in the future. .
The current sales volume is three barrels of ice powder a day. After removing the wear and tear, it can produce about 300 bowls. It requires two kilograms of stone flower seeds and four kilograms of lanterns to peel out one kilogram of stone flower seeds. In other words, the amount of lanterns used is less than ten kilograms.
The children in the village deliver more than 20 kilograms of lanterns every day.
We must expand the market and increase sales, otherwise the business will be out of business once summer is over.
Cheng Wanwan's eyes fell on the four characters "Nanfu Academy". The characters with flying dragons and phoenixes showed solemnity and solemnity.
She stepped out towards the gate of Nanfu Academy.
The four sons quickly picked up their things and followed.
Nanfu Academy prohibits outsiders from entering, and there is an old man in his fifties guarding the door.
Cheng Wanwan took out the remaining shapeless crushed ice powder in the barrel, piled it into a bowl and handed it over, and said with a smile: "Uncle, would you like to try it?"
The old man guarding the door looked at her warily: "What are you going to do?"
"Uncle, I want you to help pull a string. I want to have a few words with the person in charge of the canteen of Nanfu Academy." Cheng Wanwan lowered his voice, "As long as the uncle can help call the person in charge of the canteen, I will give it to you." Two pennies for hard work.”
The gatekeeper took the ice powder over, drank half a bowl of it in one breath, and closed his eyes comfortably.
No wonder everyone in the academy praises it. It turns out that this ice powder can really relieve the heat. Drink it in one sip and your whole body will feel smooth. No wonder a bowl costs three pennies.
The gatekeeper finished drinking the ice powder and then got up to call someone.
It was noon, and the students in the academy were having their meals. It was the busiest time in the cafeteria. Cheng Wanwan and her four sons waited for almost a cup of tea before a man close to thirty years old was taken away by the concierge. come out.
The steward in the cafeteria, whose surname is Chen, is Chen He. He is chubby and has a greasy face. He looks like he works in the kitchen.
As soon as he saw Cheng Wanwan, his face darkened: "I just said that no one came to the cafeteria at noon these two days. It turns out that you are the one responsible."
When Cheng Wanwan was doing business in her previous life, she encountered countless cold faces. Cold faces and bad words were nothing. What she feared most was that others wouldn't even give her a chance to meet.
She picked up a bowl of crushed ice powder with a smile: "Shopkeeper Chen, don't look at this ice powder. It's a big bowl. In fact, it's not full. Those students who came to buy ice powder from me didn't go to the cafeteria to eat as usual. . On a hot day, students can't stand being stuck in the room reading and writing. This thing is used to relieve the heat. Shopkeeper Chen, come and have a taste. This bowl is treated as a treat from my sister-in-law."
She had a smile on her face, and Chen He couldn't keep a straight face. Besides, he really wanted to taste what this ice powder tasted like. Why did those students run here as soon as the get out of class was over?
He took the bowl over, took a small sip, and was stunned.
Originally, he was still angry, thinking that Cheng Wanwan had robbed him of his business, but now, his anger dissipated.
I can't blame this sister-in-law, I can only blame myself for not being able to make such delicious snacks.
He was a big man, and he had just eaten a large bowl of corn and a multigrain pancake. When he was full, he was able to drink a large bowl of crushed ice powder in one go.
Cheng Wanwan still had a smile on his face: "Shopkeeper Chen, do you think this thing can be sold if it is sold in the canteen?"
Shopkeeper Chen's heart moved. He somewhat understood what the sister-in-law had asked him to do, but he was not sure. He tentatively said, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"
"How about I supply the goods and shopkeeper Chen sells the goods?" Cheng Wanwan continued, "I sold at the entrance of Nanfu Academy for two or three days, and I also made a calculation. There are about three hundred students in Nanfu Academy. Including the teacher and some handymen, the total number is close to 400 people. Not everyone can afford three pennies of ice powder, even half of them. In other words, Nanfu Academy can sell at least 200 bowls a day. Bingfen, that is, 600 cash."
Shopkeeper Chen is a businessman, so he can naturally handle this account. He has worked at Nanfu Academy for seven or eight years. On the surface, it looks okay, but in fact, his monthly income is not high. He can earn five or six taels a month. Silver, but you have to pay for the work and pay the commission to the Academy Headmaster. After a month, you only have three taels of silver left.
Calculated in this way, the copper he earned in a day was only a hundred coins.
As for the sister-in-law in front of me, despite her shabby appearance, she can earn hundreds of coins a day at the gate of Nanfu Academy.
After thinking about this, Chen He, who had been putting on some airs just now, lowered his figure for no reason and said in a very good tone: "I'll get the goods from my sister-in-law. What's the price?"
Cheng Wanwan sighed: "It is not easy to make this ice powder. It consumes a lot of raw materials. I can only earn half a penny for every bowl sold. This business is very tiring. Otherwise, I would I would never think of cooperating with Shopkeeper Chen. How about this, Shopkeeper Chen buys the goods from me and pays two cents a bowl, as well as the auxiliary ingredients such as brown sugar, hawthorn and peanuts. Shopkeeper Chen is responsible for it himself, how about that?"
Chen He's calculations have already started in his mind. The purchase price is two cents, the selling price is three cents, and two hundred bowls are sold a day. He will earn two hundred cents. Those peanut brown sugar and other things, control the amount, the sugar water made from one pound of brown sugar, It is estimated that he can pour 500 bowls of ice powder... Besides, peanuts are not a necessity... After deducting some necessary costs, he can earn at least 160 cash just from selling ice powder in a day.
After a while of crackling, Chen He swallowed.
He restrained his excitement and kept his voice as calm as possible: "When will the supply start?"
Cheng Wanwan smiled: "Tomorrow morning, my son will come to deliver the goods, and we will pay and deliver the goods. How about it?"
Chen He nodded vigorously, and a cooperative business was finally concluded.
