On the other side of the mountain village, preparations were being made for the wholesale business of copper coins and burning paper. On the other side of the county town, the young couple were also preparing for the funeral of Chu Ji.
From that day on, whenever he encountered someone from a paper money shop who entered his own shop, Chu Yi would directly go up and say hello without any hesitation.
"You are the boss of Front Street King, right?"
The visitor was a middle-aged man. Recently, I had been hearing people talk about the newly opened Chuji Funeral Store on Changqing Street. They said that its new paper money was very popular, so I thought it wouldn’t be too much to come and have a look myself. , I never thought that the boss would recognize me as soon as I entered the shop. It was really embarrassing.
Then he waved his hands in denial and said, "No, no, no, Wang Ji, boss, I'm afraid you got the wrong person. I, I'm just here to buy paper money."
If Chu Yi was only 50% sure that this person was the boss of Wang Ji's paper money shop, then the other party's performance at this moment made him 90% sure, so he continued: "Boss Wang, you don't have to be like this, although we all We are dealing in paper money, but there is no reason not to let our colleagues in."
Shen Luzhu also echoed: "Yes, we learn from each other and improve each other. There is no such thing as enemies in our family. Whatever Boss Wang wants to see, I will bring it to you."
The boss of Wangji Zhiqian was shocked by the attitude of the young couple. He never said that his colleagues were enemies, nor did he directly invite people into the house to take a look at it. What's more, he came here to find out the truth. of.
On the one hand, Boss Wang felt that there was a scam here, and he hesitated to leave. On the other hand, he felt that everyone was generous enough to let him see it. It would be a pity to be so timid and miss such a good opportunity.
After struggling for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and said, "How did you know it was mine?"
Chu Yi explained: "I visited your shop once last year. Actually, I wasn't very sure at first."
Boss Wang was stunned for a moment, and then regretted it. He thought for a long time, and thought that it was because of his guilty conscience that others found out the clues. He admitted it, but now it was too late to regret it, so he said with some trepidation: "You really want to show me what I want to see?"
Shen Luzhu said with a smile: "Of course, not only can I show it, but if Mr. Wang wants to buy some to sell in his own shop, we can also sit down and negotiate a good price."
Boss Wang was even more puzzled: "You are really willing to let me sell it too? Are you not afraid that I will steal your business?"
When they are doing business, if someone develops any new style, they would like to cover it up tightly so that their peers cannot see it, just like a new dish introduced by a restaurant, how can they rush to give it to others to sell together? .
Chu Yi nodded very confidently: "Of course, there are so many people in this county, and our family can't sell it. Instead of letting our colleagues hold grudges, it's better for everyone to make the money together in a friendly manner."
Boss Wang looked at the young couple in front of him. He heard that they came from the village below the village. Their ideas were so different. No wonder they were able to carry out business all the way from the village to the county seat.
"Then can I take a look at the two kinds of paper money in your house first?"
"Of course." Chu Yi said, then turned around and took the paper money from under the counter and handed it to Boss Wang.
Boss Wang took the copper coins to burn paper and paper ingots and looked through them carefully. He thought to himself that the two of them didn't know how they came up with such exquisite and novel paper money. Even if they took it back to him, they wouldn't know how much it would cost to imitate it. It takes a long time, let alone making it out of thin air and selling it.
It is inevitable to think about good things, be accepted and liked by everyone, and then replace the old styles. Even if you don't follow the trend now, you will probably buy them back sooner or later and research and make them yourself. Instead of wasting time and effort then, it is better to do it now. Soothing and happy.
"How do you buy these two kinds of paper money in your family? Tell me. If it's suitable, then I will buy less from you first and see how you sell it."
Chu Yi picked up the copper coins and burned paper beside him and said, "We normally sell these copper coins and burn paper for thirty cents per knives, and our colleagues purchase them for 25 cents per knives."
Boss Wang made some calculations in his mind. The purchase price of yellow paper was sixteen cents. They sold it at home for twenty cents per knife, earning four cents per knife. It was about the same as Chu Ji's copper coin burning paper. The purchase price was twenty-five cents.
It seemed reasonable, so I asked the paper ingot on the side: "How do you sell this?"
Shen Luzhu explained apologetically: "I'm sorry, Boss Wang, we can't wholesale this paper ingot for the time being. We are from the village, and these paper ingots are made bit by bit by our family members. I honestly don't want to hide the fact that this paper ingot is made by It’s time-consuming and laborious to make, and we can’t make a few in a day. We don’t even have enough to sell at home, so there’s really no way to wholesale it.”
Although this copper coin burning paper looks very good, in fact, what Boss Wang is more interested in is the paper ingot. This one looks more eye-catching, and it is more respectable for anyone to go to the grave to offer sacrifices. But in the end, this paper ingot is not for sale. .
"Is there nothing you can do about this?"
Chu Yi shook his head and said: "It is true that there is nothing we can do at the moment."
Shen Luzhu also said: "Actually, we just need to spend more money to recruit more people to help, but the cost will go up. Not to mention, we have spent all our savings to move the shop to the county seat, and now we can only wait. Earn more money in the future and think of a solution. To be honest, if we didn't have any money to buy raw materials, we wouldn't think of wholesale this copper coin and burn paper to our colleagues."
In the eyes of Boss Wang, the young couple acted like this, just like two poor little people who had squandered all their wealth for their dreams and were now in such dire straits that they couldn't even lift the pot. How could they have the nerve to force others to sell them paper ingots? .
"Okay, then I will burn the paper with this copper coin first. When you guys come up with a solution later, I will add this paper ingot."
"Sure, Boss Wang, when this paper ingot can be sold, I will notify you as soon as possible!"
In just a few days, the young couple relied on this method to successfully trick the owners of three or four paper money shops into purchasing goods. There are basically no secrets among colleagues in a county. Within two days, these shops The news that the shop was also selling copper coins and burning paper spread like wildfire.
If everyone else is selling, but they are not selling, then over time, their own business will naturally be outnumbered, so those bosses who have not purchased goods have come to Chu Ji's funeral couple, clamoring to purchase goods themselves.
When the young couple first discussed doing wholesale business, it was more of a helpless move. They really didn’t expect such a situation. It was obviously the off-season of the Ghost Festival, but the business of their shop was actually better than before the Ghost Festival. It's better now.
I can only sigh about this, it was unintentional, but fortunately, the young couple can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.
The business is slowly getting back on track. It's not the peak season of the Fourth Festival, and the work in the shop is not too busy. Apart from taking care of Zhengzheng every day and doing housework with Xiuxiu, Shen Luzhu spends the rest of his time thinking about new models. style paper money.
In her previous life, she had seen many kinds of paper money. There were more than a dozen types of paper money that were imitated from the coins of various countries. However, no one would recognize them if they were made. She made banknotes based on this idea. When making paper money, I tried my best to avoid the risk of forging banknotes, but I didn't expect that I would not be able to escape it in the end. I couldn't do anything to take advantage of this loophole.
In addition, there is also a kind of paper that is similar in size and paper to today's yellow-burnt paper, but there are many complicated patterns printed on it. Some have written money-sending messages, and some have money trees or money trees printed on them. There are also cornucopias with grains and mountains of ingots printed on them. The main theme is a symbol of wealth and gold.
There is also a shape similar to today's Baishaqian, but it is much larger. The whole thing is in the shape of a huge copper coin, but most of it is golden or yellow, and there are many meaningful pictures and texts printed on it.
It should not be difficult to make these two types, but to achieve the effect, I am afraid it will consume a lot of pigments. Currently, all natural minerals or plants are used to make pigments, so they are rare and not for sale. They are also very expensive.
If it were made into paper money, the price would have to be much higher than today's copper money burning paper, but the style is not that new compared to today's ones. Even if it were really made, I'm afraid it wouldn't be too expensive. It was easy to sell, so Shen Luzhu had to give up these two and think of something else.
Since I came to the county town and asked Uncle Chu to take care of the workshop in the backyard, my days have become leisurely. When the young couple got busy, they took Zhengzheng and Lihua to play in the inner courtyard. As time went by, they became a little bored.
After the young couple found out, they found the wheelchair that had been made for Uncle Chu, renovated it and reinforced it, and built a solid slope with wood on the stone steps of their courtyard. The streets in the county are not like those in the village. The dirt roads are paved with blue bricks and large stones, so Uncle Chu can sit in his wheelchair and wander around the streets at will.
No longer needing to be trapped in his own yard, Uncle Chu's life has become more fulfilling. He may bring Zhengzheng and the neighbors on Lihua Road to chat a few words, or bring cards made by Chu Yi. After playing a few games in the group, or going to the market with Xiuxiu, the days seemed to be more pleasant than when they were in the mountain village.
Zhengzheng, who is now becoming more and more proficient in walking and talking, recently also likes to walk around with Uncle Chu. Everything he sees is very novel. He always stares at one place with his little head in a daze, not knowing what he is thinking about. .
Not to mention Li Hua, who is now sitting on Uncle Chu's lap with Zheng Zheng all day long, traveling in the wheelchair, and has wiped away the depression caused by leaving the animal boys in the village.
In early August, Shen Songjie made a special trip to the county town with the instructions of the Shen parents. The Shen parents were still a little unable to adapt to the fact that their daughter had moved so far away. They thought of Shen Luzhu's upcoming birthday, but the nearest family was busy with weddings. In order to understand the medicinal materials grown on Lishan Mountain, Shen Songjie made this trip and prepared a pile of food, food and clothing. Not only Shen Luzhu and Zhengzheng's, but also Chu Yi and Chu Li's were not left behind.
Shen Songjie and the Chu family helped Shen Luzhu celebrate his birthday and then hurried back to the village. The Chu family also discussed whether it would be two months since they moved out to take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival to keep the business in the shop open. When you're not too busy, go back and have a look.
