Bao Li and others left, and Xu Ling used the half-baked navigation knowledge he had learned in the past two days to drive the boat to a remote coast. Seeing that there was no one everywhere, he put the boat into space.
It would be too labor-intensive and labor-intensive for him to sail alone, so it would be more convenient to take a boat.
Two days later, Xu Ling arrived in Quanzhou on someone else's merchant ship and found a deserted place to release the ship.
This time, it took some effort to get the ship to the Quanzhou Inner Port Terminal.
The ship docked at the dock. Xu Ling packed the ripe cabbage, radish and other vegetables in the space into the warehouse, and then went to the shop to find someone to unload the goods.
It had been seven days since Xu Ling left. The grocery store's promotions had ended, there weren't many customers coming and going, and Lu Chun was sitting at the counter, pounding away at the abacus.
The waiters in the store are entertaining customers.
"Boss!?" A waiter named Wu Hao saw Xu Ling and quickly put down his feather duster and shouted.
When Lu Chun heard that his boss was coming, he stood up in a hurry.
"My boss, you are finally back."
Lu Chun was really miserable these days. Ever since he became Xu Ling's shopkeeper, he had to worry about everything, not to mention helping with the leasing of the shop. How could he have his boss travel far away on the second day after opening?
The goods in the store were quickly sold out, and all the items in the warehouse were sold out by him. Seeing that the supply of goods was about to be cut off, many things were missing. He tried to find Xu Ling but couldn't find him. It really worried him!
Xu Ling put down his luggage and said to Lu Chun with a smile, "Nothing happened these days, right?"
"How can it be okay? There are so many things!" Lu Chun complained in his heart. He didn't have to worry so much before.
Pulling Xu Ling into the back room, Lu Chun vomited his bitterness.
"Many restaurants in the city want to discuss cooperation with us, saying they want to buy food from us. The prices are very good, but the food in the warehouse is not enough, and I haven't agreed to them yet. What do you think about this?"
"How many restaurants are there?"
"Zuixiang Tower, Piaoxiang Tower, and Cuiyun Pavilion... Among them, Cuiyun Pavilion has the highest bid. Their shopkeeper said that no matter what price others offer, she is willing to pay a penny more."
Although an extra penny for a pound of vegetables may not sound like much, it can add up to a lot, and you will definitely make a lot of money over a long period of time.
Xu Ling didn't know much about these restaurants in Quanzhou. He sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked Lu Chun to sit down as well.
"Which one of these companies do you think is more suitable for cooperation?"
Lu Chun sat opposite Xu Ling cautiously.
"If the boss wants to make more money, it must be Cuiyun Pavilion, but Cuiyun Pavilion... is a place of fireworks. If the boss cooperates with them, when others mention us in the future, wouldn't it be..."
Lu Chun had his own understanding of business. He used to be a shopkeeper in a pawn shop. He heard that a doctor from a medicine hall often went to see women in brothels. Over time, it became known in the market that the doctor only treated those internal diseases.
On weekdays, I don’t go to that medicine shop when I have a cold or cough.
He is also afraid that the same problem will occur in the grocery store.
Xu Ling said with a smile: "If you ask me, you are really worrying too much. We are just a supplier, we don't have such a big face, and we won't be tied to others just because of these dishes. If they pay a high price, just sell it to them. .”
Lu Chun silently wrote down, "Then I will go to Cuiyun Pavilion tomorrow to talk to the madam about this matter?"
"Okay, I'll leave this to you."
Xu Ling said again, "Another batch of goods has arrived from the dock warehouse. Please take someone to count the goods. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the clerk's monthly silver will be distributed in advance. You will see when the shop will close. I want to go back. I’m going to celebrate the New Year at home, so I don’t think I can come until after the new year.”
"Ahem..." Lu Chun was drinking water, and when he heard Xu Ling was about to leave again, he choked on his water.
Seeing that his face was red from choking and coughing non-stop, Xu Ling quickly went to pat his back.
"How old are you to be so careless?"
Lu Chun waved his hands quickly, holding back his cough and asked, "Where is my boss's hometown? If something happens in the store..."
"You just have to figure it out."
Xu Lingyu said to him sincerely: "Since I chose you among so many people, it is because I believe you have the strength. I am doing business abroad, and you are responsible for guarding the shop. If you do well, when the shop is stable next year, we will revise the book Qi, can I give you a dividend?"
The cakes drawn by Xu Ling are big and round.
Lu Chun hesitated for a moment, but still felt something was wrong, "But there are some things that I can't make up my mind about."
Xu Ling didn't have the ability to clone himself, so he couldn't keep an eye on the shop for a long time. He could only cultivate trustworthy people. In his opinion, Lu Chun didn't want to make progress, so it was impossible to expect him to develop a career, but it was appropriate to be a stickler for success.
I didn't see that Lu Chun had done everything he had ordered in the past few days after he left. What a peace of mind.
However, it is not entirely a good thing that Lu Chun has no ambition. For example, now, Xu Ling has to patiently ask him: "What are you referring to?"
Lu Chun thought about it and stammered: "Let's talk about business..."
"Prioritize those who keep integrity. If they are all about the same, choose the one with more money." Xu Ling said directly.
Is he here to talk?
Lu Chun had a sad face and remained silent.
Xu Ling smiled and said, "Just do what I say. If you don't get what I asked, just delay it for a few days and wait until I come back to discuss it. You can do everything else."
"Also, in the next few days, a man from Minzhou named Bao Li may come to the shop to see me. When he comes, you can keep him in the shop as a waiter. If you have nothing to do, you can also work for our shop. To attract investment, if someone has high-quality and low-priced goods, as long as they are stable and suitable, we can sell them in the shop and charge a small commission."
Xu Ling told Lu Chun one by one what he had thought about in the past few days.
Lu Chun silently remembered it in his heart.
Xu Ling patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Do a good job. Our shop provides food and accommodation, and rewards are available during the holidays. We recruit honest men, so you will definitely be able to do a good job."
Lu Chun sighed inwardly and agreed. It seemed that he had to go home and ask his father how to act.
Xu Ling made arrangements for the grocery store and checked the accounts. He found that in the past seven days, the store had made 328 taels of silver. The porcelain in the store was almost sold out, and the goods brought from the village had been swept away. Empty.
Late at night, a cold wind suddenly picked up outside. The plane trees in the yard had been blown bare, the windows creaked and the candlelight flickered a little.
Xu Ling rubbed his cold and stiff hands, put them to his mouth and took a breath.
There are too few types of goods in the shop, and it would be troublesome for him to buy them all by himself. Now that he has a ship and people, he can leave the matter of transporting porcelain to Lingbao Town to Bao Li.
As for the losses during transportation, he previously gave the Yi merchants an idea to put mung beans and soybeans in the boxes containing the porcelain. After they are sprinkled with water and sprouted, they can play a certain buffering role.
After it is shipped back, it can be sold in the shop, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
At other times, you can also look for merchants like Xu Ling in the city and buy large quantities of goods directly from Yaren and sell them in the store.
But now the store’s biggest source of income is the off-season vegetables in Xu Ling’s space.
Xu Ling plans to rent another warehouse and transport the mature vegetables in the space in advance before leaving tomorrow.
