Chapter 41: Expanding Business
She remembered that her second brother had said not to have too much contact with Widow Zhang. But today she took the initiative to help them...... What is the intention? Is there any purpose for the belt?
Or was the second brother only looked down upon in the village because of Zhang's widow status, so let her stay away so as not to ruin her reputation? Or, is Widow Zhang herself deep in the city?
After solving the matter of the little uncle, the days passed uneventfully for a while. Xia Ting's just batch of green plum sauce has been well received again, showing a phenomenon that supply exceeds demand. Especially because plum sauce can be used more than sour jam, and the taste of plum sauce is better with some hard dishes. Even the restaurants in the town are interested in negotiating business with her, but they are very busy these days and don't have time to go to the town to talk.
The Peach Blossom family also followed, but the taste was not as delicious as Xia Ting. The green plum originally had a bitter and sour taste, but the peach blossoms could not be removed by their family, and the resulting ones were astringent, sour and bitter, and no one bought them at all. Nature loses competitiveness.
Xia Ting: They are short of manpower in terms of raw materials, not to mention the ones in the back.
In addition to taking care of things in the fields, the two brothers of the Gu family went up to the mountain to pick green plums whenever they had time, and they have had a lot less rest recently. Even the eldest lady, she herself selects good quality green plums in the room, and then takes them out by Xia Ting to wash them and make them into sauces.
There's no way to go on like this.
Xia Ting sat in the backyard picking Qingmei and thought about it. She felt that it was time to ask someone to help pick the green plums. But now when farming is busy, when labor is used, I don't know who wants to do it?
"Auntie, do you think if I say that I will invite some people to pick green plums for our family, will it work?" Xia Ting is not very familiar with the people in the village, so it is better to ask the eldest mother for insurance.
The eldest lady thought about it, although she made some money for other people's families with some heartache, but she was relieved to think that her family was really too busy. "Actually, sister-in-law Wang's family is good. Knowing the roots, Eryuan's kid should also help after finishing his farm work. They are relatively clear in their hearts, and nothing bad will happen. ”
Xia Ting secretly calculated that it was indeed about the same. Sister-in-law Wang, their Chunhua and younger brother can all work, plus Eryuan, three people, it should be okay for the time being.
"Okay, then I'll talk to them about it later."
After saying that, Xia Ting was about to go out and continue to work.
"Wait, Ah Ting, are you going to ...... How much do you give them? The eldest lady called out to Xia Ting and couldn't help asking.
"Then how much does the aunt think it's more cost-effective?" Knowing that the eldest lady had ideas, Xia Ting didn't say anything about it and threw the question to her.
Sure enough, the eldest lady smiled and said, "You don't need to give too much, they are all from the village, and they can't get rich." We do a small business, and we don't want to attract people's attention. Qingmei weighed that ten catties and 1 penny is already a lot. As for how much you give, the eldest mother doesn't say anything, you are smart, and the eldest mother believes in you. ”
Xia Ting also laughed when he heard this. Her thoughts are actually similar to the eldest mother's. If you give too much money, you may lose money, and you will attract the eyes of people who are interested in it, after all, you suddenly "make a fortune". Therefore, it is better to keep a low profile.
Although it is not easy to earn, Chunhua Eryuan's relationship with their Gu family is very good, and it would be good to make up for it in private when the time comes.
Xia Ting told Chunhua and them, and they were all pleasantly surprised, after all, this is a sudden income, as long as you don't be lazy for a day, it's still a lot of income. Chunhua even said that the price given by Xia Ting was too high, and she was afraid that she would lose money. On the premise that Xia Ting repeatedly promised that he would not lose money, he smiled again.
Eryuan also agreed to help after finishing the farm work. The farm work of Nienen is almost the same, so it will soon be able to devote itself to the big project of picking green plums.
Sour fruit does not have a pit, but Qingmei does, so there is one more step - to remove the core, and it takes more time to make than before, because the uniform price is determined, if the price rises rashly, I am afraid it is not conducive to the current business, Xia Ting would rather work hard, small profits and quick turnover. Let's start with the name of the sign.
What she earns now is not enough. It's just getting started.
Seeing the spring flowers and two rounds, they took fresh green plums to Xia Ting, and they could get so much money for more than a dozen mosquitoes every day, such a good thing, it was more profitable than doing carpentry. Other people in the village also went up the mountain to pick up the green plums and gave them to Xia Ting to ask if they would accept them.
Xia Ting was a little hesitant, if she accepted it this time, there would definitely be more people coming later. Even if she urgently needs Qingmei, she won't have time to do so much.
Xia Ting declined him and told him that he had collected enough today. Tomorrow we will decide whether to accept it or not. Although no good news has been heard, there is hope. The villagers left with a smile on their faces.
In the evening, Xia Ting couldn't help but discuss with Gu Lin and Gu Yu.
"It's better to let Eryuan and them come to our house to make it, let them handle the green plums, and you can do the final step of brewing directly in the kitchen." As for" Gu Yu thought for a while and said.
Gu Lin also nodded in agreement, "Yes, there are more people buying now, we have to ship it faster." You'll be in charge of brewing the green plums, and we'll sell them in town when the time comes. ”
Xia Ting thought about it, it was indeed feasible. Chunhua knows that she is absolutely reliable. Eryuan has only met once, but he should be trustworthy based on his friendship with his eldest brother. As for the salary, it is 10 yuan a day, which is about the same as the income of people who pick green plums outside.
Now it's a bit like a flow of work, and it feels like a preliminary factory.
When they made some money and the business was indeed done, Xia Ting thought about making a production area and buying a fixed pawnshop, so that life would be stable and customers would be more convenient.
However, it is not very tedious for her to make green plum sauce, and after this time, she can be idle again after making a batch of it. So, she plans to make herself a mobile worker, and by the way, take a look at the progress, and also go to the town to see the market situation.
After Xia Ting expressed his thoughts, the two brothers did not object, and it was temporarily settled.
The villager brought the green plums as promised, Xia Ting picked them, the fruit inside was of varying quality, and seeing that there were many people outside observing the movement, she said loudly: "We only harvest fresh, no moth-eaten ones, and large ones." We don't want anything else that doesn't meet the requirements, if you get mixed in more, we will deduct the money appropriately. You've figured it out before you do it. ”
Xia Ting picked out some of the ones that were not of good quality and the fruits were not big enough to give a demonstration.
A lot of people expressed understanding. After all, the high quality that Xia Ting requires means that the green plum sauce they usually eat is of good quality. Moreover, the salary given by Xia Ting is not low, and most of the people in the village are relatively simple, which is still acceptable.
Xia Ting confiscated the basket of green plums in public and gave the villager 10 yuan, and the rest of the people dispersed. Why? I'm in a hurry to go up the mountain to pick green plums!
The villager who received the money couldn't stop laughing. When I came back from hunting, I picked green plums along the way, and I had an extra 10 yuan, so why not do it?
Xia Ting spent a whole day brewing 4 jars of green plum sauce, even if when chopping the green plums, her fingers were calloused, and the blood bubbled out, she just took some medicine afterwards and wrapped it with strips of cloth at will. However, she deliberately covered it up, hoping that the two brothers would not see it so quickly.
Otherwise, they will be ordered to stop working. She could only watch people work in streak.
Xia Ting made such a decision, so the production and quantity of the clay pot must also keep up.
She's free tomorrow, just in time to go to town and talk about business.
She knows the importance of working with others, otherwise she will either not be able to work her own, or she may be slower. So this time, Dexing Restaurant took the initiative to show goodwill, and she was very fond of it. If you work with such a restaurant, the basic customer flow is there. I'm not afraid that the product won't be able to be marketed.
made an appointment to set up a stall when the time came, and she and her eldest brother went to the restaurant to discuss business. Leaving the eldest mother at home alone, they are not at ease, Xia Ting plans to let Chunhua help take care of it temporarily, Chunhua is a careful and considerate girl, she can rest assured that the eldest mother will be handed over to Chunhua.
Xia Ting was a little nervous and a little excited. In the final analysis, she is just a rookie who has just set foot in the business circle, and she has to negotiate with the people behind the famous restaurant, I don't know if there will be traps. Her mind was a mess, if I could describe it, like a tangled twine.
Now she is very familiar with the shopkeeper of the ceramic shop, maybe she has found someone suitable for chatting, and the shopkeeper will call her every time and tell Xia Ting what has happened in the town recently, so even if Xia Ting doesn't come to the town often, she is not out of touch with the rhythm of the town.
"You know what? There are two rich children in our town, rich and powerful, and they are talented, and when I see them these days, it must be because the girls in the town are surrounded there. If you're going to see it later, just go to a place where there are a lot of people, especially girls. The shopkeeper raised his eyebrows and looked gossipy.
Xia Ting smiled helplessly: "Shopkeeper, I am a family person." ”
The shopkeeper was bored and muttered, "It won't be anything if you take a look." ”
However, after the shopkeeper said this, Xia Ting's mind immediately appeared that the man who caught the thief last time, that temperament and dress, plus that face, can be called unparalleled in the world, I'm afraid that one of them, she has already seen it, and there has been a little bit of contact.
I don't know why, she was a little proud.
When Xia Ting said goodbye to the shopkeeper, Gu Lin was waiting at the door of the store. There's not a lot of space in it, and he doesn't like to be in it in general. As soon as Xia Ting came out, he noticed it.
He was carrying a bag of things in his hand, looking at the familiar square shape, a certain fragment flashed through Xia Ting's mind, and when he watched him unwrap the paper and carefully hand her a piece, Xia Ting was moved to death.
"You love to eat. Freshly baked, eaten when it is hot and a little crispy, people say it tastes better. ”
The sweet taste of the pastry in my mouth flowed through my stomach and was very warm.