NCCnovel Chapter 191 There Must Be a Gradual Process
Chapter 191 There Must Be a Gradual Process
The whole family was waiting for Shen Laowu to come back in the evening, mainly because they were curious about how the sugar-roasted chestnuts and tea eggs were selling today.
If Zhou Bao alone wanted those 20, other people would have to buy in as well. When a few people were whispering in Shen's mother's room, Shen Laowu came back. He ran back from Shen Zhensheng's house and was still gasping for breath.
After work, he ran to Shen Zhensheng's house first. They were having dinner at home. They were having pork trotter noodles and drinking milk. Shen Zhensheng specially cooked a big bowl of it for him and asked him to talk while eating.
"Third brother, I just went to the black market to find Brother Tiezhu after get off work. Guess what happened?" Shen Laowu's excitement had not dissipated as he walked all the way.
"What's the matter? Is it selling well? Sold out?"
Shen Laowu nodded very cutely and kept laughing, "Yes, Third Brother, Brother Tiezhu said that he had sold 35 tea eggs this morning, and also sold about 10 kilograms of sugar-roasted chestnuts. He went to sell them in front of several factories in the town. It was cold these few days and there were no Red Guards, so he sold out in a short time."
Shen Zhensheng and Xiao Baoer were also very happy. They didn't expect that the sales would be so good on the first day.
"That's great. Have you given the money to Tiezhu?"
"I have, Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law. I calculated the cost of cooking tea eggs and frying sugar-roasted chestnuts as you two taught me. After deducting the cost and the money given to Brother Tiezhu from the sales of tea eggs and chestnuts today, Dad, Second Brother and I can earn a few dollars. We can earn more than Mom and Second Sister-in-law."
Shen Laowu was so excited when he touched the money in his pocket. He didn't expect that he could even sell the boiled eggs and chestnuts that were everywhere on the mountain. You know, the chestnuts on the mountain were scattered everywhere on the ground. The villagers didn't know how to eat this stuff, so they didn't take it seriously.
When Dabao and Erbao heard their uncle say that he had made money, they clapped their hands and said, "Uncle is great, uncle is great." Sanbao also laughed. Although the three little guys are young, they know very well who is good to them. When they were bullied in the past, it was their uncle who protected them. They like their uncle the most.
"Third brother, Third sister-in-law, how many eggs do you think we should boil and how many chestnuts should we fry tomorrow?"
After all, it was Shen Laowu's first time doing business and he was not familiar with these things. He always felt that asking his third brother and his wife for advice would make him feel more at ease.
Xiao Baoer said, "Old Five, our sales are good today, so we should strike while the iron is hot, but you have to understand two words: strike while the iron is hot and quit while you are ahead.
We can strike while the iron is hot, but we also have to remember that this is a town after all, and people in the town can't spend 5 cents to buy a tea egg every day, so we have to give people time to accept this price.
You can ask dad and second brother to make more tomorrow, but it won’t be as easy to sell when you sell it, and there might be some left over, so there has to be a gradual process to ensure that you sell about the same amount every day.”
Shen Zhensheng thought so too. If he made too much at once and didn't fully grasp the customer base in the town, there would probably be some left over. It was more important to make sure that they could be sold out every day, so that what was sold every day would be fresh.
After having dinner and chatting at Shen Zhensheng's house, Shen Zhenjiang ran back home, ready to tell everyone in the family what his third brother and his wife had said.
As soon as they saw Shen Laowu running into the yard, everyone in the family came out of the house. Shen Laoer and Liu Ying also came over from their yard to Shen's father and mother.
"Old Five, how are sales today? Have you gone to ask?" Shen's father asked Shen Zhenjiang anxiously.
Shen Zhenjiang was laughing so happily that he stopped beating around the bush to tease them. "Dad, second brother, we've sold everything today. I've already given the money to brother Tiezhu. I've brought back the capital and profit for the three of us."
Seeing how happy he was when he came in, Shen's father and Shen Lao Er guessed that he must have sold a lot today, but they didn't expect that he could sell all of them at once. Shen Zhenjiang asked everyone to sit down, calculated the cost in front of everyone, and then took out the cost from today's sales, and divided the remaining money among Shen Lao Er and Shen's father.
Shen's father and Shen's second son were really excited when they looked at the several dollars they got. They only earned a few dollars in one day, how could it be so much?
"Dad, am I seeing things? We earn so much money in one day?" Shen Lao Er asked his father in disbelief.
"Second brother, we really made some money. I didn't expect that the chestnuts we picked could also be sold for money. And eggs, we can actually make a lot of money for each egg."
Shen Laowu told his family what Shen Zhensheng and Xiao Baoer had said. They didn't understand what was said, but they knew that what the third brother and his wife said was definitely right, so they just had to listen to them.
Shen Laowu decided to boil 70 eggs tonight, and then fry 20 kilograms of chestnuts. Excluding the 20 eggs Zhou Bao wanted, there were 50 left, which was the same quantity as yesterday. He didn't fry so many chestnuts. A store in the town only wanted half a kilogram or a kilogram. By the end of the day, the chestnuts were cold and the taste was not good. Shen Laowu thought about selling a little first, and then making more when more people bought them.
"Old Five, I've already gone to see your uncle Zhang, and he agreed to take you to town every day. After all, he has to use the village's ox cart, so I also called your captain uncle. Your captain uncle guessed what you were going to do, so he told you to be careful and run away when things don't work."
Shen Zhenjiang is a smart man and naturally knows how to ensure his own safety.
After chatting, everyone started to get busy. Some were washing chestnuts, some were washing eggs, and some were making a fire. The whole yard became busy and lively.
After washing the eggs, we will start cooking them tonight. The chestnuts will be used tomorrow morning, so they need to be washed in advance. Although Shen's father and Shen's second son have to get up earlier than usual, they don't feel very tired. They can continue to sleep in the morning and afternoon if they have nothing to do.
In the evening, Shen Zhensheng and Xiao Baoer mentioned the idea of building another kitchen in the old house. Now that Uncle Zhang was willing to drive a bullock cart to take Shen Laowu to town, he could bring more things over and let Zhou Bao find someone he trusted to help.
"Wife, are you thinking of selling more things?"
Xiao Baoer nodded affirmatively, "Of course, don't you think you can boil the pig's offal and sell it? It's very cheap, but the aroma when it's boiled is very tempting."
"Then teach your parents how to cook some tomorrow, and then try selling it the day after tomorrow?"
After the two of them had discussed it, they went to bed. Shen Zhensheng was so impressed by his wife's smart brain. She could come up with any idea to make money. He really married a golden nugget.
Uncle Zhang came to the Shen family's door early the next morning. Shen's father and the second son carried the baskets of tea eggs and sugar-roasted chestnuts onto the car. The baskets were covered tightly to keep them warm.
Uncle Zhang knows what's going on. The things in the basket should be taken to that place to sell. However, who in the village would not sell their things there? This is an unspoken rule in the village. The prices there are higher.
Uncle Zhang didn't ask anything about the things in the basket, and just chatted with Shen Laowu along the way. When they reached the entrance of the alley, Shen Laowu gave fifty cents to Uncle Zhang, and then Uncle Zhang left. Shen Zhenjiang took the things in to find Lin Tiezhu.