Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 78 Unexpected Gains

Chapter 77 Unexpected Harvest

Because they cared about the success of the shop after opening, after the banquet in the restaurant, Ga Po and the others went back to Sunjiagou, while Jin Xi and Sun Yubao stayed behind.

The attic on the second floor of the shop has also been simply decorated, from the original two larger rooms to three.Behind the shop is a small yard with a kitchen and toilets.

At night, Jin Xi asked Sun Yubao to light up the long row of lanterns outside the shop, under the lintel, and hang lanterns in the middle and four corners of the shop, so that the shop and the section outside the shop could be illuminated. Bright.

In the corner behind the counter, there is a wooden table that looks very simple but has a unique shape. It is the cashier counter that Liang Yuzhong made according to Jin Xi's drawings.

Jin Xi is now sitting behind the cash register, flipping through the ledger in her hand to check the performance of the first day of opening.

Shopkeeper Zhang sat on another chair beside him, chatting with Sun Yubao.

Perhaps it was because of the location of the store. Although a signboard was placed on the street to remind passers-by of the oil price grocery store in the alley, not many people were really attracted.Most of the people who came were residents living in this alley, but many of them came to join in the fun with the attitude of watching.

It doesn't matter, after a long time, if you do more publicity, the traffic will gradually increase.Jinxi is now trying to figure out what the most common needs of these customers are from the deals they make.

The grocery store run by Jinxi sells goods that are inseparable from basic necessities of life.Among these, except for salt, tea and wine, which require official permission, other household groceries can be found here.

Judging from the above records, the goods sold today cover every aspect of basic necessities of life.However, it is not the cheapest things like straw paper headbands that top the list of transactions, but soap.

In addition to making fragrant soap, Jin Xi also made some ordinary soap without floral fragrance.I also put some of them on the counter for a trial sale. Judging from the transaction volume recorded in the ledger, the ordinary soap sold for more than ten yuan, while the fragrant soap also sold for five or six yuan.Both turnover and volume are at the top of the list.

Jin Xi squinted her eyes. To be a grocery store with her own characteristics, she cannot follow the popular route. She must have her own main products to attract customers.From the perspective of marketing, when customers come for one or two main products, when they leave the store, they often buy not only those two types, but also other incidental purchases.

Jin Xi's Sun Ji Grocery Store, the main products are soap and fragrant soap. In this era, soap and scented soap are rare and in short supply, and ordinary people cannot live without these every day, washing their face, hair and laundry.The service life is short and the demand is wide.

"Miss Jin Xi, the soap in our shop is the best seller today, and there are less than a dozen yuan left in the trial batch you brought, so we have to buy it quickly. But, it's just our soap and fragrant soap. Is the price set too low? Can we make money in this way?" Shopkeeper Zhang finished his chat with Sun Yubao and started discussing with Jin Xi.

"What does shopkeeper Zhang say?" Jin Xi asked with a smile.

The Japanese goods in the shop were all purchased by shopkeeper Zhang accompanied Jinxi to Wanghai County, but shopkeeper Zhang didn't know where Jinxi got them from.

Shopkeeper Zhang didn't ask, and Jin Xi naturally didn't take the initiative to speak up.

"As far as I know, soap is more expensive than oil, but there are not many people who can afford it. I didn't expect Miss Jinxi not only to get the soap, but also to set the price so low, not only in In Changqiao Town, even in the entire Wanghai County, our Sun Ji is probably the lowest, with such a price, basically ordinary residents in the alleys can afford it even if they are busy in other areas!" Zhang The shopkeeper analyzed.

Jin Xi nodded, chin slightly, listening to him continue.

"The soap in other grocery stores in the town is not as well made as our soap, and it can be sold for fifty yuan. There are no other grocery stores for fragrant soap, only the only cosmetic powder shop on the street sells it, and it costs two hundred yuan. One piece of paper, I heard that there is still a shortage, shall we raise the price of these two kinds of soap?"

Jin Xi squinted her eyes, the shopkeeper Zhang's suggestion was also very pertinent.

Taking into account the different purchasing power of the common people, Jin Xi set the price of pancreas at [-] renminbi each, which is [-] renminbi cheaper than a catty of pork.The price of fragrant pancreas is divided into three grades.

There is no difference in quality, but there are some distinctions in the size of the incense sticks, which are divided into three types: large, medium and small. The large one costs 150 ren per piece, the medium one is [-] ren, and the smallest one is [-] ren.

Jin Xi closed the account book, and seriously analyzed with shopkeeper Zhang: "Your proposal is very pertinent. Indeed, the price of our soap is set lower than other stores. However, since we opened this shop in this alley , The purpose of the fight is to do business for the residents in the nearby alleys.”

Combining lard, saponin powder, soda flour, other spices, firewood, and manpower, Jin Xi calculated carefully.Basically, if you sell a piece of ordinary soap, you can earn [-] yuan, while the fragrant soap, the smallest size, can earn [-] yuan, the medium size can earn [-] yuan, and the large one can make a net profit of [-] piece. Eighty texts.

Calculated in this way, on the first day of opening today, just selling the pancreas and fragrant pancakes, they earned a total of [-] Wen!

"Ordinary people live in frugality. If we raise the price of soap, ordinary residents can't afford it. These soaps are indispensable for living at home. Every family needs them. We can make more with small profits. It’s sold! But shopkeeper Zhang, please rest assured, I have set the price like this because I have fully considered the cost. To tell you the truth, we are making a steady profit at the current price.”

"Stable profit but no loss? Miss Jin Xi is so confident?" Shopkeeper Zhang narrowed his eyes and looked inquiring.

Jin Xi pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Really, let me do the math. Today, the pancreas in our shop makes a net profit of more than 400 Wen."

"Ah?!!!" Shopkeeper Zhang was astonished. Based on this calculation, what is the cost price of the soap?He was really puzzled, when he opened a shop before, he couldn't get any fragrant soap!
After a while, shopkeeper Zhang still couldn't help sighing: "Miss Jinxi is really magical, she has such skills to get soap at such a low cost! If only I had such a network to get such a low cost two years earlier. You, my diary won't go out of business!" He sighed as he stroked his beard.

Shopkeeper Zhang is still beating around the bush to find out where Jin Xi's pancreas came from, lacking in truth, Jin Xi pursed her lips and smiled, pretending not to understand, and not refusing to explain.And Sun Yubao must have the same thoughts as Jinxi, shook his head towards Jinxi, and kept his mouth shut, resolutely not to reveal his family's secrets of making money.

Jin Xi stayed in the shop for another day, helping with some things. Zhang Ji Grocery Store adhered to the principle that the customer is God, and always served with a smile.Originally, she wanted to stay in the shop for two more days, but seeing that the pancreas was about to be sold out, and Sun Erhu also came to town, Jin Xi bid farewell to Sun Yubao and shopkeeper Zhang early, and returned to Sunjiagou in Sun Erhu's ox cart.

The ox cart had just driven into Sunjiagou, when the butcher selling meat in the thatched shed at the entrance of the village saw Jin Xi's ox cart and greeted them from afar.

"Miss Jinxi, the bristles you told me about a few days ago, I killed a big white pig yesterday, and the bristles were sent to you, Gapona!"

"Oh, that's right, thank you very much, then I'll give you the ten Wen money now." Sun Erhu stopped the ox cart, Jin Xi jumped out of the cart, took out the ten Wen money and gave it to the butcher.

"No need, we threw away the pig hair, it's worthless!"

"You should accept it." Jin Xi smiled and put the ten pennies on the butcher's pork desk: "Next time, if there are any pig bristles, leave them to me, white or black! "

"Hey, no problem, I'll keep it for you!" The butcher readily agreed, watching Jinxi's ox cart slowly enter the village, he hurriedly put the ten cents into his body, muttering: This granddaughter of the Sun family is really Rare, the trash pig hair that no one wants is a treasure!
"Xi'er, what do you want those for?" Sun Erhu asked Jin Xi who was sitting next to him in puzzlement while driving the car.

"Hehe, I can't say it now, but Uncle Erhu will know next time!"

Sun Erhu grinned, his eyes brightened up, he is also used to Jin Xi's temper now, she must have figured out some good idea to make money by being so secretive, well, he will wait and see.

The ox cart stopped at the gate of Sun Yuxia's yard, and Sun Erhu helped Jinxi remove the soda noodles and lard from the cart.

Just as he opened the door and entered the yard, he heard Sun Yuxia's voice.

"That damn girl Xi'er, when I come back later, I'll have to scold her! Butcher Sun sent so many bristles, and it's all up to me to take care of them alone. Oh, hey, the smell makes me so..."

"Yuxia, if you want to smell bad, just go to the side and rest, let me take care of these, I'm not afraid of the smell." Sun Dahu's voice.

"Don't, don't, you're someone who can't even kill a chicken with trembling hands. I'll turn over these bristles, that damn girl Xi'er..."

"No wonder I've been sneezing a lot during this journey, I dare say my aunt is talking about me here!" Jin Xi said while joking, and walked briskly into the yard.

"Ah, you ghost girl, you really don't talk about it. I just babbled at you, and you caught me!" Sun Yuxia greeted her with a smile, and put her hands under Jinxi's nose: " You smell it, it smells fishy, ​​I really don’t know what you’re going to do after finding Butcher Rensun to get these things!”

"Sister Yuxia, Xi'er gave Butcher Sun ten cents!" Sun Erhu laughed.

"Tsk tsk... Did I hear correctly?"

"Okay, auntie, I know you have worked hard, and I know that you love Xi'er the most. Here, why don't I bring you a bottle of hand-cleaning ointment to honor you!" Jin Xi said, from the bundle she was carrying From inside, he took out a small white porcelain bottle and put it in Sun Yuxia's hand.

(End of this chapter)