Chapter 716: Chapter 716: Never Seen Anyone So Good at Grabbing Money
Qiao Xiaomai also lowered her voice so as not to scare away Shopkeeper He. “Shopkeeper, you see my dried sweet potatoes are sold at 300 wen per jin, so the sweet potatoes as raw material shouldn’t be priced too much less, don’t you think?”
Shopkeeper He held his breath and didn’t respond.
Since Qiao Xiaomai had brought it up, it was clear that she was about to name a high price.
Sure enough, the next moment, Qiao Xiaomai parted her rosy lips and threw out a price that made Shopkeeper He wish he could roll on the ground in distress. “Sweet potatoes for 250 wen per jin, sesame seeds for 500 wen per jin, beans for 600 wen per jin.”
“Miss Qiao, you’re basically mugging us!” Shopkeeper He stroked his chest uncontrollably. He had to calm down, otherwise this shocking price would leave him short of breath and in danger of suffocating!
“Ah, Shopkeeper, it’s not fair to say that. Far from mugging you, I’m actually losing money! Think about it, a jin of soybeans can produce three jin of tofu. With such quality, it should only cost 200 wen per jin.”
“The tofu pudding that you just had, priced at 200 wen per jin, would the rich folk say it’s expensive? Even you, though might have to grit your teeth and stamp your feet, wouldn’t you be willing to buy a bowl from time to time?”
Qiao Xiaomai always had a knack for breaking down scary numbers into smaller figures he could accept.
This skill surpasses even those well-educated ladies of high society!
“And my sweet potatoes, I simply processed them a little, took some time, and I could sell each jin for an additional 50 wen. Do I really care about a bit of time? I definitely do not.”
“This is all because we have known each other for a long time and cooperated numerous times, which is why I’m willing to sell to you at a loss of 50 wen. If Shopkeeper Zhou from Zuixian Building came over, I wouldn’t sell him a jin of sweet potatoes.”
“And the sesame seeds, the oil produced from these seeds attracts people to stand in front of the oil shop for a long while. If this oil is added to the dishes, won’t it draw people to stay at your establishment?”
“So, am I asking for too much at 500 wen? Am I?”
Qiao Xiaomai leaned over with a smile, and in a corner where Qiao Changshun couldn’t see, she winked at Shopkeeper He. “This is truly a special price for you considering our good relationship. There is no other place you could find these things, except for the royal family.”
“The amount of silver you can make from these things will certainly exceed the cost of buying them.”
On receiving Qiao Xiaomai’s hint, Shopkeeper He “…”
Listening to her analysis, it does seem like his establishment is getting a great bargain. Googlᴇ search noⅴelfire.net
He’s not completely sure about the exact amount of profit he can make from the soybeans and sesame seeds, but he definitely profits from the sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes can be stored until springtime. If Qiao Xiaomai takes her time and dries the sweet potatoes, then hundreds of thousands of jin of sweet potatoes won’t be a problem to sell.
Especially during winter, time spent leisurely making dried sweet potatoes is actually a very profitable and easy business.
Selling them at 250 wen per jin now is indeed a loss of 50 wen.
The price truly sounds like robbery!
In his more than ten years in business, he’s never encountered such a master at making money!
“Alright then, we’ll go with the prices Miss Qiao mentioned.” He finally opened his mouth.
Seeing as Qiao Xiaomai had already offered the ‘friendship price’, she indeed saw his establishment as her own.
The young master of his establishment marrying such a woman is indeed something to be admired!
[The Tong Family is not allowed to be in contact with the establishment, so Qiao Xiaomai and Shopkeeper He are doing business in a fair and transparent manner~]