"Third sister-in-law, it’s not that I disagree with you selling chili sauce, but our chili sauce is sold bundled with other goods. If you sell chili sauce alone, the profit margin will definitely be lower, and there are already many people selling chili sauce in the city."
Ji Ying advised, "Selling clothes and shoes is different. Clothes and shoes are something everyone needs, and as living standards improve, more and more people are buying clothes and shoes."
Ji Ying was genuinely considering her two sisters-in-law. If they had their own southern goods store, she would definitely supply them, but they didn’t have one.
"Then let’s open a southern goods store. Can’t we sell chili sauce there too?" Deng Juan still felt that selling chili sauce was more lucrative.
Ji Ying carefully analyzed with them, explaining that in South City, chili sauce was already available not only in large stores and supply cooperatives but also in small southern goods stores. If they started selling chili sauce now, their business would definitely not be as good as those who started earlier.
After all, the price is the same, no matter whose store you buy from.
But selling clothes is different. Ji Ying brought up the benefits of selling clothes again. Not only is it clean, but the profit margin is also significant. Moreover, with your own store, goods can be sourced cheaply and you can always have new clothes to wear.
Deng Juan, who was initially determined to sell chili sauce, now thought selling clothes seemed decent too. It’s clean and respectable, and you can always have new clothes to wear.
Deng Juan and Chen He exchanged a glance and were quite tempted. Deng Juan agreed and said, "Ying, you say opening a clothing store is good, but we don’t have any money on hand. Can we borrow some from you first?"
Ji Ying had discussed with Xu Nianhua yesterday, and Xu Nianhua had mentioned the possibility of borrowing money, so Ji Ying was prepared. She quickly responded with a smile, "Third sister-in-law, when our family was poor, our second and third brothers helped a lot. Now, I’m more than happy to help. But, third sister-in-law, how much do you want to borrow?"
Ji Ying’s cheerful demeanor put Deng Juan at ease. Her gaze drifted to the black-and-white TV in the living room, which cost over a thousand.
Xu Nianhua, sipping her homemade sour plum tea, heard the conversation and sat up, curious about how much her little aunt intended to borrow.
"My second sister-in-law and I plan to open the store together. For this clothing store, we have to rent a place and stock up. A small amount of money won’t suffice." Deng Juan didn’t state the amount outright but instead went over the costs with Chen He joining in.
Chen He smiled faintly, not rushing to speak. On the way here, they had discussed borrowing a thousand each, which should be enough.
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As soon as Deng Juan finished speaking, Xu Nianhua couldn’t help but spew out the sour plum tea she had just sipped.
"You’re all grown up and still get choked over a drink." Ji Ying hurriedly handed over a handkerchief while patting Xu Nianhua’s back, feeling sorry as she scolded, "Be careful."
Xu Nianhua was choked by the sour plum tea, which even made her eyes red; she was mainly startled by her little aunt.
Starting right off with ten thousand.
It practically shocked Xu Nianhua to the core.
Ten thousand! This isn’t the future we’re talking about. This is 1981!