Chapter 1277 Opening
Xia Zihan is not worried.
Although Chu Meng looked easy to bully, even five or six of the average guards wouldn't be able to get close to her.
Moreover, Xia Zihan would not just let her go out in public like this. She would definitely have to disguise herself. He also sent four little maids from other courtyards to follow her, in case anything happened to her. It is difficult for one person to defeat four hands with two fists.
The four little maids were also chosen by Chu Lin from a group of the youngest girls. They were all twelve or thirteen years old. They would stay with her for a while, and they would be her maids when she got married. dowry.
And now Chu Meng is following Guanshi Bao to learn how to manage a shop, and several little girls can also learn from it. In the future, when Chu Meng gets married and becomes an official's wife, when it is difficult to show her face again, she will be able to do it. These little maids who were familiar with the operation of the shop ran errands for her.
However, Chu Meng had to learn the things like settling accounts and looking at the account books by herself. Chu Meng had to learn the abilities of looking at the account books, managing the middlemen, etc. , his eyes darkened and he didn’t understand anything.
"Just take her with you. Don't worry, others can't bully her." Xia Zihan saw Steward Bao's hesitant expression and knew what he was thinking.
Seeing that the princess had said so, the manager gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, the shop will open tomorrow. I'm worried that I won't be able to handle it all by myself. With Miss Chu Meng helping me, I can Don’t worry.”
Because the shop was going to open tomorrow and there were some things going on in the shop, I had to make preparations in advance. He only sat there for half an hour and then got up and left.
Before leaving, he also told Xia Zihan, "The child's illness has completely recovered. The child's mother will go to the shop to help tomorrow. This time, the waiter's illness is thanks to the princess' help, otherwise... the child's mother I was thinking about coming over to kowtow to the princess one day.”
"There's no need to kowtow. The two of you will help me take care of the shop from now on, which is the greatest thank you to me." Xia Zihan waved her hand cheerfully, telling Mrs. Bao not to come over.
However, she liked it very much when she thought about the child she saw that day who was about the same age as Xuan'er Jie'er. Although he was sick, wilted, weak, and his eyes were dull, his face was clever and intelligent.
When Guanshi Bao left, she asked Chu Qing to go to the kitchen, pack a few kilograms of cakes, and carry a pheasant sent from the village for Guanshi Bao to take back for the child to eat.
Bao Guanshi was moved and knelt down, kowtowed before leaving.
The next day, Chu Meng went to the shop early in the morning with the four little maids assigned to her.
Chu Lin also smiled and asked Xia Zihan for permission, and went to the shop to help. She said she was helping, but in fact she was just there to join in the fun.
At noon, Chu Meng did not come back. Chu Lin came back and told Xia Zihan happily, "Princess, six carts of fruit were sold. Four carts were sold in the morning. Half of the shop was emptied, and all the fruit wine was sold." Gone.”
"I'm good at taking care of things. I also prepared thirty small wine glasses and poured a few jugs of fruit wine to put aside. If anyone goes and wants to buy fruit wine, let them have a taste. The fruit wine we make is delicious. It makes people have endless aftertaste. Anyone who tastes it will buy a few jars and go back to drink it. ”
"It's the Chinese New Year again, so I bought a lot. I bought more than a dozen jars in one go."
"As for the fruit wine, Chu Meng will be fully responsible for Guan Guo Bao's affairs. If Chu Meng doesn't understand, Guan Guo Bao will guide her and he won't hide his secrets."
"Seeing that the fruit was bought quickly, Guanshi Bao sent a boy out of the city to Zhuangzi and asked Wang Erzhuang to transport more fruits in the afternoon. Looking at this, I am afraid that our orchard will not be able to sell it for a few days, and the fruit trees will not be sold for a few days. It’s going to be empty.”
Chu Lin danced excitedly and praised Bao Guanshi. Chu Qing then said, "The fruits are all sold out, so what fruits will be used to make wine and sell in the future?"
Chu Lin raised her hand, flicked it on her forehead, and said, "Stupid, fresh fruits sell well in winter, and this is the year before, many wealthy families will buy a few boxes as New Year's gifts to give away for the sake of face, but In autumn, fruits are everywhere. How many people can buy them in the store? ”
This is also the reason why there are no stores specializing in selling fresh fruits in the capital.
Almost every household in the capital will plant some fruit trees. In summer and autumn, when the fruits are ripe and every household has fruits to eat, who would go to the shops to buy them?
Moreover, some wealthy families will plant many fruit trees on their farms, and the leftovers will be used to make fruit wine. Some fruits that are easy to store, such as apples and pears, can also be stored in vegetable cellars. Last month or two.
Therefore, most families will eat fruits stored in vegetable cellars during the Chinese New Year. Although they are not fresh, they are better than eating the extremely expensive fruits from shops outside.
Rich families would ask someone to transport some special fruits from the south of the Yangtze River, and they would give them away and treat guests with dignity.
Only people with money and no connections would be forced to buy some fresh fruits from the shop. Of course, those fruits were shipped from the south of the Yangtze River by the shop owner. When they arrived in the capital, the price had doubled several times, making them extremely expensive. , and it is not something that ordinary people can afford.
Therefore, not many people buy fresh fruits in winter.
After careful calculation, if you open a fruit shop, there will be no market all year round, and the merchant will not make much money. Of course, no one would be stupid enough to think of opening a shop specializing in fruit to lose money, and there are only some grocery stores. Some fruits will be brought in for sale.
Xia Zihan's fruit shop can be regarded as the first special case in the capital.
However, the fruits in her shop are all from her own farm. They are not only fresh, but also come in many varieties, especially some varieties that are not sold in Jiangnan in the winter. They are unique to this store.
The most important thing is that the price is 20% cheaper than other shops, and in the first three days of opening, some fruits are buy one and get one free.
Buy a pound of special fruits and get a pound of apples or pears for free.
Special fruits are tropical fruits, which are rare in the capital. Even some wealthy families have only heard of them but have never eaten them.
Just like durian, papaya, coconut... these are all fruit trees that Chu Jingqi sent people to find for Xia Zihan in the south of the Yangtze River.
Even the fruit farmers were hired by Chu Jingqi from Jiangnan with a lot of manpower and material resources.
Therefore, some big families who got the news in advance sent stewards over early in order to have a taste of it. As soon as the shop opened, some rare fruits were sold out.
"The apples were all given away in a carriage," Chu Lin said.
Since there are the most apple trees in the capital, almost every household has them, so there are not many apple trees planted in the hot spring village, only about a dozen, and only three bear fruit in winter, and the others bear fruit in the other three seasons.
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