Chapter 219 Bargaining
In the backyard, the children ran out to play.
Shang Wan had just put Yuanyuan to sleep. She didn't need to worry about the previous matters for the time being. She planned to stay in the backyard to interrogate the five people who were trying to fish in troubled waters.
These people were both men and women, all dressed simply, and their looks were unremarkable. Their common feature was that they all had tough mouths. They tended to be ignorant of every question they asked, or they kept their mouths shut and remained silent in response to any question.
Just as Shang Wan was thinking about how to deal with these people, Lu Chengjing led Dr. Sun into the backyard.
Looking at the five people tied up in the courtyard, Old Doctor Sun asked in surprise: "Who are these people?"
"Here you come to cause trouble." Shang Wan kicked the people one by one to the stone mill and threw them into a pile, waving for Old Doctor Sun to sit down.
The tea was brewed just now, so it’s just right to drink it now.
"Good tea." Old Doctor Sun praised.
Tea is a product of Lingtian, specially grown in the late Shang Dynasty, and cannot be drunk outside.
Seeing that Dr. Sun liked it, Shang Wan could pamper his customers like gods, so he immediately said: "I will pack a pound of this year's new tea for you and take it back later."
Dr. Sun was not polite to Shang Wan either. He really liked this tea.
Lu Chengjing went to the house to find a booklet and handed it to Mr. Sun to read.
The booklet was filled with the unit prices of the medicinal materials. Shang Wan asked Lu Chengjing to prepare it so that he could save some saliva when introducing it to others.
After all, Old Doctor Sun was getting older, and his eyesight was not as good as that of young people. It was difficult to read the small print on the booklet, so he simply asked Lu Chengjing to read it.
Of course, he didn't read each one in succession. He named several medicinal materials, and Lu Chengjing reported the prices.
Dr. Sun took a sip of tea before saying, "It's more expensive than other drug stores in the city."
"Old sir, you know best about my medicinal materials." Shang Wan picked up the teapot and put it on Dr. Sun, "You are an expert in medicinal materials. Old man must understand better than me that you get what you pay for."
"For the sake of past friendship, the price quoted to you by my husband just now is the actual price. Others cannot get this price."
Dr. Sun has been practicing medicine for many years, and he knows the difference between good medicine and inferior medicine.
He snorted. He didn't really want to bargain. He just went through the motions and had an explanation with his employer.
With almost no effort, the price was set.
Shang Wan and Lu Chengjing sent old doctor Sun out together. They not only packed tea, but also a lot of preserved fruit cakes made by Xiaohuan.
The old gentleman didn't like to join in the fun, so he could come at any time, so he chose the opening day. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Shang Wan still understood his concern, and he was grateful in his heart.
Mrs. Lou came out of the restaurant and saw Shang Wan standing at the door. She raised her hand to greet her, "The food is ready. Now that there are fewer people, hurry up and let everyone come over to eat."
"Okay." Shang Wan agreed and went in to call someone.
There has to be someone in the store to keep an eye on it, so we eat in two groups.
Shang Wan was not hungry, so she asked Lu Chengjing to go first, and she took over the job of the accountant.
Shang Wan calculated the medicine inventory by adding, subtracting and subtracting according to the ledger.
Thanks to everyone's efforts, business in the morning was surprisingly good, with sales more than twice what Shang Wan expected.
Among them, Multipurpose Ointment, Yurong Powder and White Jade Ointment are the top sellers, and they make a lot of money even if they are sold at half price.
Shang Wan calculated carefully and found that he had received three hundred and twelve taels of silver this morning alone. After excluding costs, hiring people, tea and other miscellaneous expenses, the profit was around two hundred and forty taels.
The reason why there is such a high profit is that Shang Wan does not include the herbs produced in the spiritual field into the cost.
The first day of opening was a good start.
However, it will take some time to buy the wound medicine, and the sales volume of multi-purpose ointment is expected to decline in the near future.
Shang Wan took a pen and circled two beauty products, Yurong Powder and White Jade Cream.
Don't underestimate a woman's purchasing power.
These two are fast consumables with moderate prices. If people who buy them today put them to good use, there should be many people who will repurchase them. When the good reputation spreads, those women in the deep mansions will be her new gods.
She felt that she had to research some good things for God, such as floral lotions, facial oils, body lotions, and shampoo and shower products.
What woman doesn’t want to have flawless skin and hair as lush as seaweed?
As for men, who says men don’t love to be pretty? There are still hairpins on the street, and it’s not like there are no men buying jade rongsan today.
Also, Shang Wan really wanted to research aphrodisiacs. It is said that there is a high demand for this stuff.
With some miscellaneous thoughts in his mind, Shang Wan felt that the top priority was to recruit a powerful doctor to be his formulator.
Spiritual spring water is indeed very useful, but a good formula combined with spiritual spring water is the best.
How come other people can meet the miracle doctor when they travel through time, but she can't even see a hair of the miracle doctor?
Of course, Shang Wan never thought of digging into the corner of Gu'an Hall with a hoe.
However, the corner is too hard to dig. The old doctor Ren Sun just wants to stay in Gu'antang to retire and won't go anywhere.
Anyone else? Shang Wan thinks Dr. Mei is not bad, but is it not better to open a medical clinic than to work for others?
Now Dr. Yuan can only make do with it.
I hope Dr. Yuan can still stimulate his potential.
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There were obviously fewer guests in the afternoon than in the morning, and many people had taken their time. Shang prepared tea for everyone in the evening.
When Manager Zhong came over, he was also given a piece of jujube paste cake.
Shang Wan poured him a cup of tea. The tea soup was rose red and fragrant. It went well with snacks.
After finishing a piece of jujube paste cake, Manager Zhong wiped the snack residue from his fingers and got down to business.
"One hundred boxes of all-purpose ointment and three hundred bottles of golden sore medicine. Shopkeeper Shang will calculate the price."
Shang Wan said: "I will give you eight taels per box of red box of all-purpose ointment, and one tael per bottle of gold sore medicine. The total is one thousand one hundred taels."
Manager Zhong opened his mouth and cut it, "Six taels of universal ointment and seven taels of gold sore medicine."
Shang Wan twitched his lips: "Guanshi Zhong really loves to joke."
"My boss told me that if shopkeeper Shang is willing to pay this price, he will order another two thousand boxes of jade powder and two thousand bottles of jade ointment."
Manager Zhong believed that Shang Wan would agree to his offer.
Shang Wan was indeed very moved.
She thought carefully and asked, "When will the latter want the goods?"
Manager Zhong said: "First sign a contract and pay a deposit, and then get the goods in batches, two hundred boxes of jade powder and two hundred bottles of white jade ointment at a time."
Shang Wan asked: "Where is Boss Zhong going to sell it?"
If you buy so much, you won’t be able to use it yourself.
Manager Zhong seemed to have received the instruction and did not hide it from Shang Wan, "The capital and Jiangnan area."
Shang Wan's calculations started to click in his mind, and he turned around and called Shitou over, "You talk to Manager Zhong, and I'll come as soon as I can."
Shitou sat down as he was told and grinned his big white teeth at Steward Zhong.
Manager Zhong: "..."
This young man looks very energetic, but why does he smile so silly?
Shang Wan stood up and said, "Guardian Zhong, this is my brother Shitou. You guys want to talk first. I'll excuse you for a moment."
Manager Zhong knew that Shang Wan might have to find someone to discuss it with, so he nodded and watched Shang Wan leave.
(End of chapter)