Chapter 275： , want to open a new shop

Chapter 275: Want to open a new shop

Mei Xian'er was very moved when she heard that she thought about herself so much.

He looked at Sister Ying and said, "I know you are doing it for my own good, and my uncle and aunt are also doing it for my own good. I will live a good life with my uncle in the future, so don't worry."

If she can think about it, Sister Ying will naturally be happy.

He also asked her, "What do you know? You are fourteen this year, so you should learn some skills so that you don't have to look at people's faces when you go to your in-laws' house in the future."

Mei Xian'er replied, "I can write poems and songs, and can also embroider and play the piano. However, my grandmother won't let me embroider, saying that piercing my eyes all the time will damage my eyes and my shoulders will become crooked. She just lets me embroider handkerchiefs occasionally. Others, I don’t seem to know anything anymore.”

This is what girls were like in ancient times. The eldest young ladies from wealthy families could basically play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

The girls from the poor are doing laundry and cooking, each with their own abilities.

Mei Xian'er naturally doesn't have to do laundry and cooking, but as the head wife, she has to know how to make a living. Only with money can she have the right to speak.

Mei Xian'er thought the same way, "My uncle brought back my mother's dowry. He also asked me if I wanted to sell the dowry and buy three shops? But I don't know much about this, and my aunt has to follow me." Grandma discussed.”

She had been taking care of her sick mother at home before, and didn't know much about these household chores or shop matters.

Now that my mother’s dowry is coming back, she can’t keep it idle forever. She must at least build a shop to make a living.

Mei Xian'er heard Lu Xian praise Sister Ying's abilities, so she shook her arm and asked her, "Sister Ying, tell me, should my dowry be replaced by a shop? How many shops should I change?"

Sister Ying asked her, "Do you have those dowry lists? Bring them to me."

Mei Xian'er shook her head, "I didn't bring it with me, but I kept it in my mind."

She has a good memory. She can recite almost all the books she has read. She can immediately point out any wrong word. Her memory is amazing.

Sister Ying saw her listing out the items on the dowry list one by one, as well as the value and total number of each item, so she was secretly surprised and praised her.

“You have such a good memory and good arithmetic. God is really blessing you with food.” You are good-looking, but you are also good at mental arithmetic and your memory is excellent. God is blessing you with food.

Sister Ying said to her, "It's a bit difficult for your mother to buy three prosperous shops in Jiangnan with the total amount of dowry. We have to think about it again."

The Lu family had just moved here not long ago. They didn't know how expensive things were here, so they didn't expect that they couldn't buy a prosperous shop with so much money.

Mei Xian'er was worried when she heard Sister Ying say she didn't have enough money, "What should I do? I only have my mother's dowry, and the rest is gone."

She is a girl who has not yet left the court, so naturally she has no dowry.

In addition to being a girl, she was not liked by the elders of the Mei family, so she did not receive any valuable gifts, and her pockets were almost empty.

Although her uncle loved her very much, his family's wealth was only average in Jiangnan, and there were many cousins ​​in the family. She was too embarrassed to take her uncle's money, so she had to rely on her mother's dowry to make money.

But now, her mother's dowry was obviously not enough to buy a shop in Jiangnan, and now she didn't know what to do.

Sister Ying asked her to calm down and said, "Don't be impatient. Although the money is not enough to buy a prosperous shop, you can still buy a second-hand shop."

At that time, their family was also a second-hand old shabby shop, and it was in a deep alley with no traffic at all. Now the shop is still prosperous.

“Besides opening a store at the right time, location and right people, the product is also very important.”

As long as the product is well made, good wine is not afraid of deep alleys. There are always repeat customers who come back a second time.

Mei Xian'er hurriedly asked, "Then what kind of shop should I open? What items are easier to sell?"

Sister Ying hummed and thought about it carefully, "I have been thinking about this question before." She herself owns a delivery inn. Her mother runs a bacon shop, and her family has hundreds of acres of land used to grow vegetables, grain, and fruits.

The two stores basically produce and sell their own food, vegetables, and pork, all of which are produced and sold by themselves, so they can make a steady profit without losing money.

Although there are already two shops, Mrs. Wu also wants to buy a shop for Sister Yang so that Sister Yang can have a dowry shop.

Sister Ying had discussed this matter with her mother before, and they both decided to open a fruit shop where they could sell fresh fruits, candied fruits, or jams.

However, this method has not been implemented yet. Firstly, the fruits are divided into seasons. Secondly, workers who make preserved fruits have to be found again. Moreover, preserved fruits are not usually sold in much. They only sell more during the New Year and holidays. It is not good at other times. Sell.

In addition, fruits are only fresh for a short period of time and are easy to spoil, so Sister Ying and Mr. Wu are hesitant to open a fruit shop.

After hearing this, Mei Xian'er also said, "It's really uncommon for fruit shops to open. There are not many people who like to eat fruits. Even if there are, women on the street pick them up and sell them. I think there are very few people who specially open fruit shops."

Sister Ying nodded and thought about it, "Actually, it's not impossible to open it, but the fruit is easy to spoil, so it's better to make jam and add it to the pastries to make a pastry shop."

People in Jiangnan like to eat dim sum with hot tea. If you open a dim sum shop, people will definitely buy it.

Mei Xian'er said, "However, there are several dim sum shops on the street. If they open again, the business may not be very good."

Everyone basically goes to the established ones, and the newly opened ones usually get busy for a while and then no one pays attention to them.

Sister Ying said, "This is mainly a business issue. As long as we can establish a firm footing, build reputation and taste, and have repeat customers, we can persist for a few more years, introduce new products from time to time, and consolidate the repeat customers. of."

She mostly has recipes for making snacks. She will research a few new flavors in time so that she won’t be afraid of not being able to sell them.

Mei Xianer was a little moved by what she said, but then she remembered that this was Sister Ying's idea for her sister, so she felt embarrassed to say that she wanted to do it, so she gave up.

Seeing her dejected look, Sister Ying smiled and said, "What I just said also means that you can join us."

Mei Xianer was stunned, "Huh? Join?"

She tilted her head, not quite understanding.

Sister Ying asked the maid to wake up Sister Yang and talk to them about the matter.

“I’ll help you open this snack shop first, but you have to follow me step by step.”

She can help Mei Xian'er and Yang Jie'er, but they have to do it themselves.

 Only those who do it themselves will have a sense of accomplishment, understand the hardships of opening a store, and learn new knowledge. Of course, they cannot just stand back and watch, they must naturally participate.

After hearing this, Sister Yang thought it was quite interesting, so she agreed.

“Okay, it just so happens that my mother wants me to learn how to open a shop.”

Mei Xian'er also said, "As long as you don't dislike her, I also want to learn more from my sister."

Sister Ying saw that both of them were very studious, so she was satisfied.

"Okay, then when I get back, I will start teaching you step by step."

(End of this chapter)