Chapter 681: Nervous Yet Excited
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Madam Ma unknowingly started admiring and trusting Su Binglan. For some reason, she felt more at ease with her niece around. Also, the more Madam Ma interacted with Su Binglan, the more she liked her.
Over the past few days, Su Binglan had been quietly giving everyone spiritual spring water to drink. Therefore, Shen Gang, Lin Qin, and the others’ mental and physical states improved exponentially.
They also did not notice how much better they looked. They thought it was because they had been eating and sleeping well.
The family washed their hands and sat around the table to eat. Everyone enjoyed the mung bean sprouts with noodles.
Su Fengmao, Shen Qiuhuan, Luo Jin’an, and Shen Mohen were familiar with dry noodles, so their expressions were standard when they ate. However, it was Lin Qin and the others’ first time eating dry noodles.
The noodles they usually ate had soup. They had never tried noodles without soup before. Still, they knew it would be delicious because Su Binglan cooked it.
Although Shen Qiuchuan was straightforward, honest, and did not speak much, he kept praising the noodles as he ate, saying it was delicious.
Lin Qin ate some mung bean sprouts and said, “l prefer these a little more. I tasted some when Binglan finished cooking. You should try some.”
Everyone was excited to try the new dish. Their eyes lit up as they ate, thinking it was unique compared to other vegetables. The family savored the meal but could not stop thinking of ways to sell it for a profit.
Since the dish tasted good, selling them would be easy. With that thought in mind, the family felt the food tasted even better.
“l can’t describe it well, but it tastes refreshing with just a little spiciness. It’ll go well with rice, too.”
“l can eat a lot of these in one sitting.”
“l think many people will want to buy our mung bean sprouts, especially when they realize how tasty they are.”
The family could imagine their new business blooming once they started selling these things. It made Shen Gang and the others excited. They felt their hearts were about to jump out of their chests.
When Su Binglan said she would sell the mung bean sprouts in town, the family was ecstatic. They followed her but felt a little nervous. Although it was still January, some shops should start opening soon.
Flower County was still relatively underdeveloped. If anyone sold expensive things, no one would buy them. However, the family believed people would be willing to buy their things. Furthermore, mung bean sprouts were inexpensive and useful.
“Binglan, how much is a pound of mung bean sprouts?” Lin Qin asked. Everyone had grown accustomed to listening to and asking for Su Binglan’s opinion. Since she was the one who taught them about the mung beans, she should know how to price them.
“Ten copper per pound,” Su Binglan explained, “We could sell them at twenty copper, but according to Flower County’s consumption level, not many will be willing to pay that much.
“Although it’s double the price, it won’t be worth it if the sales are low. It’s best to sell them at ten copper per pound because it’s more affordable.”
Everyone nodded in agreement to Su Binglan’s explanation. Madam Ma was the first to say, “I’ll listen to Binglan since she came up with the idea.” The others nodded again, and one said, “Yes, that price sounds good.”
Shen Zhishan quietly calculated the family’s earnings. They could earn one silver if they produced and sold a hundred pounds of mung bean sprouts daily. They could also earn more if they produced more products.
His eyes lit up, thinking, ‘One silver a day is more than perfect! I never dared to consider earning that much! Even if we only sold a few dozen pounds, we’d still earn a few hundred coppers daily.
‘We could earn at least a few silver a month. That’s as much as our previous year’s income from farming.’
The family could produce more grain when the weather was good. Even so, they could not sell their grain for much, not to mention they had to keep some for themselves.
Everyone’s eyes sparkled as they looked at the mung bean sprouts. Of course, Shen Qiuhua and Su Fengmao were much calmer than the others. Still, they were delighted to see Lin Qin and Shen Gang’s expressions.
Shen Qiuhua and Su Fengmao reacted similarly when they first earned from selling their tofu products. They used to count their earnings as a family every night back then.
Sometimes, they were so excited that they would talk until midnight before bed. Shen Qiuhua smiled when she saw how happy her Godparents were.
She said, “Father, Mother, you should let Binglan and the others go to town while you two stay home.”
Su Binglan added, “Don’t worry, Grandpa and Grandma. 1 guarantee we’ll sell the mung bean sprouts. We might even sell out.”
She thought of Drunken Cloud in Tenghe Town and remembered delivering goods to them. Later, Mr. Wang hired workers to collect the goods from Su Teng Village.
Therefore, if restaurants in Flower County wanted large quantities of mung bean sprouts, they could go to Blossom Village to collect them. By then, the family would no longer need to sell the beans in town.
They would only need to agree on an agreed collection schedule, saving the family much time and effort.
Over the past few days, the family heard about the changes in Su Teng Village from Shen Qiuhua. The family admired Su Binglan even more and believed their lives would improve if they listened to her advice.
After lunch, they cleaned up and packed the mung bean sprouts. Since using the carriage was more convenient, they loaded dozens of pounds of mung bean sprouts onto the carriage before leaving.
When they reached town, Madam Ma said, “Binglan, the best place to sell our products is at the center.”
Su Binglan said, “We’re not going to the market yet. We’ll go to a restaurant first..