170 Chapter 170: Buying Refined Rice And Flour
“Big Brother Qin is actually selling it for two copper coins per catty, and I can see that there are quite a number of people buying!” Song Yun laughed somewhat excitedly.
How could she not be excited? This proved that their bean sprouts were popular!
Her sister-in-law’s sheds could produce more than 300 catties of bean sprouts a day!
When Madam Liu heard this, her face lit up.
“The bean sprouts your sister-in-law planted are tender and fresh. One catty is not a small amount. It’s not a big deal to sell them for two copper coins.”
The thing was, the weather was getting hotter, and there were fewer vegetable sellers now.
There were even fewer vegetables that looked fresh and tender.
Her family’s bean sprouts were indeed pleasing to the eye. If she didn’t have them at home, she would be willing to spend two copper coins to buy a catty of them herself if she saw them.
“Hehe! That’s true! Sister-in-law is really amazing! In the future, we’ll have extra income from selling bean sprouts!” Song Yun said happily.
“Hoho! Your sister-in-law is indeed a capable person!” Madam Liu praised Qin Xiaoyao as well.
At the same time, over at the Fortune Mansion.
Qin Xiaoyao was in the kitchen, instructing the chef on how to cook stir-fried bean sprouts, bean sprout soup, and other dishes like boiled meat slices.
Uncle Zhao and Boss Fang were both straining their necks and looking forward to the new dishes.
The two of them had heard from Qin Xiaoyao that the bean sprouts tasted no different from ordinary vegetables.
However, when the two of them saw the bean sprouts, they still harbored some expectations.
The reason was that the bean sprouts appeared white and tender, and they looked delicious at first glance.
Soon, the dishes were served one by one and placed on the stone table in the backyard.
Uncle Zhao and Boss Fang quickly started eating.
Thereafter, they found that the bean sprouts had a light and fragrant taste and possessed a unique flavor.
However, they also knew that they felt this way primarily because this was their first time trying this kind of vegetable.
If they were to eat this kind of vegetable a few more times, it would indeed be not much different from the other vegetables.
Boss Fang was a little disappointed.
Recently, Fortune Mansion’s business had been on the decline, and he was still hoping that Qin Xiaoyao would bring him some more surprises this time. It seemed like it was all for naught.
However, fresh and tender vegetables were hard to come by during this period. Therefore, this bean sprout was not bad on all counts.
“50 catties a day is too little. Add another 30 catties. Reduce the other vegetables by 30 catties,” Boss Fang said quickly.
“If you want to sell this vegetable to outsiders, we at Fortune Mansion won’t interfere. However, the price will have to be the same as the other vegetables.”
Qin Xiaoyao quickly agreed.
“Deal! Whatever you say, Uncle Fang!” she said right away.
One catty was one and a half copper coins, so 80 catties would be 120 copper coins. The key was that he wanted to have this item every day, so it was quite a lot after adding up.
After settling this matter, Boss Fang and Uncle Zhao left quickly.
Only then did Qin Xiaoyao start to settle the accounts.
After receiving the payment and handing over the goods, Qin Xiaoyao delivered the goods that Fortune Mansion had set aside for Fortune Restaurant before returning home.
When she passed by the grain store, she couldn’t resist walking in again.
When the shop assistant saw Qin Xiaoyao, he was as enthusiastic as if he had seen his own mother.
After learning that the price of brown rice and coarse flour had risen to four copper coins and soybeans to three and a half copper coins, Qin Xiaoyao didn’t have the intention to buy these things anymore.
Qin Xiaoyao was a little surprised when she saw the prices of the refined rice and flour.
“Recently, the price of brown rice and coarse flour has doubled. But the prices of refined rice and flour didn’t increase by much?” she asked.
She remembered that brown rice and coarse flour were sold for two copper coins per catty respectively while refined rice and flour were sold for six copper coins.
However, now that the prices of brown rice and coarse flour had doubled to four copper coins, the prices of the refined rice and flour had only increased by one copper coin.
The shop assistant smiled.
“The source of goods is different. We don’t sell much refined rice and flour, so we still have the same stock from the earlier batch.”
“If it weren’t for the rising trend of the grain price, our boss would still have made a profit from the refined rice and flour even if the price didn’t increase.” The shop assistant whispered to Qin Xiaoyao.
“Madam Qin, do you want to buy some refined rice and flour back and try them at home? It’s a good deal to buy it now!” The shop assistant made his recommendation to her.
Qin Xiaoyao glanced at the shop assistant.
“For your boss, it is indeed worth it,” she responded.
The shop assistant smiled in embarrassment.
“Ahem. It’s worth it, whether for you or the boss. After all, the grain prices have increased.”
Qin Xiaoyao thought about it and realized that it was true.
“Then give me 100 catties each of the refined rice and flour,” she thus said.
“Oh yes. There’s no problem with giving me an extra 10 catties free, is there?” Qin Xiaoyao spoke again just as the shop assistant was about to accept the order with a delighted expression.
“10 catties?” The shop assistant looked worried.
Qin Xiaoyao’s expression turned grim.
“I’m only asking you for 10 catties free for 200 catties. It’s only a 5% discount. Why do you look like you are cutting off your flesh? ”
“Alright.” Only then did the shop assistant agree with a troubled expression.
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In reality, he was very happy inwardly.
Following that, Qin Xiaoyao paid one tael and four coins of silver and took the 210 catties of refined rice and flour from the grain store.
Naturally, she did not buy these refined rice and flour for stocking up but for the family to eat.
Now that the family had the bean sprout business and the century egg business had stabilized, they had the means to eat more refined rice and flour.
In the past, they were poor, so their main consideration was filling their stomachs and value for money.
Now that they could afford to lead a better life, of course they should not be stingy.
When she thought of this, Qin Xiaoyao’s heart became even more determined.
At the same time, she was looking forward to having refined rice and noodles made from refined flour.
When Qin Xiaoyao got home, Madam Liu and Song Yun were already back.
When they saw Qin Xiaoyao had brought back more food grain, and this time it was refined rice and flour, their hearts ached terribly.
When Madam Liu heard the price of the refined rice and flour, she felt even more heartache.
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“Refined rice and noodles to feed ourselves. Our whole family has been working hard these days, so I decided to buy some refined rice and flour to nourish our bodies.”
“But there is still so much in the storeroom…” Madam Liu’s brows were tightly knitted.
“There’s no need to worry about the brown rice and coarse flour… When the price rises a little more, we can sell them.”
Both Madam Liu and Song Yun were shocked.
“It can still rise?” They didn’t quite believe it.
The current price was already double the previous price.
Qin Xiaoyao looked at the two of them with a smile.
“Mm-hmm! Just put your hearts at ease.” As she spoke, she began to unload the goods.
Madam Liu and Song Yun didn’t think too much about it anymore and went forward to help.
Now that her daughter-in-law/sister-in-law was the head of the family, they just had to follow her arrangements.
As the three of them worked, Song Yun quickly told her sister-in-law what she saw, and that was the matter of Qin Dahu selling bean sprouts.
Qin Xiaoyao wasn’t very surprised to hear this.
“Our bean sprouts are so fresh. It’s not considered expensive to sell them for two copper coins per catty,” she said.
“Today Big Brother only took 50 catties. It might not be enough to sell.” The market on West Street was the most crowded of the four markets. Although the prices of goods were relatively lower, there were still many people who paid attention to the quality of goods.
Their family’s bean sprouts were good in quality and plentiful in quantity, so it was not difficult to sell them.
“It’s definitely not enough to sell!” Song Yun replied with a smile.
“When I stood in front of the stall for a while, Big Brother Qin managed to sell four to five catties!”
The corners of Qin Xiaoyao’s lips curled up in a smile.
“Hehe! Second Brother will be coming to get some water in the afternoon. He will definitely come and talk about this. We’ll know when the time comes.”
Even though she said that, Qin Xiaoyao already had a rough idea of what was going on.
Her bean sprout business was considered successful.