Chapter 8 Big Purchase
The purchasing power of silver is still very great today.
One tael of silver is equivalent to one thousand yuan in modern times, and forty taels is equivalent to forty thousand yuan.
Shen Xia asked Song Ming to take her to the dim sum shop.
I want a fine dim sum restaurant, not the usual dim sum ones.
Shen Xia thought that the current Song family could only make some snacks to sell, and they had to be high-quality snacks. There would not be much profit from selling cheap ones.
Sugar is very precious at this time.
If you want to make dim sum, you need to have a general understanding of the dim sum at that time.
Shen Xia followed Song Ming all the way to the door of a restaurant called Tianxinzhai.
There was a young girl watching over the store at the door, and she didn't chase Shen Xia and the others away just because they weren't dressed well.
He still welcomed us warmly. Shen Xia looked at the variety of dim sum in his shop. There were quite a lot of them, but each one was very ordinary and there was no exquisite one.
It’s the shop’s signature pastry.
Shen Xia asked, "Miss, do you only have one store?"
"No, our family has stores in every county in Mingxuan Prefecture. There are no stores in some towns, but we are a time-honored brand." The little girl said proudly.
"Oh, OK, I'll buy some!" He said, looking at the snacks seriously.
As Shen Xia chose, she said, "You have a lot of snacks, but they're not as good-looking as the ones I had at my relative's house in the county last time. They were appetizing and I'm still drooling when I think about them now."
"Impossible, our Tianxinzhai has the most complete selection of snacks, it's impossible that other places have them and we don't," the little girl said in disbelief.
"You still don't believe me, next time, I'll bring you some, and you'll know for yourself." Shen Xia took the opportunity to say.
"Okay! Then I'd like to see what kind of snacks are so delicious that they'll make me drool."
"Well, I just don't know if I can meet you again. If I can, I'll bring you some. Give me two of these snacks as well." He pointed at the snacks on the railing.
"Just bring it with you. I won't eat it for free. Pay for it," the girl said cheerfully.
"Okay, what's the little girl's name?" Shen Xia asked.
"My name is Taohong."
"Okay, Miss Taohong, my name is Shen Xia." Shen Xia also introduced herself.
As she spoke, Miss Taohong wrapped up the snacks and handed them to Shen Xia: "These snacks have a higher sugar content in the store, so they are a little more expensive, a total of one or two taels of silver."
Taohong handed over two packages of snacks.
Just when Taohong was still hesitating about whether the little girl in front of her could afford it
Shen Xia took it and put it in Song Ming's backpack.
"Okay!" He took out five taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to Taohong.
Unexpectedly, the girl in front of me really doesn't show off her wealth. There are not many people in the town who are willing to spend one or two taels of silver to buy snacks, and most of the others spend a few hundred coins, right?
Even buy it for dozens of coins.
Taohong gave Shen Xia four taels of silver: "Miss, remember to come again next time."
"Okay." Of course I'll come! I want to do business with you?
Shen Xia took Song Ming away.
Although Song Ming felt that the two bags of snacks were so expensive and he was reluctant to give them up, he thought that the money was earned by Shen Xia, and if Xia Xia wanted to buy them, she must want to eat them. He felt guilty instead, as he couldn't earn money to buy candy for Xia Xia.
Song Ming didn't say a word along the way.
Shen Xia looked at Song Ming who was in a depressed mood and said, "Second brother, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, I just feel that my second brother is useless. If Xia Xia wants to eat candy, she has to earn money to buy it herself." Song Ming lowered his head and said in inferiority.
Shen Xia looked at him and said: "Second brother, everyone has his good qualities, but everyone is different. You also have good qualities."
"For example..." Song Ming asked.
“Uh!!!” Wait a minute, let me think about it.
"Second brother, your greatest strength is that no matter what I do, you never ask too many questions and you trust me unconditionally."
“That’s also an advantage.”
"Of course!".
Only then did a smile appear on Song Ming's face: "I will always believe in Xia Xia."
"Well, besides, I didn't buy the candy with the intention of eating it, I just wanted to try the taste."
"Oh".
"I want to make some snacks at home and sell them, so of course I have to have some understanding of dim sum! Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle."
"Xia Xia is so smart."
"Let's go! Let's buy some food. We have no food at home."
"Okay." With that, the two of them happily went to the rice store.
The two came to the grain store, and Shen Xia thought that sugar was more expensive at this time, so sweets sold better.
I plan to make dragon beard pastry made of malt sugar and soybean powder. This kind of snack can be stored for a long time, looks good, melts in the mouth, and is sweet and delicious.
The cost of making sugar from wheat is low, but the cost of making sugar from glutinous rice is higher.
But the sugar content is also high.
There are still many varieties of grain stores.
Entered the grain store,
Shen Xia asked the prices of everything he wanted to buy.
At that time, refined rice cost eight cents per pound, brown rice only four cents per pound, wheat cost six cents per pound, soybeans were cheaper at only four cents per pound, white flour was a little more expensive, costing ten cents per pound, and glutinous rice was as expensive as white flour, costing ten cents per pound.
Polished rice is like modern pearl rice, full, round, and crystal clear. Brown rice is like the rice that I made in the countryside when I was a kid, which was not very good.
But it does not affect the taste, it’s just not as sweet and chewy as refined rice.
After finding out the price: “Boss, we want a lot, can you deliver it to the entrance of town?”
"Sure." The boss was a short old man with a kind smile on his face, and there was a waiter beside him to help.
Because my business is not settled yet, I dare not spend money too recklessly.
There are only men in the house, so it is not okay for them to not have enough food.
I only bought 200 kilograms of brown rice for 800 coins.
Fifty jins of white powder, five hundred coins. Sometimes I don't have time to make it, so I use it for convenience.
Thirty catties of wheat are needed first, to test the waters, and the price is 180 wen. One hundred catties of glutinous rice are needed, and the price is one tael of silver. The ratio of glutinous rice to wheat is three to one. Try it first, and then buy it in large quantities if the sales are good.
Ten kilograms of soybeans are enough. Ten kilograms of soybeans can be ground into powder to provide a large amount.
Then he calculated it and found that the total was two thousand five hundred and twenty coins. If he bought some more, three taels of silver would be gone.
The seasonings in this world are still very expensive. When the boss heard Shen Xia wanted so many things, he said, "Young lady, since you want so many, I will give you another five kilograms of brown rice. Come back next time if you need it."
"Thank you, boss. I wish your business is prosperous." The boss was so happy to hear Shen Xia's blessing that he asked the waiter to go to the backyard to pick up the carriage.
"Xia Xia, can we get so much?" Song Ming was curious.
"Don't worry, I'll make my own arrangements." Shen Xia patted Song Ming on the shoulder.
Then after a while, I loaded the car and drove to the entrance of the town, where I saw Uncle Yang waiting there!
Uncle Yang saw Shen Xia and Song Ming sitting in the carriage: "Song Lao Er, these are all yours."
"yes!".
"Buy so much?" Uncle Yang said in surprise.
"Xia Xia sold the herbs for a few taels of silver. I bought some food and went home to do some small business to see if I could make some money," Song Ming explained.
"Oh, then there's no need to buy so much! What a waste!" Uncle Yang felt distressed, because he was afraid that Song Ming would make a fuss and lose all his money. It's not easy to make money!
"It's okay, Uncle Yang. How do you know if it works if you don't try?" Shen Xia said.
"You guys! You're just messing around, you'll know when the time comes."
"We know that Uncle Yang cares about us, and we understand." Shen Xia looked at Uncle Yang's painful expression.
"Uncle Yang, we still need to buy some small things. Could you please keep an eye on them for us?"
"More to buy." Uncle Yang frowned.
"No, just a little thing, I'll be back soon."
Having said that, fearing that Uncle Yang would continue nagging, Shen Xia quickly grabbed Song Ming's other hand and ran away.