Chapter 22 Signing the Contract

Chapter 22 Signing the Contract

Because Shen Xia was delayed for a while, she politely said to Shopkeeper Xu when she arrived at Tianxinzhai, "I'm sorry to have kept Sister Xu waiting for so long."

"It's okay, who are these two?" Sister Xu asked curiously.

"This is my eldest brother, and this is my second brother." Shen Xia said without further introduction.

But Song Jiang and Song Ming felt a little disappointed.

Shen Xia didn't notice it either, but asked the two of them to put down the backpacks.

He took out two packets and handed them to Shopkeeper Xu and Tao Hong respectively, saying, "It's nice to meet you two sisters. I don't have anything else with me. These two packets are a meeting gift. Please don't despise them, sisters."

When Shopkeeper Xu heard this, he thought that this was indeed the sister he had a crush on. She was generous in everything she said and did, and would spend more than one or two taels of silver on even the people she was not familiar with.

Seeing that they were all wearing coarse cloth, the clothes they were wearing might not be as expensive as these two bags of snacks.

Could it be that he has a special liking for linen?

I was too embarrassed to ask in detail, so since my sister was so enthusiastic, I accepted it and said, "Thank you, Sister Shen."

Taohong didn't expect that she also had this experience. She was so touched that she decided to treat Shen Xia better in the future.

But Taohong didn't know that Manager Xu had already done her a great favor by helping her on the front line.

Shen Xia must understand this bit of social etiquette.

Then he took out the food one by one from the basket next to him and counted them. There were ninety-seven bags in total. There were some leftovers at home, so only one hundred bags were packed. He took one bag to try and gave two bags away, so there were ninety-seven bags left.

After clicking.

Shopkeeper Xu took out a receipt that Shen Xia had written when she left, filled in the amount on it, and handed it to Shen Xia.

Shen Xia looked at the receipt in front of her and said with a smile: "Thank you, Sister Xu. I'll put it away then."

Shopkeeper Xu is very open and honest. Before I even open my mouth, Sister Xu has already done it.

"You put the things in Tianxinzhai without charging a penny, so why should I pretend to be ignorant?" Shopkeeper Xu said with a smile.

"It's just that we, Tian Xin Zhai, have many branches in Xuanyang Prefecture. Maybe the ninety or so packs you have are a little too little?"

"That's okay. The remaining sugar at home can make about 100 bags. If there is more, it will take five days to get the goods. Sister can stay in Xuanyang Mansion first. As for the problem of insufficient goods."

"Sister just read the sales technique I wrote. It's called hunger marketing. People will rush to buy it only when the stock is out of stock."

Shopkeeper Xu thought what he said made sense.

People in counties and towns all follow the trend of the provincial capital. Once you have achieved good results in the provincial capital, it will be very easy to distribute goods in counties and towns.

"Okay, tomorrow, you bring the rest to me and I'll go back to the city," suggested Manager Xu.

"Ok."

Then the two of them chatted for a few more words and left.

After leaving.

Song Ming said: "Xia Xia, if you don't charge a penny like this, aren't you afraid that they will run away and not give you money?"

"Don't worry, with such a big shop, he won't run away for such a small amount of money." It's not like the modern times, where there are scammers everywhere.

So don't worry at all.

Song Jiang was not worried about this. After all, he was a few years older than his brother and had seen more. He was just surprised by Shen Xia's sales method.

How did she figure it out?

Of course, I didn't ask any more questions.

After listening to Shen Xia's words, Song Ming thought that it made sense. Since Xia Xia was so smart, there would definitely be no problem.

Seeing that Song Ming didn't ask any more questions, Shen Xia said, "Let's go! Let's go to the cloth shop first and buy some linen." Next, we need to make more maltose. We need linen as the base.

The two came to the cloth shop and the same proprietress was there as last time.

As a business owner, she must have a good memory, so she asked, "What do you want to buy this time, little girl?"

Shen Xia smiled and said, "The boss lady has a really good memory." I didn't buy anything last time, but the boss lady still remembered me.

"Of course not. It's hard not to remember such beautiful eyes of the little girl." The proprietress said with a smile.

When Shen Xia heard this, since there was no bronze mirror at home, he just looked at himself roughly in the water and did not pay attention to this problem.

He said, "My eyes are just pretty, but I am not as beautiful as the boss lady."

The lady boss heard this and said: "Just because of your sweet mouth, I will give you a discount no matter what you buy today."

When Shen Xia heard this, she realized that the boss lady was also a sales talent! In this case, she would feel embarrassed if she didn't buy anything.

It seems that I have to buy not only the lining cloth, but also something else. It is not an option to buy cotton cloth suddenly. The clothes of the family members are all rather worn out, so I might as well buy everyone a set of linen cloth.

"How much is a set of ready-made clothes, Madam Boss?"

"A set of linen men's clothing is eighty wen, and a set of women's clothing is ninety wen."

“Why should men’s clothing be cheaper?”

"Although men are tall, they don't use as much fabric as women's clothing, so skirts have more fabric."

"Oh I got it."

Shen Xia turned to Song Ming and said, "Mom, can you make clothes?"

Song Ming nodded and said, "Yes, my mother's cooking skills are very good."

Think about it, if you know how to make clothes, you buy fabrics; if you don’t know how to make clothes, you buy ready-made clothes. At this time, the prices of ready-made clothes and fabrics are very different.

Shen Xia asked, "Madam, how much cloth do I need to make a set of clothes for the two brothers next to me?"

The proprietress looked at Song Jiang and then at Song Ming. Song Jiang and Song Ming had similar physiques.

"Two young men, about two and a half feet is enough for a set of clothes."

I asked last time, the linen cloth was 15 feet per piece, Song Jiang and Song Ming were about the same size, and although Song Jin was a little shorter, it wasn't much. At that time, clothes were not divided into very detailed sizes, so the three suits were made of 7 feet and 5 inches of fabric.

Song Yun and Song Yu were much smaller, so four feet of cloth was enough for the two of them, while his mother and himself needed three feet of cloth each.

There are a total of 17.5 feet of fabric, so I might as well buy 20 feet and keep it as a backup.

Then Shen Xia chose some five-foot-thick fine cotton to make her inner clothes and trousers, as she really didn't like the feeling of having gaps in the space.

The reason why I chose Wu Chi Li is that I and Song's mother definitely won't need so much.

The main reason is that I have seen men wearing shorts in TV dramas before.

Looking at the clothes hanging out to dry these days, I noticed that no one in the Song family was wearing underwear.

I don’t know if this is because people of this era don’t wear it, or if it’s because the country people are poor.

Shen Xia was not used to this feeling.

Song Jin and Song Yu are young and small, so they are fine.

But Song Jiang and Song Ming were both strong and wore the same pair of pants, which was really awkward to watch sometimes.

It's just like modern men wearing tights.

It’s not that my eyes are disobedient, there’s really nothing I can do, it’s just too conspicuous.

They must be provided with underwear.

I have to do some myself too. Although the original owner's growth was not obvious before, she was able to eat her fill in the end and often drank soup. Her breasts also grew visibly.

Although there are clothes in my own space, they are different from my current size and I can't wear them. Even if I can wear them, it is not convenient to dry them when living together.

I bought it and asked Song's mother to make two simple undergarments for me.

Song Ming watched Shen Xia buy clothes and said, "Xia Xia, just buy your own clothes. I don't need to buy clothes. My clothes can still be worn."

Shen Xia glanced at Song Ming and said, "Second brother, you have forgotten what I dislike the most again."

"Oh." Song Ming just remembered at this time and quickly covered his mouth with his hands.

Finally, let the boss do the annual settlement.

"Twenty feet of linen is three hundred coins, and fine cotton is thirty coins a foot. Five feet is one hundred and fifty coins, a total of four hundred and fifty coins. Just give four hundred and forty coins."

The proprietress quickly calculated the price and reported it to Shen Xia.

Suddenly, I almost forgot the main thing. The most important thing here is to buy lining cloth: "I still want ten feet of white linen lining cloth."

"Okay, ten feet is one hundred coins, a total of five hundred and forty coins,"

"Okay," he said, and he was about to pay. He brought out all the remaining silver he had.

But at this time Song Jiang stepped forward, took out a tael of silver from his arms and handed it to the proprietress.

Shen Xia was surprised and asked, "The money your mother gave you?"

"No?" Song Jiang said calmly without explaining.

"Ah!" There couldn't be any private money left!

But I didn't say much. If he wants to pay, then let him pay! I thought it was Song's mother's money, and I didn't want him to pay. If it wasn't Song's mother's money, then let him pay!

After paying the bill, Shen Xia put the fabric in Song Ming's backpack and covered it with cheap white linen.

I think there are only three of us on the ox cart today, so we don't have to worry about being criticized by others.

After the three of them left the cloth shop, they went to Gaosheng to buy meat.

It’s still the stall where I bought meat last time.

Shen Xia bought some bones and fat. Although she didn't eat them herself, she bought the fat because she thought they would eat them.

I bought some more ribs, they are cheap at this time.

Buy some and try it out first.