flstandardbreds Chapter 111 Opening Business
Chapter 111 Opening Business
"This is a seed I got by accident. I call it soybean. I only planted six acres of land this year, and the harvest is not too much. I said a few days ago that after I'm done with the work, I'll give two kilograms to each family so that everyone can have a taste. You can eat it or plant it. My home is far from the village, so it's not convenient to go home to get it, so I asked you to come to my door." Li Xiaoxiao smiled and explained her purpose.
"Hahaha, you girl are very thoughtful. Let me thank you on behalf of the villagers. I will ask Xiao Linzi to notify every household and ask them to come to me to get it." The head of the village laughed.
"Okay, I'll take a few more pounds from the bag as compensation for your hard work."
"That's not possible. Your family has a hard life. Take the extra ones." The head of the village frowned.
"There is no reason to take back something that has been given away, don't you think so, Xiao Linzi?" Li Xiaoxiao looked at Xiao Linzi, staring at him with a pair of bright big eyes, and took out two candies from his arms like a magic trick.
"Yes, yes, whatever the little sister says is what it is." Xiao Linzi happily took the candy, quickly peeled off the skin, and put one in his mouth. It was so sweet and tasted as good as before.
This caused everyone to burst into laughter, and the village head had no choice but to accept it.
After buying a shop, you have to keep it well. It used to be a restaurant, and the business was neither good nor bad. But the shop owner suddenly fell ill, so the proprietress sold the shop as quickly as possible, below the market price, and used the money to use for the boss's medical treatment.
Coincidentally, this store was just two streets away from Li Huawen's academy and had a good location. Li Xiaoxiao decided on it immediately and went to the county government to go through the formalities. Li Dahai's name was written on the title deed. After all, he was the head of the family and he had to have the dignity that a man should have.
Besides, it’s just a small shop. Li Xiaoxiao doesn’t look down on it. She believes that with her ability, she will be able to earn more shops in the future.
Early in the morning, Li Xiaoxiao drove the carriage, Si Chengxu sat in the co-pilot seat, and Sun, Li Dahai and Li Ruolan were sitting in the carriage. The carriage was spacious and not crowded at all.
Whenever Li Xiaoxiao drove the carriage through the village, he would always attract other people's attention. This was the first carriage in their Qinghe Village. Who wouldn't be envious?
Li Xiaoxiao ignored their gazes and drove past as if no one was around.
The horse-drawn carriage was more stable than the ox-drawn carriage, and they quickly reached the county town. It took them a while to get there. Perhaps because they had set out early, the shops on both sides were not open yet.
Li Xiaoxiao opened the lock, and several people went in, looked around with curiosity on their faces, and couldn't help feeling overwhelmed with joy.
"This place is great, spacious and bright, great for any business." Sun liked it no matter how he looked at it.
"Dad, Mom, take a look at this." Li Xiaoxiao said, taking out a thin piece of paper from her arms, folded it into a square, and unfolded it to show them.
"What is this?" Sun took it curiously. Li Dahai also came over and saw a piece of white paper covered with small characters and a big red seal on it.
Li Dahai vaguely guessed something.
"How could I have forgotten about this?" Li Xiaoxiao slapped his forehead in annoyance.
"Let me be frank. This is the deed to the shop. Both of your names are on it, so this shop will be jointly owned by the two of you from now on."
"How can we do this? Change your name quickly to your own. All the money is earned by you. We don't want it." Sun became anxious when she heard this. This girl made the decision on her own without even discussing such a big matter with them.
"Written in your name, it is for you. I will earn more money in the future. Besides, changing the name is equivalent to another sale, but it requires money, several taels."
"Then don't change it for now. When you get married, this shop will be given to you as a dowry." Li Dahai knew that once his daughter made a decision, it would be difficult to change it, so it would be the same if he gave it to her at that time.
"Okay, it's up to you. Next we'll discuss how to decorate it and the molds needed to make tofu." She wouldn't want this shop anyway, Li Xiaoxiao added in her mind.
The most common things in a restaurant are tables and chairs. Maybe this restaurant has been open for a long time, so they are all in tatters. They don't need so many tables and chairs to sell tofu, so Li Xiaoxiao wanted to throw them away.
Sun tried to stop them, saying that before the family split up, the set of tables and chairs they had was much worse than the ones they have now, but they were still useful. They might not be good things in the county town, but they were considered pretty good in the countryside.
In this case, Li Xiaoxiao thought about waiting until she returned to the village and asking the headman to help announce in the village that anyone who wanted tables and chairs could come to her and get them. It would be free, but the prerequisite was that they had to be taken and not given away.
The walls were repainted again. As for the mold for making tofu, Li Xiaoxiao first drew out the style and size, and found the old man who had made furniture for her before. She gave him an extra hundred coins when paying the money, and asked him to make it as soon as possible. The old man happily agreed.
The backyard is very simple because it has been occupied before, so you can just clean it up and move in.
After working hard for several days, Li Xiaoxiao's tofu shop was finally opened. The moment the plaque was unveiled, firecrackers rang out and passers-by stopped and couldn't help but say "Li's Tofu".
What is tofu? This new term attracted people to look into the shop, and soon the entrance was crowded with people watching.
"Dear fellow villagers, today is the first day of opening of our Li Ji Tofu. Anyone who comes into the store and buys tofu will receive a bowl of tofu pudding for free, while stocks last." After Li Xiaoxiao finished speaking, he stepped aside. The people in the front immediately squeezed in, and the people behind followed suit. Soon the store was packed with people.
Because it was a fresh food, Li Xiaoxiao's price was not low, six cents per catty of tofu. One catty of soybeans could produce five catties of tofu, which was thirty cents. She calculated that after deducting the money given to the villagers, there were still two thousand catties of tofu in total, which meant six hundred taels of silver.
Six hundred taels of silver was an astronomical figure for a peasant family.
The tofu received a very good response. Within the first morning, all 200 kilograms of tofu were sold out, and some people even came to buy it because of its reputation.
"Today's order is sold out. If you want more tomorrow, you can come earlier." Li Xiaoxiao politely sent the customer away and was too tired to talk.
Sun was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling when she saw how many copper coins she had sold today.
"Xiaoxiao, tofu is so expensive, why are there so many people buying it?" Seeing that there was no one around, Sun finally asked the question that was in her mind.