flstandardbreds Chapter 109: Clearing out the Grocery Store in One Day
Chapter 109: Clearing out the Grocery Store in One Day
"It will have to close today, in less than a month."
Ji Yuntang's words shocked Steward Wang, "What do you mean, Princess?"
"Manager Wang, I want you to lower the prices of all the goods in the Craftsmanship Shop to 70% of the market price. Clear out all the goods through big sales or buy one get one free. After the goods are sold out, I will make up your ten months' wages. Your contract with Madam Xu will also be invalidated. What do you think?"
Hearing that Ji Yuntang would make up for his wages, Shopkeeper Wang was so excited that tears streamed down his face. "Thank you, Princess Ye. You are such a kind person."
After he was moved, he changed his tone and said, "It's just that if you lower the price of the goods to 70% of the market price, won't you lose money?"
That is equivalent to others selling goods for five taels of silver, but they only sell them for three and a half taels, which is an extremely huge loss.
Ji Yuntang said, "I just looked at the account book. Madam Xu bought the goods at 50% of the market price. We sell them at 70%. We won't lose money. On the contrary, we will make 20%. It's a little less, but it's better than not being able to sell anything."
Ji Yuntang already had new considerations in his mind. The geographical location of the Jiangxin Shop was very good, as it was located in the prosperous area of Baihu Street.
The shops nearby all have a lot of customer traffic, but the Jiangxin shop is in a state of economic depression and its entrance is deserted.
With such a great geographical location, Aunt Xu has run her business like this, it's such a waste of resources.
Ji Yuntang plans to clear out the goods here and then open a beauty and skin care store of his own.
This was also what she had promised her customers before. She would open a shop on Baihu Street within half a month to sell facial cleansers and acne creams.
There is no woman who doesn't love beauty. No matter what era it is, women's money is the easiest to make, so she must seize this business opportunity.
After hearing Ji Yuntang's words, Manager Wang became very motivated. He immediately made a list of items and posted it on the door of the craftsmanship shop.
The price is accurately stated behind each item, which is also what Ji Yuntang strongly requested.
Soon, passers-by noticed the list and stopped to look at it curiously.
"Look, there's a big sale on the products in the Craftsmanship Shop. All the products in the shop are much lower than the market price. This is a rare opportunity. I have to go take a look."
A man wanted to go in, but his friend stopped him.
"Brother Chen, don't be fooled. Is there really such a good thing as pie in the sky? I remember that the owner of this craftsmanship shop is very black-hearted. With the money they spend on one piece of clothing, you can buy several pieces from other stores, and the quality is not inferior to theirs. I guess they have come up with a new way to attract customers today. If you go in, you may fall into their trap."
Another man in black echoed, "Brother Zhang is right. If you are not satisfied with the products you buy from other stores, you can return them. But they refuse to admit it after you buy from them. They won't exchange the products even if there are problems. We are not fools, and money doesn't fall from the sky. Why can't we return the products we paid for if there are problems?"
"In short, this craftsman shop is black-hearted and unscrupulous. Don't believe their lies about price cuts. They might try to cheat us in other ways."
"..."
People were talking about it at once, and some passers-by who wanted to come in backed off after hearing what the victims said and did not dare to go in.
The corner of Ji Yuntang's mouth twitched. This Aunt Xu must have ruined the reputation of the Craftsman Shop so much that customers avoided it like the plague and didn't even dare to come in.
If this continues, I’m afraid I won’t be able to sell anything, let alone clear out the stuff inside.
Ji Yuntang's mind was racing. She knew that she had no choice but to show up today. It would be difficult for Manager Wang to defend himself against the gossips of the crowd.
Furthermore, Manager Wang was in charge of the entire shop, so many people regarded him as the owner of the shop and had a very bad impression of him.
Ji Yuntang walked out of the shop and glanced at the people below.
"Everyone, be quiet and listen to what this princess has to say."
"Butler Wang is not lying. The owner of the Craftsmanship Shop owed money to the Night Palace, so he gave the shop's title deed to me to pay off the debt. Now the Craftsmanship Shop is part of the Night Palace!"
"The price reduction was decided by this princess, and has nothing to do with Steward Wang. All the goods in the Craftsmanship Shop today will be sold according to the prices stated on this list. There will be no fraud. If you need anything, you can come in and take a look!"
After the medical skills competition, the name Ji Yuntang has become very famous in Dongchen Country.
If they still had some concerns in their hearts before, after hearing Ji Yuntang's words, everyone became excited and rushed into the craftsmanship shop one after another.
I was afraid that if I went too late, the item would have been bought by someone else.
They felt from the bottom of their hearts that anything that Ji Yuntang could promote must be excellent.
Manager Wang was so happy inside that he couldn't stop smiling. It was the first time he experienced the feeling of collecting so much money that his hands were soft.
This was something he had never experienced when Aunt Xu was the host.
In less than two hours, all the goods in the shop were sold out, not even a grain of rice was left.
Manager Wang also witnessed Ji Yuntang's celebrity effect with his own eyes. He happily handed the silver to Ji Yuntang.
"Princess, this is the 3,512 taels of silver I just sold. It's all here. Please count them."
"No need to count." Ji Yuntang took it and directly pulled out a silver note of five hundred taels and gave it to him.
"Manager Wang, you have done a great job selling goods today. Take this five hundred taels of silver as your wages."
Steward Wang looked at the banknote and was horrified. "Princess Ye, this is too much silver. I cannot accept it. My wages are only eighty taels. How can I accept five hundred taels of silver from you?"
"It's okay. The extra money will be your subsidy. From today on, the shop will be closed. I may ask a carpenter to redecorate the place. Your contract with Aunt Xu will also end here. I wonder what your plans are for the future?"
Seeing Ji Yuntang's firm attitude, Manager Wang knew he couldn't refuse, so he accepted the banknote.
"To be honest, Princess, I am old now and have decided to return to my hometown. I will grow some vegetables and raise ducks and live a good life with my family."
Ji Yuntang nodded, "That's fine."
Before leaving, Manager Wang handed the key to the Craftsmanship Shop to Ji Yuntang, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her.
"I would like to thank Princess Ye for her help today. I hope you take care of yourself."
If it weren’t for Ji Yuntang, he wouldn’t have been able to get the silver and he wouldn’t know when he would be able to leave here.
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＊You can go and have a look at my completed books of the same type, search for Yan Qijiu's "The Newly Married Was Poisoned to Death, the Medical Concubine Raised Her Gun and Killed People Indiscriminately"