Dressed as a little farmer's lucky treasure, God sends blessings and asks for forgiveness

Shopkeeper Wang naturally walked in with a smile, and after taking a look around, he couldn't help but nodded. There was really no such grocery store in the county. Although it was called a grocery store, it didn't look like an ordinary grocery store, because in his mind, a grocery store had more things and was more messy.

But as soon as he came in, he found that there were really a lot of things, but it was not messy and quite nice. Although there were a lot of people and it was crowded, there were many aisles and it was not crowded at all. One could see the furnishings and people inside even if he stood outside.

Shopkeeper Wang had several packages in his hands and was stopped by Zhao Guocheng when he was about to pay the bill. However, Shopkeeper Wang refused to pay. He said that he was a brother and was here to take care of the business. He had to pay no matter how new the business was. At worst, he could give it to him later.

In the end, Zhao Guocheng had no choice but to let Manager Wang pay. For this, Zhao Guocheng also gave Manager Wang a box of ten preserved eggs as a token of his appreciation.

Shopkeeper Wang did not refuse, accepted it with a smile, thanked him and left.

This was just an episode. Later, more and more people came and the store was overcrowded. Zhao Shiying had no choice but to ask his father to shout at the door and wait for the people inside to come out before he could go in.

Although this delayed us a bit, everyone seemed to be very patient and were waiting in line.

Zhao Guocheng was very pleased to see the effect. People in the county town are polite, rich, and have time.

As many people come out of the shop, they go in. This way, people outside won’t have to wait too anxiously, and the shop will be less crowded.

The whole morning, Zhao's grocery store was so crowded that some people even made several trips there specially, while others went home and brought their families along, just to buy an umbrella which cost one hundred coins each. Because of the rules, one could only buy one umbrella, and that was only possible after buying other items in the store. If one did not buy anything else, one could not buy an umbrella.

But it seems that no one who comes in doesn't buy an umbrella, and everyone takes one with them.

Because if you buy this umbrella now, even if you sell it for 200 wen, someone will want it.

After most of the items on the shelves were gone, Zhao Shiying asked Yang Fan and Wang Mian to start restocking.

The shelves were directly refilled so that when people came in to buy things, the shelves would not be empty. When people saw the delicious food and household items were so exquisite and much cheaper, they naturally bought more. Some people even brought cloth bags to pack them. There was a row of people standing at the counter on the cashier side. Zhao Shimin, Zhao Shisheng, and Zhao Shihui were all collecting money. It looked very busy, but in fact it was quite methodical and orderly, and there was no mistake at all.

It was not until early noon that there were fewer people in the shop. By then, the umbrellas had almost been sold out and there was no need for so many people to guard the shop, so they began to take turns to rest.

It just so happened that Mrs. Yang had already prepared a soup and the meal, so she quickly let the children eat first.

Wait until the children finish eating and come out to look around the store, then Zhao Guocheng, Old Man Yang and others will go to eat.

We were busy all day and there was no shortage of goods today, so there were a lot of people there for a while in the afternoon and business was very good.

In one morning, a drawer full of small change, copper coins and silver bills was lost. Fortunately, after lunch, Zhao Shiying and her friends cleaned up the store and it was not closed until the beginning of the night.

The next step was to check the accounts. When there were not many customers, Zhao Shimin and Wang Mian had already checked the accounts, counted the silver and coins, and sorted them out.

"How is it? How much did you earn today?" Zhao Shisheng asked carefully. While asking, he looked around. There was no one and the shop was closed.

After Zhao Shimin finished her calculation, she was silent for a moment, then raised her eyes and saw several pairs of eyes staring at her. She didn't know whether to say anything or not.

"Tell me quickly, how much did you earn?" Zhao Guocheng urged.

"Dad, I didn't make any money." Zhao Shimin said.

Everyone's jaws dropped. How was that possible? Business was so good today, people were coming and going, they never stopped working, how was it possible they didn't make any money.

No one believed it. Zhao Guocheng became anxious. He went forward to take a look and found that it was an account book. He was illiterate and looked at the abacus, but he couldn't understand it either. He could only look at the little girl.

"Sister, stop teasing them and tell me." Zhao Shiying didn't believe what her elder sister said. There must be some hidden story.

"When I said we didn't make any money it was because we had to offset our previous costs. Didn't my sister tell you yesterday that we should use the money we collected to offset our costs first?" Zhao Shimin said with a smile.

"Oh, so that's how it is. How much is your daily income today?" Zhao Shihui learned to be smart now and knew how to ask questions.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhao Shimin again.

Zhao Shimin smiled secretly, "Today's income is 4,580 taels, plus the cost of today's goods, it just breaks even."

"Wow~~~ That's a lot of money. All the costs were earned back in just two days. How is that possible?" Zhao Shisheng said in disbelief.

"Yes, little sister, the things in our grocery store are all cheap, how is it possible to make so much money?" Zhao Shihui was also puzzled.

"Have you forgotten the preserved eggs and preserved eggs we made at home? These two kinds of eggs are famous in Fumanlou. A box of ten is four hundred wen, and a box of five is two hundred wen. These sell a lot." Zhao Shimin grinned.

"It's true. There was a lot of it over there. It was gone very quickly. Yang Fan and I had to replenish it several times." Wang Mian nodded.

"Yes, and umbrellas are also a big deal. As for jams, mushroom sauce and the like, the most I received from a customer was fifty taels of silver, and the least was more than fifty cents. I have never paid less than fifty cents." Zhao Shimin has a good memory.

"Now that you put it that way, I believe it." Zhao Shihui nodded.

"We have earned so much today. If it is the same tomorrow, then what we earn tomorrow will be profit, right?" Wang Mian's eyes lit up.

"Yes, we will start to make a profit tomorrow." Zhao Shiying said with a smile, very happy, he did not expect such a good result.

"Today's discount is 50% off. If we return to the original price later, not so many people will buy it." Zhao Guocheng was worried.

"Let it take its course, and things will become more stable later on," said Zhao Shimin.

"Big sister is right. We will rely on these three days to build our reputation. How much we earn after that depends on luck." Zhao Shiying nodded.

Zhao Shimin gave all the money to Zhao Guocheng.

"Dad, I think there will only be enough goods for tomorrow morning. There won't be enough for the afternoon. I guess I should go to bed early tonight because you still have to transport some goods tomorrow morning." Zhao Shiying said.

"Okay, then I won't be in the store tomorrow morning, is that okay with you?" Zhao Guocheng was a little worried.

"Don't worry, it's okay." Zhao Shiying nodded.

Zhao Guocheng then went to sleep, and put all the money in his arms when he slept. Even if he felt nervous, he would still keep it in his arms because there was too much money.

The next morning, he went out at daybreak.

After breakfast, Zhao Shisheng and his friends started to open the shop.

Yang Fan cleaned the store very well and wiped the shelves, leaving no dust at all.

Old Man Yang and Wang Mian got up early to replenish the stocks.

The only ones who actually slept until they woke up naturally were Zhao Shiying, Zhao Shisheng and Zhao Shihui.

Zhao Shimin always got up a little earlier to help spread the goods.

The first guest arrived before the middle of the morning hour.

He bought a lot as soon as he came in, and only paid when his hands were full. The key point is that he also took an umbrella.

"Have you taken out all the umbrellas today?" Zhao Shihui asked.

“No need, just put some away first and restock when they’re all sold out,” said Zhao Shiying.

Unexpectedly, it suddenly rained on a sunny day. The sun was still there, but it was raining. Is this a sunshower?