I trade in both worlds

Arriving in the yard, Xu Xu looked at her with concern: "Sister Feng, you have been traveling for so many days, why don't you take a rest first, we can talk about the lip balm later, or tomorrow will be fine, yes, why not tomorrow, we will come again tomorrow."

Xu Ziqing also agreed: "Yes, we are not in a hurry, you should wash up and get some rest first. Anyway, we both have more free time, so you can come tomorrow."

Fengjie was indeed very tired. Although she rested at home for a day when she returned to Youzhou from the capital, she still felt very exhausted. She didn't know if it was because of her old age.

"Okay, let me tell you first. My boss has agreed to buy the son. We'll discuss the details when you come tomorrow. I'm going to rest first."

"That's great. Sister Feng, you take a rest first. We'll go out to buy some thread and come back tomorrow." Xu Xu stood up and pulled Xu Ziqing out.

"Wait." Sister Feng remembered the cakes she brought for Xu Xu: "I brought back some cakes from the capital, you can take some back to eat."

Sister Feng returned to the room and took out two boxes of snacks. She handed one box to each of them and said, "These are snacks from a time-honored brand in Beijing. Take them back and try them."

Neither of them was polite. They took the snack boxes, thanked them, and left the backyard.

After watching them leave, Fengjie turned back to her room exhausted and went back to rest.

At around 6 o'clock the next day, Xu Ziqing had already washed up and came to Dayunchao. Xu Xu had just woken up and had not started washing yet.

Seeing Xu Ziqing getting up early for the first time, she was speechless for a long time: "Why are you here so early? You still have to send Xiaojin and the others to school later."

"I know. There's no way I can't fall asleep again after waking up, so I might as well get up early." Xu Ziqing sat under the eaves and watched Xu Ziqing combing her hair.

When Xu Xu finished washing up and went to prepare breakfast, Xu Ziqing followed Xu Xu in and out like a little child, until Xu Xu became angry and impatient, and then he sat obediently in the yard.

It was already early in the morning when the two hurriedly arrived at the county town. Sister Feng had been waiting for them in the store since early morning.

After the group came to the backyard of the shop and sat down, Sister Feng said directly: "My boss is Mr. Liu Yuan, a government official and businessman in the capital. He has sent the chief steward of the mansion to negotiate with you."

Xu Ziqing and Xu Xu looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.

Although I already knew yesterday that the other party wanted to buy their recipe, I still felt extremely excited when I heard it again today.

Sister Feng looked at their smiling faces, shook her head and continued, "I received news from the capital yesterday that Manager Liu should be able to arrive in Guoyue County tomorrow. I'll trouble you to come back the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, no problem. It's what I should do." Xu Ziqing responded generously.

"Have you agreed on how much you want the recipe to sell for?" Fengjie asked curiously.

"Uh..." Xu Xu looked at her blankly: "Didn't you say you would help us find the bottom price?"

Sister Feng: "..."

Helplessly, Fengjie had never seen anyone who was so indifferent to the price his things could be sold for.

In other words, Xu Xu was the one she had watched grow up, so she decided to try someone else and see if she would pay any attention to him.

"I haven't even met Manager Liu, so I can't help you find out the price."

Xu Ziqing glanced at Sister Feng, then at Xu Xu: "Sister Feng, how much do you think our recipe is worth?"

Without waiting for Sister Feng to reply, she continued, "It's not that we can't decide on a price, but we really don't know how much the lip balm recipe is worth. If we decide too low, we'll suffer a loss. If we decide too high, we're afraid that not only will we scare people away, but we'll also be scolded."

Sister Feng raised her eyebrows and glanced at her: "How much do you plan to sell that can of lip balm for?"

"If you buy in small quantities, it's five taels of silver per can. If you buy in bulk, it's three taels of silver per can. If you take all our stock at once, it's two taels of silver per can."

"Two taels per can?" Sister Feng frowned. "How much lip balm are you going to give?"

Seeing Sister Feng's expression, Xu Ziqing's heart skipped a beat and he asked uncertainly, "Is the price too high?"

Sister Feng tapped the table rhythmically: "The price you set is reasonable, but if the quantity is large, this price may not be appropriate."

"Then, how do you think the price should be calculated?" Xu Ziqing thought about it and felt that what Sister Feng said made sense.

The cost of each jar is less than six yuan, which is equivalent to six coins in ancient times. If calculated at two taels of silver per jar, then 40,000 jars, this batch of goods can be sold for 80,000 taels.

If they did not add extra money and only sold 4,000 cans, then each can would weigh 2 taels, which would be 8,000 taels, equivalent to 8 million today. This was a huge profit in the Dayun Dynasty.

But in modern times they are actually losing money because the money from the sales here cannot be recorded in the accounts.

"The price depends on your shipment volume." Sister Feng was regretting that she should not have suggested that they sell 10,000 cans of each color.

In fact, Xu Ziqing and her colleagues still have 4,000 cans in stock, and because their lip balm does not contain any chemicals such as preservatives, its shelf life is not long.

Fengjie suggested that after selling 10,000 cans of each type, the two discussed and decided to add more cans after the recipe was sold out. Anyway, modern production is very fast and can be completed in seven to ten days.

Now faced with this problem, Xu Ziqing didn't want to place any more orders. She looked at Xu Xu and said, "Let's just clear out the current inventory and not place any more orders."

Xu Xu nodded: "I think so too."

Sister Feng raised her eyebrows in surprise: "You only sell 4,000 cans?"

Xu Ziqing and Xu Xu looked at each other and nodded affirmatively at her.

Seeing this, Sister Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "In this case, the price will be easier to set. There is no need to set it too low. The quantity is limited, so a slightly higher price is fine."

"A little higher?" Xu Ziqing calculated silently: "How about three taels?"

"Four thousand jars, three taels of silver per jar." Sister Feng pondered for a while and said, "The Liu family should be able to accept it, but you still have to discuss the details with the chief steward Liu. It is not convenient for me to come forward, after all, it is my employer."

"Of course. I can't make it difficult for you. What about the recipe? How do you think we should price it?" Xu Ziqing wanted to hear the opinions of professionals.

She is not a native, and she doesn't understand the market conditions in ancient times. The information she gets comes from online novels, but that information is basically whatever the author wants it to be, and it cannot be accurate.

As for Xu Xu, she has been trapped in Guoyue County for so many years, and she doesn't use rouge or powder herself, so she has no idea about the market price.

"Recipe." Sister Feng continued to knock on the table: "Do you have a price you like? Tell me so I can take a look."

Xu Ziqing bit his lip, hesitated for a while, glanced at Xu Xu, and asked carefully: "Ten thousand taels?"

"Ten thousand taels?"

Fengjie and Xu Xu both looked at her with surprise.