Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

When Ye Youlan saw the letter sent by Qin Yurou, she couldn't help but sigh that time can really change a person. It turned out that the noble and arrogant Qin Yurou actually lowered herself to ask her for help, and it was for such a small matter.

She called Xiaomei and asked her to make arrangements.

"Princess, this place is limited and can only accommodate twenty people a day. If you want to accommodate Miss Qin, then the others will have to change their time."

Ye Youlan asked Xiaomei to think about it again. Is there no solution?

Xiaomei raised her head, her eyes rolling around, and finally came up with a good idea: "There's a private room on the second floor of our store, where the shopkeeper usually rests and settles accounts. Why not vacate it and clean it up, and leave it for those customers who want to cut in line."

Ye Youlan smiled and said, "Good idea. Find someone to do it right away. Get it sorted out overnight, and then get someone to go to Li's house to report back."

The next day, Qin Yurou and several other ladies went to Rongji Shop to string beads. Each of them made several bracelets. Mrs. Zhang was very satisfied, especially after she knew that Rongji Shop was owned by the Seventh Prince's Mansion. She looked at Qin Yurou with admiration. It seemed that the friendship between the Five Golden Flowers of the Capital was well-deserved. She should spend more time with her, and it would be even better if she could hook up with the Seventh Prince's wife.

Qin Yurou enjoyed being sought after. She also recommended the Beijing Women's Evening News to the ladies and told them that the evening news was now distributed nationwide.

"This tabloid is also a business that several of us sisters have invested in together. It can be used as a reference for everyone's shopping."

Several ladies were so envious that they praised repeatedly: "If only we had the chance to drink the soup together!"

Qin Yurou suddenly remembered that the last flower viewing festival was very successful. Ye Youlan had always wanted to hold a cool-down festival, but it never happened. Autumn was coming soon, so why not persuade Ye Youlan to hold a similar event again? She could bring a few ladies to make money together, which would also increase her reputation among these officials' wives.

She smiled and promised: "Next time I have the chance to make a fortune, I will definitely take you with me."

Ye Youlan had been busy for several days selecting a suitable store. Finally, she decided on a place to open a grocery store near Qingshan Academy, as it was easiest to make money from children at any time.

Qingshan Academy is not close to the busy streets and is located in a remote area, so the rent is very cheap. In order to avoid the landlord raising the rent when the business grows, Ye Youlan bought four shops at once and connected them all.

She positioned her shop as a modern-day two-yuan store, naming it "Ten-Chen Shop," with each item costing ten cents. She sourced all her goods from Rongji's various stores. She sold individual cakes and fruits, small packaged snacks, stationery bags, small backpacks, purses, sachets, and even toys and school supplies, all from her own embroiderers.

Ye Youlan roughly calculated that this ten-cent shop would need at least ten people, and they couldn't all be recruited from the palace. So she discussed with the Seventh Prince whether they could select some of the relatives of the soldiers who died in the Liangcheng ambush. This was the first shop, and they would start by selecting people from the capital. Later, they would open branches in various places and recruit people locally.

The Seventh Prince asked Li Zhi to select people, and then asked Ye Youlan if she needed to choose a shopkeeper?

Ye Youlan was very proud: "I have foresight. I asked Xiaomei to select five men and five women from the mansion. When they have time, they will go to various shops to learn. This time, I will choose one from them to see how the learning results are."

Ye Youlan asked the Seventh Prince to write a store name and make it into a sign to hang up, and the store would open soon.

On August 28th, with great success, Lanke Merchants officially opened its first ten-cent store. That day, more than a dozen people from the palace went to help.

That morning, many students came to the academy. Seeing the newly opened shop, they were curious and came in to take a look. Parents who sent their children to the academy, some servants, and passers-by flocked in, attracted by the ten-cent shop and the marketing of a wide range of goods, each item costing ten cents.

The shelves of the four stores are filled with various commodities classified into different categories. Each store has two clerks, one male and one female. They all wear the same clothes and look very energetic. The shopkeeper is very young and wears the same clothes but in different colors.

There were two waiters outside the shop, one was in charge of calling out for people to come and have a look, while the other was guiding people to line up to pay.

Someone from the academy ran out and stood at the door of the shop, shouting, "Hurry up and get into the academy! Class is about to start. If you don't get in now, you'll be late."

There were children holding several items in their hands and shouting, "Pay me the bill quickly, I'm going to be late."

The curtain of the carriage opposite the shop was lifted, and Ye Youlan smiled and told the Seventh Prince: "The people brought by the palace have come in handy."

The people who came to help from the palace quickly checked out those who were in a hurry, counted the number of items they had bought, and then took the money and handed it to the shopkeeper.

"Although business is good, the profit is not much. Ten cents minus the cost doesn't make much."

Ye Youlan pursed her lips and smiled: "Even a little bit of meat is meat. This one is just good quality and cheap. It may seem like the profit from each piece is not much, but if you sell a lot, you will make a profit. No one thinks ten cents is a lot of money, so they don't feel bad about spending it. As long as they enter the store and take a look, they will definitely buy one."

It was time for the students in the academy to go to class. All the students went into the academy, and people who sent their children to school also left one after another. The flow of customers in the store decreased a lot.

Ye Youlan got off the carriage and came to the shop: "Wenxuan, before closing the shop tonight, take inventory of the goods to see which items are selling well and which ones are not so that you will have a clear idea when purchasing."

Wenxuan is the embroiderer in the mansion and a member of the ten-person management team selected by Xiaomei. Her face is flushed at this moment because of being busy. She never thought that she could become the shopkeeper.

She came here early this morning. Just now, there were too many people around, and she was so excited that she felt her brain wasn't listening. But after hearing the princess's reminder, she immediately said, "I understand."

Ye Youlan turned around and was about to go back to the carriage when she suddenly saw a woman in her thirties, looking haggard, with messy hair, wearing worn but clean clothes. She stood in front of the pastries, looking left and right, picked up one and put it down again, and finally did not buy it. She walked out and saw a woman in noble clothes staring at her. She bowed slightly and left.

Ye Youlan felt a little sad. Even if it was sold for ten cents, some people still couldn't afford it.

The woman walked a few steps and then turned back, took out a handful of copper coins, counted them in her hand, and then took a piece of dessert to pay the bill.

Another plump woman passed by the shop and saw this woman. She asked in surprise, "Xiao Shan Niang, are you shopping? What good things are you buying?"

Xiaoshan's mother was a little embarrassed: "Buy a piece of snack for my Xiaoshan. The child kept talking about it after eating it last time."

The fat woman came over curiously and said, "You're so generous. Why did you only buy one?"

"Dad Xiaoshan's iron shop hasn't had much business lately."

Ye Youlan felt very familiar when she heard the word Xiaoshan. Isn’t this the classmate Jinbao who came to the mansion to play last time?

Dingxiang came over and told the princess that she could go back, as it was time for Miss Qin to have tea with her.

Ye Youlan almost forgot about this matter. She hurriedly got on the carriage and went to Qingfeng Teahouse.