Stepmother in charge: Making a fortune through farming and raising her children to fight back

Zhang Hong handed over the matters in his hands to others and told Yun Zhenzhen about what he had seen and heard in the past few days.

After receiving the blankets that day, Shopkeeper Rong'er did not rush to sell them, but instead sent a few to the wife of the Taiyin County magistrate.

Afterwards, the county magistrate's wife invited the wives of wealthy families in the city and other young ladies from official families with whom she had good relations to hold a tea party around the fire.

The tea party was lively with laughter and conversation until a gust of cold wind blew, and several young ladies couldn't help shivering. The county magistrate's wife took this opportunity to quickly order someone to bring woolen blankets for them to drape around their waists.

They had never seen a blanket that was so light, warm, and had such beautiful colors. In an instant, this blanket became the focus of everyone's discussion. After asking, they found out that it was obtained from Rongjia Textile.

At the same time, the county magistrate's wife gave other news. This thing is a new thing that has just come out. The quantity is limited, only a few dozen. If you want it, you have to hurry up.

So this first batch of goods was snapped up by these young ladies before it was even put on sale in the shop.

Some people were not well-informed and arrived late. They waited anxiously and asked the shopkeeper when the next blanket would arrive. They made a reservation and paid a deposit, and the blanket would be delivered to their home as soon as it arrived.

Of course I can’t be without what others have, otherwise I will be left behind at the tea party.

The cloth shop owner naturally agreed to all the requests and guaranteed that the goods would arrive in half a month. After comforting the ladies and girls, he took out a booklet and registered them one by one, and would deliver them as soon as the goods arrived.

Zhang Hong was describing all this vividly, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"Madam Yun, you didn't see the scene. Shopkeeper Rong'er is truly amazing. She's already made this item a hot commodity before it even goes on sale."

"At that time, there were so many people surrounding Rong'er spinning cloth. They were all servants from the wealthy families in the city. It was so crowded that it was impossible to squeeze in. The scene was so lively."

Yun Jing was very surprised. He didn't expect that the thing made by his aunt would be so popular.

I thought it would be great if it could be sold.

"How much does Shopkeeper Rong'er sell it for?" Yun Zhenzhen was a little curious. As soon as she saw her marketing methods, she knew that it must be expensive.

Zhang Hong narrowed his eyes and smiled, "A blanket can be sold for three taels and five cents!"

Wow, Yun Zhenzhen was a little surprised, but still smiled and said, "This price is also acceptable. For a wealthy master, this little money is nothing."

The rich live in luxury while the poor freeze to death on the streets. This is an eternal truth, but it is also good this way as it allows you not to earn the hard-earned money of the poor.

When the cotton grows next year, it can be made into quilts. After large-scale planting, although it is more expensive than willow catkins, at least a family can afford a few quilts.

The buyers of wool blankets today are not ordinary people, at least not yet.

Yun Zhenzhen was secretly impressed by Zhang Ronger's marketing methods. If she were asked to sell it herself, she might not have thought of this and would not have been able to establish contact with the wife of an official.

Sure enough, some money should be earned by others.

Since Zhang Ronger is so helpful, their Qinyun workshop cannot lag behind. They can expand the staff after returning. It just so happens that there is still a lot of wool piled up by the boss.

After finishing their business, it was still early, so Yun Zhenzhen took Yun Jing for a walk on the street, preparing to buy some things to take back.

When I walked to Central Street, I suddenly saw a piece of paper hanging on the door of a third-floor shop with four words written on it: "Shop for Sale!"

Seeing Yun Zhenzhen stop, Yun Jing also looked over, his eyes slightly brightening: "Auntie, the location and area of ​​this shop are very suitable for a restaurant."

Not only is it located in the center of the main street, it also has three floors and is very spacious. Judging from its appearance, there should be a small courtyard at the back.

This place looked like a teahouse before, but business in the town was slow, with only a few people sitting inside. The waiter was lazily slouching on the counter, and no one else went in.

As the two walked in, the waiter immediately straightened his attitude and greeted them warmly: "Hello, everyone, would you like to have some tea or listen to a storytelling? Unfortunately, today is not the right time. The storyteller has something to do at home and can't come. However, I do have some excellent tea in my shop, so I'll pour it for you two right away."

Yun Zhenzhen smiled and said, "I saw a notice outside that your shop is for subletting. Ask the manager to come out. I want to discuss selling the shop."

Hearing this, the waiter was stunned for a moment, then immediately raised his voice and said, "Boss, someone wants to buy our shop!"

A moment later, a middle-aged man in a green gown hurried down from the upstairs. He had a thin face and a sad look.

Yun Zhenzhen could also understand that a shop this large would definitely require a lot of money to maintain without any customers. Anyone would be worried if they were unable to make ends meet every day.

The shopkeeper walked down quickly and spoke warmly, "This shop was passed down from my grandfather. I didn't want to sell it, but business is so bad that I can't sustain it."

As he spoke, the shopkeeper sighed repeatedly: "Now that I'm old, I'm not good at running the teahouse. Business is getting worse day by day. My son doesn't like the teahouse business either. I've been dragging this shop on for three years. In the end, I decided to sell it."

"I initially offered five hundred taels of silver, but many people shook their heads and walked away after hearing that price. I didn't dare to make any more offers, so I'll just give you four hundred taels. If you still think it's too high, I won't sell it. I'll just keep it for myself and rent it out later. At least I can make a living."

During the conversation, Yun Zhenzhen walked around the shop. Although it was old, it was obvious that it was repaired every year, and the windows and door frames were well preserved.

Yun Zhenzhen looked very satisfied: "Jing Ge'er, what do you say, we should take over this shop and run our own business?"

Yun Jingjing nodded: "Aunt, you can make the decision. Our family business is now on track and can be expanded to the town."

"Okay, then it's settled." Yun Zhenzhen smiled and looked at the shopkeeper. "Shopkeeper, your shop looks good to me. Four hundred taels of silver is negotiable. I have only one request. I don't have much cash on hand right now. Can we sign the contract in a month?"

After deducting the cost from the profits of wool blankets during this period, I have now earned about fifty taels of silver.

The menu share from Yaoyue Restaurant and the profit from Lao Zhai’s daily trip to Sanchaji amounted to more than one hundred taels of silver in more than a month.

The blanket business is also on track. In a month, the family will definitely be able to raise the money.

Yun Zhenzhen took out a few silver notes from her bosom: "This is a deposit of forty taels. If you think it's okay, we can sign a contract first."

This was the first time that Shopkeeper Wen had seen a banknote since he planned to sell the shop.

He took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Okay, as long as it can be sold, it doesn't matter if I wait another month."