activa-t Chapter 31 Sending Money
Chapter 31 Sending Money
But if you want to make more money, it is better to make two versions.
One version is aimed at the general farmers, with simple packaging and low cost.
One version is aimed at the wealthy people in the town, with higher-end packaging and can be given as a gift.
After thinking of a strategy, Zhou Mingshu closed his eyes and tried to fall asleep, waiting to discuss it with his grandma and dad tomorrow.
Early the next morning, they packed up their things and headed for town.
This time was different from the last time he sold Polygonatum. Zhou Mingshu felt a little nervous, but also more excited.
If this deal is successful, what she will be dealing with will not just be a pharmacy.
But the residents of the entire Jinmiao Town.
Zhou Mingshu expressed his idea, and everyone thought it was a good idea.
So we set a fairly reasonable price.
The simple version costs ten cents, and the upgraded version costs twenty cents.
I'll discuss it with Dr. Chen at that price, and I believe most people will be able to accept it.
Today's pace was a bit faster. The town was not as crowded as last time, but there were still quite a few people.
The grandfather and grandson came to Baicaotang with ease. This time, in addition to Doctor Chen, his wife, Madam Xu, was also in the pharmacy.
When Mrs. Xu saw that it was Old Lady Zhou, she thought she was an old acquaintance, so she immediately offered a chair and asked her to sit down.
Zhou Mingshu knew at first sight that this Miss Xu was a wonderful person.
The last time they came, they talked to Doctor Chen for such a long time, but he didn't even think of coming to sit down and have a cup of tea.
And his wife was very considerate. When she saw an old man coming, no matter whether he came to see a doctor or not, she would ask him to sit down and have tea first.
Old Mrs. Zhou narrowed her eyes with joy. She said that they were not here to sell anything this time, but they wanted the shop's help with something, so there was no need to be so polite.
As the saying goes, never hit a smiling person. Madam Xu thought that Old Lady Zhou had run out of money at home and wanted to buy medicine on credit. Nowadays, every family has difficulties, so it was better to help if you could.
"Auntie Zhou, if you have any problem, please tell me. We will do our best to help."
"Okay, San Ya, take the things out and show them to your Aunt Xu."
Zhou Mingshu responded, opened the bag in his hand, and took out a tube of anti-itching ointment that he had not yet used.
Madam Xu took a closer look and was extremely surprised, her eyes filled with disbelief.
She quickly called her husband who was using an abacus to come over and take a look.
Doctor Chen smelled and looked at it, then picked up some with a stick and smeared it on his hand to try it out.
"Mrs. Zhou, what do you mean?"
Doctor Chen was as surprised as his wife, but he had to find out the man's purpose.
Mrs. Zhou got up from her seat, took Dr. Chen's hand, and asked him carefully how the effect was and how it compared with the products he had bought before.
Doctor Chen answered them one by one.
Then Mrs. Zhou explained the purpose of her visit.
Doctor Chen and Madam Xu looked at each other. They didn't expect that this was what Mrs. Zhou meant by help. This was not help at all, it was clearly bringing money.
This stuff is oily green in color and has a strong smell. Needless to say, the effect of applying it on the hands is cooling and reducing dryness. It is much better than the goods they had purchased before.
After the young couple discussed it, they decided to take the job.
They are the only pharmacy in Jinmiao Town. All pills, big and small, are bought from them, and all illnesses, big and small, are treated here.
They felt sorry for these poor farmers, but the purchase price of the anti-itch ointment was high. Even if they didn't make any money and sold it at the original price, these farmers still couldn't afford it.
Now we have this simplified version, which is large in quantity, effective, and cheap.
Not only can it be used by our family, but it is also very practical for farmers to use.
When Doctor Chen heard that a tube of anti-itch ointment only cost ten cents, he nodded and agreed immediately without any hesitation.
A suggestion was also made that each bamboo tube could be cut into one-third, making it more convenient to carry around and providing an appropriate amount of ointment.
Too little is not enough, too much is too much to use up in a year.
Zhou Mingshu carefully wrote down these ideas and improved them when he returned home.
"Doctor Chen, I'm thinking of making a gift box version, putting it in a porcelain bottle, and selling it to wealthy families. How about asking for a higher price?"
After hearing this, Madam Xu covered her mouth and laughed. She thought this was a good idea, so she took the responsibility of making the porcelain bottles, and when the small jars were finished, she asked someone to deliver them to them.
However, it also reminds me of one point, that is, the materials must be of good quality and different from the simplified version, otherwise those people will definitely not buy it.
The purchase price of the rich version was set at twenty-five cents, five cents higher than the originally agreed price.
These were all suggestions from Madam Xu, and Old Lady Zhou and Zhou Mingshu agreed to them.
The couple has run a shop in the town for a long time. Since they proposed this, they must have their considerations.
The first batch of goods was scheduled to be delivered in five days, including two hundred simple bamboo tubes and fifty rich porcelain bottles. The porcelain bottles would be delivered to them in three days.
After these things were settled, Madam Xu took out a bag of money and said it was the deposit.
Old Mrs. Zhou waved her hands and refused, "I'm an old woman and I can't do something like getting something for nothing. Wait until we deliver the things to you." She refused to take anything no matter what we offered.
Doctor Chen and Madam Xu had to explain to the old lady before she accepted it.
It turned out that this was a guarantee. Seeing that no one came in from outside, Mrs. Zhou quickly stuffed the bag of money into her secret pocket.
After receiving the bag of money, Old Mrs. Zhou felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
This heavy pile of money is five hundred coins. The family hasn't received so much money in a long time.
Holding back the heat in her eyes, Old Lady Zhou waved goodbye to San Ya, Doctor Chen, and Madam Xu.
The grandparents and grandchildren hid in the alley, and Old Mrs. Zhou patted her shoulder hard.
"Grandma, why are you hitting me?" Zhou Mingshu looked at the old lady in front of him, not understanding her actions. Isn't it a good thing to make a deal? Why was she hit?
"I'm just trying to see if I'm dreaming, Sanya, does it hurt?"
Zhou Mingshu was speechless. Her grandmother didn't hit her but she did. She laughed and said, "It hurts, it hurts a lot, grandma. This is not a dream. Let's go buy cloth and meat quickly. If we go too late, all the good things will be gone."
After she said this, Mrs. Zhou finally reacted.
He picked her up and rushed to the cloth pile, pulling out three feet of cloth, one foot of coarse cloth, one foot of fine cloth, and one foot of even finer cloth.
After putting the three feet of cloth into the backpack, the two rushed into the vegetable market, found the meat stall they had been to last time, and cut two kilograms of fat.
The butcher grinned and gave them two pork bones without asking them what they did.
After finishing her business, Old Mrs. Zhou went to the grain station to buy a few pounds of flour.
Zhou Mingshu was very happy to see the energy in the old lady.
When I got home and announced the news, my family must have felt the same way.
After completing this business, the family earned several taels of silver.
They only charge the cost price, and they decide how much Doctor Chen and Madam Xu want to earn and the selling price.