Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 289 Umbrella Shop
After coming back from the street, Zhao Wangshu felt tired. She was not a business wizard, and she was powerless when asked to revitalize ten stores at once.

In the afternoon, she took a nap and slept in darkness. When she woke up, the light in the room was dim. Was it the sun setting?

"woke up?"

Zhao Wangshu saw Yun Hao sitting by the bed and said, "You are back."

"Well, what's the matter? You're very tired today?" Yun Hao asked with concern.

Zhao Wangshu sat up and sighed: "It's not that I'm tired, it's that I'm tired. Those shops don't know what to do."

"Don't worry about this. At the worst, just sell the shop." Yun Hao said cheerfully.

Zhao Wangshu clapped his hands and said, "You really gave me a good idea."

Where is the prodigal son who sells off his family property?

"Madam is not satisfied with this idea. I'll think about it again." Yun Hao smiled slightly, his eyes full of doting.

"You'd better come up with a practical idea for me, otherwise I won't be able to spare you." Zhao Wangshu rang the bell to call people in.

"Why won't Madam spare me?" Yun Hao approached her and asked with a smile.

Zhao Wangshu glared at him and snorted, "Humph, you will know when the time comes."

Yun Hao smiled and held her hand, and said softly: "Okay, I will definitely come up with a good idea for Madam."

Zhao Wangshu snorted lightly and ordered the maid who brought the water in, "Let Bai Rong go and bring back the dinner."

A maid responded, "Yes, young lady." and withdrew.

The young couple had a meal, took a walk, washed up, and went to bed. Yun Hao insisted on eating meat, so Zhao Wangshu observed him for a few days and knew that his injury was not serious, so he planned to do as he wished.

But she was too anxious to eat the hot tofu. Zhao Wangshu felt the things coming out and pushed Yun Hao away who was nibbling on her neck, "My relatives are here."

"A relative is here?" Yun Hao was puzzled. That relative couldn't care about the bed between him and his wife. "Which relative?"

Zhao Wangshu didn't have time to answer him for the time being, so he got up in a hurry, rang the bell to call someone, and when he returned to bed refreshed, Yun Hao already knew that Yue Xin was here.

What puzzled him was how Zhao Wangshu called Yue Xin, "Why do you say relative?"

"Do relatives come and go often? Yue Xin comes once a month, which is not like relatives." Zhao Wangshu nestled into his arms.

Yun Hao then smiled, "My lady's whimsical ideas always surprise me."

"Don't think that because you praise me, you don't have to help me figure out how to revitalize the store." Zhao Wangshu hummed.

Yun Hao hugged her tightly and said in a gentle voice: "I will take the matter of revitalizing the shop seriously. Don't worry too much. Worry can hurt your health."

Zhao Wangshu muttered something vaguely, Yun Hao smiled, closed his eyes and went to sleep.

The next day, Zhao Wangshu took Hong Chang and the others to inspect four other shops. Among these four, there were two profitable grocery stores, a bookstore that maintained capital, and an umbrella shop that was losing money.

It rarely rains in Beijing, so it is expected that umbrella shops will suffer losses.

And this umbrella can obviously be sold in a grocery store, so I don’t know why I have to open a special store.

When he went to the shop, Zhao Wangshu found that the umbrella shop was in a small alley, surrounded by low-rise residential buildings, with few pedestrians, and the shop was old and unattractive.

When he went in and took a look, Zhao Wangshu almost laughed out loud. The umbrellas in the store were old-fashioned and of average quality, but the prices were on the high side. It would be strange not to lose money. "Who gave way to this store?" Zhao Wangshu frowned, "He is really a talent."

Hong Chang and Lu Zhi were her dowry maids, so naturally they couldn't answer this question, but they also knew that Zhao Wangshu didn't need their answer.

After walking around the store, Zhao Wangshu said coldly: "There is no need to open this store."

The shopkeeper was shocked and begged: "Master, please think again! Although this shop is currently losing money, as long as we buy a batch of good umbrellas, we can turn it around."

Zhao Wangshu glanced at him and said calmly: "Turn losses into profits? Who do you sell good umbrellas to? People around you, do you think they can afford good umbrellas?"

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment and said, "You can lower the price and make small profits but quick turnover."

"I think it's not about making small profits but quick turnover, but about losing money to make money." Zhao Wangshu said sarcastically.

The shopkeeper's face suddenly turned pale and he didn't dare to speak anymore.

He actually knew that the business of this store was not good, but he always took a chance and hoped that one day he could turn losses into profits.

Now that Zhao Wangshu had spoken out, he realized how naive his thoughts were.

Zhao Wangshu glanced at the umbrellas in the store again. The quality of these umbrellas was average, and they could only be bought half and half given away. He vacated the store and then made plans, saying: "In the past few days, you will sell all the umbrellas in the store at half price, and sell the inventory as soon as possible." Empty.”

He turned around and looked at the shopkeeper, "This is your last chance. If you do well, the newly opened store will let you continue to be the shopkeeper. If you don't do well, you can find another job."

When the shopkeeper heard this, his heart tightened. He was a servant of the Yun family, and his master wanted to betray him by asking him to look for Gao Jing.
"My boss, I will definitely try my best. Thank you boss for giving me the opportunity." The shopkeeper said with sincerity.

Without the protection of the Yun family, a servant like him would end up quite miserable.

Zhao Wangshu rolled his sleeves and left, heading to the bookstore.

The bookstore is a long and narrow shop. Zhao Wangshu was shocked, "Who would buy this shop?"

Isn’t the Yun family’s money just money?
The bookstore is quite clean, and the books on the bookshelves are clearly classified and neatly organized. Zhao Wangshu opened a book casually. The paper was delicate and the handwriting was clear. It was obviously carefully selected.

At this time, there were several poor scholars copying books in the shop.

"Shopkeeper, how much does this book cost?" Zhao Wangshu asked.

"This book costs twenty cents," the shopkeeper said with a smile.

Zhao Wangshu's eyes moved slightly. The price was cheaper than the books bought in all bookstores. No wonder the bookstore's sales were stable, but its profits were not high.

However, Zhao Wangshu glanced at those poor scholars and understood why the bookstore set the price so low.

This is a kind act by the Yun family. If any of these grateful scholars can make achievements in the court in the future, it will be an invisible help to the Yun family.

The price of books cannot be raised, and the down-and-out scholars who come to copy books cannot be driven away. They must find other ways to make profits.

She had to think carefully, what should she do?
Hong Chang said, "Young madam, should I buy some story books and go back?"

Zhao Wangshu's eyes lit up, and she thought that the high price of paper in Luoyang was caused by the large number of people who copied Zuo Si's "Sandu Fu" after it was written.

If there could be a good article like "Sandu Fu", the bookshop would be able to make money just by selling pen, ink, paper and inkstones.

"You're right, we should buy some story books when we go back. However, we have to buy some good, interesting story books." Zhao Wangshu took Hong Chang and the others out of the bookstore and went to the grocery store.