Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2460 Shopkeeper An

"Regardless of the cloth from the Ming Dynasty, or the cloth from the East, the West, or the South Seas, the width is not as large as that of the Australian cloth."

Hand-woven fabrics are limited by the stretching range of human hands, so the width of the door is generally narrow.The narrow door width seems to be no big problem for making clothes, but it will increase a lot of workload for making bed sheets, quilts, flags and other large-sized items.

"...Could it be that this is the cloth weaved by machines? Such a width cannot be done by human beings."

"The guest officer is really an expert!" The shop assistant nodded repeatedly, "These are Australian machine-woven fabrics."

"There aren't many machine-woven cloths, are they? I rarely see them on the mainland."

"The guest officer is right, it is indeed rare." The shopkeeper said that he could enter Hong Kong, and seeing that the visitors behaved and talked like colleagues from the mainland, he invited the shopkeeper of the cabinet to meet him.

The shopkeeper's surname is An, in his 40s, with the face of a chubby middle-aged man who was delighted by the Venerable Master. The two exchanged greetings after meeting.Chen Lin adhered to the principle of "only talking about people when he meets people", and only said that it was the first time he came from Guangzhou to handle goods.Shopkeeper Ke immediately asked him to "serve tea" in the cupboard.

Seeing that it was still early and there was an invitation from a local businessman, Chen Lin readily agreed as it was a good opportunity to learn about the local situation.

The two sat down in the locker room, and the waiter brought tea, exchanged names, and chatted about the market conditions.Chen Lin talked about the textile market and news in Guangzhou, and then chatted about the local situation.

The shopkeeper Ke is very talkative, and he talks about the local fabric market in a clear way.

It turns out that retail sales in Lingao's textile market are not as detailed as in the Ming Dynasty.Although there are also "silk and satin shops" that specialize in selling silk and satin, "flower cloth shops" that specialize in selling cotton and cotton, and "velvet and satin shops" with various names, there are more "fabric shops" that sell all kinds of fabrics. ."Ruihexiang" run by shopkeeper Ke is an all-encompassing "fabric shop".

"...I don't dare to say it in Hainan, but if you want to say that in Lingao, if you can find more complete materials and colors than mine, then there is only the Cooperative Headquarters shopping mall—even the Friendship Department Store may not have all the goods I have here. .Let’s say that my shop sign is also written by the veteran himself.” Speaking of the shopkeeper, his pride was beyond words.

No wonder the characters on the shop sign were similar in shape but scattered, Chen Lin secretly complained that the characters were not as good as his father's.

The content of Ruihexiang's business covers everything from silk, cotton, linen, woolen... to the rare "banana cloth" which is a special product of Hainan Island.When it comes to the types of products, it can really be regarded as a whole category.

However, from the point of view of sales, most of such a wide variety of fabrics are just "foils", and there are not many sales throughout the year.The ones that can be sold in bulk are mainly cotton, linen and woolen cloth, and the sales of silk and satin are very small.

"...The local people are mostly not interested in silk and satin." Shopkeeper An said, "The sales volume is less than a fraction of all kinds of cloth."

"Could it be that the price is too expensive?"

"No and no." Shopkeeper An shook his head again and again, "Although the local area does not produce silk and satin, it is not uncommon to import a lot of silk and satin from various places." It was calculated in "meters", but Chen Lin quickly converted it into a tailor's ruler in his mind.The price is almost the same as on the mainland.

"The price is almost the same as on the mainland..."

"Although the retail price is the same, after all, it is shipped from a long distance, so selling a satin ruler here is actually less than earning less than in Guangzhou. It's just a preparation."

"Since the price is not expensive, why don't you buy it?"

Shopkeeper An said this is complicated.Considering the total population of Lingao and the "middle-income" people who can buy silk clothing, the retail sales of silk and satin in Lingao will at least not be lower than that of Guangzhou.However, most of the main force of the original silk consumption were naturalized people who "eat Australian food".Because the elders advocated "simplicity", Guihua people usually wear cloth or woolen clothing, and silk and satin clothing can't be eaten.

"Compared to my younger brother, I also know that 'what is good at the top, it must be followed by the next', this veteran does not wear silk clothes, and even those who can afford them are gradually unwilling to buy..."

"Yes, I have heard people say this in Guangzhou, saying that it is called 'fashion trend', also called 'fashion'."

Unexpectedly, these two Australian words that he learned and sold from Li Yaoer made shopkeeper An instantly admire him.

"Unexpectedly, Brother Chen also has a deep research on Australian studies!" The tone was quite appreciative.

"Don't dare, I have also been instructed by an elder once or twice."

"It is a great blessing to be able to have the advice of a veteran." Shopkeeper An nodded again and again, "Yes, it is this fashion. Australians like to use Westerners' woolen clothes to make clothes, and the locals follow suit. When the weather is cold , all wearing woolen clothes..."

So the sales of this silk in Lingao are really pitiful. Shopkeeper An said that if not for the fact that there are a lot of newly immigrated immigrants and the habit of eating silk, the sales would be even worse.

"Finally, among the Australians, some elders like silk and satin, and the special supply channel can sell a lot of them every year. It is said that several female heads of state are engaged in 'improving traditional costumes' and have released some brand new styles. If they can wear them first After using it, this silk material will be much easier to sell, at least the local girls will follow suit..."

Having said that, Shopkeeper An smiled subtly.Chen Lin was a little puzzled, and asked again:
"There are very few fabric shops here, why?"

"Most people in Lingao buy ready-made clothes, and few of them make clothes by themselves or hire tailors." Shopkeeper An said.Although Lingao has a large population, most of them are naturalized people who "eat Australian food".They either work in factory farms or in various agencies. The clothes are mainly simple and durable. Australians run their own clothing factories and produce such ready-made clothes in large quantities for the market.

"They make clothes not one by one, but thousands of them. It is cheap to buy materials in batches, and machines are used to make clothes in the factory: one person cuts, one person sews, Opening the bag and nailing the buttons is one person, holding the machine, and the work is done in an instant... Thousands of pieces of clothing can be made casually in a day, and the labor cost is equivalent to nothing. Therefore, the price of this ready-made clothing is very high. It’s cheap. Ordinary people would make clothes, so if a tailor doesn’t have excellent skills, he won’t be able to make it.”

"Then, don't fabric stores also do bulk business?"

"Hehe, my brother is right!" Shopkeeper An nodded and said, "In Lingao, if it's just a small fabric shop, it can survive only by retailing in the market. If it's a big shop like ours, it must have a large number of big customers to do business. Row."

The customer is naturally a garment factory.The fabrics are imported from various places and traded in the trading market at the port, and the fabric shops go there to buy them in batches.

"Australians used to transport the materials themselves, and some bought them directly from foreign merchants. In recent years, they have begun to purchase from local fabric merchants."

This is new, Chen Lin thought, Australians are the best at trading, they can buy fabrics at the lowest price directly from sea merchants, why let large merchants resell them to earn the difference, is there something tricky about it?
But you can't ask this question, you can only hide your doubts.While talking, suddenly there was a commotion outside, it seemed that someone was talking loudly, shopkeeper An was about to ask, but the shop assistant had already entered the cabinet room, his face full of nervousness.

"what's up?"

"Master Qu's family is here..."

Shopkeeper An frowned, and immediately got up and said, "I'll go and have a look." After saying that, he turned around and cupped his hands at Chen Lin, saying, "Sorry! There are some things ahead, let me deal with them first..."

Chen Lin reckoned that it was getting late, so he hurriedly got up and said, "It's getting late, the shopkeeper is busy. I'll bother you some other day."

Shopkeeper An didn't hold back, and said: "Although my brother and I met for the first time, we hit it off right away. If that's the case, please come to talk again when you have time!" After speaking, he took out a card with a name on it from the box on the table. post.

"This is my famous post. If you have any troubles, just hold the post and look for me on the cabinet."

Chen Lin accepted the famous post and thanked him again and again.Shopkeeper An didn't care about the politeness, he lifted his robe and walked out.

I saw two people coming into the shop, one master and one slave, both in old clothes of the Ming Dynasty.The host who is the leader is very aggressive, and he has the intention of provoking the master to inquire about the crime. The two shop assistants greeted him again and again, but they couldn't calm down his anger.

Chen Lin thought to himself, is there some business dispute?I just heard the owner say angrily: "The person ran away while shopping in your store! She is not familiar with the place here, if you hadn't kidnapped her, how could she run away? Now my master said, this person is you?" If you pay, you have to pay, if you don’t, you have to pay!”

The shop assistant who greeted Chen Lin just now smiled and said: "Master Xia! You are so wise! We can't blame us for this matter. Fifth Yiniang came to pick the materials, and the shop also understands the rules of big families. The guys avoided as usual and let her master and servant choose. Answer after choosing. No one thought that she would climb the window and run away! Besides, there are maids by her side, servants and coachmen who follow outside. At the head of the shop..."

Master Xia was furious when he heard the words, he stretched out his hand and slapped him across the face, until the shop boy turned around and almost fell to the ground, staggered a bit before barely standing up, and slapped him backhand again, knocking him down to the ground.

"What are you! Dare to argue with me, it's against you!" After saying that, Master Xia scolded the servant, "Can't you die? Beat me hard!"

The servant rolled up his sleeves and was about to make a move when Shopkeeper An shouted, "Stop!" After saying that, he hurried out.

When I got to the shop, I saw that the shopkeeper who was beaten was still on the ground, and ordered: "Take him to the back, and ask the doctor to come and have a look!" Then he turned around and cupped his hands at Master Xia, and said, "Master Xia! I don't know my little brother." Where did the store offend your lord, and hit someone?"

(End of this chapter)