Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 598
Liu Ya is planning to find some small business to start, which does not require capital and can be shipped as soon as possible, so she can make a small amount of money immediately.

Liu Ya is a person who can't be idle, not to mention that she really only has money recently, she doesn't want to sit and eat.Having money in her pocket can give her peace of mind more than anything else.Even if it is small money, she will not look down on it, but knows the truth that adding up a little makes a lot.

I walked around the market, but didn't find any good business opportunities.She remembered that she had to go to the shop where Xu Chenming was an apprentice.

It was the first time Liu Ya met Xu Chenming's master, an old man with a serious face.She explained the purpose of her visit, and took out the silver, saying it was a deposit for his apprentice to do the work.

The old man didn't say much after taking the money, he didn't seem very enthusiastic, so Liu Ya didn't have the mood to stay any longer, she said something, and came out.

The sky was still gloomy, and there were few pedestrians. Many people would not go out without necessary shopping.And if you want to make money, there is no one on the street, so whose money are you going to make?

No matter how clever Liu Ya was, she felt helpless looking at this deserted street.She was planning to go back if she couldn't find any business opportunities. After all, it was a plan to make money, but opportunities were not everywhere.But she walked a few steps forward and saw a stall selling oiled paper umbrellas in front of her.

The stall is not big, and the seller is an old man in his fifties, with a pair of rough hands, it can be seen that he is a hardworking person.

Selling umbrellas on rainy days should have been a pretty good job.But seeing the old man squatting beside the stall with his eyes looking around, he probably didn't have any business in a hurry.

Liu Ya thought for a while, then walked over to look at the oil-paper umbrellas on the stall, picked one up and opened it up to have a look.The workmanship of the umbrella is very good, but there are no patterns and decorations, and it looks darker.

"Little girl, do you want to buy an umbrella? My umbrella is made of oiled bamboo, which is tough and durable; this oiled paper is also thickened, so you can use it for three to five years without any problem." The old man stood up and gave Liu Ya introduced.

But listening to the old man speak, he was a bit rigid, like reciting a book.And after these few sentences, there is no more to follow.Just standing there dryly, watching Liu Ya fiddle with those umbrellas by herself.

Liu Ya knew in her heart that this old man must be only busy with work.He asked: "Old man, this umbrella is very good, how can I sell it?"

"A handful of 25 Wen." After the old man finished speaking, he held back for a while before saying, "This is the cheapest, it cannot be any cheaper."

Seeing his embarrassment, Liu Ya smiled, and asked casually: "Old man, are you usually the one who sells umbrellas? Why do you think you don't seem like someone who knows how to do business?"

The old man sighed and said, "My wife usually comes here. But when my grandson had diarrhea in the morning, she was helping my wife with the baby at home, so she let me come. I usually just make umbrellas at home, how can I sell umbrellas?"

Liu Ya asked again: "The words just now were taught to you by your wife, right?"

"Well, she said that's what she said when someone came to ask. She also told me to ask for a few more pennies, and someone made it cheaper and cheaper. But I think it's cheaper to sell, so anyone who asks is 25 pennies. Not a penny more."

After hearing this, Liu Ya understood that this old man is really a real person.No wonder he said those introductions were like endorsements.

Liu Ya asked again: "Old man, is your business not good? I don't think anyone has come to ask you for a long time."

"The business is really not very good." After the old man finished speaking, he sighed and said, "I thought it would be easy to sell umbrellas on a rainy day. Who knows that there is no one on the street, and if someone comes to ask, they may not necessarily buy them." .From morning to now, only three have been sold."

Liu Ya stopped squatting, stood up on her knees, turned the oil-paper umbrella in her hand, and asked, "Old man, if I sell umbrellas for you, can you give me some bonus?"

"What do you mean? Are you selling umbrellas for me?" The old man didn't seem to understand, and asked again: "How many can you sell for me? How much bonus do you want? My umbrella really can't be any cheaper."

Liu Ya looked at the umbrellas on the stall and asked, "Are these umbrellas on top? I think there are only a dozen or so, and it's not enough to sell."

"Twenty or so are still few?" The old man was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Didn't I tell you that I only sold three umbrellas from morning to night, so how can you still sell them all?"

Liu Ya nodded and said, "Of course we can sell them all. And it's really too little."

Hearing this, the old man laughed, lifted up his stall, let Liu Ya look down, and said, "There are about a hundred umbrellas here, all of which are in bamboo baskets, and I didn't put them out. I did this." Can you still sell all the umbrellas you have bought for a whole year?"

Liu Ya nodded and said: "Old man, do you think it's okay to borrow your stall, and I'll sell all these umbrellas, can you give me twenty cents each? If you only sell ten umbrellas, I will I will give you 25 Wen per umbrella."

The old man understood this time, and asked: "You mean, you decide how much to sell, give me [-] Wen for each umbrella, and you keep the extra money for yourself?"

Liu Ya said: "Yes, that's what it means. However, if the sales are small, if there are no more than ten umbrellas, I will still pay you 25 Wen per umbrella. It is the money for renting a stall with you."

"Hehe, little girl, you're not so soft-spoken. Do you think this umbrella is so easy to sell? Although it's raining, there are too few people here. It's really skillful for you to sell more than 100 umbrellas. .”

Liu Ya didn't bother with him about how much to sell, but said: "Old man, can you just say it's okay? If you agree, you are not allowed to dismantle me when I sell umbrellas later. If you say this umbrella only costs 25 coins As long as I have money, who am I going to sell it to?"

The old man is real, but he is not stupid.He nodded again and again and said, "I understand, I understand, you are selling umbrellas for me, how can I dismantle your desk. If you buy more, I earn more too."

Liu Ya asked: "Then you agree?"

The old man nodded and said, "Okay, if you sell umbrellas later, I'll help you, but I promise not to say a word, okay?"

Liu Ya said again: "Okay, wait for me for a while, and I'll come back after I get some things. Don't sell even this umbrella now. Also, if anyone asks the price, you don't know, show it to others The one with the stall, okay?"

When the old man heard this, he quickly shook his head and said, "That won't work. What if your little girl cheated on me? Now I'm not allowed to sell umbrellas. If you turn your head and run away, wouldn't you throw all my umbrellas in your hands?"

Liu Ya felt that his worry was quite reasonable.Probably because I am too young, it is easy for people to think that I am a naughty brat.He said: "Well, I'll give you three pennies as a pledge for you to wait for me for a while. You only need to wait for a stick of incense."

(End of this chapter)