Chapter 302 How to plan
Su Wenyue was not surprised to hear that the shop owner wanted to use food instead of money. This is the case for many things nowadays. Wang Mang's status in the court is getting increasingly important and he has implemented many reform systems. With the currency reform again, money is becoming more and more indispensable. It is valuable. The money that could buy a pound of grain in the past can no longer buy half a pound. The price has dropped so fast. Who dares to keep the currency in their hands? It is better to exchange it for grain.
"It can be replaced by food. As long as the boss's goods can satisfy me, I will need a lot of them." It's rare that the spices in the spice shop are so complete. If war breaks out in the future, it won't be so easy to buy all the spices. , after all, many spices are dragged over from the Western Regions. The reason why merchants are willing to travel thousands of miles and risk risks to go to the Western Regions is just to get a few more profits. If they can't make profits, who is willing to go there? ? Fortunately, spices are durable as long as they are well preserved.
Hearing Su Wenyue say this, the owner of the spice shop smiled widely. The more he asked for, the better. He should sell the goods accumulated in the shop earlier. Although the spices are durable, they can still be kept in the shop like this. It's not a problem. He doesn't have enough to eat or drink. Nowadays, life is getting more and more difficult. He has no working capital in his hand, so he can only clear out the goods as soon as possible. He doesn't plan to buy more goods in the short term. The store will still be open in the future. It’s hard to say whether it will continue to open.
"Don't worry, madam, you are guaranteed to be satisfied with the goods in our store. We have been in this business for generations, and we only select the best spices. Some spices from the Western Regions and foreign vassals are also our store's unique purchase channel. Others You can’t buy it in other shops. Since Madam knows the goods, she can tell the difference at a glance. "The shop owner is telling the truth. Seeing how quickly this Madam is able to identify spices, she is an expert. How dare he lie, and he is so good at business. Over the years, we have focused on credibility and never deceived our customers.
In fact, Su Wenyue only came to this shop after asking about it. She had already known about it, and she was very satisfied when she saw the spices in person. This shop was probably doing well in the past, and the spices were all fresh this year. Buy the ones that are durable. It won't be a problem to go back and keep it for three or four years.
Su Wenyue looked at many kinds of spices and asked people to write down the ones they thought were suitable. In this way, all the spices needed were almost there, and there was no need to go to other spice shops.
"Shopkeeper, I want all the spices you have written down, but I hope the shopkeeper can open a more reasonable one in terms of price. I also think the shopkeeper is an honest person, so I won't go to other spice shops. Run away." Su Wenyue ordered all the spices in the store in one go. After all, she would prepare large quantities of food in the future. Spices are essential. Spices are easy to buy, but buying good ones is not so easy. ,
The shopkeeper heard that Su Wenyue was going to buy all the spices in one go. He was so happy at first that he didn't know what to say. But then he heard that Su Wenyue was lowering the price, and his heart was filled with joy. Although he knew that it was normal for Su Wenyue to lower the price. , but because of the recession, the spices in the store are already sold at low prices. If the price is too low, they will not even be able to make back the cost. After all, the spices in his store are not ordinary low-quality spices and cannot be sold at such low prices. And these days, there are many people who are taking advantage of the situation, looking at his business slump, and want to buy spices at very low prices.
"Madam, what kind of price do you want? It's better to talk to the dealer. If the price is too low, the business really won't work." The shopkeeper said helplessly. If he is willing to sell at a low price, , given the quality of the spices in his shop, he would not have such a large backlog of inventory, but he was unwilling to accept it. After all, they were all good spices that he spent a lot of effort to obtain, but because of the change in the world, they all became worthless.
Seeing the shopkeeper's behavior, Su Wenyue knew that he had misunderstood her. Su Wenyue not only wanted to buy the spices in this shop, but was also very interested in the source of the spices in this shop. If things could develop as she wanted, just These spices are still not enough, and people who are good at gourmet food have strict requirements for materials. This spice shop is much better than the spice shop she got from the spice shop in Chang'an in her previous life.
"Shopkeeper, I know that the spices in your shop are better than those in other shops, so I don't follow the prices of other spice shops. You set a price yourself. If it suits both of us, the business will be done. As long as you don't deliberately raise the price, Price, after all, it’s not easy for anyone in this world.”
Su Wenyue's words were already very sincere. Seeing that Su Wenyue was not one of those who maliciously lowered the price, the shopkeeper sincerely wanted to buy his things, so he offered a very affordable price, but he made it clear that he would have to exchange food for the goods.
This is what Su Wenyue agreed to from the beginning. It is still a good deal for her. Now the price of food has risen to an incredible level. If the food at the beginning was not enough to buy one-tenth of the spices here, Zhuangzi's warehouse The inside is full, and there is definitely plenty of food.
"Then let's do it like this. The food will be shipped here soon. I see that the shopkeeper is an honest man. In addition to these grains, I will ask someone to give me two more bags of sweet potatoes, which are also good things to fill the stomach. The shopkeeper is well-informed. , I must recognize it.”
"Thank you madam. I know Sweet Potato. I ate it once when I went to Fanbang to purchase goods. It was very sweet, but it's a good thing. Madam is so generous. I don't know how to be grateful." The shopkeeper didn't expect that Su Wenyue not only pressed the button Seeing that he didn't lower the price, but instead gave me two extra bags of rare food, I felt really grateful and felt that this lady was very kind.
"No need to worry, it's just two bags of sweet potatoes. There's nothing I can do about it in such a world. Otherwise, these spices can only be exchanged for so much food. I also want to do long-term business with the shopkeeper. I don't know what the shopkeeper's plans are in the future? "
"To be honest with you, madam, I haven't thought about this problem for a while. After all, my ancestors have made a living by selling spices for generations. In the current situation, the spices will definitely not be sold, but I can't think of any other way out. We can only let it pass, and there is nothing we can do about it. It is not easy to do anything in such troubled times." The shopkeeper did not hide his thoughts.
Su Wenyue felt happy when she heard what the shopkeeper said. She felt that the shopkeeper was quite talented, and he was quite loyal and kind. It would be good if he could be used.
"In this case, I just need a good person who knows spices here. Is the shopkeeper willing to work with me?"
The shopkeeper was stunned. He didn't expect things to take such a turn. He didn't know how to react, and he wasn't sure how true Su Wenyue's words were.