Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 246 - Chapter 246 Door-to-door pickup_1

Chapter 246: Door-to-door pickup_1 Chapter 246: Door-to-door pickup_1 “If you want to film, just film, it’s no big deal.”

In the village, sisters in their forties and fifties still turn on the vibrato and beauty filter to share a video of themselves dancing at home, so it’s not unusual anymore.

But Wu Lan’s focus was elsewhere:

“You young people really know how to have fun. Making a video and using all sorts of strange gadgets, that phone tripod of hers stretches up as tall as a person, and it can change angles too. Is it expensive?”

Song Tan’s heart skipped a beat right away.

There was no other reason; if his old mother suddenly asked like this, it must mean she wanted one, but was too shy to say so.

Thinking about it, Wu Lan had, up until now, been propping her phone on top of random things for her vibrato square dancing, which looked quite inconvenient.

Seeing a phone tripod now, how could she not be tempted?

This year their family had indeed made significant investments, but they had also earned a lot, and after doing the sums, there hadn’t been any loss.

Yet while the business was bustling, his parents were still using old phones. His mom didn’t even have a selfie stick, let alone the legendary big red silk scarf!

As for his dad’s fishing rod…

Well, there’s work to be done at home now, with every spot in the pond capable of earning money. They’d have to make do for a while.

As a dutiful eldest son, how could he let his mother’s interest be put off?

Without a second thought, Song Tan immediately contacted the courier from the town:

“Brother Xiaozhang, when you go to the city this afternoon, could you help me out and buy a good phone tripod from the shop next door? I’ll come and pick it up later.”

Lady Wu Lan made a request in the morning, and the item arrived in the afternoon. That’s pretty efficient, right?

Little did he know, Brother Xiaozhang was even more efficient:

“Phone tripod? Do you need that specific brand, or will any kind do?”

“I’ve got one here that a customer bought online. Heard it wasn’t cheap, a hundred or two hundred bucks. Hefty thing, pulls up over a meter tall, steady as can be.”

“It’s just that they sent the wrong color, and she found the return shipping too expensive, so after a lot of haggling, she just left it with me…”

Brother Xiaozhang, having worked in delivery for a while, had seen his share of peculiar customers and sellers, and mentioned it casually without making a big deal out of it.

Over a meter tall, sturdy as can be…

“I’ll take it!”

Wasn’t that just what Wu Lan had been eyeing up?

It might even be better than what she would have chosen herself from the phone shop!

Song Tan didn’t hesitate, “How much?”

Brother Xiaozhang was extremely gracious, “What money? I didn’t buy it, and you’ve done plenty for my business.”

True enough, his service was the most efficient, making his business the best in the entire town, and riding his little trike around was quite the spectacle.

“Right, I saw you launched a mini-program. There are quite a few people placing orders. Are you planning to ship items?”

“Didn’t you say you were going to build a house? I reckon you don’t have much time, so why don’t I just come over and pack everything at your place today?”

“It would also give me a chance to familiarize myself with the route, so in the future, if you’re too busy, I can come directly to collect the items.”

Recently, there’s been a Tongtong Express in town, and whatever the company had done, their efficiency could almost match theirs, and their prices were even cheaper!

Brother Xiaozhang was quite aware of the potential crisis, deciding to retain customers through superior service.

Song Tan was going to mention–

To deliver something once, with all the to and fro, would waste at least an hour of time.

There were all sorts of little tasks to handle at home right now. If it weren’t for the fact that selling vegetables in the city allowed for instant payment and the support of regular customers was so strong, she might not even be able to find the time!

After all, selling vegetables takes even longer, consuming half a day each time!

Now that Brother Xiaozhang had made the offer, it was just what she needed.

–Oh, how great it would be if someone in the city could sell their vegetables.

Considering her relatives — there was no need to think about her oldest uncle’s family, and her eldest aunt’s egg-and-pancake business was something she would never abandon no matter what.

Her aunt lived too far away, the wholesale market was in a remote suburb, accessed daily by large trucks, making it entirely unsuitable for selling a mere two or three hundred catties of vegetables every day.

Moreover, if she wanted someone to help sell vegetables in the city, she would inevitably have to give up a portion of the profits.

Whether it was discounting the prices and going wholesale or raising prices for the customers, there were dissatisfied people on both sides, which led to a lot of inner turmoil for Song Xi.

It was at this moment that Zhao Fangyuan showed her a 3D rendering:

“I adjusted the colors you mentioned last time, take a look, is it alright?”

Song Tan’s eyes lit up!

“Niece, is your dad still setting up his stall?”

…

What else could the vegetable vendor Old Zhao be doing if not setting up his stall?

In the vegetable market, the same scene had played out for decades; he sat on a small stool with neatly arranged piles of vegetables in front of him, where virtually every type of seasonal vegetable could be found.

In this bustling market, selling vegetables wasn’t about novelty; it was all about reputation and being recognized by customers.

Many people preferred to shop from a store they knew well. Old Zhao had sold vegetables for ten to twenty years and had now reached this worry-free state.

Except not having much money.

Without Song Tan around, sitting there alone was quite boring for him.

Don’t be fooled by the girl’s young age; she earned more money than him, but at the end of the day, what mattered was compatibility!

He dared to tell others about his daily profits openly; in this market, there wasn’t a single boss with whom he could have such conversations.

After giving it some thought, the vegetable vendor figured the main reason he could be so honest was that what Song Tan sold was fundamentally different from his produce.

Still, the young lady had looked after him well, taking his daughter back to the countryside for a few days, where she visibly plumped up!

He heard she even landed a big order.

Work half a year, eat half a year.

But these capitalists were too ruthless, his daughter was up in the middle of the night, still online choosing materials and deciding on designs…

So tiring.

As he grumbled about these contradictions, a sudden message from Song Tan startled him.

He thought to himself that he was just venting, it couldn’t possibly have become reality this quickly, could it?

Looking down at the message, he couldn’t help but chuckle.

“How about I find an agent for my vegetables? They wouldn’t have to do much, just come by every day, take the vegetables into the city, and sell them at the price I set.”

Hey, the niece certainly had bold ideas!

Old Zhao also replied to her in Mandarin mixed with local dialect:

“What’s in it for them?”

“They come to your place to pick up the goods, then take it to the city to sell it at the price you set… How much cheaper can you make each catty?”

He pondered, if the wholesale price could be lowered by three or two yuan per catty, he could do this job himself!

He had a car, a 7-seater, with the two back rows of seats removed, there was plenty of space.

Song Tan hesitated.

When she sold Milk Vetch, she hadn’t reduced the price per catty, only added some extra giveaways. Now, if she were to seek someone else to do it…

She remembered the way big brands would go crazy with giveaways but not lower prices during promotions. She was gradually finding the right rhythm:

“Here’s what I’m thinking, as for the price, we can’t lower it. But when I sold to everyone before, I packed each batch as 1 catty and 2 liang to avoid underweight issues.”

“If someone takes over this business, I won’t do the packaging anymore. For every 100 catties wholesale, I’ll give away 20 catties. As long as their scales are accurate, I don’t care how much they keep.”