Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 489: Business Booming

Chapter 489: Chapter 489: Business Booming

The elderly lady was dressed neatly and even sported the most fashionable curly hairstyle of the moment, indicating that her family was well-off. If she said she wanted to buy, she was likely serious about it.

There were plenty of old hens in the countryside, so it was easy for Dajun to bring one along, laying a foundation for future sales of old hens.

Once the elderly lady spread the word, everyone would know that they could pre-order old hens here.

"You really have old hens for sale?" The lady had asked casually at first, but upon hearing the confirmation, she was quite delighted, "Young girl, please reserve one for me. I’ll come to pick it up tomorrow morning. My daughter-in-law has given birth to twins, a dragon and a phoenix. She needs to drink lots of old hen soup for nourishment."

The two children were breastfeeding, and it wasn’t quite enough, so the mother needed extra nutritional supplements.

Old hens might be expensive, but they were still more cost-effective than baby formula.

"Sure, you can come and get it at the same time tomorrow morning," Shen Mianmian smiled, her eyes turning into crescent moons after making an extra sale.

"Should I pay a deposit first?" The elderly lady was worried Shen Mianmian might just verbally agree and forget about it later.

Shen Mianmian shook her head, "No need, you can pay when you come tomorrow."

"Before I arrive, don’t you sell the old hen to someone else!" The elderly lady, carrying her vegetable basket, didn’t forget to remind her before leaving.

As soon as the elderly lady left, Xiaocui gave Shen Mianmian a thumbs-up, "Mianmian, you’re amazing. You’ve made another sale just like that."

"Live poultry is dirty and takes up space in the shop. Pre-orders not only allow us to make some extra money, but also save a lot of space." Don’t underestimate these elders; they’re the best advertisements of this era.

"We also have wild fish and ducks in the countryside, should we sell those too?" Lu Siyuan spotted a business opportunity, as it seemed that anything labeled as "farm-raised" or "wild" was easy to sell.

"That won’t work," Shen Mianmian shook her head, "Duck meat is less popular, and many people don’t know how to cook it. Besides, the fish won’t be fresh by the time they get here in the heat."

Although fish could be transported in basins, the carriages jostled too much, and by the time they reached the city, most of the water would have spilled out.

Besides, basins take up too much space, carrying just a few fish wouldn’t be very profitable, and it would be too much of a hassle.

You can’t make money from everything; you can only make money from what’s profitable.

"That makes sense," Lu Siyuan’s idea of selling fish and ducks was dismissed by Shen Mianmian’s reasoning.

"When did another store open up here? It looks like a small vegetable market, and they have a pretty complete selection of veggies."

"Come on, let’s have a look."

As daylight grew brighter, more and more ladies and young wives came to buy vegetables. Upon seeing a new shop open right before entering the market, they were all surprised.

Curiosity brought them in to have a look.

Learning that the shop sold vegetables grown in their own countryside, and that the price wasn’t much higher than the market rate, they tended to buy some.

Lu Siyuan helped with weighing, Shen Mianmian taught Xiaocui how to handle and record payments, and the three of them were happily busy. A cart of vegetables was quickly sold. Fortunately, Dajun replenished the stock in time, and the second cart of goods arrived swiftly.

The business in the shop was booming beyond expectations; the originally estimated two carts of goods were not enough, and Dajun rushed back to fetch another load.

The four of them were so busy that they didn’t have lunch until after two o’clock in the afternoon.

Shen Mianmian also summarised a key point for the unexpectedly good business results.

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