The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 136 Share

"You're right, I'm old and can't work anymore. It's time to take a break!" Chen Shangen sighed.

This winter, he clearly felt that his physical strength was not as good as before. He couldn't straighten his back after working for several days in a row. He had to lie in bed for two days with a plaster on his face before he could get out of bed. He really couldn't help his family like before.

The same goes for the old wife. This year, it is obvious that she is not as energetic as before. The two of them are almost sixty years old and have great-grandchildren. They can't help but accept their age!

"Dad, that's not what I meant. You can do some light work and stop treating yourself like a young man."

Chen Cui realized that she had just said something wrong and quickly tried to make amends.

Older people are most afraid of being told that they are old and useless. After working all their lives, it is not a good idea to suddenly have some free time.

"Forget it. I understand what you mean. I know you have good intentions. Your mother and I know it. But the fact is that our family is in such a good situation now thanks to you. Without the method you gave us to make charcoal, we wouldn't have so much money and wouldn't have been able to share it!"

Chen Shangen said with emotion.

"Dad, don't say that. This is all as it should be. Without you, I would have died when I was born. You and mom gave me two lives. I will never be able to repay your kindness in my lifetime!"

Chen Shangen waved his hands: "Don't say that. You were dying at that time. I couldn't bear to see my own flesh and blood die. No matter how valuable the ginseng is, it is more important than my daughter's life and my granddaughter's. There are two lives. If the ginseng can save both of you, it's worth it!"

Having said that, Chen Cui was still very grateful. If they had not acted in time when Chen was in labor, Chen might have died long ago. She would not have been able to travel through time and space later, and would not have had this chance to live again.

"Forget it. Whether to buy the land or not is another matter. I will divide the family first and build the houses so that each family can move into their own nest. At least they can have some peace and quiet."

Chen Shangen said.

Now I have two grandsons' wives, and in the future there will be several grandchildren. If they all get married, the family will be even more lively.

By then, the whole family will be eating from the same pot, and conflicts are inevitable. It will be bad if friction occurs between the different families and the relationship is damaged before they split up.

It happens that now is the slack season for farming, and everyone has nothing to do. We can start building it after a while, so we can move into the new house before the wheat harvest.

Chen Cui thought about her next plan to grow peppers and wanted to say a few words to her father, but considering that she hadn't yet discussed it with Mrs. Zhang, she gave up the idea for the time being.

In mid-February, news about canned food sales finally came from the capital. Mrs. Zhang was so happy that she called Chen Cui over to share her joy.

"Madam, is what you said true? All our goods are sold out, not a single jar is left?" Chen Cui asked in disbelief.

She knew that the canned food might be popular, but she didn't expect the sales to be so good when it first came on the market. There were more than 8,000 jars, and in more than a month, not a single jar was left. This was too amazing!

"Of course, that's what I said openly, but I asked the shopkeeper to keep some of them privately and not sell them. He only gave them away as gifts. Before our new canned food is launched, those are the only stocks we have. They are more valuable than those sold before!"

Now that Zhang Ruomei has lost weight, she is more energetic and seems very excited when talking about the marketing plan for canned food.

"Give it to someone? Give it to whom?" Chen Cui couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, they are the people who are useful to our business, those officials!" Zhang Ruomei said with a smile.

Chen Cui couldn't help but admire Mrs. Zhang's idea. She actually used an alternative hunger marketing method. When things are scarce and expensive, even ordinary canned fruits will immediately become worth a hundred times more.

Besides, the original price of this can was not cheap. One jar cost two taels of silver. Chen Cui was shocked when she knew the price.

She had thought about selling the canned food at a higher price, but it would probably be a few hundred coins at most. She didn't expect Mrs. Zhang to be so bold in setting the price and actually decided to sell it for two taels of silver per jar. Moreover, the final sales volume was surprisingly good.

I can only say that she is too narrow-minded. She didn't expect that there are so many rich people in Beijing and their consumption power is so strong!

"Since the sales channel has been opened, we must prepare earlier this year, stock up more goods, and launch more types of canned food. At the same time, I plan to develop the Jiangnan market." Zhang Ruomei said confidently.

"Jiangnan?" Chen Cui asked puzzledly.

"Jiangnan is a wealthy place with as many rich people as Beijing. If something is popular in Beijing, Jiangnan will soon become popular. The shopkeeper told me that many people in Jiangnan were asking about the canned food business years ago. Fortunately, we have a strong backer and we have made arrangements everywhere, so we haven't been exposed."

Chen Cui knew that one needed a backer to do business in Beijing, especially since the canned food business was a new product. It had set off a craze a few years ago, attracting many people to buy it, and it would definitely attract the attention of those who wanted to take advantage of it. There would be many who wanted to take advantage of it.

But she was not quite sure about the backer that Mrs. Zhang mentioned.

She knew her identity. She was just a technical consultant. She just needed to do her job well. She was tactful enough not to ask about matters at this level.

As long as she gets the money she deserves, she won't ask about anything else.

Sure enough, after Mrs. Zhang said this, she mentioned the matter of money.

"There are a total of 8,500 cans of canned food. The cost of transporting each can to the capital is 50 wen, and the selling price is 2 taels. The total net profit is 15,400 taels. It should have been 16,575 taels, of which 1,175 taels were used to smooth over relationships, so this is all we can share. You get 3,080 taels."

As she spoke, Mrs. Zhang motioned to the maid to hand a small box to Chen Cui, which should contain the silver bills.

Chen Cui did not take it immediately, but said: "Madam, this is too much, I can't accept it. I didn't expect to have so much money. Why don't you give me 10% of it?"

At first, she didn't know that Mrs. Zhang would set such a high price and the profit would be so huge, so she asked for a 20% share. But now, she feels that such a large amount of money is too hot to handle and is a little hesitant to take it.

Zhang Ruomei seemed to have seen through Chen Cui's thoughts and said unhappily, "Who do you think I am? Our Zhang family has been doing business for generations, relying on the word "trust". A man without trust cannot stand. Although I am a woman, I am also a trustworthy person. What we agreed on at the beginning is what we agreed on. Besides, if it weren't for your method, this business wouldn't be able to take off. Don't refuse it. Take it. You won't take this money for nothing. In two months, it will be time for you to work hard again. You will have to work hard then!"

Seeing that she was sincere in what she said, and that it was obvious that she meant it, Chen Cui stopped refusing and took the box.