jdhmnovel Chapter 233 Opening Business
Chapter 233 Opening Business
Zhou Chuanyi saw Zhou Chuanjing dragging the cart and walking slower and slower, so he jokingly asked, "Are you exhausted? Do you want to take a break?"
Zhou Chuanjing stopped the cart, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and said unconvincedly: "Don't look down on me! Back then, I could kill a wild boar by myself. Who in the village could compare to me?"
Zhou Chuanyi: "Yes, you are the best, otherwise how could everyone elect you as the clan leader? Should we continue to move forward or take a break?"
Zhou Chuanjing: "...Take a break. I'm afraid I'll tire you out."
Zhou Chuanyi: “…”
Zhou Chuanyi and his friends didn't know where the shop was, so they could only go to Zhou Rong's house first.
Zhou Rong saw that the four men were sweating profusely, especially Zhou Chuanyi and Zhou Chuanjing, who could not even straighten their backs and kept gasping for breath. He hurriedly pulled them to sit down and poured them some water.
Zhou Rong looked at the carts piled several stories high and said distressedly, "Why don't you find a few more people to go into the city to pick up the goods?"
Zhou Chuanyi drank a few sips of water, adjusted his breath, and said, "It's still uncertain how much money the shop can make. There's not much money left in the village's public account. We need money to buy vegetable seeds, saplings, pigs, and lambs.
Although you said Uncle Yu agreed to let us pay in installments, we still have to pay some money in the early stage.
We have to spend money on round-trip travel and meals, so we have to save as much as possible. Otherwise, we won’t get any money in the end, or there will be a deficit. The villagers will definitely make a scene, and my position as village chief will be over.”
Zhou Rong sighed and said, "Let's take a look at tomorrow's sales and fix the delivery time. In the future, we will arrange two people to follow the car each time, and we will pick up the goods at the right time. This way, no one will be tired and it will save money."
Zhou Chuanyi: "Okay."
The next day, Zhou Chuanyi and his colleagues got up before dawn. Under the leadership of Sun Hong, Wan Chunmiao and others, they delivered the goods to the store separately.
There are two shops, each with four people. Zhou Jiafeng's daughter-in-law Yan Xiuzhu and Sun Hong are the managers of each shop.
Shen Xiaomei and Wan Chunmiao won the accounting position in the competition.
Seeing that everyone was working well, Zhou Chuanyi said with a smile, "You learn very quickly. These things are much neater and better looking than those in the supply and marketing cooperative."
Yan Xiuzhu said: "After we got the shop, Darong taught us how to stack and sell goods every day, and asked us to pay attention to our manners and appearance, and tested us every day. I became the store manager because I passed all the tests!"
Zhou Chuanyi: "Wow! I didn't realize you were so amazing!"
Yan Xiuzhu: "Da Rong said that there are no stupid people in this world, only lazy people. Although I am older than Chun Miao and the others, I am willing to learn. I practice what Darong taught me at home every day. Isn't this better than others?!"
Zhou Chuanyi: "Well done! You are worthy of being my daughter-in-law of Zhoujiawan! I will have to trouble you to manage this shop from now on."
Yan Xiuzhu: "Just wait and see, we will definitely sell all the vegetables grown by the villagers with great effort!"
Zhou Chuanyi: "Okay! Our store is doing good business, we won't treat you unfairly!"
In another shop, Zhou Chuanjing also praised Sun Hong and her colleagues for their diligent and meticulous work.
Amid the sound of firecrackers, "Tuanjie Vegetable Store" and "Youai Vegetable Store" officially opened.
Some neighbors saw a new store opening and went in to take a look out of curiosity.
Whenever someone enters the store, Yan Xiuzhu and her friends will greet them warmly: "Aunt, what do you want? These vegetables of ours are freshly picked from the ground!"
"Sister, this wild rabbit meat is delicious. Buy some and cook a plate of it. I'm sure my brother and his children will be very happy!"
"Uncle, buy some bamboo shoots and bacon and stir-fry them together. They are delicious, nutritious, healthy, and can help prolong your life. I guarantee you'll want to eat more after eating them."
Everyone is used to the "cold" attitude of the staff in vegetable markets and state-owned stores. The enthusiasm and compliments from Yan Xiuzhu and her colleagues are refreshing and make people happy.
Thinking that I always have to buy groceries at home, the prices are the same and I don’t have to walk more, so I might as well buy them here.
No one who enters the store leaves empty-handed.
If you buy a lot, Yan Xiuzhu and her friends will give you a few green onions or some other small change.
Seeing this, everyone was more willing to come buy vegetables and even introduced their neighbors to come together.
Nearing noon, most of the dishes in the store were sold out.
Zhou Chuanyi looked at the sparsely stocked shelves and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. At this rate, each family would be able to get a lot of money when the profits are divided at the end of the year!
Shen Xiaomei is Yan Xiuzhu's sister-in-law. In order to prevent favoritism and fraud, Zhou Rong asked her to work with Sun Hong, while Wan Chunmiao worked as an accountant in Yan Xiuzhu's store.
At noon, Wan Chunmiao calculated the accounts of "Tuanjie Vegetable Store" and found that up to now, the total revenue was 57.62 yuan.
After Zhou Chuanyi learned the amount, he smiled and said, "If there is such good business every day, the villagers will be rich soon!"
Wan Chunmiao: "Sister Darong said that running a vegetable store involves a lot of losses. Vegetables that are not fresh have to be sold at a reduced price. After deducting the rent, renovation costs, store staff salaries, delivery and other expenses, the profit is about 30%.
We opened an account in the bank and deposited our daily income into it. At the beginning of each month, we remitted some money to the village and copied a copy of the account book and sent it back for everyone to check. "
Zhou Chuanyi: "Okay, your arrangement is very reasonable, let's do it!"
The revenue of Sun Hong's "Youai Vegetable Store" is similar to that of "Tuanjie Vegetable Store".
The two stores brought in more than 100 yuan a day. Zhou Chuanyi and Zhou Chuanjing were very happy, but they were worried that there would not be enough vegetables in the store to sell, so they returned to Zhoujiawan early the next morning to arrange for people to deliver the goods.
After the first experience of following the car in person, they don't want to experience it a second time. They are old and can't deny their age. Their waists still hurt...
At Zhou Rong's suggestion, the village sent goods to the city every two days. Yan Xiuzhu and Sun Hong found a porter to help transport the goods according to the arrival time of the train.
At the same time, Zhou Rong also suggested that the clerks of the two shops in the county come to the provincial capital to study for a few days so that they can get started in the shortest time possible.
After discussing the selection of shop assistants for the two shops in the county, Zhou Chuanyi and Zhou Chuanjing decided to select from those families who actively supported the vegetable store business.
But the two had made it clear in advance that people who go to work in the county must not be disloyal or engage in fraud. Anyone who dares to damage the interests of the village will be dismissed directly and will not have to stay in Zhoujiawan.
Zhou Chuanyi had the accountant settle the money from the sale of cured meat and game and pay it to the parties involved.
Because the selling price in the city is high, the money I get is almost the same as the price I get in the countryside.
Those who had ulterior motives regretted it immensely. If they had sent the cured meat from their homes to the accountant, not only would they not lose money, they would also have been able to get a place to enter the city!
In order to have a chance to have good things happen in the future, from then on, whenever Zhou Chuanyi and Zhou Chuanjing announced in the village that the store was out of stock, everyone would actively go into the mountains and hand over their own stock to the accountant...
At the end of March, Zhoujiawan’s two vegetable stores in the county opened successfully.
Everyone followed Zhou Rong's teachings on how to stack goods and sales techniques, and their business was as good as that of the shops in the provincial capital.
With the concerted efforts and tacit cooperation of everyone, the four vegetable stores in Zhoujiawan are on the right track and their business is stable......