After the last leaf fell in late autumn, Tian Huairen and Tian Minrui brought back tens of thousands of kilograms of seaweed. The long convoys entered Zhuangzi in Niutun Village one after another, attracting the attention of many tenant farmers.
Tian Minyan also received the news, and hurried over with Bai Mei. Looking at the bags of kelp unloaded by the long-term workers, she seemed to see shining gold, which would all turn into gold.
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After instructing the female workers to process MSG according to the usual proportions, Tian Minyan went home with Tian Huairen and the others. Along the way, she suppressed her curiosity and refused to ask them how the process was.
And during this trip, she was sensitively aware that her father and brother seemed to have changed. They had become calm and reserved. The submissive and timid look in the past was almost gone.
Tian Minyan expressed that she was very happy about the changes in Tian Huairen and the two of them, and she was also happy to see them make such changes. After all, people always have to make progress through hard work. The prosperity of their third family cannot only rely on her as a girl, but on
It depends on the efforts of the whole family.
Hearing that her husband and son were back, Luo Shi had already looked through the autumn water and stood waiting at the door of her house. When she saw the tanned and thin father and son getting out of the car, they laughed and cried, with tears streaming down their faces.
After they welcomed them into the house, they and the two girls were busy in the kitchen, saying they wanted to make delicious food for them.
In the evening, after a full meal, the family sat around the kang, drank tea, talked, and exchanged information with each other.
Tian Minyan first briefly talked about what they did at home while they were away from home. Of course, they all picked out the key information and left out all the other unimportant information.
When they heard that she had bought the shop, Tian Huairen and the others were very happy and excitedly asked for details. When they heard that the shop was near Tian Huailan, their smiles faded.
"It doesn't matter, they run a cloth shop, and there is no conflict between our two businesses, and there is nothing to avoid." Tian Huairen said with a smile, but his smile was always a bit far-fetched.
"Dad is right. The water in this river does not harm the water in the well. As long as we don't go too far, we can still be regarded as relatives. If... hum." Tian Minrui sneered, holding up the tea to cover the cold corners of his mouth.
"Let's not talk about this unlucky thing. Dad, please tell me how the situation is over there?" Tian Minyan saw that the atmosphere among them was a bit off when she mentioned the second aunt, so she changed the topic in a hurry.
Tian Huairen smiled and said that he was not good at words, so he let Tian Minrui do the talking.
In fact, there was nothing special to say. In order to buy more kelp before the fishermen stopped at sea, the three of them traveled almost day and night, from Henghe River to the first large county, Gaoxin, and went straight to the dock.
But Gaoxin is not like Yokogawa. They don't have anyone familiar with them to introduce fishermen. If they want to buy in large quantities, they have to come up with a good way.
Tian Minrui came up with the method. Referring to Tian Minyan's practice of posting public notices in the village, he personally wrote several public notices and posted them on various downtown streets, especially near the pier. The notice clearly stated
It turned out that they were merchants from other places who would stay here for a few days. Now they were buying large quantities of kelp, and the price they were given was the same as what Yokogawa had charged, which was also one penny and five pounds, and they were paid immediately.
Of course, it was not that no one had doubts. This kelp was not a good thing, so why did they buy it in large quantities? But when someone tried to hand over the kelp to them, Tian Minrui and the others paid the money on the spot, and they immediately went crazy.
Many people came one after another to hand in kelp, even a child could sell it for more than ten kilograms, and Tian Minrui and the others accepted them one by one, no matter how much, and for a while, the fishing villages in Gaoxin County were all crowded.
Went to cut kelp.
Not only that, Tian Minrui also went to the carriage shop to pay people to post public notices in other towns. In the end, within two days, they collected more than 20,000 kilograms of kelp.
After staying in Gaoxin County for five days, Tian Minrui and the others found the most reliable horse and carriage shop to transport the goods, and then rushed to the next county. The acquisition method was still the same.
Tian Minyan and the others' eyes widened when they heard this, and they repeatedly praised Tian Minrui for his thoughtfulness. He scratched his head in embarrassment, his eyes sparkling.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to kelp, he also brought back many local specialties from other counties that were not available locally, especially the black and brown geese. Tian Minyan almost hugged the geese and kissed them non-stop when he saw them.
"Brother, how did you think of bringing that goose back? It's really unexpected."
"This is a native product of Daliang Town, Feng County. When we arrived here, almost every restaurant had this dish. I thought that we also have a restaurant and the taste is better than duck, so I discussed it with my father and the others.
I brought back a few adult geese and more than 20 geese." Tian Minrui smiled lightly and said, "There will be a batch of kelp coming later, I'll see you there."
"This is really a good time. I always feel that only two or three signature dishes in our restaurant are not enough. With this black and brown goose, it will be easier." Tian Minyan said with a smile.
"The people in Daliang make stewed goose with garlic, or make three cups of goose. Do we do the same?" Tian Huairen said at this time.
"No, if you want to do something different from others, then you can attract customers."
"What ideas do you have?" Tian Minrui asked with a smile. He knew that this sister was the most unexpected. Since she said that, she must have something in mind.
"Buddha said, it can't be said." Tian Minyan said with a sly smile: "To make that unique dish, you need special tools and a special stove. However, when this stove comes out, it can not only cook goose, but also
Can do other things."
"You have the most clever ideas, you are so mysterious." Luo Shi smiled and nodded her forehead.
Tian Minyan smiled and made a picture of an oven in her mind, thinking that she would have a chat with Uncle Zhu tomorrow to see how to improve it.
Immediately afterwards, Tian Minyan took out the plan she had written these days and told Tian Minrui and the others about the opening of the shop.
She and Luo Shi had already asked Huang Li to choose the date, and they were just waiting for the two father and son to return, which would be just a few days later. She had already thought of a gimmick for the opening.
"Aren't you going to invite the old man and the others this time?" Luo Shi asked. Tian Huairen was a little silent and looked at Tian Minyan.
Tian Minyan pursed her lips and said: "It's not a big happy event. I didn't invite them when the first floor opened, and I won't invite them this time. Moreover, the people I want to invite this time are all people with some money at home. Let's
This MSG costs one tael of silver per catty."
"One tael?" As soon as she said this, the whole family's eyes widened.
Mom, what kind of sky-high price is this? One tael of silver can buy two stones of rice. Isn’t this a robbery of silver?
"This is too expensive. Isn't this cheating people?" Tian Huairen was the first to shake his head and express his disapproval. Although he was poor, he would not be a profiteer who cheated the people. He said seriously and sincerely: "Nanny, although our family is now
It’s not that I’m rich or wealthy, but it’s already a thousand times better than before. If I only relied on myself, I might never be able to earn such wealth in my lifetime.”
Ordinary farmers can't afford one tael of silver per pound of MSG. If it were replaced with rice, it would only cost two dan. Who would be willing to spend such a huge price to buy this damn expensive food just to make the food taste better?
seasoning.
You know, some families who live in poverty can't even save a tael of silver throughout the year. How can they get the money to buy such expensive things?
Therefore, Tian Huairen disapproved and advised: "Although your father and I have never read a book, this gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way. We can't be that evil-hearted profiteer. Otherwise, we will be lucky."
Tian Minyan actually knows that MSG is expensive. Although this MSG is rare, the cost is low and the processing is not difficult. But what she wants to sell is a rare product. So she has never planned to promote it to ordinary farmers and make it a popular product.
, she defined this MSG as a luxury product and only planned to promote it to wealthy people.
Although this MSG is well kept secret, the Tian family buys kelp on a large scale. If this item is promoted and interested people investigate, it is possible that no one will figure it out. In the future, someone will definitely come to grab the business.
In this world, poor people get poorer, rich people get richer, and there are many poor people and many rich people. Whether it is ancient or modern times, there are luxuries that poor people cannot afford, such as the fairy fruit, the Pearl of the South China Sea,
Which one is not worth a thousand pieces of gold? Even a cup of tea can cost hundreds of taels in Kyoto. The key is where it is sold and what its value is.
And what Tian Minyan made is also a luxury product, just like modern LV, GUCCI and other famous brands, it is a status symbol. (Of course, forget about those who show off their wealth and buy them at a bargain price)
The mentality of the rich is that if the price is set low, they will think it is not worthy of their status.
Tian Minyan told several people about her analysis idea, but they still couldn't accept it. They always thought it was too expensive and worried that they wouldn't be able to sell it. Tian Minyan said, "I'm confident that I can definitely sell it."
In fact, Tian Huairen and the others were worried in vain, because the day before the opening, Tian Minyan and the others received a letter from Liuye. She alone had already placed an order of hundreds of kilograms. And Tian Minyan and the others had placed the first and second batches of kelp at the
The MSG produced was nearly 20,000 kilograms of kelp, and only a hundred kilograms of MSG was produced, which was just enough for supply.
Therefore, Tian Minyan is not worried at all that the MSG cannot be sold at this price. Not only can it be sold, she also has to limit the purchase, just to fully promote the value of this MSG.
Tian Minyan spent a lot of time explaining the luxury goods and promised that if her family became really rich in the future, she would definitely do more good deeds. Only then did she persuade Tian Huairen.
Looking at Tian Huairen's obviously relaxed face, Tian Minyan gave a wry smile. His father was the only one in the world who thought he could make too much money. If he had this method, he would definitely sell more than one tael!
