Start with an antique shop and become rich overnight

Chapter 51: Business is booming
Shen You remained calm, "It is a tradition to give gifts to friends, relatives and customers during festivals."

Although she used to think that going through this kind of formality was tiring and useless, sending and receiving was just an exchange,

But if you start your own business, you have to do the same.

Wen Zhi's eyes passed over those fancy gift boxes and fell on the open wooden food box on the table. His eyes paused.
"Is this something from the Daqi Palace? Is this okay?"

"You actually figured it out at once." Shen You was a little skeptical. What was he doing in Da Qi?

"If you don't mind me touching every layer of snacks, you can eat whatever you want in this room, but you have to leave the food boxes for me."

Wen Zhi didn't really mind and ate the remaining three pieces.

"By the way, you come here now, are you here to talk to me about something?" Shen You asked.

"I was passing by, so I came to ask when the shop will open next time." He picked up his phone and continued, "I saw the news online just after I came in."

That was all there was to it. Before Wen Zhi left, Shen You stuffed two mooncakes into his hands, thinking that the more she could give away, the better.

Beautifully named: Mooncakes from hometown
Wen Zhi sighed resignedly and walked out of the shop.

As soon as he left, Shen You checked the doors, windows and systems, locked the door, got in the car and left the city.

at the same time,

The most prosperous area in the capital of Da Qi.

There were several horse-drawn carriages parked in front of a shop, and judging from their specifications, one could tell that the owners were either wealthy or noble.

Zhao Wanyi rushed into the store and confirmed that the lip balm sold here was the one she had used.

But the color that she loved so much at first sight was not available here.

Zhao Wanyi's mood eased a lot.

She sat there, and said in an unquestionable tone, "No matter how many goods from the Western Regions you have in your store, I want them all."

"And that cake or mooncake, I want five servings."

The shop assistant lowered his head, looking embarrassed, "Miss Zhao, there is a rule in our shop. You can only buy one of each item."

After the news got out this morning, the store has never been so crowded.

When they first heard the prices of these things, they thought the boss was crazy. Who would they sell them to?
Who knew the store would be so popular the next day.

The only ones who can buy these goods from the Western Regions are the powerful families in the capital, and these young ladies and ladies all want to buy more.

But there are only so many things in total.

If it were an ordinary shop, I wouldn’t dare to refuse.

Zhao Wanyi was about to lose her temper, but when she saw that the person in charge of the store was Liu Zheng, she gave up.

Liu Zheng is on the side of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He just returned from Yunzhou some time ago after making great contributions. No one would offend him for such a small matter.

So Madam Zhao found Liu Zheng and asked him privately, "Master Liu, there are many people in our mansion, so we should buy less rouge and other things. Can you sell two more boxes of cakes?"

Liu Zheng pretended to be embarrassed and thought about it for a while.
"Look, can I sell you one more box? Please don't tell anyone about this.

It's really not enough. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Lord Gongsun of the Imperial Observatory, and the Prime Minister's Office all said they wanted to buy this kind of moon cake, and the palace also wanted to try it."

After hearing about these reputations in the capital that were no worse than those of the Marquis' Mansion, Mrs. Zhao didn't say anything more.

We can't let these people give their share to their Marquis' Mansion, even the Marquis doesn't dare to ask for it.

"Can you ask the chef who makes snacks to make more? We will give him a reward from the Marquis' Mansion."

This dessert is no longer just a dessert, but a symbol of status. Just look at the pattern of the dessert, it is really elegant, with white and lavender skin, and green. Even if you don't eat it, it is extremely face-saving to put it on the table.

Liu Zheng sighed. If it were someone else, he would definitely not agree to sell an extra copy, but he still had to give face to the Marquis' Mansion.

"The chef from the Western Regions will go home to celebrate the festival after making this batch, and there are only so many raw materials shipped from the Western Regions, so he can't make more. If there are any extra, my shop will definitely make money from it."

Everyone in the capital knows that the Liu family had indeed fallen on hard times before, and this shop was Mrs. Liu's dowry. Now the Liu family needs money.

Mrs. Zhao did not doubt him, "Okay, then two boxes."

The waiter packed it up quickly and handed it to the Zhao family's maid.

When leaving the shop, Zhao Wanyi looked at the envious eyes of others, curled the corners of her lips, bent down gracefully and sat in the carriage.

Liu Zheng was calculating on the abacus while laughing. An ordinary shop might not be able to earn so much money in a day, let alone a month.

He had guessed that the dim sum would be in short supply. Shopkeeper Shen's box contained eight pieces, so he changed it to a smaller box with six pieces, and also had two small portions.

Not only can you make more money, but you will also not easily offend people.

Those cosmetics are also selling very well. The gentle plum-colored lipstick that Shopkeeper Shen mentioned is almost sold out, and the rouge is also sold out.
"I'll add 20 taels. I'll take the last box."

"20 taels? You dare to say that? I'll add 50 taels."

The two young ladies from the aristocratic families threw banknotes onto the table. The waiters did not dare to offend them.

Finally, Liu Zheng sent the manager to talk to him and the matter was resolved based on a first-come, first-served basis and without charging any extra money.

But in just one afternoon, all these things were sold out, and a sign was hung outside the shop saying that the snacks were sold out.

The wealthy businessman who failed to buy the mooncakes spread the word that he was willing to pay five hundred taels of silver for a large box of mooncakes.

The price of the perfume outside has reached one thousand two taels.

There are many people willing to pay, but almost no one is willing to resell, and those who are willing do so out of personal connections.

That evening, a carriage carrying two boxes of cakes drove into the palace gate.

At this time, Shen You was still stuck in traffic, eating spicy strips and gnawing on duck clavicles.

Traffic jams are common during the holidays. There was a husky sitting in the back of the car next to her, and it cried with greed when it saw her eating.

Shen You called home on the way, and the journey that was supposed to take three hours was delayed to more than four hours.

When she returned to the familiar old and run-down apartment, her family was waiting for her for dinner.

Her parents went downstairs to pick her up and help her carry things. In this old neighborhood, neighbors usually like to chat in the yard, so everyone knows if there is any movement.

Seeing that Shen You came back by car, carrying a lot of bags, the neighbors all looked over sideways.

"Your Shen You is amazing. She brought you so many good things. This is bird's nest. It's not cheap."

"It was given to me by someone else for the holidays." Shen You took out the mooncakes that she was going to give to her neighbor.

Neighbors who have a good relationship with the family were happy to receive the mooncakes. The Shen family’s relatives are not so good, but their daughter is capable, so the old couple’s future life will not be bad.

Someone sitting nearby said, "You think you're great just because you bought some stuff? My son gave me 3,000 yuan yesterday. No matter how good a girl is, she still has to be a son."

"You're so defensive about this? Ask your son to buy it for you right away. He won't be reluctant to buy it for you, right?"

Shen You chuckled and went upstairs with her things.

Ignore the sarcastic neighbor's gloomy face behind you.

(End of this chapter)