Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 103 Sneaking
Zhang Pandi was worried: "Yaoguang, the other side has taken away all our business, what should we do?"

Although they made some money during this period and could live comfortably for several years if they saved a little, it would be as painful as tearing out their heart to give up such a good business.

"How could they be sold out?" Su Yaoguang said, "They just opened, and it's normal for customers to come to them for a new look. After these few days, people who know the goods will realize that ours is the best and will naturally be willing to spend the money. Anyway, we can't lower the price. If we do, what will our previous customers think? Since there are no customers these days, we can take a good rest and continue to make the next batch of new goods. Oh, right, I wanted to make my own wine, but I didn't have the time before. Now I have time, so I'll do it first."

"Didn't you just say that only a few people are willing to spend money? If we don't lower the price, we won't be able to retain those ordinary customers and can only win over a small number of customers." Zhang Yingdi said.

"It's true that only a few people are willing to spend money, but the purchasing power of each of these few is equivalent to that of dozens or even hundreds of ordinary customers. In short, our products have already become famous. First, we can't lower the price, and second, we can't lower our quality. We must continue to improve in the future, and we can't lower our own value by thinking about how to compete with them on price and steal those ordinary customers."

A few people were still worried.

Chun'e came in carrying bags of things and shouted, "Sister Yaoguang, I bought some things from the opposite side. I have all kinds of clothes, shoes and socks. The place opposite is really cheap, and all the customers are running to her place."

"Sister Chun'e, how do the clothes, socks and shoes across the street look like?" Su Yaoguang asked.

"To be honest, it's pretty good. It looks better than the ones in our store." Chun'e handed the things she bought to others. "My store finally got some popularity, but now it's deserted again."

"Have you asked where their goods come from?" Zhang Zhaodi asked.

"I did ask. The proprietress was so secretive, only encouraging me to buy things and not revealing any important information." Chun'e said, "Sister, do you have any way to win back the business?"

"My solution is to hold back. With so many customers, it's impossible for them to snatch all the goods. There will always be people who like our Taoyaofang products. As long as we maintain our original intention, we won't be afraid of their competition." Su Yaoguang said, "Sister, you can use this time to properly decorate your shop. It would be best if you could renovate it and then move out your old goods and redesign them."

There are so many shops in the city. The presence of Fenghua Pavilion will not only suppress their business, but also affect the business of other shops. Whether they can grab customers from now on will depend on their own ability.

Zhou Wangshu came back from the gambling house and saw Su Yaoguang fiddling with the large vats in the warehouse. He asked, "What are you doing?"

"I'm planning to make my own wine, so I cleaned and dried all the ingredients I'll need in advance. You came back a little late today, did you have dinner at the academy?"

Zhou Wangshu walked over, took out a purse and shook it in front of her eyes.

"What is this?" Su Yaoguang took it and opened it. Seeing that it was small change, her eyes were full of surprise. "Where did it come from?"

"I copied books," Zhou Wangshu said, answering her previous question. "I've already eaten at the academy. If I come back to eat next time, I'll definitely be back before dinner time. If not, there's no need to leave any food for me."

"Wangshu, that's three taels of silver. How many books do you need to copy to earn that much?" Su Yaoguang frowned. "Your current mission is to study hard. Our family is well-off, so there's no need to worry." "My handwriting is beautiful, so the books I copy are more valuable than others," Zhou Wangshu said. "Others only get fifty or sixty coins for copying a book, but I can get a hundred. If I can also copy the annotations, I can sell it for two hundred coins. I need to review my lessons anyway, so if I can earn money by copying books at the same time, wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?"

Su Yaoguang had seen Zhou Wangshu's calligraphy before and knew he wasn't exaggerating. His handwriting was indeed valuable. Adding annotations—the knowledge imparted to him by his teachers—would certainly make it even more valuable. Most importantly, no other book on the market had come with annotations. His approach was a first, making it even more rare.

Su Yaoguang's heart was touched again.

It turns out that different people can lead to such different outcomes. In her previous life, Xiao Yanci had never been grateful for the efforts of her and her daughter, and she, obsessed with love, didn't see any difference. Now, with the comparison, she realized that an ungrateful person like Xiao Yanci was not worthy of her efforts. She was too foolish in her previous life and didn't wake up sooner. If she had been more sober, she wouldn't have died so miserably.

After her rebirth, she wanted nothing to do with Xiao Yanci. Nor did she consider revenge. After all, it was she who had wanted to buy him in her previous life. It was she who had sown the seeds, and the consequences were so disastrous, and she had to bear the responsibility. God had given her the chance to live again, not to waste it on a scumbag, but to cherish the people who truly mattered to her.

Zhou Wangshu noticed that she was in a daze and waved his hand in front of her.

"I'll take the money."

"When I came back, I saw a shop opened across the street, and I also saw Jiang Yihui's mother and sister. Could they also be running a rouge shop?" Zhou Wangshu asked.

"That's more than that! Besides rouge and powder, they also sell ready-made clothes, shoes and socks, and embroidery. I heard they also have calligraphy and paintings by Xiao Ci. There's so much variety, it's quite lively." Su Yaoguang said, "They're doing this to steal our business and put our store out of business. Don't worry, their goods are average. At first, people will be attracted by the novelty and cheap prices, so they will definitely patronize their business. Over time, people who know the goods will return to our store. Our store is a boutique, so we're not in a hurry to steal customers from them."

Fenghua Pavilion. Zhong Lanhua and Jiang Yihuan counted the silver and banknotes. After counting for the third time, they finally checked the accounts clearly.

Zhong Lanhua pressed her head and said, "No, I can't calculate this."

"Let's hire an accountant. This is too much trouble." Jiang Yihuan said, "Today is only the first day. If we have to spend so much time on settlement every day, how tiring will it be?"

"Okay, let's go buy an accountant tomorrow." Zhong Lanhua said.

"Want to buy it? Such a literate slave is very valuable."

"I feel at ease only after I bought it. If we hadn't gone to buy slaves this time, we wouldn't have encountered such a cash cow. By the way, what is that kid doing now?" Zhong Lanhua pointed to the backyard.

(End of this chapter)