Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Upon hearing Xu San's sales pitch, Liu Siyue thought, "He's definitely a sales talent! It's a waste of his talent to keep him cooped up in the mansion as a servant."

Xu San then said, "Our store is launching new products. In order to let everyone experience the food firsthand, we have prepared some samples. You can try them before you buy."

Bring out the samples.

A servant brought out pastries that had been cut into small pieces beforehand, with small bamboo skewers on the plate.

Each person gets a small piece, and it's gone before they can even taste it.

"This is way too small, let's start selling it right away."

"To ensure everyone can buy, the maximum purchase is 20 yuan per person. We hope you understand."

"Understood, stop arguing and start selling!"

Xu San banged the copper basin and announced, "I'll count down to 10, and then we'll officially start selling."

Ten, nine, eight, seven…

As soon as Xu finished counting to thirty, the boxes containing pastries in front of him opened, and the shapes and colors inside amazed everyone. "These pastries are so exquisite and beautiful!"

I want 20 yuan, a little of everything.

"I want 20 yuan too."

"I want 10 yuan."

……

When people at the back saw so many people queuing in front, they felt their chances of buying anything were slim, so some immediately rushed to the front, and the originally orderly queue suddenly became chaotic.

Two servants immediately stood in front of the shop. "Everyone, don't push. If you can't buy today, there's always tomorrow or the day after."

If we can't buy the "Smiling Face Cake" today, we can buy other pastries from the shop to eat in the meantime. We absolutely can't let anyone go home empty-handed.

Yesterday, Li Dashan and his friends, the little beggars, promoted the pastries so enthusiastically that the other pastry shops all found out.

This morning when I opened the door, there wasn't a single customer buying pastries; they all went to Shiweizhai to join the fun.

When the shopkeeper saw that things were not going well, he sent one of his employees to check on the situation and, incidentally, to cause trouble for the other party.

Those people who kept pushing forward and creating a commotion were the shop assistants and a few thugs on the street.

Tang Dianshi was aware of this matter and instructed his men to keep a close eye on things during their patrols to prevent any trouble from arising.

"Madam, listen, there are clearly a few people in the crowd who are here to cause trouble. They've been inciting everyone. Why don't Qingye and I drag them out?"

"Wait a bit, it's not time yet."

The crowd jostled and pushed, shouting, "Ouch, you guessed my foot!"

"Slap! You shameless bastard, how dare you take advantage of me? Don't you know who I am!" A pretty woman got into a fight with a skinny, sleazy man behind her.

"You bitch, who took advantage of you? I'll tear you apart!"

Their commotion immediately drew everyone's attention to the two of them, and the atmosphere that had been built up earlier was gone.

Liu Siyue was a little angry. "Qingwu, go and separate them for me."

Just as Qingwu was about to go out, she heard a sharp shout, "Who's causing trouble here?"

Everyone looked outside and saw two constables with swords at their waists walking towards them.

The crowd automatically parted to make way, revealing the area. The woman and the sleazy-looking man were exposed in the crowd.

The two constables couldn't help but laugh when they saw the man. "Fan Dabao, haven't had prison food these past few days? Craving it again, huh?"

"Brothers, I'm innocent! I really didn't do anything. He hit me first."

"Whether you bullied that woman or not, you know in your heart what kind of person you are. Most people in this county know that you are greedy, lazy, poor, and lecherous."

"Behave yourself, don't give me any leverage."

"Thank you, officers. You're too kind."

Seeing that things had calmed down, Liu Siyue brought over two plates of pastries, smiling broadly. "You two officers have really helped us a lot. Today, the shop has launched some new products. Please try them out. If you like them, please help us spread the word."

The two constables recognized her as well. "Madam Liu, is this your shop?"

"This is my friend's shop, and I'm just here to help out."

"Hey, these pastries look so good, they must taste delicious too." The two of them each took a piece and started chewing. After swallowing, they exclaimed loudly, "Delicious! Delicious! They're so delicious!"

Seeing that the two police officers praised the food highly, everyone's desire to buy became even stronger. They lined up on their own and clamored for the food to be sold quickly.

"Qingwu, bring over two sheets of oil paper and wrap these pastries for the two officers so they can eat them while on official business."

"We're so sorry, we're eating and taking things."

"The two officers helped us a lot today. No one caused trouble or got hurt, so the event could proceed normally. We will have to rely on the two officers to take care of us in the future."

"No problem, no problem, it's our duty."

Liu Siyue took out 100 coins and quietly put them in the hands of the two constables to buy them a cup of tea. The two constables smiled even more broadly.

"Listen up, all of you! If you're going to buy something, do it properly and quietly. Don't cause any trouble!"

Especially you, Fan Dabao!

Fan Dabao shrank back, wondering why the two policemen still remembered him.

He stepped forward with a grin, "Don't worry, officers, I'll be perfectly well-behaved and won't cause any trouble."

"You're smart to know what's good for you, let's go!"

As soon as the two constables left, the atmosphere became lively again, and Xu San'er started shouting energetically again, "There was a little unpleasantness just now, but it won't affect the sale of our Smiling Face Cakes."

"I hereby announce that the sale is now open!" He slammed the copper basin down.

"I want 20, and give me a portion of each kind."

"I want 20 of them too, all kinds."

"I want five."

"I want five."

……

The scene was lively, with everyone scrambling to buy. The few people who had instigated the disturbance had been warned by the constables and had all calmed down. They also wanted to buy pastries to try and see how the new products were.

In less than half an hour, all of today's supply was sold out. Those who missed out were somewhat discouraged, thinking, "How could it be gone already? Did we just queue up for nothing?"

Xu San banged his copper basin and then shouted, "Don't be angry if you didn't buy any, ladies. The shop has other pastries for you to buy. The owner is in a good mood today, so all the pastries in the shop will be sold at 90% of the original price for the next three days."

There are still events tomorrow and the day after; everyone is welcome to continue sampling and purchasing.

Some people who couldn't buy the "Smiling Face Cake" bought other pastries to take home for their families to try.

And just like that, the Smiling Face Cake sold out, and all the other pastries in the shop were also sold out.

Daqing and Master Yao were overjoyed; their pastries had never sold so quickly or so well before.

"Master Yao, look, it's not that our pastries aren't delicious, it's just that we don't know how to sell them."

Master Yao felt recognized by his customers, not because his skills were bad.

Daqing hung a "Sold Out" sign outside the shop. This sign hadn't been used in ages, and picking it up now, it felt surprisingly heavy.

All pastries are sold out for today. Please come again tomorrow.

Everyone tidied up the shop, and Daqing tallied the accounts. "Miss, Madam Liu, a total of 163 catties of Xiaoyan cakes were sold, at 20 yuan per catty and 13 wen per piece, for a total revenue of 42 liang and 380 wen."

The shop's total revenue from pastries was 51 taels and 152 cash. After deducting costs, the profit was 32 taels and 437 cash.

Daqing was overjoyed. Their shop had finally made a profit. She showed the account book to Wang Zhilan and said, "Miss, look, our shop is profitable! We're finally profitable!"

Liu Siyue also calculated her profit: 163 catties, with a cost of 80 wen per catty, so the cost was 13 liang and 40 wen, and the net profit was 29 liang and 340 wen. This business is good! She made 30 liang of silver in one day. Today she must take everyone out for a good meal to celebrate.