Xiao Yun was here to deliver breakfast to Sun Cheng. She had steamed a lot of buns at home last night.
In the south, there were obviously fewer people who ate noodles than in the north.
Shangxiang Town was located in Gui Province, adjacent to Guangdong Province, and was only about 200 kilometers away from Xiang Province. This was an out-and-out southern region.
Therefore, eating noodles here, especially steamed buns, was a rare thing.
Early in the morning, Xiao Yun packed five to six buns from home and sent them over to Sun Cheng.
Sun Cheng looked at the steamed buns that the young girl had brought, which were still emitting steam.
How could he not know that this girl must have woken up early in the morning to heat up the buns for him?
His heart warmed and he was about to open his mouth to tease his future daughter-in-law.
At this moment, a shout came from outside the shop.
"Boss, give me 30 catties of sweet potato noodles!”
As soon as he heard that his grain store had just opened, business immediately came.
Sun Cheng could only apologize to Xiao Yun, then immediately put on a smile and took the bag of noodles from her."Coming, boss!"
In this era, there were really all kinds of things to pay attention to, so he could not help but do as the locals did.
For example, the first business after opening early in the morning was a good start.
If they couldn't do it, or had a quarrel with the client, it would be the old saying that the God of Wealth had yet to open his eyes.
Some superstitious merchants would even immediately burn incense to the statues of the gods of wealth to invite them to open their eyes.
The reason why Sun Cheng's Sun Ji Grain Store could have so many customers as soon as it opened was because it was a small shop.
It was because they were cheap and good, and they were never short of money.
He quickly scooped out ten spoons of sweet potato flour from a large jar filled with dark yellow sweet potato flour and weighed it in front of the customer.
Exactly 30 pounds!
Just as the customer was about to take the bag of noodles, Sun Cheng scooped another spoonful of noodles from the bowl and poured it into the bag without weighing it.
The customer's face was instantly filled with smiles as he gave him a thumbs up."Shopkeeper, your business is really generous. Alright, I'll give you 450 wen. Count it well!”
He handed over a handful of copper coins, also known as copper coins.
Since ancient times, copper coins had been the most commonly used metal currency in Xia country.
Even though it was the end of the Qing Dynasty, copper coins were still the main currency in this country.
The coppers handed over by the guest included the Tongbao of Jiaqing, Daoguang and Xianfeng issued by the Qing court in the early years.
There were also Guangxu copper coins issued after the currency reform in recent years.
Sun Cheng took a few coppers and looked at them. He confirmed that they were all real money.
Since ancient times, copper had been used to cast money in Xia Country. After thousands of years, even if this country was rich in copper mines in the past.
After thousands of years of continuous mining by the ancients, it was almost exhausted.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the country wanted to mint money.
Other than recycling the melted copper coins of the previous dynasty and pouring them into new money, he could only spend a large amount of real gold and silver to purchase them from overseas.
Due to the severe shortage of copper and the turmoil in the country at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
As a result, many local tycoons privately produced coins, including 'bad coins' and even 'counterfeit coins' that were seriously lacking in copper.
Sun Cheng took a few glances at the copper coins that the customer handed over. The largest amount of money was two Guangxu Yuan ingots worth 200 wen.
Seeing that there was no problem with the money, he smiled and cupped his hands."We're all regular customers. Boss Zhang, you have to come and visit my business often.”
The person whom he addressed as Boss Zhang was actually a middle-aged man who wore coarse clothes and looked yellow and sallow.
However, Sun Cheng's compliment made him feel proud.
In addition, she felt that she had taken advantage of him, so she smiled and quickly exchanged a few more polite words.
Then, he carried the bag of noodles that weighed more than 30 catties and left in a hurry.
Yang Xiaoyun endured it for a long time. After the customer walked away, she bit her lip and walked up to him to blame him."Cousin, you're scooping more sweet potato noodles for me again. How much less money do you earn every day?”
Although she was kind-hearted, she was still very familiar with prices.
In the past two years, the price of wheat flour in other grain stores in town was generally around 30 wen per catty.
Because Shangxiang Town was located in the south, the yield of rice was slightly higher than that of wheat.
Therefore, the price of wheat flour sold here was even more expensive than the newly listed rice.
In addition, the Qing court had been at war with France at the border for the past two years.
There was a large number of troops stationed in Gui Province, and the various prefectures and prefectures had to purchase food regularly. They even had to force grain to support the front lines.
All of these factors combined together, causing the grain prices in Gui Province to skyrocket in the past two years.
The closer they were to the border of Annan, the higher the price of grain. It was said that in some places, the price had already risen by two or three times.
Sun Cheng was in the grain store business, so he naturally knew the inside story.
He knew that in Shangxiang Town, old rice was about twenty wen per jin in the past, and new rice was about twenty-five wen.
Although the prices of each shop were not necessarily the same, each catty would not fluctuate more than two wen.
However, Shangxiang Town was also in Gui Province. Although it was far from the front line, it was inevitably affected.
The grain prices in Shangxiang Town had been rising since the end of the year before last.
Last year, it had risen by another 50%. This year, it had risen by another 30% on the basis of last year's grain prices.
The sweet potato flour sold in Sun Cheng's shop was also known as sweet potato noodles. When he first started selling it in Shangxiang Town a few years ago, the price was only 12 copper coins per catty.
The yield of sweet potatoes was originally high, but it was only because it had been imported from overseas for a short period of time.
In addition, the Qing Dynasty had not yet begun to industrialize, so the planting and utilization rate of sweet potatoes was far lower than that of traditional grains.
In the beginning, Sun Cheng did not want to raise the price. After all, he knew how difficult it was for the people of the country to live in the hundreds of years before the establishment of the new Great Xia Kingdom.
Sun Cheng didn't mind helping more people if he had the ability.
However, after that, all the grain stores in Shangxiang Town increased their prices.
In his previous life, Sun Cheng, who was a salesperson, knew that if he continued not to raise the price, he would definitely be ostracized and suppressed by his peers.
Therefore, Sun Cheng raised the price by one copper coin at the beginning of last year.
Later on, he raised it two more times and finally raised it to 15 wen per catty.
Although the price increase was not high, it was still a price increase.
In this way, even if others were suspicious, Sun Cheng would be able to use sweet potatoes to produce high yield and low cost. Moreover, most people were not used to eating sweet potatoes.
However, although the price of the sweet potato series in the grain store had increased, Sun Cheng would always give more.
It could be considered as forcing the price increase to be flat again. It was still sold at about 12 copper coins.
"Hehe!"
Sun Cheng was ridiculed by his cousin, but he only smiled.
However, he was also happy in his heart."Silly girl, you don't know how profitable my business is!”
He coaxed Xiao Yun a few more times. This girl was indeed thick-skinned.
After a while, her pretty face turned red from being teased by Sun Cheng. She lowered her head shyly and was about to leave.
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