Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Chapter 102 I Want to Open a Restaurant

"Only 400 kilograms? That's too little? What about the chili peppers?" Tao Wuji wished he could take away tens of thousands of kilograms of vermicelli immediately. A few hundred kilograms were not enough to fill his teeth.

If Xia Shengsheng had known that he would suddenly meet such a wealthy local tycoon, he would have started working long ago. Why would he only have what he made last time left?

As for peppers, there are even fewer of them. The seeds in the fields had just been planted not long ago, and only a few bunches were planted in the vegetable garden.

Even if we pick them all, we would be lucky if we could get about 30 to 40 kilograms. Although the peppers can still grow, it will definitely be too late.

Xia Shengsheng calculated again and decided that he should be able to buy several hundred kilograms from Qiqi. After deciding, he told Tao Wuji.

"This is too little. No, no, you have to increase the production! And the sooner the better, otherwise we won't be able to get the products on the market. If we run out of stock while we're selling, it will affect our reputation."

Tao Wuji knew everything about business, and things weighing only a few hundred kilograms were of no use to him.

"If Master Tao can wait, in a month, I can produce about 10,000 kilograms of vermicelli. If Master Tao continues to need it, I can produce tens of thousands of kilograms every month.

But as for the peppers, it will take at least two months to grow. The yield of peppers is relatively high. If Mr. Tao can eat them all, it would be possible to produce hundreds of thousands of kilograms this year!"

Vermicelli is easy to make. Xia Shengsheng just needs to hire more workers and build a few more big pots in the yard. The yard is big enough and there is enough space for drying the vermicelli. By hiring more workers, it is easy to produce tens of thousands of kilograms in a month.

As for chili peppers, if Tao Wuji and Xia Shengsheng decided on a quantity, signed a contract, and asked everyone in the village to plant them together, they would be able to produce at least hundreds of thousands of kilograms in two months.

There is definitely no idle land in the village now, but peppers are relatively easy to grow. As long as it is not too waterlogged, you can just reclaim the land, take good care of the soil, make it a little softer, and then you can plant the seeds directly.

Although Tao Wuji felt that this time was too long, there was nothing he could do. What could he do now that he had nothing?

He could only make an agreement with Xia Shengsheng that no matter whether it was sweet potato flour or potato flour, Tao Wuji would purchase it from Xia Shengsheng at a price of 90 wen. After one month, at least kilograms must be delivered to him, the more the better.

After the acquisition, where Tao Wuji would sell the goods and how much money he would get would not be Xia Shengsheng's business.

Chili pepper is more precious than vermicelli. It is a new species and its cooking methods are varied, so its price is relatively higher.

160 wen per pound. We will collect the peppers as soon as they are harvested.

"Since we are doing business, we must keep things simple. Not only do we need to write a contract, but we also need to pay a deposit.

This will provide some protection for both of us.”

After the discussion, Xia Shengsheng brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and asked Tao Siyuan to write both contracts in full, which were then signed by Xia Shengsheng and Tao Wuji respectively.

Tao Wuji left a total of 10,000 taels of silver as a deposit.

Xia Shengsheng will definitely collect this money.

Gratitude is gratitude, and business is business! You can't mix the two and use the money of gratitude to pay for business.

Tao Wuji didn't stay long. He had just finished dealing with household chores and there was still a pile of mess waiting to be cleaned up!

"Madam Xia, it's settled now. I'll go back first. Madam Xia, you have to start working quickly. The more you make, the better. I'm sure you can eat it all.

The same goes for peppers. I can collect as many as I can. I don’t have to worry about storage. I can take most of them to the south, where the climate is warm and vegetables are easy to preserve.”

Xia declared that Tao Wuji's business was big, and if he wanted to seize the initiative and make the first move, he would definitely need a large amount of inventory.

But she also had to act according to the village's and her own abilities and could not promise Tao Wuji too much.

"Master Tao, please rest assured. According to the minimum standards we agreed on, it will definitely be delivered to Master Tao. As for the rest, I can only say that I will try my best."

Xia Shengsheng and Tao Wuji exchanged a few words, and Xia Shengsheng first sold the vermicelli and movable peppers at home to Tao Wuji.

Tao Wuji asked his servants to move these hundreds of items onto the carriage.

He hurriedly got on the carriage he had taken when he came here, and left the village with his servants.

Xia Shengsheng watched Tao Wuji's carriage go away. When he was almost out of sight, she heard the sound of running footsteps behind her.

"Dad? Go, go? Dad! Have you forgotten what you are here for?"

Xia Shengsheng turned around and looked at Tao Siyuan who was left behind.

Just then I remembered that Tao Siyuan just said he wanted to go to the toilet.

This is, just came out of the toilet?

"Aren't you going to chase her?" Xia Shengsheng asked.

Tao Siyuan thought about it, said goodbye to Xia Shengsheng, touched Sicheng's head, and then ran quickly towards the village entrance.

He was shouting as he ran. "Dad! Wait for your own son? Don't you feel like you've missed something?"

Xia Shengsheng looked at Tao Siyuan's back and sighed. "Fortunately, the leg wasn't injured, but an injury to the brain isn't a good thing either."

"Mom? Who hurt his brain? Brother Qianyuan, no, I should call him Brother Siyuan now. When can he come back?"

Xia Shengsheng shook his head.

I will have business dealings with Tao Wuji in the future.

But Tao Siyuan! See you again if we are lucky enough!

"Mom, do you think that doing business is very profitable?"

Ercheng looked at the many boxes of gold that Tao Wuji had moved in, as well as the tens of thousands of taels of goods that had been ordered all at once, and felt that doing business was really the foundation for making a fortune.

“It is quite profitable, but you also need to be smart. Not only do you need to be able to assess the situation, but you also need to adapt to market demands at all times.

So, some people make money, while others lose money.

This is not a one-size-fits-all business. We should not only see the benefits of doing business, but also its dark side.

Do you want to do business?

Ercheng nodded.

"So what kind of business do you want to do in the future?"

Ercheng touched his chin with one hand, looked at the ground, and thought carefully.

"I want to open a restaurant so that I can eat lots of delicious food every day."

Xia Shengsheng held his forehead with his hand and said: What a great ambition!

“No matter what you do, you must read good books and learn good characters.

Especially when doing business, you may not even know you have been cheated by others.”

Ercheng suddenly felt that what his mother said made sense. From that moment on, he decided to study hard and work hard to open a restaurant.

Xia Shengsheng no longer cared about Ercheng's thoughts. He had already signed a contract with Tao Wuji, so he had to take action from now on and not waste time.

The first place we go is the village chief’s house, and first of all, we have to talk about the chili peppers.

Tao Wuji charged Xia Shengsheng 230 wen per pound, and Xia Shengsheng was ready to provide seeds to the villagers for free.

If you want to plant, you can open up wasteland and plant it yourself. After two or three months of harvest, Xia Shengsheng will buy it at 100 wen per pound.

Newly reclaimed land will certainly produce less.

The yield per mu can reach about 400-800 jin. Even if a family can cultivate two mu of land, it would be a considerable amount of money!