The shop owner nodded again and again without even thinking: "Willing, of course willing!"
"In that case, shall we talk about cooperation?"
"Good good good, young lady please come inside, let's discuss properly." The shop owner made a "please" gesture and led He Zhiran into the embroidery room.
Miss Li saw that she was completely ignored, and unwillingly followed them inside.
"Hey! Are you selling it for 20 taels of silver or not?"
20 taels for a plush rabbit toy, if He Zhiran still didn't sell it, she was really overdoing it.
"In that case, I can only reluctantly give up."
Miss Li was afraid things would change, so she hurriedly instructed the maid beside her to pay the silver.
The shop owner saw that He Zhiran had obtained 20 taels of silver so quickly, and it was false to say that she was not envious.
But she thought that if she could negotiate this business deal, she would have countless opportunities to earn 20 taels, and she was exceptionally excited.
Miss Li took the long-eared rabbit plush toy happily in her arms. It looked like she had no intention of leaving.
The anxious shop owner asked He Zhiran about the price to deliver the plush toys to her shop, but with Miss Li present, she didn't dare ask outright, pacing around anxiously.
Seeing that the person selling her rabbit plush toys was unhurried, Miss Li hurried over.
"I don't know if you have any more similar quality plush toys, I want them all."
Similar quality plush toys?
She had as many as Miss Li wanted.
If there weren't any, she could still purchase them on Taobao Mall.
It was just that He Zhiran had not been blinded by the little profit in front of her.
Her goal was to talk business with the shop owner. Although this Miss Li was not lacking money, she wouldn't be able to buy too many.
He Zhiran was not lacking money. She suddenly started a plush toy business to help the Xie and Fang families so they could become self-sufficient. This was better than her helping them for no reason.
She didn't want to take out too many types of plush toys at once. Although she didn't know much about doing business, she understood the principle of making gradual progress.
"I'm sorry Miss, currently there is only this one plush toy style."
Miss Li was clearly somewhat disappointed when she heard her words and waved to her two maids to leave.
The shop owner, seeing that the person had left, hurriedly said with a smile: "Young lady, may I ask how many such plush toys can you provide to my embroidery shop?"
He Zhiran could not guarantee the quantity of plush toys provided.
After all, she was not clear how long they could stay here.
"Shop owner, I don't have any stock of these plush toys on hand. If you need them here, you can only have my family make them on a temporary basis.
I'm just passing through here, and now the pier and city gates are closed. I don't know how long I can stay here, so I can't guarantee the quantity."
The shop owner was somewhat disappointed to hear her words, but now that there was an opportunity to make money, she absolutely could not give it up.
"That's fine too. Have your family make as many plush toys as possible recently, and I can take them all here. But the price..."
He Zhiran didn't feel that a rabbit plush toy could be worth much silver in the first place.
The 20 taels previously was a price Miss Li took the initiative to offer, not her aggressively overpricing.
On the surface she was deliberating over the price, when in fact her consciousness had already entered her personal space. She planned to take a look - how much would the synthetic fur fabric, cotton stuffing and other materials needed to make the rabbit plush toys cost, so she could easily calculate a cost price.
In Taobao Mall there was fabric specifically for making plush toys. 50cm square pieces cost 10 yuan. Filling cotton cost 15 yuan per jin.
Decorative eyes and noses only needed 1 yuan per set.
He Zhiran roughly estimated that to make a rabbit plush toy the same size as the previous one, the cost would be around 15 yuan. Of course, labor costs needed to be calculated separately.
She also simply calculated the purchasing power of silver during this period, which was equivalent to about 1,000 yuan in modern times.
With 1 tael of silver, she could make over sixty something rabbit plush toys. To He Zhiran, this could hardly be considered a cost...
After calculating the cost, He Zhiran said: "Shop owner, for long-eared rabbit plush toys the same size as before, I will provide them to you for at least 1 tael of silver each."
"What? Young lady, don't make unreasonable demands! With a purchase price of 1 tael, who could I sell them to?"
The shop owner also knew clearly that Miss Li could just spend 20 taels to buy a plush toy rabbit earlier because she was extravagant and impatient.
Moreover, such plush toys only needed to be owned once, no matter how silly and rich Miss Li was, she wouldn't spend 20 taels to buy another identical one.
She worried that with such a high purchase price, if she couldn't sell them, all that silver would be wasted.
He Zhiran smiled: "The quality of my long-eared rabbit plush toys speaks for itself. That material is definitely unavailable to you. Such unique plush toys, the shop owner doesn't need to worry about selling them at all."
The shop owner did not deny this at all.
The material used to make the plush toys was indeed something she had never seen before, and it felt fluffy to the touch, with a very nice hand feel.
Seeing that the shop owner had not responded, He Zhiran continued persuading her.
"I won't hide this from the shop owner, I happened to buy that material from a foreigner unintentionally. I don't have much left now. If the shop owner feels my asking price is too high, then I will look for another partner, I believe there will be people who can discern quality."
Having said this, He Zhiran made the motion of getting up to leave.
Upon seeing this, the shop owner immediately became anxious.
"Young lady, don't rush to leave! 1 tael it is. I guarantee I will take all the plush toys you make."
The 1 tael price He Zhiran gave was already very reasonable. If she didn't want to go for thin profits but quick turnover to let the Fang and Xie family members earn some money, she could probably ask for 5 taels each and there would still be buyers.
She wasn't truly wanting to leave either, and sat back down in response to what the shop owner said.
"As expected, the shop owner is refreshingly straightforward. Since this is the case, let us sign a contract on the spot to prevent future changes."
"Good, as the young lady said, we'll sign a contract."
As the shop owner spoke, she had already brought over paper and brush.
She sized up He Zhiran's outfit, assuming she was just some poor family's daughter-in-law who probably couldn't write.
"Young lady, shall I write the contract?"
He Zhiran made a "please" gesture: "Very well, I'll have to trouble the shop owner."
The shop owner also hadn't received much education. She only temporarily learned how to write to facilitate running the shop.
Therefore, her writing speed was not very fast.
It took about the time to brew a cup of tea before she finished writing two identical copies of the contract according to what they discussed.
The shop owner signed her name first, then handed both copies of the contract to He Zhiran.
"If the young lady doesn't know how to write, just press your fingerprint."
He Zhiran smiled without replying, took the brush from the shop owner's hand, and signed her own name.
Seeing that the words she wrote were countless times better looking than her own, the shop owner's old face turned red.
She really shouldn't judge people by their appearances. She had assumed the other party couldn't write, but as it turned out, her writing was so beautiful...
He Zhiran pretended not to notice the shop owner's embarrassment and tucked away one copy of the contract before standing up by herself.
"Shop owner, I shall stop disturbing your business. I will now return to have my family start working as soon as possible."
"Good, I hope the young lady can deliver the goods soon."
He Zhiran responded and walked out of the embroidery room.
Mo Jiuye had been waiting at the door the whole time. Seeing her come out, he walked over and asked, "You're not lacking money, so why take on this business?"
The two continued walking forward aimlessly as He Zhiran explained while walking.
"Yesterday when I saw the Fang and Xie family members looking miserable because they were lacking money, I suddenly noticed this business opportunity and thought to have them earn some travel expenses. My sisters-in-law and Han Yue are also bored with nothing to do recently. This is just right to give them something to do to pass the time."
