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Chapter 57 Rent a Booth

After Bai Xin went back, he made dozens of soap dumplings, and the Fragrance Hot Spring set a precedent. As soon as the bathhouses in the back heard about it, they followed suit, lest they fall behind and be robbed of their business by other bathhouses.

Because this soap dumpling uses more than a dozen kinds of medicinal materials, white glue and white flour are added, the cost of one piece is about sixty or seventy yuan, and selling one piece alone can earn twenty or thirty yuan, which looks more expensive than before. Sweat sachets don't make much money, but Bai Xin sells them to bathhouses for ten or eight yuan, and the price is two to three hundred cash in a blink of an eye.

It's not a problem for Bai Xin to set up a stall at the entrance of the temple or Taoist temple all day long. Although these two places are full of incense, but when there are many people and few people, it can't be compared to the bustling street, especially he is still counting on Zao Duanzi to win word of mouth , I intend to find a fixed place.Finding a fixed place is no better than finding a place to set up a stall in that corner, because you have to pay rent.

This stall doesn't mean that you can find it by just looking for it on the street. Bai Xin had to trust Yalang. Seeing that her son can make money every time, Mrs. Cao finally stopped making irresponsible remarks.

When Yalang was found, Bai Xin expressed his thoughts, "I want to find a stall near Xinwazimen, please trouble Yalang to look out for a good place."

Na Yalang was able to put the entire map of the capital into his mind, and immediately had a count, but he didn't show it. Instead, he said: "The place is lively, with tiles on one side and houses on the other side. You just make a few pictures casually." Cooking cakes are sold along the street, and they are enough for an old family to drink, and the stalls in that place are not cheap."

After finishing speaking, Diliu looked at Bai Xin.

When Mrs. Cao heard the word "not cheap", her heart immediately picked up. She wanted to say a few words, or hinted at her son, but in the end she gritted her teeth and said nothing.

Bai Xin's smile remained unchanged. He fell in love with the new Wazimen because it was next to the gate and Wazimen, and the people who came and went were rich and powerful. Even the money exposed between the fingers was enough for an ordinary family to live on. Yes, he said, "The price is easy to negotiate."

Yalang thought for a while, and immediately said: "It's really such a good location, just outside the Xinwazi gate. It used to sell steamed pears, jujubes, and yellow cakes. The taste is really good. Later, the one that grew bigger and rented it directly." To show off, before, there was a jerky seller who also made money, saying that the place brought money."

Cao believed this, and secretly sighed that the place was good, until he saw the other party stretched out three fingers and said, "That place costs three pennies a month."

After hearing this, Mrs. Cao stuck out her tongue, exclaimed in shock, and couldn't help asking: "But there is a facade?"

Yalang looked over, shook his head and said, "Of course not, it's just a small place, big enough for a Taiping car and a table."

Cao's voice changed a little, "It's just that the place is less than ten feet away, and it costs three pennies?" After finishing speaking, he looked at Bai Xin again, "The facades in our town are only at this price."

Yalang couldn't help but sneered, "This is the capital city, so the land price is naturally expensive."

Mrs. Cao didn't know how much they rented this house, and she panicked, "It's said that every inch of land in the capital is expensive, it's really scary."

"If you want it cheaper, there are places in Xinzhengmen, with hundreds of Wen."

The Xinzhengmen mentioned by Yalang is considered to be the outer city of the capital. Mrs. Cao didn't know, looked at Bai Xin, and said in a low voice, "How much do you have to sell for the three coins a month to earn money from this place?"

"Mother!" Bai Xin looked at her disapprovingly. Xinwazimen is really blessed by nature. She is the lady of the door family. Some people buy more expensive ones.

The corners of Cao's mouth curled downward, and he stopped talking.

Yalang looked at the family secretly, he couldn't help being amazed to see that the eldest brother kept silent, acting like a foil, and asked the youngest to make decisions.

Bai Xin really liked that place, so he decided on it for the time being. In the afternoon, Yalang took him to have a look, pointed to a certain vacancy and said, "That's right there."

Xinwazimen is not far from Bai Xin's house. He passed by here before, and he saw the bustle on both sides. The street sells rice, raw meat, dried dried meat, hemp rot chicken skin, hemp drink powder, vegetarian gauze sugar, and Heloutou noodles. , crown, comb and collar, rouge and gouache, curios and toys, and so on.

After seeing this lively scene, Bai Xin made the decision without saying a word, and the method of payment was one deposit and one payment, and a total of six pennies were paid. After Cao Shi knew about it, her heart ached so badly that she couldn't even eat dinner.

This six pennies is a huge sum of money for the rest of the Bai family, and each of them is working hard, lest the money will be lost. Rao is usually timid, and he does not go out of the door, so he will not be able to sit at home. After staying, I went to the temple early in the morning to pray to the gods and worship the Buddha, and after asking for a lottery, I put my heart back in my stomach.

After paying the money, Bai Xin didn't dare to waste a long time, so he found a wooden board, used two baskets as a foothold, put the wooden board up, and then spread a piece of brand-new moxa-green silk cloth, placed hair oil, sachet, Zao Tuan, this small stall has opened. From a distance, the juicy silk cloth is comfortable, and the red and yellow flowers on it are really eye-catching.

The food sellers around saw that the newcomer's stall was selling hair oil, and they breathed a sigh of relief, and greeted enthusiastically. Glancing at the things above, he saw only a few things, and gloated about his misfortune.

Bai Xin is a newcomer to this stall, and it is beautifully set up and attracts people's attention. After a while, people came to join in the fun. At first, they didn't want to buy anything, but they just wanted to have a look at it out of curiosity. When they asked about it, it was becoming more and more popular recently. Soap dumpling, there is no shortage of well-off families, not to mention the money to buy, just half a day, a dozen pieces of soap dumpling sold out, sold a few boxes of hair oil, a few sweat sachets, and he sold soap Dumplings are not sold for 120 yuan. If he still sells them for [-] yuan, he will feel sorry for the owner of the bathhouse. He sells them scattered like this, so the price is naturally higher, and they sell for [-] yuan. This shows the advantage of a good location.

Bai Xin was in high spirits, smiling all over his face. When the stall was closed in the evening, the elder brother came to pick him up specially. Seeing that he was selling well, he became very happy, picked up the board, and talked a lot along the way.After returning home, Mrs. Cao saw this and went straight to Amitabha Buddha, and said that the Qing Temple was really effective that day.

Because Zao Duanzi is the only one in Bai Xin's family, and the effect is very good, as many pieces as you put out every day, you can sell as many pieces. The popularity has simply exceeded his original expectations. Originally, only he and his eldest sister grinded and made it, this will have to be done again. I bought several sets of small mortars and mallets, and the whole family worked together, some of them were given to the bathhouse, and some of them were sold by Bai Xin at a stall.

One day, just as Bai Xin finished collecting the stall, the eldest brother was carrying the wooden boards to leave when he saw a man leaning over, hesitating and saying that he had something to ask, the three of them walked a few steps to a place with few people, and the man said: " Did you make this soap dumpling yourself or where did you buy it?"

Bai Xin felt vigilant, and asked with a straight face, "What are you doing?"

The man waved his hands again and again, and said, "I see that you sell well, and I want to sell some, but don't be afraid that I will snatch the business from you. I want to sell at Songmen's, and it's eight feet away from you. I can't stand it." you."

Bai Xin obviously did not expect such an answer, and was a little surprised.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the man thought he was still suspicious, so he quickly took out a few copper coins from his pocket and stuffed them into Bai Xin's hands, and said, "Brother, help me, they are all out to make a living, you are only in Xinwazimen. Sell ​​here, I'll go elsewhere."

Bai Xin stuffed the copper plate back into the opponent's hand. The man thought it was over, and instantly slumped his shoulders. At this moment, he heard Bai Xin say, "This soap dumpling is made by my family."

The man was stunned for a moment, then turned sad and happy, and a little unbelievable in his heart, "You really did it."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Da Lang with a pair of eyes. This man is not stupid. Seeing that they are brothers, the older one is simple and honest at first glance, while the younger one is shrewd and alert. He wants to see the reaction of the eldest brother.

Seeing that his eyes were on him, Da Lang nodded hurriedly, pointed to Bai Xin and said, "Really, my brother made this soap dumpling."

The man knew in his heart that it was no wonder that the big ones followed the young ones, so he crossed his hands deeply at Bai Xin, "I want to take some of your soap dumplings to the Songmen to sell, and according to the rules, only take one tenth of them as profit."

Bai Xin has heard to some extent that there are many people in this city who are arrogant and lazy, and some of the things they buy and sell do not make themselves, but go to the workshop to sell the finished things, resell them, and take a tenth of them as a reward.

Bai Xin is naturally happy with this kind of business, he nodded in agreement, the man said that he would first ask for ten pieces of soap balls at a time, plus the mosquito coils and other things he got from other people's houses, and take them to the Songmen for sale, but he didn't I can't come up with so much money, so I want to credit five hundred cash first.

Bai Xin didn't know him, and this was the first time I met him, what if the other party cheated?Five hundred Wen is not a small amount, so he naturally shook his head in disapproval.

The man was a little embarrassed, his head was sweating with anxiety, and he swore that he would deliver the leftover goods and money the next night, and said that his family was poor and couldn't afford more money.

Bai Xin still disagreed, and would not give in just because the other party said that he was pitiful, but it was not easy for him to see this person, so he said: "I will give you one hundred cash for each soap dumpling, and you can sell it elsewhere for a day. If it is not sold, you can come to me to return the original price, but the returned soap balls must not be damaged."

A piece of soap dumpling changed from earning twelve yuan to twenty yuan or even more. The man was overjoyed, and his tone rose unconsciously, "You really count me one hundred yuan? If you can't sell it, can you return it? "

Bai Xin nodded, "But you can't pay on credit, and the returned soap dumplings, including the box, must not be damaged."

The man knew that this was a guaranteed business, so he was very happy. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, ten yuan is one thousand Wen. If I go to borrow it, I will borrow it."

"Come to my stall early tomorrow morning to find me, I will bring ten more soap dumplings."

The man readily agreed, and couldn't wait to run away. Seeing that he was in a hurry, maybe he really borrowed money.