Farming and Raising Cubs (II)

Chapter 160: Monopoly

On weekdays, he only did some small business and sold to the people in Chong'an City.

But how could ordinary people buy so many spices? To save money, add a little or just a little salt.

With great difficulty, Li Mumu came and became his biggest client at present.

The boss will naturally hold on tightly.

"Every time Hu Shang comes over, I will send someone to Gu's house to tell you to come and pick it. I will sell out the remaining ones." The boss said with a smile.

"The boss is generous." Li Mumu praised with a smile.

The boss smiled and waved his hand.

"How much cumin is left today?" Li Mumu asked.

"There are some here, and there are some in the warehouse. Do you want them all?" asked the boss.

"Of course. I said, I want as much as you have." Li Mumu said.

The boss didn't expect that he could make such a big deal just after the deal was concluded today, so he hurriedly asked someone to go to the warehouse to get all the remaining cumin.

"Mr. Hu didn't bring much this time. I think he just came to give it a try. Do you want me to buy it?" the boss explained.

"Then I'll take all of these." Li Mumu negotiated a price with the boss and bought all the remaining peppers. She smiled and said, "To be honest, even though I said I have some peppers left, you can still sell them to others. But my demand for these will only increase in the future, and I'm afraid there won't be any left."

"No problem, no problem." The boss said quickly, "Next time Hu Shang comes, I'll ask him to bring more chili peppers."

"That's perfect." Li Mumu picked some other spices.

There are quite a lot of them in addition to the peppers and cumin that she bought.

The boss said, "I'll have someone send it to Gu's house."

"Then thank you, boss." Li Mumu thanked.

"It's not a bother, it's not a bother." The boss said with a smile, "You come to my shop to buy something, and it's equivalent to what I make in a year. If you need anything in the future, just tell me. I'll get it for you as long as I can get it."

Li Mumu and the other two left the shop and went home.

On the way, Zhang Caiping said: "You bought all of these to prevent other stores from buying it?"

"Yes." Li Mumu nodded. "Although we can't stop them from imitating our products, as long as we prevent them from getting our products, even if they imitate us, they won't have the materials. As the saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice."

"They can get them from other places." Li Mumu explained, "It's hard to say about spices. Because of Chong'an's geographical location, it's very close to the Western Regions, so we can buy these spices that are unique to the Western Regions here. But it's not necessarily the case in other places. Even if they are available, they are definitely not as large as we have here."

"It's hard for them to buy in other places, and if they can buy, it's not much. Even if they can buy more, the transportation cost will increase." Li Mumu said, "If they want to make more profit, they can only raise the price, but we still keep the same price. We are cheap, theirs is expensive, and our products are authentic. Customers are not stupid, why don't they come to eat the authentic and cheaper ones, but insist on eating their imitations that are more expensive? But if they don't raise the price, they won't make as much as we do, and they won't be able to hold on for a long time."

"As for the blacksmith shop, it's the same reason. Other places have them too, but they have to order them from other places, so the cost is definitely higher than here. Even if I pay the blacksmith shop owner an extra 300 coins every month, it's still lower than their cost."

"But we need so many spices. What if we can't use them all and have to save them all?" Wang Cuizhen said worriedly.

"No." Li Mumu lowered her voice, "Sister-in-law, have you forgotten? I am also planning to open a shop that only serves women. Moreover, we also want to open a restaurant. As I said to the owner of the pepper shop, our demand for spices will only increase. How can we possibly store them?"

"Yes, yes, yes, how could I forget this." Wang Cuizhen clapped her hands. She was no longer worried at all.

Next, Li Mumu studied the dishes of the new store while taking into account the competition from Gu's snacks.

She had been busy with the new store before and had not been able to take care of the affairs of Gu's Snacks.

On the third day of Gu's snacks, new dishes such as pork tripe and chicken pot and three fresh hotpot were served.

The new grill pans and grill and shabu-shabu pans will take another ten days to be delivered.

Li Mumu started by studying the dishes of the new restaurant.

Because it is specially provided for female guests, the private rooms on the second floor are targeted at guests

The target is female guests from wealthy families, so Li Mumu's research direction this time is to be concise and precise.

That day, Li Mumu brought new dishes and snacks to the General's Mansion.

The new store was still under renovation, so they would discuss any issues with Li Zhiyin for the time being.

Cui Liu brought out the dishes that Li Mumu brought one by one.

They are all in small plates, and look very delicate.

"I'm a woman, and I can't help liking pretty and exquisite things." Li Mumu said, "Unlike rough men, as long as the appearance is acceptable, the taste is good, and I am satisfied with the food I eat."

"A dish can make me happy if it looks beautiful," Li Mumu explained, "so we should not only pay attention to the taste, but also make it exquisite and beautiful."

"Besides, women usually eat less, at least less than men." Li Mumu said, "So the portion of each dish doesn't need to be very large. And if the portion of each dish is small, guests can order more dishes and have more variety."

"Yes, yes, yes. Even at my age now, I still like beautiful things. Clothes, jewelry, food, drinks, boxes and bottles, they all have to be beautiful and pleasing to the eye." Min Huilan said.

"Sister Min, what are you talking about? How old are you? How can you be considered this old?" Li Mumu said with a smile, "But the appearance of the dishes is easy to say. It's just that not only the dishes and snacks must be beautiful, but the dishes must also be beautiful."

Li Zhiyin nodded. "I think it would be best if the dishes and bowls were unique to our store. People can't buy them anywhere else. Even the appearance of the dishes and bowls can become the feature of our store."

"Why don't we paint it ourselves and then have someone burn it?" Mrs. Shang said, "But there's no one in Chong'an who can do this."

"I can handle this." Li Zhiyin said, "When my grandfather and I were at the border, there was a small porcelain kiln over there. It wasn't very large, but the craftsmanship was very good. Many Hu merchants would go there to buy the porcelain they made."

"As for fancy skills, I'm really not capable of them." Madam Min said, "My family never forced me to learn any of the arts, so what I have is just passable."

"Then let me try it?" Madam Shang said, "Why don't I draw a few patterns here and we can discuss some designs."