After transmigrating,The Female Supporting Character Became Darling of The Five

Chapter 148-157

Chapter 148: Ordering Almond Oil
　　Su Chen drove a carriage with 400 pieces of goat milk soap in it. The carriage was very spacious, and Su Wan and Su Yi could just sit in it, not too crowded.
　　Su Wan had two hundred taels of silver notes on him, and also had dozens of taels of silver in his pocket.
　　The first stop was the He Family Manor. When you get close to their manor, you will find that there are apricot trees planted on the surrounding mountains.
　　A large manor stands between the valleys, and their workshop is adjacent to the manor.
　　"Wan Wan, it should be here!"
　　The carriage stopped, and Su Chen called out from outside, and Su Yi and Su Wan opened the door and walked down.
　　Su Chen jumped down first, and when Su Wan was about to go down, he gave her his hand considerately and asked her to help him down:
　　"Slow down, Wan Wan!"
　　Su Wan grabbed the arm of the third brother and landed steadily.
　　Looking at the big manor in front of him, Su Wan knocked on their door.
　　Soon, the door opened and a young waiter walked out.
　　"Who is it?"
　　The waiter's voice was a little impatient. Seeing that they were three young boys and girls who were not very old and dressed in ordinary clothes, he yawned and became even more impatient.
　　"You are here to ask for water, wait outside, I will go to pour you tea."
　　Perhaps because people often pass by to ask for water, the waiter subconsciously thought that Su Wan and the others were here to ask for water.
　　"Brother, we don't want to drink water, we are here to order almond oil."
　　Su Wan was not annoyed, and stopped him politely.

　　Hearing this, the young man turned around with a little embarrassment on his face. People came to order oil, but he changed his face quickly because of his bad attitude. He turned back and bowed to Su Wan:
　　"Oh, I'm sorry, please come in quickly."
　　He hurriedly invited everyone in. Su Wan and Su Chen looked at each other. It seemed that as a boss, she should also get herself a decent outfit to avoid being looked down upon.
　　The waiter took them directly to find the steward. In this manor, except for the summer, the masters would come to stay for a while to escape the heat, and the rest of the time, they, the servants, would guard here. The steward took care of the manor and the workshop.
　　At this time, it was not the season for apricots to mature, so everyone was not busy and there were not many orders.
　　The main reason was that the demand for almond oil for the common people was really not great, and the first half of the year was their most idle time.
　　The steward met Su Wan, and the waiter also prepared tea for them.
　　The manager was a middle-aged man in his fifties, tall and thin, but with a kind face. When he came, he asked Su Wan directly how much oil she wanted to order.
　　"Miss, a pound of almond oil here costs six coins. How much do you want to order? The minimum order is 100 pounds."
　　"We want to order oil for a long time, and hope you can deliver it regularly." Su Wan replied.
　　The manager was a little confused when he heard it. He never received many orders for almond oil here. When grain and oil shops in various counties came to order, they would only order a few hundred pounds at a time, and they could not sell them all in a year.
　　But this girl said she wanted to order for a long time, which was a big order.
　　"Miss, the almond oil here is a craft that has been passed down for a hundred years. It can be eaten with confidence, but you said you want a long-term order. Could you please tell me in detail how to order it?"
　　"It will be delivered once a month, about 300 to 500 pounds each time. If there is a need in the future, we may need more. I wonder if your family can supply it?"
　　After Su Wan opened up the way to Xiangzhou Prefecture, he would develop to other prefectures.
　　There are eight counties in Xiangzhou Prefecture. If all of them are connected, the consumption of 300 kilograms of almond oil per month is a full calculation, and it may be more.
　　When the goat milk soap business is connected to three prefectures, they can contract the almond oil of the entire He family workshop.
　　"Of course we can supply it. Our He family workshop has three apricot mountains, and there are also several apricot mountains in Qingquan County. The annual output of almonds is more than 10,000 kilograms, which can produce more than 10,000 kilograms of almonds and almond oil. The inventory in the warehouse is enough, and we can supply more. However, almond oil is not as easy to sell as rapeseed oil in the market. I wonder what the girl needs so much almond oil every month for?"
　　The manager was very curious. Except for some pastry shops that use almond oil to make pastries, ordinary people buy less and it is almost useless.
　　She wanted so much at once, or every month, he was a little curious.
　　"Uncle, I have a purpose for this almond oil. It's not for bad things. Since you can supply it, let's sign a contract. Starting from next month, on the 15th of every month, send 300 kilograms of almond oil to my house on time."
　　Su Wan was still rushing to the provincial capital, and wanted to quickly settle the almond oil matter.
　　She knew that it was much more cost-effective to go directly to the source supplier than to order it from the grain and oil shop. It was two cents cheaper per kilogram.
　　The manager was just curious, but he wouldn't keep asking if the other party didn't want to say it.
　　Business must be done. The old almonds piled up in the warehouse just happened to have no place to go.
　　Three hundred kilograms a month is 18 taels of silver. According to the rules, if you order for a long time, the workshop will prepare the stock for oil pressing. After signing the contract, you need to pay a deposit. According to the order, Su Wan left a deposit of 10 taels of silver. When the almond oil is delivered on the 15th of next month, pay the balance of 8 taels, and then pay the deposit of 10 taels for the next batch, and so on.
　　Once the written agreement is signed, the fingerprints are stamped, the address is left, and the deposit is paid, the order is considered complete.
　　The supply of almond oil was solved, and the manager took Su Wan on a tour of their workshop and showed her the raw materials.
　　Since they were going to have long-term business dealings, Su Wan also wanted to see their quality.
　　After all, goat milk soap is used on people's skin. If there is a problem with the raw materials, if something goes wrong, the reputation will be damaged, which is secondary. The only thing to worry about is that people will have problems and they will not be able to take responsibility.
　　The almonds that the He family took back last year were all fried and well preserved. When they opened the warehouse to show her the goods, there was a very fragrant smell of cooked almonds.
　　The manager said that these Almonds can only be preserved for a long time after being fried, and they must be kept in a dry environment, otherwise they are prone to moisture and insects.
　　After visiting the workshop, Su Wan did not stay any longer. She returned to the carriage with Su Chen and Su Yi and continued to rush to Xiangzhou Prefecture.
　　Because they were delayed for an hour at the He family workshop, it was already afternoon when they arrived at Xiangzhou Prefecture.
　　After the inspection, Su Wan wanted to find an inn to stay in when she entered the city. After thinking about it, she asked her third brother to drive the carriage to the street where Yue Man West Building was.
　　After arriving, she did not stay in Yue Man West Building, but stayed in an ordinary inn on the same street.
　　There is a room price formula board on the counter of Yue Man West Building. The Tianzihao private rooms that Jiang Yu arranged for their family last time cost ten taels a night, and the most ordinary ones were all wing rooms, which cost five taels a night.
　　I can't afford it, I can't afford it. Even if I have a small amount of assets now, Su Wan still can't bear to do so.