Chapter 1561: 1558: Discussion

Chapter 1561: Chapter 1558: Discussion

Fortunately, the clothing store is quite large; otherwise, customers wanting to buy other clothing might not even be able to enter.

By the time Zhang Hai finally addressed the doubts of the customers at the entrance who came specifically to buy cotton clothing, it was already the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and didn’t care whether the tea on the table was cold, drinking two cups in a row to quench his thirst.

“No wonder those people were so anxious. I’ve been a shopkeeper for so many years, and even with many customers before, I’ve never seen so many every day. And these are all new customers.”

Zhang Yunlin was reminded by his words and said quietly after a moment, “No one but the lady has the courage to lower the cotton clothing prices so much, and indeed no one else could achieve such good business.”

“Yes, no matter what, the lady’s sale of cotton clothing is indeed kind-hearted. This winter, the common people can have some comfort, who knows how many lives could be saved.”

Zhang Yunlin’s hand gripping the cloth for wiping the counter tightened slightly, knowing he couldn’t refute these words.

Zhang Hai looked at him and smiled, “Kid, I know the matter with the old boss has made you distrust the new owner. Actually, having such an attitude isn’t really a problem. After all, the lady only needs our loyalty, not betrayal—trust isn’t required.”

“But have you considered, in all the stores the lady has opened, that they are fairly innovative, and the fact that cotton clothing can be sold at such high prices is a secret from the workshop. Even though I don’t know what the secret is, it definitely has something to do with speeding up the production of cotton cloth.”

“Since the lady is so capable, why worry about not earning silver?” Zhang Hai knocked him lightly twice and didn’t wait for a response, “So, people are different; some people lack skills and only play dirty tricks.”

“Some people are skilled and disdain playing dirty tricks.”

“You should mind your demeanor when seeing the lady next time. Although she doesn’t hold grudges, you shouldn’t be presumptuous. When the time comes, if you still want to stay, I, Uncle Hai, can’t guarantee that.”

After saying this, Zhang Hai turned and went inside the house to report to Ye Muyu.

Zhang Yunlin was taken aback, his throat slightly hoarse, not knowing how to react for a long time, feeling both guilty and embarrassed, with some regret and fear creeping in.

He didn’t expect that his resistance had been noticed by Uncle Hai all along, and even the lady knew. His so-called persistence in his heart seemed like a wolf’s treachery in the eyes of others; how could he not feel ashamed?

Inside the house.

Ye Muyu and Zhang Hai discussed the sales quantity of cotton clothing in the store for the next two months.

They eventually decided to limit the number to one hundred pieces per day.

In fact, this number isn’t much, indeed even a bit few, likely unable to cover the population of the entire capital. It would be even harder for people outside the capital to buy cotton clothing.

But, this decision was made by Ye Muyu and Zhang Hai based on the recent sales records.

Every time cotton clothing is sold, the registrant’s household information must be recorded. In this way, it can be very well counted that ninety percent of the cotton clothing is bought by the people of the capital, with only ten percent being bought by the more impoverished people outside the capital.

There are two reasons for this.

People outside the capital are not well-informed.

Additionally, if people outside the capital want to come to the store to buy cotton clothing, they would have to come a day in advance to queue. Accommodation in the capital is expensive, and in such cold winter, with nowhere to sleep, only those with connections or groups of villagers who collect funds to come together have a chance.