Chapter 289: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 289: The Shop's Grand Opening and Prosperous Business (3)
Near the entrance, a wooden shelf was used as a divider. The left side allowed customers to enter and shop, while the right side housed the counter where customers could weigh and pay for their purchases.
"Wow, big sister, is this really our shop?" Zhen'er looked at the new and spacious room with shining eyes, finding it hard to believe it belonged to his family.
Mo Yan patted his head and laughed, "Could it be fake?"
"Sister, I can't believe it either!" Xin'er was in a daze as she grabbed the crystal-clear rice from the bucket, feeling like everything was a dream.
Not only had their family moved into a big house, but they also managed to buy such a large shop in the capital. These were things she never dared to imagine before.
"Yan'er, it's really wonderful, even better than I imagined," Mo Qingze said.
It was Mo Qingze's first time here, and the clean walls and floors, along with the neatly arranged grains, filled him with pride. When he looked at Mo Yan, his eyes were full of deep love and a strong sense of guilt.
His eldest daughter was exceptionally capable, much more than him. Without her, their family's life would likely be worse than it had been in Mo Village. They wouldn't be living in a big house, owning so much land, or having such a large shop in the capital.
As a father, he hadn't helped at all and instead relied on his daughter to comfortably study at the academy. He owed his eldest daughter so much!
He felt especially pained when he heard from Ziyun that the family knew nothing about the hardships. It was his incompetence that forced his daughter to grow up too quickly. He must have accumulated a lot of good karma in his past life to have such a good daughter.
Li Xiu and her niece were also filled with joy. For them, the Mo family was both benefactor and master. The better the Mo family did, the happier they were.
Yun Zhao, holding his sister's hand, was the calmest of all. To him, this rice shop wasn't a big deal, but seeing the Mo family so happy made him feel happy too.
Mo Yan picked up a cloth and started wiping the counter and the wooden barrels of grains. The shop had just been renovated, and some white dust from the walls would fall, so they needed to wipe it down every day for now.
Seeing this, the others grabbed cloths from the corners and began cleaning. Before long, the counter, chairs, and barrels were spotless.
When Li Zhong returned after parking the carriage, he brought a stack of wooden price tags he had prepared earlier and placed them on the piles of rice, clearly marking the prices.
Li Zhong held a sign with the promotional activities Mo Yan had instructed him to write and asked her, "Yan'er, should we place this at the entrance?"
"Yes!" Mo Yan looked at the bustling crowd outside and continued, "Our shop is new, and although our grain quality is better than other rice shops, we lack their reputation and our prices are 20% higher. By offering a discount during the promotional period, we can attract customers. Once they taste the difference, they'll return even if the prices are higher."
All the grains and eggs were produced in her space, with superior quality and taste. Long-term consumption had evident health benefits. Her family and the Li family had been eating these products, and they rarely even sneezed. It was natural for the prices to be higher.
Moreover, setting high prices avoided disputes and kept customer flow manageable. The space's produce could sustain the demand since she was the only one working there. She couldn't handle too large a volume.
Thus, Mo Yan positioned the shop as mid-to-high-end. This not only avoided competition but also ensured a steady customer flow. If they undercut other rice shops, it would only invite trouble.
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