Chapter 291: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 291: The Shop's Grand Opening and Prosperous Business (5)
Mo Yan readily agreed. With the combined part-time work of the lowlands and terraces totaling over a hundred mu, and using the high-yield rice seeds she researched from her past life, coupled with the blessing of the spiritual spring water, producing 1,500 catties per mu was not a problem. Their rice shop couldn't consume all of it, so selling some to Huixian Residence would also be good.
As for the remaining, they could sell it as seeds. If this high-yield rice were promoted widely in the Da Chu region, it would also be a good deed.
However, with the premise that the yield of rice per mu was less than 400 catties, they needed a reasonable explanation for their high yield. Irrigation with spring water could be one reason, and good soil quality could be another, but that alone wasn't enough.
Seeing more and more people attracted by the aroma of the rice, and with the auspicious time approaching, Li Zhong took out a long string of firecrackers, hung them on a bamboo pole, and lit them up.
Amidst the loud crackling of firecrackers, Mo Qingze bowed to the crowd, smiling, and then unveiled the big red cloth covering the sign above the door.
On the rustic wooden sign, the four vigorous characters "Mo Family Fragrant Rice" were prominently displayed. The aroma of rice still wafted from the nearby wooden steamer, perfectly affirming the words "fragrant rice."
"Great!" Everyone applauded, congratulating the Mo family, their faces filled with genuine smiles.
Next, Mo Yan left the task of attracting customers to Li Zhong, the shopkeeper. The Liu family, the Xing's shopkeeper, and others were their guests, so it wouldn't be appropriate to keep them waiting here. Mo Qingze invited them to Huixian Residence, where private rooms had already been arranged.
After some initial refusal, they were persuaded by Mo Qingze, and Xin'er and the other three couldn't help much, so they went along as well. Only Mo Yan and the Li family of three remained in the shop to handle the business, planning to join them later.
Li Zhong was originally in the business, so he had his own way of attracting customers. With just a few words, he managed to persuade many passersby who were drawn by the aroma of the rice.
Many people took customized wooden boxes and rice scoops from the table at the entrance and came in. Seeing the sparkling and plump rice and grains, they were very tempted, but seeing the price tag showing a twenty percent higher price than other shops made them hesitate.
"Your rice looks good, and the aroma outside is enticing, but it's too expensive. Who knows if it tastes good."
A woman with a gold hairpin picked up a handful of rice, examined it carefully, and sniffed it. She liked it very much, but she was very dissatisfied with the price.
Mo Yan wasn't angry at being criticized; she wore a confident smile on her face. "Our rice is more expensive than others for a reason. Ordinary shops sell gold and silver jewelry, and people buy them, even if they're expensive. At Duobao Pavilion, the jewelry is so expensive, yet many people still spend a lot of money on them. It's the same with our rice. We're currently offering a twenty percent discount during the opening period, so the price is the same as other shops'. If madam is worried it won't taste good, you can try the rice in the wooden steamer first. If you find it delicious, you can buy some to taste at home. If your family likes it, you can buy more next time, but then it will be sold at the original price."
Hearing this, Li Yan, who was standing aside, cleverly went to the small kitchen and brought out a large bowl, filled it with rice from the wooden steamer outside the door, and brought it in, along with several clean wooden spoons in the plate.
The woman was hesitant, picked up a wooden spoon, scooped up a spoonful of steaming rice, and tentatively put it in her mouth. As soon as the rice entered her mouth, her eyes lit up. She chewed slowly and found the rice more and more delicious.
After swallowing a mouthful of rice, she couldn't wait to say, "This rice is delicious! Give me a hundred catties of this kind."
"Alright!" Mo Yan was overjoyed and quickly opened the sack next to her, letting Li Xiu fill it with rice. After weighing and packing the rice, she received four hundred wen from the woman.
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