"What, open a canteen? Just sell daily necessities like tobacco, alcohol, sugar, tea? There are quite a lot of them in that county. Can they make money?" Aunt Su Mian also wanted to open one before, but before she even started, there were three or four people around her. The family was closed down within a few days. To put it bluntly, there are too many canteens and business is not good.
"Yes, ordinary canteens really don't make any money. If you don't rush to use the money, you can just wait and see." Second Aunt Su Mian also disagreed. The younger sister was obviously waiting for the money.
Speaking of the canteen, Aunt Su Mian became interested, "Su Mian said that this canteen is different from the ones near us. She said that in addition to ordinary daily necessities such as tobacco, alcohol, sugar, and tea, it also sells vegetables, fruits, pork, rice, flour, and oil. All the daily necessities you want to buy are available here. Xiao Mian said this is called a one-stop service, so customers don’t have to go to other stores when they come to our store!"
The aunt's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea! Sometimes when I go to the vegetable market and buy a bunch of things, I have to go to the canteen to buy soy sauce and salt. This saves trouble."
The second aunt muttered with her big eyes and her mind was racing, "Little sister, you see, I am idle. Now I just cook for the children. How about joining me as a partner? I will ask your brother-in-law to bring us fresh food every day." Pork and ribs!”
Auntie Su Mian was anxious when she heard that. She didn't have the nerve to say it directly, so she let her second sister take the lead, "And me, I have nothing to do!" Aunt Su Mian had long wanted to do something to support the family, at home. Be tougher in your speech.
When the two sisters said this, my sister-in-law looked at Su Mian unsure of her decision.
Su Mian was happy, "I'm not afraid of too many people, but I'm afraid of not having enough manpower. Once you have joined the team, the relationship will be better. With more manpower, the store can be opened larger, and the two uncles can help with the selection and purchase of goods. But first, we have to We should discuss the division of labor and income distribution, and the brothers should also settle the accounts clearly, so as not to cause disputes over money."
Su Mian designed a canteen for them based on the business philosophy of the supermarket in her previous life, but because the equipment was not that advanced, she changed it to a self-selected supermarket and went out to check out.
The items sold range from daily necessities to daily necessities such as fruits, vegetables, rice, flour, and oil. One afternoon, Su Mian discussed the marketing of the canteen with several aunts, and also found some business for her father. All the shelves inside were made by Su Jianghai.
In this era, operations are still relatively fragmented, and sellers sell relatively single items. Su Mian introduced the business philosophy of the later supermarket, and several aunts thought it was feasible.
The three sisters discussed it and even decided on names, so they called the three sisters a supermarket of their own choice.
Old Mrs. Su was so happy that she couldn't help but look at her granddaughter Su Mian, the more satisfied she became. Sitting by the kang, she smoked a big pipe again. She was really old. If it had been ten or eight years earlier, she would have wanted to join the gang.
After an afternoon of discussion, the matter was finally settled, and my little aunt finally felt confident. Su Mian was right. She could provide enough food and clothing by herself. Once the supermarket opened and got on track, it wouldn't be a problem for her to raise two children by herself.
After discussing the matter of the little girl, Mrs. Su brought up another matter, "While the third sister of yours is here, help the third one plant the land in the past few days. He just happened to have trouble with his eyes these days, and he can't see anything." Ghosting.”
In this era, farming still relied on livestock and manpower. Donkeys or horses were used to plow the land, sow seeds and fertilizers, kick the soil, and step on the grids were all done by manpower. Spring rain is as precious as oil. It rained heavily a few days ago. After these few days, the ground has dried up and the seedlings have not grown well.
There is a lot of land in Xingcun, with one person having seven to eight acres of land. If the family has little labor, they will be in a hurry and not be able to finish the work.