Sweet Delights Shop

Lu Zheng thought for two days and still didn't take anything else from modern times to sell.

Taking out another "family heirloom" so soon after a month would be too conspicuous.

In comparison, opening an ordinary candy store and selling granulated sugar, which already exists in this era, would be less eye-catching.

Lu Zheng had investigated very clearly these past few days. The brown sugar and rock candy sold in the county's candy stores were exactly the same as in modern times.

Since that was the case, it was simple.

First, he gave up on buying a shop. Lu Zheng first went to a brokerage in the south of the city and rented a shop for three Treasure Notes a month, and then hired two shop assistants to be stationed in the shop.

The decorations and utensils in the shop were still usable, so Lu Zheng didn't bother to renovate it. He just ordered a plaque from a lacquerware shop.

Sweet Delights Shop.

Then, he returned to modern times, bought fifty kilograms of rock candy online, and after the delivery arrived, he unpacked it and brought it in bulk to the Great Jing Dynasty to replenish the shop's stock.

"Boss, this is all top-quality Sugar Frost, good stuff!"

"Boss, does our shop only sell Sugar Frost and not Malt Sugar?"

Sugar Frost, made from sugarcane juice, is the best quality sugar; Malt Sugar, made by fermenting and saccharifying grains, is cheaper.

Therefore, ordinary people in ancient times basically bought Malt Sugar for their children's snacks, while Sugar Frost was a rare treat, bought maybe once a year.

However, the Great Jing Dynasty was in its heyday, and Lu Zheng saw that the people of Tonglin County were living well, so their purchasing power should be stronger than in the parallel world.

If not, there was nothing he could do. Lu Zheng couldn't open a sugar refinery yet, and the price of modern Malt Sugar and maltose was much more expensive than rock candy.

"Boss, how much do we sell this Sugar Frost for?"

The two shop assistants were both locals from Tonglin County, but their families were poor, so they came out to work and earn money early.

One was surnamed Shi, so he was called Shitou, and the other was surnamed Ma, and was the third child in his family, Ma San.

"Same as the other candy stores, fifty Wen per liang," Lu Zheng said.

Based on the purchasing power of grain, one Wen in the Great Jing Dynasty was equivalent to one yuan in modern times. The rock candy that Lu Zheng brought from modern times for five yuan per kilogram would be sold for five hundred yuan per kilogram in the Great Jing Dynasty.

A hundred times the profit!

A top-level black-hearted capitalist!

"Great, our Sugar Frost is much better than those shops that mix Granulated Sugar into Rock Honey, and at the same price, business will definitely be good."

"Mm," Lu Zheng nodded, "Remember to tell me in advance if the goods are running low. I get my goods from out of town, and it takes time."

Shitou and Ma San immediately nodded knowingly. This was the boss's business secret, and they naturally couldn't inquire about it casually.

Lu Zheng didn't pick any auspicious days. After everything was prepared, he found a troupe of Entertainers the next day to open the shop with gongs and drums.

"Sweet Delights Shop is open! Only selling Sugar Frost! Top-quality Sugar Frost!"

"For the first three days of opening! Sweet Delights Shop has great discounts, top-quality Sugar Frost, only forty Wen per liang!"

After all, it was a newly opened candy store, so it was necessary to increase its visibility and attract business, and compete with other candy stores in the county.

Lu Zheng didn't sell Malt Sugar, nor did he intend to start a price war to avoid offending too many people.

But he couldn't just open silently like this, otherwise, he didn't know how long it would take to attract customers and retain various repeat customers.

So Lu Zheng thought about it and casually came up with the ubiquitous grand opening promotion.

It's impossible to know when grand opening promotions started. It is said that they existed in ancient times, but Lu Zheng had seen a restaurant open in Tonglin County, but he didn't see them offering discounts or promotions.

Since that was the case, let it start with me.

After all, it wasn't some high technology, just a most primitive idea to attract customers, and it wouldn't be looked at highly.

Maybe other places in the Great Jing Dynasty have already used it?

In Cong An Ward, Sweet Delights Shop opened lively, but there were still more people watching than buying.

After all, Sweet Delights Shop only sold rock candy and not Malt Sugar, and the price of forty Wen per liang was still too expensive compared to the ten Wen per liang of Malt Sugar.

However, Lu Zheng was satisfied. As long as he could make money and achieve a balance between income and expenditure here, that was enough. After all, he didn't expect to make a fortune with this Sweet Delights Shop.

"Shopkeeper, weigh out two liang of sugar for me and wrap it up, two portions!"

"Worker, weigh out ten Wen worth for me!"

"Mommy, I want to eat candy!"

As time went on, the shop began to have a steady stream of business.

However, with two shop assistants, one weighing and packaging, and the other collecting money and delivering goods, they were able to handle everything. So Lu Zheng just wandered around inside and outside the shop, watching and not helping.

"Sister, sister, look, there's a newly opened candy shop here, I want to eat candy!"

"You just ate two Rose Shortbreads and a Nine-Layer Sugar Cake, how can you still want to eat candy?"

"No, no, I want to eat candy, sister buy it for me! I haven't had candy in so long!"

As the voices approached, Lu Zheng saw two figures walking over.

Hand in hand, one tall and slender figure was graceful and charming, and the other petite and exquisite figure was hopping and skipping.

Lu Zheng's eyes lit up, two great beauties, no, one big and one small beauty.

The older one looked gentle and quiet, with an ethereal aura, and the younger one looked lively and cute, full of vigor. There was a resemblance between their eyebrows and eyes, obviously a pair of sisters.

When Lu Zheng saw the two of them, they also saw Lu Zheng, of course.

However, although Lu Zheng was standing in the shop, he obviously wasn't doing anything, so the older beauty didn't talk to Lu Zheng, but said to Shitou, "Shopkeeper, just weigh out half a liang of sugar for me."

"Glug, okay, okay."

Where had Shitou ever talked to such a celestial lady before? His face was completely red at this time, and he just weighed the sugar with his head down.

The older beauty smiled, counted out twenty copper coins from her purse, and placed them on the counter.

On the other side, Shitou finished weighing and packing, and before he could hand it to Ma San, the little beauty snatched it away and held it in her arms, refusing to let go.

The older beauty smiled apologetically at Lu Zheng, and then pulled the little beauty out of the crowd and walked away.

"Oh, this candy is so sweet, sister, you eat some too."

"Yes, it's delicious, let's take some back for Daddy and Mommy to try."

Lu Zheng withdrew his gaze, saying that it was the first time he had seen such a beautiful ancient woman in Tonglin County.

Well, except for Painted Skin, that's not human!...

One day passed, and the Sweet Delights Shop sold seven jin of sugar, earning nearly three strings of money, enough to recover the rent in one day.

Of course, it definitely wouldn't be so popular later, but once the reputation was established, it would be a long-term thing.

"In the future, after work every day, round up the copper coins and exchange them for Treasure Notes at the money shop, and send them to Tong Yi Alley to Uncle Li, understand?"

"Understood, boss!"

Lu Zheng nodded. The goods were all provided by himself, and the price was fixed, so the accounts could be said to be clear. He wasn't worried about Shitou and Ma San embezzling.

Then he would have Uncle Li save up ten strings of money before handing it over to him. In this way, he wouldn't have to worry about this candy shop every day.

At the end of Shen time, Lu Zheng closed the shop, put the three strings of Treasure Notes into his pocket, and walked back happily.

When he had just walked to the entrance of Tong Yi Alley, he saw two figures walking towards him, the big and small beauties he had met today.