Chapter 1276: Chapter 1075: No Longer For Sale_1 Chapter 1276: Chapter 1075: No Longer For Sale_1 Half a jin.
If the number of custors is small, the taste can still be discerned.
Thus, a strange phenonon appeared at Jiwei House: one person occupying a private room all to themselves.
All these individuals ca for the waterlon. As the portions of waterlon increased, the price also rose; yet, these custors were not short of money—wasn’t it just one hundred and eight taels for a portion?
The items that Jiwei House sold for one hundred and eighty-eight taels were also purchased by them without a second thought!
A waterlon costing a hundred taels, they could afford it!
With one person taking up a private room, a new problem erged: the dishes ordered decreased.
There’s only so much one person can eat; two or three dishes were enough to make one full, especially when waterlon was also ordered. Consequently, Shopkeeper Hong was left puzzled over whether the purchasing limit resulted in a loss or a profit.
He had his policies, but the diners had their own tactics. The goal of his purchasing limit was to improve Jiwei House’s performance, but now it had resulted in this debacle.
Feeling sowhat troubled, he sought Yu Ang’s opinion.
After listening to Shopkeeper Hong, Yu Ang responded magnanimously, “Then just stop selling it, keep all of it.”
“What?” Shopkeeper Hong was stunned, never expecting such a response.
“It’s just tens or hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Having it doesn’t add much, and losing it doesn’t hurt. Since we can’t satisfy every custor, might as well keep it all for our family to enjoy leisurely.”
After all, his debts had no due date. Compared to a debt of over a billion, what was tens of thousands of taels of silver?
Better to keep it for himself to enjoy.
The small portion of waterlons initially sent by Shopkeeper Hong was now a staple at his mansion for every al. If this trend continued, there wouldn’t be enough for his own family.
“That’s settled, then. Stop selling, and transport it all to my mansion’s ice cellar,” Yu Ang ordered.
Shopkeeper Hong “…”
“Off you go, deliver it all to the mansion,” Yu Ang urged.
“But what if custors ask about it?” Shopkeeper Hong hesitantly said, knowing he needed a plausible excuse to appease the inquiries from the nobles.
“Just say I am keeping it for my family to eat, and it’s not for sale,” Yu Ang replied boldly.
In the current state of Capital City, apart from the Yang Family, he feared nobody.
He would say just that, and what about it!
A lifeti of hard work had turned into nothing, and he had already been sufficiently frustrated. If he couldn’t even freely enjoy waterlons now, he would indeed beco ill from the stifling upset!
Impressed by Yu Ang’s assertive answer, Shopkeeper Hong hurriedly agreed.
Having such a powerful patron was truly wonderful.
He wanted to serve with utmost loyalty, hoping that Yu Ang would reward him with waterlons in recognition of his diligent service.
Shopkeeper Hong returned to Jiwei House and hung a small wooden sign at the staircase entrance and the back door: Waterlons sold out, thanks to all patrons, see you next year.
With the appearance of this little sign, many nobles beca agitated.
When Shopkeeper Hong first imposed the limit, the reason given was to spread the waterlon supply until the end of sumr. How could they suddenly run out!
Facing the crowd’s questioning, Shopkeeper Hong explained the situation courteously: his boss also found the waterlons delicious, so he paid to buy the entire stock, and the paynt would be delivered to Miss Xiaomai in a few days—this year, they were genuinely sold out.
To outsiders, Xiaomai and Jiwei House seed to be business partners. As Xiaomai sold waterlons through Jiwei House, she was entitled to a portion of the silver.
Upon hearing this explanation, everyone’s anger dissipated.
What could they say?
Yu Ang, leveraging his advantage as the patron of Jiwei House, had cornered the entire waterlon supply. Who could bla them for not being the patron of Jiwei House?
Many people gave up, simply asking Shopkeeper Hong to convey to Xiaomai that she must plant more waterlons next year.
Others, however, did not give up and imdiately used their connections or went to Bailu Town themselves, intending to buy waterlons directly from Xiaomai.
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