Chapter 68: Imitation Store Appears

"Mother-in-law, are you okay?"

"Yeah, something's wrong.

Next, Granny Zhou said that she felt a pity seeing chicken, duck and goose feathers being poured out every day.

She thought of the down jacket that Su Qingyu asked her family to help make, and of the badminton made for her grandson. She wondered if it could be used, and it would be a pity to throw it away.

Su Qingnao was stunned after hearing this, and for the first time she faced the waste thrown out.

She makes the scraps into stew and sells them, and she can make some money in a day. This waste...

For badminton, the feathers and coils on the ball can be made into a simple version, but the head... Su Qingyu couldn't find a suitable elastic material.

The last time I saw Aunt Zhou's youngest son being locked up at home to help with the work, he was a bit timid. I saw him hiding alone in the door watching the children playing in the alley, with envious eyes. Su Qingyu looked a little distressed, so she made a badminton for him to play with.

As for the racket, you don’t necessarily need to use a special racket. Even wooden blocks can be played against each other. A simple version can be made. However, the ball head has no elasticity, and the evaporation effect is greatly reduced.

It's okay to make it for children to play with, but it's not okay to make it for sale. There were also many exquisite children's toys in this era, which Su Qingyu had never seen before. She didn't want to bother thinking about areas she was unfamiliar with.

The stiff feathers of geese can be used to make quills. It has been popular in Europe for a thousand years, which shows that there is a market for it. But Su Qingyu didn't intend to use it. Charcoal pens are great, and you don’t have to carry ink.

As for down jackets, the process is more complicated and the cost is not low. If you sell too little, you will lose money; if you sell too much, no one will buy it, and rich people may not be willing to buy it.

I can save the fluff and make a few for my family.

The one she made for Lu Bocheng was actually a bit different, but at least the hair didn't get out. At that time, time was tight, so she only focused on keeping warm, and did not take into account other aspects.

As for chicken feathers, they can be used as dusters and keys. There are feather dusters in Lu Ji's grocery store, which cost three and a half cents apiece. It takes several to make one, but it's not labor-intensive.

Hey, she seems to be a little swollen? This is not good or bad.

After thinking for a while, she said: "Grandma Zhou, we can't spare the time to take care of this. If you feel sorry for it, pick it up and clean it up. When the time comes, our family will use the down to make clothes. As for the chicken feathers, I cleaned it up to see if I can make it into a duster, but these tasks are too trivial..."

"Not too fine, not too fine. My mother-in-law can do it. It won't delay the work in the store. You don't know how envious we were of Bo Cheng's down jacket. My little grandson even said that if he had one like this in winter, He can also go out and play.”

"Okay, then mother-in-law, you have to work harder."

"It's not hard, it's not hard." After saying this, Granny Zhou went about her business happily.

The corners of his mouth turned up. It's great that I have such a job, where I can't be exposed to wind or rain, and I can still get so much money back in a month to supplement my family's income. Save more and save up enough money for your grandson to marry a daughter-in-law.

The old man's face lit up with joy.

By the end of the month, the store gradually got back on track, and the gross profit per day was stable at around four or five taels. Su Qingyu was satisfied.

This morning, there was no one in the store, so Su Qingyu patrolled the store to look at the goods and make inventory.

While he was checking, Xiaoqingyang and Xiaoqingxing ran in panting: "Sister, there are several vegetable shops opened in the town! There is one on the next street, one on South Street, and one on North Street! It's bigger than ours. ˜”*°•.˜˜.•°*”˜

"Also, my second aunt also opened a store next to her oil shop! The shelves are exactly the same as ours! My brother and I have secretly visited it!"

Xiao Qingxing said angrily.

"Ah, the second aunt also opened a restaurant?" Su Qingliu heard the sound and ran in from the backyard.

"Well, yes. The second aunt is so bad! It doesn't matter if others drive it, she is our second aunt, and she still wants to compete with us for business!"

Su Qingyu listened quietly, and the movements of her hands gradually slowed down.

She thought someone would imitate it, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly. It hadn't even been a month since she opened her shop.

After being stunned, he saw that Su Qingliu was anxious to go to the second aunt's shop, so he grabbed her and asked her to look at the shop. She took the twins out of the shop.

The decorations of the four vegetable shops in the town are almost identical to her shop, and the shelves are all made the same. I wonder if they were made by a carpenter's shop.

The furnishings on the shelves are also like hers, with small portions bundled and packaged, and the meat is also divided into high quality and low quality for sale.

There are many people watching the excitement in the four stores. In order to compete for customers, each store imitates her and does various activities, such as buying meat and giving vegetables, buying fruits and giving eggs, etc.

Like hers, two stores are located in residential areas, and two are located on prosperous streets. For example, her second aunt opened it on Wang Street, next to her oil shop. The shop is quite big, it hosts events, the food is cheap, and there are a lot of people crowding in.

Su Qingnao remembered that there was a noodle shop next to the oil shop, and the business was pretty good. How did her second aunt convince her to transfer the money to the shop?

Su Qingnao did not enter her second aunt's shop, but stood on the street, watching the crowds of people who kept pushing in. I could also hear the sound of her second aunt happily soliciting guests.

Overnight, four similar shops opened in the town.

Su Qingyu was caught off guard.

On the way back to her shop, she thought about countermeasures. Seeing that she didn't speak, the two little things followed her quietly, pursed their lips and had a stern face, and pulled her angrily from left to right.

Returning to the shop, she stayed there until the afternoon. Seeing that there was no one in the shop, Su Qingyu thought about it, took the money and went to the shop owner, Old Man Xie.

I also brought the twins with me.

"Why did you come to my house? You were afraid that I, a guest, would run away, so you came to try to keep me here?" Old man Xie said with a joking look on his face.

"I've sent you money." Su Qingyu said with a smile.

"Did you really send money? It seems that your shop has made a lot of money during this period. No wonder several convenience food shops opened in the town overnight."

After the old servant of the Xie family took the purse, he didn't count it, turned around and went back to his room to put it away.

Old man Xie couldn't help laughing when he saw his grandson and the twins glaring at each other. Seeing the light in his grandson's eyes, he pushed him: "Go play with your brothers and sisters."

Seeing the twins looking at her, Su Qingyu nodded: "Go, have fun, don't fight."

"Yes." Several children agreed and walked away together.

"I've met you before." Little Master Xie Qiyou said.

"Ah, when?"

"On the day you first arrived."

"Ah, it's so early! But we just met you..."

"How old are you? My sister and I are six years old."

"I'm seven."

"Then you are older than us."

"Then you have to call me brother!"

While the children were talking, they turned around the corner of the room and disappeared.

Old man Xie felt comforted as he watched his grandson become more lively when he saw his peers.

He glanced at Su Qingyu and said: "Don't worry, no matter how many vegetable shops are opened, my old servant will only come to your house to buy. It will not hinder your family's earning money."

Su Qingyu was here to win over regular customers and pay them back. Unexpectedly, the other party spoke before she could say anything, which made Su Qingyu very grateful.

As for Old Man Xie, first of all, he saw that Su Qingyao was a serious business person and admired her very much. Second, I am very satisfied with the products and services in her store. No matter how well others imitate her, they can't imitate her essence, so they are not willing to exchange her for a few pennies.

"Thank you, uncle. We will bring it to you if it is inconvenient for you in the future. Just tell us what you want to eat and we will find it for you."

"That's fine. But my old servant is willing to go out for a walk in the morning, and when he doesn't want to move, you will bring him to his door."

"Alright, definitely."

After talking to him for a while, Su Qingyu also saw from him that he was a wise old man. There was no generation gap between the two of them and they were very happy.

When it was time to leave, I didn’t expect the three children to have a better time and couldn’t bear to be separated. Old man Xie saw that his grandson rarely had like-minded children to play with, so he left the two little ones behind.

Su Qingyu had no choice but to go back to the shop alone.