Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable-Chapter 1178 - 1088: The Female Prime Minister (26) – Bonus Chapter by Fei Yeyu’s Tip
Of course, Shuangshuang is not a Holy Mother, and won’t completely give up her profits to the villagers while only focusing on contributing.
Shuangshuang plans to have the villagers take charge of burning charcoal, while she acts as the main supplier, responsible for unified sales.
This also presents a problem, which is the issue of sales channels. First of all, Silver Frost Charcoal is something that wealthy households can afford, so selling it in town is definitely not feasible.
Moreover, there is already an existing Silver Frost Charcoal shop in the county, and those prominent families mostly buy Silver Frost Charcoal from these retailers.
If Shuangshuang introduces Silver Frost Charcoal, she would be competing for their livelihood. These people have been operating for a long time, deeply rooted, and Shuangshuang, without a background, cannot compete against them.
Hence, Shuangshuang decides to collaborate with the County Magistrate’s Wife, who belongs to a prominent family. Women from prominent families always have shops as part of their dowry when they marry.
And these are reputable shops, so with a shop and the network background of the County Magistrate’s Wife, they would neither lack sales channels nor worry about being pressured by other Silver Frost Charcoal sellers. This makes her the best partner to collaborate with.
However, to impress the County Magistrate’s Wife, the quality of the Silver Frost Charcoal must be good, because if the quality is poor, it is impossible to seize market share in a mature market.
This is something that background cannot solve; one cannot go against the law and use unethical methods to drive other merchants out of business just to sell one’s product.
When Shuangshuang found the village chief, he was busy helping Yin Zheng collect the mountain goods brought back by everyone. Recently, the villagers have been enthusiastically teaming up to search for mountain goods.
Shuangshuang wore a thick fur cloak; although it hasn’t truly gotten cold yet, and the weather is only slightly cool, she already feels cold—her body is really too weak.
This is the result of Shuangshuang diligently capturing spiritual energy daily to nourish her body. In the past at this time every year, Shuangshuang would have already become bedridden and spent the entire winter unable to leave her bed.
Seeing Shuangshuang approach, Yin Zheng immediately walked over nervously, first assessing Shuangshuang’s complexion, then asking a stack of concerned questions.
"Shuangshuang, why did you come out? Can your body handle it? Is there anywhere uncomfortable? Did you walk such a long way by yourself, are you tired? Do you want dad to carry you back since you’re tired of walking?"
You can’t blame Yin Zheng for being so tense; Shuangshuang is always bedridden around this time each year, taking medicine every day like meals, and her stomach turns bitter from the medicine, leaving her unable to eat. So Yin Zheng and Mrs. Wang fear winter the most.
This year, Shuangshuang doesn’t seem as weak, but her face is still as pale as ever. At this moment, surrounded by fluffy fur, her face looks even smaller, extremely fragile, like she could be blown away by a gust of wind.
Shuangshuang shook her head, "Dad, I feel great today. There’s nothing uncomfortable. Don’t worry, I came over to see Grandpa Village Chief for something."
The village chief was standing right next to Yin Zheng. Hearing that Shuangshuang was looking for him, he approached with a loving smile, "What does little Shuangshuang want from me?"
"Grandpa Village Chief, I’ve thought of a little business opportunity to provide an extra income for everyone in the village.
Our farming relies on the sky for food, and it’s common for a heavy rain to halve our harvest. During such years, life becomes very difficult for everyone.
I’m thinking if there’s some way for our villagers to make some money, then even if the harvest isn’t good, at least we can have Silver to buy grain, so we won’t fall into hardship with empty stomachs."
Just so happens I found a good recipe in a book for making Silver Frost Charcoal. Silver Frost Charcoal is a winter essential for wealthy households, and it’s expensive. If everyone can get into this business, surely it’ll make money."
The village chief was a bit surprised, "Shuangshuang, you’re really something, knowing the recipe for making Silver Frost Charcoal. I’ve seen Silver Frost Charcoal before—a small basket of it costs almost a tael of Silver, so expensive.
But there are already shops selling Silver Frost Charcoal in the city, and they have orders with the wealthy households. Even if we make Silver Frost Charcoal, it won’t sell."
"Cough, cough." Shuangshuang coughed twice and explained, "Grandpa Village Chief, don’t worry about the sales. I already have ideas to solve this issue. For now, I just want Grandpa Village Chief to mention this to the villagers.
I’m thinking of making some money for our villagers, but not everyone might trust me, and I’d appreciate it if Grandpa Village Chief could help spread the word.
Those willing to join me can provide one person from each household to work with me in trying to make some Silver Frost Charcoal, and those not willing, I won’t force."
The village chief did not know what method Shuangshuang had to solve the sales issue, but if Silver Frost Charcoal can truly be sold, it’s definitely a money-making venture.
Shuangshuang, this child, is more capable than her father Yin Zheng, having amassed such wealth at a young age. The business she has her eyes on might very well be profitable.
The village chief thought about it, bit the bullet, and decided to join. As people say, fortune favors the brave. To earn money and become prosperous, one must take risks.
As for whether the entire village would be willing, even the village chief couldn’t be certain that everyone would want to follow Shuangshuang.
"Alright then, Grandpa believes in Shuangshuang’s abilities. I’ll let Uncle Tianqi work with you."
"Thank you, Grandpa Village Chief, for your trust and support."
Shuangshuang smiled; she hadn’t expected the village chief to be the first to show support.
With the village chief’s reputation and influence in the village, many will certainly choose to follow in his footsteps.
Once the village chief expressed his support, he immediately helped Shuangshuang gather the villagers to gather their opinions.
As Shuangshuang predicted, while most of the villagers responded to her, there were still some who maintained a suspicious attitude, unwilling to join her in the Silver Frost Charcoal business.
These were mainly families who had no close ties with Yin Zheng, and always felt that since they didn’t offer timely help when Yin Zheng was in trouble, naturally he wouldn’t think of them when something good happens.
Perhaps if they did this business together, others would make money while they might end up losing, so they didn’t dare to join Shuangshuang.
What pleased Shuangshuang was that Old Man Yin’s family also showed no interest in joining.
With the mountain goods business, Old Man Yin shamelessly brought his family to sell goods, even trying to pass off inferior goods for quality ones, with an audacious face. Before Yin Zheng and Yin An could speak, the surrounding villagers had already jeered at Old Man Yin, making him unable to lift his head.
Now, Old Man Yin probably, like some villagers, fears that joining Shuangshuang’s venture might lead to being deceived. Whether it’s due to pride or not being able to humble himself to join Shuangshuang, Shuangshuang absolutely doesn’t believe that.
