274
"Brother Fu, do you think this bamboo ornament can be sold?" Xiao Ruo didn't understand the customs of Xilin Country and was even less clear about whether the upper class here had a demand for such luxury goods.
Fu Hanwen mused, "It should be sellable, but the price will have to be determined carefully."
Seeing the puzzled look on Xiao Ruo's face, Fu Hanwen explained, "Ordinary households wouldn't waste money on such unnecessary things. Since we're selling to the rich, setting the price too low would actually be unappealing."
Although Xiao Ruo wasn't a businessman in his past life, as a modern person, he was all too aware of the gimmicks businesspeople like to use to attract customers. So, he immediately grasped Fu Hanwen's point, "But Brother Fu, if we make the ornaments, where will we send them?"
They couldn't open a shop, and aside from Sister Jhiang, they didn't know any wealthy people.