From needles and thread to pots and pans, from hairpins and jewelry to writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, Li Youran wanted it all.

Because they were all old goods, the prices were extremely cheap. Although there were many items, the prices were not expensive. The total came to about thirty taels of silver.

"Please, Manager Zhou, deliver all of these to the chicken soup wonton shop for me." Li Youran signed and sealed the document in one go, without even blinking.

“Okay, no problem.” Manager Zhou readily agreed.

After leaving Zhou's general store, Li Youran went to a jewelry shop on another street.

Lu Chuan's family owns a jewelry shop, and Li Youran has some knowledge of jewelry. Upon entering, she asked the owner to bring out his treasured pieces, as the best items are usually kept hidden away.

"Madam, how much is this hairpin?"

"Young lady, you have excellent taste. This is the latest style this year, worth ten taels of silver." The proprietress said as she picked up the hairpin and showed it to Li Youran to examine the details.

The hairpin is carved with lifelike plum blossoms and inlaid with red gemstones, making it very dazzling.

"Give me a pair of red gemstone earrings as well."

"You're quite the bargainer, young lady," the proprietress said with a smile. "You're pretty, and wearing this out is like advertising for me."

Thirty taels of silver bought a mountain of miscellaneous goods, but ten taels of silver only bought this one hairpin. Although Li Youran felt a little heartache, she still bought it.

The plum blossom hairpin and ruby ​​earrings are meant to be the store's prized possessions.

Realizing that they hadn't yet customized bamboo rings for the ring toss game, Li Youran immediately closed the wonton shop.

For the next two days, Li Youran was busy preparing the items for the ring toss game.

The bamboo hoops came in two sizes, and Li Youran ordered two hundred of each. Having finished preparing everything, Li Youran was penniless.

Early on the day of the temple fair, Li Youran set off with her parents, pulling a whole cart full of things.

"Five coins a day for a one-meter stall, how many do you want?"

"Ten meters."

“Young lady, don’t talk nonsense.” The old man in charge looked up at Li Youran and said, “Look at that jewelry stall, it’s only two meters wide, but it’s already quite big.”

"Uncle, I really need a ten-meter-long stall." Li Youran took out fifty coins that she had borrowed from Li Dazhu and gave them to the old man in charge.

Seeing this, the old man didn't say much, but could only sigh in his heart that these were young people who might not even earn back their stall fees in a day.

First, two pillars were erected at both ends of the stall, and a long red rope was strung up. Then, they started setting up their goods.

"Father, Mother, these are all inexpensive items; put them in front."

Upon hearing Li Youran's words, Li Niangzi and Li Dazhu picked out the cheap little things and placed them in front, then moved on to the more valuable items.

At the very back of the stall, Li Youran set up three stools. On the middle stool was a plum blossom hairpin, on the left was a set of writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and on the right was a set of beautifully packaged rouge and face powder.

Even before it opened for business, the stall was already surrounded by people.

"Boss, what do you do here?" the crowd asked curiously.

There's no way to sell things like that. Where else would you set up such a long stall and sell things on the ground?

"Dear uncles and aunts, elder brothers and sisters, younger brothers and sisters," Li Youran said, bowing to the onlookers with his arms wrapped in bamboo rings and a long bamboo stick in his hand.

"Everything here is given away, not sold!"

Upon hearing Li Youran's words, the onlookers erupted in uproar.

"Of course, these things aren't free; you'll have to put them in bamboo rings before you can take them away."

"How much are these bamboo rings?" a young man shouted.

"The small ones are five for ten coins, and the large ones are ten for one hundred coins." Li Youran said as he began to introduce the items on the ground. "The cheapest items I have on the ground are five coins each."

"This knife should cost at least a hundred coins."

"That wine gourd painted with the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea is a genuine product of the official kiln."

"This bracelet is made of real silver, and it must weigh at least two ounces."

Seeing that everyone was already interested, Li Youran began to introduce her three most important items.

"Pure silver, inlaid with rubies, worth ten taels of silver."

"A complete set of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones cannot be bought for less than eight taels."

"Just by looking at the packaging, you can tell that the rouge and face powder inside are top-notch and worth six taels of silver."

"Girl, give me fifty small circles!"

"Give me twenty!"

"I want the big ones, twenty of them, please!"

As soon as Li Youran finished speaking, everyone eagerly took out their silver and rushed to buy bamboo rings.

In no time, all two hundred large bamboo hoops and two hundred small bamboo hoops were sold, and the rest could only wait anxiously for the next round to begin.

Li Niangzi and Li Dazhu were extremely busy. At first, they had some doubts about whether their daughter's idea was feasible, but now it seemed that it was not only feasible, but very feasible!

Many of the small items in front had been taken, but Li Youran didn't mind. He smiled and took more things from the carriage to make up for it.

"Don't just buy these cheap things; there are good ones coming up."

"Little girl, we've taken all the stuff, aren't you angry?"

"I'm so happy for everyone," Li Youran said with a smile as she picked up the bamboo ring that had fallen to the ground. "I'm not trying to make any money; it's just about having some fun together."

Everyone laughed when they heard Li Youran's words.

Those who are timid and aim to preserve their capital generally focus on the smaller items in front. Those who are bolder and want to make a fortune set their sights on the more valuable items behind.

Those who failed to ring the bamboo rings were slightly disappointed, but seeing others ring valuable items gave them renewed energy, and they spent money to buy more bamboo rings.

In no time, the money basket was full, and Li Youran estimated there were at least fifty taels inside. Half of the goods on the cart remained, and the most valuable items hadn't been stolen yet; she was already guaranteed a profit.

"Everyone, give it your all! My prized possession hasn't been taken yet."

Hearing Li Youran's words, the young people hesitated to try.

"I refuse to believe in bad luck today. I'm going to take this hairpin with me." The young man took out an ounce of silver and bought a hundred large bamboo rings in one go.

"Don't rush, crawl forward with all your might, aim carefully before throwing." Li Youran gave the man a hundred large bamboo rings and taught him the technique.

One bamboo ring after another was thrown, but none of them landed on the rouge and powder. Just when everyone was about to give up, the eighty-ninth bamboo ring landed on the rouge and powder.

"Congratulations! Although you didn't get the hairpin, this set of rouge and powder is excellent." Li Youran took the set of rouge and powder and handed it to the man.