Saturday has arrived again in the blink of an eye.

Xu Haibo had already rented a house in Hengling a few days ago, and had prepared all the necessary items for setting up a food cart and a stall.

Everything is ready, except for the east wind.

At 5:45 a.m. on Saturday, He Wenlin asked her father to drive her to Xu Haibo's place.

When we arrived here, it was not yet 6:30.

"Wow, you're all ready!" He Wenlin said, seeing that Xu Haibo had already loaded everything onto the tricycle. "That was fast!"

"I didn't sleep well last night because I was going to set up a stall today, so I got up very early."

Today is the first day of setting up a stall. Xu Haibo is a little nervous and excited. He woke up at 3 a.m. and couldn't fall back asleep, so he started preparing early.

"Did I ask you to make an advertising sign based on the size of the food cart?" He Wenlin asked.

There are billboards, so people passing by the food stalls can see them at a glance.

"It's done, it's done." Xu Haibo took out the KT board and showed it to He Wenlin.

"Okay, that's fine. When you set up your stall, just stick it on the front of the food cart so that passersby can see it at a glance."

"Haibo, I have to go back to the shop and get busy, so I won't be able to help you," said Mr. He. "I wish you great success in your business."

"Thank you, Uncle. I appreciate your kind words. Please drive carefully on your way back."

After He's father left, He Wenlin checked the items needed for setting up her stall. Xu Haibo listened carefully and made sure everything was taken.

He Wenlin climbed onto the tricycle, and Xu Haibo pedaled it to the other side of the river to set up his stall. There was a vegetable market on the other side of the river, and it was also the main road where buses stopped, so setting up a stall there was more suitable than here.

The stall was set up by 6:30.

There were already people on the street, but not many.

"Linlin, will there be any business?" Xu Haibo was a little unsure, thinking how embarrassing it would be if they couldn't even open a shop.

"What's the rush? It's still early. The factory across the street starts work at 7:30, and students don't start school this early either. There are usually people around 7:00." He Wenlin reassured her. "There are fewer people now. Make me a rice ball to eat first, and you can eat one too. You won't have time to eat when things get busy later."

"I've already eaten, I'll make you something else."

Xu Haibo was also a quick person, and in no time he had made a larger, deluxe version of rice ball for He Wenlin.

The deluxe version of the rice ball not only contains the usual hot and sour shredded potatoes and crispy bits, but also pork tenderloin, ham, and a sunny-side-up egg.

"Brother, you're too honest. This is so big, I'm going to be stuffed."

"It's okay to eat a big breakfast. As the old saying goes, eat a big breakfast, a good lunch, and a light dinner."

Holding a rice ball, He Wenlin noticed someone across the street eyeing their stall. She immediately greeted them with a smile, "Good morning, uncle! We have delicious and affordable rice balls here. Come and take a look!"

Li Tao was originally going to buy breakfast, but today she noticed a new stall on the roadside with an advertising sign, which was different from the other stalls, so she took a second look. She didn't expect the little girl to be so enthusiastic. What's the difference where you eat? There's no harm in trying something new.

How much are these?

Xu Haibo was excited to see the person approaching; this was the first guest.

"One dollar and fifty cents each, it contains hot and sour shredded potatoes and crispy bits. If you don't like strong flavors, we can also add non-spicy shredded potatoes, pork floss, and a non-spicy sunny-side-up egg."

Xu Haibo was a little nervous, but he still finished speaking in one breath.

He Wenlin said, "Judging from the uncle's accent, he seems to be from Hubei Province."

"You're quite impressive; you could even tell from that. You're also from Hubei Province?"

“We’re from the neighboring province of fireworks, brother. Could you make some hot and sour shredded potatoes for Uncle? He’s our first customer, so please add a sausage for him.” After He Wenlin finished speaking, she said to Li Tao, “Uncle, sausages usually cost one yuan each, but since you’re our first customer today, we’ll give you the sausage for free. If you like it, please come back next time.”

Li Taolian agreed, "Okay, okay, I'll definitely come, and I'll bring my friends."

Xu Haibo admired his sister's sweet talk; she was so eloquent and persuasive that she could tell people what flavors they wanted to make even before they said they wanted to buy anything.

Awesome! Awesome!

"Delicious and affordable sticky rice balls, only 1.5 yuan each..."

He Wenlin took the opportunity to shout a few words, but there weren't many people around at the moment, so it didn't have any effect.

Li Tao also got a rice ball, took a big bite, and hey, it tastes pretty good!

"Uncle, are you satisfied with the taste?" He Wenlin asked.

Li Tao nodded as he ate, "It tastes good. Will you be setting up your stall here every day from now on?"

"Today is the first day. From now on, we'll be selling breakfast here regularly. It's delicious, uncle, please come often."

"Yes, definitely."

Li Tao ate as he rode away on his bicycle.

"Linlin, you're really quick-witted," Xu Haibo praised.

"To do business, you have to be sweet-talking and enthusiastic. Don't be shy. If I hadn't taken the initiative, that uncle might not have come to buy. Be more enthusiastic and bold. If he doesn't come, so be it. But if he does, we can make money, understand?"

"This...I..."

Xu Haibo was really too embarrassed to refuse right now.

"Take it slow, you'll get used to it."

He Wenlin finished her rice ball, and the streets became more crowded.

After eating and drinking to our hearts' content, let's get to work!

He Wenlin enthusiastically and energetically hawked her wares, attracted customers, collected money, and gave change.

Xu Haibo took responsibility and did his job.

Around 7 o'clock, customers started arriving in droves, and a crowd gathered in front of the stall.

Xu Haibo, who was initially worried that he wouldn't be able to open for business, is now extremely busy.

There's no way we can wrap them all! There's simply no way we can wrap them all!

At 8:30, Xu Haibo quickly said to He Wenlin, who was still shouting, "Linlin, stop shouting, we're almost out of food. We'll be done after these few orders."

He Wenlin glanced at the wooden bucket; there was enough glutinous rice inside to make about five or six more.

"How much rice did you cook? It's all gone so quickly."

“A big rice cooker, a whole pot of it,” Xu Haibo said, his hands never stopping.

"Alright, business is pretty good today."

That was a huge pot; I estimate it made about seventy pieces.

At 8:40, after making rice balls for the last customer, we closed up shop.

He Wenlin and Xu Haibo returned to his rented room. He Wenlin took off the bag from her waist and handed it to him: "Here, this is the result of your work today. Count it."

Counting the money was, of course, the most enjoyable part.

Xu Haibo excitedly took out the money, spread it all out on the table, and then began to count it.

"Holy crap, the turnover is a whopping 103 yuan!" Xu Haibo exclaimed.

Xu Haibo had calculated the approximate profit, and that there would be at least sixty yuan in profit this morning!

That's over sixty a day, so it must be close to two thousand a month.

Linlin was right, you really do need a skill to make money!