◎Third update◎

The three of them went in the direction of the food factory. After getting off the bus, they had no shelter from the elements, but luckily they still had hats on their heads. Xu Shengwei wore a hat with a shining red star, and Liang Baozhen and Xu Shengya each wore a straw hat.

It will be the hottest in a while, and going out at this time is really asking for trouble. But there is no other way. Liang Baozhen chose this time on purpose. The hotter the weather, the better the popsicles will sell.

"Sister-in-law, can we really buy a lot of popsicles?"

"Want to buy ten?"

Xu Shengya and Xu Shengwei are both greedy. In summer, popsicles are just as good as watermelons in cooling down the body. They feel cool after taking a bite.

"more than."

It was her first time doing wholesale business, so she wasn't planning on buying too much, but she wasn't planning on buying too little either. There were already quite a few people on the street. The three of them walked along the street and heard people calling out for hawkers from time to time. Someone had set up a tea stall up ahead and was selling large bowls of tea.

"Comrade, come and have a look. A bowl of big bowl of tea takes two minutes to make. It quenches your thirst and is refreshing."

Several young men were hawking their wares on the street. On their stall was a stove and a large pot, with six teapots, dozens of tea bowls, and a few small stools beside them. Tea was boiling in the pot, emitting bursts of tea aroma.

Liang Baozhen went over to take a look out of curiosity. Big bowl tea was indeed one of the businesses that private business owners loved to do in the early days of reform and opening up.

"Comrade, would you like a bowl?"

"We want three bowls." Liang Baozhen paid the money readily and drank large bowls of tea with her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, each with a bowl.

This tea is made from boiled tea leaves. It has a refreshing aroma that hits your nose and tastes just right. After it’s brewed, it’s cooled in the teapot, giving off a subtle fragrance that’s just right for relieving the heat of the hot summer.

Liang Baozhen sat on a stool and chatted with them about business. After all, those who dared to start a business at this point these days were quite far-sighted.

Upon asking, I found out that the three of them were educated youth who had returned to the city after working in the countryside. In recent years, educated youth have returned to the city one after another, and the already tight job opportunities in the city have become even more stretched. The large number of young and strong people unemployed at home is a problem for individuals, families and society. The street office simply strongly supports the educated youth to go out and start businesses.

This is how the Youth Tea Club was established.

"How's your business going?"

The young man in the lead was named Fang. He wiped his sweat with the towel around his neck. Seeing that Liang Baozhen paid quickly, unlike the others who would think twice before buying a cup of tea, he felt that she was a straightforward person, so he simply started to communicate with her. "Business was average in the past two days. After all, we just set up a stall here, and everyone didn't know us well. They always felt that we were going to be arrested. Today, the weather is hot, and business is much better. We are a small business, and we don't make much money, so we just want to sell in large quantities."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the popsicle cart behind the young lesbian and asked in confusion, "Are you selling popsicles here?"

Liang Baozhen did not hide it, "Yes, I am also going to sell something, just popsicles."

Hearing this, Comrade Fang immediately looked up to this young woman. He had never thought that she would be so bold as to set up a stall on the street to sell things. After all, her family members disagreed with this and felt it was embarrassing.

Fang Tianzhao's family was a working-class family, but unfortunately there were too many people and they could not find work for them. As a grown man, he could not find a job after returning to the city. Even the job of sweeping the streets was in great demand. He had no choice but to try his hand at business. Many of his family members were workers in state-owned factories, so they naturally looked down on setting up stalls on the street.

But now that he has made some money, Fang Tianzhao has no regrets.

"Popsicles are good too. They should sell well in this hot weather."

As they talked, they seemed to have similar interests. After drinking their big bowls of tea, Liang Baozhen took Xiao Wei and Xiao Ya to the food factory. Along the way, there was a stall selling roasted nuts, such as melon seeds and peanuts, but its business seemed average and not as good as the one selling big bowls of tea.

She also went over and bought half a pound, and chatted with people by the way. These were melon seeds roasted by the couple themselves. They were good at it. This time, they heard that the policy had been relaxed, so they quietly observed for a while before coming out to set up their stall.

After getting a rough idea of ​​the situation on the street, Liang Baozhen took Xiaowei and Xiaoya to the entrance of the food factory, and registered with the old man outside the door, and then went inside to find Xiaozhang who gave her a quota last time. "Xiaowei, are you strong enough? It's still heavy to push the popsicle cart later."

Xu Shengwei raised his hands, showing off his muscles, "Sister-in-law, you see, I am only slightly worse than my elder brother."

The eldest brother went to the south, and Xu Shengwei felt that he was the only man in the family and must take responsibility. He had to do all the hard work himself. Pushing a popsicle cart was nothing. There was no problem at all.

Xiaoya poked her second brother's muscles and felt that he had really become a lot stronger.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang. I'm here to wholesale popsicles."

Xiao Zhang recognized Liang Baozhen, who was the first person to come to the factory to ask for a wholesale quota. The key point was that she was a lesbian, which left a deep impression on him. "Take a look at which popsicles you want to wholesale. We have many varieties and different prices."

"What are they?"

Liang Baozhen probably knew some of the types, but not all.

"The cheapest ones are fruit-flavored popsicles, like these banana and orange ones, which are priced at 1.5 cents wholesale and 3 cents retail. The more expensive ones are red bean popsicles and Iraqi dates ones, which are 2 cents wholesale and 4 cents retail. Cream and milk popsicles are more expensive, with a wholesale price of 2.5 cents and 5 cents retail. The most expensive are these two, chocolate and coffee popsicles, which are 5 cents wholesale and 10 cents retail. Double-flavor popsicles are 7 cents wholesale and 15 cents retail."

Xu Shengwei and Xu Shengya were listening to Zhang announcing the names of the ice creams and their mouths were filled with lust, as if they could already smell the cool taste in their mouths.

"What do you want to wholesale?"

"Which types of your products are selling the best?" Liang Baozhen had observed this herself. In fact, people were reluctant to spend money on expensive popsicles. For example, a double-stick popsicle cost 1.5 cents each, which could almost buy two taels of pork. Naturally, cheap ones that can help relieve the heat would be better. But there was nothing wrong in asking around about the food factory's situation.

Xiao Zhang did not hide it, in fact, it is not a secret, "the fruit flavored ones and the red bean and red fruit ones are both selling well."

"I want thirty sticks each at three cents, four cents, and five cents, a total of two hundred and ten sticks."

When Xu Shengwei and Xu Shengya heard that their sister-in-law wanted to buy 210 popsicles in one go, their eyes widened in fear. Is this too much? If one person eats two popsicles a day, how long will it take?

"There are three hundred and fifty popsicles in total. The wholesale price is four dollars and twenty cents."

"Okay, please get us three more double sticks. I'll give you wholesale prices." Liang Baozhen didn't plan to buy the most expensive one to sell, but it was okay for her family to try.

"Okay, that's $4.41."

Officer Zhang took them to wash their hands and then carried the popsicles to the popsicle cart, which immediately occupied most of the space.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang."

"Walk slowly."

Xiao Zhang watched the three people push the popsicle cart away. It was so busy and sunny outside, but they still had to go to the street to do business. It was quite sad to see them. It would be better to work on their own. At least they could work indoors and often go to the freezer to feel the coolness.

Liang Baozhen didn't feel sorry for herself. Are these more than 200 popsicles? This is money!

On the first day of testing the waters, she didn’t buy too much, to see how sales were going and what popsicles were selling well.

The three of them licked double-stick popsicles as they walked. The Arctic Ocean double-stick popsicles are made of two sticks with a light milky taste. They can be separated into two while eating, which is fun.

"Sister-in-law, it's delicious."

"Of course not. Didn't you hear it? It's 1.5 cents each." Xu Shengya felt a little distressed. A popsicle was really expensive.

"I'll buy it for you when my sister-in-law makes some money."

The three of them walked to the intersection that Liang Baozhen had liked before. This place was opposite the back door of the steel factory, and there were many people coming and going. The location she chose was right at the intersection, more than ten meters away from the couple selling melon seeds and roasted nuts, and the one selling big bowls of tea was a little further ahead.

Put the popsicle cart in front, and the two red words on the bright red popsicles are particularly eye-catching, like a panacea to cool down in the hot summer.

Many people noticed them among the passing crowd. After all, who wouldn’t feel thirsty or hot when walking on the street?

Liang Baozhen watched the pedestrians walking hurriedly, their faces greasy from the sun, their mouths dry and they kept pursing their lips. It was obvious that they were hot and thirsty. Many people who passed by would unconsciously glance at the popsicle cart, with confusion and excitement in their eyes.

Especially since Xu Shengwei and Xu Shengya were still eating the second popsicle of a double popsicle, licking it and sucking on it from time to time, sighing with relief at the refreshing feeling. How could this not be torturous?

Finally, someone who couldn't wait came over. A middle-aged gay man came up and asked, "Comrade, are you selling popsicles?"

"Yes, would you like to pick one?"

The gay man licked his lips with his tongue. It was indeed hot. "How is it sold?"

"There are three-point, four-point, and five-point ones. The three-point ones are banana and orange flavored popsicles, the four-point ones are red bean and red fruit flavored popsicles, and the five-point ones are milk and cream flavored." Liang Baozhen not only said this, but also opened the board so that people could see the cold popsicles inside.

Seeing this, the man got even more excited. He took out a handful of change from his trouser pocket, counted out three crumpled bills and put them on the popsicle cart, "Give me an orange."

"Okay." Liang Baozhen was happy that the business was finally open.

Once there is a success, there will be a second success. Liang Baozhen's popsicle business is getting better and better. The price she charges is the same as that of popsicles sold in other places. The only difference is that it is not set up in a food factory, but the products are real.

Many people peeled off the wrapper of the popsicle after paying and took a big bite. Only then did they feel that they had survived the scorching sun.

......

All 210 popsicles were sold out in more than two hours. Liang Baozhen didn't plan to buy more. She pushed the popsicle cart home to count them and think about how to sell them later.

After returning home, Xu Shengwei and Xu Shengya took on the task of helping their sister-in-law count the money. They had never seen so much money before. It was all loose bills, spread out on the square table, which made Zhou Yun confused.

"Baozhen, this...this money was earned from selling popsicles this afternoon?" When Zhou Yun heard that her grandson's wife was going to sell popsicles, she didn't quite agree. Her grandson's wife was a college student, and there was no need for her to set up a street stall. What if she was caught? However, her grandson and grandson's wife repeatedly said that nothing would happen, but she was still worried.

The family still has work to do, and Xiaojie has a good salary. Why should Baozhen go out to sell popsicles in the sun during summer vacation? She won't make much money...

But what's with all that pile of money on the table? It's horrible!

Liang Baozhen calmly drank her boiled water and shook her head, "No, I didn't make that much."

"Oh." Zhou Yun thought, that's definitely impossible.

"About half of it is earned."

Zhou Yun: "..."

That’s a lot!

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