"Stinky tofu is really delicious."
"It smells both good and bad, and you'll want to eat it again and again."
"Yes, it exceeded my expectations. I'll come back to buy again in the future."
Every customer who bought a serving of stinky tofu praised its taste after tasting it.
With the first batch of customers advertising their experiences, passersby became curious and decided to give it a try.
The stall quickly became crowded with people.
Xu Dalong was a bit overwhelmed, but he was extremely happy. He hadn't expected that the stinky tofu he learned from Zhou Chen would be so popular.
In less than two hours, all the stinky tofu we brought today was sold out.
Zhou Chen had to apologize to the customers who couldn't buy any, explaining that he would continue to set up his stall there the next evening, and that the promotion of three yuan and ten yuan stinky tofu would continue for three days.
After the customers left, Zhang Dafu said enviously, "Brother Zhou, your stinky tofu is selling so well! I'm really envious."
In fact, it wasn't just Zhang Dafu who was envious; other food stalls nearby were also very envious.
"Brother Zhang, thanks to you for advertising for me, no one would dare to try it if it weren't for you."
"Haha... Brother Zhou, you flatter me."
Zhang Dafu knew that Zhou Chen was deliberately giving him credit, but he was still self-aware enough to know that even if he didn't promote it, people would still buy it to try. Delicious things will eventually sell well.
The unexpected success on the first day gave Zhou Chen and Xu Dalong a good start and boosted their confidence considerably.
After exchanging pleasantries with Zhang Dafu for a while, Zhou Chen and Xu Dalong pushed the cart away.
Once home, the two couldn't wait to start counting the money.
"Da Long, how much is it over there?"
"Brother Chen, I have 76 yuan here."
Xu Dalong handed a wad of loose change to Zhou Chen, including five-yuan notes, ten-yuan notes, and mostly one-yuan notes.
"I have 254 here, which means that the two of us sold a total of 330 yuan today."
Even after deducting costs, if we take a figure of 100 yuan, today's net profit would be as much as 230 yuan.
But don't forget, they only sold for two hours today. If they had prepared more stock, they would have made much more money.
Zhou Chen told Xu Dalong about today's net profit.
Xu Dalong didn't know how much it cost, but when he heard that he had earned more than 200 yuan in just a short time, he was really stunned.
"Little...Brother Chen...did we really make that much money?"
Xu Dalong's mouth dropped open. He came from the countryside and knew how difficult it was to earn two hundred yuan. Even the best earner in the village couldn't do it.
As for himself, he never imagined he would one day earn so much money.
He wanted to work for someone else for 300 yuan a month, but no one wanted to hire him.
Zhou Chen took out a hundred-yuan bill and stuffed it directly into Xu Dalong's hand, saying, "Dalong, this is yours."
Xu Dalong was stunned again when he saw the hundred yuan in his hand. Zhou Chen had actually given him so much.
"Brother Xiao Chen, I... I can't accept this... I would be more than satisfied with just ten yuan, this is too... too much."
Xu Dalong quickly returned the money to Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen had paid for everything, from the technology to the raw materials, and even taught him the production method. He felt he didn't deserve so much. As he said, he would be perfectly satisfied with just ten yuan.
Seeing Xu Dalong's simple, genuine, and unpretentious nature, Zhou Chen could guess what Xu Dalong was thinking. Earning 100 yuan in two hours was indeed a lot for Xu Dalong.
Even so, Zhou Chen felt that what he gave was not particularly much. After all, the cost of the stinky tofu sold today was less than 100 yuan, only about 70 or 80 yuan. The real profit was about 300 yuan. But he provided the technology and capital, so taking two-thirds of the profit was reasonable.
As the main labor force, Xu Dalong wouldn't be at a disadvantage even with 100 yuan.
"Dalong, here's what we'll do: take fifty yuan for your expenses over the next few days. Now that you've made money, you should buy things for your uncle, right? Seeing you make money will put my master at ease."
Also, buy yourself some new clothes, and keep the remaining fifty as start-up capital. We'll need a considerable amount of capital to expand and strengthen our stinky tofu business in the future.”
Without giving Xu Dalong a chance to refuse, Zhou Chen pulled out a fifty-yuan note and stuffed it into Xu Dalong's hand, directly arranging the use of the note for Xu Dalong.
"Brother Xiao Chen, I'll listen to you." Xu Dalong knew that Zhou Chen was good to him and was helping him make money, so he had no objections. He would do whatever Zhou Chen asked him to do.
Xu Laoqi had repeatedly told him that Zhou Chen was a good student and was destined to go to university. It was a blessing for him to be able to make money with him.
He must do a good job.
After collecting today's profits, Zhou Chen took Xu Dalong out to buy goods and prepare raw materials for tomorrow's stall.
This whole ordeal took another two hours.
In the evening, Zhou Chen took Xu Dalong out to a restaurant for a nice meal to celebrate their successful start to the year.
After eating and drinking their fill, they returned home and each took on their assigned tasks.
Zhou Chen continued studying at his desk, trying to catch up on the knowledge he had forgotten during the lost time. Xu Dalong, on the other hand, followed the method Zhou Chen had taught him, cutting the large tofu into small pieces to make the raw materials for stinky tofu, including preparing the essential sauce, chili oil, and so on.
The next day,
Zhou Chen didn't go to the construction site canteen in the morning. He didn't need to go twice a day, morning and evening. Li Juan and Wang Lan were enough to take care of things.
You only need to go there at night.
Xu Dalong was still asleep, and Zhou Chen did not wake him. He knew that Xu Dalong had been busy until very late last night, just to prepare more raw materials and try to make more money tonight.
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