Chapter 232: Grand Opening
"Eighth Street? There seems to be a lot of people there." Jiang Xinbai thought that in the future Eighth Street would be transformed into a large comprehensive vegetable market, with vendors selling vegetables, meat, condiments, cooked food, seafood, and everything else. Business was booming. Basically, the first two batches of people doing business there made their first pot of gold. If possible, Jiang Xinbai also wanted to set up a stall there. It would be profitable whether he did it himself or rented it out.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Go to bed early today and get up early tomorrow."
The next day, at daybreak, Jiang Xinbai and her two children were already awake. As they had important things to do today, the two children got up early without anyone urging them.
"Xiaobao, go outside and buy some buns and three bowls of soy milk. Eat quickly and then we'll go to Eighth Street." Jiang Xinbai said as he handed three dollars to his eldest son.
"Mom, you don't have to give me money, I have it, I'll treat you guys."
Jiang Xinbai quickly retracted his hand after hearing this, "Okay, then I want two meat buns."
After finishing breakfast, Jiang Xinbai, mother and son carried melon seeds and walked towards Eighth Street.
"Mom, let's just set it up here! It's too far inside."
Yang Jiabao stood on tiptoe to look inside, thinking that the best location would be at the entrance. It was first come, first served anyway, so they could pick a good spot first.
"Okay, put the things down!" Jiang Xinbai looked around and saw that everyone around was selling vegetables. His family was the only one selling melon seeds, and he didn't know if he could sell them. He felt a little worried.
Several people quickly put down the melon seeds, and then you looked at me, I looked at you, and for a moment I didn't know what to do.
"So, should we call people over now?" Jiang Xinbai glanced at his two sons. When they were young, the peddlers who came to the village had to shout out their wares.
“Probably not. If someone wants to buy it, they will ask themselves.” Yang Jiadong lowered his head in embarrassment after feeling the gazes of the uncles and aunts around him.
At this time, the middle-aged man at the next stall leaned over and asked, "Hey, what are you selling in the bag? Is it vegetables too?"
Seeing someone curious, Yang Jiabao's eyes turned, and he immediately grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the flour bag and handed it over, saying with a smile: "Uncle, try it, these are the spiced melon seeds I fried myself, they are so fragrant."
The middle-aged man who was stuffed with a handful of melon seeds was a little stunned, but then he started to eat the melon seeds with the mentality of "If you don't take advantage of a bargain, you're a cuckold", "Hmm, it smells pretty good, did you really roast it yourself? Did you buy it from the supply and marketing cooperative?"
"How could that be possible, uncle? Our five-spice melon seeds are 80 cents a pound, and the original ones are 60 cents a pound, which are much cheaper than the supply and marketing cooperatives. If we really buy them from there, wouldn't that be stupid?" Yang Jiabao continued with a smile.
The middle-aged man finished a handful of melon seeds very quickly. He was still a little reluctant to eat more. When he heard that they were selling cheaper than the supply and marketing cooperative, he smiled and said, "Okay, then give me half a pound of five-spice and original flavors each. That's 70 cents in total, right?"
"Yes, uncle, you are really good at arithmetic. Mom, hurry up and weigh the melon seeds for this uncle." Yang Jiabao smiled and pushed his mother who was standing aside. Oh, the money has come, why don't you hurry up and do it.
After Jiang Xinbai came to his senses, he put two portions of melon seeds in oil paper bags and weighed them. It was a little over one pound.
Yang Jiabao directly handed the two oil-paper bags to the middle-aged man, then took the money from his hand, thought for a moment, and took a handful of plain melon seeds from the bag and handed them over, "Uncle, you are the first one to take care of our business. Here, I'll give you an extra handful of melon seeds."
"Oh, you are a very good kid."
Jiang Xinbai looked at the 70 cents in his hand and was shocked. He sold it right away. He calculated that he had made 50 cents in less than two minutes. Oh, no, he had to deduct the money for spices and firewood, so the profit should be 40 cents.
Having made his first deal, Yang Jiabao was now full of confidence. He saw someone and shouted, "Auntie, would you like to buy some melon seeds? We roast them at home, and the original flavor is only 60 cents a pound. They're really cheap!"
"Uncle, bring some melon seeds for my wife!"
"Aunt, please buy some snacks for the children. My melon seeds are very good."
Yang Jiabao's solicitation also attracted many interested customers. After tasting the melon seeds, everyone bought a half-pound or a full-pound. Anyway, this stuff can be stored for a long time, so it's okay to buy more. The main thing is that it is cheaper than the supply and marketing cooperatives. If you don't take advantage of the bargain, the aunties and uncles will feel uncomfortable.
Yang Jiabao was busy attracting customers, Yang Jiadong was packing melon seeds, and Jiang Xinbai was weighing melon seeds. The three of them, mother and son, divided the work and cooperated, and soon all the 50 kilograms of melon seeds they brought were sold out.
"Oh, are the melon seeds gone? I wanted to buy two more pounds for my daughter as a snack!" An old lady looked at the empty bag on the ground with regret. As soon as she got home, her little girl ate the melon seeds and said they were better than those from the supply and marketing cooperative. She wanted to bring some for her colleagues! So she went back to buy more, but she didn't expect that they were sold out in such a short time.
Jiang Xinbai was delighted when she heard the aunt say that. She smiled and said, "Aunt, what a coincidence! We just sold out. If you want to buy more in the future, we can come back the day after tomorrow. You can come then."
"Why the day after tomorrow? Can't tomorrow be the same?" the aunt asked curiously.
"Hey, we washed the melon seeds and fried them with seasonings. It takes a lot of time. We won't be able to make it tomorrow."
Jiang Xinbai explained with a smile that although she could hurry up, she had to go to work tomorrow and didn't have time to come here. The day after tomorrow was the night shift, so it would be okay for her to come early in the morning.
"Oh, so that's how it is. I always say that delicious things are complicated."
"Yeah, I've fried it at home before, and it's not bad, but it's not as good as this. People have sensitive tastes."
"you do not say!"
After Jiang Xinbai and her two sons packed the bags, they walked home happily. As soon as they got home, they immediately locked the gate and excitedly poured all the money in the bag onto the table.
"Quick, let's count how much we sold for?" Jiang Xinbai couldn't wait to pick up the money on the table and start counting it. For a moment, the only sound that could be heard in the whole living room was the sound of rustling.
"Mom, I have twelve dollars and forty here." Yang Jiadong said happily, holding up a handful of change.
"Mom, I have exactly fifteen dollars here. How much do you have?" Yang Jiabao looked at Jiang Xinbai expectantly while holding a handful of change.
"Seven yuan. I have exactly seven yuan here, so the total is thirty-four and forty yuan. We took out a total of fifty kilograms of melon seeds this morning, thirty kilograms of spiced ones and twenty kilograms of plain ones. Minus the extra money we gave to others, it's about this amount."
"Wow, more than thirty-four yuan. The cost of fifty kilograms is seventeen and a half yuan. After deducting it, we made a net profit of sixteen and ninety yuan this morning. Each of the three of us can get about five and sixty yuan. Mom, am I right?"
Yang Jiadong was the best at arithmetic and calculated the profit in one go. Then he looked at Jiang Xinbai and asked.
"Yes, you calculated everything correctly." In fact, the net profit should be 24.40 yuan. Who told her to add 1.5 yuan per pound to the price of raw melon seeds? Hehe, all the profits are hers.
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