Jiang Shuya picked out a lot of brightly colored toys, some sports equipment, and a dazzling array of crystal balls, pendants, glass ornaments, mango boxes, dolls, lifelike dolls, and building block gift boxes.
The quantity of items was not large, but the variety was abundant. My third uncle helped me find an electric tricycle and also provided 200 ring toss balls. The rings were not very big, light, and colorful.
After quickly verifying the quantity, Jiang Shuya asked about some details of setting up the stall, and her third uncle chuckled and said;
"When arranging items, put the larger ones at the back and the smaller ones at the front. When customers are playing the game, their stride should be about 1 meter apart—not too close, not too far. The rule is 1 yuan per circle. If a target is hit, the item belongs to the customer. If no one hits, you win."
After understanding the situation, the two said goodbye to their third uncle and followed his instructions not to settle the costs yet, as he would keep an account for each item.
Later, we will replenish the stock, and we will add it one by one. After the transaction is completed, we will settle the accounts together. It will not affect the resale. The items will be returned to the original source, and there will be no inventory piling up on our hands. With this convenient relationship, Jiang Shuya is even more confident.
Driving the electric tricycle, turning left and right, I finally arrived at a crowded square on Phoenix West Street.
Many small vendors around have already started hawking their wares, selling clothes, shoes and socks, freshly made pastries, fried foods, all kinds of snacks, and daily necessities—you name it.
Jiang Shuya found a relatively large, open space, inspected the area of the cement slab, and was very satisfied. She then called Shuhuai to bring out the items.
As Uncle San said, put the toy guns, building block gift boxes, lifelike dolls, and sports equipment at the very back.
The items in the front rows are arranged one by one according to size. There are lanterns, toy guns, robots, Transformers, feather hoops, jump ropes, crystal balls, music boxes, pencil cases, pencil sharpeners, notebooks, stationery sets, and so on.
The selection is comprehensive, all genuine and of high quality, with a dazzling array of items, especially the Transformers toys, which are the most tempting.
A little boy stood by and watched for a long time. As soon as the stall was set up, the boy hurriedly ran into the crowd. Jiang Shuhuai drew a line on the cement slab with white chalk as his sister had asked.
Before long, a string of children of all ages followed behind the little boy, with one of the older boys leading the way and asking questions.
"Boss, how do you play this ring toss game?"
"One yuan for each ring. Stand at the line and throw it onto the item. If the item is too big to fit through the ring, but the ring lands on it, that counts too."
Jiang Shuya smiled as she demonstrated and explained the rules of the game.
"Boss, give me thirty circles," one of the boys said.
"I want thirty laps too," said another boy in green.
Jiang Shuya took the money one by one, counted out thirty rings for each of them and handed them over. The two of them stood on the horizontal line one after the other, held their breath and focused on the target, and threw the rings in their hands one by one.
The stubborn boy focused on only one target, quickly throwing all the rings in his hand until he finished throwing the last one. Only then did he clench his fist, stand aside looking dejected.
Looking at his teammate's results, the teammate's last ring landed on the yellow duck's head. The teammate was very proud, believing that his skills were far better than the boy's.
At this moment, a little girl beside him said to her companion;
"Brother, I want that pink pencil sharpener."
Upon hearing this, his companion bought thirty more rings. Standing not far from the pink pencil sharpener closest to the target, he threw the rings one by one again. However, the colorful rings seemed to have been magically transformed, rolling and rolling, but they just wouldn't get close to the target.
Seeing her companion's disheartened outcome, the girl pouted, tears welling up in her eyes, clearly unhappy. Her brother then comforted her.
"Don't cry, little sister. I still have some New Year's money. I'll take you to the stationery store to buy one later."
The bespectacled boy standing behind the girl walked over and said;
"Boss, I'll take thirty too."
The boy with glasses held the ring toss in his hand, but instead of throwing it at the same target, he threw it randomly.
It was obvious that his technique was also poor. Soon he only had one ring left. He took a deep breath, mustered his strength, and threw the last yellow ring steadily.
The ground was covered with rings, lying quietly, while the last yellow ring was now securely attached to the pink pencil sharpener.
The bespectacled boy excitedly took the pencil sharpener from Jiang Shuhuai, cheered, and handed it to the girl. The two of them jumped up and down, held hands, made faces at the boys next to them, and ran off to other places.
The next few boys each asked for thirty more hoops, and they all showed off their skills, throwing them haphazardly like the boy with glasses had done earlier.
Sure enough, two people actually won the lottery and each received a small water gun. They were overjoyed and went around the neighborhood spreading the word, saying they would invite everyone they knew to come and play, claiming that there were many toys they wanted but had never seen before.
People came in waves, and Jiang Shuhuai kept picking up the rings from the ground. The big boy smiled brightly and tirelessly dealt with these curious children.
Seeing their triumphant joy at receiving the vouchers, amidst the surprises of success and failure, and the exclamations of regret, they were busy having a great time.
Because the game has no age limit and adults can participate, many parents bring their children to join in the fun and experience the thrill of playing the game, only to be disappointed time and time again.
In this festive season filled with the spirit of the New Year, no one cared too much about these gains and losses; they simply enjoyed playing and celebrating with the children.
In the afternoon, Jiang Shuya glanced at the goods she had brought and found that there weren't many left. Since it was the first day of the trial and the first time to explore the situation, she hadn't expected the goods to be so popular.
In fact, many people fail to hit their target after trying to scam them one after another. Jiang Shuya couldn't bear to see some people leave disappointed, so she would take the initiative to give them the goods they wanted.
At this moment, both of their stomachs were growling with hunger. Jiang Shuya bought two pancakes from a nearby stall and took turns eating them with Shuhuai. During a brief moment of rest, Jiang Shuya gave a word of advice.
"Tomorrow you set up your stall here, and I'll set up mine on the opposite side of Chating East Street. There's more foot traffic there, and it's closer to the scenic area."
Just keep watch here. If you encounter a child you really can't get a prize from, don't feel bad. As long as they pay more than the price of the item, giving them one for free is fine.
Jiang Shuhuai wiped his glasses, nodded repeatedly, grinned and showed his white teeth, opened the bag he brought today, quietly counted the money inside, and said with a happy smile;
"Sis, I just did a rough estimate, and we're both earning almost two thousand now."
Jiang Shuya punched him lightly and whispered;
"We still have capital to cut, what are you so happy about? Get up, the guests are coming."
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