Xiao Yu realized that making popsicles was easy to imagine, requiring only a simple ice formation. But it wasn't easy to actually make. Furthermore, if he did it alone, not only would he waste manpower, he wouldn't make much money either. After much deliberation, he contacted Xiao Zheng to discuss whether he should just make drinks, selling them for a dime a bowl.
"I made apple, grape, mung bean and orange flavors, and they have bubbles just like soda. This is the finished product I have made now." Xiao Yu took out a few cans of iced drinks from his refrigerator.
Xiao Zheng took the three young men and poured the cold drinks into bowls before tasting them.
"Damn! This is the same as the soda on the street." Liu Ming exclaimed.
Others nodded as well, and some even thought the water tasted better than the one on the street.
"In this case, we can just use a basket to carry the plastic barrel out and bring it back. We don't have to worry about it melting." Xiao Zheng said, "Let's try it first."
For the first time, for safety reasons, Xiao Zheng divided his people into two teams, one responsible for transporting goods, and the other responsible for shouting and serving as bodyguards.
Because it was rare, and in 2001, not many people in Xiao Yu's area had refrigerators at home, so soda could only be found on the street. Furthermore, even if the bottle was returned, it would still cost at least 30 cents a bottle.
The two teams returned home within an hour of leaving. Even if they offered more, each team still earned at least five dollars.
It’s a little less, but if you make two more trips a day, you’ll still make money.
And such a big bowl of sparkling water only costs one cent. Even adults like it after trying it. In the eyes of the villagers, it is more cost-effective than popsicles.
During market hours, Xiao Yu and his team would bring a few buckets of coffee in advance and prepare ice cubes to keep it cool. Although it was a bit wasteful of disposable cups, the business of five cents a cup and three cups for ten cents was really good. Even the most stingy person would have ten cents in their pocket.
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Because of innovation and low cost, Xiao Yu, Xiao Zheng and his team earned over a thousand yuan in a month. After deducting commissions, the other three people, except Xiao Zheng, each received over a hundred yuan.
"I heard that my cousin works in a noodle restaurant in town and only makes a hundred yuan a month." Liu Ming smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.
Xiao Zheng took the opportunity to say, "We're running our own business. Although it's a bit hard, we have freedom and don't have to take risks. Ask your cousin what would happen if he broke the boss's bowl? He would definitely have to pay for it. Let's all work hard. In the next month, let's try to get 2,000 or 3,000. If we get 3,000, each person will be rewarded 50. If we exceed 3,000 and reach 5,000, each person will be rewarded 100."
"Brother Zheng is so open-minded." Liu Ming was full of energy.
Xiao Yu took the opportunity to sell them jelly and ice cream. A bowl of jelly cost fifty cents, and a bowl of ice cream cost one dollar.
"This ice cream is delicious!" Several teenagers who had never eaten good food were extremely excited.
"I think this jelly is delicious, better than the ones I buy on the street. And this big bowl is only fifty cents. What a bargain!"
Xiao Zheng curled his lips: "Don't you see how much fruit my brother put in here?"
"That's it, that's it! Hehe!"
"By the way, my brother just said that if you come across someone who has grapes, pears, peaches, or something like that, and you try them and they taste good, buy some. But let me tell you, if you buy something that doesn't taste good, you can eat it yourself and we won't reimburse you."
"Yeah, don't worry, Brother Zheng."
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Fruit jelly and ice cream were definitely rare items in this mountain village, and ordinary people would never be willing to spend so much money to buy them! But for the people on the farm near Liu Ming's grandmother's house, they were good things worthy of them.
Basically, if you go there, you can buy a lot of jelly and ice cream.
After that, only the people in the market were willing to give it away.
Xiao Zheng also met several companies that wanted to wholesale, which made him see greater business opportunities.
One store in particular even delivered their ice cream and jelly to the town, which gave them a much larger quantity.
Liu Ming and the other two were very excited when they saw that Xiao Zheng could sell more than ten or twenty barrels a day by himself.
The bold Liu Ming went straight to the farm's store and launched his own drinks, jellies and ice cream.
Sure enough, there were people willing to give it a try, and as a result, they placed orders for three or four barrels a day.
When Li Liang and Li Wei saw this, they followed suit.
With such a large scale, by the time school started in September, the sales volume had exceeded 13,000.
When the money was divided, the teenagers' eyes lit up with excitement when they saw that their share and rewards exceeded 1,000 yuan. Their family's annual income was not much more than this.
Xiao Zheng took the opportunity to warn him, "Don't spend the money carelessly, or your parents might take it away in the name of safekeeping. This is our own money. I plan to open a shop in the town and the county in the future. Whoever helps me with the money will get a share. It won't be as cheap as it is now, where you can get a share just by running errands. My brother has basically been working for you for nothing these past two months."
"Brother Zheng, don't worry. Even if my mother calls out with a broom, I won't take it out."
"Also, after school starts, we can't stop doing business. As long as there's a demand for goods, we have to deliver them, but we can't delay our studies. If you can't go to high school or college, you know, even if you go out to work, you can only do the dirtiest and most tiring work."
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"For safety's sake, it's best for everyone to deliver goods together. After all, everyone knows we made some money during the summer vacation. Also, my brother gave me a martial arts manual, and I'm planning to pick someone to learn from me." Xiao Zheng said to Xiao Yu, "Xiao Yu, show them some of your skills."
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