◎Third update◎
Today, Liang Baozhen and Xu Shengjie arrived at the rented store together, but Liang Baoying had already arrived and was cleaning the house.
Liang Baozhen mentioned to Xu Shengjie that she wanted to work with her elder sister, and Xu Shengjie naturally had no objection.
"Xiao Xu is back?" Liang Baoying knew that her brother-in-law had been away for a while, and was a little surprised to see him suddenly appear.
"Yes, big sister. We arrived yesterday." Xu Shengjie took a look at the storefront his wife rented. It was square and not very big, but it had a good location and passers-by could see it at a glance.
"Let me do it."
"No, no, I've already swept them all." Liang Baoying waved her hands repeatedly.
"Sister, please let him go." Liang Baozhen pulled her sister over and planned with her how to put things. "I asked him to come here to help. He's so big, it would be a waste if he wasn't used."
Liang Baoying knew that her sister and her brother-in-law had a good relationship, especially that her brother-in-law was very supportive of her sister's business, so she couldn't help but think of her own man.
She knew her man well, so she didn't dare to say anything. She felt that Song Jianguo would definitely disagree.
It's better to keep it secret for now.
"Put the popsicle cart here for a while. There's another counter for soda. I'm going to sell some more soda in bulk."
Even though I'm making a lot of money now, selling popsicles is not a long-term solution. Who will buy them after summer is over? I have to think of other ways.
Fortunately, the food factory has a lot of things with a full range of categories. She mentioned it to Zhang, the official, a few days ago and he said she could apply.
After all, Comrade Liang Baozhen is an outstanding pilot activist.
Xu Shengjie worked quickly and cleaned the storefront in a short while. He then took a towel and wiped it all over again. Liang Baozhen was very satisfied looking at the clean and tidy storefront.
They arrived early today, and a comrade who was selling roasted nuts nearby came over with a handful of melon seeds to treat them to some. "Comrades Xiao Liang, are you still renting a storefront?"
The guys selling things nearby were all familiar with each other and often treated each other to meals. Liang Baozhen treated her comrades who sold roasted nuts to popsicles a few times.
"Try it, Sister Zhang's fried melon seeds are delicious! She said it's a craft passed down from her ancestors." Liang Baozhen asked Xu Shengjie to try.
Hearing this, Xu Shengjie started to crack some melon seeds. They had a salty and fragrant taste, which was really good. He couldn't help but want to crack them one after another.
"Is this your man?" Zhang Yufen saw it at a glance.
"Yes, come and help us tidy up the appearance today."
After chatting for a while, they went to a nearby state-owned hotel for lunch. Each of them had a bowl of Yangchun noodles and also ordered a serving of shredded pork with green peppers.
After dinner, Liang Baozhen looked at the bright sunshine and felt the scorching hot weather, with a smile on her face, "Business must be good today!"
"Aren't you afraid of the sun?"
"What's the point? Just make some money."
The three of them went to the food factory to wholesale 600 popsicles and 50 bottles of soda. Since Xu Shengjie was there, the task of pushing the popsicle cart was naturally given to him.
There was a popsicle cart at the door, and next to it was a big cabinet where people were standing. On the cabinet were twenty bottles of soda, all emitting cold air. There were five flavors: orange, apple, banana, large white pear, and hawthorn.
Just placed like this, the color is beautiful and eye-catching, and everyone who passes by will take a look.
The first business to open today is the soda shop.
The weather was hot and things were selling well. There was a large flow of people here and most of the goods were sold in more than two hours. Xu Shengjie looked around and took the opportunity to take a look at the layout of the area.
Liang Baozhen and Liang Baoying are not exposed to the sun as much now as they have a house to provide shelter and no longer need straw hats.
But it didn't take long for them to notice something was wrong.
Just opposite their store, a popsicle cart was pushed over, and the couple who were looking around a few days ago also started selling popsicles at the top of their voices.
"Red bean popsicles, red fruit popsicles, three cents each."
"Baozhen, they are also selling popsicles." Although Liang Baoying didn't know much about business, she had a subconscious sense of crisis, especially since the prices there were actually cheaper than her own.
This will definitely affect our own business.
"It's okay. We are all selling popsicles, and it depends on our own ability." Liang Baozhen was open-minded. After all, this road was not hers. Could she really chase people away?
As for the price, she has set it and will not change it. There is no need to engage in a price war with others.
Liang Baozhen's confidence is justified. She has been selling popsicles here for a while, and most people in the neighborhood remember her. Naturally, she has many repeat customers. Now she has set up a storefront. Which one looks more formal, a storefront or a street stall?
And as far as she knew, the quota for the food factory to wholesale popsicles to private individuals had been filled. Where did Zhou Qiang and his team buy the popsicles to sell? She always felt that this source was not right.
Sure enough, someone went to Zhou Qiang to buy a popsicle for a bargain. After tearing open the wrapping paper, he found that the popsicle was uneven and had no shape at all. After biting it, it tasted bland, so he immediately went to look for someone.
Zhou Qiang just said that this was a defective product from a food factory. Although the conditions in all aspects were worse, the price was cheap. The man was helpless when he heard this. What else could he do after he had already paid the money?
Although there were competitors, Liang Baozhen's business was not affected too much. Most people still remembered the Liang sisters. When they saw they had rented a storefront, they were worried about the price going up, but when they asked, they found out that the price had not changed, so they just paid for it.
In addition, compared with the inferior quality popsicles sold by Zhou Qiang, many people are willing to spend an extra cent to buy Liang Baozhen's popsicles.
The couple who just came to sell popsicles opposite were so embarrassed that they originally wanted to imitate the big bowl tea shop and open a shop opposite to compete with it, and they could almost take away half of the business. But now it seems that Liang Baozhen's business has not been affected at all.
The man Zhou Qiang felt uncomfortable under the sun, so he wiped his sweat with his clothes, strolled over to Liang Baozhen, and looked into the door with a sly look.
"Comrade, you guys are still renting a house? That's so expensive!"
Liang Baozhen didn't want to pay any attention to this person. His darting eyes looked as if he wanted to drill into his own popsicle cart.
Liang Baozhen said something perfunctorily and prepared to send him away.
"Comrade, I see you guys are pretty familiar with the guy selling melon seeds and big bowls of tea. My wife and I are also selling popsicles on our first day here. You don't have any objections, do you?"
"We are all doing business fairly. What opinions can we have?" Liang Baozhen glanced at the man, intent on getting rid of him. "Comrade, you are hindering our business by standing here."
When Zhou Qiang was glanced at by Liang Baozhen, he immediately became distracted.
In fact, he thought Liang Baozhen was pretty since the first day he saw her selling popsicles. Especially since it had been so long since she brought her two children to sell popsicles. Now it was a lesbian who took over. He heard them talking. She was her sister.
It seems that this woman has no man at home. I guess her husband is dead, and she lives with her two children by herself. She is a real widow!
Liang Baozhen had no idea that the man in front of her had a dirty mind and just kept serving customers and selling soda and popsicles.
But Zhou Qiang refused to give in and wanted to talk to the pretty widow in his heart.
"Comrade, I see you work so hard to sell popsicles. It's so sunny today. I also understand your difficulties. After all, it's not easy for a woman to be a widow after her husband dies..."
"Who do you say is dead?"
Zhou Qiang was muttering to himself when he suddenly heard a deep and powerful voice behind him, which sounded angry when he listened carefully.
When I turned around, I saw a tall and handsome man standing behind me. His eyes were a little scary, like a sharp knife, shining with cold light.
Zhou Qiang was two heads shorter than him, so he looked up unconsciously, and his voice began to tremble. "Comrade, I'm talking to this popsicle seller. Her husband died, and it's not easy to be a widow."
Liang Baozhen was already angry when she heard this, and immediately took off the board of the popsicle cart.
Liang Baoying looked at Xu Shengjie and shouted loudly, "Brother-in-law is back!"
Brother-in-law? Zhou Qiang finally understood why the tall man asked him that.
"Who told you that her husband was dead?" Xu Shengjie's eyes were cold as ice. He could tell at a glance what this wretched man was planning.
"No, no, it's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!" Zhou Qiang could still see that this man was not someone to be trifled with, so he hunched over and ran back to his stall.
"Who is this?" Liang Baozhen originally wanted to curse him, but when she saw Xu Shengjie coming, Zhou Qiang surrendered first.
"I'll get you a fan." Xu Shengjie had been away for a while, and came back with an electric fan!
Electric fans are expensive and hard to buy. You need industrial coupons to buy one, and Liang Baozhen hasn't even collected all the industrial coupons yet.
"Xiao Xu, where did you get it?" It was the first time Liang Baoying saw an electric fan. It was a small fan, but it started to spin slowly when plugged in. As it spun, its speed increased, blowing out a cool breeze.
"I bought it at a recycling station." Xu Shengjie checked the fan and found that it was producing air, so it should be fine. "I bought a discarded fan that had been used for many years, and then I reassembled it myself using new parts. It should be usable now."
Liang Baozhen looked at the electric fan blowing air and smiled, it felt so comfortable.
My man is really useful!
After selling the popsicles, the three of them locked the door and went to the bus station together. However, Xu Shengjie was in no hurry to leave. It was really annoying to have his wife and elder sister, two female comrades, selling popsicles here every day. It was a pity to meet some people with ulterior motives, especially the man with sneaky eyes just now. Thinking of this, he clenched his fists.
He went to each stall one by one to buy something and show his face. It was rare for Liang Baozhen to see him so keen on showing his face, especially when the two of them appeared together, he would say that he was here with his wife to sell popsicles.
After what has happened, who wouldn’t understand?
After they walked away, the other vendors began to whisper.
"Comrade Xiao Liang is such a handsome man."
"Look, who said she was a widow? What a lie!"
"That's what Zhou Qiang and his wife said."
In recent days, there have indeed been people saying that Liang Baozhen has been a lesbian selling popsicles alone, and she is surrounded by either children or her own sisters. Is there really a man who can be so indifferent?
Some people even have their eyes on her, thinking that a widow who is good-looking and can make money is a good choice, and they even want to arrange a marriage for her.
Who knew the man was so tall and handsome? I immediately stopped thinking about it.
Zhou Qiang felt angrily watching the three people leaving, and then looked at the unsold popsicles in his own popsicle cart. They had prepared fifty popsicles, but their popsicle cart was not made well enough and the quilt was not padded enough, so the remaining dozen or so popsicles melted quickly, which made his wife very distressed.
"What should we do? Wouldn't we not only not make any money, but also lose money?"
She watched Liang Baozhen selling popsicles easily and simply, but she felt something was wrong when she came over!
Zhou Qiang looked at the little black monkey who was licking the popsicle he had just bought from Liang Baozhen's store, and raised his hand to call him over.
"Black Monkey, how about uncle treat you to a popsicle tomorrow?"
Skinny Monkey is the grandson of Ding, a shoemaker in a large courtyard on the next street. He is four years old this year. His family has many people and they don’t have enough food and clothing. Skinny Monkey can only have a popsicle once a month.
When someone treats me to popsicles, I am naturally happy. "Really? Uncle, you want to give me the popsicles you sell?"
Zhou Qiang shook his head and looked at Liang Baozhen's shop. "I'll treat you to a different restaurant."
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