He Shitou thought it was a good idea and decided to try his luck there.
The two wiped their mouths and huffed and puffed as they pulled the cart to Bailu Academy.
It was nearing noon, and there were already many pedestrians on the street.
They were already moving slowly pulling their carts, and then they were blocked by passersby.
Zhao Xiaohe kept urging from behind, "Brother Shitou, we have to hurry, or we'll be too late."
The busiest time to leave the academy is right after school starts. It only takes a few minutes; if you're late, you probably won't sell anything.
He Shitou, head held high, pulled half his body forward, while Zhao Xiaohe pushed the cart forward from behind, holding onto the sideboard.
Although they knew that setting up a stall was not easy, they did not expect it to be this difficult.
When they arrived at the entrance of Bailu Academy, a large number of students were already leaving.
There were many stalls set up at the entrance of the academy, but those who arrived late naturally couldn't find good spots.
Zhao Xiaohe looked at the truck full of unsold goods and suddenly had a good idea.
Tea eggs cost two coins each, and sweet potatoes cost five coins each. In the morning at the dock, he saw many merchants buying tea eggs.
Because tea eggs are cheap, and eggs are at least considered meat, two coins isn't expensive.
But sweet potatoes are different; there are more than you can eat. Planting one acre of sweet potatoes can feed the whole family for a year. So they thought five coins was too expensive.
The reason they initially priced it at five coins was simply because the sweet potatoes they selected were all large.
A single sweet potato is as big as an adult's palm, or even larger.
What if we bundled the two together and sold them as a tea egg and sweet potato set meal? One serving would cost seven coins, two servings would cost twelve coins, and three servings would cost seventeen coins.
Students can form groups to buy the food. If one person gets five people to buy it, that person can enjoy a free meal.
Zhao Xiaohe roughly explained his thoughts to He Shitou.
He Shitou wasn't very bright to begin with, and now he understood even less. However, seeing Zhao Xiaohe calculating things so meticulously, he thought it must be a good plan.
So he nodded dazedly, "Agreed, agreed, as long as we can sell the goods and make money, that's fine."
So the two of them went out to attract customers together, following a hastily devised sales strategy.
They specifically targeted students who formed groups of two or more, asking them to buy tea eggs and sweet potato combos in bulk.
Surprisingly, soliciting customers at the college gate was much easier than soliciting customers at the dock.
Because these scholars couldn't bring themselves to refuse, as long as He Shitou and Zhao Xiaohe persisted enough, they would come and buy a copy.
In this way, the remaining sweet potatoes and tea eggs were quickly sold out. And the two of them didn't have to exert much effort.
He Shitou realized, "If we had known this place would sell so well, we should have come earlier this morning."
Zhao Xiaohe said listlessly, "That's right! We took a few detours. Let's just sell at the academy gate tomorrow."
Having made up their minds, the two decided to cook more tea eggs and sweet potatoes on their way back.
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