Chapter 90 The profit is a bit high (bug hunting)
It was already 1:30 when we got home. Everyone was thinking about the results of the stall the day before. After grabbing a few mouthfuls of food, they gathered in the main room to count their money and belongings.
Xiao Qinyun poured all the money in the two bags onto the bed and began to count it.
The two masters began to count the items.
The inventory was completed in a short while. At noon, a total of 87 shirts, 126 floral shirts, 6 cardigans, 200 pairs of jeans, and 105 pairs of sunglasses were sold. 56 pairs of tights and 33 small accessories were given away, and 9,442 yuan was collected.
Master Shen heard the number and calculated it, "The amount of money doesn't match."
Qiao Qinglu thought for a moment, "That makes sense. A dozen people bought five items together, so we got a 5 yuan discount. This is my first time setting up a stall, so I'm inexperienced. Next time, bring a pen and a hand. One of you can keep an eye on the items while the other counts. That way, we'll know how many items were given away and how much was discounted, making it easier to reconcile."
The two masters agreed and left the main room.
Xiao Qinyun folded the money according to its face value and tied it into bundles. "Qinglu, how much money have we earned in the whole afternoon?"
Qiao Qinglu calculated the total cost. "The shirt and cardigan cost 5 yuan, the floral shirt and sunglasses cost 8 yuan, the jeans cost 12 yuan, the tights cost 2 yuan, and the accessories cost 4 yuan. The total cost is nearly 5,000 yuan. Add in the plane ticket cost 242.5 yuan, the accommodation cost for two nights totaling 6 yuan, and the transportation and food costs of more than 50 yuan, and the net profit is over 4,000 yuan."
Xiao Qinyun's eyes widened. "How can you earn so much in just one hour?"
Qiao Qinglu: "Well, what's so strange about this? I bought over 10,000 pieces at a time, and the boss lady gave me the lowest price. I also have space, so I can bring back so many goods at once. Otherwise, do you think I can make such a high profit under normal circumstances?"
Xiao Qinyun did the math. "That's right. Normally, a shirt or dress weighs a pound, and a pair of jeans weighs over a pound. An adult can only bring back around 1,000 or 800 pieces by train. Otherwise, it's just too much to take care of. And, even if you calculate the cost, there's a significant difference in wholesale price between 1,000 pieces of clothing and 10,000 pieces. If you're shipping by train or truck, you'll need connections and money, so the cost is still quite high."
Qiao Qinglu: "There's also the issue of time and risk. We don't have to worry about transporting goods; we can fly, and the round trip only takes two or three days. Small vendors take the green train, which is cheaper and takes five or six days. We fly without goods, which is safer. Small vendors take the train with goods, and they have to keep an eye on them the entire way, taking risks. Trains have been unsafe in recent years. Not only are there human traffickers, but there are also many people who steal and rob people. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a nationwide crackdown next year."
Of course, high risk brings high returns. Although these small vendors may not have much space, most of them have unique vision and are the trendsetters of the times. They dare to think and work hard. They are the first batch of "ten thousand yuan households" and have reaped the first dividends of reform and opening up.
Xiao Qinyun: "You're right, they do need to have foresight, and they have to 'seek wealth and honor through risk'. I heard that the Yangcheng Railway Station is very chaotic. Many outsiders are surrounded by a group of locals as soon as they leave the station. They speak a lot of Cantonese. Before they can understand what they are saying, they all disperse. When they search their clothes, their money and documents are gone. In the end, they can only seek help from the police near the railway station, but the police can't do anything. These people are small gangs who commit crimes and run away after robbing. When the police get there, the gangs have already dispersed, and they can only deport them. So, if you want to go to Yangcheng, you must come with me. We will take a plane. No matter how much, safety comes first."
"Yes, I know. Don't worry. Let's rest for a while. Then we can prepare the clothes for tomorrow's stall, iron the shirts, and then go pick up the kids from school."
"Hmm."
Next, Qiao Qinglu and the other three went around setting up stalls in front of various factories: the food factory one day, the machinery factory tomorrow, the flour mill the day after tomorrow, the steel mill the day after tomorrow, and the printing factory the day after tomorrow...
I usually sell for an hour or so at noon when I get off work, bring my lunch box, and rush to set up the stall in front of the factory around 11:40. Then I eat, clean up, and it’s time to get off work, which is the perfect time to sell goods.
The styles and quantities of clothes I bring every day also increase and decrease. Jeans sell well, so I can sell out 300 pairs in a day; cardigans sell less, so I only bring 50 pieces; sunglasses sell quickly and are gone in less than a week.
I sell food near the mall on Mondays, bringing my lunch box with me. I sell from 11 a.m. to around 4 p.m.
I rest on Sundays and occasionally take my kids to tourist attractions or bookstores.
Ever since the sunglasses were sold out, Qiao Qinglu crossed out the column for kraft cardboard sunglasses. She always felt like she had forgotten something, so she slapped her head and realized that there seemed to be a batch of electronic watches in the space.
Qiao Qinglu slipped into the space and checked the electronic panel. She saw not only a thousand old-fashioned electronic watches, but also a thousand pairs of flared jeans, a thousand vintage dresses, five hundred pairs of old-fashioned plastic sandals and ten thousand pairs of nylon socks.
This was a big surprise. At that time, she did not sell these clothes, shoes and socks to Brother Yong because their styles were relatively new. Now it was just the right time to sell them.
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