Chapter 54: Chen Tao Dazed by Money

Zhang’s mother slapped her thigh, “Oh my, we might be too late. There were a lot of people buying in the morning. We think it’s good, others must think so too. Come on, hurry up, don’t let them grab everything.”

She started to jog towards the stall.

Zhang Qian was dumbfounded and quickly grabbed her son’s hand, pulling him to run after her.

When they finally squeezed through the crowd, the vegetables on the stall were almost sold out.

Fortunately, they wanted to buy onions.

This kind of vegetable is usually used as a condiment in the south, so not many people buy it.

Zhang’s mother didn’t care about anything else. She directly shouted, “Young comrade, quickly, give me five pounds of onions!”

She asked for five pounds of onions, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.

An old lady next to her couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you buying so many onions? Can you finish them?”

Zhang’s mother was afraid that others would follow her and grab some, so she just smiled and said, “Yes, we all love to eat onions in my family.”

Seeing her buy so much, some people couldn’t help but buy some onions, garlic, and cilantro.

When more people came later, there were only a pile of leaves left on the mat.

Many of these leaves were peeled from the cauliflowers.

“Young comrade, are you all sold out? Do you have any more?”

Seeing the two old ladies who came over with anxious faces, Xu Sangluo smiled, “Auntie, all the vegetables are sold out today. But we’ll have more tomorrow morning. Can you come back tomorrow morning? We still have some fruits left. Would you like to buy some to try?”

After all, fruits are not like vegetables. They are not daily necessities, and they are also much more expensive, so fewer people buy them.

Those who buy them usually only buy one or two to share and try.

But there were many buyers, and even if each person bought a few, they sold quite a lot.

They had brought out 200 pounds of fruit in the morning, and now there were about 50 pounds left.

There were over 10 pounds of pomelos, and there were only a few of each of the other types.

The few people who came over were a little disappointed. They glanced at the fruits and saw that they were almost sold out.

Following the principle of not making a trip in vain, they also came over and bought one or two of each to try.

So, around 1:30 in the afternoon, they only had two pomelos and about 10 pounds of fruit left from the fruits and vegetables they brought today.

Chen Tao was holding a bulging canvas bag, and he was a little dazed.

He had calculated over and over again today.

He didn’t need to count how much money they would make if they sold all these vegetables. He knew it very well in his heart.

It was precisely because he knew that he found it hard to believe.

Seeing that there were only a few fruits left, Xu Sangluo didn’t bother to set up the stall anymore. She packed up the things and left directly, going back to count the money.

Chen Tao was lost in thought as he rode the tricycle, muttering to himself. His rich expressions attracted the attention of many passersby, who looked at him and avoided him.

Xu Sangluo twitched her mouth, grabbed Qin Zhiyi, and slowed down, putting some distance between them.

Qin Zhiyi laughed and handed her a peeled orange.

Xu Sangluo took the orange and gave him half, then ate it and said, “You go back first this afternoon. There shouldn’t be anything else to do here.”

Qin Zhiyi shook his head, “Let’s go together.”

But Xu Sangluo said, “I haven’t decided whether I’ll stay here tonight.”

Selling vegetables is different from selling hair accessories. Six o’clock is considered late.

If she went back, she would have to leave at five o’clock tomorrow, which would be too troublesome.

Qin Zhiyi heard this and his brows furrowed. He didn’t even think before blurting out, “No.”

Xu Sangluo was still thinking about where to stay, and she was stunned when she heard this, “What?”

Qin Zhiyi realized that he had overreacted. He pursed his lips and said, “The house is too small…”

The house is too small. There are many places used to store things, and there’s no room to live.

But he also understood Xu Sangluo’s consideration, so he said, “Why don’t we rent another house later? I’ve asked Liu Boss for two days off. I’ll stay here tonight too. I can just tell Xiaoshu at school later.”

Xu Sangluo frowned in thought.

It was true that the house was a bit small.

The cellar wasn’t big, and it could only be used to store vegetables for now.

Moreover, to ensure the quality of the vegetables, they didn’t dare to pile them all in, so they were stored loosely.

Most of the vegetables and fruits that were easy to store were directly placed in other rooms outside.

Renting another house wasn’t impossible. Maybe they would often come to the county in the future, and it would be good to have a place to stay.

It was just that it wasn’t easy to find a house to rent in the county. This house was found with Xu Xingtao’s help, “Okay, it’s a pity that it’s past lunchtime, otherwise, we could treat Xu Ge to dinner and ask him if he knows of any houses for rent.”

Qin Zhiyi’s expression paused, and he said casually, “This Xu Director has already helped us a lot. We can’t always bother him. Anyway, we don’t have anything to do this afternoon. Let’s just go around. Many people are coming to the city now, so there should be many vacant houses in the county.”

Xu Sangluo had just mentioned it casually, and she nodded, “Okay.”

The two of them slowly walked to the intersection of the small house and saw Chen Tao still holding his canvas bag, looking around like a thief.

He saw them coming from afar and quickly waved.

Xu Sangluo twitched her mouth, leaned closer to Qin Zhiyi, and whispered, “Chen Ge, is this a bit exaggerated? Is he okay?”

Warm breath brushed against her cheek, like fire, igniting that patch of skin.

Qin Zhiyi’s jaw unconsciously tightened, and he said softly, “He’s fine. He’s just too excited on the first day.”

“Hurry up, don’t dawdle. Come on, come on.”

Chen Tao quickly ran over and pushed them into the alley from behind.

Then he opened the lock on the courtyard gate and ran inside first.

The two of them looked at each other and couldn’t help but laugh.

“Close the door, close the door.” Chen Tao whispered to them like a thief.

Xu Sangluo almost couldn’t hold back her laughter, “Chen Ge, calm down, calm down.”

Chen Tao had already sat cross-legged on the red brick floor, picked up his canvas bag, and poured the money onto the ground.

Looking at the pile of banknotes and the clinking coins, his eyes were shining.

The three of them sat down and started counting the money.

When they finished counting the last amount, they added it up. Today’s trip to set up a stall had earned a total of 574.68 yuan.

They had sold about 500 pounds of vegetables and 300 pounds of fruit today.

Most of the income came from the fruit, about 450 yuan.

But Chen Tao was already ecstatic.

According to the current calculation, if they could sell all of these fruits and vegetables…

He kept counting on his fingers.

The more he counted, the brighter his eyes became.

Not counting the vegetables, if they could sell all 8,000 pounds of fruit…

Then the fruit alone would bring in at least over 10,000 yuan.

Adding the vegetables, they could easily make 20,000 yuan.

Looking at Chen Tao, who was happily holding the money, Xu Sangluo had to pour a bucket of cold water on his burning head.

“Don’t get too excited. Even if the vegetables are well-preserved, there will inevitably be some damage. We have to deduct that part later, and the price also needs to be adjusted accordingly. Also, the price is high, so the target audience will inevitably be limited. Even this part of the audience won’t be able to eat this way every day. Our goal is to build a reputation and be able to do business for the long term in the future.”

This was indeed a bucket of ice water, dousing him from head to toe.