Zhou Xiaoyun’s Happy Life

Chapter 78 Zhou Xiaoyun’s Tea Stall (2)

 It’s hot in summer, so the market opens early and ends early. No, it's not even eight o'clock yet, and all the stalls are almost here, and people are starting to fill up the market.

Zhou Guoqiang said hello to the people around him and found a place to park the tricycle. He often sets up stalls in this place, so the regular customers are familiar with it. After a while, someone came to buy meat.

Zhou Guoqiang weighed the meat with a smile on his face and gave the first customer an extra bone to make soup at home. Although the bones have little meat and are not worth a lot of money, no one would dislike something given away for free.

 The meat buyer left happily.

Zhou Xiaoyun watched from the side and snickered. Couldn't he see that his father was quite good at doing business now?

Zhou Guoqiang helped take the small tables, benches and buckets out of the car and set them up next to his car for Zhou Xiaoyun.

 The stalls are put together, and there is also a care. He was not worried about his eight-year-old daughter. Although Zhou Xiaoyun was much more mature than other children of the same age, she was still just a child in the eyes of her parents!

Zhou Xiaoyun has no objection to this point. After all, he has his father beside him and someone to support him. Of course, I'm not afraid that someone will default on the bill. I don't think anyone will default on the five cents for a cup of tea.

But isn’t it enough to speak confidently with an adult by your side?

 After the small square table was placed neatly, four glasses were placed on it. Zhou Xiaoyun scooped water from the bucket and filled it with quilts. For the sake of hygiene, she even bought a few small square pieces of glass to put on the cup.

 The sign she wrote last night was placed in front of the table: delicious and inexpensive, only five cents a cup.

 The eight characters are written in an upright and elegant way, much prettier than the pork sign written for Zhou Guoqiang last year.

It was very eye-catching from a distance. After seeing it, Zhou Guoqiang secretly smiled and wondered where Zhou Xiaoyun had so many clever ideas. He remembered that when he first started selling pork last year, Zhou Xiaoyun also wrote a sign for him, which was called "The best pork, the lowest price", which attracted a lot of attention at the time. Now Zhou Xiaoyun is up to his old tricks again.

Zhou Xiaoyun feels that he has a very flexible mind. Isn't this just an advertising stunt? Regardless of the quality of the items, just looking at the sign is eye-catching.

Zhou Xiaoyun sat on one of the two stools he brought and gave the other to Zhou Guoqiang.

 Father and daughter sat down and chatted, laughing and joking.

Pork business is relatively slow in summer, and usually Zhou Guoqiang alone is enough. For a while, Zhao Yuzhen did not come with him at home. Zhou Guoqiang was not used to it and felt a little deserted with no one to talk to.

Now that Zhou Xiaoyun is around, it feels a lot more lively.

Zhou Guoqiang couldn't help but think that it would be nice to spend some time with him even if he couldn't sell the tea for a few bucks.

Zhou Xiaoyun’s tea stall started getting busy after nine o’clock.

 People sweat easily when the weather is hot, and people who go to the market for a while start to feel thirsty. When they see a tea seller, they come over to ask for the price. When they see that the boss is an eight or nine-year-old girl, people find it novel and interesting, and often pay five cents for a drink.

Zhou Xiaoyun also specially brought a small half bucket of clean water for cleaning the cups. After drinking the empty glass, soak it in the water for a while and then take it out for use. The cup containing tea is not dirty to begin with, just rinse it with water.

Zhou Xiaoyun had prepared a small wooden box for the change in advance. No need to ask, it was naturally mined from his uncle. Zhou Guofu was busy making a big table. When Zhou Xiaoyun asked for a wooden box, he didn't ask her what she wanted the wooden box for. He nailed a small wooden box to her in a few clicks. Anyway, the wood is ready-made, so it doesn’t cost much.

Zhou Xiaoyun collected a nickel on the left and a nickel on the right. The small wooden box was half full in a while.

 Before half past ten, all the tea in the bucket was sold out. It is estimated that thirty or forty glasses of water were sold. Considering the weight of the wooden box, it cost at least one yuan or more and nearly two yuan.

Zhou Xiaoyun smiled from ear to ear and took out the coins to count when he was ready to go home.

Zhou Guoqiang didn't bring much pork today but almost sold it. He didn't expect that Zhou Xiaoyun's business was actually doing quite well. Seeing Zhou Xiaoyun's eloquent, shrewd and capable appearance, Zhou Guoqiang felt a strong sense of pride in his heart.

Seeing Zhou Xiaoyun tidying up the tables and chairs happily, Zhou Guoqiang quickly took over and asked by the way: "How much did it cost?"

Zhou Xiaoyun’s smiling eyes almost turned into slits: “Probably two yuan!”

Zhou Guoqiang was surprised. He thought that a glass of five cents would not be worth much, but he didn't expect that it sold for two yuan in more than an hour. Calculating this way, if you bring an extra bucket of tea...

Father and daughter are connected. What Zhou Xiaoyun said is similar to what Zhou Guoqiang thought: "Dad, today is the first day at the stall. I underestimated the situation. I will have to bring more tea when I come back for the next episode. Look, there are a lot of things later. People came to buy tea and didn’t even get it!”

S His eyes are almost invisible when he smiles, and he has a completely money-worshiping face.

However, Zhou Guoqiang felt that Zhou Xiaoyun looked particularly cute like this, and he also laughed.

Zhou Xiaoyun magically took out a cup of tea from the bucket and handed it to Zhou Guoqiang: "Here, Dad, you must be thirsty! I left a cup for you to drink."

This flattery made Zhou Guoqiang feel comfortable all over, not to mention that he was really thirsty. Picking up the cup and taking a sip, Zhou Guoqiang felt that the water was a bit too sweet and unconsciously said, "It would be great if there was tea made from tea leaves."

　One word woke up Zhou Xiaoyun!

Zhou Xiaoyun slapped her thigh excitedly, yes, why didn't she think of it? Get another bucket of tea leaves to sell, the price can be increased a bit, and there will be more to choose from.

Zhou Xiaoyun saw a scene of coins running toward her: "Dad, thank you for giving me such a good suggestion." She hugged Zhou Guoqiang happily.

Zhou Guoqiang was confused. Did he say something? It seemed that he didn't even pay attention to what he just blurted out.

 Just do it, Zhou Xiaoyun came up with an idea and immediately went to a tea stall not far away to buy a few taels of the cheapest jasmine tea.

When Zhou Xiaoyun returned home, he was satisfied with Zhao Yuzhen's inquiry: "Mom, it has been sold out for a long time. It only cost two yuan. However, I took another one yuan to buy tea, and I am going to sell two kinds of tea at the next market. "

 Zhao Yuzhen looked at Zhou Guoqiang, and Zhou Guoqiang nodded to indicate that Zhou Xiaoyun was telling the truth.

Zhou Xiaoyun took the initiative to explain the use of the money: "Mom, I want to make some money to buy an accordion player during the summer vacation. It's not a good idea for me to practice with Teacher Fang all the time. I have to have my own talent. I don't want to reach out to you to ask for money. I want to rely on Earn an accordion yourself.”

Seeing her daughter's vow, Zhao Yuzhen couldn't say anything more. She originally thought she would let Zhou Xiaoyun pay part of her income to the public, but she could no longer say anything.

 (End of this chapter)