A paper shell torn from a fruit box, written with a black marker.
Today's special offer.
Although these items are of the worst quality, the price is a total loss. He dared to sell the potatoes for 30 cents for 20 cents. He only made a few dollars per pound of potatoes. You should pay some compensation here. Before What else do you earn from selling those?
In the past two or three months, Zhou Xinglian has become accustomed to her son making the decision in many matters. Although she is full of dissatisfaction at the moment, she still does not undermine her son in person.
This kid always makes his own decisions. He won't sleep tomorrow, otherwise he might cause something wrong again.
In the morning, some elderly people from the neighborhood come out for a walk and chat. Although most of them are dual-employee or teaching staff in public institutions, the elderly here are not necessarily all retired. Many of them are those who Big customers are the elderly in their families. These people are used to being frugal and thrifty. Even if their children tell them that you should buy something good when shopping for groceries, they will choose it for the purpose of saving money. If the quality is not good, as long as it tastes good, the former does not matter at all. Consider scope.
Wei Tao brought out the concept of 'daily specials' in advance to let people nearby know that there is a store here selling fruits and vegetables. There are many rare things that are not usually seen, and some at very low prices. Specials.
Worried about buying a bad product?
Don’t worry, such a big store is here. If you don’t like it when you get home, just go downstairs with your bags and ask them to retreat. If you don’t believe they dare to retreat, the fighting power of the elderly cannot be underestimated. There may be no physical harm. , but the magic damage that makes you famous all over the world is even more powerful.
Shops and vendors who push carts away at any time are completely different concepts, and the amount of "confidence" they produce is also completely different.
At noon, Zhou Xinglian cooked two dishes and made a pot of rice. Guan Jinyue came and took the initiative to clean up the dishes after dinner. She did not rest during the rest of the lunch break, but helped to organize in the store. According to Wei Tao's pattern, Let the truly good quality of fruits and vegetables be exposed to all customers.
Wei Tao left on a three-wheeled motorcycle. First, following the introduction he and Guan Jinyue had given to the farmers in the village, he went to the farmer's sister's house in the neighboring village and collected some home-grown vegetables. The cucumbers and tomatoes may not look as good as those wholesale in the market, but in terms of taste, there is not a single bit left from those side dishes last night, so they are not the freshest that day.
"Brother Cai, it's not the right time yet. Why are people killing pigs?"
After lighting a cigarette for the farmer and chatting at the door of his yard, Wei Tao pointed to the scene of pig slaughter at the door of a house down the slope and asked thoughtfully.
"Their family raises pigs. I heard that my son has opened a restaurant in the city, and he uses all the pork for his own use. I heard that I can't even tell what kind of pork is in the restaurant now. The pork is the backbone of the restaurant, and the restaurant business is also good."
Wei Tao swallowed: "Brother Cai, is their pig takeaway?"
Brother Cai, a farmer, glanced at him and said, "Haha, young man, they don't sell it. If they do, they have to collect it locally. Although they raise a lot, it's not enough for themselves."
It's a pity, but it's not that urgent. Buying meat is not a daily necessity for every household. Sometimes they buy some that can be eaten for several meals. If you have a refrigerator at home, the frequency of selling meat is much lower than that of fruits and vegetables, not to mention that now in the store I don't have the conditions to put another chopping board to sell some meat.
Riding a three-wheeled motorcycle along the river, we went around to the most important area of the city, to the urban-rural fringe area. This area is mostly home to heavy industrial factory areas and farmers. We went to the market and walked around. There were also some selling wild vegetables, and the prices were certainly higher than those of Guan Jinyue. It's expensive, but not that expensive. It's not as clean as Guan Jinyue's, and it's not easy to sell. The area here is full of factory workers with relatively ordinary incomes. They can't talk about health and green food, so for this I don’t have much interest in this kind of stuff. Some people give it to me for free. It’s okay to try it once in a while. Spend money and stop making trouble.
When Wei Tao came back, the phone line was installed and the phone was connected. His mother also put the phone number sticker he had made before on the glass door for everyone to watch and remember.
The business in the evening was obviously much worse than yesterday's rainy day. Some of the repurchases were mostly for wild vegetables and farm vegetables, and some were for rare fruits.
Wei Tao took a small bench and sat at the door. He wrapped a piece of kang leather on the previously nailed wooden board and used bricks to cushion it.
The large fruit knife in his hand, the clean chopping board, first a watermelon, cut in a very similar way to the KTV fruit plate of later generations, small diamond-shaped watermelon pieces, he put them into some disposable lunch boxes wholesale from the market, a small box A small box was packed and placed on the wooden board, with a cantaloupe and a cantaloupe cut into pieces.
Use the glass cover bought from the workers who installed the glass door to avoid dust.
Three simple pieces of scrap glass edges are glued together to form a glass cover.
The freshly cut fruits that look good, the clean wooden board and leather, and the psychological suggestion brought by the glass cover that this thing is not dusty and clean, make some people passing by after get off work stop and ask: "How do you sell this watermelon?" "
"One dollar for a small box."
"Where's the cantaloupe?"
"One dollar and a half."
Is it expensive? It's a bit more expensive than buying it yourself, but they cut it for you. If you buy too much, your family won't be able to eat less. It's good to buy a little bit and eat it fresh every day.
"Bring me a box."
Adults buy less, but this thing is very attractive to children.
After elementary school, Wei Tao didn't go to the street to grab customers. He didn't think it was necessary. All the residents here could eat, which was enough for him to eat.
Sure enough, some grandparents, parents, and parents went to pick up their children, or senior students came home on their own, and saw the sweet smell of fruit floating around. At a scattered price of one or two yuan, there are not many things, but you let a primary school student buy half of it at once A piece of watermelon, this matter has nothing to do with him.
The current model has something to do with him. It is a snack, the dose is moderate, and the consumption is acceptable for their pocket money.
It’s even easier for children with parents to pick them up. They hold the hands of their grandparents and shout, “I want to eat.” Wei Tao has already handed over a box with a smile.
During this period of time, he kept himself wearing a clean T-shirt and washed his hands cleanly. Sitting there, his hygiene would not be suspected. He continued to cut fruits and put them into boxes one by one.
Some old people want to tell their children that the things outside are dirty, but they can't say it at this time. Besides, school is over and the children are thirsty. This is not a snack, but a serious fruit, one or two pieces, and I bought it for my child without much resistance.
Some children stood aside and ate. They were very interested in Wei Tao's way of cutting fruits. They thought it was very handsome and fun. The old people saw the vegetables and fruits that looked fresh under the light inside and took a look at them. Ten of them left. One is a success, and one out of ten buys something. The shop is more attractive than the stall.
There are not that many private cars, children run and play casually on the road, and there is ample open space in front of various shops.
Some people reading on small benches in the rental bookstore nearby smelled the sweet smell of watermelon floating in the air. They were tired after reading for a long time and wanted to rest their eyes and their throats were dry. They went out to buy a box to eat. This is not as good as buying a book. It’s much more affordable to buy an ice cream and a bottle of drink.
When the middle and high school classes are over, there are nearly 20 buildings and nearly a thousand households in the gourd-shaped area, and there are also many children from middle and high schools. Wei Tao's second wave of knife skills demonstrations are placed during this time period.
Quiet environment, here in middle and high school, this path will be more lively at night, boys and girls are ignorant of the beginning of love, strolling under the moon, you take me home, the two of us will be alone for a while. Or groups of small and medium-sized people, some unwilling to learn, came over to return rented martial arts novels and science fiction novels. Wei Tao's 'snacks' sold in boxes were very popular.
That is to say, there are no Internet cafes and game arcades nearby. Thinking about the residential groups in this small street, no one who has investigated would open a similar business here.
The students didn't dare to come. The teacher didn't even bother to catch them on his way home. He just grabbed a bunch of them.
If so, Wei Tao's business would be better.
Inside the house, Zhou Xinglian has already felt the value of some repeat customers.
"The wild vegetables are fresh today, weigh some." This was coming directly for something.
"This cucumber looks curved and curved. It was grown by the farmer himself and it tastes delicious." A colleague led a colleague on the way home from get off work to introduce this small shop, where you can get some things that most vendors don't have.
"Today's tomatoes are a little thick-skinned. Well, don't just eat them with empty mouth. You can mix them with sugar for cooking." Zhou Xinglian followed her son's request and told customers the truth about the fruits and vegetables she sold. For example, today's oranges are sour and sweet. , if you like pure sweet taste, don’t buy it. For example, today’s cantaloupe noodles are sweet instead of crispy. Let me know one by one.
Occasionally some children from home come over in the evening to buy a bunch of green onions, two pieces of ginger and a few heads of garlic. It was the adults who were cooking at home who discovered the missing ingredients. In the past, they almost dealt with it. If families cook early, it's OK. There are still vendors on the street. Those who cook late have to deal with them, but now there is no need for them, they are easy to find.
Farm food is not attractive to people in the dormitory. Almost every house there has a small garden, and it is enough to grow some vegetables for their own consumption.
The barracks canteen would not come to him to buy vegetables. Soldiers would go to the wholesale market every day to buy vegetables. Only wild vegetables could do some business in the camp.
There are also some good fruit businesses. The rest houses are full of old people and retired army cadres with high pensions. Most of them will help take care of their children. There are primary and secondary schools nearby here, like Cao Xiyu, whose grandparents are here at noon. We eat at home and sleep here several days a week. It's close and convenient.
When it comes to food requirements, the elderly have a green and healthy concept at the beginning. Children are different. The family conditions are good, and fruits are a must-have. There is a good shop just a few meters away from the back door. I ate there that night. During dinner time, several old couples came out of the corner door. They were cleanly dressed and very elegant. They came to select some fruits. They would consider the prices and negotiate the prices. But for fruits with really high prices, they would buy them if they like them. Won't give up buying because of the price.
'Fresh Times' fruit supermarket, according to Wei Tao's plan, gradually started to gain a foothold. As autumn and winter came, the mother and son repaid the 3,000 yuan that the fourth aunt's family had paid, and Zhou Xinglian officially gave up going there again. Plans to practice stalls in the morning market...
