Chapter 92: A New Way to Get Rich
Liang Jianye was also very satisfied. He had been a chef for so many years and had been to the market countless times.
He could tell which vegetables were fresh and of good quality with just a single glance.
He immediately moved the two burlap sacks of cabbage onto his vehicle and paid Su Zhaozhao.
"Alright, you said your cabbage is cheaper than the market’s, right? The current price for cabbage is four cents per half-kilo. You have a good amount here. By rights, I should give you six yuan..."
Su Zhaozhao immediately said, "Yes, that’s fine. Just give me four-fifty for now."
Liang Jianye was delighted. He gave Su Zhaozhao four yuan and fifty cents, then said to her, "From now on, if you have any other fresh vegetables, feel free to bring them over. Just give me a call when you get into town."
"Okay." Su Zhaozhao smiled and said to him, "In the future, I’ll probably have daikon radishes, rice, wheat..."
"I’ll take it all! Those things are easy to store, so you can bring a larger quantity too."
"Okay, I’ll come by more often in the future."
Su Zhaozhao watched Liang Jianye leave with a wide smile.
After Liang Jianye turned and left, Su Zhaozhao looked down at the crumpled money in her hand and couldn’t help but sigh.
’Making money is so hard!’
’I traveled all this way just to earn four-fifty.’
’Though, to be fair, four-fifty isn’t a small amount in this era. And I have no overhead, just my time.’
’But for a modern person like her, used to seeing sums in the thousands and tens of thousands, suddenly dealing with a few yuan was still a bit of a shock.’
However, Su Zhaozhao quickly forgot this thought when she went to get lunch.
She was quite satisfied that a hearty lunch only cost a few dozen cents.
After eating and drinking her fill, Su Zhaozhao remembered Yu Huijun’s request.
She first went to the department store and glanced at the red hair tie Yu Huijun had asked her to buy.
It was bright red, a beautiful color, and in the scarf-style that Yu Huijun had described.
Su Zhaozhao picked it up and felt it. ’It’s not nearly as pretty as the hair accessories in my space.’
In her space, she had plenty of these scarf-style hair ties, in all sorts of colors, patterns, and styles.
Even the fabrics were diverse—for example, chiffon styles, satin styles, and silk scarf types.
The drape of the fabric was also much better, making them look more sophisticated.
’This one costs fifty cents? That kid, Huijun, really knows how to spend money!’
’I might as well give Huijun one from my space.’
’I could even give her a couple of extra styles. If she likes them, it’d be even better if she recommended her friends to buy from me.’
After looking around the store, Su Zhaozhao decided to try setting up a stall outside to sell some hair ties.
Two hours passed in a flash, and Su Zhaozhao arrived at the entrance of West State University.
She had asked around and learned that this was currently the only university in West State. It was a comprehensive university, and there were quite a few female students.
To prepare for her stall, Su Zhaozhao tidied herself up a bit.
Her clothes were the same, but she had put on some light makeup, styled her hair into a braid, and wrapped a wine-red ribbon around it.
Then, she let her hair fall over her shoulder.
She also took out a few crystal hair clips and pinned them in her hair as decoration.
Su Zhaozhao checked her reflection in a small mirror and was very satisfied.
Although her dark gray clothes looked a bit plain, her exquisite hairstyle and beautiful face made people completely overlook them.
Su Zhaozhao took out a light pink cloth and spread it on the ground. Then, she took out some hair ties, hair clips, and claw clips from her space—anything that seemed to fit the era—and placed them all on the cloth.
She then took out a small stool and sat beside it, watching her stall.
It was now lunchtime, and some students would come outside to eat.
Besides that, some students who didn’t have classes would also go out to shop.
Su Zhaozhao’s stall quickly attracted a few people.
Of course, what initially attracted them was Su Zhaozhao’s face.
The girl was simply too beautiful, with a delicate, palm-sized face and stunning features.
Even just sitting there quietly, she attracted countless gazes.
"Oh my god, is she a movie star?"
"No, it looks like she’s running a stall."
"Let’s see what she’s selling... Huh? Wow, what beautiful hair ties!"
Many of the female students, whose attention was initially on Su Zhaozhao, soon found their gazes drawn to the hair ties in front of her.
Su Zhaozhao had also written the prices on a slip of paper and placed it nearby.
Hair ties were thirty cents each—pick any you like—and if you buy three, you get one free.
Hair clips were twenty cents, also with a "buy three, get one free" deal.
Among them, some fashion-conscious girls had been to the state-run department stores countless times but had never seen styles like these.
They gathered around curiously.
Su Zhaozhao found herself surrounded, and she helped them choose styles that suited them.
"I think your style is more on the simple and elegant side, so you could try this light green one. It feels very fresh and would suit you perfectly. Plus, it’s summer, so it’s fitting for the season." Su Zhaozhao held a hair tie up to one of the girls’ hair as she spoke.
Her smile was incredibly gentle, and her eyes held a mix of confidence and praise.
The girls simply couldn’t resist the beautiful hair accessories and Su Zhaozhao’s sales pitch.
After some thought, a few of them decided to pool their money to buy together.
Soon, Su Zhaozhao had sold all the hair accessories she had laid out.
This left Su Zhaozhao in a bit of disbelief.
’I just wanted to test the waters to see how they’d sell, and now they’re all gone!’
’Is it because there are so many young women here?’
She had chosen the university because she figured the girls here would have a bit more financial freedom.
This was because, in this era, the universities provided students with living stipends.
That was why Su Zhaozhao had decided to try her luck at the university.
She just wanted to see if her products would be popular with young people.
’But I never expected to sell out completely!’
"How are they all gone? Miss, we just got here. We heard you were selling some really nice hair ties. Do you have any more?"
A few other girls, who had hurried over after hearing from their roommates, had looks of disappointment on their faces.
Su Zhaozhao felt a little embarrassed.
She mainly hadn’t expected them to sell so well.
"Um, I’m sorry, I didn’t prepare enough. How about... I come back another day?"
"When will you be back next time?"
"Well..." Su Zhaozhao thought for a moment and said, "In two days."
’I’ll take a day off. Coming into the city every day is exhausting; the ride alone is tiring.’
Just then, a voice spoke up from the side, "Your hair tie is so pretty! Where did you buy it?"
"They’re already sold out," another girl said.
"Sell yours to me! I’ll give you double the price!"