1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

He shouted to the people around him.

"Everyone, the sample packs are gone. If you like them, you can buy one."

"A bag of one pound is only 20 cents!"

When they heard that it was 20 cents a pack, everyone hesitated for a moment, and then they all took out their money to buy the Konjac Juice.

2 cents may seem expensive to others, and they may hesitate before deciding whether to buy it.

But they are different.

Most of them come to watch movies with their partners.

If your partner eats Konjac and thinks it's delicious, would you choose not to buy it just because it's only 2 yuan a bag?

In a short while, a sack of konjac noodles from Qinhuaiguo was sold out.

Seeing that there was a group of people behind who hadn't bought the konjac, the partner was complaining and sulking.

Qin Huaiguo comforted them.

"Don't worry if you haven't bought any yet. I have some at home. I'll go get them right away."

After saying that, Qin Huaiguo picked up the sack and ran home quickly to pack the konjac cakes at home.

Those who bought the konjac noodles opened the packages on the spot and ate them happily.

The person next to the young man smelled the aroma of konjac in the air and swallowed secretly.

She twisted the young man's waist hard.

"Eat, eat, eat. You only know how to eat alone. Why didn't you buy a pack for me to try?"

"Cui Cui, don't worry. Didn't that person go home to get it? The movie hasn't started yet. Don't worry, I will definitely buy you a pack for you to try later."

Even though his face turned pale from being twisted at the waist, the young man still tried hard to force a smile.

After a while, Qin Huaiguo came running over carrying a sack of konjac.

Seeing this, the young man ran over directly.

If he can't buy it again this time, Cuicui will definitely be really angry.

He took out two dimes from his pocket and stuffed them into Qin Huaiguo's hand.

"Give me a pack first."

Qin Huaiguo saw that it was the man who had just tasted the food and laughed at him sarcastically.

"Haven't you tasted it yet? Are you planning to buy a pack and taste it before you beat me up?"

"Stop fighting, stop fighting. I admit that your food is indeed delicious."

The young man took the konjac candy with a red face and ran to his girlfriend.

"Cui Cui, I bought it back for you."

Like a dog trying to please its owner, the young man stuffed the konjac into Cuicui's hands.

Then I stood aside and watched my partner enjoy the konjac.

"Delicious, so delicious."

"Let's buy another pack later. I want to take it back for my parents to try."

"..."

The young man had no other choice but to nod and continue walking towards Qinhuaiguo, ready to buy another pack.

But now there is no trace of Qin Huaiguo in the crowd.

He was already running home for the second time.

The young man was shocked.

Is this thing really that popular?

It’s only been a short while and a whole sack of konjac is gone?

Not only the young man was surprised, Qin Huaiguo was so happy that his mouth was almost grinning to the back of his head.

He now only regretted that there were not enough konjac. If he could get a few hundred more kilograms, he would be sure that he could sell them all tonight.

After returning home and putting the last of the konjac into a sack, Qin Huaiguo came to the entrance of the cinema again.

Just like the last time, this bag of konjac noodles was sold out again in just a few minutes.

After returning home, Qin Huaiguo sat on a chair and put all the change he earned today on the table.

A small mountain of crumpled change lay on the table.

Qin Huaiguo rubbed his hands together and excitedly began to count the money one cent at a time.

Every crumpled piece of change was carefully smoothed out.

Then they were all separated and stacked neatly according to the amount, and finally Qin Huaiguo used ropes to tie them up neatly.

"I'm rich, really rich! I sold 40 yuan in one day!"

Qin Huaiguo shouted excitedly after counting all the change.

"At this rate, I can't make more than a thousand yuan a month! I can't make more than ten thousand yuan a year!"

There was no concept of a "ten thousand yuan household" in the 50s.

Qin Huaiguo only felt a burst of shortness of breath at this time.

Suddenly he stood up and looked outside the yard.

He understands the principle of not showing off one's wealth.

He stood up and walked around the yard a few times to make sure there was no sound before returning to the house.

After returning to the room, Qin Huaiguo picked up the stacks of change on the table and hid them under the bed.

That night, Qin Huaiguo slept very uneasily. First, he was afraid that hiding under the bed would not be safe, so he got up in the middle of the night and moved to the wardrobe. Then he felt unsafe in the wardrobe again.

In the end, he put the money on the bed and slept with it in his arms. Only then did Qin Huaiguo feel much more at ease.

Early the next morning, Chen Xiao came over on his bicycle.

He was going to come over to see how Qin Huaiguo was doing at the entrance of the cinema yesterday.

Is it as I expected, sold out immediately?

After standing at the gate and knocking on the door for a long time, Qin Huaiguo finally came over to open the door with sleepy eyes.

"Brother-in-law, good morning!" Qin Huaiguo said while yawning as he opened the gate.

"How were sales last night? Were all the Konjac Juice sold out?" Chen Xiao asked.

Hearing this, Qin Huaiguo suddenly became excited.

He said to Chen Xiao excitedly.

"Brother-in-law, you don't know what happened yesterday."

"Guess how long it took to sell out that big sack of Konjac Juice?" Qin Huaiguo gestured. "Five minutes, at most. The whole sack of Konjac Juice was sold out."

Chen Xiao was not surprised by this because he believed in Mokong Shuang's strength.

Because this thing is really addictive!

"Brother-in-law, I'll get the money from yesterday's sale for you."

After saying that, Qin Huaiguo trotted back to the house, took out the stacks of change from under the quilt, held them all in his arms and handed them to Chen Xiao.

"Brother-in-law, here are 40 yuan in total. If you don't believe me, you can count it yourself!"

Chen Xiao just took a look and didn't count.

He trusted Qin Huaiguo's character, and the kraft paper used to package the konjac cakes was bought by Chen Xiao himself, so he had an idea of ​​how much was used.

Chen Xiao took out the two large stacks of one-cent coins, each with a capital number ten stuck on it.

"Brother-in-law, this stack is ten yuan, and two stacks are twenty yuan." Qin Huaiguo explained on the side.

“Huaiguo, from today on, you no longer need to set up a stall on Old Drum Tower Street during the day. From now on, focus on the movie theater at night.”

"Of the remaining 20 yuan, use 5 yuan as your living expenses, and the remaining 15 yuan to buy konjac and seasonings."

"Brother-in-law, I can't use so much money by myself..." Qin Huaiguo said embarrassedly.

He would be very satisfied as long as Chen Xiao could pay him a salary every month.

It would be inappropriate to use his money as living expenses again.

"Huaiguo, just take what your brother-in-law gives you. If you keep being so polite to me, I'll fire you today."

"Brother-in-law doesn't treat you as an outsider, so do you treat brother-in-law as an outsider?"

"Don't worry, Huaiguo, follow your brother-in-law, he will definitely not treat you unfairly."