11: On the first day of the stall, the turnover and profit were surprising

9:35.

Mo Li pushed his empty breakfast cart back to the small courtyard and stretched lazily, feeling a bit tired.

After splashing his face with cold water to refresh himself, he quickly cleaned the breakfast cart, then took out his phone to do the accounting.

Waking up at 3 AM and working until now, feeling tired was normal; it was his body's natural reaction.

But when Mo Li saw the total revenue in his WeChat payment account, he immediately felt that it was all worth it.

Today's total revenue was 1484.

The first day of selling had already broken the 1000 yuan mark, and the bulk of the revenue came from the five-spice tea eggs, which had an incredibly high gross profit margin.

Mo Li quickly calculated in his mind.

The procurement of semi-finished steamed buns and mantou cost a total of 240 yuan, and the eggs cost 57 yuan.

The total material cost was 297 yuan.

Revenue 1484 - Material Cost 297 = Gross Profit 1187 yuan.

“I’m selling alone, with no rent, no extra labor, and no major deductions. There are only minor expenses like gas consumption and spice consumption, which are almost negligible.”

“Even if I include equipment wear and tear and depreciation, I’ll round it up to 100 yuan.”

“That means today's net profit is still a full 1087 yuan!”

Mo Li looked at the balance with some excitement.

1087 yuan, this amount wasn't a huge sum even for Mo Li, who had always been financially strapped.

But this money was earned by Mo Li on his first breakfast stall, in less than half a day!

Before this, Mo Li had to work hard for others, like a cow or a horse, diligently for a month, just to earn 4000 yuan.

This comparison instantly filled Mo Li with hope for the future!

After settling the accounts, Mo Li glanced at the intelligence system.

[Current System Level: LV1 (187 / 1000)]

Mo Li had paid special attention midway: no matter how many five-spice tea eggs, steamed buns, or mantou a customer bought,

when they gave a five-star review, it only increased by 1 experience point.

In other words, a customer, no matter how much they ate, would only be counted once per day, earning one experience point.

Mo Li felt this was reasonable.

Previously, the five-spice tea egg had not been fully tested by the market.

When Mo Li himself was stocking up, he was a bit worried about whether he could sell all 30 jin of eggs he bought at once.

Now, the situation was completely different.

The five-spice tea egg had not only stood the test of the market but had also been heavily promoted through the 'tool person' internet celebrity, Tang Guoer.

Mo Li believed that tomorrow, even more people would specifically come to buy five-spice tea eggs.

Therefore, he could confidently and boldly make more five-spice tea eggs, while also giving up selling the unprofitable semi-finished steamed buns and mantou.

After analyzing for a while, Mo Li began to sort out what he needed to do next.

First, buy a used electric tricycle to make it easier to go to the farmers' market for supplies.

Second, go to the agricultural wholesale market to purchase eggs.

Third, the gas in the gas cylinder was almost used up and needed to be replaced with a new one.

Fourth, to facilitate the production of more five-spice tea eggs, he needed to buy another soup pot.

After organizing his upcoming tasks, Mo Li splashed his face with cold water again, and he immediately felt a bit more refreshed.

“Working for myself and earning money, no matter how hard or tiring, fills me with drive!”

...Mo Li bought a small electric tricycle for 800 yuan at a shop specializing in used electric vehicles.

This electric tricycle still had the words “Binhai City Jinxin Community Elderly Cycling Team” left by the previous owner.

However, that wasn't important.

What was important was that the back of this electric tricycle had a modified small cargo bed, perfect for hauling goods.

Binhai City was just an ordinary coastal city, not a first-tier or second-tier city.

The regulations on electric bikes and electric tricycles, these 'road kings,' were not very strict.

And Mo Li’s main area of activity was a peri-urban area on the outskirts of Binhai City, where even fewer people cared about such things.

Mo Li could confidently and boldly ride his electric tricycle to the agricultural wholesale market to get supplies.

“Reversing! Please be careful, reversing! Please be careful.”

As the electric tricycle emitted that almost nationally uniform warning sound, Mo Li smoothly backed the vehicle into position in front of the Li Ji Fresh Egg Wholesale store.

The owner of Li Ji Fresh Egg Wholesale peeked out of the store.

With just one glance, he recognized the customer who had bought a crate of eggs from him yesterday, and immediately understood that a returning customer had arrived.

The owner immediately greeted Mo Li warmly:

“Boss, were you satisfied with that crate of eggs yesterday? I didn't lie to you, did I? Those eggs were all fine, all proper eggs.”

Mo Li chuckled inwardly upon hearing the words from the owner of Li Ji Fresh Egg Wholesale.

If they weren't proper eggs, what, were they rooster eggs?

Besides, if those eggs really had a problem, he wouldn't be here today.

Mo Li took out the cigarettes he had just bought outside from his pocket, offered one to the owner of Li Ji Fresh Egg Wholesale, and then said to the boss:

“Those eggs were indeed good… That’s why I’m here to stock up again.”

The boss took the cigarette Mo Li offered, then pointed to a crate of eggs on the stall.

“You’ve come at a good time; this is the last crate of imperfect eggs… still the same price as yesterday.”

Mo Li's eyelid twitched.

“Only one crate left?”

“To be honest, these things are affordable, and restaurants and bakeries can all use them, so they’re not really hard to sell…”

The boss's words were halfway through when he suddenly realized the hidden meaning in Mo Li's words, and his tone shifted as he tentatively asked Mo Li:

“Is one crate not enough for you? Do you want more?”

“I’d like two crates. Can you help me figure something out…?”

“This…”

The boss seemed a bit troubled.

Mo Li saw the boss's reaction, knew there was a chance, and immediately began to paint a picture for the boss.

“Boss, please help me… I’ll need at least two crates every day from now on, and I’ll get all my stock from you.”

The boss glanced at the cigarette Mo Li had just handed him, and suddenly remembered that Mo Li had said yesterday that he didn’t smoke.

Clearly, this cigarette was specifically bought for him. Thinking of this, the boss immediately made a decision.

“Alright! I see you’re an honest person. I’ll make a friend. I’ll borrow a crate from a colleague for you, but it’s a bit late now, so I can’t guarantee there will be stock.”

Mo Li was overjoyed and immediately expressed his thanks.

About half an hour later, the owner of Li Ji Fresh Egg Wholesale managed to get a crate of imperfect eggs for Mo Li from a colleague.

After helping Mo Li load the eggs onto his electric tricycle, the boss said to Mo Li:

“You said you need two crates every day, right? How about I save two crates for you tomorrow?”

“Okay, thank you, boss. I’ll pay the deposit first then.”

Mo Li was straightforward; according to wholesale market rules, if you want someone to hold goods for you, you have to pay a deposit.

The boss waved his hand.

“For such a small amount of goods, just a hundred yuan or so, there’s no need for a deposit. Your word is enough.”

After seeing Mo Li off, the owner of Li Ji Fresh Egg Wholesale sat back in his boss's chair and started scrolling through short videos on his phone.

Suddenly, a short video popped up, in which a young man with an exaggerated expression shouted:

“Brothers, I guarantee you, this is the best five-spice tea egg I’ve ever eaten in my life, so delicious that you wouldn’t let go even if slapped!”

Whoosh!

The owner of Li Ji Fresh Egg Wholesale immediately stood up from his boss's chair.

“It’s him? He bought eggs from me to make five-spice tea eggs?”

“Holy cow! 3 yuan each, he’s robbing people! Those imperfect eggs cost less than 0.15 yuan each wholesale. That’s too dark.”

“These imperfect eggs, did I sell them too cheaply?”

“No… is this five-spice tea egg really that delicious? Maybe I should go try it tomorrow?”

All at once, the owner of Li Ji Fresh Egg Wholesale was filled with a myriad of thoughts…