The rough man from the countryside dotes on him silently, but his beloved wife is reborn and strives

Chapter 47: Show off your intentions
"We want to do business, how can we ask for money from others for nothing? Besides, if we do it twice once, how can we ask for it again and again? We will pay you at the beginning. This is easier, and it costs five cents per pound. Come and collect it!”

Liu Fangfang calculated the labor costs, material costs and transportation costs, and found that she could make a profit by collecting buckwheat husks for five cents per pound.

"But five cents is already too expensive!" Fengzi suggested, "If it's two cents a pound, I'd definitely rush to sell it. After all, you can get some money by keeping useless things. Who wouldn't want to?"

Liu Fangfang knew that these things were very expensive in later generations. In a store that made pillows and bedding, it cost five yuan per pound, and buckwheat noodles only cost five yuan. The buckwheat husks and noodles were the same price.

But now that corn is only a dime per pound, inedible food is not very valuable.

Since everyone said they would rush to sell it, then "Let's watch it for three cents a pound. If it works, we will make a decision. If it doesn't work, we will talk about it later!"

"too expensive…"

The others spoke in unison.

Liu Fangfang was unmoved and settled down.

After finally agreeing on all the details, including the size of the pillow and the cost of making a pillow, everyone was invited out by Gu Liangcheng.

It's time for his wife to go to bed.

Liu Fangfang took out the paper and pen she bought from the provincial capital. After recording the details one by one, she took out the money she had and counted it.

"Only 37 yuan left..."

She couldn't use the more than 600 yuan she had on her in an honest way, which was really a nerve-wracking thing.

"It's okay, don't worry about the money!" Gu Liangcheng came in with foot washing water. The washbasin was big enough for two people to soak their feet together.

Liu Fangfang has become accustomed to soaking her feet together every night. Although her knee is injured, it does not affect the speed at which she puts her feet into the washbasin.

Listening to the man's words, the guilt in her heart deepened. It was also a torture for her to have money but not be able to take it out.

"Husband, does anyone else have a sewing machine near us? If we hurry up, we can try to sell it before the end of the year and let everyone have a good New Year!"

Liu Fangfang asked.

If you want to watch Li Xiaohua and Gu Erni do it, you will definitely not be able to do so much in a few days, and you will have to find a few more people to join them.

The craftsmanship fee for making a pillow is [-] cents, including filling the buckwheat hulls and sealing them.

But if you use a sewing machine to make it, you should be able to make hundreds of them a day without any problem.

In this way, you can earn much more than working in a factory.

When workers in the city only earn 50 to 20 yuan a month, they earn more than [-] yuan a day.

Therefore, they have to be cautious when looking for people. If they are cheated by this trend, the gains outweigh the losses. Moreover, this job is so popular, they are afraid of people with evil intentions.

"Uncle Chen's house in the east courtyard has a sewing machine." Gu Liangcheng carefully put his feet into the washbasin, fearing that he would touch his wife's wounds, while answering her question.

"Uncle Chen's daughter is getting married soon, right? I wonder if Aunt Zhou can do this job."

The family must be very busy, and doing this is also time-consuming. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it.

"I'll go ask around tomorrow. Uncle Chen's family is pretty good!" Gu Liangcheng nodded.

While the two were talking, there was a knock from Mrs. Gu at the door.

"Come in, Mom, the door is unlocked!" Liu Fangfang said quickly.

Hearing the sound, Mrs. Gu opened the door and walked in.

She came to ask after putting her eldest grandson to sleep. She had little idea about the amount of cloth the young couple had bought, and she couldn't sleep without asking. "Mom, hurry up and sit on the kang!" Liu Fangfang took her feet out of the basin and wiped them with the foot towel next to her.

"Run for a while. Mom just came in to ask about the cloth. She didn't hear clearly what you said just now. Xiaobao came over to ask after she fell asleep. Do you want to sell it after you bought so much cloth?"

As Mrs. Gu spoke, she got on the kang and sat down, with a curious look on her face, and her eyes unconsciously looked at the old fabrics on the ground, which were very rare.

"Mom, it's like this. We want to use these cloths to make buckwheat skin pillows and sell them in the city. This is the most popular thing there, so we can make money!" Liu Fangfang explained.

I told my mother-in-law what we had discussed just now, and also what happened to Uncle Chen’s house in the east courtyard.

"You should do such a profitable job. Besides, when the eldest daughter gets married, won't there be a second daughter and a third daughter?"

When Mrs. Gu heard this, she patted her thigh and said that the one in the east courtyard would definitely do it. Of her three daughters, if one of them got married, there would be two left.

"The third daughter seems to be studying, right? She is in the same class as our little sister." Liu Fangfang said.

"The second daughter, Xiuying, is very good at needlework! She's on par with our two Nis! She's very clever with her hands. She can make a pillow with no problem. Leave this matter to Mom, and Mom will help you ask! There's also the West Courtyard As for my son, that boy from the Red Army also bought a sewing machine when he got married! Mom will ask about it tomorrow!"

Liu Fangfang nodded, "That's great, thank you, Mom!"

With four sewing machines, it should be almost done in more than ten days. As for the money, if it doesn't work, I will find an excuse to take out the money. The man doubts that there is nothing he can do. Who wants him to take what he can't do.

Just let her indulge in her indulgence for once.

"By the way, please don't involve your third uncle and his family in this matter, otherwise it will be a bad thing! Don't blame mom for talking too much! Your third aunt, Wang Cuihua, has no other skills, she is just greedy and petty. These are There’s not enough cloth for her to hide!”

The two said in unison, "We know!"

After saying that, they looked at each other and smiled, which showed that the third aunt was famous far and wide.

The next day, Mrs. Gu got up early to talk to the people in the east and west courtyards.

Zhou Hongxia and Zhang Xuelian were similar in age to Mrs. Gu, and the three of them would croak when they had nothing to do. When they heard Mrs. Gu say such a good thing, they couldn't believe it, so they hurried over to inquire about it after breakfast.

"Fangfang, is what your mother-in-law said true? Is there such a good thing? My aunt doesn't believe it!"

Aunt Zhou from the east courtyard took the lead and started shouting with a loud voice.

Next came Aunt Zhang from the west courtyard. They met at the entrance of the courtyard and came in together.

Liu Fangfang was thinking about measuring the fabric, thinking that if she was idle, she would be idle, and if she did a little bit, she would also make money.

Gu Liangcheng had already taken Fengzi and Heizi out to collect buckwheat husks.

Liu Fangfang heard the voice and rushed out to greet her, "Aunts, let's talk in the room!"

The two of them are not stupid. When they hear this, they are right. It is definitely not possible for everyone to take care of such a good thing. How can they go out shouting.

When the two of them entered the house, they saw the older fabrics and their eyes widened.

"There are too many things in the house and it is really messy. Aunts, please sit wherever you like!" Liu Fangfang greeted politely.

Then he looked up at the mother-in-law who was taking care of the children on the kang, his eyes widened, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

I saw Mrs. Gu wearing a cashmere scarf around her neck and pigskin gloves on her hands. Her face turned red and she refused to take them off.

"Oh, are you here? Come on, sit down!" He stretched out his hand in a gesture of invitation, and his gloves were clearly exposed.

(End of this chapter)