The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 497 Rented
Early the next morning, Chief Fan sent his granddaughter to Shiliu's house to deliver a message, saying that the house rental had been settled and asked Shiliu to hurry over.

Shi Liu was also concerned about this and was waiting for this matter to be settled so that the workshop could start working. She immediately took her second sister-in-law Huang Chunni and called Fan to go to Shanghe Village opposite.

Along the way, the three of them had to talk.

These past two days, Fan has been sewing at home according to the pictures, and has already made several kinds of clothes. "All the cotton at home has been used to make winter clothes, and there is none left. We don't have time to go to the city to buy more. It was your clan leader's grandmother who gave me an idea. I stuffed the clothes with bran. Hey, you know what, although it's not soft when held, it's still bulging, and it looks quite realistic!"
I thought, then we can use inferior coarse cloth and mix it with the husk to make it, which will save a lot of costs and the selling price can be lower. I think many rural families will be willing to buy it for their children. "

Huang Chunni's eyes sparkled when she heard this. She had also been making a new look that Shi Liu gave her these past two days. She had made the bear first and hadn't stuffed it with cotton yet. But she wasn't as smart as her great-aunt to come up with this idea.

Shi Liu listened and said, "Aunt Zutang's idea is very good, but let's just make cotton in our workshop."

Mrs. Fan was puzzled, "Why?" She was in charge of the workshop affairs, so she naturally wanted to ask for clarification, so as not to misunderstand Shi Liu's thoughts and make mistakes.

Shi Liu said, "Since we want to make a unique toy, we must make sure everything from workmanship to materials is fine. Although the bran can make the doll swell up, it doesn't feel good, and the surface of the doll doesn't look smooth, which affects the quality.

Furthermore, when these dolls made of coarse cloth or linen stuffed with bran come on the market, there will inevitably be women like my great aunt who will be reluctant to buy them. Instead, they will come to the shop to see the styles of the dolls and then go back to make them for their own children. It's just a piece of linen and a handful of bran, so why should they spend money to buy them from the shop?

Just leave it to them.”

There is no need to waste the labor for this two cents. It is more important to use the labor to make the cotton dolls.

Fan was immediately embarrassed. "I didn't think so much. I just thought about how to save costs and get everyone to buy it. Shi Liu is right. This coarse linen and chaff is really not worth the money. People make it themselves. How can I be willing to spend money to buy it?"

I was reluctant to buy a doll in the first place, and this one made of linen husk made me even more reluctant to spend money on it.

Pomegranate was the one who thought it through. When it comes to business, you have to do it well. This puppet made of chaff is really not good enough.

Shi Liu laughed and said, "Aunt Zutang is also thinking about the workshop. I think she is very quick-witted. She has figured out that chaff can be used to fill puppets."

Fan felt even more embarrassed after hearing this. She was just taking advantage of a loophole.

The three of them talked all the way and soon arrived at Patriarch Fan's house.

When Chief Fan saw Shi Liu, he said, "My cousin has entrusted the rental of the house to me. I will take you to see the house first, and then sign the documents to rent the house. I will have someone clean it up today and it will be ready for use tomorrow!"

Then they left Patriarch Fan's house and headed towards the Qing River. They first passed the school and then the Fan family. After a few steps, they arrived at Fan Yunzi's house.

The house is not small, and the blue brick and tile house is still brand new. There is no need for repair in a few years. When I opened the door and went in, I saw a large yard with an old tree in the yard. I heard that the tree was not moved when the original house was demolished and rebuilt. The tree is almost a hundred years old, and it is so thick and strong that it takes several people to hug it.

There is such an old tree in the yard, which casts a lot of shade in the yard. If it is summer, it is cool, but in winter, it is very cold.

Fortunately, this house faces south and is very sunny. The sun is out today, so it doesn't seem gloomy or anything.

In addition to this large courtyard, there are three rooms on each side of the house, and the main house also has three rooms in a row. There is also a backyard with a few small houses, which serve as firewood rooms and storage rooms.

Such a spacious house, if it was in the city, would cost at least two taels of silver a month to rent. But the village was different from the city, and they were not outsiders. The younger brother asked him to do it himself, and Chief Fan was not polite, only asking Shi Liu to pay eight cents of silver a month.

When Shi Liu heard this, she thought it was impossible, as it was too cheap. She didn't want to take advantage of the owner. If it wasn't the owner's ancestral home, she would never sell it. In fact, she could just buy something better.

But I can’t sell it, and if I rent it from someone else, I can’t let myself suffer a loss while renting it, right?
The old man and the young boy each insisted on their own opinion. After much persuasion, they finally agreed on a monthly rent of one tael of silver, and added two cents to make it an even number, which came to twelve taels of silver a year.

Shi Liu simply paid one year's rent and signed the documents, and Patriarch Fan gave her all the keys.

"Only the main house will remain untouched. You can arrange the other houses as you wish."

Since it is the ancestral home, the main east room is naturally different.

Shi Liu understood and nodded in agreement, "These few side rooms are enough. If we use this main room as a place for the workers to eat, it will be enough."

After signing the documents, the next step was to clean up the house and get ready to start construction.

This house is often looked after by someone else. The yard is clean and there are no weeds. If they want to tidy it up, all they have to do is sweep it.

Fan rolled up her sleeves, found a bucket in the kitchen, fetched water from the well in the yard, and prepared to start working.

Seeing this, Shi Liu hurriedly called her back, "Don't worry, auntie, we can deal with the cleaning later. Go with your aunt first and gather all the people in the village who are good at sewing and ask them if they are willing to work in the workshop. Recruit them first."

When Fan heard this, she looked at Lu and nodded, saying, "Okay, we'll go right away."

One of them has her maiden family in this village, and the other has been married in this village for more than ten years. They are all from the same clan and are very familiar with each household.

After discussing it together, they had a rough idea of ​​which women were good at embroidery and had good tempers.

If we want to recruit people to work, we naturally cannot hire those who are troublesome. Although they are all relatives, there are so many people, and there are bound to be a few with bad tempers.

The two of them went, and Huang Chunni picked up the bucket and said, "I'll do the sweeping."

Shi Liu called her back again, "Sister-in-law, don't bother with this. It's cold, be careful not to get cold. Besides, how long are you going to clean up by yourself? Once we get some help, we can all work together. It won't take a moment."

After hearing this, Huang Chunni did as she pleased. She listened to Shi Liu.

The two sisters-in-law prepared to walk around the house.

Someone entered the yard, and it was an old woman with a broom in her hand.

"Miss Shiliu, please go upstairs and sit down and have a rest. My wife asked me to help you clean the house!" But Lu was afraid that after she and Fan left, Shiliu would have to clean the house by herself, so when she passed by her home, she called her maid to come over.

Pomegranate: ...I'm really not that diligent, it's such a cold day.