Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 133

Shopkeeper Feng took a two-pronged approach, inquiring about Fudou and gloves at the same time, and soon got the same answer, so he came to Taoyuan Village non-stop to talk to Xiuyao and the others about business.

After hearing him tell the whole story, Xiuyao smiled and said: "When we met at the fair that day, I thought that Uncle Feng was not an ordinary person, he was indeed a big shopkeeper."

Shopkeeper Feng shook his head, "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, Feng also looked away, and didn't know that the two girls were the little bosses."

After saying a few more words, he began to discuss ways of cooperation, "We are businessmen, so we keep our ugly words in mind to avoid any misunderstandings in the future. Our shop is a big shop, and we do big business. Our county The markets in various villages and some peddlers will go to us to get the goods, so we go in a large amount, but our prices will be lower. So I want to discuss with some of you, can you send all the Fudou to others in the future? We will no longer give it to another family."

This is naturally good, you don’t have to deal with many people, and the Qin family does wholesale by themselves, even if there are more than five or ten wholesalers, and this is limited by the nature of the product, it is impossible for such a magical place to wholesale, so There is a big shop willing to buy the goods, this is the best way out.

Both Liu Shi and Xiurong think it's good, so it's up to Xiuyao.Xiuyao smiled and said: "Of course this is good, but I also have a condition. If shopkeeper Feng agrees, then it will be done. If not, then I have nothing to do."

Shopkeeper Feng had already thought about it, and he would definitely negotiate the terms with a low price. He smiled and said, "Xiuyao, just talk about it, and we can discuss it later."

Xiuyao said with a smile: "Uncle Feng, that's right. I have sent goods to several companies before, and they are all small businesses, and they are also near here. Because they have been looking for me to get goods, and the price has been set, I also I can't bear to let them go to the county again. So, if Uncle Feng accepts them and takes goods from me, then I don't think there is any problem."

When Shopkeeper Feng heard it, it was that simple?He laughed and said, "Of course, of course, that's good. The ten villages with Taoyuan as the center can come to you to get goods. Anyway, it's close."

Xiuyao said: "Anyway, except for those regular customers who pay eight yuan a catty, if other people come, I will pay at least twelve yuan. So, Uncle Feng can accept this price."

Shopkeeper Feng pondered for a while and said: "Let's just say that although this Fudou is delicious, it is a gadget after all, and it will be limited. The current retail price can still be sold at [-] or [-], but it will not work after a while. Then the delivery price of our shop will be set within ten yuan. So, Xiuyao, can you lower your Bawen a little bit?"

Xiurong said: "Shopkeeper Feng, if it's too cheap, then we might as well not do it, and we'll be very tired."

Shopkeeper Feng said with a smile: "Naturally, we can save money, so how about five cents a catty?"

Mrs. Liu doesn't understand business, and she doesn't know how to talk about this thing, so she doesn't intervene, just talking in a low voice with Zhou Qiang's wife.

Xiuyao glanced at her mother, and seeing that she didn't care, she knew that she wanted to make decisions for herself, she glanced at Xiurong, "Sister, why don't we each take a step back, and our family will work harder, after all, shopkeeper Feng You also need to make money, and those who go to the market also need to make money, so let’s just spend six dollars.”

Xiurong counted with her fingers, and after a while, she said: "It's okay, but it doesn't make much money."

Xiuyao laughed and said, "Anyway, we are just earning hard money." Soon people will know that it is made of sweet potatoes. With the power of the Feng family, it is estimated that it will be easy to get some sweet potatoes.And she currently has the sweet potato planting techniques and secrets, but as long as she is willing, she can learn it.Besides, Xiuyao didn't think about keeping it a secret, but she just did it for a year, and she didn't like to deal with this thing after raising pigs.

Shopkeeper Feng also agreed with the six money, and he will make some money by shipping nine or ten.

What's more, this business is just for the purpose of getting all the goods, not for making any money, he can't let people come to buy Fudou, it's a loss of reputation for a shop as big as the Feng family to have no such goods.

After talking about Fudou, he started discussing gloves again, which was the main purpose of his trip.

"Xiuyao, this glove, do you think we can cooperate with each other?" Shopkeeper Feng said, "We can pay, and then you hire people to buy cotton, spin yarn, weave, and then just give us gloves."

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Okay." This is the best way, and the family doesn't need to pay for it. To be honest, with the current situation of their family, they don't have the money to buy so much cotton and hire so many people to weave gloves.

It is purely handmade, not a machine, and the knitting of the gloves is still very slow. She is not optimistic at all, and feels that she cannot make a lot of money.Of course, except that it is the court that buys gloves for the army or messengers, they are in large quantities and can naturally make money.

Shopkeeper Feng said with a smile: "The little boss calculates the price?"

Xiuyao solemnly took out a homemade wicker charcoal pencil from her sleeve and asked Zhou Qiang for a piece of white paper, and then counted in a serious manner.Shopkeeper Feng looked curiously and said with a smile, "It's amazing that Xiuyao can still read."

Xiurong smiled and said: "But my little sister doesn't know how to use a pen, she can only draw with a fire stick." She always thought it was because the family didn't have money to buy paper and pens, and Xiuyao was used to learning with a fire stick, so she wouldn't With a brush.Xiuyao naturally knows how to use brushes, but it's more convenient to use this kind of charcoal pens that she made herself. You can pack them with a piece of cloth, stuff them in your pocket, and take them out when you need them. It's quick and convenient.

Xiuyao made a list on the white paper, on which were written the needed items: rolled and loose cotton, a spinning wheel, bamboo chopsticks or bamboo rake teeth, and other small items.If shopkeeper Feng provides all the necessary items, the price is twelve yuan a pair, and if only finished products are needed, twenty yuan a pair.

Shopkeeper Feng looked at it, and said: "Xiuyao, we have a shop, it is always convenient. We have an advantage over you in collecting cotton. It may be cheaper for you to collect a hundred catties, but as the demand increases If it is a few hundred catties, it will be expensive."

Xiuyao said with a smile: "We also expected it, so I hope you all provide it, and we will find someone to process it."

Shopkeeper Feng thought for a while, then made some calculations, and said: "The quantity is large, can it be controlled at 35 yuan a pair?" They talked with the county government about [-] yuan to [-] yuan, so naturally they wanted to earn more. This thing is new now, and it will be very cheap when it becomes popular in the future.And the county government's procurement will be more expensive if it is reported layer by layer. According to the estimation of shopkeeper Feng, it may cost more than one hundred yuan per pair.

Now that the river is rich, the higher-ups are trying their best to dredge the river, and they treat the porters kindly, even if they eat and pay back a little wages, but working in winter is hard work after all, and none of the porters do their best. .With this glove, it can protect the hands of the messengers, regardless of whether it is effective or not, but even if the political achievements of the county government and the river channel here, it will be something that will show their face at that time.Today's sage governs the country with benevolence, love and filial piety.

So, as soon as he went home and told the second master, the matter was settled.The second master asked him to order a batch first, and then send them to the county government and the river to show them. If it is done, then he will show his face in front of the master.Most of the Feng family's shop will be managed by him at that time.

Xiuyao guessed that there was something tricky in it, but naturally she didn't know so much, she just wanted to make money by herself and the women she found could make money.She thought for a while and said, "Uncle Feng, I'm sorry about this. The minimum price for a large batch is [-] Wen. You see, these gloves are densely knitted with one stitch, so you can't be lazy. You also need to knit them during the day and at night." It took several days to come out with a pair, even if we took the job, we should have more time."

If there is no ready-made lint, you have to gin cotton. One person works for ten hours a day, which means that you can gin more than six catties and produce more than two catties of lint.A woman who is proficient in spinning thread can only spin two or two threads a day for one thread, and must be spun into the required number of strands before she can weave gloves.

She came up with an idea: "So, Uncle Feng, I think you'd better buy ready-made lint. In addition, it would be best if you could buy spun yarn, so that those women who don't come to weave gloves can also be busy." Woolen cloth."

Shopkeeper Feng thought it was good, "Then let's do it this way." He took out a document with some content already written on it, just fill in the price and so on.

Although Xiuyao knew some characters, she couldn't understand the meaning better, so she asked Shopkeeper Feng to read it to them.After listening, Xiuyao found that they were well prepared, and even asked for secrecy.

Xiuyao smiled and said: "Master Feng, we also want to keep this secret. We have the same idea as you, but there is a problem that is difficult to control, and that is the people who come to work. This is not too complicated. To let If they do it, we must let them know, so if it really gets out, I'm afraid... "

Shopkeeper Feng said: "In this way, everyone who comes to work, we will require them to press their fingerprints. If anyone who leaks out will have to pay for money and go to jail, they will definitely not dare." He is not afraid of Xiuyao, but just guarding As for the people in other shops, among other things, there are several companies in the county that often compete with them.

Xiuyao agreed. Originally, she wanted those women to go home to weave. From this point of view, it would be better to come to her house, but her house is such a small place, I'm afraid it won't work.

Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law heard it, and said with a smile: "What's the problem? Come to my house. My house is big, and I also pour hot water and burn a hot kang."

Shopkeeper Feng smiled and said, "How much does Mrs. Zhou want?"

Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law smiled and said, "It's more or less. We've been dealing with each other for so many years, and we've done a lot of sewing work for the Feng family. It's an old relationship. Just pay for some firewood."

When shopkeeper Feng heard this, he stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Since this is the case, then I am also in charge. We will pay for the money for burning grass, tea, lamp oil and so on. How about seven cents a day? Do it for a month, and after the new year, we will pay for it." a month."

Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law did the math, seven coins a day, 210 coins a month, she said with a smile: "Middle, I'll give in too, two hundred coins will be fine."

At this time, Mrs. Liu asked: "What about the people who come to work for lunch?"

Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law smiled and said, "Let them bring it themselves. It's not so easy to make some money directly these days, especially women, when they hear that there is work to do, whoever doesn't rush to come, don't worry about the food, let them bring it by themselves and we are responsible for it." Warm it up, take care of some pickles."

Xiuyao knew that what she said was true, not everyone was as lucky as the second sister, if the Feng family didn't want insoles, even if she was good at sewing, she would have no place to make money.The countryside is different from the city. The city relies on handicrafts to make a living, and all the countrymen farm the land. If it’s not a major event, no one will spend money to buy other people’s needles and threads.

Xiuyao said: "Success, that's it. Auntie has prestige, why don't we partner with Auntie, and everyone can earn money."

When Zhou Qiang and his wife heard this, they were overjoyed immediately and did not refuse. Zhou Qiang's wife smiled and said, "If that's the case, then I'd rather be obedient than respectful. Don't worry, I'll take care of finding the right person for you. No one will dare to come." If it is troublesome, no one will dare to leak it."

Because of her prestige among the daughters-in-law, Xiuyao often finds people to work and earn some money for them. Everyone listens to her, so she is naturally more prestige than the Qin family.If they all go to Qin's house, Xiuyao can't be sure what will happen.In this way, Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law was recruited into the group, and she was willing to make money, and she didn't think it was a long-term solution, but only a temporary profit, so everyone was happy.

In order to keep it secret, so as not to cause trouble, Xiuyao also asked Zhou Qiang to say that she took the job and that the Qin family came to help.Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law understood and naturally agreed.

Shopkeeper Feng clapped his palms and smiled: "Okay, okay, this is good, the sisters of the Qin family are ingenious, and the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family can manage people. I can rest assured if you cooperate." He pushed the deed over, "Let's sign it, There is also a copy for fingerprinting of those who come to work."

Xiuyao discussed with Liushi and Xiurong again, and everyone agreed, so Liushi pressed her fingerprints on her behalf.

Shopkeeper Feng first took out two taels of money from the bag, and said to Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law and Xiuyao: "This is two taels of money, you can find someone first, the cotton will be delivered tomorrow, and the spinning machine will be used by each family. ,OK."

Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law smiled and said: "Success." She went to bring a box and a stack of papers, and said to Xiuyao: "Xiuyao, since you can read a few words, you can take care of the money box. It is used for daily accounting." He said and handed the key to her.

Xiuyao didn't refuse either, after all, whoever gets the money box has the right to speak.This was originally a business of my own family, if Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law took care of everything, then after they taught others, it would be of little significance.

So Xiuyao didn't refuse to take the key, and Liu Shi was relieved to see Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law took the initiative to do so. To avoid any disputes in the future, it's better to take the key to the cash box alone.

Now that everything was agreed upon, everyone went back to prepare. Xiuyao also asked shopkeeper Feng to prepare knitting needles together.When she came, Xiurong brought a pair of them and showed them to them. Xiuyao said that metal or bamboo ones are fine.Shopkeeper Feng is willing to help make some of the metal ones, and then find someone to sharpen some of the bamboo ones. After all, the metal ones cannot be made all at once.

After discussing, shopkeeper Feng didn't waste time, took the servant and drove the carriage and left.

Zhou Qiang's daughter-in-law, Zhang Guifang, also went to find the trustworthy daughter-in-laws in Siwai Village who had done work for her before.

Leaving Zhou Qiang's house, Xiurong said excitedly: "Mother, I didn't expect that we would also hire someone."

Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "This is also the opportunity given by shopkeeper Feng, and your aunt is willing to help." Although Zhang Guifang also wanted to make money, Mrs. Liu still thought about the help he had done before. Return people's previous favors.

She said to Xiuyao: "Your aunt is a real person with a heart, but you have a good heart, we can trust you."

(End of this chapter)