Early the next morning, Widow Hao pulled a trolley, followed by her two daughters, who helped push it behind when the road was bad. The trolley contained the fruits of the family's labor yesterday. We rushed all the way to the woolen mill outside Xizhimen.
In the morning, there were many people waiting to leave the city at Xizhimen. At this time, the city gate has not yet opened.
There are many, or they are dancing on burdens, with a basket on one side containing cotton yarn. Or pulling a frame cart loaded with cotton yarn, or using a wheelbarrow to push cotton yarn waiting for people leaving the city.
You can tell at a glance that these are the people who bought spinning machines yesterday.
They installed it that day and started trying out the machine. At the same time, they have doubts about whether the wool spinning mill can fulfill its promise to underwrite all products as long as they are of high quality.
So, I worked all night long yesterday, and this morning I brought the products to the woolen mill for delivery.
People in this era were very cautious. After all, the reputation of the government in the late Ming Dynasty was really not good. If the reputation of the royal family was not recognized by the people, it would be difficult to promote these spinning machines. Everyone is afraid of being cheated.
In fact, when I used it at home last night, I discovered that these spinning machines are really effective. I almost believed it in my heart. However, with so much cotton yarn, sales are also a problem. After all, underwriting is the biggest motivation for them to buy machines.
Ordinary people don’t buy cotton yarn. They spin and weave their own yarn. Only surplus yarn is sold to weaving workshops in the market.
If it were not for the large-scale acquisitions by woolen mills, cotton yarn would actually be in a buyer's market for weaving workshops.
But now, due to the huge scale of the wool spinning mill, the weaving workshops can no longer buy enough cotton yarn. They had to rely on themselves to recruit spinners.
Everyone look at each other. Everyone understands that this is for delivery to the woolen mill.
Everyone was feeling uneasy, and when the city gate opened, they all swarmed towards the Gaoliang River.
Today, Director Zhou predicted in advance that many people would come to deliver the goods. He arranged for a dozen tables to be lined up in the open space in front of the factory gate in advance.
Several shopkeepers in charge of purchasing are sitting here, and a dozen boys are preparing to receive the goods on site.
He also specifically asked the kitchen to cook more than a dozen pots of corn porridge and prepare some porridge and vegetables. Let Orito, who gets up early to deliver the goods, have a hot breakfast.
"The factory director is here, here he is," a boy shouted loudly, "he must be here to deliver the goods."
In the distance, the sky is bright, and a group of people are meandering over carrying burdens, pushing carts, and pulling frame carts. Shopkeeper Tian, who was responsible for purchasing cotton yarn, shouted loudly: "Come to the delivery side. Inspect the goods first. Then settle the payment. After delivering the goods, go to the side to have breakfast."
Widow Hao and her two daughters were in the procession and saw bright lights in the open space in front of the factory. The small square made of hardened cement was kept clean.
There was a large scale on the ground, and Chu Qiang, the boy who had collected their goods before, was also waiting there. Suddenly I felt warm in my heart. .net
It seems that this woolen mill run by the royal family really does not bully these common people. We do what we say, if we say we will purchase all qualified cotton yarn, we will do so.
Widow Hao was at the front of the queue, and soon her family arrived.
They unloaded all the baskets from the cart. Widow Hao smiled and said: "Brother Chu, I didn't expect you to open the door for purchase so early. I thought I had to wait until work started. Thank you for your hard work."
Chu Qiang said: "It's not hard work. This is all required by the factory director. I know that what everyone is most worried about is underwriting. So, we got up on the fourth day of the morning and are waiting for you here."
Widow Hao suddenly felt warm in her heart, wiped away her tears, and quickly asked her two daughters to put baskets of cotton yarn on the scale.
"Sixty pounds and three taels"
"First grade."
"Seventy-one and a half pounds"
"Second-class product."
Soon, Widow Hao's goods were inspected and weighed. They were taken to the table next to them, where there was a cashier who settled the accounts directly for them according to quantity and quality.
"There are four cents, five cents of silver and seven copper coins in total. After you have counted them correctly, press your fingerprints here and another one here."
I didn’t expect that the yarn would be sold out so easily. Money was also received. Not bad at all.
Widow Hao felt a little unreal. But looking at the money in his hand, he knew it was true. The woolen mill was really reimbursed. And the payment was settled at that time.
In this case, we can really seize this opportunity to build more spinning machines and find more weavers. This business can be done.
"From the Hao family, today, the factory director specially asked the canteen to cook porridge and provide breakfast for free. Come and eat here. After you finish the meal, go back. You are here so early today, so you must not have eaten." Chu Qiang smiled. said.
There was nothing good about this meal, but it was all pure grain, not mixed with wild vegetables or anything like that. Many poor families are reluctant to eat food like this.
Widow Hao and her two daughters thanked her profusely, sat on a table and chair aside, and drank rice porridge cooked with chopped corn. There are also several large pots of porridge and vegetables on the table.
The master chef was making porridge and said: "Eat as much as you can, it's up to you. But you can't waste it, you must finish it."
A middle-aged man next to him smiled and said: "Don't worry, master, who will have leftover rice in this day and age? I will lick the rice grains clean for you, and there is no need to wash the bowl."
Seeing how disgusting he said, the master laughed and scolded: "You kid, you are disgusting me. You licked the bowl, how can others use it? It's disgusting to look at."
The two daughters looked at the golden corn porridge, ate two big bowls, and wanted to eat more. But was dragged away by Widow Hao. It’s not that I’m afraid that my two daughters will be shameful because of their gluttony. Instead, she wanted to rush to the spinning machine rental shop as soon as possible.
Now everyone knows that this underwriting is reliable. There are many smart people. Who wouldn’t love to do this kind of business without worrying about sales? Spinning machines can also be rented with very little down payment. If we don't take advantage of the opportunity to set up a cotton mill, we will miss the opportunity in vain.
When they arrived at the spinning machine shop, there were already a dozen people in front of them.
This time she decisively took out a loan to buy six more spinning machines. The loan is repaid in twelve installments over three years.
Seeing Widow Hao's generosity, the shopkeepers praised her repeatedly. What a hero among women.
There are many people who see the opportunity now. However, many big men are still hesitating. It is really admirable that Widow Hao, a female prostitute, has such courage.
Soon, the Haojia Spinning Mill, which owned eight Jenny spinning machines, was listed. A simple factory building was built in the family yard using bamboo poles and straw. Turn the entire yard into a factory. Eight spinning machines were placed in the yard.
Widow Hao's family of four opened a spinning mill.
She was going to go back to her natal family in Xianghe. Hire six women who can spin. Let the eldest daughter and mother-in-law be responsible for supervising these female workers. I and my youngest daughter were responsible for purchasing cotton.
The consumption of eight spinning machines requires a whole truckload of cotton to be used as raw material every day.
