The bosses of the paper money shops in the county originally liked Chu's paper ingots more, but if the Chu family didn't sell them, they had no other options. Now when they received the news, they all had a little doubt. Didn't the boss of the Chu family say that Their workshop is small and they can’t make it.
But the next day, they all went to Chu Ji’s funeral on Changqing Street early. If this was true, they would not be able to get the goods if they arrived late!
Because these bosses later went to the Yang family to buy copper coins and burn paper, some of them went to the door of the Chu family shop again, feeling a little embarrassed.
Boss Wang scratched his head. He was the first to purchase goods from the Chu family, and the first to switch sides and go to the Yang family. Seeing that the Chu family actually kept their promise, he notified him as soon as he could wholesale paper ingots. I felt a little ashamed in my heart for no reason. I looked at Chu Yi who had just opened the shop and asked, "Boss Chu, is it really the message you gave me yesterday?"
Chu Yi said truthfully: "It's me. The workshop at home no longer needs to make copper coins and burn paper. It happens to be converted into paper ingots. As soon as the first batch came out yesterday, I informed everyone that the wholesale price is three and a half yuan per piece, two hundred. Start batching."
Everyone knew why the Chu family's workshop stopped making copper coins and burning paper. Although they had some doubts about the price of the paper ingots for a while, they looked at each other and didn't know what to say.
Shen Luzhu saw it and couldn't help but find it a little funny: "Bosses, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"Can the price of this paper ingot be lowered? You don't sell it for five cents each, but your member still pays forty cents and ten cents. The purchase price is three and a half cents. Our profit is indeed a bit low. There’s no competitiveness.”
Shen Luzhu smiled and explained: "As you said, boss, my house only sells it for five cents each. Looking at the appearance of this paper ingot, I know that the cost will not be cheap. A profit of one and a half cents is the most I can give everyone. . Moreover, these paper ingots are rarely bought in quantities of one or two. Most of them are bought in quantities of five or ten. The profit for one may not seem to be much, but when the quantity is large, the profit is much greater than burning paper with copper coins."
Chu Yi added lightly: "If the bosses feel it is not suitable, we will cooperate again if we have the opportunity in the future. My workshop is small and I won't make much this time. If you all get the goods, I'm afraid there won't be enough."
Boss Wang has always been the most intolerant of encouragement and temptation. Upon hearing what the young couple said, he hurriedly came to the counter and said, "I want it, I want it. Boss Chu will give me two hundred first. Ah, no, no, no, still." Give me four hundred!"
"Then I want two hundred first, and I'll sell them first."
"I'll take a look at two hundred of them too."
Chu Yi responded: "Okay, will the bosses take it away immediately, or will they instruct people to pick up the goods at some time?"
"I brought my guy here, just take him away."
Some people hurriedly ordered goods from the Chu family, while others felt that the profit was a bit small and there was no profit, or they thought that the Yang family might have cheaper products in a few days, so they planned to wait and see again, but the small The couple's results on the first day were very gratifying. Before closing the shop in the afternoon, the paper ingots in the warehouse had dropped by nearly 70%.
The young couple calculated that the Winter Clothes Festival has just passed, and the paper money business will not enter the peak season until around the Lunar New Year. It will take some time for these shops that wholesale paper ingots to sell all the paper ingots they have bought. It should be no problem to sell the remaining ones in my hands before the twelfth lunar month.
It was only a few days later that the Yang family learned from the owner of another store where the goods were purchased that the Chu family had begun wholesale paper ingots, and the sales were pretty good. The old man of the Yang family lost his temper over this.
"We have already planned to co-author it. If we don't wholesale copper coins and burn paper, we will wholesale paper ingots instead. You guys are saying that you are giving in. What a coward. They don't take my Yang family seriously at all!"
Mr. Yang is used to covering the sky with only one hand at home. If he gets really angry, even Yang Fangsheng, the most generous and generous third child, will have to bow his head like a quail and listen to instructions, not to mention Yang Fangwen, who is always more honest. There is also Yang Fangwu who is more thoughtful.
But the anger of the old man of the Yang family could not be dissipated by quietly listening to the instructions. After scolding his son, he also called in the steward of the workshop to scold him: "A bunch of rubbish, they are just an origami thing. Just copy it." It’s been more than two months and I haven’t even had a cure, so what do you do for a living as a manager?”
The workers in Yang's workshop are somewhat mobile. Although the steward has only been working for two or three years, he can be considered an old man. He naturally understands Mr. Yang's temper. He just lowered his head and looked obedient, listening carefully to the scolding. Nod from time to time to admit your mistakes.
After all, he was almost seventy years old. After a few curses, he was a little out of breath. Mr. Yang calmly said: "All workers in the workshop will deduct one month's wages. If you can't get it out before the end of the year, you, the manager, will stop working!" "
When the manager heard that he wanted to deduct wages, he immediately raised his head: "Old man, this month's income has doubled compared to previous months. The workers are waiting for this month's wages. Even if there is no reward, how can we still deduct everyone's wages?" Guy’s wages?”
Yang Fangwu also advised softly: "Dad, you are still angry. It's better to talk about this later when you calm down."
The old man of the Yang family smashed the tea bowl beside the table: "Are you the boss, or am I the boss? If you can't do it, get out of here!"
The weather was getting colder and colder. Shen Luzhu was planning to go to Aunt Sun's cloth shop to buy a few sets of ready-made clothes for the old and young at home. That day, he took Chu Xiuxiu to the cloth shop next door while the shop was not busy.
Although the Sun family's shop is a cloth shop, it also sells ready-made clothes. The shop has been renovated, and half of the area has been covered as a shop floor. On one side are various kinds of fabrics, and on the other side are various hangings. of ready-to-wear.
Shen Luzhu and Xiu Xiu picked out two pairs of clothes for everyone in the family, but they were only in trouble when it came to Zhengzheng. Not to mention Aunt Sun, there were very few shops selling ready-made clothes for children like this in the entire county. .
There was nothing for sale, so Shen Luzhu could only turn to the other side to pick some soft fabrics, planning to make them for his fat son. But now, children are becoming more and more difficult to fool. If he goes back and sees others with new clothes, he will be the only one. No, I'm afraid I'm going to have a little temper.
Seeing Shen Luzhu thoughtfully, Aunt Sun thought she was worrying about making clothes, so she gave an idea: "Don't talk about our cloth shop, even the ready-made clothes shop sells very little, but deer Bamboo, if you are worried about making clothes, I have a solution. Among the female workers who send me ready-made clothes, there is one who is particularly good at her craftsmanship. If you trust her, I will call her over. As for the price, I can also help. Discuss it with her again."
"I can trust you, but how quick is the female worker?"
"It's pretty fast, but there aren't a lot of jobs taken by that person. So when I ask the clerk to pick up the goods in the afternoon, I'll stop by and ask her what she thinks."
Shen Luzhu smiled and thanked: "Then I'll bother you, ma'am."
"What's the trouble? You support my family's business so much and I haven't even thanked you yet!"
I thought I would be able to get accurate information that afternoon, but Xiangren was chatting with Chu Yi in the shop when I saw Aunt Sun coming to see someone: "Lu Zhu, do you have time at this moment? That person is coming Yes, you are in my shop right now, so take Zhengzheng with you, and if the deal is settled, just take the measurements."
When Shen Luzhu led Zhengzheng into the gate of Buzhuang, he really didn't expect to see a familiar figure inside that he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Deer bamboo?"
"Miss Lin!"
Lin Qiuyi never dreamed that she would see Shen Luzhu again in the Sun family's cloth village. After she left Kaoshan Village at the full moon, she first went to the town to stay for a few days. Later, she heard that the local county magistrate was a rare person. After careful consideration, she moved to the county seat, thinking that since the county magistrate was a good official, it would be safer for her to live closer to the county government office.
She originally thought about doing some small business by herself, but the prices of shops and houses in the county were obviously beyond her budget, and she thought it was more dangerous to do business alone, so she gave up the idea. Although Lin Qiuyi had some money, she didn't want to sit back and have nothing, so she finally found a job making garments.
The two of them were surprised when they first met. They didn't expect that since the other party had also moved to the county, they stood in Sun's shop and chatted about their current situation and what happened after they broke up.
When she learned that the Chu family had opened a shop next to Buzhuang, Lin Qiuyi was dumbfounded for a moment: "I rented in a small courtyard on the county Yabei Street, but I didn't expect it to be so close. It's also my fault. She had little contact with other people, so she continued her job of making clothes. Aunt Sun also sympathized with me as a woman living alone. She often asked the shop assistants to stop by and pick up the clothes from me. Otherwise, you guys Opening a shop, I have to come and have a look no matter what."
Lin Qiuyi was very happy. In order to thank Aunt Sun for taking care of her, she rushed over as soon as she heard that her neighbor who was close to her wanted to make clothes for her.
Aunt Sun also thought this was very magical, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that you two are still old acquaintances."
"I have to thank my aunt for this, otherwise I really don't know when I will know that the Chu family has also moved to the county."
"Since you know each other, I won't get involved. You can talk among yourselves. If you need anything, just call me."
"It's done, thank you very much, ma'am."
Shen Luzhu took Lin Qiuyi to his yard. Everyone in the Chu family was also surprised by this. He also kept her at home for dinner and told her that if she needed help in the future, she could come to them.
Zhengzheng's clothes were naturally found, but Lin Qiuyi insisted not to accept any money, and had to pay Aunt Sun's money for the fabric as well, treating it as her New Year's gift to Zhengzheng in advance.
The young couple naturally refused: "How can this be done? You are making money from this craft now. How can we take advantage of this?"
"What kind of advantage is this? It's nothing compared to how you took care of me back then."
Speaking of this, Shen Luzhu suddenly remembered something: "What are you talking about, why did you leave the house deed and land deed under Zhengzheng's quilt when you left? When you were alone, the most important thing was to leave more money with you for us. do what."
At this time, Chu Yi also handed over the deed of Uncle Chu's house that he had just returned to the house early to find to his wife and returned it to Lin Qiuyi.
Lin Qiuyi absolutely refused to take it back: "When I bought this house and land, I paid a lot of money and didn't spend much money. Your family saved my life, so I should do something to express my gratitude. Besides, I have heard about your family’s affairs, so these things should be yours.”
