Jiang Michia opened her mouth to explain, "This has the advantage of being heavy. Farmers carry these baskets for menial work and carry heavy things. The bamboo baskets made by my father are thick and durable. But the disadvantage is that it is a little heavier, but most farmers are very strong, so they don’t feel heavy.”
When weaving the bamboo baskets, Jiang Mixia and Jiang Youcheng struggled to bend the brackets into a curvature, and curiously asked him why he didn't make them thinner, which would make the weaving easier. The reason Jiang Youcheng gave at that time was that he had just made the bamboo baskets. What she said.
"It's true." The man turned the bamboo basket over and saw that the base of the bamboo basket was indeed very strong and durable. He just nodded, "There is some truth in what you said."
"Can we make a lighter bamboo basket? It's smaller than this one and doesn't hold too much weight. How can it be light and easy to carry?"
Jiang Michia looked at Jiang Youcheng.
She knew very little about technical matters.
Jiang Youcheng nodded, "Yes, the bamboo strips should be thinner and narrower, and woven into a single layer. As long as you don't carry heavy things, they will be strong and durable."
"Yeah." Jiang Michia continued, "I just don't know how much you can ask for here?"
Father and daughter, one is honest and the other is smart, which is quite interesting.
There was some playfulness in the man's smile, and he knocked the bamboo basket with his hand again and said, "I will take these two away first, and you can make thinner and narrower bamboo baskets as you said, and weave them into the same shape." Yes, it should be much smaller than this bamboo basket."
While talking, the man made a rough gesture and said, "I want fifty."
Fifty?
Today we brought a total of fifteen items, which were sold for three hundred dollars. This is fifty items, which is a big deal.
In the past, he had worked all day long, and the harvest in the fields and the weaving of wattle baskets were only four or five taels of silver a year, which was enough for the family to eat, drink and chew all year round, so he saved a little money.
This one transaction is equivalent to two or three months of harvest!
Jiang Youcheng wanted to rub his hands together excitedly.
Jiang Michia pursed her lips and smiled, "It's really not a small amount, but this thing can be considered custom-made. It's best for our family to make it up first. You nodded, and then we made it up when you think it's okay. , otherwise you will be dissatisfied with what is compiled at that time, and it will not be suitable for both parties."
"It's better for our family to compile one first and show it to you tomorrow. You nod, we set the price and agree on the delivery time. You pay a deposit, we sign a simple document, and the deal is finalized. Yes, what do you think?"
Unhurried and orderly, a business deal is well arranged and the key points are clearly explained.
"Not bad." The man looked at the young Jiang Michia and nodded in approval, "I'll just do what you said."
"My name is Zhou Xing. I help my master take care of a small tea garden in the west. I just took it over and I am short of everything, so I came to town to take a stroll and buy some useful things."
Zhou Xingdao said, "You can make one up tomorrow and send it to our tea garden. I'll take a look. If it's good, we'll settle the deal. You go west and when you get to the hillside, look for Shaoji Tea Garden. Everyone knows this tea garden, it’s not hard to find.”
To the west of the town, there are several hillsides.
Jiang Michia has never been there, but he has heard that there are several tea gardens, orchards, flower fields, etc., which are all properties of wealthy families. The things inside are provided by the rich and powerful and cannot be seen outside.
"I'll listen to Manager Zhou, I'll deliver them tomorrow." Jiang Michia agreed with a smile, and said, "Then these two bamboo baskets are cheaper for Manager Zhou, so I'll give them forty coins."
Silly girl.
When Jiang Youcheng heard Jiang Michia's words, he suddenly became anxious.
It's such a big deal, why don't these two bamboo baskets be given away for free?
If Manager Zhou got angry because he didn't send these two bamboo baskets and stopped doing business, wouldn't it be a huge loss...
Jiang Youcheng winked at Jiang Michia desperately.
Jiang Michia's face was full of helplessness, but she couldn't explain it at this time, so she just pretended that she didn't see it.
"Brother, stop winking, your eyeballs are about to fly out." Zhou Xing laughed out loud, took out the money bag, counted forty dollars and gave it to Jiang Michia, stacked the two bamboo baskets together, I picked up the bottom one.
Then, he reached out and patted Jiang Youcheng's shoulder, "Your daughter is much better than you. It will be good to listen to your daughter's words in everything from now on."
Watching Zhou Xing walk away, Jiang Youcheng scratched the back of his head again and again, then looked at Jiang Michia with a confused look on his face, "What do you mean by this?"
"It means that it looks like a big deal, but now we don't have it in our hands. The money we can see may not fall into our pockets. It will be given away for free now. If the other party lies, this bamboo basket will be in vain. ." Jiang Michia said.
"What if this business is real?" Jiang Youcheng asked again.
"It's okay if it's true. If we set a good price tomorrow, we think we'll make more money. If you're willing to give me a little extra, I'll give you some. Even if you give me some benefits alone, as long as the business has been settled, that's fine."
Jiang Michia said, "In general, if you don't see a rabbit or a hawk, it's one thing and another. You must not start carrying the soup basin when you see a cake in front of you. By then, you won't be able to eat the cake and the soup plate will be gone." .”
Jiang Youcheng thought for a while and nodded heavily, "That's right."
Then he laughed and said, "My daughter can see clearly and understand clearly. At this age, dad is very confused."
"How can we have a daughter without a father?" Jiang Michia grabbed Jiang Youcheng's arm, "Dad, let's go and cut the flesh quickly."
"Let's go." Jiang Youcheng picked up the bamboo basket he used, packed up the hemp rope, and led Jiang Michia and Song Jingyun to the butcher shop.
This time I ordered three kilograms of pork belly, planning to stew it at noon and eat the rest slowly.
After buying the meat, Jiang Michia suggested buying another piece of tofu.
The little son-in-law worked hard to help with the housework at night, thinking about braised pork and fried tofu, so he had to reward him for his hard work.
After selling enough money today, Jiang Youcheng was very generous and listened to Jiang Michia and Song Jingyun in everything.
At noon, the family had a good meal again.
After eating enough to get ready for work, the whole family started thinking about making bamboo baskets in the afternoon.
The bamboo strips need to be thinner and narrower, and the bamboo slices for the base also need to be more weighty.
Jiang Youcheng was thinking about this matter there, and he was constantly trying to figure out how thick the bamboo strips should be, how to weave them appropriately, and how durable they should be.
Jiang Michia took a wooden stick and wrote and drew on the ground.
Song Jingyun tilted his head and looked, "What is this?"
"Pictures." Jiang Michia called Jiang Youcheng over, "Dad, look at the pictures I drew, which one is suitable?"
Jiang Youcheng came over and took a look.
There are two shapes. One is a normal basket, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, with a big mouth and a small bottom. The other has a big mouth and a small bottom, but a small neck in the middle and a slightly protruding belly.
"This one is as long as a vase, so I'm afraid it won't be suitable for use." Jiang Youcheng said, "This big object will get stuck in the neck."
