The five girls went home happily to eat, and Ruan Xi and the others also washed their hands and sat down to eat.

During the meal, Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan told Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng again about the exciting scene of selling clothes in the morning. This time they told it in detail and excitedly, which made Ruan Cuizhi even more excited and her heart was filled with more motivation.

After finishing her meal, she put down her bowl and chopsticks, wiped her mouth and washed her hands, and went back to the workshop to work.

Ruan Xi was not idle either. She followed Ruan Cuizhi to the main room, took a piece of cloth, sat down behind her sewing machine, and helped make clothes. Ruan Changsheng said he would go tomorrow, so of course he had to hurry out.

She took on more jobs last year and practiced a lot, especially for clothes, which require no thought at all about how to assemble and sew them. She just needs to pick up the pieces of cloth, put them together and operate the sewing machine. Therefore, her hands are very fast and she can produce a lot of clothes.

The girls were motivated because they had received their wages, so they went home immediately after dinner without taking a rest. When we get here, we wash our hands and sit down to work. We basically don't get up unless we need to get a piece of cloth or feel like going to the toilet.

Ruan Cuizhi was also afraid that they would be careless about quality in order to meet the demand for production and get paid, so she emphasized this issue during breaks in work. In order to avoid this from happening, she checked more carefully.

Ruan Xi worked here for half a day. After dinner, she still did not go back to school. She stayed and continued to work on the sewing machine for the whole night. The girls were not to be outdone. They all came back after dinner and rushed to work overtime.

Seven people worked overtime until late at night, and each one was more hardworking than the other. It was not until Yue Haofeng said that the power should be turned off that Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Xi stopped their work, washed up and went to bed. The five girls also stopped and went home to sleep.

After washing up and returning to the room, Yue Haofeng whispered to Ruan Cuizhi: "You are the elder, you have to know your limits. Money is endless, and health is more important. You have to balance work and rest in everything you do. You can't work so recklessly."

Ruan Cuizhi's mind was full of how their clothes were selling well and making a lot of money. The more they sold, the more money they would make. She didn't listen to what Yue Haofeng said at all. I was really sleepy. I got on the bed, leaned down, and fell asleep quickly when the pillow touched.

Yue Haofeng: “…”

He didn't say anything else and silently helped her cover her stomach with the thin quilt.

After covering himself, he reached out and turned on the light. The room became dark and only the sound of shallow breathing could be heard.

Ruan Xi slept late and soundly, and was woken up by Qian Chuan in bed before dawn. I opened my eyes and sat up from the bed. My head was still dizzy, but my body had already gotten out of bed to wash up.

Rural people love to raise chickens, pigs, and grow crops and vegetables. After arriving here, although Ruan Cuizhi and her family did not raise pigs, they bought seven or eight chicks in the early spring and raised them in the chicken coop in the yard, feeding them a little every day and waiting for them to grow up and lay eggs.

Ruan Xi stood by the water pressurized well in the yard brushing her teeth and washing up, listening to the clucking sounds of the hens in the chicken coop, and felt like she was back home. After washing up, she applied some cold cream, put on her schoolbag, rode her bicycle and went to the city with Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan.

Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan went to the stall to sell clothes, while Ruan Xi returned to school to attend classes.

She is very focused when she is working and selling things outside, and she is also very focused when she returns to school to study. The main thing is that Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng are doing their respective jobs very well, so she really has nothing to worry about.

After she successfully started her small workshop, things naturally went more smoothly.

The girls' speed and quality in making clothes are constantly improving, and they are gradually becoming skilled workers from novices. With Ruan Cuizhi supervising her, every aspect was under good control and she basically didn't have to worry about clothing making.

She didn't need to worry about Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan at all. They liked selling things and were better at it than her. They had figured out every intricacies of selling things, so they were more adept at it than she was.

She had to communicate a little more with Yue Haofeng, because every time she made a new style of clothing, she would give the matter of purchasing fabrics and other materials to Yue Haofeng, so she had to confirm many things with him.

Ruan Xi was the most tired in the early days. She had to arrange and take the lead in all matters and lead them. It took a lot of brainpower, energy and time. But after all these things were on track, she felt relieved.

Now all she has to do is draw the design, make the pattern, select the fabric and make the sample garments. When making the sample garments, if she feels that there is something inappropriate or not good-looking, she will make some modifications. After the sample clothes were finalized, the items to be imported were listed to Yue Haofeng.

After Yue Haofeng has bought all the materials, she will cut the fabric pieces according to the paper pattern.

After the cloth pieces were cut and the materials were prepared, the rest was taught to Ruan Cuizhi and the others.

Every time when Ruan Cuizhi and her colleagues had to make new styles and learn new skills, they would work a little slowly. But once they got used to making a certain style of clothing, their speed would quickly increase. After all, for them, speed is money.

Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan only set up a stall in the city for a short month, but they already became quite famous on the street. When other people are not making much money, they count money every day until their hands are tired, which inevitably attracts other people's attention.

It is still the same today, and the money sold in half a day is more than what the average person makes in a year.

Even so, Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan did not slack off. They stayed on the street all day and never slacked off or left early.

It was hot in June and they had a big parasol over the stall to shade it.

After lunch, Qian Chuan sat under an umbrella, drank water and rested.

Ruan Changsheng stood behind her, massaging her shoulders and back, and told her to go aside and rest more if she was fine.

While the couple was talking, a man in a bat-shaped shirt suddenly came to their stall.

It was the early 1980s, and although bat-top shirts and bell-bottom pants had become popular, they were also synonymous with weird clothing, and decent people didn't wear these clothes. If you go out wearing these clothes, you will probably be mistaken for a hooligan.

Of course, last year those who set up stalls were also called little hooligans, but young people no longer care about it.

No matter how he was dressed, no matter whether he was a man or a woman, as long as he came to the stall, he was a customer. Ruan Changsheng greeted him: "Are you going to buy clothes for your family? What kind do you want to buy? A shirt or a skirt?"

The man in the bat shirt didn't say anything. He stood beside the clothes rack and stretched out his hands to pull the clothes hanging on the rack for a while. After he finished picking up the food, he suddenly took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette and handed it to Ruan Changsheng.

Ruan Changsheng waved his hand and said, "I don't smoke, thank you."

The man in the bat shirt did not take it back, but said, "It's a good cigarette, you will know if you try it."

Ruan Changsheng did not refuse. Seeing that the man in the bat shirt was offering him a cigarette but refused, he took the cigarette and put it between his ears.

Qian Chuan sat on the stool and looked up at him, narrowing her eyes slightly and asked, "Is there something wrong with you?"

The man in the bat shirt smiled and replied, "Yes, there is something."

After saying that, he looked at Ruan Changsheng again, as if Ruan Changsheng and he were brothers because they had taken his cigarette. He smiled and said, "I've been paying attention to you guys for a long time, buddy. Can I give you a tip? Where do you get all these clothes from?"

He tried to look for it, but found no wholesale clothing factory nearby.

Oh, another person who wants to share the cake. Ruan Changsheng didn't think much about it and said directly: "It was brought over from the south."

This is what he always answered whenever someone came to ask him. Their small workshop has limited clothing production, and they currently have no plans to sell the clothes wholesale to others. After all, the wholesale price is low, and they can't make as much money as selling them in the market themselves.

They didn't pay attention to this problem when they first set up the stall. Later, after noticing this problem, they discussed it privately and decided not to tell anyone about the small workshop to avoid unnecessary trouble.

The current situation is still quite chaotic. In short, we should keep a low profile if possible and avoid things that can be avoided as much as possible.

"Guangzhou?" The man in the bat shirt put the cigarette in his mouth but did not light it.

Ruan Changsheng nodded, "It's well developed over there, there are many factories and goods, a wide variety of them, and there are many things that can be traded."

The man in the bat shirt thought for a moment, took out the cigarette from his mouth and nodded to Ruan Changsheng, "Thank you."

The man in the bat shirt turned and left. Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan ignored him and continued talking about their own topics.

Some people have asked them before where they got these goods from. I heard that they had to go to the south to trade them, but no one was willing or dared to go, so they gave up. So far, there are no other stalls selling ready-made clothes on the street.

Of course, Ruan Changsheng and his friends are not afraid of others going to the south to trade in clothes.

They do their own thing, and it's their skill if they sell well.

They can't just sell clothes and then not allow others to import clothes and sell them.

The school started its summer vacation in July. Now that they had a house to live in the countryside, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie naturally did not apply to stay in school. As soon as the vacation began, they packed their luggage in the dormitory and moved directly to the countryside.

After two months, the small workshop was completely back on track.

Ruan Xi was responsible for the early design, pattern making and cutting, Yue Haofeng was responsible for purchasing, Ruan Cuizhi was responsible for leading the girls to use sewing machines to make clothes, and the remaining Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan were responsible for setting up stalls on the street to sell clothes every day.

There is more time during the summer vacation, so Ruan Xi would sit in front of the sewing machine from time to time to help make clothes.

In addition to being busy with clothes, she also takes time to go out and wander around.

Riding a bicycle around the countryside is just like running around in the alleys of Beijing when I first arrived.

Sometimes Ruan Jie felt bored staying at home, so she would go out for a walk with her.

When I walked with her, I found out that she had gone out to look at houses.

She not only looked at them, she also spent money to buy them, and not just one set.

Ruan Xi did not hide this matter from Ruan Cuizhi and the others, and let them know after the purchase.

Ruan Cuizhi and the others didn't understand as well as Ruan Jie, and just asked her: "Why do you buy so many houses in the countryside?"

Ever since the small workshop became profitable, they have dared to think about more things, such as when they grow bigger and make enough money, they will definitely buy a house and a yard in the city and live directly in the city.

But looking at Ruan Xi's current actions, she doesn't seem to have any bold ideas in this regard.

Since the real intention could not be revealed, Ruan Xi smiled and said, "It is better to be prepared. Houses in the countryside are cheap. Let's buy one here first. No matter whether things are good or bad in the future, we won't have to worry about having no place to live. And you can rest assured. I didn't buy it with my profit. It's the remaining money I earned last year that I didn't spend when I started my small workshop."

They don't care what money was used to buy it, they are just simply curious.

Of course, there is another consideration - if they really succeed and become rich, they will buy a house in the city and live there, then all these houses in Ruan Xi will be wasted. Almost no one wants to buy a house in the countryside, so it's just a waste of money.

But seeing Ruan Xi say this, they naturally didn't ask any more questions.

Indeed, if their small workshop does not grow big in the future, it would be nice to have several houses in the countryside to share. Now that the children have grown up, if Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua come over, one house will definitely not be big enough for them.

It makes sense to be prepared.

There are not many people willing to buy a house in the countryside, and there are not many people who have a house in the countryside to sell. Anyone who wants to sell a house in the countryside already has a house in a better place, and they feel that they can make a profit by selling their house in the countryside.

After Ruan Xi spent 2,500 yuan to buy three more sets, he never went out again.

There is only half a month left in the summer vacation, and she stays at home every day, either drawing and making patterns or making clothes.

Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan still go out to set up stalls every day and get up early in the morning.

Today, I had just set up the stall at the old place and put up the parasol, but hadn't hung out the clothes yet, when I suddenly saw a clothing stall set up across the street, and the stall owner was the man in the bat shirt who had come to them two months ago to ask where to get his goods.

They were mentally prepared for this kind of thing. It was impossible for them to be the only one selling ready-made clothes in this city. Seeing how they make money, sooner or later someone will come to get a piece of the pie, it’s just a matter of time.

The man met Ruan Changsheng's eyes, and waved his hand with a smile, as if he treated Ruan Changsheng as a friend.

People in the same industry are enemies. Ruan Changsheng just smiled perfunctorily and ignored him, and continued to hang out all the clothes with Qian Chuan. After hanging the products, I saw more and more people coming, so I naturally started to call out to attract more people, and called them to the stall to take a look and try it out.

Especially when new models are released, Qian Chuan will shout more enthusiastically.

Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan were confident in the clothes designed by Ruan Xi and did not take the man in the bat shirt seriously at all. The result was pretty much as they had imagined, the bat shirts for men didn't sell as well as theirs.

To put it bluntly, the clothes he bought from the south were not good-looking.

There is always a certain aesthetic requirement when dealing in clothes. It's not like groceries where you can just buy a batch and sell them. If you don’t choose the right style of clothing, it is very likely that you won’t be able to sell it and the money will be wasted.

At the beginning, the man in the bat shirt wanted to challenge Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan. He deliberately set up his stall opposite Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan, hoping to surpass them. But after selling for seven or eight days, he disappeared and never came near Ruan Changsheng again.

If you can't sell them even if you come together, wouldn't that be embarrassing for you?

Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan were only concerned with selling their own clothes and were busy counting their money, and didn't care much about the man in the bat shirt. But when I get home in the evening, I will talk about it as gossip and tell Ruan Xi and the others about it.

But the man in the bat shirt really started a rivalry with Ruan Changsheng. Later he went to the south several times to do business, but the results were always unsatisfactory. It’s not that all of them can’t be sold, it’s just that they don’t sell very well and can barely make back the investment.

What's the point of doing business to make a profit? All your time and energy will be wasted, which is equivalent to working in vain.

After struggling for half a year, he still hadn't made any progress, so he couldn't help but run to ask Ruan Changsheng which factory he got the clothes from. Even if it was imported from the south, there must be a factory name on it, so that he can help his brothers.

Ruan Changsheng sneered in his heart - what brother?

He said to the man in the bat shirt, "I found this with great difficulty, why would I tell others about it for nothing? I've already told you the general direction, and you're doing pretty well, aren't you? It's pointless to sell the same clothes, we can just sell our own."

The man in the bat shirt naturally didn't buy it, and shamelessly teased Ruan Changsheng for a while, saying all the good and bad things, and even pretending to be a grandson. Seeing that Ruan Changsheng just wouldn't say anything, he suddenly got angry again and said, "You're not afraid of dying of starvation when you make so much money!"

After saying this, without giving Ruan Changsheng a chance to speak, he turned around and walked away with his hands in his trouser pockets.

Watching him walk away, Qian Chuan whispered, "Who is this?"

Ruan Changsheng said: "Let him be jealous."

He is not a good person to begin with, and his attitude changes faster than the weather.

Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan spent the 1980s envied by everyone on the street. The money they earned that year was beyond the imagination of others. Of course, others don’t know that there are eight people behind Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan.

Because they made money, everyone in the small workshop had a comfortable and prosperous New Year.

After returning from the Spring Festival, we will throw ourselves into the busyness of the new year with full energy.

Ruan Xi's life remained the same, running back and forth between school and the countryside. He attended classes at school from Monday to Saturday, and went to the workshop in the countryside on Sundays to work with Ruan Cuizhi and others.

Since the small workshop got on track, her life has actually been much more relaxed than the year she set up her own stall.

Because Ruan Cuizhi and the others did a good job, she didn't have much to worry about.

She usually studies hard at school, and Ruan Cuizhi and others never come to disturb her. Even if I encountered some problems with making clothes, I would wait until she went to the countryside on Sunday and then ask her to help me solve them.

But today, just as she finished her morning class and was about to go to eat, someone called her at the classroom door and said to her, "Someone is looking for you. They say it's your third aunt, who's waiting outside the school gate."

This was the first time her family came to the school to visit her, and Ruan Xi was quite surprised. So she didn't hesitate, said hello to Li Xiaofang, and went to the school gate with her schoolbag.

Before she even walked out the door, she saw Ruan Cuizhi and could tell that she looked unhappy.

Ruan Xi ran out, ran to Ruan Cuizhi and asked directly: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Ruan Cuizhi didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Your fifth uncle and fifth aunt got into a fight with someone in the street and were arrested by the police station. Your uncle wasn't at home, so I had to come. I didn't dare to go to the police station alone, so I came to find you."

Ruan Xi was stunned for a moment, then quickly jumped onto the back seat of her bicycle, "Let's go quickly."

As they walked along the road, she asked Ruan Cuizhi, "Why are they fighting for no reason? What happened?"

Ruan Cuizhi rode on the road: "I don't know either. Someone came to my house and asked me to come pick him up. I have never been to a place like a police station. I was very nervous, so I came to find you first."

Since Ruan Xi didn't know, he didn't ask any more questions.

She showed the way, and Ruan Cuizhi rode her bike to take her to the police station. She jumped off the bike and ran to the police station. When I got inside, I saw that the matter had been almost resolved. Those who needed to be mediated had been mediated, and those who needed to be educated had been educated. All they had to do was take the people away.

Ruan Xi apologized to the police comrade, and after taking Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan out, he asked, "What happened?"

Qian Chuan said nothing and pushed the clothes in her hands towards Ruan Xi.

Ruan Xi looked at it with a puzzled look, and she found the problem after a quick look. She immediately raised her head and looked at Qian Chuan and asked, "Are these not the clothes we made?"

Ruan Changsheng rubbed his teeth beside him, "The style, color and pattern are all exactly the same, but the fabric quality and workmanship are poor. It's cheaper than what we sell. If someone hadn't said it today, I wouldn't have known about it. He has no shame. He's lucky that I didn't beat him to death!"

As soon as Ruan Changsheng finished speaking, the man in the bat shirt came out of the police station with a woman.

He still managed to laugh, looking at Ruan Changsheng and saying, "I'll let you hit me a few times, so what? See? I didn't break any law. The police comrades only care about fighting, not what clothes I sell."

Ruan Changsheng clenched his fist and was about to hit him again, but was stopped by Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi.

The man in the bat shirt sneered and walked away in a sloppy manner.