Chapter 261 She Doesn’t Dislike
riverside--
After Shen Zhiyan used the new bait, he threw the fishing line out and sat in his old position calmly.
Seeing that he was still using the fishing rod with wheels, Ye Caiping asked curiously, "Is this fishing rod good?"
"good."
Ye Caiping felt that it was not very easy to use, but everyone has different hands, maybe Shen Zhiyan likes this.
"Why don't you come?" Shen Zhiyan didn't even turn his head.
"I don't really feel like fishing today." Ye Caiping looked at the calm lake. She had no interest in the effectiveness of the new bait.
Because she already knew that the failure to catch fish was not a problem with the bait, but a problem with the people.
Ye Caiping coughed dryly and said, "It's time to start the glass workshop I just mentioned."
Shen Zhiyan asked, “Are you done with your work?”
"Yes. Everything is in order. In the furniture workshop, Uncle Wang and his son and Yong'er are in charge of the technology, and Uncle Lizheng is in charge of the management. The account books of the two workshops can be read in one hour."
Shen Zhiyan said, "Then let's start building a glass workshop. You told me about the materials for making glass last time. I already have the price and will give it to you later."
Ye Caiping quickly pulled out a piece of paper from her sleeve and opened it: "Look, this is the blueprint and layout of the workshop."
Shen Zhiyan looked at it for a while and asked, "What are these round things?"
"This is a furnace, used to increase the temperature and burn glass."
Shen Zhiyan nodded: “Just like firing porcelain, seal it up and raise the temperature.”
Ye Caiping said, "There is a town in Mingzhou that specializes in making porcelain. We will ask the craftsmen there to come over and build a furnace for us to make glass."
"Anyway, leave the construction of the workshop to me, and you can take care of the materials and craftsmen. By the way, craftsmen are mainly responsible for making handicrafts. But I think making windows and doors is more profitable. So we don't need too many craftsmen, just hire about ten first."
You don't need any skills to make glass windows, just have hands. Pour the glass solution into a mold of a certain size and it will become glass when it cools.
Shen Zhiyan suddenly narrowed his eyes: “The fish is coming.”
"Is it true?" Ye Caiping took a look and saw that his fishing line was really moving.
It's been less than half an hour, is the fisherman's luck going to change?
Ye Caiping said happily: "Look, my new bait works well! Quick, pull it!"
What Xuguo pulled up was a piece of yellow croaker that was about the width of a finger.
Looking at the little fish struggling on the grass, Ye Caiping couldn't bear to look at it. If she had known this, she wouldn't have said that the bait was useful.
Shen Zhiyan untied the small fish, put it in the fish basket, and continued fishing: "It's quite useful."
Ye Caiping: “…”
As long as he thinks it works, she feels guilty anyway.
After fishing for another hour, there was still no fish. There was only a small yellow catfish in the basket, living there alone.
Shen Zhiyan put away the fishing rod and gave her the fish basket: "It's all yours."
Ye Caiping took it with emotion.
She originally wanted to ask him to stop sending her fish.
But now think about it, people don’t even complain that her bait is ineffective, so what right does she have to complain that people only have a small fish?
Okay, it’s just a small fish, she will just keep it well in the future.
…
Ye Caiping left the river and put the fish basket into the space.
When Shanzi saw her, he jumped off the carriage.
When Ye Caiping was about to get on the car, she saw Ye Erquan and Sanquan Tieniu coming over with a bunch of messy tools on their backs.
"Second brother!" Ye Caiping waved her hand.
Ye Erquan and the other two were delighted and hurried over.
Ye Erquan asked, "Little sister, are you in town for business?"
"Yes, where's the second brother? Off to work?"
"Yes. I just finished a business and was about to take a bullock cart home. It happened to be my little sister's turn to run into me. I can take advantage of her carriage."
"Come up quickly."
Several people got on the carriage and went home together.
Ye Caiping said: "Second brother should also buy a car, either an ox cart or a donkey cart will do. After all, when you go out to work, you often need to bring some customized ceramic toilets and tools, so having a car is always good."
Ye Erquan said: "I think so too."
Tie Niu chuckled and said, "We just talked about this topic two days ago, but I just didn't have time. No matter what, we must buy the cow in the next few days."
Ye Erquan nodded.
When the carriage returned to the village entrance, Ye Daquan was waiting there.
Shanzi quickly stopped the car, and Ye Caiping lifted the car curtain: "Brother, why are you waiting here?"
"I heard from mom that you went out." Ye Daquan felt a little aggrieved, "You didn't even ask me to pick you up."
Ye Caiping said: "You are already tired from working in the fields, I want you to have a rest."
"I'm not tired. Come on, come to my house first. Yonger brought back a bunch of small stools at noon, come and take a look."
"Okay." Ye Caiping knew that was the first batch of things produced by the furniture workshop.
The carriage drove to Ye Daquan's house.
Tieniu and Sanquan said they were hungry and went back home first.
When Ye Caiping and her companions entered the room, they saw more than twenty small round stools placed in the courtyard.
The patterns and overall lines were all designed by Ye Caiping and are unique.
Ye Daquan said: "This batch of stools are defective. The patterns are carved incorrectly, the feet are different, there are small holes, and the waxing is not done very well. But they are still usable and stable. There are 23 in total."
Mrs. Du came out of the room and saw a small bench on the ground. She sighed:
"These should not be waxed again if they are broken. What a waste."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "This batch of things was originally for them to practice. If they are not allowed to iron the defective ones, will they be able to iron the good ones in the future?"
Mrs. Du suddenly realized: "That's right."
Ye Daquan said: "The village head asked my younger sister, what should we do with these small stools?"
Ye Caiping picked one up and took a look. "It's hard to sell if it has defects. Let's divide it up if we can use it. We don't have to divide it by shares. Just take as many as you want."
Ye Daquan smiled and said, "All is fine. Second uncle and the head uncle said that if we divide it, we should leave 3 for each of them. Master Yong'er said no. If we can't finish the rest, we'll give them away."
Several people were sharing small stools. Ye Caiping had some at home, so she only took three.
There were even more from Ye Daquan’s family, almost all of which were left over from Ye Yong’s practice, and he took 2.
Ye Erquan thought about it and took 3.
Ye Caiping said, "There are 9 left. Give one to the head uncle and the second uncle each. Big brother, ask Yong'er to give 3 to his mother-in-law, 2 to Aunt Zhao, and 2 to Tieniu's family."
"All right."
"Also, there are defective products. Are there any qualified ones?"
"Yes! There seem to be about a hundred of them."
Ye Caiping's eyes lit up: "Let's go and take a look now!"
It is now past 14:00 and the furniture workshop is already working.
Mrs. Du said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Caiping and Erquan, have you eaten yet?"
Ye Caiping said: "I have eaten."
Ye Erquan said: "I just got off work and haven't eaten a grain of rice yet."
"Then come eat a little at our house!" Mrs. Du said, "There's a big bowl of rice left over from lunch, and a bowl of bacon and cabbage stir-fry. I'll serve it to you right away."
Ye Erquan wanted to decline politely, but Mrs. Du had already entered the kitchen. After a while, she brought a big bowl of white rice topped with fried bacon and cabbage.
Ye Erquan was also extremely hungry. This was his eldest brother's house, so he had no reason to feel embarrassed and just picked up the meal and started eating.
After eating, Ye Caiping, Daquan and Erquan went to the furniture workshop.
Wang Shuantou and Ye Lizheng came over quickly.
In the warehouse, there are more than a hundred finished small stools, as well as more than twenty kang tables and chests of drawers.
These products, whether it is polishing, workmanship or waxing, are all very good.
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "It's pretty good."
Ye Daquan said: "Tsk, tsk, you can't tell it was done by a group of novices. They only learned for less than a month? How come they are so good? Don't they say carpenters need to learn for several years?"
Wang Shuantou laughed, picked up a piece of wood and threw it into Ye Daquan's hand:
"Come, I'll draw a hole on it, and you chisel it accordingly. Chisel a hundred roots every day for half a month, and see if you can chisel it well."
Ye Daquan said: "It's just a pit. I spent more than half a month to carve it out. Not only can I not carve it out completely, but I can also carve out a lot of things."
Wang Shuantou smiled and said, "That's it. They don't understand the dimensions or the principles, but that's OK. We'll just draw the lines and they can just plan or chisel according to the requirements."
Ye Caiping nodded. The newcomers did the rough work, or the delicate but single work, while Wang Shuantou, Ye Yong and the other three did the most precise part.
It is also because of Wang Shuantou and the other four that the furniture workshop runs so smoothly.
Ye Caiping said, "This batch is for practice. Uncle Wang, how long do you think it will take?"
Wang Shuantou pondered for a while and said, "We need to practice for at least three or four more batches. If we can make about two thousand pieces of small furniture like this, our skills will improve. With more manpower, it won't take too long, maybe ten days or eight days."
Ye Lizheng said: "Although this batch of goods is not exquisite, it can be considered a finished product. How should we sell these small things for one or two thousand yuan?"
Ye Caiping said: "Why not let someone sell them? Or wait until their skills improve and make some large furniture such as Luohan beds and armchairs. Then rent a storefront in the city and display the items. These small items can also be sold in the storefront at a lower price.
Then you look at me and I look at you.
Wang Shuantou said, "Daquan is the only one who is idle here."
Ye Daquan glared: "I'm free? My wife is making spicy soup, Yong'er is in the workshop, Xuan'er is in school, Jinhua is learning something, and Xiuxiu is pregnant. Who do I rely on for everything at home?"
"Isn't it me who chop wood, carry water, clean the barn, and water the fields and weed?"
Ye Lizheng and Wang Shuantou thought about it and agreed.
We are all farmers. It is impossible for all the family members to work outside. There must be someone to farm and take care of the household chores.
Ye Lizheng said: "Since you are busy, why not sell it in the store later!"
Everyone agreed, and then became full of anticipation, but also nervousness.
After all, when it comes to business, who knows what the outcome will be.
Ye Caiping said, "Uncle Wang, it's almost time for you to make some big things. Make a few first and prepare for renting a storefront for display."
"OK."
"Then I'll give you the drawings tomorrow."
…
After work in the evening, Ye Yong carried three small stools to Hu's house.
When Xiuxiu's mother saw Ye Yong, her face was filled with joy: "Dayong is here? Do you want to eat?"
"I've eaten." Ye Yong put three small stools on the ground. "These are extra. I'm leaving now."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Seeing that Ye Yong ignored her, Xiuxiu's mother was so angry that she jumped to her feet.
Ye Yong has found the pattern.
This mother-in-law loves to act like a spoiled child and tries to take advantage of others every day.
But as long as he ignored her and pretended not to see her, no matter how she screamed, it would be a waste of her energy.
She didn't dare to say outside that they were unfilial.
The whole village knows what kind of person she is, but no one would believe her even if she told them.
So no matter whether he gave wild boar meat last time or the small stool today, Ye Yong was not afraid that Xiuxiu's mother would get angry. He would just drop the things and leave.
Xiuxiu's mother was cursing in the yard, but Hu Xiaosi and the other kids were looking at a small stool.
"Wow, this little stool is so pretty!"
“The flowers on it are so pretty!”
"We haven't seen it before."
Hu Xiaosi picked up a small stool, his eyes shining. The pattern was so beautiful, different from anything he had seen before.
Although he had little knowledge, he subconsciously felt that it was very different from what they used in their daily lives.
It's that kind of difference in details, small yet big.
If even he likes it, people outside should be more appreciative.
If I could sell it, I would definitely make money!
Thinking about it, Hu Xiaosi suddenly had an idea and ran out.
The villagers hardly ever close their doors during the day, so when Hu Xiaosi came to Ye Daquan's house, he was a little afraid to go in.
But finally I plucked up the courage to come in.
Ye Yong was chopping wood in the yard. When he saw him, he put down his axe and said with a smile, "Xiao Si is here."
"Brother-in-law, are you going to sell the small stool that was just delivered?"
"Ah, no, this is a defective product. It's just a small stool that the workshop didn't make. I'm not selling it. I'm giving it to you."
Hu Xiaosi was startled: "Does the workshop have any finished products?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Hu Xiaosi's eyes lit up: "Can I buy some small stools and then sell them?"
Ye Yong was a little embarrassed: "This...my aunt has already planned to sell it together with the big furniture in the future."
Hu Xiaosi was secretly disappointed, but finally said, "I'll ask Aunt Ping."
After saying that, he ran out. Before Ye Yong could even start to speak, the figure disappeared.
When Hu Xiaosi saw the small stool, he knew it was a good thing!
If even Aunt Ping, the most promising girl in the village, wants to make something, it must be good!
He doesn't want to spend his whole life facing the earth and working hard.
He wants to make a lot of money to have the confidence to be a big sister.
He also wanted to send the fifth, sixth and seventh children to school.
When Hu Xiaosi was brought in by Shanzi, Ye Caiping was looking at the account book in the small study.
Hu Xiaosi blushed and said, "Aunt Ping... I, I am Hu Xiaosi from the Hu family..."
Ye Caiping looked at the seven or eight-year-old child in front of her and smiled: "I know you. You came to see me today because..."
"My brother-in-law gave my family a few small stools today. I think they look great. Can I...get some from the furniture workshop and sell them?" After saying that, he looked at her nervously.
Ye Caiping was startled, then nodded: "Sure."
Hu Xiaosi couldn't believe it: "Really?"
"Yeah." Ye Caiping smiled, "There is another batch in the workshop. Although they are good, the quality is so-so and not considered high-quality."
"I also thought about asking someone to take it to the town or county to sell it, but after looking around, no one was available. So I decided to sell it there when I have a store in the future."
"Our furniture workshop is a high-quality product. Although these practice pieces can be sold at a low price, we are still worried about affecting our reputation."
"If you're willing to sell it, that would be great."
Hu Xiaosi's eyes sparkled: "Thank you, Aunt Ping. But... I wonder how much it costs?"
Ye Caiping said, "I need to discuss this with them. Come back to me after lunch tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you Aunt Ping."
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