The baby cradle went much more smoothly in comparison. The first finished product had an unnatural curve, which caused it to get stuck a few times when rocked. So Cheng Yan spent several days researching the best curve, and the final product was basically the same as Ruyi had imagined.
The Cheng family has made three of these baby cradles so far. One is placed in Cheng Mande's room, one in the main room, and the other is planned to be placed in the shop as a sample for sale.
After the cradle was made, Lin Xiaoman was the second person to benefit the most, besides Cheng Mande. At first, she didn't understand what Cheng Ruyi's design was for and thought it was just for novelty. But after using it for a while, she realized for the first time what it meant for "technology to change life".
After finishing the baby cradle, Ruyi thought of the classic children's rocking horse and adult rocking chair, believing that the market for these two items would be larger, and could be considered as the second phase of the plan.
We also made three simple baby seats. The best one will be kept for our own use, while the other two are currently in the warehouse, which we also plan to sell in the future.
During the period when the Cheng family was obsessed with baby furniture, the government opened the granaries again at the end of June, and this time the prices did not rise again. As a result, the people borrowed money from all sides and stockpiled another batch of grain.
Zhang Hui took the opportunity to inquire about the situation. He heard that the war at the front had taken a turn for the better, so the government felt that the crisis was temporarily over and opened the granaries with peace of mind.
From that day on, the atmosphere in the whole county improved a lot, and even the petty theft at night decreased significantly.
All signs indicate that things are moving in a positive direction. The system hasn't issued any tasks for a long time, so Cheng Ruyi feels that the day of lifting the lockdown shouldn't be far off, and it's time to make good plans for the future.
Although I made a small fortune at Rongfa Grain Shop before, these three trips to the county government to buy grain cost me a total of thirty or forty taels. If there is any unrest in the future, this sum of money will definitely not be enough.
Moreover, Cheng Ruyi not only hoped to survive, but also to live.
Improving the family's meals, enhancing their quality of life, and preparing for future uncertainties all require money—a lot of money indeed.
Since the Cheng family originally ran a furniture shop, they should naturally make use of the resources they had on hand first.
The Cheng family's shop wasn't a big store; it mainly served the neighborhood. They didn't sell many large pieces of furniture; their business was usually repairing old furniture. After all, ordinary families would use a piece of furniture for decades, and if it broke, they could repair it and continue using it.
Based on current prices, a simple canopy bed made of ordinary wood costs about three to five taels of silver. If better wood is used, such as nanmu or mahogany, it could cost tens or even hundreds of taels. Of course, their family didn't have such high-grade wood.
An ordinary eight-immortal table with four stools costs about three or four taels of silver, while a currently popular round-backed chair costs about two taels of silver.
Ruyi and Chengyan discussed it and decided that this baby seat was the simplest and required the fewest materials, so pricing it at one tael of silver would be appropriate.
The baby cradle was a bit more expensive, priced at two taels of silver. As for the baby stroller, Cheng Yan said it would be worth at least three taels of silver. But after setting the price, he started to worry, wondering who in an ordinary family would spend several taels of silver to buy these things for their child?
Cheng Yan was not optimistic about the future of these baby furniture items.
Cheng Ruyi had a different opinion. In modern times, she had seen many parents who spent money like crazy on their children. Her best friend was one of them. As long as it was good for the child, she would do anything to get it, no matter how expensive or difficult it was.
Every child is precious, so how could there not be a market for such practical, convenient, and creative children's products? Plus, with parents' competitive nature, there's no worry about sales.
Moreover, these items are not disposable; they can be used for more than ten years. In ancient times, when each family had several children, buying one meant it could be passed down and used continuously, so it wasn't expensive at all.
Her only worry was that someone would copy her work soon, so she had been squeezing her own father and son to do as much as possible so that they could make a quick buck before other competitors could react.
In mid-July, good news finally arrived: the Western Jin army had withdrawn! The county seat would be reopened in three days!
Ruyi still remembers that day when the whole city was cheering, and every household rushed out to hug and cry with each other.
From the lockdown in early February until now, a full five months have passed. How much hardship and suffering, how many people have passed away, have all slowly faded away amidst these clamorous voices.
It's been over five months since Cheng Ruyi transmigrated to this world, and she hasn't really experienced the daily life, customs, and local delicacies of ancient times. She's been confined to her home every day, living in constant fear and caution. She can truly be considered one of the unluckiest transmigrators.
Now that the Western Jin army has withdrawn and the county town is about to be unsealed, she believes there will be no major danger in the short term, and many of the plans she had previously made can finally be put on the agenda.
First of all, the daily check-in must continue! However, I think some changes need to be made to the way you claim the check-in gift pack.
After several months of testing, it can be confirmed that the contents of the ten-day gift pack are fixed. The first ten days contain Bigu Pills, the middle ten days contain Runmai Pills, and the last ten days contain Yunling Pills. Although these three pills have different effects, each one is very useful. Now, everyone in the Cheng family, from family members to various plants and animals, cannot live without these pills. They are indispensable necessities for their family, so they cannot be given up.
However, after the lockdown was lifted, the demand for these pills was not as high as before. Receiving them once a month was enough. This way, she could also test the pattern of the monthly gift pack prizes and maybe there would be some surprises.
As for the mission system, that's beyond her control. But if possible, she would still like to occasionally take on some less dangerous missions to earn some spiritual energy points for emergencies.
The second thing is to make money, to try every possible way to make as much money as possible, because no matter what she wants to do, the prerequisite is money.
Living in chaotic times, there is really no guarantee of the future. Who knows when or what might happen? Not having money makes me feel very uneasy.
The Cheng family's furniture shop used to earn about three to five taels of silver a month, which was enough to ensure that the family could have enough to eat and wear during peacetime. But if prices soared a few more times, they would not be able to afford it.
Therefore, Ruyi thought of making some novel furniture to sell in order to increase the income of the furniture shop.
However, their family is just a small workshop with only two workers, Cheng Yan and Cheng Yunping. Without hiring help, their productivity is very limited. With only two people, they can't earn much each month, since each piece of furniture requires a certain production period.
If these baby furniture pieces become popular, the Cheng family might receive many orders, and in order to save time, they will need to hire people to help with the production.
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