Chapter 81 Savior
"The items my friend sent were all defective, without telling me in advance. But they were charged the normal wholesale price for shirts, and the payment was remitted in advance. I just tried to contact him to return the goods, but he refused. I called again, but couldn't get through. He was my junior high school classmate, and two years ago, his family moved south to develop their business..."
When Mu Chenze said this, there was a hint of hurt and anger in his eyes.
He treats others as friends, but others treat him as a sucker.
Chu Xuan didn't remember this happening in his previous life.
It might have happened, but Mu Chenze didn't tell her.
Judging from what he said, this batch of goods cannot be returned.
"Where's the goods? Let's see if we can salvage it."
Mu Chenze pointed to the post office and said, "On the bench inside."
Chu Xuan put the backpack on the ground and told Chu Feng, "You stay here and watch over the grilled fish fillets. I'll go in and take a look."
Chu Feng nodded to indicate that it was okay.
Chu Xuan followed Mu Chenze into the post office and came to the bench.
A bulging sack lay on the bench.
When I opened it, I saw that every men's shirt had holes, some the size of a grain of rice, some the size of a fingernail. The key point was that the holes were in different locations: on the sleeves, shoulders, chest pockets, back...
No wonder Mu Chenze looked so unhappy, this situation was indeed difficult to remedy.
If you sell it directly, you can only sell it at the price of a defective product, which will definitely result in a loss.
Chu Xuan remembered that her biological mother Tian Xiaoyun knew a kind of traceless acupuncture technique.
When mending a hole in clothing, use thread of similar color and use a seamless stitch to completely mend the hole. This will not only not affect the appearance, but will also give people a feeling of adding icing on the cake.
"I have an idea, but I don't know if it's feasible. Give me a few minutes, I'll make a phone call."
Hope ignited in Mu Chenze's heart, "Go quickly!"
Chu Xuan called Tian Xiaoyun, but unfortunately, he couldn't get through.
Thinking about the fact that there was no reply to the letter I sent before, I guessed that Tian Xiaoyun had gone on a long trip.
Tian Xiaoyun taught Chu Xuan before, but Chu Xuan was too lazy to learn and only learned the basics.
Chu Xuan was filled with regret at this moment.
Walking out of the post office, I looked at my younger brother.
"Xiao Feng, I remember when our mother taught me the seamless stitch, you watched from the side. Did you learn anything? Although you were little at that time, you really loved sewing things with a needle."
Later, after Feng Chunhua took over the couple, she did not allow Chu Feng to sew, saying that if a man sewed, it would affect the family's fortune.
Chu Feng scratched his head, looking confused. "Sister, I don't know what seamless stitching is, but I can sew."
Try to save the dying horse.
Chu Xuan borrowed needle and thread from the post office staff, took out a white shirt with holes in the cuffs from the sack, and handed it to Chu Feng.
"Try to mend it and make it look better."
"good."
Chu Feng sat on a stone beside the post office door and concentrated on sewing.
Mu Chenze brought the sack to Chu Feng's side, held his breath, and waited for the result.
In less than five minutes, the original hole in the cuff turned into a small piece of white auspicious cloud embroidery.
For the sake of symmetry, Chu Feng also embroidered almost identical auspicious clouds on the same position on the other cuff.
Mu Chenze was very excited, "Xiao Feng, that's awesome!"
Chu Feng felt embarrassed by the compliment and lowered his head. "Feng Chunhua once said that boys shouldn't sew with a needle. It would affect the family's fortune and make people think they are androgynous, and they would look down on them. Since then, I haven't dared to pick up a needle and thread again."
Chu Xuan looked apologetic. It was her previous inaction that led to her younger brother's interests and hobbies being neglected.
"From now on, you can sew whenever you want!"
Chu Feng jumped up happily, "Great! Let's go buy some scraps of cloth someday. I want to sew all kinds of small animals."
Chu Xuan wanted to compensate his younger brother, "No problem."
Mu Chenze regarded Chu Feng as his savior. "Xiao Feng, I want to discuss something with you. Can you help me mend more than a hundred pieces of clothing? One dollar per piece, okay? I can mend the short-sleeved shirts first. There are about fifty of them."
Chu Feng's mouth formed an O shape in shock. He could earn money by mending things. He quickly recovered and said, "Brother Chenze and my sister are good friends. Brother Chenze treats me very well. I don't want any money."
After saying that, he looked at Chu Xuan, as if asking, Sister, am I right?
Chu Xuan gave him an encouraging look in response, "Yes. No money required."
Mu Chenze simply stopped talking about money and said, "Xiao Feng, you and your sister should go to the county town first! I'll bring these shirts back to your house. You've worked hard sewing them these past few days."
Although Chu Feng is young, he can see that Mu Chenze hopes to sell these shirts as soon as possible.
"I'm not going to the county town today. My sister can go alone. Let's go back together."
I'm very happy to be able to help Mu Chenze.
You can mend it when you get home.
Chu Xuan did not object. Considering that the sack of men's shirts came in several colors, he suggested that they go buy threads of similar colors first and then come back.
She originally wanted to go with them, but Chu Feng said he would choose the route, so she didn't go.
After returning the borrowed needle and thread to the post office staff, Chu Xuan carried the basket on his back and boarded the bus to the county town.
At half past three, Chu Xuan arrived at the staff quarters of the county machinery factory and sold grilled fish fillets.
"Come and buy grilled fish fillets! Fresh and delicious grilled fish fillets!"
After a few shouts, a beautiful woman in her thirties came over with unsteady legs.
She asked cautiously, "Is this Chu Xuan? I'm Zhang Feifei."
"You are Doctor Zhang's niece!" Chu Xuan said with a polite smile, "Did you come here specifically to see me?"
She specifically inquired about it and found out that Zhang Feifei was abandoned by her husband after suffering a work-related injury and now lives with a ten-year-old daughter.
"Yes. I can't wait until you see my uncle for your next medical consultation before I reply. I want to wholesale grilled fish fillets with you as soon as possible and build up our business."
Although Zhang Feifei is now receiving a salary reduction due to illness, it is still much less than the salary and bonus she would receive if she were working normally.
I don’t want to always rely on my uncle for financial support and worry.
Only by standing on your own feet as soon as possible can you reassure your family.
Chu Xuan patted the lid of the backpack lightly, and taking advantage of the fact that no one else was around, he whispered, "Let's start today! This is 30 jin, and the wholesale price is 1.6 yuan per jin. As for the selling price per jin, you decide. Since this is our first cooperation, I'll give you the backpack and the white cloth. I'll take the scale inside."
Zhang Feifei was pleasantly surprised. She didn't expect to be able to do business today. "Thank you!"
He swiftly took out a thick stack of money from his pocket, counted out 48 yuan, and stuffed it into Chu Xuan's hand.
Payment for goods has been settled.
Chu Xuan told her how to store the grilled fish fillets. If she needed the goods urgently after selling them, she could just call the village office and tell the person who answered the phone, and they would deliver the goods to her door.
They chatted for a few more minutes and then Chu Xuan left.
Passing by a tailor shop, I bought my younger brother a pair of blue bell-bottom pants for eight yuan and ten pounds of scrap fabric for ten cents. I then had two short-sleeved sportswear sets made for myself, one red, one blue, specially designed to look slim and stylish on a fat person. I also paid a fifteen yuan deposit and would pay the balance when I picked up the clothes three days later.
I went to a traditional pastry shop and bought my little brother five yuan worth of shaqi ma and peach cakes...
At around six o'clock in the afternoon, Chu Xuan walked into the house.
Almost at the same time, Widow Niu and Liu Zhaodi looked at her.
They spoke again almost at the same time.
"Xiao Xuan, I have something to talk to you about."
"Sister Xuan, I have something to talk to you about."
Chu Xuan walked up to Liu Zhaodi with a calm expression, "Zhaodi is young, come with me inside and talk first!"
Hope for her and don't let her down.
(End of this chapter)
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