Luo Yang only left the house after Xiao Yunying had left.
Luo Chen watched his stepmother and younger siblings walk away and said, "Second brother, don't you think she's very different from other people?"
"What's different?"
"She told the village chief that the newly built house should be registered in my name."
They discussed this issue and finally decided that if it couldn't be registered under their father's name, it would be registered under hers.
She's not the stepmother she used to be; she probably won't kick them out.
“She is indeed very different.” Luo Yang’s brows furrowed with a hint of worry: “She doesn’t care about these things.”
Luo Chen knew that it was because she was so indifferent that he felt she might leave at any moment without any ties.
"She likes Xin'er." Luo Yang suddenly said this out of the blue, and then went to the backyard.
Luo Chen understood what his second brother meant. That's right, this was the only opportunity they could seize.
Xiao Yunying was unaware that her two older siblings, worried that she might leave at any moment, planned to use a "beauty trap" to keep her there, and brought the two younger siblings to knock on the Yang family's door.
Fang Rou opened the door and we entered the courtyard. Everyone in the Yang family, including the two twins who were not yet six years old, was busy making washboards.
The family had a clear division of labor: the three men were making a washboard, while Aunt Yang was rubbing the edges and corners of the washboard back and forth with a yellowish-green, knotted grass. Xiao Yunying thought she was probably removing splinters.
The two little ones ran back and forth delivering things.
Xiao Yunying greeted them one by one: "Auntie is busy."
She seems to have come at the wrong time; she's delaying people's work.
Aunt Yang put down what she was holding: "Yun Ying is here! Tianyun, quickly pour Yun Ying a bowl of water and take out the peanut candy from the cupboard for the child to eat."
"No need to trouble yourself, I'll just bring some things over and leave."
Yang Tianyun could hear him, so he went to pour himself a bowl of water and came out with some peanut candy.
After the two younger ones greeted everyone, Luo Li dragged Luo Xin to play with the Yang twins.
Luo Xin was a little timid at first and didn't want to leave her mother. She took a few steps and then stopped.
Yang Tianyun gave the peanut candy to his two nephews so they could entertain the little girl.
Luo Xin was adorable, and the Yang twins patiently coaxed her, gradually making the little girl relax.
After receiving his mother's nod of approval, he took the peanut candy and ate it in small bites.
Xiao Yunying took the bowl. She wasn't thirsty, so she put it on the table next to her and picked up a washboard that had already been polished.
It feels heavy in your hand, with a smooth surface and a glossy sheen.
Yang Tianyun said, "How is it? This is a washboard that has been soaked in tung oil and is drying. It's not bad, is it?"
Xiao Yunying doesn't know anything about carpentry, but she guesses that soaking the wood in tung oil is probably for waterproofing and insect prevention: "It's very finely made, it should last a long time. How much do you plan to sell it for?"
This was inspired by Xiao Yunying's work, and Aunt Yang didn't hide it: "The child's father plans to sell them for eighty coins each."
Xiao Yunying shook her head: "That's too little, let's sell it for two hundred coins."
Yang Tianfu scratched his head beside him: "That's too much. My dad has already overstated it. We found the wood ourselves on the mountain, and we made the things ourselves. Apart from the tung oil, we didn't spend any money."
"I know the cost and labor costs are not much, but the valuable part is not the wood used to make the washboard, but the idea of making the washboard from the wood."
As I said before, making a washboard is too simple. Anyone who knows carpentry can do it after just one glance, which is why I didn't exaggerate.
The reason it sells for two hundred coins is mainly because it's novel and useful. Your family is just making a quick buck by getting ahead of the competition; frankly, it's a one-off deal. Once counterfeit versions appear, the washboard will be worthless.
After listening, Uncle Yang thought for a moment and said, "Yun Ying is right. We used to make furniture and earn a meager living. Washboards are a novelty. Nobody in the city has them except in our house. Let's set the price at two hundred coins."
Xiao Yunying placed the basket on the table: "How many have you made so far?"
"I made thirty or forty of them, and the rest are soaking in tung oil in the backyard. It's been raining these past two days, so I can't work on them or let them dry."
"That's pretty fast. When do you plan to sell them?"
Yang Tianyun said, "Father said to make a lot at once and take them to the city to sell before the New Year."
"Making more at once is the right thing to do, but selling before the Lunar New Year is not a good idea."
Aunt Yang asked, "Yun Ying, do you have any thoughts?"
"If it were me, I would choose to sell after the spring, when the river begins to thaw."
You don't have a fixed shop, so you can only sell your wares on the street. In winter, it's cold, and fewer people come out to shop, especially on snowy days. People try to stay home as much as possible.
Moreover, winter cotton-padded clothes are not changed as often as single-layer clothes in other seasons. In addition, water is inconvenient, so many families choose to put the dirty clothes they take off first and wash them all together when the weather is not so cold.
Some people will wash and air out their spring clothes that have been stored away all winter. In short, there will definitely be a surge in laundry after the start of spring, which is exactly when you'll need a washboard.
Introducing washboards when they need them most will better highlight their function and value. Even if they feel the price is a bit high, the thought of all the clothes they have at home will motivate them to grit their teeth and buy them.
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