Chapter 331 Salary
"I want to start from all over the rural areas and give those girls a chance to survive. I won't set up a factory, but just collect a batch of goods during the slack season."
Chen Zhu expressed his plan in just a few words.
She thought it was simple, but things had already taken shape.
"I will discuss this with others later and refine it to ensure it's implemented as soon as possible according to your ideas."
"But I must remind you that doing so will definitely cost more. Are you really confident in what they can offer?"
Gongsun Mei always liked to speak out loud and clear, and her official attitude made it impossible to find fault with her.
"The cost doesn't matter. We're selling to foreigners anyway. We can raise the price at the beginning, and if things don't go right, we can slowly lower it."
In this matter, Chen Zhuyi can be considered an optimist.
When domestic products are exported to foreign countries, hand-woven products are highly praised and can be sold with a slight premium.
"Okay, I'm just giving you a heads up. I'll make arrangements right away, and someone will be there to check on the situation in a few days."
Gongsun Mei agreed immediately.
They can even stockpile goods in advance. These losses are nothing compared to the huge cash flow of the four major families.
Once it is resold, you will definitely get more compensation, or set some limits. Aren’t foreign countries always using this method to drive up prices?
Why can't they do the same with the pure hand-woven products passed down by their ancestors?
After hanging up the phone, Chen Zhuyi finally breathed a sigh of relief. She curled the corners of her lips and hugged Huo Jinzhi's arm.
"When someone comes to inspect, we can announce the good news to everyone. Now, we can also see where our village's competitive advantages lie."
Hand-woven products are not difficult to make for people of this era. Since our village must be chosen, we need them to come up with something unique.
Otherwise, even if they are given this opportunity, it will easily be snatched away by others.
"Okay." Huo Jinzhi took the opportunity to hold Chen Zhuyi's hand tightly, and the two of them walked out for a while.
When the villagers saw them, their eyes were filled with frank eagerness, and they wanted to have a good chat about finding a job, but they were restrained by other rational people.
Boss Cai's eyes were gloomy, and as he glanced at Chen Zhuyi and Huo Jinzhi, there seemed to be hatred surging in them.
All the villagers who saw him turned away sideways, as if he was a dirty thing and they wanted to stay as far away from him as possible.
Boss Cai could naturally sense this feeling. There was only an increasingly cold murderous intent in his eyes, which Huo Jinzhi quickly caught and stared at him coldly.
"During this period of time, it's best for you to stay by my side the whole time, and don't act alone if you encounter any problems."
Huo Jinzhi spoke in a low voice, his dark eyes still filled with unresolved worry.
"I will." Chen Zhu smiled.
After wandering around for most of the day, I saw several aunts knitting slippers. They felt very good to the touch and were made with full of love, which made people like them just by looking at them.
"Our homemade insoles are the best. Although they have few patterns, they are comfortable to wear. Comrade Shen, these are for you."
An aunt saw how much she loved them and generously gave her two pairs of shoes.
One pair looks bigger, suitable for gay men, and has no patterns. The other pair is smaller, embroidered with local flowers and plants, and seems to have a faint fragrance.
"This was originally prepared for her daughter. It's not too much. If you like it, just try it on."
Another aunt kindly explained the situation.
At that time, almost all kinds of items were for home use, and no one would specifically take them out for sale. People had little money to begin with, so they could just tear some scraps of cloth to make something, so they would not spend money if they could avoid it.
"Then thank you very much." Chen Zhu immediately took off his shoes and put them on the mat. It seemed that a warm current was transmitted from the mat to the soles of his feet.
The originally uncomfortable feet felt like they had a massage, and they felt comfortable, making people involuntarily relax a little.
"Auntie's craftsmanship is really good. If these are really sold, who knows how many people will be vying for them."
Chen Zhu smiled and praised.
"We have quite a few gadgets that we make here. If you're interested, we can give you a few more."
My aunt was so happy with the praise that she took out all the little gadgets as if she was emptying her family fortune. The small box was full of straw-woven things.
There are also some dolls made of scraps of cloth, which also have unique designs, and even some have the word "Fu" woven by themselves.
It was brand new, as if ready to be given to someone.
"If you like these things, just take them. We'll just sit here and work on them for two days, and they'll be ready naturally. It won't take much effort."
My aunt pointed and tried to give away all the good things.
They are not worth much, but they are the love that the aunts weave bit by bit.
"Her daughter hasn't given birth yet, but she's already prepared all these little gadgets. It seems like she won't have to worry about gadgets until she grows up."
The aunt next to me said this with a hint of envy in her eyes.
She was able to relax a little because there was no work to do in the fields recently. Otherwise, in the past, she would have to go out to work again!
Even though I knew my daughter was about to give birth, I really didn't have time to prepare these exquisite things.
"Then I can't take it. These are for the children. If I take them away, what will the little one have to play with?"
Chen Zhuyi retracted his hand that was originally holding the little straw turtle, and lowered his eyes to look at his belly.
By the time the little one is born, there won’t be so many things to play with.
"This box is for you, no matter if it's a man or a woman, just consider it as a token of our villagers' kindness." The aunt holding the box made up her mind and immediately pushed it over.
Huo Jinzhi took out a big unity note and put it into his aunt's hand.
"Just consider it as payment for your trouble in preparing the materials. We will accept it. Otherwise, we won't accept it."
His tone was strong and calm, with a certain firmness that brooked no room for negotiation.
Seeing this, the aunt could only sigh and accept it. Then, as if she had thought of something, she rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, took out a lot of things, and stuffed them all into an exquisite bamboo box.
"These are all our thoughts, sincere for sincere."
Huo Jinzhi did not refuse, and Chen Zhuyi also went back with the small bamboo box.
"You're so lucky! You sold it right away and got so much money. It's almost half a month's salary for them in the county town."
The two aunts next to them spoke sourly, but they did not make any move to ask for money.
After all, most of these are made by them themselves, so they really can’t bring themselves to say it!
"I still need you two to help me, so I'll pay you one dollar as a wage, okay?" The aunt said to the old sisters with a smile after receiving the money.
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