Upon arrival, the group skipped pleasantries and went straight to inspect the goods they had brought.
The director didn't ask them to take out their things. Instead, he stepped forward with a serious expression and lifted the cloth to take out the contents.
He didn't take the top item; he took everything that was in the middle or at the bottom.
The director inspected the quality and style of each item, paying particular attention to the goods at the bottom of the loading crates.
After confirming that there were no problems, he finally smiled with satisfaction.
"Sure, all the goods are fine, our supply and marketing cooperative will take them all," Director Niu said decisively.
The three men breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the goods had been successfully delivered.
Seeing Director Niu's serious expression, I was afraid he would have to see them because of personal connections and was about to find fault and refuse them. But it turns out that's not the case; he was just checking the quality of the goods.
There are still many people who take things seriously these days.
Having received a definite reply, Director Niu summoned the employee in charge of goods at the supply and marketing cooperative and asked him to move the goods to the cooperative's warehouse. Han Qiushi and Uncle Ganzi helped move the goods into the warehouse.
Lin Xiaoxiao then followed Director Niu to his office to settle the bill.
After receiving the money, Lin Xiaoxiao calculated that, after deducting the cost of labor and fabric, the small workshop actually made a profit of 78.4 yuan from the sale of the goods.
This much money in just one week means a profit of nearly three hundred a month, and several thousand a year.
After the three of them brought back this good news, Captain Wang and the village officials couldn't sit still.
I never imagined that making some small gadgets could be so profitable. They would have to sell hundreds of kilograms of grain to make that much money.
With such a large profit in just one week, how could I not be excited?
Some people were even daydreaming: "If things continue to develop like this, won't our village be able to keep doing this forever?"
"Buy scraps if you have them, and if not, buy defective fabric. If all else fails, you can make clothes out of everything and sell them!" He just couldn't believe that such a small item could have such a high profit margin, how could clothes not sell well?
“I think it’s a good idea. If we don’t have to worry about selling them, more people in the village can make money, and our village can increase its income.”
Lin Xiaoxiao was also quite happy. He and Han Qiushi were the ones who made the connection, and they were the ones who made the great contributions. After discussion, the brigade decided to give them 10% of the net profit.
Without a second thought, Han Qiushi said he didn't want any of it and would give it all to Lin Xiaoxiao.
Lin Xiaoxiao calculated that they earned more than 7 yuan from this trip, which would amount to nearly 30 yuan in commission per month.
This is just a small profit now. Once the clothes start selling well, and we also sell them on the black market, the profits will be even more substantial than they are now.
The main thing is that she doesn't need to lift a finger for this job; the design and everything else is done by carrying things around, which doesn't take up any time or effort at all.
It's practically making money without lifting a finger.
By the second week, it was almost time to deliver the goods.
Before they could even deliver the goods, Director Niu arrived at their village a day early.
First, they wanted to pick up the goods in person; second, they said that the headbands and hair ties were selling very well, and asked if they could increase the quantity of these two items next time they delivered.
Because the styles they provided were ones the girls had never seen before, they were initially a little unhappy, thinking they had bought the leftovers. But when they wore them out, they were praised and asked where they bought them.
And so it spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred.
Headbands and hair ties made in Wangjia Village have suddenly become popular in the county town.
Lin Xiaoxiao immediately agreed upon hearing this. It would be foolish not to agree to such a good deal. Making shoes is time-consuming and requires a lot of fabric, but making these two items saves on fabric and is quick.
The deal was negotiated in a way that left both parties very satisfied.
When Director Niu arrived, Lin Xiaoxiao immediately took out the loungewear she had just made and asked him if he would accept such clothes.
After Lin Xiaoxiao's explanation, Director Niu placed an order on the spot.
We need 100 items each for men, women, and children.
Director Niu congratulated them and told them to keep up the good work. He said these products sell well in the local supply and marketing cooperative, and they will definitely sell well in other places as well. He also told Lin Xiaoxiao and her team to speed up production, as many people would surely come to place orders.
Department stores might even come and inquire about clothes like these.
With Director Niu's order, Captain Wang and his team hired 10 more female workers, bringing the total number of employees in the small workshop to 30.
A month passed in the blink of an eye. If the female workers' work points were converted into cash, they would be worth between ten and twenty yuan. The work points were awarded based on the amount of work done. The woman who received the highest number of work points was Zhao Xiang, who was nearly 40 years old.
When Zhao Xiang learned that she could earn so much money, her eyes welled up with tears.
After a while, when she calmed down, she hugged her nearly twenty-year-old child and said, "Child, we finally have money to see a doctor. Even if you don't get better, it doesn't matter. I can still support you in the future."
Hearing these words, the child showed no joy and remained sitting blankly on the kang (a heated brick bed), neither responding nor moving.
Seeing this, Zhao Xiang was both happy and heartbroken as she hugged her child: "Mom will go get meat to eat tomorrow, and we will never have to go hungry or cold again."
Such scenes are not limited to Zhao Xiang's home.
Wang Zhaodi was also extremely happy.
Ever since her family learned that she could earn so much money, their attitudes towards her have changed drastically. Her mother even said she would make her a brand new set of clothes this year, and her parents stopped talking about the good-for-nothing from the next village who they had previously agreed to marry.
She said she would choose a man who was worthy of her in the future.
“Our daughter is such a precious person, how can she get married so easily? She can stay at home for a few more years and doesn’t need to go to other people’s homes to serve others.”
Seeing such a big change in her family, Wang Zhaodi silently thought to herself that she should save at least two yuan for herself every month. With money in hand, she wouldn't have to suffer as much as before.
Her family has always favored her younger brother and older brother, leaving her caught in the middle and suffering every day.
With her brother about to get married, the family started looking for suitable matches for 15-year-old Wang Zhaodi in order to raise a decent dowry. Originally, the family was looking at families similar to their own, but a relative said that a good-for-nothing from the next village was offering a dowry of 150 yuan.
This instantly changed the family's mind, with the older brother being the most enthusiastic. With this 150 yuan, he could immediately get married, and soon his parents would be able to hold their grandson.
The parents, who were still somewhat hesitant about their eldest grandson, decided to go and talk to the good-for-nothing from the next village about the marriage.
Wang Zhaodi heard that there was a reason why this scoundrel offered such a high bride price. Girls from ordinary families would not dare to marry into his family because he had beaten his previous wife to death.
My parents were so heartless as to marry me off to such a man.
Fortunately, at that time, the village announced that it needed to hire workers.
Wang Zhaodi, disregarding her family's objections, signed up for the job because she didn't want to marry into such a family.
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