Chapter 281 If you can't sell it, keep it for yourself.
"Please ask, Sister-in-law Yuan."
"This lipstick is made with one or two spoonfuls of lard, a large slab of beeswax, and some fragrance, etc. It makes twenty-three tubes of lipstick. We can then send them to supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores for resale. How much will each tube sell for?"
If it's sold at a high price, then it's something only the wealthy can afford, and ordinary people can't afford it. Isn't that just the tail end of capitalism, and bad elements engaging in speculation and profiteering?
"That's an excellent question. So we'll be making two types of lipsticks. The first type will be colorless and odorless, with only a moisturizing effect, and it will sell for two or three cents a tube. I'll calculate the exact price later."
"The scented lipsticks I'm making now are priced at 50 cents each. In the future, in addition to rose, I will also make citrus, as well as other scents or fruit flavors. I want to make sure that the handmade lipsticks we make are affordable for ordinary people."
Everyone started calculating frantically in their minds. Pork fat was indeed very expensive, costing seven or eight cents a pound, and you needed a ration coupon to buy it.
However, the cost of just one or two spoonfuls of lard and beeswax is only a little over one or two yuan, but the resulting lipstick can be sold for three mao (0.3 yuan) each, and that's the lowest price without any added fragrance.
Excluding defective products and losses, let's say this quantity can produce twenty handmade lipsticks. At three cents each, that's six dollars. If they're all sold in such a short time, you can earn four dollars or even more!
My goodness, Cen Yan really found them a great side hustle.
"Cen Yan, I've made up my mind. I'm going to do it with you. It's just lard, right? At worst, my family won't use any oil when cooking for the next year, and we won't eat any meat. We won't starve!"
Aunt Tang slapped her thigh and stood up, "Once I make money, I'll eat meat every meal, and I'll build a cage in the vegetable garden to raise a few hens specifically for laying eggs!"
These days, the organization allows each household to raise up to five chickens and ducks. After that, they can no longer eat lard, so the chicken butt bank has to be put on the agenda, otherwise the grandson will not get enough nutrition and will not grow tall.
With Aunt Tang's order, the others chimed in: "We'll do it too. We won't lose much lard. If we make a little less initially, and the collective is willing to buy it, we can make more."
"If we can't sell them, we can just keep them at home for our own use. As long as the lard can be put to good use, it's not a waste."
"Sister-in-law Cen, can we take some raw materials back today and try making it ourselves? It's not free; when we sell it and make money, you can deduct the cost of the materials from my share."
"I'd also like to get some materials."
"And me too."
“Everyone gets a share, but I can only provide flavoring and beeswax right now. As for lard, we’ll have to wait until tomorrow morning.” Cen Yan pointed to the still boiling pot. This pot of lard would probably take two or three hours to cook, and it was so hot that it was difficult to serve it to everyone.
Aunt Tang smiled and said, "I have lard at home, you just need to give me the other ingredients."
The other dozen or so women chimed in, "Yes, we have lard at home, but we haven't been able to bring ourselves to eat it. Whether we can earn money to supplement our household income depends on this lard."
Seeing that they said that, Cen Yan stopped trying to persuade them: "Okay, then wait a moment, ladies. I'll go get a notebook and a scale. I need to record how much beeswax and how much fragrance you took so that I can deduct the cost later."
"Okay!"
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