"Business outsourcing?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Xiangjun and Chen Jing were immediately intrigued. If it were possible, this would be simple.
However, most of the people Ji Xiangjun knew were demobilized soldiers, and most of them were either in the transportation industry or worked in the security system.
Or some people who have a successful career in government might enter the public security system, and it would be a bit difficult for them to find a friend who is in charge of business or production.
Not to mention Chen Jing, who approached Manager Hu and Supervisor Liu of the textile factory through connections made by a black market boss.
The two lowered their heads and thought silently for a long time without making a sound.
Sun Xiaoyu looked left and right, and after a long while, she smiled wryly and said, "If this doesn't work, do you have any other ideas?"
Ji Xia said with distress, "If that doesn't work, then we'll have to find the captains and secretaries of each brigade. But even if we gather skilled machinists from several brigades, the quality is still hard to guarantee."
After the autumn harvest, although the production team still had some winter crops to plant, the workload of the brigade had been reduced considerably.
If we select twenty or thirty skilled sewing workers from each production team, and then have the village women professionally sew a small part on an assembly line, before finally sewing it together, we should be able to reduce quality problems and increase speed.
However, the coordination between the various teams in the distribution and quality inspection process is no easy task.
Ji Xia explained her idea, and Sun Xiaoyu said, "We'll make the cotton lining ourselves. If we can find a big factory willing to do it, that would be great. If not, asking the village women in the brigade is also a good idea."
"However, even for garment factories, the workload at the end of the year is estimated to be considerable, and they may not be able to handle an order of 20,000 at once."
The total number of orders was about 22,000. Apart from Chen Jing's 5,000 orders from the department store, Ji Xiangjun's 17,000 orders came from six or seven friends.
The four of them discussed for a while until Monkey brought over the food Chen Jing had bought, and then they ate and continued their discussion.
Ji Xia's proposed method is a good one under the current circumstances.
Outsourcing the business might reduce their profits, but with such a large order volume, they can still make a lot of money.
In the following days, Chen Jing and Ji Xiangjun went out one after another, and about two or three days later, they both received good news.
Chen Jing approached Manager Liu at the textile factory, and through him, he established a connection with the business manager of a state-owned garment factory in the city with over a thousand employees, and readily agreed to an order for ten thousand.
For a large state-owned garment factory, an order of 10,000 pieces would only take a week to complete. After receiving a 30% deposit, the order was added to the work report.
Ji Xiangjun then contacted the factory manager of a garment factory in a neighboring county through a deputy director of the police station.
The factory manager was very interested in Ji Xiangjun's design drafts and readily accepted the order for 8,000 units.
The small workshop's production capacity was too low, so after discussing it, the group bought ten more sewing machines. Ji Xiangjun found some of his former comrades-in-arms and invited a few of his brothers' wives or sisters to work there.
Because all the recruited workers were skilled machinists, they learned the basics of the job in just two days in the workshop, which boosted the workshop's production capacity.
This time, the small workshop produced only children's clothing. The production speed was fast, and the quality requirements were not as high as those for men's clothing and wedding dresses. The workshop could easily handle the remaining several thousand orders.
As the 20,000 orders proceeded smoothly, Chen Jing and Ji Xia's wedding day drew near.
Two days before their wedding, Ji Xia and Chen Jing returned to the brigade to prepare for their marriage.
Zhang Hong took leave and went home with her two children to help. Liu Hongju and He Qiuying couldn't ask for leave, so they asked Zhang Hong to give them a red envelope containing twenty yuan.
Upon seeing the amount in the red envelope, Ji's mother exclaimed in surprise, "This red envelope is too big; it's difficult to repay the favor."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xia simply smiled and graciously accepted the gift.
Because of the wholesale business, Liu Hongju and He Qiuying fawned over her, so it wasn't surprising that they gave her a large red envelope.
The afternoon before, a blessed woman had her face shaved and her eyebrows trimmed. Ji Xia then did her own makeup, changed into a tight-fitting sweater and thermal pants, and then put on a fitted kimono and a horse-face skirt. She tied her hair up and put on a bright red hair flower and hair clip. The group of bridesmaids were immediately amazed.
Sun Xiaoyu, Chen Qiuyu, Zhang Lan and Yang Cuiqin all took leave to be her bridesmaids. When they saw Ji Xia dressed up, Yang Cuiqin exclaimed, "Beautiful, so beautiful, Ji Xia, your bridal makeup and wedding dress today completely overshadow Liu Pianran."
Ji Xia smiled. Although Liu Pianran was beautiful, her wedding with the Lin family was rather shabby. Even her wedding dress was a simplified version, which was obviously different from her exquisitely crafted embroidered kimono.
Liu Pianran's outfit made her seem alluring, almost like a vixen, while Ji Xia's outfit was dignified and noble, completely overshadowing her in terms of temperament.
It's a pity that the current social atmosphere is so tense, otherwise she would have liked to use the innocent headdress for decoration!
In the evening, a group of young men escorted Chen Jing to pick up his bride.
Chen Jing wore a brand-new dark blue long cotton coat, which made him look as tall and straight as a poplar tree, exuding elegance.
Her hair was neatly styled, and she had folded a handkerchief into a red silk flower and tucked it into her pocket. She smiled sweetly at the villagers who were eating at the banquet, her face beaming with joy.
When he entered the room and saw Ji Xia, he was stunned.
Ji Xia was dressed in a bright red wedding gown. She had a beautiful face, delicate eyebrows, skin as smooth as jade, and peach-blossom cheeks. She was truly a woman of exquisite beauty and graceful demeanor.
The groomsmen joked, "Jing, you're stunned, aren't you? There's no girl in the whole area more beautiful than your wife."
"Hehe, Jing-ge's drool is already flowing."
As the group joked around, Chen Jing nudged Monkey and Tiger beside him with his elbow, suppressing his excitement. With a smile on his lips, he gently extended his hand to Ji Xia.
Ji Xia placed her slender hand in Chen Jing's palm, raised her head slightly and smiled sweetly at him. Chen Jing immediately felt overjoyed and his heart was filled with excitement.
"You belong to me for the rest of my life." He lip-read the words silently.
Ji Xia smiled shyly at him, and Chen Jing felt his heart flutter.
He took Ji Xia's hand and walked out of the courtyard, leaving all the villagers stunned.
"This is Ji Yatou, she's really pretty."
"She and Chen Jing are truly a match made in heaven, both talented and beautiful!"
"She's even more beautiful than when Liu Zhiqing got married last time!"
"That goes without saying, Ji is the most beautiful girl in the surrounding area."
A group of villagers exclaimed in amazement, praising the performance endlessly. Chen Jing grinned and kept greeting everyone, while Ji Xia lowered her head shyly, smiling without saying a word.
As Ji's mother watched her daughter standing beside Chen Jing with a smile, she suddenly felt a pang of sadness, and her eyes welled up with tears.
Four groomsmen and four bridesmaids escorted the bride and groom slowly from the Ji family home to the Chen family home. As they approached the Chen family home, someone shouted, "The bride and groom are here!"
Amidst the crackling of firecrackers, a group of villagers rushed out to watch the spectacle.
Ji Xia looked up shyly, only to meet a pair of resentful eyes.
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