Ma Xiaolan: "What?"
"Does your garment factory have a design department?"
"have."
"Sister Nalan, could you take me to your design department?"
Ma Xiaolan hesitated and said, "I'm not quite sure about that yet. The factory has a very strict hierarchical management system, and you need approval from your superiors to bring people in. I'll ask our director the day after tomorrow."
"It's okay if they can't get in. I'll draw a few pictures today, and you can take them to them tomorrow. If they're interested in cooperating, they'll contact us."
Jiang Xuan is quite confident when it comes to clothing design.
In her previous life, she won several major awards for fashion design in college.
The judges all said that her designs had an innate spark of inspiration.
Of course, this era was different from later times, and clothing tended to be more conservative.
Therefore, she also wanted to design clothes that were as suitable as possible for this era.
She had previously considered whether to start a business based on food or clothing.
But the clothing was too time-consuming, and she couldn't manage it all by herself.
If we could cooperate with a garment factory, that would be the best outcome.
Ma Xiaolan knew Jiang Xuan's skills. Jiang Xuan had already made several dresses. Not to mention the red wedding dress she made for herself, just look at this princess dress. Even a regular tailor couldn't make it.
To be honest, the design department of their state-owned factory was staffed with college graduates who majored in design, and their designs were not as good as Jiang Xuan's.
Why doesn't Jiang Xuan go to school?
With her abilities, I feel she's fully capable of getting into university.
However, considering what Yang Shuying said—that she was Jiang Xuan's aunt—Ma Xiaolan felt it was inappropriate to ask.
"Okay, then give me the blueprints later, and I'll go the day after tomorrow."
"good."
*
the next day.
Jiang Xuan got up at 5:30 and started making guanbing (a type of Chinese pancake).
Today, she planned to cook all vegetables, but she still divided them into two types.
One uses hot sauce, and the other uses tomato sauce.
More than an hour later, all twenty pancakes were ready.
While Dian Dian and Fan Xing were still fast asleep, Jiang Xuan took a basket and went to the entrance of the tenement.
Yesterday, she went to the store and got a large cardboard box, then put the large poster on it.
Although it's rather rudimentary, it's usable to the extent that it's not perfect.
She put the poster next to a big tree by the door and shouted loudly: "Selling egg pancakes, freshly baked egg pancakes."
The old lady selling steamed buns at the entrance was quite annoyed whenever she saw her. Didn't she say she wasn't selling anymore? What's wrong with her today?
As the people queuing to buy steamed buns gradually headed towards the pancake stall, the old woman became anxious. She shouted loudly, "Steamed buns for sale! Freshly steamed buns, only 9 cents each!"
Um?
Suddenly, another point was lost, and some people returned to her side.
However, a few people still didn't go back.
Jiang Xuan pointed to the poster, lifted the gauze on the basket, and introduced to everyone: "Comrades, would you like some stuffed pancakes? These pancakes are filled with eggs, cucumbers, carrots, and lettuce. They're nutritious and generously portioned. You can buy one and try it."
"I packaged it myself, and it looks quite clean."
"Not bad, no need to bring your own lunchbox."
A woman picked up the pancake, weighed it in her hand, and nodded: "It is indeed quite heavy, but who knows if it's all vegetables inside? What if it contains potatoes or cabbage?"
During this period, potatoes and cabbage are the cheapest.
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "Doing business is all about integrity. I'm not doing one-off transactions. What I say I'll add is what I'll definitely add."
Are they all the same flavor?
"There are two kinds of sauces. This one is spicy, and the one you have is tomato flavored. Both are suitable for adults and children."
Another woman picked up a pancake and examined it. The lettuce leaves on the outside did look quite fresh, but she couldn't see the inside. "Are the vegetables inside fresh?" she asked.
Jiang Xuan understood that everyone lacked trust in her.
But that's only human nature.
She came from the future, how could she forget the most important thing: tasting the food?
Tomorrow, she needs to prepare some small portions of guanbing (a type of Chinese pancake) for everyone to try.
She took a pancake from the basket, tore off the packaging, spread the pancake out, and put it in the basket. "All the vegetables were bought by me from the state-run store first thing this morning. I peeled the cucumbers and carrots. Please feel free to try them. Buy more if you like."
After hearing this, everyone felt a little embarrassed.
The concept of tasting is not yet available.
However, they did see clearly that the pancake contained only lettuce, cucumber shreds, and carrot shreds, and the portions were quite generous, with sauce on the vegetables.
Jiang Xuan said with a smile, "I forgot to bring my knife when I went out today, so I can't share it with everyone. Please try the dishes first. It's okay, you don't have to buy anything if you eat them."
Upon hearing this, the woman who had asked if there were potatoes inside took a few cucumbers and put them in her mouth.
"The cucumbers are indeed quite crisp, and the sauce tastes good too."
The others also tried it.
A man in a blue work uniform asked, "How much is this pancake?"
"5 cents."
Are the two flavors the same price?
"The same."
"Then I'll have a spicy one."
Jiang Xuan took out the guanbing (a type of flatbread) and handed it to him with both hands, saying, "Thank you for your support."
Then she took out two patches from her cloth bag. "These are for you. You can sew them onto the holes in your child's clothes. They're quite useful."
"Oh, this is it! I saw this pattern on Tian Tian's clothes next door yesterday. I was thinking of asking her grandma about it later. Turns out it was you who made it."
Jiang Xuan nodded: "Ready-made clothes are quite expensive, and the tailor's labor fee is also not cheap. Children wear out clothes easily, and their knees and elbows often rub against each other, so I made some. If you buy a pancake, I will give you two for free."
"This thing is really useful, so I'll buy a pancake too."
"I want one too."
In a short while, Jiang Xuan sold five pancakes.
Other people who had just left the courtyard or were passing by gradually gathered around.
Just then, the shuttle bus heading to Xiguan Road arrived.
Driver Liu Hao spotted Jiang Xuan from afar.
This bus runs every other day. Yesterday he was running another route and ate two dry steamed buns. To be honest, I really wanted to eat this stuffed pancake.
After the car came to a stop, he strode over and said, "I want a sausage."
The people blocking the way moved aside on their own.
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Master, I didn't make any sausages today, only vegetables."
"Oh, then I'll have a vegetable one."
"We have spicy and tomato flavors, which one would you like, chef?"
"Spicy, right? How much?"
"5 cents."
Jiang Xuan handed over the pancake, then presented two patches and explained their purpose.
Liu Hao smiled and said, "Okay, thank you."
As more and more people gathered around Jiang Xuan's side, Zhang Junrui, who sold steamed buns, became furious.
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