Chapter 117 Mission
Everyone in the room was so scared that their legs were shaking.
The guy who chased Jiang Tangtang away that day was so scared that he almost peed his pants.
In fact, ever since he accidentally saw the young lady he had driven away that day with the owner of Jiuxia Silver Shop a few days ago, he had a bad premonition in his heart, and he didn't expect that the premonition would come true.
If the boss knew that the young lady came to him first that day but was driven away by him, would he not want to kill him?
He gritted his teeth, a vicious glint in his eyes.
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Jiang Tangtang wants to open the cake shop before the Chinese New Year.
In addition to the fact that most people are willing to spend money during the Chinese New Year, another important reason is that she wants to sell gift boxes.
At this time, when people give gifts to relatives during the New Year and other festivals, they like to add some cakes or something in the gifts to make them look decent.
Jiang Tangtang checked the progress of the shop's renovation again and found that it could be completed within the time she expected. Then she went out to find someone to customize the gift boxes.
However, in this era, there is no place that specializes in selling gift box packaging, and most of the things sold outside are food boxes.
Although lunch boxes could be used as gift boxes, she asked several shops and found that the prices were high. After she asked for slight modifications, the shops were unwilling to bother.
Finally, Jiang Tangtang decided to find a craftsman who knew how to weave bamboo to make it custom-made.
Hearing that there were many craftsmen who could make bamboo weaving in Jiangzhu Village, Jiang Tangtang took Guo Yu to Jiangzhu Village that day. Unexpectedly, after asking around in the entire village, no one knew how to do it.
Jiang Tangtang was just regretting that she had not inquired about the news carefully and had wasted a day today, when she unexpectedly met Zhao Jia.
"Sister Jiang, why are you here?" Zhao Jia touched the skin on her face recently and felt that it had become much smoother. When she saw Jiang Tangtang, her eyes lit up and she was very excited.
Jiang Tangtang put away her sullen mood and said with a smile, "It's Sister Xia! I heard that there are many bamboo weaving masters in Jiangzhu Village, so I wanted to come over and find someone to weave some bamboo baskets. I didn't expect to come here and find out it was all a misunderstanding."
Only then did Zhao Jia notice that there was a girl following Jiang Tangtang, holding a bamboo box in her hand.
She laughed and said, "Why didn't you come to me for this matter? Why did you come all the way here?"
Jiang Tangtang immediately said happily: "Can you do bamboo weaving?"
"I can't. But my brothers can! Come with me to my house. My brothers are very skilled and can weave even better than you! Not only can he weave with bamboo, he can also weave with rattan..."
Zhao Jia talked about his brother's glorious deeds, which greatly boosted Jiang Tangtang's spirits.
I immediately decided to follow Zhao Jia and visit her home.
Zhao Jia has three older brothers, each of whom is skilled in bamboo weaving, but the one with the best skills is his second brother Zhao Chuan.
After understanding Jiang Tangtang's request, she immediately started weaving bamboo baskets with bamboo threads.
"This work is slow! Sister Jiang, come and eat something before you watch." Zhao Jia brought a bowl of sugar-water eggs to Jiang Tangtang.
Zhao's mother was also very enthusiastic. She brought a bowl of sugar-coated eggs to Guo Yu and kept asking them to stay for dinner.
"How long does it take to weave a bamboo basket?" Jiang Tangtang asked.
"Look at the person. My second brother is very skillful and can do it quickly. You can go out with me for a walk and stay home for lunch. He will be done weaving it later."
The Zhao family was so kind to invite her to stay, and Jiang Tangtang didn't refuse since she wanted to see the finished bamboo basket.
Seeing that Jiang Tangtang was very interested in bamboo weaving, Zhao Jia took her to see the little gadgets his brother usually made for the family.
"It's woven so well, why don't you take it to the city to sell it?" Jiang Tangtang was holding a small wicker basket and felt that it was more exquisite than the ones she bought on Taobao before.
"Sometimes when I have some free time, I weave some and take them to the county town to sell, but these little baskets don't sell as well as scoops and dustpans."
Jiang Tangtang asked, "How much do you usually sell this basket for?"
Zhao Jia said, "My second brother used to sell them for more than ten coins each, but they weren't easy to sell. Weaving these takes more effort than making a sieve basket. Later, when he went to the city, he specialized in making sieve baskets and the like to sell. We only make these small baskets for our own use."
Jiang Tangtang had an idea in mind, but she didn't say it for the time being. She waited until Zhao Chuan finished weaving the basket before she said, "Baskets like this are fifty cents each. I want fifty. Can you make them before the New Year?"
The Zhao family was stunned by Jiang Tangtang's words.
Seeing that the Zhao family members were silent, Jiang Tangtang asked again, "Is this price not suitable? If you think the price is too low, we can discuss it again."
Mother Zhao waved her hands and said, "No, no."
They usually sell a scoop for only a dozen coins, and it takes about the same amount of time. This is more than double the price, so how could they think it was too little? It felt like pie in the sky.
Jiang Tangtang asked, "Is that time?"
"There's still time," Zhao Chuan said, "but isn't the price too high? Don't treat yourself badly just because of my sister..."
Zhao Jia wanted to ask his second brother not to charge, but making dozens of baskets took a lot of effort. His second brother had a wife and children to support, and her family wasn't as well off as the Xia family.
This made her unable to speak for a long time.
Mother Zhao was a sincere person, and she quickly echoed her son's words, "I heard from Jia Niang that you have helped her a lot, you can't lose again."
"The price on the market is even higher than this! In the end, I'm still getting a bargain, so don't refuse."
Jiang Tangtang talked for a long time before she convinced them that she was not deliberately offering a high price just for Zhao Jia's sake, and finally the bamboo basket deal was settled.
In addition to the bamboo gift boxes, Jiang Tangtang also asked for some small rattan baskets. However, these small rattan baskets do not require time to make, and can be woven after the bamboo baskets are made.
Although they were acquaintances, Jiang Tangtang still got a contract and paid half of the money to the Zhao family in advance as a deposit.
Zhao Jia was very embarrassed, blushing, and stammered, "Sister Jiang, I'm so sorry. You've helped us so much, and I'm still helping my family to attract business..."
Jiang Tangtang said with a smile, "Sister Xia, please don't say that. You really helped me a lot today. If it weren't for you, I might still be looking for someone who can weave bamboo baskets!"
As she spoke, she suddenly remembered, "Sister Xia, do you still have the beauty cream I gave you last time?"
Zhao Jia was embarrassed, "It's almost finished!"
"Then I'll give you another can tomorrow." Jiang Tangtang looked at her and smiled, "I see your skin is much better now. If you keep using it, you'll be the star of our shop in the future."
Zhao Jia was happy, but also felt more and more embarrassed. He changed the subject and said, "When will you return to the village? It's almost the New Year, and I don't know if the military camp will let them come back for vacation."
Jiang Tangtang was busy the past few days and had no time to think about Lu Shiyan. Now that Zhao Jia mentioned it, she couldn't help but wonder what Lu Shiyan was doing now and whether he would come back for the New Year.
At this moment, Lu Shiyan, who was being thought of by Jiang Tangtang, suddenly received a task.
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