Meng Shuyun stepped forward, came to Mao Xiaoli, raised her hand and patted her shoulder. Although she had a smile on her face, there was no smile in her eyes.
"You can't even get people from your own village to come and snatch them away, so you've come to our village to do it?"
When Mao Xiaoli saw that it was Meng Shuyun, she took a step back. Seeing that there were two daughters behind her, her eyes were full of vigilance. She said stubbornly, "I offer a high price. Others are willing to work for me, but not for you."
"I'm doing this for their own good; I'm contributing a penny more than you."
"Are you deaf?"
Xiao Qiu has already said she doesn't want to work for you anymore, but you're still clinging to her. What do you want?
Are you trying to force me to buy or sell?
"Hmph..." Mao Xiaoli ignored Meng Shuyun and turned to Yu Xiaoqiu, saying, "You really don't want to work with me? If you miss this opportunity, the price won't be the same if you come back to me next time!"
Yu Xiaoqiu stood next to Meng Shuyun and firmly refused, saying, "Go away, I won't beg you."
She knew in her heart that Meng Shuyun had helped her when she was in her most difficult time, and she would not help others ruin Meng Shuyun's business.
"Great, you'll regret it later."
Mao Xiaoli angrily rode away on her bicycle.
She's so ungrateful! She was willing to give him an extra penny, but he refused. What a fool.
Can't you figure out who gave more money and who gave less?
Mao Xiaoli recalled the delivery situation over the past two days. As soon as the people in her village heard that she was willing to pay an extra penny, they all rushed to do the work for her.
With these people around, who will help Meng Shuyun with her work in the future?
If no one helps her, then her hair accessory business will become her own.
Mao Xiaoli was secretly pleased with herself, having made her own plans.
She had long been eyeing Meng Shuyun's hair accessory business and had even negotiated a price with the supply and marketing cooperative to buy her hair accessories for one cent less than Meng Shuyun's.
She made a profit from the price difference by going back and forth like this.
It won't be long before we can pay off all the debts our family owes.
If it weren't for Su Xiangbei's affair, which emptied the family's coffers, leaving them penniless, without anyone to work, they would have been left with nothing.
Stealing Meng Shuyun's business was just the first step in her plan.
When she passed by the old site of the Meng family, she saw that a house was being built there. She was convinced that Su Xiangbei must have given Meng Shuyun the money from the Jiang family that allowed her to build the house.
If they use their family's money to build houses, then she'll make sure they don't live in peace.
Mao Xiaoli thought viciously to herself, and a plan to bring down the Meng family gradually took shape in her mind.
She thought to herself that if her family was having a hard time, the Meng family wouldn't have a good life either.
Yu Xiaoqiu rushed out of the house with the finished hair accessory, her face full of worry, her voice trembling with anxiety: "Aunt Meng, what are we going to do! Everyone in the village has gone to make hair accessories for Mao Xiaoli!"
Su Xiumei was standing next to the back of the cart, while Su Xiulan listened nearby. Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into her mind.
"Human manpower is always limited; it can't compare to the speed and quality of sewing machine production."
"As long as we have enough sewing machines, we can still complete the orders even with a smaller workforce."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaoqiu looked embarrassed and stammered, "My family is poor. We can barely afford to eat, let alone buy a sewing machine."
Meng Shuyun was secretly surprised. She hadn't expected Su Xiulan to be so quick-witted. Before she could even tell anyone what she was thinking, Su Xiulan had already come up with the idea.
The Meng family's old house was originally intended to be converted into a small workshop. They would buy more sewing machines and hire people to work, which would naturally increase efficiency.
"Xiulan is right. With a sewing machine, the efficiency is incomparable to that of manpower. Once the Meng family's old house is finished, Xiaoqiu, you can come over and use the sewing machine as you please."
Everyone present was stunned when these words were spoken!
"Mother, are you telling the truth? When did you start planning this?" Su Xiumei's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
"Yeah, I've never heard you mention this before. Are you planning to put sewing machines all over the old house?" Su Xiulan was already doing the math in her head, figuring out how many sewing machines she would need.
The current order is for 2,000 pairs. Once I get the hang of the sewing machine, I can make an average of 250 pairs a day. I collect the hair accessories every two days and deliver them. So, I need at least five sewing machines.
Su Xiulan had a premonition that the orders for her hair flower business would only increase and would definitely not stop there.
If you buy a new sewing machine, it will cost more than 400 yuan per machine. If you buy five machines, it will cost two or three thousand yuan!
When she did the calculation, her mind went completely blank.
"Mother, are you serious?"
"Mom, how much money will this cost! Sewing machines are so expensive, and you're giving them away for free?" Su Xiumei stomped her feet in distress when she heard this.
These days, everyone treasures their sewing machine like it's their most precious possession; there's no reason to just let others use it.
If you step on it or break it, you'll have to pay someone to fix it!
“Just buy a second-hand one, it won’t cost much. Don’t worry about these things, I know what I’m doing. Let’s go to the next store.”
The mother and her two daughters went from shop to shop, and sure enough, none of them were willing to help them with their hair accessory orders, and they simply returned the fabric.
Su Xiumei and Su Xiulan were so angry they gritted their teeth. How could someone be like this? They had clearly agreed before, but now they went back on their word.
Almost everyone returned the fabric, and no one ever made a hair accessory.
There was only one store left today, and Zhang Laidi had been standing at the gate of the courtyard eagerly waiting.
Zhang Laidi paced anxiously back and forth in the courtyard. She had been waiting all day, but neither Meng Shuyun nor Meng Kangshun had come to collect the hair ornaments. She was extremely worried.
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