Su Xueli said, "I really don't know, but I can ask around for you, sister-in-law. How about this, I'm going to the city to deliver goods in a few days, you can come with me."
Du Mei said gratefully with tears in her eyes, "Okay, sister-in-law, that's great! Oh, Shirley, you're really my lucky star!"
Then he said to Wei Mingshen, "Brother Mingshen, you must have built bridges and paved roads in your past life to have married a wife who is like a living Bodhisattva."
Wei Mingshen grinned and said, "Sister-in-law is right, that's exactly it."
Su Xueli and Du Mei burst into laughter.
Du Mei asked impatiently, "When are you going to the city to deliver the goods, Sherry?"
Su Xueli said, "I haven't made many yet, but it should be enough to sell for at least a hundred yuan."
Du Mei then asked, "Shall I help?"
Su Xueli smiled and said, "Of course, but is your wife free?"
Du Mei said, "Yes, yes, yes. It's only the beginning of spring, and there's no work in the fields. All I do is feed that family and make shoes for them. Now I don't cook anymore, and I don't make shoes for them anymore. I'm always busy."
Du Mei gave her a thumbs up and said, "Then sister-in-law, you can help cut the thatch. It will save Ming Shen a lot of trouble and make things much faster."
"Okay, okay, then teach me how to cut my sister-in-law's hair." Du Mei nervously squatted down next to Su Xueli.
Su Xueli picked up a handful of thatch to demonstrate, "It's very easy to cut, just different lengths. If you're done cutting it, you can even help me braid some simple beginnings..."
With Du Mei joining in, they completed a third more work in one afternoon.
Su Xueli was overjoyed.
She decided that if Du Mei helped her with the chores, she would feed her and her two children, so that Du Mei wouldn't get angry when she went back and saw that family.
Furthermore, she also asked Cao Maizi to cook better meals so that the mother and her two children could enjoy some delicious food at her house.
Of course, she had to give Cao money so she could go to the market to buy meat and vegetables.
Du Mei ate breakfast early and then brought her two daughters to Wei Mingshen's house. The two girls played with Cao Maizi, and the three of them did straw weaving in the house.
Su Xueli and Du Mei were busy with their hands, chatting casually, and occasionally bursting into laughter, creating a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Wei Mingshen would occasionally stop what he was doing and steal glances at Su Xueli, his smile growing wider with each look.
Over two days, the three of them made more than two hundred sets of straw figurines, which is quite an output.
Just think, if one set costs 13 yuan, then these two hundred sets would sell for two or three hundred yuan each!
This gave Su Xueli an idea: she could hire another person to do some simple chores. The wages were very low back then; they'd be happy to work for just a few dozen yuan a month.
In this way, the business gradually grew. Of course, at that time, it was no longer just selling to department stores; it had to have its own sales model.
After a long day's work, Su Xueli happily told Du Mei, "Sister-in-law, we're going to the city to deliver goods tomorrow. That way, we can ask Manager Gao about the toilet paper factory. Don't worry, he's absolutely reliable."
Since the department store also needs to wholesale toilet paper, Manager Gao was in charge of purchasing this type of product.
Du Mei was very excited when she heard this and said, "That's great, Sherry! I'll come early and wait for you a few days from now."
Su Xueli smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, no need to rush. We'll drive the mule cart ourselves. It's just that it'll be too early for the two girls to get up and suffer."
Du Mei shook her head and smiled bitterly: "What do you mean by suffering or not suffering? I'm just suffering a lot. If I have to go to the market to sell paper in the future, I'll be working day and night."
Su Xueli sighed softly and said, "That's right. It's a blessing for children to suffer with their mothers. Besides, the hardships they endure with their mothers when they're young may become their treasure when they grow up."
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