"This...you made this!" Manager Wang exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the various kinds of exquisitely crafted straw trinkets.
Su Xueli nodded and smiled.
"Wow, your daughter is so skillful! The animals she's made are so lifelike."
Judging from his expression and tone, Su Xueli knew there was a chance.
But she didn't speak first, waiting for him to finish looking at each one before speaking.
Manager Wang put down the straw weaving and looked at Su Xueli seriously, asking, "Girl, are you going to wholesale this to me?"
Su Xueli praised, "Uncle is indeed a manager; he only sees the products. I want to wholesale these straw weavings. What do you think?"
Manager Wang said, "Girl, I really like these straw toys. We don't have any like them in our toy counter yet, but I'd like to give them a try. You have 15 of them, I'll take them all. How much do you want for them?"
Su Xueli was thrilled; this was a fantastic start!
Yan Yan was also surprised: You can make money by weaving thatch from the ground!
She said, "Uncle, different types of straw weaving take different amounts of time and are more difficult to weave, so the prices are different."
Manager Wang said, "That's understandable. Just tell me the price one by one."
Su Xueli said, "It's not that complicated, Uncle. These little pigs and puppies are simple, but these little swallows and little people are a bit more complicated. These 15 animals are only priced at two levels. What price do you think you can offer? This is my first time selling, so I don't know much about it."
Yan Yan chimed in, "Uncle, just give us the price you think is right. We're not strangers."
Manager Wang thought for a moment and said, "Girl, we're relatives, so I won't arbitrarily lower your prices. I'll price you according to the market price, but of course, we'll also have to consider the sales situation. Here's the deal: I'll give you 80 cents each for the simpler and time-saving ones, and 1 dollar each for the more complicated and time-consuming ones. What do you think?"
Yan Yan was stunned.
Su Xueli was overjoyed. You see, pork was only 80 cents a pound at that time. A little thing that didn't cost a penny could buy a pound of pork. It was so delicious!
Su Xueli readily agreed, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Uncle. It's a deal!"
There are 15 in total. Ten of them sell for 80 cents each, and five sell for 1 dollar each, for a total of 13 dollars.
Thirteen yuan for an entire afternoon's earnings—that's awesome!
At that time, workers only earned forty or sixty yuan a month. She earned 13 yuan in one afternoon. If she wasn't proud, who would?
Manager Wang instructed Su Xueli: "Girl, I'll put the goods on the counter to sell in a bit. It's the weekend, so there will be a lot of customers. If the goods are suitable, we might sell out today. You'd better come over tomorrow so we can discuss the next steps of our cooperation."
Su Xueli readily agreed, promising to arrive at this time tomorrow.
As soon as they stepped out of the department store, Su Xueli hugged Yan Yan and cheered, "Yan Yan, I can turn my hobby into money!"
Yan Yan was equally excited and said incredulously, "Xue Li, I still find it impossible. Thatch is everywhere in our fields. You can make money by weaving things for fun without spending a penny, and at such a high price. This is... too outrageous."
Su Xueli smiled and patted Xueli on the shoulder, guiding her to say, "Xueli, it's not outrageous, not outrageous at all. With the reform and opening up, there are ways to make money everywhere. We just lack the eyes to spot money."
Yan Yan seemed to understand what she was saying, her big, misty eyes blinking repeatedly.
Su Xueli took her hand and said, "It's almost noon, let me treat you to lunch."
Yan Yan was so frightened that she quickly backed away, "No, no, the city is not a place for us farmers to eat. Let's hurry up and ride our bikes home to eat."
Su Xueli's face darkened: "Can't I afford to treat you to a meal? You came to the county with me in this freezing weather to see your uncle, and I earned my first money. Shouldn't I show my appreciation? Hey, Yan Yan, what are you staring at like an idiot for?"
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