As a small county with a population of only 60,000 to 70,000, Wuxian's light industry market is very small. It has not even been separated and confused with the farmers' market.
The products sold in the farmers' market this season are very monotonous: fish caught in the Longjiang River, potatoes, cabbages, radishes, carrots grown in the land, and...
That was all. Wan Feng walked around the farmers' market and didn't even see anyone selling meat. These were all the other things he saw.
There is still a severe shortage of material things.
At least there are greenhouses in Hongya in winter, and some off-season vegetables can be put on the market. In Wuxian, the average minimum temperature in winter is over 20 degrees in the 1980s, so ordinary greenhouses are useless.
Wan Feng was originally planning to buy something to take home, but now that he saw that he already had these things at home, he gave up the idea of buying anything.
In a corner of the farmers' market, Wan Feng saw a light industry market. There were several people selling cotton shoes and rubber shoes, several selling cotton-padded jackets and military coats, and one selling socks and gloves. Everything was mixed together in a mess.
The style of clothing is very monotonous.
It is obvious that these products were purchased from the state-owned stores at that time.
"Young man, are you shopping with your girlfriend?" The stall owner, who was in his thirties, asked with a smile, his hands in his sleeves and a cigarette in his mouth.
"Yeah!" Zhang Xuan reacted very quickly, and said "hmm" quickly, then smiled at Wan Feng, whose face turned black.
"Brother, is this all you sell at your stall?"
“What else can I sell?”
"Your stuff looks like it came from a store. It looks just like anything sold in a department store."
"Yes, these things are all from the supply and marketing wholesale channels. They are almost the same as the things in the store. It's good that they can be sold. But I promise to sell them cheaper than in the store."
"Then why don't you go out to buy goods?"
The stall owner shook his head: "Aren't there the same things out there? What's the difference?"
"Have you been to Wahou?"
"Wahou? I think I've heard of it but I've never been there."
It has been more than two years since the development of Wahou Market. Its current coverage area extends from the southern part of Heilongjiang Province in the north to the eastern part of Neimen Province, and from the eastern part of Hedong Mountain in northern Henan Province in the west.
Wu County is located in the northeast of Heilongjiang, and its coverage area and influence have not yet reached here.
Wan Feng was spreading the knowledge about the Wahou Fair to the stall owners. He talked for more than half an hour, leaving the stall owners stunned.
"You said that the Wahou Market now has so many products?"
"You could say that anything you've seen or imagined is available at the Wahou Market. There are even products you haven't seen or can't even imagine. Don't miss out if you get a chance to go and see it."
"Little brother, how far is it from Wu County to Wahou?"
"About three thousand miles."
"It's so far, how much does it cost to travel?"
"Including the train and bus fare, the trip there and back, plus food and accommodation, it would cost about a hundred yuan."
Several stall owners shook their heads: "This is not cost-effective. The goods we buy are not enough to cover the travel expenses. It would be better to go to Harbin for wholesale. Harbin also has clothing wholesale now."
There is no way around it, the travel expenses are inevitable. If the purchase quantity is small, it is not certain that you can make enough money to cover the travel expenses. However, the market has already started to sell at that time, and if you can sell well, the profit is still very substantial.
"Most of the goods sold by wholesalers in Harbin come from Wahou. When I was in Wahou, I saw many Harbin vendors. If you buy goods from them, you will be fleeced. This is more than just the two cents for the travel fee."
"That's true. We can go and see it next summer when the flowers bloom. It will be an eye-opener."
Once you see it in your eyes, you can't pull it out.
It was already half past ten when they came out of the market, and the two of them ran to the restaurant to eat.
Wan Feng bought a braised pork elbow, a plate of shredded pork with fish flavor, and took away a bowl of rice and a steamed bun.
Zhang Xuan likes to eat rice.
There is no need for two people to buy too much food, as they won’t be able to finish it all.
"Why didn't you tell them about our pants?"
"You should eat more rice first and less meat. Your stomach won't have much fat or water in a month. Be careful not to get an upset stomach if you eat too much meat."
Wan Feng was very angry at Zhang Xuan's unruly way of chewing her elbow. No one was competing with you for it, so you'd die if you behaved like a lady!
The food in the vocational high school cafeteria has almost no oil or water. After a month of eating bland soup, I might get a stomachache if I eat too much meat now.
Zhang Xuan smiled and transformed into a lady.
"You haven't even made a pair of pants, what can I say? It's not too late to send them after school starts. They will definitely want them. If they don't want them when they get to their doorstep, they're stupid. But the market in Wu County is too small. How much can they sell in a day? It seems that the main product must be Heihe."
When I graduated in my previous life, the school went to Heihe as a group to take graduation photos. At that time, the Heihe Light Industry Market was already quite large, but that was in the autumn of 1985, and they were about to start their internship period.
It is estimated that Heihe’s light industry market will not be much stronger than Wuxian’s.
"You mean we really have to make bell-bottoms? I think they'd look so ugly."
"It's okay if you look ugly, but others will think they look good. Bell-bottoms will be popular for quite a long time. You will sell as many as you make."
"So how much can we make from making a pair of pants?"
"A little over one dollar, but no more than one dollar and fifty cents." Wan Feng had already calculated the cost of a pair of trousers when he ordered the fabric at Aihui Cotton Mill.
The cloth here is much more expensive than that in Hongya. Even if it comes directly from the factory, it is only five cents cheaper than the price in the store in Hongya.
In addition, with the slight increase in prices, one foot of cloth now costs only 40 cents per foot.
An ordinary pair of trousers requires about one and a half meters of fabric, but this is obviously not enough to make bell-bottom pants, so at least one more foot is needed.
Then the cost of a pair of pants plus the labor cost is about 2.3 yuan. The price of Wanfeng's shipments is basically around 3.5 yuan. If the trouser legs are particularly wide, the price can be 4 yuan, with a profit of more than 1 yuan.
Zhang Xuan was very happy to hear that she could earn more than one yuan for a pair of pants: "I can make a pair of pants in an hour and a half, so if I make six pairs of pants a day, I can earn more..."
"Wake up! You don't have to go to school and you make pants every day? You can only do it after dinner. Don't do too much. Just make two pairs a day."
It will take more than three hours to make two pairs of pants.
Zhang Xuan blinked. "Then my aunt and I can only make four pairs of pants a day. Isn't that too little?"
"Hey! Aren't there four teachers in the internship department? Do you think they'll do it if I give them 30 cents as processing fee for a pair of pants?"
Zhang Xuan nodded. "I think they can do it. They have convenient conditions. The machines belong to the school. During the daytime, they can even do some work under the guise of teaching. They can also ask the interns to help with the processing."
This woman must have a bug in her head, an elf bug!
Did I ever think of targeting those students? But this one is something I can consider.
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