Yang Yufen took a bamboo cup, rinsed it slightly, and poured a cup of water into it.
To ensure her two grandchildren have enough food, she always brings her thermos with her when she goes out.
"Thank you, ma'am."
Fan Juan didn't stand on ceremony; she was genuinely thirsty.
I felt alive again after drinking a glass of water.
"I thought the old lady wouldn't wait for me."
"Auntie, I was thinking the same thing. Aren't you afraid I won't wait for you?"
The two of them suddenly burst into laughter as they were talking.
"Auntie, are these twins? They're so beautiful."
Fan Juan wanted to return the bamboo cup to Yang Yufen, but Yang Yufen pushed it back.
"Yes, my daughter-in-law works at a research institute, and my son is a martyr. He only left behind these two children."
Fan Juan was filled with respect upon hearing this, and even the old man at the management office heard it and was surprised by the outcome.
"I'm worried that the old lady might not know how to exchange US dollars for our RMB and foreign exchange certificates. Also, I'd like to discuss a collaboration with her. I'll bring people to buy things for her, and I'll take a 30% cut of the price difference."
When Fan Juan collaborates with others, she always takes a 50/50 cut.
"Of course, but I can't come every day. This isn't something that can be made in a short time."
"How about you come every five days? Is that feasible? Of course, if you want to sell them yourself, that's fine too. Your products are good, and you can sell them even without me bringing people."
To be honest, the profit margin is quite high, and Fan Juan still wants to have a proper discussion about it.
"Can."
Yang Yufen readily agreed.
Fan Juan inquired in detail about the difficulty and time required to produce each item, and found that Yang Yufen had a good plan, so she was no longer worried.
“I have another group of foreign guests this afternoon, about forty minutes from now. Please wait a little longer, ma’am, I will bring them over.”
After making their agreement, Fan Juan hurriedly left again.
The group of people who came in the afternoon were different from those in the morning, but these people were really interested in bamboo weaving. Yang Yufang's bamboo weaving is unique here.
Fan Juan led the group around until almost four o'clock before she finally had time to take Yang Yufen to the bank to exchange the money.
"Next time, you can go to the bank to exchange it yourself, ma'am."
"You've had a hard day, Xiao Fan. Here's your share."
Yang Yufen took out the commission that was due to Fan Juan, and even rounded it up.
Yang Yufen rode her bicycle home with her children. First, she washed all the dirty clothes the children had changed out of, then bathed and fed the two children, and put them to sleep. Only then did she have time to count the money.
All five sets of the twelve zodiac animal prints were sold out. The foreigner didn't haggle and took four sets, one of which was sold individually.
After all the miscellaneous expenses, including the free bamboo (which was all handmade), and deducting Fan Juan's commission, he earned 286 yuan that day.
This was after Yang Yufen refused a request from someone who wanted the twins to sleep in the small bamboo bed.
Yang Yufen thought this business was viable. She went six times a month, and even if each trip cost 200 yuan, that would amount to 1,200 yuan. She could then inquire about where houses were for sale. After all, she couldn't just live in her daughter-in-law's place; she needed her own house.
Yang Yufen also noticed that the more exquisite the item, the more expensive it was. Foreigners didn't like to bargain. For example, the box cost fifty dollars, but the foreigner just took out fifty US dollars and exchanged one dollar for 1.8 dollars at the bank.
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