Uncle Li and Aunt Li's family are all honest people with simple temperaments. Shen Zhizhu suddenly came up with a good idea.
During this period, she had to make clothes and think about designs. Not only did she learn about the college entrance examination and clothing, but she also had to pay attention to Xu Haonan's academic situation.
The high-intensity lifestyle made her feel a little tired and she had no energy to do other things. However, some accessories were given away as gifts when the store opened and were consumed very quickly.
But if she outsources these small things to others, she will save a lot of time.
[Auntie is hardworking and willing to work. She has always been a responsible person. I feel relieved to let her do the work, but I don’t know if Auntie Li is willing.]
Xu Haonan looked at Shen Zhizhu in surprise. No one was willing to share the way to make money with others, let alone lead them along.
She and the store are both making money, so she can wholesale some small accessories like those given away, or make a few herself occasionally, which is completely fine. There is no need to outsource the work to others.
But Shen Zhizhu packed it out.
Xu Haonan thinks that Azhu is the most considerate girl in the world.
"Auntie, I have a job here, I wonder if you would like to take it."
Aunt Li was a little confused. Weren't they borrowing money? Why did they suddenly introduce a job to her? She was confused, but if she had the money, she would be a fool not to make it.
"You tell me what kind of work it is, dirty work, tiring work, or energetic work, I can do it all."
"It's hard to introduce these jobs to my aunt. Wait for me."
Shen Zhizhu returned to the house and took out the headscarf and hair ornament she had made earlier, as well as two small knitted bags.
"This bag is really pretty, and the pattern on this headscarf is also pretty. It must have cost a lot of money."
Shen Zhizhu turned over the knitted bags and put two of them together for comparison; one was blue and white, and the other was red and white.
"Auntie, see if you can hook up."
"I've never made this before, but it looks like there aren't many stitches and the pattern isn't complicated, so I think I can crochet it."
Girls from rural families all know how to sew. Sometimes they knit their own sweaters, scarves, and caps for their family members.
There is no technical content in making a head flower, and a headscarf is just a kind of crochet method. Knitting a small bag is more complicated, mainly with patterns.
But generally speaking, you can basically knit it after watching it twice.
After hearing what Aunt Li said, Shen Zhizhu felt much more relieved.
"As for the materials, I will prepare them for you. You can pick them up on a certain day. Each headscarf will cost you one yuan. A hair ornament will cost you 52 cents per pair, which is one yuan. For a knitted small bag like this, I will give you two yuan each."
"The demand is not that big. We need ten headscarves, ten pairs of hair ornaments, and ten knitted bags a month, which costs thirty-five yuan in total. You can buy those materials at the supply and marketing cooperative, and they are not expensive. After you have completed these quantities, you can make more according to the patterns I gave you. You can sell the extra ones yourself. How much you sell depends on your ability."
Aunt Li was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. You know, the average salary of employees is only 35 yuan a month, and the factory her husband found pays 30 yuan a month.
She didn't expect that by borrowing money, she would also provide a way to make money. Thirty-five yuan, they didn't even dare to think about it, and thought that it might be Shen Zhizhu who was taking care of them.
I feel so embarrassed.
"Thirty-five dollars is too much. How can you shamelessly take this easy and lucrative job? It's ridiculous. Xiaozhu, why don't you do it? I feel embarrassed."
Having been honest people all their lives, they dare not take advantage of such a big advantage.
Shen Zhizhu looked at them and thought, these are real elders. They are not like her aunt's family, who eat from their bowls while looking at what's in the pot, and even hope that what's in other people's homes is theirs.
Xu Haonan knew that Shen Zhizhu really wanted to sell the things, so he helped to persuade them.
"Uncle, aunt, you should just accept it. Ah Zhu still has to study and is too busy to handle it. If you are willing to accept it, then you will really help her."
Aunt Li looked at Shen Zhizhu with an inquiring look, and only agreed after receiving an affirmative nod.
"Okay, since you guys said so, if I don't agree, I will appear to be hypocritical."
Shen Zhizhu readily took out two piles of change from his pocket.
"That's right. This is fifty dollars. The other twenty dollars is a deposit. When you're done, I'll give you the remaining fifteen dollars."
Uncle Li and Aunt Li did not take it immediately, but gave some suggestions.
"We'll just take fifty. You don't have to pay thirty-five this month. Wait until your uncle Li pays you, and then pay the remaining fifteen."
Shen Zhizhu thought about it and agreed.
"But you still have to deliver the eggs every day, otherwise your uncle and I will feel bad."
"That's great. You don't know that I love eggs the most."
The hair ornaments she sold before were a bit expensive, three yuan for one and five yuan for two. Only people like Gu Xueer who really love beauty and are willing to dress up would buy them.
Normally, she would still go for a slightly cheaper price depending on the market. She had calculated that, at her own pace, she could make more than ten hair ornaments a day, one headscarf a day, and one knitted small bag every five days.
I am still busy with other things every day.
Auntie Li estimated that it would take some time at first, but once he became proficient, he would be able to do much more than her. However, she thought of some things and started to give some advice.
"After the auntie is finished, if you want to sell it, I suggest you double the price I gave you. The hair ornaments are one yuan each, the headscarves are three yuan each, and two are five yuan each. The knitted small bags can be more expensive."
"Also, there is a store called Yishe on South Street in the county town. Don't sell near there because these are free gifts. It will be difficult for you to sell there. I suggest you change places after a while and then come back to sell."
If she always sells it in the same place, they may like it at first, but they will no longer need it after they buy it. Then it would be meaningless for her to stay in one place and not be able to sell it.
Uncle Li and Aunt Li, who have always worked in the fields and have never sold these things, have no idea about these things. They thanked Shen Zhizhu for sharing again and again. If it weren’t for Shen Zhizhu’s reminder, they would not have known about these things.
According to Aunt Li's personality, she would probably stick to one place until she failed to sell the product for a long time, then she would give up on it and think that she was not destined to pursue this path.
"Oh, Xiaozhu, you are such a nice person, but please don't tell anyone that you give your aunty all the work and that you pay her so much money every month. If someone asks you to borrow money, just say that you lent it all to your aunty and that you have no money left. You two young people can't even live a good life, and your eldest aunt has been thinking about the money you made from selling wild boars for a long time."
They talked for a while before Uncle Li and Aunt Li went back.