Xiao Liuzi skillfully pulled out a piece of waste newspaper that he had picked up from somewhere, along with a small shovel, from behind him.
Then he shoveled the pile of cow dung onto the newspaper, and to the astonishment of Lu Zhiye and the other two, Xiao Liuzi gathered his strength and lifted the four corners of the newspaper.
Tengchong stammered in a low voice, "Won't this give away?"
Li Dazhuang thought so too. The next moment, they saw a hole in the middle of the newspaper, and cow dung fell to the ground with a thud, some of it splashing onto Xiao Liuzi!
Tengchong's expression froze. He slowly lowered his head, a stain of cow dung splattered on his trouser leg. He felt as if his entire leg was ruined!
Turning to look at the other two people, I realized they had all hidden behind me at some point!
Tengchong was on the verge of tears, but the next moment, Xiao Liuzi's actions made him want to vomit!
Xiao Liu picked up some dry leaves from the other side, wrapped all the cow dung together, and threw it into the big bucket on the other side!
With cow dung still between his fingers, Xiao Liu grabbed a handful of yellow soil from the ground and rubbed it vigorously for a couple of seconds, then wiped his hands clean with dry leaves, all while the three men stared at him in disbelief.
He rushed up to the group with a grin and reached out to pat Tengchong on the shoulder!
Tengchong let out a scream like an old woman, and with a howl, darted to the other side!
Xiao Liuzi awkwardly withdrew his hand, looking somewhat embarrassed.
However, his mood didn't last long. These people seemed quite particular, and if he stayed any longer, he'd probably have to cancel his order...
So Xiao Liu quickly called for a few people to get on the oxcart!
Tengchong had only ridden in an oxcart once before, when he went back to his hometown with his parents to pay respects to their ancestors. He hadn't ridden in one since, and he couldn't even remember how many years it had been since he last did.
The three of them sat on the oxcart, and what left them speechless was that the sanitation inspections here were quite strict!
Whenever the old cow defecates, Xiao Liuzi has to take a shovel and clean up the cow dung.
When Tengchong arrived at the first factory, he felt his stomach churning. He clutched his stomach and rushed to a big tree, where he vomited violently.
Before he could even react, a woman wearing a red armband rushed over and said, "This comrade is spitting on the ground. He'll be fined two yuan!"
Tengchong's lips twitched. Although Beijing had also been strict in its enforcement before, someone was fined 10 yuan for spitting near the city gate!
But can this small city compare to Beijing?
How dare they ask for such an exorbitant amount!
In an attempt to curry favor, Li Dazhuang quickly pulled out two yuan from his bag and handed it to the man, saying, "Excuse me, excuse me, my brother is a little carsick!"
The woman looked Tengchong up and down, surprised that someone who seemed so burly and strong was so fragile!
He even vomited while riding in an oxcart; what a disgrace to a man!
Tengchong wanted to argue with someone, but the next moment he heard Lu Zhiye shouting for them to go into the factory.
Xiao Liu washed his hands at the water tap by the gatekeeper before happily joining the group!
"Don't let the small size of this garment factory fool you, the clothes they make are really well-made!"
Xiao Liu looked around, covered half of his mouth with his hand, and said cautiously, "Back then, people on the black market were all vying to sell clothes from their factory!"
Suppressing his nausea, Tengchong looked around the factory, which was less than a quarter the size of a garment factory in Beijing.
He didn't quite believe that such a small factory could produce any stylish clothes.
As if sensing the disdain in his eyes, Xiao Liu raised his chin: "The reason I showed you this place first is because their quality is good!"
The pattern is absolutely perfect; many of their workshop team leaders are veteran tailors from tailor shops!
I heard the factory owner specifically poached him!
As they were talking, a man with a briefcase tucked under his arm and a middle-part hairstyle walked over.
"Hey, you're Zhang Xiaoliu? What brings another client here today?"
It seems Zhang Xiaoliu has become quite familiar with the people at this factory; several people greeted him as he passed by!
This made Tengchong think about something else: "Could this guy really be taking kickbacks?"
Upon hearing Tengchong's whispers, Li Dazhuang smiled contemptuously: "See, I was right, wasn't I?"
Many of them are double-dipping, taking our errand fees on one hand and kickbacks from the factory on the other!
"He's a sly one! If I'd known, I would have had my brother take me; we wouldn't have wasted this money!"
As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Lu Zhiye, clearly implying that the man lacked foresight and had made a mistake in leadership!
When Tengchong heard him speak of Lu Zhiye in a sarcastic tone, he immediately objected: "We are just speculating, it hasn't been determined yet, has it?"
Besides, I've seen this kind of thing many times. Many factories even give kickbacks to truck drivers. He takes a little, that's fine, as long as the price is reasonable!
Li Dazhuang was furious. On the train, the two of them hadn't said much, and the man had been ignoring Tengchong.
I don't know what kind of spell Tengchong has been cast on, but why are they all so siding with him?
If this man is still around, my whole job is ruined!!!
Lu Zhiye didn't care about the two's flirtatious banter. He became interested when he heard Xiao Liuzi say that the workshop managers were all veteran tailors!
He had many design drawings, all of which were given to him by Yan Wenqing.
It's not enough to just copy the design; you also need to consider whether the finished product is suitable for the market!
Take the waistline, for example. Nowadays, most pants are high-waisted, and people usually use a rope as a belt to tie them up to their stomach.
If it's made low-waisted, it might not sell for a good price.
Also, the crotch and hem of the pants should fit most people's leg shapes!
He walked up to Xiao Liuzi and asked, "Liuzi, who is this?"
"This is Director Ge from the first workshop..."
Xiao Liu introduced the two parties with a smile. As Director Ge turned to walk into the house, he leaned down and whispered in Lu Zhiye's ear, "His old tailor has the most experience!"
Many people who design their own clothes and want patterns made go to his apprentices.
Lu Zhiye gave Xiao Liuzi an approving look, "You've finally come in handy!"
Xiao Liu immediately straightened his back, held his head high, and even straightened his collar!
It's as if they're trying to vindicate themselves!
Tengchong showed little interest: "I don't have any design drawings or patterns, I can just use some of the best-selling clothes from the factory!"
"Brother Lu, do you have any design drawings that need to be made into a pattern?"
Lu Zhiye nodded slightly: "Yes, I collected a lot of students' drawings, and I think the designs are all pretty good!"
We plan to produce a limited batch for sale first, and if the market performs well, we'll proceed with mass production!
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