Chapter 188 When it rains, it rains
The only workers left at Natus were Yu Ying, Chang Yuqin, and Liu Ming.
The others had already found jobs, and several of them went to the Xinglong Leather Factory.
"Old Ding, the four of us can do it too." Liu Ming didn't mention her trip to the reservoir, but patted his chest and said, "Look, I'm a tailor, Sister Yu is a machinist, and Sister Chang is a desk worker. You can do anything, so we're all set!"
"Yes, we can do it." Chang Yuqin also comforted Ding Mei, "Anyway, we are familiar with Jiaojiao's order. It's not difficult. We can produce 20 to 30 pieces a day. When the time comes, we can work overtime and make them for them.
"I've looked at all the leather she has, and I think she can probably make about eight or nine hundred pieces." Liu Ming stroked his chin and said, "With just the few of us, we can definitely finish it by May Day."
"Actually, May Day is a bit late." Ding Mei knew the timeliness of the leather jacket and sighed, "It's because Su Jiaojiao didn't sign a contract with me. If she had, I would have lost a lot of money."
"So we're lucky to have found a good client." Yu Ying knew Su Jiaojiao wasn't the type to kick someone when they're down, so she sighed, "Sister Chen is also busy with us, so we just need to do a good job for them."
"Old Ding, don't overthink it. As far as I know, Sister Chen has rented a stall in the Hualian Department Store. We can just deliver goods to her every two days." Liu Ming had seen Chen Guilan selling leather jackets at the Hualian Department Store. "We can handle special cases on a special basis. There's no need to worry about how often we'll deliver the goods. We'll just deliver them to her once we're done."
"Yes, yes, let's do it." Yu Ying and Chang Yuqin agreed.
"Thank you for believing in me..." Ding Mei was so moved that she almost cried. "I didn't expect that you would stick with me even when Natus was in the most difficult time. If I ever make a comeback, I will never forget you."
After the work officially started, Liu Ming called Su Jiaojiao to tell her about the start of work.
Su Jiaojiao was not allowed to bring her cell phone to school, so Chen Guilan answered the phone.
When Chen Guilan heard the good news, she immediately rushed to Naters.
For the past month, she had no goods to sell and spent all day decorating the house at Century Jiayuan, cleaning, and buying pots, pans, and other utensils.
After hearing that Su Jiaojiao had paid 8,000 yuan in advance for the goods, she decided not to buy anything. In fact, the house had been almost cleaned up and could be moved in at any time.
The problem is that most of the neighbors in the community haven’t finished renovating their houses yet, and there are chainsaws going off all day long, so they don’t want to live there for the time being.
There are only four people left in the once bustling workshop.
After this incident, their relationship became better and better, and the atmosphere changed.
Liu Ming is no longer as outspoken as before, and most of the time he just works hard.
He was in charge of cutting, ironing and needle testing, and was very busy.
Ding Mei and Yu Ying were responsible for sewing, and Chang Yuqin was a desk worker.
After Chen Guilan arrived, she would cut off the threads and check the quality. When she had collected thirty or fifty pieces, she would go to Hualian Department Store to sell them.
Although leather jackets have a quick payback period, there is still a clear difference in sales volume before and after the New Year.
Same quality, same style.
They sell fast before the New Year and slow after the New Year.
Especially since it was delayed for more than a month and the weather was getting hotter, fewer people bought leather jackets, and only one or two pieces were sold a day.
Moreover, people who buy leather jackets have to haggle over the price for a long time, and they simply cannot sell them at the price before the New Year.
In order to sell it out as quickly as possible, the price of this leather jacket was reduced to two hundred and sixty.
Therefore, there is no need to worry about Natus not being able to supply the goods now, but rather that they simply cannot be sold.
Chen Guilan was very worried.
They put all their capital into this batch of leather.
I thought I would make a lot of money again, but this happened and I missed the business opportunity.
It will take until the end of the year to recoup the cost of this batch of leather.
"Mom, don't think like that. Just treat this as an experience!"
Su Jiaojiao never regretted placing an order with Natus. "My sister called me and said that in a few days, she would have my second uncle send these short-sleeved shirts she made to you at Hualian Department Store. Then you can sell them."
Even if she knew the current situation, she would not change her original decision.
Because she had no better choice.
"Jiaojiao, we don't have 2,000 yuan now." Chen Guilan only sold five leather jackets in three days.
I earned more than 1,000 yuan and paid 400 yuan for the stall fee.
"I owe her first." Su Jiaojiao didn't have much money in her hand, so she said frankly, "I'll pay her back when I have money."
Aren’t relatives supposed to help each other?
"Okay, I'll tell Juan." Chen Guilan thought so too.
Chen Guisheng came to deliver the goods after finishing his work in the fields, a week later than the agreed time.
Chen Guilan had just enough money, two thousand yuan, so she simply gave it all to Chen Guisheng.
Chen Guisheng took the money and went to the third floor to buy fabric for Chen Juan, then hurried back home.
Chen Guilan didn't want to owe Chen Guisheng money. She was worried that Xu Yue'e would suddenly fall ill and Chen Guisheng would have to wait for money.
Anyway, she earns money every day, it’s just a matter of how much.
For Su Jiaojiao, these things are not a big deal.
Chen Guilan sells as much as she can at Hualian Department Store. It is better than working at any rate. She can make more than 100 yuan from selling a leather jacket, and she can earn back the stall fee by selling four pieces a month.
Chen Juan sells those short-sleeved shirts for fifteen yuan each, and she can make five yuan from each one.
Even if Chen Guilan doesn't make any money, she still earns six or seven hundred yuan a month.
Summer comes a little late in Jiao County, and it is not officially summer until June. She estimates that her leather jackets can be sold until May.
In May, she bought some summer clothes from Liu Wenzhi and sold them at Hualian Department Store. If she didn't have enough capital, she would sell them on credit.
Liu Wenzhi was the only wholesaler she could buy from on credit.
But you can't buy on credit too often.
While Su Jiaojiao was planning on loading the goods, something happened to Natus again.
The reason is that the rent has expired and the village committee wants to take back the yard and no longer rent it out.
This means that the Natus Leather Factory must either relocate or close down.
Su Jiaojiao's batch of goods was only half done, and the other half had not been cut. Ding Mei was getting anxious and told the village committee that she would pay the rent once a month.
She had already received the advance processing fee from Su Jiaojiao, so she had to complete Su Jiaojiao's order no matter what.
But the villagers disagreed, saying that they wanted to take back the yard and renovate it. They also said that this was planned long ago and not a spur-of-the-moment idea.
But we still give them a week's buffer time so that they can make plans early.
Ding Mei couldn't hold it in any longer.
She burst into tears in front of everyone. It was like a rainy day. She originally thought that as long as she was strong, she could make a comeback, but who knew that she now has no place to go.
Yu Ying and Liu Ming both rented houses, only Chang Yuqin's house was her own. However, half of her house was rented out, so there was no place to store all the goods.
Ding Mei’s parents’ home does have a place, but it’s deep in the mountains.
It's not practical to move Natus to their house.
After thinking about it, Ding Mei thought of Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao.
After all, this order is theirs.
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