After Erhua and Luo Zhen came back, they seemed to be on stimulants, walking around the house and talking to themselves.
"Nannan, what happened to Erhua? What happened when you went out on the street?" Tang Sannan was afraid that he had been stimulated by something.
Luo Zhen covered her mouth and laughed without saying anything. Tang Sannan became even more anxious and repeated the question.
"Dad, it's okay. It's a good thing if there's something wrong. Let him sort it out first, and I'll tell you later."
Erhua walked around the house twice more and finally stopped. He rubbed his hands excitedly and said to his father-in-law, "Dad, have you ever thought about opening a mahogany furniture store?"
Luo Zhen was surprised when he heard this: Hey, wasn’t this what we said on the way back?
Tang Sannan was also a little surprised when he heard this. He had never thought about opening a furniture store. He had excellent skills and business came to him. He didn't need to open a store at all.
However, he did not refute Erhua immediately, but wanted to listen carefully to his ideas. After all, the world is different now, and the old ways may not last long.
"If you have any ideas, tell me and I'll listen."
"Today, Luo Zhen and I went to the street and saw a new furniture store. I went in and looked around, but I didn't see a single piece of mahogany furniture.
The master's craftsmanship is well-known, so of course he has no shortage of business. However, in the past, people just walked in. I think in the future we should go out more and let more people know.
Of course, I’m not saying I’m going to open a mahogany furniture store anytime soon.”
Erhua glanced at Luo Zhen out of the corner of his eye as he spoke. She listened attentively and nodded from time to time.
"I chatted with the boss for a while, and it happened that he also wanted to come to the village to ask my father to order some rosewood furniture these days.
Why don't we cooperate with him? There are many more people passing by his shop than those in Tangli Village. This way, your reputation will become bigger and more people will come to you to do rosewood business in the future.
However, this is just my first step; my ultimate goal is to open my own mahogany furniture store.”
It sounds good. Tang Sannan thought about it seriously. It is very feasible. It has plans and goals, and it is steady and solid. Erhua has matured a lot.
However, Erhua's goals are still very conservative at the moment. In the future, he will achieve far more than just the small goal mentioned today. Of course, this is a story for later.
Tang Sannan nodded, looked at Erhua with admiration, and said, "Your idea is good. Ask the boss to come over and take a look at our furniture someday. Let's discuss it carefully and see what's suitable. We have several pieces made at home!"
"Dad, no need to invite me, I've already made an agreement with him and will come tomorrow!"
"You brat!" Tang Sannan laughed heartily. "You're acting first and asking for permission later. How did you know I would agree?"
Erhua smiled foolishly and said, "Luo Zhen said so."
"But, there's something wrong."
"What's wrong?" Erhua became nervous when he heard his master's objection.
But it doesn’t matter, just correct what’s wrong, things must be done.
“You just said that putting furniture in other people’s stores would help me gain more fame, but I don’t think that’s right.
It should be to expand your fame!
I am old now, and it is time for me to enjoy my life. I have not achieved anything great in my life, I just want to carve flowers and take good care of Luo Zhen.
It's time for you young people to take over the world. You're right. Craftsmanship alone isn't enough. Redwood needs to be sold abroad. But how? That's for you young people to think about!"
Erhua felt warm in his heart after hearing what his master and father-in-law said. His master had been thinking about him and Luo Zhen from the beginning to the end.
"Dad, don't worry. I will take it one step at a time and will never do anything that's short-sighted."
The next day, the chubby boss came to Tangli Village as promised.
The family already had a complete set of mahogany carved furniture made by Master Tang for Erhua and Luo Zhen, as well as a wardrobe that Erhua was currently working on. The pattern and the wardrobe were a perfect match, and the furniture was so exquisite that the fat boss praised it repeatedly.
The fat boss's surname is Lu, and he is not from this town, but he has heard of Master Tang's fame.
The three of them had a great time chatting, from lunch to tea. They didn't eat well, but they drank a bellyful of tea.
Finally, a set of coffee tables, a new bed, and a set of wardrobes were ordered and placed in Boss Lu's shop. Boss Lu was responsible for the sales, and Erhua was responsible for the production. Boss Lu would receive a certain amount of compensation for each set sold.
The two of them immediately called the village secretary, drafted a formal agreement, and signed it.
Erhua was impatient, so the next day he asked a tractor to deliver the coffee table and wardrobe that were being used at home to Boss Lu's house. As for the bed, of course he had to make a new one. He couldn't let Luo Zhen have no place to sleep.
Two days after the sample furniture was moved in, Erhua was a little anxious because he didn't see Boss Lu come to place an order. But then he thought, mahogany furniture is much more expensive than ordinary wooden furniture, so it is normal that no one bought it at the beginning.
Erhua thought about it and felt that the big items were indeed expensive, so he discussed with his father-in-law and made some small ornaments to take over.
As a result, within two days, Boss Lu sent his shop assistant to tell him that the ornaments were sold out the next day. Seeing that they were selling well, Boss Lu asked Erhua to make a few more pieces.
About a month later, Boss Lu brought in his first big business.
Although Boss Lu is from the country, he has quite a few connections in the city. He opened a furniture store here with the advice of a friend in the city, who was also in the furniture business.
When he learned that Lao Lu had mahogany furniture and ornaments, he immediately helped him find a big business and ordered a piece of every piece of furniture that his family could afford.
The business came to Erhua. Although he was happy, he was also in a dilemma. There were only three people in the family, Tang Sannan, Erhua and Luo Zhen. They already had some work to do, but with this big business coming, they were too busy to handle it.
"Dad, I was so focused on expanding my business that I didn't even consider the issue of not having enough time to do it."
Erhua pulled his father-in-law to discuss countermeasures. Tang Sannan was also in a dilemma. He thought about it carefully and said, "People say that wealth and honor never forget each other. Now that we have a business, we have to take care of everyone, right?"
"Dad, do you mean to let someone else do it?" Erhua asked.
Tang Sannan nodded, then thought of something and became troubled: "However, each shop has different skills. If there is a problem, it will ruin our reputation."
"We still have to do it ourselves. However, since we don't have enough manpower, why don't we ask for help? Dad, do you think this is okay?"
"This... isn't this just like the landlord looking for temporary and permanent workers in the old story?" Tang Sannan shook his head.
"Dad, why are we still talking about this now? It's a new China now, there are no landlords anymore!"
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