Chapter 047 Balance of payments

"I'll just charge you 35 per piece," Xue Shiqi confirmed the sweater piece and said directly to Tang Yuan, "Otherwise it would be troublesome to calculate the amount of yarn every time. With your help, my store won't be out of stock so easily, and I can keep it open."

"Can I have a larger quantity?" Tang Yuan asked her. "Well, there may be someone else who wants to make money by knitting sweaters."

"Yes, of course," Xue Shiqi nodded immediately, "The sweaters in my store are always in great demand, so the more the better. Actually, I also hired someone to help me knit sweaters, but after a while, they were worried that the price was too low. You also know that the profit in my store is not much, but if you can continue knitting, I can increase the price a little bit."

Although she said it was just a little, she showed an embarrassment on her face.

Tang Yuan had calculated the profits of her store from the beginning, so she knew that the price she offered was already very good. She would not raise the price, so she just said, "My family is in a special situation and cannot find a job outside. They are lucky to be able to earn money by knitting sweaters for you. I should be grateful to you. The current price is already very good, so there is no need to raise it."

Shen Wenyu's situation is indeed special, and she really cannot find a job outside. From this point of view alone, what she said is indeed the truth.

After she said this, Xue Shiqi also breathed a sigh of relief. She was indeed afraid that the person who was willing to help her knit the sweater would leave after she had finally found it. After all, she really liked to see the sweater she designed being knitted and bought by someone who loved it.

"That's good," Xue Shiqi said happily, "If you have any suitable candidates, they can help knit sweaters. I want them no matter how many you knit."

Since she said so, Tang Yuan naturally agreed that the more the better.

When settling the bill for today's two sweaters, she had just received seventy yuan, so she took out fifty yuan and bought enough wool to knit ten sweaters.

Because she didn't know about Shen Wenyu's second aunt's situation, she still took the drawn sweater pattern from Xue Shiqi.

It has to be said that Xue Shiqi has designed a lot of sweater styles, but she has limited time, so a lot of the styles are just drawn and not actually made into finished products.

But even so, the finished pattern drawings filled a whole volume.

When Tang Yuan was carrying the sweater and drawings back home, Shen Wenyu had just finished work and was walking towards her second aunt's house. As soon as she arrived nearby, she saw her second aunt coming from the river, all wet.

"Second aunt," Shen Wenyu stepped forward quickly, "What happened?"

"It's nothing. I just slipped into the river while washing clothes. The temperature there is low and the ice hasn't melted in a day. Why did you come here today? Tell me, nothing is prepared at home."

"What are you preparing? Go back and change your clothes. I'll light a fire for you." Shen Wenyu said anxiously, and quickly went into the house to light a fire so that she could warm herself by the fire when her second aunt came out after changing her clothes.

The weather is cold now and people can easily catch a cold when they are wet. Shen Wenyu lit a fire, boiled some water, and immediately made a packet of cold medicine.

After cleaning up, I saw that Second Aunt's face didn't look so pale anymore, so I breathed a sigh of relief: "Otherwise, we should go to the hospital later."

"It's okay, it's just wet for a while, no need to go to the hospital," Second Aunt held the hot water that Shen Wenyu poured for her, "Why are you here today? Don't you have to go to work?"

"Yes, I'm talking about business." Shen Wenyu glanced outside and confirmed that no one was around before sitting next to Second Aunt and talking to her. "Second Aunt, can you still knit a sweater now?"

"Why not? I can knit a sweater now, and I'll never forget it," said the second aunt, remembering something. "I learned your knitting skills. At that time, you were very picky. You said other people's sweaters were not good, and only mine were beautiful. You wanted to learn from me. Your mother said she would teach you, but you were not happy."

"That shows that I have been smart since I was young. Now, I have benefited from it," Shen Wenyu said with a slight smile, "I have a friend who got some orders to knit sweaters and asked me to help share the burden. The quantity is quite large and I can't finish it by myself. Second aunt, you are good at knitting sweaters, so help me."

"Okay," Second Aunt nodded immediately, "Then bring the wool sometime and tell me what style you want, and I'll knit it for you."

"I want something exquisite," Shen Wenyu said, looking outside again and pointing a finger at her. "One dollar for knitting a sweater, just two pieces."

"So many?" Second Aunt was surprised, her voice was sharp, and she realized something, "Isn't this that thing?"

"People who make clothes for us can charge us openly," Shen Wenyu looked at her and winked at her, "We just knit sweaters, we don't care about other things."

"That's too good to be true. Just one dollar for knitting a sweater. How can there be such a good thing? This is simply like pie in the sky," said the second aunt, frowning. "Can you believe it?"

"When Second Aunt sees the pattern of the sweater, she'll know whether it's credible or not. And here's this," Shen Wenyu took out a handful of scraps of wool from his pocket, "use this yarn to weave it. It must not get dirty. It must be well-woven and must follow the pattern given by others. With my knitting skills, it takes me half a day to weave one sweater. One dollar is really not much."

Second Aunt took the thread and twisted it: "If you use this kind of thread, it's really possible. You think people still require the style?"

"Yes, it's difficult. For an ordinary person, it would take two or three days to knit one." Shen Wenyu pulled the second aunt's arm. "I've thought about it. You come to my scrap yard and knit sweaters with me. Not only can we work and earn money, but we can also talk. In that case, even if outsiders come, we can still make excuses. Knitting sweaters is nothing. How many people are working and knitting sweaters these days?"

"I go?" Second Aunt hesitated.

"Second aunt, it would be a pity if you missed such a good opportunity. You usually only earn a few cents by washing and sewing clothes for others, but now you have a job that can earn you a dollar, and there are people on the street willing to do it. If it weren't for my connections, I wouldn't have gotten this opportunity." Shen Wenyu pulled her and persuaded her.

"If I die after that, wouldn't I be stealing your business?" Second Aunt cared about Shen Wenyu's thoughts.

"What's there to be afraid of? I'm not jobless. We'll make every penny we can. Besides, if you don't do it, the work I can't catch up with will be found by others. How can it be my turn? Good things should be kept within the family, Second Aunt." Shen Wenyu said sincerely. She really felt that Second Aunt was not enough. Xiaofang could really find someone else to do it.

These words touched the heart of Second Aunt. She nodded without hesitation and said, "I'll listen to you. I'll go there tomorrow morning."

Shen Wenyu warned: "Put aside all other work for the time being. It's not that I don't want you to do it, but knitting a sweater over there is really important. If your hands get frostbite and break and get dirty, it won't do to dirty the sweater."

Second Aunt looked at her hands and said, "Then I'll rub them thoroughly with soap later."

Shen Wenyu: "Yes."

…

The wool she bought the day before stayed in Tang Yuan's hands for a whole night. The next morning, before she went to the scrap yard, she deliberately brought the other pair of leather gloves she had bought earlier and also bought two new bamboo baskets on the way.

The knitting needles were provided by Xue Shiqi. They are made of metal and are less likely to get dirty.

When she arrived at the scrap yard, she immediately saw the woman sitting with Shen Wenyu studying wool. Obviously, this was the second aunt she was talking about.

Tang Yuan appeared, and Shen Wenyu immediately stood up: "Xiao Fang."

"I won't say much else. Sister Shen, you know everything." Tang Yuan put the bamboo basket on the table and handed the leather gloves to the second aunt. "You should have heard what Sister Shen said. Let's be frank. Although it's not completely bad if the wool gets dirty, you should still try to clean it as cleanly as possible, otherwise I won't be able to explain myself."

"Don't worry, Wenyu has already told me the situation," Second Aunt took the gloves, "I taught her how to knit sweaters since she was a child. Although I haven't knitted much in the past two years, I have kept the skills in my mind and I will definitely not let you down."

"I believe Second Aunt can do it," Tang Yuan also took out the wool and sweater pattern diagram, "People who need sweaters have higher requirements, so they have to follow the diagram. Second Aunt, try not to be too free now. If you have any ideas, come back and tell me, and I will bring you the right wool and weave it for you."

"I still have my own ideas?" Second Aunt was surprised. "Actually, there is no need. I will weave whatever you want. There must be no mistakes."

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. The main thing is this batch, we have to follow the picture, okay?" Tang Yuan asked the second aunt what she thought.

The most feared thing about "private customization" orders is acting on one's own initiative. She was transferring the order for Xue Shiqi's sweater shop. If Second Aunt was a person with her own ideas, she would probably not let her knit these sweaters.

Fortunately, Second Aunt did not have such an idea. When she heard Tang Yuan's question, she immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely follow the painting, exactly the same, without any mistakes."

"Then I'm relieved. I'll come back in two days. I'll take whatever you've knitted," Tang Yuan said to Shen Wenyu. "I'll settle the money for your knitting every time I come."

Shen Wenyu also nodded: "Leave this to us, you can rest assured, it will definitely be right."

After getting her promise, Tang Yuan put everything aside and left professional matters to professionals so that she could do other things.

After leaving the scrapyard, she went back to the game space. When she came out, she put some eggs in the basket in her hand.

A few days ago, she was short of Hong Kong dollars, so she always carried eggs to Hong Kong to sell them. But now she is doing this sweater business, earning Hong Kong dollars but spending RMB. If she can't earn RMB from other places, she is afraid that she will go bankrupt one day.

Shen Wenyu knits one sweater a day, and Second Aunt also knits one a day. The two of them are guaranteed to get two yuan a day at least. In a month of thirty days, that is sixty yuan.

If this continues, it will only take two months to empty her RMB savings.

Other people's balance of payments is their own expenditure and income, while her balance of payments is the expenditure and income of the currencies on both sides. She is probably the first person to take this path these days.