Chapter 064: Embroidery Value Added

"Did you really find it? How come it's so easy?"

"How could it be easy? It would be impossible to find that thing at this time without strong connections. The fact that they were able to find it shows that they have a wide network of contacts. The thing was delivered quickly. We can all see whether it is real or fake."

As we were talking, there was a knock on the door.

"Haierong."

"Uncle, I got the watch you wanted," Cao Hairong said, carefully taking the watch out of his pocket. "Please take a closer look. I bought this watch according to the model you wrote. I checked it and it's 90% new, just like a new one."

One person took out a watch, and the other person took it. As soon as he opened it, he was surprised and said, "Yes, yes, it is this one. It is this model. I didn't expect you to find it. You know, most people don't know much about Rolex nowadays. It's really not easy for you to find it just by the style."

"Is it this?" Cao Hairong asked again.

"Yes, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't know what to do," the other party said, raising his hand and patting Cao Hairong's shoulder vigorously. "You are really amazing, you are really amazing."

Cao Hairong accepted the compliment with a smile. This was the reason why he was trying to find the watch.

But in his heart, he felt more and more that the woman who made the deal with his mother was amazing. The fact that he was asked about this Rolex watch was more or less a last-ditch effort. He himself did not hold out much hope, so who would have thought that he could actually buy it.

According to what the other party said, this watch is most likely out of stock.

After delivering the watch, he returned home and praised his mother a few more times. Then he turned around and talked to his wife Gu Lan, and couldn't help but mention her: "That girl is really amazing. You didn't see it. When I delivered the watch to them, their expressions were really surprised and delighted. It was the first time I saw such rich expressions on their faces."

"It's not just the watch this time, the apple before was the same," Gu Lan said to him, "but I underestimated her ability before. I didn't expect that she could find such a rare thing. I have to let Mom build a good relationship with her in the future."

"Don't worry about this. Even if we don't tell her, my mother has taken good care of her. You didn't notice that my mother protects her and almost treats her as her own daughter," Cao Hairong couldn't help but say, "I haven't even seen their transaction with my own eyes."

"That's great. You've got a great deal because she's your mother's daughter and you've got a sister," Gu Lan said with a smile, then whispered, "To be honest, the policies have fluctuated a bit in the past few years. We know best by taking the train, and slowly we'll start to communicate with foreign countries. Maybe there won't be any speculation in the future. By then, with that girl's ability, she'll definitely be very successful. In ancient times, people could become rich enough to rival other countries by doing business. Even if she's not that good, she's definitely better than us."

"That's true," Cao Hairong nodded. "It's okay. Let mom talk to her. Let's not talk too much. Just help her out occasionally. It's mutually beneficial."

"Okay, it's better for mom to do it than for us to do it ourselves."

…

Tang Yuan didn’t know the purpose of the Rolex watch, but from the situation of buying the watch this time, it can be seen that Rolex really maintains its value.

A second-hand watch from more than ten years ago could actually be sold for 6,800 yuan today. This was never within her understanding.

Six thousand eight now, what about in the future?

Different countries around the world are experiencing inflation, and the price of watches will definitely be high in the future, but no one knows how high it will go. Even ordinary people like her have heard of big-name watches like Rolex, which shows its value and value retention.

If she could buy a few classic watches now and keep them in good condition, would she be able to sell them for a high price in the future?

After thinking about it, she had no intention of putting it into practice. Firstly, no matter how much the watch appreciated in value, it would not be as fast as the house price in Hong Kong. Secondly, she really didn't have much money on hand. This time she spent 6,800 yuan, which emptied one-third of her savings. Her savings had reached more than 20,000 yuan, which was almost enough to save one-tenth of the rent, but now she only had more than 10,000 yuan left.

In fact, this ten thousand plus was earned from selling strawberries during the Chinese New Year. He also made some money from other channels, and after spending it on this watch, only a small half of it was left.

If she wasn't really short of RMB, she would never spend the money no matter what.

Fortunately, the money was not wasted too much. At that time, the exchange rate was not completely liberalized, and the price situation on both sides was only compared. She was able to exchange 6,800 Hong Kong dollars for 1,000 RMB. She made a profit. Moreover, after getting the RMB, she could use the money to find someone to do work, and the Hong Kong dollars she exchanged could be multiplied several times.

The Rolex deal was done, she took the money and put the matter behind her, and went to the scrapyard with a bag of yarn.

Xue Shiqi and her mother's business was stable, so her job was naturally stable as well. Shen Wenyu worked at a scrap yard, and there wasn't much work to do. Normally, she didn't have any orders, and she would occasionally knit sweaters when she was free. She could make money by knitting sweaters at this time, so she couldn't spare a moment's leisure.

Not to mention the second aunt, she had no job in the first place, and she had to earn money by doing sewing and washing clothes for others. Not only was the pay not much, but it was also very tiring. Now that she had such a job, she had to stay at the scrap yard all day long.

Tang Yuan walked over, and they both looked up at the same time. When they saw it was her, they smiled at the same time.

"I knew it was you as soon as I heard the footsteps. It was you," Shen Wenyu spoke first. "We have already packed the things in your bag in advance this time, so that no one will come to ask questions."

As soon as she said this, Tang Yuan knew what she meant: "It's better to pack it in advance. The sweater is easy to explain, but other things are hard to explain."

"That's right," Shen Wenyu took out a bag from the corner and said casually, "No one has come to sell suitable textbooks during this period, so you don't have to look for them."

"Then don't do that." Tang Yuan looked at her and blinked at the same time.

The matter of antiques was not a big problem, but the matter of book collection could be a big or small one. Although the situation was gradually improving now, it would not be a good situation if it was discovered that banned books were hidden at home. Therefore, the two of them traded old books and calligraphy and paintings in private, and even Second Aunt didn't know about it.

She took the bag of sweaters and ornaments in her hands, thought for a moment and asked, "Do Second Aunt and Sister Shen know anyone who is good at embroidery?"

"Embroidery? I don't know much about it. Not many people here have the time to do it," Shen Wenyu said, looking at her second aunt. "Second aunt, you know a lot of people. Do you know anyone who can do embroidery? Anyway, I haven't heard much about it."

"Yes, of course." Second Aunt put down the hook in her hand. "It's just that in recent years, people have gradually lost interest in these complicated things, and slowly many people have forgotten about it. You have seen it before. It's the widow who lives next door to me. She was married from the south. It is said that her family was very well off many years ago... The widow was a nice person, and no one has studied her in detail."

"Is her daughter-in-law cleaning the toilet now?" Shen Wenyu thought about it and found this person in his mind.

"Yes, yes, yes. Speaking of which, this family is quite pitiful. She herself became a widow at a young age. She raised her son with great difficulty, and got him married and had children. But her son died in an accident," the second aunt sighed. Thinking that it was Tang Yuan who asked the question, she immediately looked at her, "You asked about embroidery, right..."

"I have this idea, but I need to meet the person." Tang Yuan nodded.

"Oh, that's a great relationship. This is a great thing. The mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and three children are supported by the daughter-in-law's work. I used to make money by mending clothes with her. She mends better than me. Many times, you can't even see the traces of mending after the clothes are mended. But how many people are willing to spend money to find someone to mend clothes these days? It doesn't matter whether you can see the traces or not. You can only make a little money," said the second aunt, looking at Tang Yuan again. "She is really good at embroidery. I'm not exaggerating. I've seen her embroidery before. It's so vivid. If you want to find someone to embroider, she is the most suitable one."

"Then I'll come this evening and go meet the person with Second Aunt," Tang Yuan said, "Or I'll come tomorrow? Second Aunt can go talk to someone in the evening?"

"No, no, we'll talk about it tomorrow, it'll take up too much time," Second Aunt said immediately, "Come over in the evening and we'll go together. If she knew she could make money from you, she'd be very happy. You too, you've finally got the order, so the sooner you can find someone, the better."

Sweaters and ornaments are sheets, but embroidery is not really a sheet.

After much thought, she decided to start a wallet business with the scraps of cloth she had on hand. However, she wanted to sell not ordinary wallets but exquisite wallets.

The scraps of cloth she bought came from many garment factories. Although most of them were factories that produced shirts and jeans, there were also some factories that used better materials. These factories had higher requirements for the materials and required that the patterns on the seams be 100% aligned when making skirts, so there were quite a few slightly larger pieces of cloth left over.

She planned to take out this batch of scraps of cloth separately and have someone embroider them. After that, she would use the material to make wallets. With the added bonus of embroidery, the price of the wallets would definitely not be low.

There were no machines to knit sweaters or embroider these days, so the value of handmade embroidery was not too low.

Just by adding an embroidery, even if the style is exactly the same as what she sells now, the price can soar from a few yuan to dozens or even hundreds of yuan.

After leaving the scrap station, she immediately picked out the best scraps of fabric and put them into the bag individually without even cutting them, and also put in the colorful threads that she had prepared in advance.

People who can embroider have their own aesthetic taste. As an outsider, it is difficult for her to say much. Moreover, the scraps of fabric are not cut on purpose, which can also give them more room to express themselves. Afterwards, she can piece together different wallets based on the finished embroidery products to ensure that each wallet is unique.

Rich people are always more willing to pay more for "uniqueness".

This is her business opportunity.