Chapter 082 What I Can Do
Just when she was thinking about the construction site, Sun Dong brought her good news.
Although Tang Yuan has been busy with tea business in the past two months, he has never stopped trading with Sun Dong. It doesn't take much time to sell some eggs. The two parties meet every few days to make a good deal, and both sides can benefit.
Before the Wen Jiaqi alias appeared, she had considered buying a property. According to the meaning of the game space, as long as she had a specific place to live, she would have a suitable identity.
Xiaofang's identity would be confirmed sooner or later, so she asked Sun Dong to help her look for a place. It was easy to find, but she said that her original residence was a bit remote, and she wanted to find a place closer to the city.
During this time, Sun Dong has been helping her look for a place, but she has never found a suitable place.
Until this time.
"That house is quite big. It is said that it was returned to them after they were rehabilitated. It has many rooms. When it was originally allocated to others, many places were built with walls and there were many doors. They probably thought that the big house would attract wind, so they wanted to sell some of the rooms."
Tang Yuan followed Sun Dong to look at a house. When they arrived at their destination, they found that the house was even messier than she had imagined.
Originally this big house was supposed to be a courtyard, but later the original owner left and divided it up one by one. Some families were allocated small houses but had yards, so they built sheds in the yards and it could be considered a house.
The original owner of the house was an old lady. When she saw Sun Dong and his men arriving, she only asked which room they wanted to see and then took them around the outer courtyard to have a look.
The reason why we had to go around the outer courtyard was because the inside was completely separated and there was no small door at all. It was also for this reason that the property rights of the house were divided into several parts.
"Sister Fang, this is a good position." Sun Dong whispered to Tang Yuan.
He was eyeing the original backyard location. The biggest advantage of this area is that there are no back doors around, so generally people don't gather here, making it suitable for subsequent transactions.
Tang Yuan also thought this was a good location. This way, when she asked someone to make the small wallet, it wouldn't attract attention so easily.
After opening the door, she was more satisfied with the environment here.
Originally there was a large open space in the backyard. Maybe the old people had good conditions in the past, so the ground was paved with stone slabs, and the family that originally lived there built a shed in the yard.
Because they lived there with care, after moving out and taking all their things away, this area became empty.
The yard is big but the house is small, but Tang Yuan doesn't really want to live here for a long time, so the small house doesn't affect her much. Besides, the property rights of the yard are different from those of the house, so she doesn't care.
After the two parties finished the negotiation, the landlord was willing to sell the house to her for three hundred yuan.
The price is not cheap, but it is not expensive either. Tang Yuan still has more than 1,000 yuan in savings. There is still more than half a year before the tea harvest next year. She is only short of 300 yuan now, which she can still save. The key now is to free up her time and let others do the handmade wallet work.
After confirming the price, Tang Yuan went back to get the relevant documents and went to the Housing Authority to complete the handover.
Of course, what was done at this time was not a sale, but the house was transferred to Tang Yuan in the name of the landlord's relative. It was nominally transferred for free, and private transactions were another matter.
If she didn't do this, Tang Yuan's identity couldn't be sold, because her identity was a "mountain dweller" temporarily assigned to her by the game space, that is, someone who lives in the mountains. Normally, she couldn't move to the city, but because she was a relative of the landlord and had a house, she could move there openly.
After paying the money and moving the house, Tang Yuan finally had a place to stay here.
Sun Dong was also very satisfied with this. After all, this meant that they would not need to come here secretly for transactions in the future. He could just come here directly after making an appointment. Even if someone followed him, he could say that he was here to visit relatives.
The house issue was handled very quickly and was completely completed in just two days.
Tang Yuan asked someone to change the keys of the outer door and the inner door, moved the "temporary residence" over, and then bought a batch of new tables and chairs, and picked out some relatively intact tables and chairs at the scrap yard.
After this incident, Shen Wenyu also learned about her situation.
However, she was more concerned about the things they had stockpiled before, so she took the initiative to ask in a low voice: "Are those things stored well?"
"Don't worry, it's okay," Tang Yuan said, lowering his voice, "Those things are not here, I put them somewhere else. But there is something else I want you to talk to, Sister Shen."
"You say." Shen Wenyu leaned forward.
Tang Yuan whispered to her that he wanted to find someone to help her sew her purse.
Shen Wenyu had known about this business in Tang Yuan, but she didn't know who she was looking for. When she heard her say this, she thought she had just bought a new house and was moving her business there.
She thought for a while and whispered, "As for sewing, almost everyone can do it. Even the richest families need to sew for themselves once or twice. But you need someone who is good at sewing and is unemployed. The person that Auntie Wei found to make clothes for her a few days ago can do it."
"Did she do well?" Tang Yuan asked.
"I can't say she's particularly good, but from what I know, her speed is not much slower than a sewing machine," Shen Wenyu said seriously. "You know, there aren't many needlework jobs that cost money these days. In order to make more money, she has to practice her speed. Not only is her speed fast, but the way she does it is no worse than a sewing machine."
Tang Yuan agreed with this point. She had seen the clothes in her hands. If Shen Wenyu hadn't said that the man sewed them by hand, she would have thought he was a worker working on a sewing machine.
But she asked this on purpose today, and since she was sure that the other party could sew by hand, there would be no problem.
"Then please ask Sister Shen to tell her to come to my place," Tang Yuan said, whispering, "But I heard that there are many people in her family, so you must not tell anyone."
"Don't worry, I'll tell Aunt Wei and she'll know. After all, it's not easy to find a job like this," Shen Wenyu agreed quickly and looked up at Tang Yuan. "You'll just find one?"
"If there are, I can find three or four." Tang Yuan didn't know how efficient it was to sew a wallet by hand, but it wouldn't be faster than the game space. If she wanted to free her hands, she would definitely have to find more people to help her sew.
Shen Wenyu said she would help her check it out. Tang Yuan thought about the situation these days and specially went out to buy a few large straw mats, brought them back to his residence, partitioned the yard space, and pasted newspapers on it, successfully dividing it into four small rooms.
She went to several different stores and bought a rattan chair that she could sit on for a long time. As for a small table, she couldn't find a suitable one nearby, so she specially found a small store in Hong Kong and bought four small tables with mortise and tenon structures, as well as other miscellaneous work items. After putting them in place, they instantly formed a workbench.
These days, she continues to make small wallets and is more determined to find someone to help her.
After everything that needed to be packed was packed, the person introduced by Shen Wenyu came to her door one morning.
Tang Yuan knew that the other party was coming and waited in advance. When there was a knock on the door, he opened the door and took the person back.
After entering the door, the courtyard that was originally covered with a shed became two sides, with four straw curtains hung down, which tightly blocked off the small compartment. You couldn't see what was inside from the outside.
"Auntie, you were introduced here by Aunt Wei, so you should know the situation here. You know our business in your heart, but you can't reveal it to anyone." Tang Yuan gave the other party a shot of prevention in advance.
"I understand," the mother-in-law nodded. "I told my family that if someone asked me to come and make clothes for them, I should take their measurements and stay at their house the whole time."
"That's a good idea. Auntie will say the same thing in the future," Tang Yuan nodded. "Besides, it takes two or three days to make a piece of clothing. After you finish one, you can ask for someone else to come to you. Auntie has good craftsmanship, so it's normal that many people will come to you."
"Normal...?" The old lady hesitated, looking somewhat incredulous.
"As long as you say it's normal, no one dares to say it's abnormal." Tang Yuan said firmly, pulling the mother-in-law to the workbench, picking up several styles that had been placed there in advance, and introducing to her how to make it.
As for the small wallet business, both the three-yuan and five-yuan ones are doing well. The five-yuan ones tend to have some designs, such as sewing a fabric flower, or making some other patterns, but overall it is not difficult and does not add too much work.
The mother-in-law had been listening to Tang Yuan talking, watching her pointing at the small wallets, and quickly nodded: "I know how to do this, I can do it, I can sew many for you in a day."
"Okay, then let's set the price. For this basic style, I'll give you five cents for every one you sew. For this advanced style, I'll give you eight cents for every one you sew. You can look at the condition of the fabric and choose what kind of style you want to sew, okay?" Tang Yuan said, looking at Aunt Weng.
The basic model is three yuan each, which is a sixty-fold price difference. Similarly, sixty times eight is four yuan and eight, which is about the same as five yuan. This ratio is relatively appropriate.
The mother-in-law's eyes widened: "Eight cents? That much? If I can sew five a day, wouldn't I get 40 cents?"
"If Auntie is capable, I hope I can sew as much as possible," Tang Yuan said with a smile, "Does Auntie think this is a good job?"
"Yes, yes, I can do it," the mother-in-law nodded repeatedly, confirming her words, "Yes, I can definitely sew more than five in a day. I'm very fast, and no one can compare to me."
"I believe in Auntie. As long as Auntie doesn't tell anyone, I can keep this job," Tang Yuan said, pointing around. "Aunie has also seen the situation here. I will definitely find other people to sew together. I will then arrange for you to work separately. No one will know you are here. If Auntie makes money, for example, 80 cents, you can say you made 40 cents. You can use the 40 cents to buy yourself something good to eat. Auntie, take care of your health. Good days are ahead."
The mother-in-law looked at her in surprise and asked, "Can I do it?"
Seeing that she did not object to his request to save money, Tang Yuan knew that she had her own ideas. That was good. If she insisted on leaving the house to her family, she would not dare to keep her for long, lest she tell everything to her family one day.
Tang Yuan nodded: "Of course, of course I can. I'll come over to settle your bill every day. Just focus on your work."
The mother-in-law nodded immediately and firmly: "Okay! I can do it!"