As expected, Wang Xiu Di brought a big bowl of steamed dumplings during lunch.
"It's stuffed with celery and pork. It's delicious. Eat it quickly while it's hot."
“Thank you, sister-in-law!”
Tian Yuzhu felt mixed emotions.
She didn't know if it was because of the hormones, but she suddenly missed Shi Zhentang a little.
It would be nice if he was at home. It was really inconvenient for her to be pregnant. The fact that someone cared about her at this time made her miss her man even more.
But she quickly suppressed her discomfort: "Sister-in-law, we have to speed up the making of clothes these days. I have to go to the town to find Qin Xu and ask him to help sell sewing machines."
"Also, did you choose the military wives who tried out the sewing machine at my house last time? How did they perform?"
"Have you explained the salary and other things to them clearly?"
"I've got you!" Wang Xiudi was prepared. She pulled a slip of paper from her pocket and showed it to her. "I've recruited three in total. They're all from the countryside and are joining the army. Their children are grown up and don't need to be watched all day. They can endure hardships and aren't afraid of getting tired even if they work for a few hours every day."
"That's right. I think they are still new, so for the first month, I'll give them a commission of 50 cents per piece of clothing. Next month, if they do well and stay, I'll give them a minimum of 10 yuan plus commission."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Tian Yuzhu nodded while eating dumplings: "But we don't have enough manpower, we need to recruit more."
"Isn't it enough even with the six of us?" Wang Xiu Di was quite surprised.
"It's not enough. The counters of the provincial department store and the Beijing department store are in urgent need of goods. We have to hurry up and I also need to design new styles."
Wang Xiudi was very surprised: "I never expected it, I really didn't expect that even the capital city has clothes made by our gang."
She thought for a moment and said, "Actually, there are a lot of military wives who want to work with us. They just sit there working on the land all day and don't have much income. They all want to do something to help support their families."
"Just yesterday, someone asked me for mercy. But don't worry, Yuzhu. I assess people based on their abilities, not favors."
Tian Yuzhu said with a smile: "Of course I believe you! Sister-in-law, you can recruit five more people."
"Oh, that means there must be eleven people?"
"Yes, once the factory gets bigger, eleven people won't be enough."
"Yuzhu, don't scare me..."
Wang Xiudi clutched her chest, not sure if she was frightened or excited. "Can you really handle such a big plate?"
"No problem." Tian Yuzhu smiled at her. "But it's very inconvenient to manage so many people sewing clothes in different homes. If someone doesn't do a good job, we won't know until she comes to hand in the clothes."
"It would be troublesome if the whole garment had to be redone. Not only would it waste fabric, but it would also waste time. So I decided to rent some house in town and open a factory directly. Everyone would go to town to work every morning."
"Oh my god, is that true?" Wang Xiu Di was dumbfounded.
She couldn't believe that when this girl came to the army a few months ago, she still believed what others said, saying that Tian Yuzhu was a fool.
Now it seems that the rumor is simply a joke.
Tian Yuzhu nodded slightly: "It's not appropriate to do business in the military dependents' area. I hope I can rent a good house."
"Then you eat, and then take a nap. Sister-in-law will accompany you."
Wang Xiu Di is an enthusiastic person.
Firstly, she really cared about Tian Yuzhu, and secondly, her husband Wen Jiangong had asked her to take better care of Tian Yuzhu.
While other men were fighting on the front line, Tian Yuzhu was unable to move around easily with her big belly.
The army couldn't let her down.
Tian Yuzhu agreed without even thinking: "Okay!"
She felt that she had to pay attention to her emotions while pregnant, especially not being depressed, as it would be bad for the baby in her belly.
With Wang Xiu Di by my side, I can at least chat with her.
"By the way, I didn't see Sister A Cui when I got breakfast this morning." Tian Yuzhu suddenly remembered this.
Wang Xiudi waved her hand. "She went back to her hometown to pick up the child. She'll probably be here in about a week. She originally wanted to wait until her husband finished his mission before going back together, but the village office called to say the child had fallen and broken a bone in his hand."
"I was thinking of asking her to go back and pick up the baby as soon as possible. She'll have to go to school here sooner or later anyway, so it might as well be brought here in advance so that Dr. Ye can treat her hand. The medical conditions here are better than back home."
"That's right..."
As the two were chatting, Feng Chun, Dahu and Erhu happily pushed open the gate and walked in.
Seeing her expression, it looked like she had encountered some great joy. She called out "sister-in-law" and then hurriedly asked Tian Yuzhu for credit: "Yuzhu, I sold two more clothes!"
"Yeah?"
Tian Yuzhu turned her gaze to Wang Xiudie.
The person who sells the products is Feng Chun, and the person responsible for delivery is Wang Xiudie.
She nodded steadily: "That's true. I also recorded the goods I delivered in her account!"
Tian Yuzhu was very curious: "Is it me who sold you to the military dependents?"
"No, no, don't worry. My sister-in-law said that everyone in the military dependents' area knows that you sell clothes, so they will come to sell them on their own. My sales don't count. I'm selling these two pieces at the town government."
"Really? You're quite brave."
Although reform and opening up have been carried out now, this is only in the early stages.
Feng Chun dared to go to government departments to sell his products, which showed that he was quite courageous.
Most people don’t dare to go there, for fear of being considered as profiteers.
Feng Chun raised his chin with some pride. "Do you know how I sold it? I put in a lot of effort. I waited at the office door first to determine which two women were suitable."
"Then I stopped them on the street after get off work to sell them clothes. They both looked the same. At first, they didn't want to look at the clothes, but when I opened the sample clothes, their eyes lit up."
"He tried it on casually and then ordered a size from me. He said the style was nice and the price was 50 to 1 yuan cheaper than other shirts at the department store counter."
I didn't expect Feng Chun to have some brains in this regard.
Tian Yuzhu asked her, "There are so many lesbians in this town, why do you only think about selling to them?"
Feng Chun continued, "That definitely depends on their spending power. For example, if they try to sell something like this to me, and I don't have any money, wouldn't that be a waste of time? Don't you think so, sister-in-law?"
Wang Xiudi nodded with satisfaction and exchanged glances with Tian Yuzhu. "Yes, A-Chun has become smarter and has made progress. Dahu and Erhu, your mother is great."
Tian Yuzhu also agreed: "Well done."
She won't praise him any more than necessary. Feng Chun needs to be observed carefully for a while.
But just these words made Feng Chun so happy that his eyes curved into a smile: "Yuzhu, you finally praised me!"
Dahu and Erhu were even happier.
"Aunt, we promise that mom will never quarrel with you again. We will watch over her."
"Yes, auntie, my mother will definitely change this time."
"Who gave birth to these two boys?" Feng Chun knocked on his son's forehead embarrassedly.
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