"Xichen, when our house is built, let Second Brother make our furniture, and we'll give him some wages."
"I'll do whatever you say."
"Xichen, do you think it would be okay if we built a small workshop in the village to make clothes?"
Gu Xichen knew that his wife was having a brainstorming session today.
There must be something else they want to do.
He gently rubbed her head and said tenderly, "Tell me your thoughts."
"These days, many families have sewing machines, right? Everyone knows how to make clothes, so why not get them all together to make clothes? My second sister-in-law makes very good clothes, as you've seen. The clothes I'm wearing now are all made by her. Yours are too."
As far as I know, there are no garment factories in our Punan Town. Many people make their own clothes at home, and if they don't know how, they ask others to do it for them. We could just make them and sell them to others; there would definitely be buyers.
But this time, let's split it 50/50 with the village committee.
For the others, we'll treat it as renting their sewing machines, paying them separately, and providing the fabric and designs. The village committee will provide the space; this can be considered collective economy. What do you think?
Gu Xichen rubbed Jiang Jinxiu's little head again, wondering how such a small head could hold so much.
"Have you done a budget? How much money do you need? Is your savings enough?"
“I haven’t calculated it, but it’s definitely enough. I’ll go pick up the goods for Wu Wen and the others again tomorrow, and the money will be more than enough.” Jiang Jinxiu proudly raised her chin. “I also want to go to town, to the city to buy a house.”
"Now that land and houses are allowed to be bought and sold, I'm going to buy lots of land, build lots of factories, and buy lots of houses to become a landlady. I'll just stay home all day collecting rent and counting money, waiting for you to come back."
Jiang Jinxiu thought about it more and more and felt that this was simply too good to be true.
In her past life, she devoted herself entirely to the company, working herself to the bone, only to end up benefiting someone else.
In this life, she only wants to spend more time with her family.
Gu Xichen smiled as he looked at the little one in his arms, dreaming about the future: "Wife, actually you can buy a house in town now, but you might need Huang Tao's help."
You need Huang Tao's connections to feel more secure about buying a house; otherwise, you might risk having someone sabotage it.
"We've already troubled Brother Tao so much..."
"It's okay, one more won't make a difference."
"Okay, but there's no rush. Take it slow. You can also tell him that if his circumstances allow, he can buy some properties himself. The more properties the better."
...
Jiang Jinxiu and Gu Xichen talked about all sorts of things, but in the end she still felt that the garment factory matter should be postponed for now.
Things should be done one step at a time. Even if she doesn't run a clothing factory, she can first find a few people with good handiwork skills and who are good at keeping quiet, and have them make clothes with Sun Xiaomeng. They can take it slow.
"Xichen, let's put the garment factory matter aside for now. Do you know anyone else in your Gujia Village who's good at making clothes? I'd like to hire one or two people to work with Second Sister-in-law on the garments. They need to be good at finishing work and keep quiet."
Gu Xichen looked at the little woman in his arms and couldn't help but kiss her cheek: "Okay, I'll do whatever you say. But I don't know much about this. You can ask your second sister-in-law. She should have someone to recommend."
Indeed, Sun Xiaomeng has been married into the village for so many years, so she knows quite a bit about who makes the best clothes in the village.
It's normal for Gu Xichen, a grown man, not to pay attention to this kind of thing.
However, what Jiang Jinxiu didn't know was that Gu Xichen had secretly decided that he must work harder to earn money so that he could buy a house, land, and a factory for his wife.
...
The next day, before Jiang Jinxiu got up, Gu Xichen and the others finished exercising. Gu Xichen told Gu Xiliang about what happened the night before and asked him to go back and tell his uncle and aunt in advance.
If you want to join, prepare the money in advance.
As soon as Gu Xiliang finished speaking when he got home, his aunt said, "Old man, all our belongings are only eighty-five yuan. We don't have enough money."
Gu Dahai frowned: "Just give me whatever amount you have first, and I'll check the situation during the meeting later."
Aunt Gu brought out all their belongings, and Gu Xiliang watched from the side. There really was only eighty-five yuan.
He remembered what his third brother had said: they and the village chief had all given 100 yuan.
So he took out his secret stash of money.
He counted out fifteen yuan and handed it to Gu Dahai: "Dad, here you go, this will make it exactly one hundred."
Gu Dahai and his wife were very surprised and looked at their son in astonishment, not realizing that their son was so rich.
"Where did you get your money?" Gu Dahai asked somewhat seriously.
Gu Xiliang could tell at a glance that his father had misunderstood.
"Dad, you can take it without worry. I earned this money myself. Third Brother knows too. If you don't believe me, you can ask him later."
Gu Dashan was relieved to hear that Gu Xichen also knew.
He thought of something: "I don't care if you mess around outside, but if you dare to do anything underhanded, I'll break your legs."
"Father, you can rest assured, I've decided I didn't do those things. If you don't believe me, can't you believe Third Brother?"
Gu Dahai rolled his eyes at his son: "If you were half as successful as your third brother, we wouldn't have to worry about you so much."
Aunt Gu nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, she said to Gu Dahai, "Old man, why don't we find a matchmaker to arrange a marriage for Xiao Liang? A man's heart will only settle down once he's married."
Hearing this from the side, Gu Xiliang immediately jumped three meters away.
"Mother, please don't hurt me! I'm so young, and you're already arranging a marriage for me. I don't want to, I don't want to..."
As he spoke, he ran toward the door as if a wolf were chasing him.
"You brat, come back here, come back here..."
The more his parents called, the faster he ran.
Seeing his expression, Gu Dahai and his aunt could only sigh, unable to vent their anger.
With their son's attitude, when will they ever get to hold their grandson?
Because there was something to announce, the morning assembly was a little late. The village chief called all those who had asked him for leave in advance yesterday.
Once everyone had arrived, he recounted the events of the previous night to the villagers.
This sudden news caused a stir throughout the entire village.
Everyone was whispering among themselves.
Everyone was afraid that this was unreliable and that they would lose everything.
After all, their livelihood depends on the weather; it's up to God to decide whether or not they'll be blessed with a meal.
The main reason is that they grow crops every year.
There are also times when the harvest is poor.
When she learned that it was Gu Xichen and Jiang Jinxiu who had proposed it and were in charge of leading it, Li Cuihua, who had a bad relationship with the Gu family, was the first to stand up.
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