May was a warm day, and the setting sun was low in the evening.
Dragonflies flew low to the ground in the yard, and Dabaozi held a broom in his hand, hitting nothing. Ruan Yue stood in the walker and watched him hit the dragonflies. She was so excited that she kept jumping up and down on her feet and laughing.
When she laughed, her two white little milk teeth were exposed in her mouth, which was very cute.
Ruan Cuizhi led the girls to operate the machines in the main room, and from time to time she went to each machine to give instructions and solve the problems encountered by the girls. After practicing for so long, the girls can now use the sewing machines very skillfully.
Qian Chuan was in the kitchen picking vegetables, washing vegetables, chopping meat, and preparing dumplings for dinner.
She picked and washed the shepherd's purse she had dug from the wild, put it on the chopping board and cut it into small pieces, and chopped a pound of pork belly. She put the fat pork in the pot, simmered half a bowl of pork fat, and poured all of it into the shepherd's purse and pork filling. She
added soy sauce, MSG, salt and other seasonings and mixed them evenly, then beat an egg in it, and the meat filling was ready.
While she was rolling the dumpling skin in the house, she would occasionally look out to see Dabaozi and Ruan Yue. Although Dabaozi was only three years old, he had no problem teasing his sister, and Ruan Yue was almost jumping up when she stood in the walker.
Seeing Ruan Yue like this, Qian Chuan couldn't help but laugh.
Ruan Cuizhi would stick her head out to check on the two children while she was busy in the main room, making sure they were having fun before going back to work.
"The cloth is here!"
The half-closed courtyard door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and Ruan Xi pushed her bicycle into the courtyard with a smile on her face. Ruan Changsheng and Yue Haofeng followed behind on tricycles, each with a cart full of cloth.
Hearing the sound, Ruan Cuizhi and the girls who were practicing in the main room, and Qian Chuan who was in the kitchen with his hands full of flour, all came out to the courtyard. Seeing the cloth, everyone's face lit up with smiles.
Ruan Cuizhi led the girls to the tricycle and said with a smile, "We've waited for so long, and it's finally solved."
When the tricycle stopped steadily in the yard, except for Qianchuan, who couldn't intervene because of his dirty hands, everyone else helped to move the cloth to the workshop in the main house, and they were all very happy.
Watching everyone moving the cloth, Ruan Yue, who was holding a rag doll in her hand, jumped even harder in the walker, and kept shouting, "Bu Bu Bu..." She drooled all over the floor, making everyone laugh. After moving
the cloth into the house and putting it away, it was almost time for the girls to go home. Ruan Cuizhi politely asked them to stay for dinner at home, but they naturally didn't stay, and smiled and said a few polite words before going home.
Ruan Xi did not rush to start working right away, but went to the kitchen with Ruan Cuizhi, Yue Haofeng and Ruan Changsheng to help Qian Chuan make dumplings. With more people, the dumplings were made faster, and soon they were all done and placed neatly on the panel.
Yue Haofeng heated up most of the pot of water, and the dumplings were put in and slowly floated up. After the water boiled, he added cold water three times.
The dumplings came out of the pot, and Ruan Xi sat at the dining table, picked up one, took a bite and chewed it slowly.
The fragrance of shepherd's purse and the aroma of pork spread on the tip of her tongue, and she couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
Ruan Cuizhi asked, "Is it delicious? Qian Chuan specially went out to dig shepherd's purse."
Ruan Xi nodded first, "It's delicious."
After talking about the dumplings, Ruan Cuizhi asked Ruan Xi again, "Everything is ready, can we start to work? My girls are waiting impatiently, their hands are itching, and they can't wait to make clothes right away."
Ruan Xi swallowed the dumplings in her mouth, smiled and nodded, and said, "Okay, okay, I will go to cut the cloth after dinner. You can take them to start making it tomorrow, and make the simplest one to try your hand first."
Nothing can be rushed, especially in the initial stage. Although those girls can use the sewing machine very skillfully, they have never made clothes properly after all, so they still need to learn it and let them adapt slowly.
Make a simple pattern first, and then make a more difficult one after they get used to it. Doing this piece by piece, she formed a mechanical memory in her hands, and could sew without thinking. Then she could make dozens of pieces a day.
So after dinner, Ruan Xi was not idle, and immediately began to cut the cloth according to the paper pattern.
Considering that it was the first time for the girls to make clothes, she did not cut too many pieces, fearing to put pressure on them, so she cut fifty pieces. Fifty pieces of cloth were pressed together and cut at once with a pair of scissors, and each piece of cloth was put in order after cutting.
In order to avoid making a mistake in the pieces of cloth, Ruan Cuizhi used chalk to mark the numbers on them. After
all the pieces of cloth were cut, Ruan Xi put down the scissors, unplugged them and put them away.
Returning to the chopping board, she reached out and took one piece of each of the cut pieces of cloth, handed it to Ruan Cuizhi and said, "Third aunt, make one first and let me see it. If there is no problem, you can start making it with them tomorrow."
Ruan Cuizhi nodded, took the cloth, sat down in front of the machine and started sewing.
Ruan Xi had taught her when she made the sample clothes before. Although it has been a little long, she still remembers how to do it. Some parts of her memory are vague, but she remembers them after Ruan Xi's reminder.
Ruan Cuizhi is quick and quickly made the clothes.
After checking that there is nothing wrong, Ruan Xi said, "Just follow this standard!" It
was dark outside the house. Ruan Changsheng, Yue Haofeng and Qian Chuan had washed up with the baby. After Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi finished their laundry work, they went to get some water and wash up. Ruan
Cuizhi asked Ruan Xi, "Aren't you going back to the dormitory tonight?" Ruan Xi nodded and said, "Get up early tomorrow morning and go back. It's too late to go back now and everything is closed."
Ruan Xi stayed overnight. The next morning, she got up early, washed up, and rode her bicycle in the morning air.
The eastern sky was pale, and the morning star was as bright as a pearl.
With a distant place in mind, she didn't feel tired.
On Saturday evening, the last class ended, and Ruan Xi packed up her schoolbag and went to the cafeteria to eat with Li Xiaofang and the others. After dinner, she still did not go to evening self-study with Li Xiaofang and the others, but went back to the dormitory to pack up and rode to the countryside.
It was dark when she rode to the countryside, but Ruan Cuizhi and the others left the door open for her.
She pushed the door open and walked into the yard. Ruan Cuizhi and the others stuck their heads out of the main room and greeted her.
Ruan Xi parked her bicycle against the wall, went into the main room, and asked Ruan Cuizhi, "How is it going?"
Ruan Cuizhi looked at her and smiled, "Come in and take a look."
Ruan Xi went in and saw that all fifty pieces of clothing were finished. She looked at almost every piece. Whether it was the stitching of the fabric or the processing of the details, they were all very good, and they were all ironed.
It was better than she thought,
so Ruan Xi smiled and said, "It's really good." Ruan Cuizhi smiled with joy, "Of course, the girls are smart and easy to teach."
Ruan Xi took the clothes and looked at Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan directly: "Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu, let's go and sell them tomorrow."
Ruan Changsheng immediately became excited, "I have been waiting for this day for a long time!"
Everyone had been waiting for this day for a long time, so they laughed together.
Of course, Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan were not waiting, they loved to trade things, so they went out to trade and sell sundries. In short, any money you can make is better than having an idle meal at home.
After finishing the clothes, Ruan Xi was not idle. She took out the cutting scissors and continued to cut the cloth while she had time in the evening. Now she has a good idea of the girls' craftsmanship in her mind, so she cuts as much as she can, and Ruan Cuizhi is marking with powder beside her.
There are different styles of clothes, pants and skirts, large, medium and small sizes.
She was full of energy and worked hard every day, so she worked until late at night.
After cutting the pieces of cloth, she lay down on the bed and slept for a few hours. After getting up, she washed up and ate something with Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan. The three of them rode their bikes with the fifty pieces of clothing to set up a stall in the city.
Because they were in a hurry, the bikes were riding very fast, so the three of them didn't have time to talk on the way.
When they set up the stall in the city, Qian Chuan said, "I'm so nervous." She was nervous with anticipation and trepidation.
Ruan Changsheng stroked her back, "It's not like we've been here before, why are you so nervous?"
Qian Chuan looked at him and said, "Before, we were selling other people's stuff, and it wasn't produced by us. Now we're selling our own stuff, and we don't know how it will turn out, so of course I can't help but be nervous."
Ruan Xi was not nervous at all, and even spread out her ponytail and sat down leisurely.
Then she sat down and turned her head inadvertently, and suddenly saw that the person who was setting up the stall next to her to display the goods was an old acquaintance.
When the old acquaintance turned his head, he also saw her, so the two looked at each other for a few seconds.
Ruan Xi laughed and said, "Huh? Is it such a coincidence?"
Ye Qiuwen felt like she couldn't breathe when she saw Ruan Xi, and she was about to faint from suffocation, so she naturally ignored Ruan Xi. If it wasn't so hard to get a stall, she would have just picked up her stall and run away.
Because she came too early, it was just daybreak, so there were not many people on the street.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan saw Ruan Xi and Ye Qiuwen greeting each other, so they asked curiously, "Classmate?"
Ruan Xi smiled, "Your eldest niece."
Ruan Changsheng was slightly stunned, "Who?"
Ruan Xi looked at him, "You have several other nieces, Ye Qiuwen."
Ruan Changsheng was stunned again when he heard the name, "Huh?"
After the surprise, she looked at Ye Qiuwen and said, "Are you the child adopted by my eldest brother?"
Ye Qiuwen didn't really want to recognize relatives here. She didn't even recognize her parents, so how could she recognize an uncle now? So after a moment she said, "I don't know what you are talking about, you have recognized the wrong person."
Ruan Xi winked at Ruan Changsheng, and Ruan Changsheng stopped talking to Ye Qiuwen.
As a result, after sitting for a while, Ye Qiuwen found Ruan Xi to talk again and asked her: "Didn't
you say you would not set up a stall? Why are you here again?" Ruan Xi looked at her and said, "What do you think? Of course it's to make money."
Ye Qiuwen sneered and said, "This year is not like last year. You were lucky last year, but now you'd better give up this idea. Bring your family here. Three people setting up a stall will only make a living."
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern."
The two of them stopped talking after being sarcastic to each other and minding their own business.
Qian Chuan took a pony and sat next to Ruan Xi, and asked in a low voice: "Are you not getting along well in the city?"
Ruan Xi also spoke in a low voice: "There was a fight."
Qian Chuan: "Did she bully you?"
Ruan Xi: "That's not good enough."
Qian Chuan smiled, "That's fine, or I'll help you beat her up."
Ruan Xi couldn't help laughing, and suddenly remembered that Ruan Hongjun said in shock before - my fifth aunt actually knows how to fight!
The sun slowly climbed higher and hung over the city.
There were many people going out shopping on Sundays, and soon there was a crowd on the street.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan were good at selling things, and they started shouting when they saw someone.
When setting up a stall to sell things, shouting is very important. If you shout well, you can quickly attract a group of people to come over and watch. People love to be noisy, and the more they gather, the more people will come.
Especially since the ready-made clothes they sell are fresh things on the street, so it didn't take long before many young girls crowded in front of the stall. They all came to look at the clothes, and some asked a few questions and tried them on directly.
Qian Chuan praised people a lot, which made the girls happy.
After all, who doesn't like to be praised for being fashionable and beautiful?
The girl tried it on and was satisfied, so she smiled and asked, "You don't need cloth coupons to buy this dress, right?"
Ruan Changsheng answered from the side, "Our clothes don't need cloth coupons, just pay money."
The girl liked it and asked, "How much is one piece?"
Ruan Changsheng held up five fingers to her, "Five yuan one piece."
The girl said, "It's not cheap." It was a bit expensive for her.
Qian Chuan then continued, "Look at the quality of our clothes, the workmanship, right? If you go to a cloth store to buy cloth and ask someone to make it, can you make such beautiful clothes? You look really fashionable in it."
In fact, the girl mainly liked the style of the clothes. She also thought the quality and workmanship were good. She wanted to bargain, but Ruan Changsheng shook his head and said, "If the price is lower, we won't make any money."
Then the girl hesitated, gritted her teeth, took out five yuan from her pocket, and bought a piece of clothing.
After the first one, there will naturally be a second one, especially those who don't care about five or ten yuan, and sometimes buy two or three pieces at once.
Someone else bought some clothes and took them home to show them to others. If they liked them, they would say to them, "Go quickly. There are only 50 pieces in total. When I bought them, half of them were left. If you go too late, you will miss them."
So this scene appeared at Ruan Xi's stall. Some girls bought clothes and left, and soon brought their friends back. Because the number of clothes was too small, they rushed over to grab them. Five yuan was not a big deal.
Scarcity makes things valuable. This is applicable in all situations. Otherwise, so many businesses would do marketing, and they would always do the hungry marketing. It is to make people feel that things are scarce and hard to grab, so everyone would go crazy to grab them.
The guests were greeted by Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan. Ruan Xi sat on a pony at the back and drank water leisurely. Ye Qiuwen was just as idle as her, sitting not far from her.
Seeing that Ruan Xi's clothes were so expensive and still being snatched up, while her things that cost only a few cents were basically unsalable, Ye Qiuwen was really about to die of anger.
In the morning, she said that others were starving, but in less than half an hour, they easily sold 250 yuan.
250 yuan!
She could only sell 5 yuan in a day, all because of the grace of the Jade Emperor and the protection of the Bodhisattva.
Ruan Xi drank water and looked at her, then said after finishing the drink: "Why are you glaring at me? Are you jealous? If you are jealous, then stand up and shout. You are just sitting here without moving. Who comes to your stall to buy things? Are you pretty?"
Ye Qiuwen: "..."
She retracted her gaze, held her breath, and clenched her fingers.
There were many people coming, and Ruan Xi's fifty pieces of clothing were quickly sold out. Those who came late and didn't get any clothes stood in front of the stall and asked Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan: "You only have fifty pieces? Do you have more?"
Qian Chuan replied: "Yes, there are other styles, all very beautiful. We made fifty pieces first to test the waters, and we don't know if they will sell well. Let's go back now, come back tomorrow."
Someone else asked: "Your clothes are too small, do you have bigger sizes?"
Qian Chuan replied quickly: "Yes, yes, we have both large and small sizes. We have made fifty medium sizes for now. Don't worry if you didn't get any, we will come later."
Ruan Xi and her friends were about to close the stall, and the girls who came to grab clothes but didn't get any naturally dispersed.
Ruan Xi stood up from the stool feeling refreshed, and said to Ye Qiuwen with a smile: "Then we'll leave first."
Ye Qiuwen was so angry that she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Ruan Xi couldn't help laughing, and said: "Hey, to be honest, you are not suitable for selling things and doing business. The burden is too heavy and too pretentious. If you really can't let go of this face, I suggest you find something else to do."
Ye Qiuwen closed her eyes and took a deep breath again.
Ruan Xi couldn't help it, so she smiled and left with Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan.
After leaving the market and away from the crowd, Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan had time to react to the situation.
Qian Chuan raised his hand to cover his forehead, and after a long while, he said, "Oh my God, this is really too shocking. It was snatched away in just a short while. Is it so easy to make money? When I just came here, I was afraid that I couldn't sell it. I was nervous for a long time."
Ruan Changsheng had never seen such a scene before. He took a breath and said, "I'm not afraid that I can't sell it, but I didn't expect it to be so easy to sell. Looking at the situation today, we can basically sell as much as we bring."
Ruan Xi was still very calm. He smiled and stepped on the pedals to slide his bicycle. After running, he got on the car and rode away.
Seeing Ruan Xi leaving, Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan naturally didn't stand there anymore, and hurriedly got on the car to catch up with Ruan Xi's car.
There was enough time, so the three of them were not in a hurry on the way back, and rode at a normal speed.
After being surprised at the good sales of the clothes, they thought of Ye Qiuwen again.
Ruan Changsheng asked Ruan Xi curiously: "Is that really Ye Qiuwen?"
Ruan Xi nodded, "Yes."
Qian Chuan asked: "Is she also studying in college here?"
Ruan Xi said: "No, she failed the entrance exam twice and didn't go to college. The guy she was dating did pass the exam, so she came here to be with her guy. She had a fight with her family and didn't go back."
Qian Chuan listened and was very curious: "Are they married?"
Ruan Xi: "No, we are just dating. How can we get married if both parents don't agree? If the man's parents agree, she wouldn't be setting up a stall here. It must be that the guy's family cut off the living expenses and couldn't support her, so she was forced to come out to make a living."
Qian Chuan exclaimed, "Wow", and looked at Ruan Changsheng: "Children in the city are so open-minded."
They haven't even gotten married yet, but they're together.
Ruan Xi had no interest in Ye Qiuwen's affairs. He casually said a few words to Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan, and stopped talking after satisfying their curiosity. After stopping chatting, he rode faster and arrived home before lunch.
Seeing them coming back, Ruan Cuizhi was the first to be surprised: "Why are you back so early?"
The girls who were working did not leave, and they also looked at Ruan Xi and the other two with curiosity and surprise.
Then Qian Chuan smiled and said: "Of course they came back after selling."
Ruan Cuizhi's eyes gradually widened, a little bit unbelievable, "Really?"
This piece of clothing is five yuan, and many people will think twice before spending fifty cents.
Ruan Changsheng nodded and said, "You didn't see the scene. Many people didn't want to leave until they got their chance. We persuaded them for a long time before they dispersed and told them to go again tomorrow. So you three sisters have to work harder and speed up your work."
Ruan Cuizhi looked at the five girls excitedly, "Did you hear that?"
The girls were also very excited and nodded, "Yes!"
Ruan Xi then did something that made them even more excited - according to the number of clothes they made, he paid them directly for the fifty clothes. When they got the money, their mouths opened wide and their eyes blinked.
It has always been only the people in the city who get paid for their jobs. When have they ever gotten paid?
The five girls hugged each other excitedly and jumped for a while, then they all smiled happily and hurried home to eat, saying -
"I won't take a nap later, I'll come over after dinner."
"I'll go with you, I won't sleep either."
"I want to make more money!"
"I want to too!"
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