The five girls went home happily to eat. Ruan Xi and the others also washed their hands and sat down to eat.
During the meal, Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan told Ruan Cuizhi and Yue Haofeng about the exciting scene of selling clothes in the morning. This time, they told Ruan Cuizhi in detail and excitement, which made Ruan Cuizhi more excited and full of energy.
After finishing her meal, she put down her bowl and chopsticks, wiped her mouth and washed her hands, and went back to the workshop to work.
Ruan Xi was not idle either. She followed Ruan Cuizhi to the main room, took the cloth pieces, sat down behind her sewing machine, and helped to make clothes. Ruan Changsheng said that he would go again tomorrow, so of course he had to hurry up.
She had received more work last year and practiced a lot, especially for this kind of clothes, which did not require any thinking about how to sew or assemble. She just needed to pick up the pieces of cloth and step on the sewing machine directly, so her hands were very fast and she could make a lot of clothes.
The girls were very motivated because they had received their wages, so they came back immediately after dinner without taking a rest. When they came here, they washed their hands and sat down to work. They basically did not get up unless they had to pick up pieces of cloth or had to go to the toilet.
Ruan Cuizhi was also afraid that they would be careless about quality in order to get the wages in a hurry, so she emphasized this matter in the gaps between work. In order to avoid this kind of thing from happening, she checked more carefully.
Ruan Xi worked here for half a day, and still did not go back to school after dinner. She stayed and continued to step on the sewing machine for another night. The girls were not to be outdone. They all came back after dinner and rushed to work overtime.
Seven people worked overtime until late at night, and each one was more hardworking than the other. It was only when Yue Haofeng said that he wanted to turn off the power that Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Xi stopped their work, washed up and went to bed, and the five girls also stopped and went home to sleep.
After washing up and returning to the room, Yue Haofeng whispered to Ruan Cuizhi: "You are the elder and you have to know your limits. Money is endless, and health is more important. You have to combine work and rest in everything you do. How can you work so recklessly?" Ruan Cuizhi
's mind was full of how easy it was to sell their clothes and make money. The more they worked, the more money they made. She didn't listen to what Yue Haofeng said. She was really sleepy. She leaned down on the bed and fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
Yue Haofeng: "..."
He said nothing more, and silently helped her cover her belly with the thin quilt.
After covering her, he reached out and turned on the light. The room was dark, and only the sound of shallow breathing could be heard.
Ruan Xi slept late and soundly, and was woken up from the bed by Qian Chuan before dawn in the morning. She opened her eyes and sat up from the bed. Her head was still dizzy, but her body had already gotten out of bed to wash.
Farmers love to raise chickens and pigs and grow crops and vegetables. After arriving here, although Ruan Cuizhi and her family did not raise pigs, they bought seven or eight chicks in the spring and raised them in the chicken coop in the yard, feeding them a little every day and waiting for them to grow up and lay eggs.
Ruan Xi stood by the water pump in the yard, brushing her teeth and washing up. Listening to the clucking sounds of the hens in the chicken coop, she felt like she was back home. After washing up, she put on some vanishing cream, put on her schoolbag , rode her bicycle, and went to the city with
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan. Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan went to the stall to sell clothes, while Ruan Xi went back to school to attend classes.
She was very focused when she was working and selling things outside, and she was just as focused when she was back in school to attend classes. The main thing was that Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng did their respective jobs very well, and she really had nothing to worry about.
After she successfully started the small workshop like this, things naturally went more smoothly afterwards.
The girls' speed and quality in making clothes were constantly improving, and they gradually became experienced workers from novices. With Ruan Cuizhi leading and supervising, she basically didn't need to worry about clothing-making.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan didn't need her to worry even more, because they liked selling things and were better at it than she was. They had figured out all the ins and outs of selling things, and they were more adept at it than she was.
She had to communicate a little more with Yue Haofeng, because every time she made a new style of clothing, she had to hand over the purchase of fabrics and other materials to Yue Haofeng, so she had to confirm many things with him.
Ruan Xi was the most tired in the early stage. She had to arrange and lead all the things, and lead them along, which was very time-consuming, mentally taxing, and energetic. But after all these things were on the right track, she felt relieved.
Now all she has to do is draw the design, make the pattern, select the fabric to make the sample, and make some modifications if she feels something is not suitable or not good-looking while making the sample. After the sample is finalized, she lists the things to be purchased to Yue Haofeng.
After Yue Haofeng buys all the materials, she will cut the cloth pieces according to the paper pattern.
After the cloth pieces are cut and the materials are ready, the rest is taught to Ruan Cuizhi and the others.
Every time they have to make a new style and learn a new job, Ruan Cuizhi and the others will work a little slowly, but after they get used to making a style of clothes, the speed of making clothes will be quickly improved. After all, for them, speed is money.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan set up a stall in the city for just one month, and they became quite famous on the street. When other people were not making much money, they counted money every day until their hands were tired, which inevitably attracted other people's attention.
It was still the same today. The money they sold in half a day was more than what ordinary people made in a year.
Even so, Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan did not slack off. They stayed on the street all day every day and never left early.
The weather in June was very hot, and they put up a large parasol on the stall.
After lunch at noon, Qian Chuan sat under the umbrella to drink water and rest.
Ruan Changsheng stood behind her, massaged her shoulders and back, and told her to go to the side and rest more if she had nothing to do.
When the couple was talking, a man in a bat shirt suddenly came to their stall.
It is the early 1980s. Although bat shirts and bell-bottom pants have become popular, they are also synonymous with strange clothes. Decent people don't wear these clothes. If you wear these clothes, you will most likely be regarded as a hooligan.
Of course, the people who set up stalls last year were also called hooligan. Young people have long since taken it for granted.
No matter how he dresses, no matter whether he is a man or a woman, he is a customer when he comes to the stall. Ruan Changsheng greeted him: "Are you going to buy clothes for your family? What kind do you want to buy? A shirt or a skirt?"
The man in the bat shirt didn't say anything. He stood by the clothes rack and stretched out his hand to pick up the clothes hanging on the hanger for a while. After picking up the clothes, he suddenly took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out one and handed it to Ruan Changsheng.
Ruan Changsheng waved his hand and said, "I don't smoke, thank you."
But the man in the bat shirt didn't take it back, and just said, "It's a good cigarette, you'll know after you try it."
Ruan Changsheng didn't refuse. Seeing that the man in the bat shirt couldn't move his hand to pass the cigarette, he took the cigarette and clamped it on his ear.
Qian Chuan sat on the stool and looked up at him, squinting slightly and said, "What's wrong with you?"
The man in the bat shirt smiled and replied, "Something is wrong."
After saying that, he looked at Ruan Changsheng again, as if Ruan Changsheng and he were brothers after taking his cigarette, and smiled and said: "I've been paying attention to you for a long time, buddy, can you tell me where you get all these clothes from?"
He tried to find it, but didn't find any wholesale clothing factories nearby.
Oh, another person who wants to share the cake, Ruan Changsheng didn't think much about it, and said directly: "I bought it from the south."
Whenever someone came to ask him, he would answer like this. Their small workshop has a limited amount of clothing, and they have no plans to wholesale clothes to others. After all, the wholesale price is low, and it is better to sell it in the market.
They didn't pay attention to this problem when they first set up the stall. After noticing this problem, they discussed privately and decided not to tell anyone about the small workshop to avoid unnecessary trouble.
The current situation is still relatively chaotic. In short, we should keep a low profile if possible and avoid things that can be avoided as much as possible.
"Guangzhou?" The man in the bat shirt put the cigarette in his hand in his mouth but didn't light it.
Ruan Changsheng nodded, "It's well developed there, there are many factories and goods, and they are varied. There are many things that can be traded."
The man in the bat shirt thought for a moment, took out the cigarette from his mouth, nodded to Ruan Changsheng, "Thank you."
The man in the bat shirt turned and left, and Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan didn't care about him anymore and continued to talk about their own topics.
Some people have come to ask them where they get these goods from before. They heard that they had to go to the south to trade them, but no one was willing or dared to go, so they just let it go. As a result, there are no other stalls selling ready-made clothes on the street.
Of course, Ruan Changsheng and his friends are not afraid of others going to the south to trade clothes.
They trade their own goods, and it is their ability to sell well.
They can't just stop others from bringing in clothes to sell while they are selling clothes.
The school started its summer vacation in July, and since they had a house to live in the countryside, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie naturally did not apply to stay in school. As soon as the vacation started, they packed their luggage in the dormitory and moved directly to the countryside.
After two months, the small workshop was completely on the right track.
Ruan Xi was in charge of the early stage of design, pattern making and cutting, Yue Haofeng was in charge of purchasing, Ruan Cuizhi was in charge of leading the girls to
make clothes using sewing machines, and Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan were left to set up stalls and sell clothes on the street every day. There was a lot of time during the summer vacation, and Ruan Xi would sit in front of the sewing machine from time to time to help rush to make clothes.
In addition to being busy with clothes, she would also take time to go out and wander around.
Riding a bicycle around the countryside was just like wandering around in the alleys of Beijing when she first arrived.
Sometimes Ruan Jie felt bored staying at home, so he would go out for a stroll with her.
When he accompanied her for a stroll, he realized that she had gone out to look at houses.
She not only looked, but also spent money to buy, and not just one set.
Ruan Xi did not hide this from Ruan Cuizhi and the others. She let them know after the purchase.
Ruan Cuizhi and the others did not understand as well as Ruan Jie. They just asked her, "Why do you buy so many houses in the countryside?"
Since the small workshop became profitable, they dared to think of more things. For example, when they made enough money in the future, they would definitely buy a house in the city, a yard in the city, and live directly in the city.
But looking at Ruan Xi's current actions, she didn't seem to have such bold ideas.
Since he couldn't tell her true intention, Ruan Xi smiled and said, "It's better to be prepared. Houses in the countryside are cheap. Buy one here first. No matter whether things are good or bad in the future, you won't have to worry about having no place to live. You can feel at ease. And you can rest assured that I didn't buy it with the profit. It was the money I earned last year that I didn't spend when I was running a small workshop."
They didn't care what money they used to buy it. They were just curious.
Of course, there was another consideration - if they really made it big and had money, they would buy a house in the city and live in the city, and Ruan Xi's houses would all be wasted. Basically no one is willing to buy a house in the countryside, so it will be a waste.
But seeing Ruan Xi said this, they naturally didn't ask any more questions.
Indeed, if their small workshop doesn't grow big in the future, it would be nice to have a few houses in the countryside to share. When the children grow up, Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua will come over again, and one house will definitely not be enough.
It makes sense to be prepared.
There are not many people willing to buy a house in the countryside, and there are not many people who have a house in the countryside to sell. Anyone who wants to sell a house in the countryside all has a house in a better place, and thinks that selling a house in the countryside is a profit.
After Ruan Xi spent two thousand five hundred to buy another three houses, she didn't go out again.
There was still half a month left in the summer vacation, and she stayed at home every day, either drawing and making patterns or making clothes.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan still went out to set up their stalls every day, getting up early in the morning to go out.
Today, they had just set up the stall at the old place, put up the sun umbrella, and had not hung out the clothes yet, when they suddenly saw a ready-made clothing stall set up across the street. The stall owner was the man in the bat shirt who asked them where to get the goods two months ago.
They had been prepared for this kind of thing. It was impossible that they had only one stall selling ready-made clothes in the whole city. Seeing that they were making money, sooner or later someone would come to share a piece of the pie, it was just a matter of time.
The man met Ruan Changsheng's eyes, and smiled and waved, as if he regarded Ruan Changsheng as a buddy.
People in the same industry are enemies, so Ruan Changsheng smiled perfunctorily and ignored him, and continued to hang out all the clothes with Qian Chuan. After hanging up, seeing that there were more people, he naturally called for people to come to the stall to take a look and try them on.
Especially when new styles are released, Qian Chuan will shout more vigorously.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan have confidence in the clothes designed by Ruan Xi, and don't take the man in the bat shirt seriously at all. The result is similar to what they imagined. The clothes of the man in the bat shirt are not as good-looking as theirs.
To put it bluntly, the clothes he bought from the south are not good-looking.
The clothes sold by the dealers must be aesthetic, unlike those sundries that can be sold in batches. If the style of the clothes is not well chosen, it is very likely that they will not be sold and will be directly smashed.
At the beginning, the man in the bat shirt wanted to challenge Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan, and deliberately set up his stall opposite Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan, hoping to compete with Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan. But after selling for seven or eight days, he disappeared and never came to Ruan Changsheng again.
If he came, he couldn't sell it. Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan only sold their own clothes and were busy counting their own money. They didn't care much about the man in the bat shirt. But when they got home at night, they would talk about it as a casual conversation and tell Ruan Xi and the others.
But the man in the bat shirt was really competing with Ruan Changsheng. Later, he went to the south to trade several times, but the results were not satisfactory. It's not that he couldn't sell all the clothes, but the sales were not very good, and he could barely make back his investment.
What's the point of doing business to make back his investment? All the time and energy would be wasted, which is equivalent to working in vain.
He struggled for half a year and still couldn't figure out the way. He couldn't help but ran to Ruan Changsheng to ask him which factory these clothes were bought from. Even if they were bought in the south, there must be the name of the factory, and asked him to help his brother.
Ruan Changsheng sneered in his heart - what brother?
He said to the man in the bat shirt, "I found it with great difficulty, why would I tell others about it for nothing? I've already told you the general direction, aren't you doing well? Clothes are boring to sell all the same, just sell your own."
The man in the bat shirt naturally didn't buy it, and shamelessly teased Ruan Changsheng for a while, saying all the nice things, and pretending to be a grandson, but seeing that Ruan Changsheng didn't say anything, he suddenly got angry and said, "You're not afraid of starving yourself to death after making so much money!"
After saying that, without giving Ruan Changsheng a chance to speak, he turned around and put his hands in his trouser pockets and walked away.
Watching him walk away, Qian Chuan whispered, "Who is this!"
Ruan Changsheng said, "Let him be jealous."
He was not a good person to begin with, and his face changed faster than the weather.
Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan spent the 1980s in the envy of everyone on the street. The money they made that year was beyond the imagination of others. Of course, others didn't know that there were eight people behind Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan.
Because they made money, everyone in the small workshop had a comfortable and prosperous New Year.
After the Spring Festival, they were full of energy to get busy in the new year.
Ruan Xi's life was still the same, running back and forth between school and the countryside. She went to school from Monday to Saturday and went to the workshop in the countryside on Sundays to work with Ruan Cuizhi and others.
Since the small workshop got on the right track, she actually lived a much easier life than the year when she set up a stall.
Because Ruan Cuizhi and the others did everything well, there were not many things for her to worry about.
She usually studies seriously at school, and Ruan Cuizhi and the others never bother her. Even if I encounter some clothes-making problems, I will wait until she goes to the countryside on Sunday and then solve it with her.
But today, she had just finished her morning class and was going to eat when someone suddenly called her at the door of the classroom and told her: "Someone is looking for you, saying that she is your third aunt, waiting outside the school gate."
This was the first time that her family came to school to find her, and Ruan Xi was quite surprised. So she didn't hesitate, said hello to Li Xiaofang and went to the school gate with her schoolbag on her back.
Before she left the door, she saw Ruan Cuizhi and saw that her face looked very ugly.
Ruan Xi ran out and went to Ruan Cuizhi and asked directly: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Ruan Cuizhi did not beat around the bush and said directly: "Your fifth uncle and fifth aunt had a fight with someone in the street and were arrested by the police station. Your uncle was not at home, so I had to come. I didn't dare to go to the police station alone, so I came to find you."
Ruan Xi was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly jumped on the back seat of her bicycle, "Let's go."
While walking on the road, she asked Ruan Cuizhi: "Why did they fight for no reason? What happened?"
Ruan Cuizhi said while riding her bicycle: "I don't know either. Someone came to my house and notified me to come and pick them up. I have never been to a place like a police station. I was very nervous, so I came to find you first."
Since Ruan Xi didn't know, she didn't ask any more questions.
She showed the way, and Ruan Cuizhi rode her to the police station. She jumped off the bike and rushed to the police station. When she got inside, she saw that the matter had been almost resolved. Those who needed to be mediated had been mediated, and those who needed to be educated had been educated. They just needed to take the people away.
Ruan Xi apologized to the police comrades, and took Ruan Changsheng and Qian Chuan out before asking, "What happened?"
Qian Chuan didn't say anything, but handed the clothes in her hand to Ruan Xi.
Ruan Xi looked at it with a puzzled look, and she found the problem after a quick look. She immediately raised her head and looked at Qian Chuan and asked, "Are these not made by us?"
Ruan Changsheng rubbed his teeth beside him, "The style, color and pattern are all exactly the same, but the fabric quality and workmanship are poor. They are cheaper than what we sell. If someone hadn't told me today, I wouldn't have known about it. He is so shameless. He is lucky that I didn't kill him!"
Ruan Changsheng just finished speaking, and the man in the bat shirt came out of the police station with a woman.
He was still laughing, looking at Ruan Changsheng and said, "I'll let you hit me a few times, what's the problem? See, I didn't break the law. The police comrades only care about fighting, not what clothes I sell."
Ruan Changsheng clenched his fist and was about to hit him again, but was stopped by Ruan Xi and Ruan Cuizhi.
The man in the bat shirt sneered and walked away in a slutty manner.
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