Chapter 62 (Minor Repair)
After a while, Yu Wanxia came back with an aluminum lunch box, followed by Bai Haoyang who looked helpless.
As soon as he got close, Bai Haoyang took a big sniff, his eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "It's braised!"
"It's stewed, stewed! I told you it's stewed," Yu Wanxia muttered. "Our Jiani uses really good ingredients. It's worth exchanging two spoonfuls of broth for a piece of fish."
Bai Haoyang said angrily, "You didn't lose anything, but we lost a lot."
This heartless girl, it was thanks to his collaboration with Wang Qianjin and his battle of wits and courage with Qiu Zeming that he was able to save an extra fish. He was just thinking about letting this girl take an extra bite, but ended up betraying him. He not only failed to keep the fish but also offended Brother Ming.
Today, as soon as his brother Ming returned, he announced that their workload would increase from building one yard to building two yards.
Well, he is in a difficult situation now.
Zhou Jiani saw Yu Wanxia bring back a whole fish and gave her a thumbs-up. Yu Wanxia was so proud that she said, "It's such a waste for three men to eat three fish."
Bai Haoyang: "You heartless little thing!" He yelled again, "No, Comrade Xiao Zhou, trading one fish for two spoonfuls of soup is a huge loss. That's not how business works. One fish for one fish."
Zhou Jiani burst into laughter listening to this. It was truly something only a sister could say. A fish for two spoonfuls of soup. Comrade Yu Wanxia had clearly deceived her brother.
Bai Haoyang looked at the fish in the basin on the table, swallowed his saliva, pulled a stool and sat down, as if he would not leave unless Zhou Jiani agreed.
Zhou Jiani pointed at Hui Hui next to him and asked him, "How dare you fight with a child for food?"
Bai Haoyang: ...
Okay, it’s great that you have a child here.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Half a piece. Give us some more soup."
This soup is so delicious, I think it would be great to dip it in their steamed fish when I get home.
Yu Wanxia was giggling on the side, causing her brother to glare at her: "You heartless girl!"
In the end, I gave him half a fish and half a lunch box of soup.
Half a shoe for a whole shoe, what a good deal.
Before Bai Haoyang finished picking up his aluminum lunch box and was about to leave, he grabbed two iron pancakes with lightning speed and ran out. A voice could be heard from afar: "The pancakes are on my sister's head."
Yu Wanxia's laughter stopped abruptly.
With the brother and sister playing and fighting, the meal was particularly lively.
Zhang Kaishan's family, plus the three of them, ate two and a half fat fish and two dishes, and they ate everything up.
In the end, the fish soup was wiped out with steamed bread.
The house rental was officially decided. Although Sun Ping didn't want to separate from them, she felt more sorry for her part of the house construction fee. She was reluctant to spend extra money to rent a house, especially when she heard that she had to pay for the repairs of the house herself.
She also recognized this reality. The next morning, she began asking the old educated youth about collective life. When she came back for lunch, she said, "Not everyone takes turns cooking. Some comrades share meals with fellow villagers. After receiving food, they carry it back to their homes, pay a small amount of money, and eat ready-made food. Cooking isn't a one-person job; they arrange it in pairs. I don't know how we'll divide it up in the future."
During this period, Sun Ping learned how to make steamed buns and steamed bread from Zhao Mei. The steamed buns were also made of two-grain flour. She had never steamed steamed buns made of white flour by herself.
In the future, she can adapt to group life first, and if that doesn't work, she can find someone to live with.
The Qianjin Brigade entered a busy phase, and the weaving industry in the processing workshop was in full swing. Zhou Jiani did not rest any longer, and she and Qiu Zeming took several excellent farmers to enter the learning phase, summarizing the construction and planting plans of the plastic greenhouse while learning.
Only when we enter the practical stage can we know what problems we will face, and then we can write a more three-dimensional letter to the plastic greenhouse experiment team with more substantive content.
It would be good if it could just show our serious attitude towards greenhouse experiments.
Because Zhao Mei was busy making shoes, Zhou Jiani took the time to sew a schoolbag. She cut a large piece of apron for the bottom, wrapped it with patchwork cloth, sewed it back and forth several times with dense thread, and attached it to the schoolbag.
The effect of using a solid jacket as a base is different. It doesn't look so saggy after putting things on it.
She also sewed a small layered bag on the outside of the backpack and added an inner pocket on the other side to store small items.
As for the color matching, Zhou Jiani only used two colors, army green and black. The large area of army green was patchworked with a circle of black fabric in the middle, and the backpack strap was also black.
The side pocket on the outer layer is also matched in the same way. When sewing, the middle circle is specially aligned. The finished product looks very good.
After she finished making her schoolbag, Sun Ping and Yu Wanxia immediately imitated one, using her cloth and jacket, and gave her an additional cloth coupon.
However, Zhou Jiani used all the army green scraps of cloth, while Sun Ping and Yu Wanxia chose other colors.
The newly purchased scraps of cloth have also been sorted out, with those of the same pattern and color separated, and thin materials separated from thick materials.
After Zhao Mei finished the shoes, she started to make head flowers. She used beautiful cloth to make head flowers, and she had other uses for the ugly ones, and she arranged them clearly immediately.
Zhang Laosi and several other craftsmen used their free time to develop the storage stool she drew. Everyone was amazed and felt a sense of accomplishment.
Ask someone to go to the field and call her to the processing workshop to discuss the price.
"Making this stool is much harder than making a basket. I think it's as laborious as weaving bamboo strips." Zhang Laosi asked carefully, "Comrade Xiao Zhou, do you think we can sell it for ten yuan?"
I felt uneasy. The bamboo basket can be used to carry things when visiting relatives, and it can be used as a storefront. But this stool can only be kept at home and no one can see it.
But if the price is too low, it will not be cost-effective for them. If the price is too high, they are afraid that they will not be able to sell it.
I feel that people who are particular about things may like this thing, but people who are not particular... just pick up two broken bricks, take them home and stack them up, and it can become a stool. What kind of sitting is it?
Zhou Jiani looked at the finished product and sighed in her heart: "This stool is indeed a veteran craftsman. It is so beautifully woven. From the side, the lines are also very smooth."
I tried sitting on it and it was very firm.
The lid is detachable, and when you lift it up, you'll see the hollow interior of the stool, which can hold a lot of things.
"Make another small size, pricing it according to size. The retail price for a small one is nine or eleven yuan, and the large one is eighteen or twenty yuan, depending on the situation. In addition to cylindrical shapes, we can also make rounded squares, rectangles, and ovals." Zhou Jiani said, "We'll do this as a side job. If there's an order, we'll take it. If there's no order, we still have the baskets, right?"
Zhou Jiani said, "Everyone, focus on the department store's orders first. When you get tired of weaving baskets and want a change, make these. Make seven or eight large ones, and seven or eight small ones. I'll take them out to the market. That way, make two sets of samples before delivering to the provincial capital. I'll ask around. Even if they don't want to buy, we can show them first. There's always someone who likes them. Anyway, we'll take orders of one or two, or ten or eight, and ship them with the baskets."
Zhang Laosi and the others felt relieved after hearing this.
What made them feel most relieved was Comrade Xiao Zhou's recognition and pricing of this stool.
As soon as this thing was formed, they found it rare and wanted to find time to make one for themselves.
But they were really torn about pricing. If it was too cheap, they'd feel like they were losing out; if it was too expensive, they were worried no one would buy it. But Xiao Zhou was right; there would always be someone who liked it, and they wouldn't mind one or two; one could fill ten baskets.
He filled his bowl with grain and said, "We'll prepare this to rob the rich. If we catch one, we'll eat it. If we can't catch any, forget it."
Zhou Jiani said with a smile, "That's right." She added, "I don't know if others would like it, but I really do. Uncles and uncles, this is mine. I'll go to the accountant to pay for it and let them see our new toy."
She picked it up and left.
Filled with grain, they said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Comrade Xiao Zhou, we haven't seen enough of it yet."
Zhou Jiani put it down embarrassedly and said with a smile: "Then you guys can enjoy it again?"
Zhang Laosi smiled and waved his hand: "Take it away, take it away. We'll make a few more when we have time."
Zhou Jiani picked it up again and said with a smile, "I'll take it back and study it. I'll add a cloth cover to the lid. Then we'll have a new selling point."
She carried it all the way to the village committee, and she already had a target audience in mind for selling this "luxury product".
It seems that she has to go to the province to deliver goods in a few days.
The stool was a bit heavy, so I rested several times. While resting, I looked around to see if there was anyone around, and took a series of pictures with my phone.
Needless to say, this thing will definitely sell well if you put it in the group.
If she hadn't been worried about explaining the whereabouts of the items, she would have placed an order for ten or twenty of each style. Of the seven or eight she had just ordered, she could only keep five of each and use the rest as samples for sales promotion.
It makes me feel a little sad when I think about it.
Five is five. If there are more orders later, she will always have the chance to keep the part she wants.
The same goes for baskets. They are quite popular in the group and can be a long-term business with considerable profits. However, if an individual places orders continuously in a loop, people will start to worry and problems will definitely arise over time.
This kind of bulk order is easier to handle.
On the way, I ran into a village lady. Seeing what she was holding, I asked in confusion, "Comrade Xiao Zhou, what the hell are you doing?"
Zhou Jiani put the weaving stool on the ground, opened the lid and said, "This is a new product from our weaving workshop, the storage stool. It can be used as both a stool and a storage basket, serving two purposes at once."
"Oh, this thing is good. It doesn't interfere with my sitting position and can be used to collect needles and thread or something. How much is one?" The aunt's eyes lit up when she saw it.
Zhou Jiani quoted a price, and the aunt choked again and couldn't help complaining: "I can't even earn 18 yuan a month, and I use it to buy such a broken stool?"
After her rebirth, Zhou Jiani focused on cultivating her emotional intelligence and beautiful rhetoric.
At a time like this, it's useless to reason with others. There's no point in getting angry or arguing. She said seriously, "Auntie, we can talk among ourselves, but we can't say this in front of outsiders. It's ruining our business. Think about it, is it better to exchange 35 cents for 10 work points, or 60, 70, or 70, or 80 cents?"
The aunt said happily: "Of course, the more the better."
Zhou Jiani patted the stool and said, "Whether the work points can be raised depends on this stool. Think about it, one is sold for eighteen, ten are one hundred and eighty, and a hundred are one thousand and eighteen. If our village has one thousand and eighteen, how much should each of us get?"
The aunt smiled sheepishly and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhou, I can't even calculate such a huge bill. But I understand. It's okay to complain about it privately, but you can't say it's expensive in front of outsiders."
Zhou Jiani smiled and said, "I'm glad you understand. Next time you hear someone among us mumbling something, just tell them this."
"Don't worry, Comrade Xiao Zhou, I understand."
Zhou Jiani left with the stool in her arms, contented. When she reached the village committee, Liu Tong said, "If you hadn't come, I would have called you through the loudspeaker."
He pointed to the side and said, "Here, your two letters and a parcel list."
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