Wang Yingying has a good relationship with Wang Hong. When she heard Wang Hong talk about Jiang Shiyue giving her money to alter her clothes, she envied Wang Hong for being able to make money. She didn't expect Jiang Shiyue to come to her, so she agreed without thinking.
Jiang Shiyue handed the clothes to be altered to Wang Yingying, took out the blueprint and explained the contents on the blueprint to her. He also picked up the clothes and gestured to show her how to alter them here and there.
There weren't many clothes. There was a knee-length dress, two short-sleeved shirts, a knee-length skirt, three pairs of trousers, and two long-sleeved tops.
Here are all her summer clothes and light spring clothes.
After selling these pieces, I have to wait another three or four months before I can sell autumn clothes.
I have to find another way to make money. What can I do?
…
It's time to go into the city once a week again.
Jiang Shiyue carried the altered clothes and boarded the bus to the city again.
Because she was frightened last time, Jiang Shiyue didn't dare to bring Yangyang this time.
The little guy even threw a tantrum.
Although others couldn't see it, Jiang Shiyue and Chen Shanhe, who were with him day and night, both felt that he was angry.
Jiang Shiyue coaxed him for a long time and promised to return his toys and math books.
After arriving in the city, Jiang Shiyue went straight to the black market.
As the saying goes, the first time is strange, the second time is familiar. Jiang Shiyue, who was already here for the third time, paid the entrance fee in seconds and entered the compound.
As soon as she entered the yard, she saw the uncle who had caused her so much trouble because his watch stopped working.
The uncle saw Jiang Shiyue coming in and hurried over to greet her. "Miss, did I delay you last time? I'm sorry! I didn't realize my watch had stopped."
Jiang Shiyue couldn't really blame him for what happened that day, so she shook her head and said, "Uncle, I'm fine."
"I'm glad you're okay. I'm glad you're okay!" the uncle repeated, clearly relieved. "I haven't seen you for a few days, and I was worried. I was afraid I'd miss your important work again and cause you trouble."
Jiang Shiyue thought that she had indeed caused quite a bit of trouble, but she couldn't blame the uncle. Zhang Sufen was the real culprit. She listened to the uncle's words and asked in surprise, "You come here every day to wait for me?"
The uncle nodded. "Seeing you run away in such a hurry that day, I felt bad and wanted to say sorry to you. Now that I know you're okay, I'm relieved. I'm leaving now!"
"Ah?" Jiang Shiyue asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to sell clothes from your factory anymore?"
The uncle waved his hands and said, "I can't sell it. I've been here for about ten days and I've only sold one suit of clothes. The profit is not even enough to cover the cost of bus tickets these days."
Speaking of this, the uncle looked at Jiang Shiyue with envy, "Your clothes are still the best sellers. They are gone in a flash."
Jiang Shiyue was amused by the uncle's exaggerated tone, "How can it be so exaggerated?! However, I have a suggestion, but I don't know if I should say it."
The uncle nodded repeatedly, "You say, you say."
"The last time I saw you, I saw your clothes. The fabric is good and the workmanship is impeccable. But..." Jiang Shiyue was a little hesitant.
The uncle came to the black market specially to wait for her for several days because of the last incident. She was touched and appreciated it. She wanted to give the uncle some advice, but she was afraid that saying too much would hurt him more and be counterproductive.
"But what?" the uncle pressed. "Girl, just tell me what you want."
"It just doesn't fit the trends or the market. Look at the work clothes you make, they're all the same style everywhere on the street, nothing stands out. People's tastes have improved a lot now compared to before. Everyone wears their own clothes during off-work hours. During work hours, the work clothes issued by the factory are enough.
Large factories have their own garment factories, and small factories don't really care whether they wear work clothes or not. That's why clothes from small factories like yours are becoming increasingly difficult to sell. If the factories don't buy them, no one will come to the black market to buy work clothes.
Especially since your work clothes are made of common khaki, which is not wear-resistant and is not cheap, ordinary people cannot afford it."
It would be strange if it could be sold!
The uncle sighed, "You are right. We have also thought of some of the reasons you mentioned. Isn't it true that there is no solution?!"
Besides, these clothes have already been produced and need to be sold. Otherwise, how can we pay the workers? We also don't have money to buy new equipment or fabrics. To be honest, we are actually ready for bankruptcy. It's only a matter of time before this day comes.
Jiang Shiyue looked at the uncle's gloomy face and felt inexplicably sad.
These are the people who are about to be eliminated by the tide of the times.
She hesitated and said, "Actually, if you don't want to go bankrupt, it's not completely impossible. I..."
The sound of the main room door opening made everyone turn around.
Jiang Shiyue also subconsciously turned around and saw Gangzi walking towards her, so she ran out the door without saying a word.
"Fuck!" Gangzi didn't expect Jiang Shiyue to react like this. He froze and ran after her, "Why are you running?"
Jiang Shiyue almost walked out of the yard, but he couldn't escape.
Gangzi shouted, "Stop her!" People who were playing chess, begging, walking their birds and chatting nearby all rushed over and surrounded Jiang Shiyue.
Seeing this, the uncle bravely tried to stop Gangzi and said, "Comrade, it's not appropriate for a grown man like you to bully a girl, right?"
Gangzi: “…”
He gritted his teeth and said, "Who bullied her? We are just here to discuss business with her!"
…
Jiang Shiyue was invited into the main room again, but Gangzi did not follow her in.
Liuzi was not here this time, so Mr. Qiao Si hugged the woman he saw last time and kissed her as if no one was around.
Jiang Shiyue didn't say anything either. He sat down on a single sofa on the side, put the bamboo basket he was carrying at his feet, grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the small plate on the coffee table, and ate them while watching with relish.
In her previous life, most of the kisses in TV dramas were misplaced, and even novels didn't describe the scenes below the neck of a couple. This was the first time she had watched a live broadcast at such a close distance.
The noise of cracking melon seeds and spitting out the shells startled Mr. Qiao Si and his woman.
The woman covered her face shyly and turned away.
Fourth Master Qiao leaned against the sofa, his elbows resting high on the edge, and looked at Jiang Shiyue with a bit more interest in his eyes, "You are quite interesting, girl!"
Any other girl would have been mortified and at a loss for words, but Jiang Shiyue was actually watching the show! There was no trace of shame on her face. It made him want to rip her clothes off to see if she could still remain so calm.
"You are not as generous as Mr. Qiao Si!" Jiang Shiyue complimented. In the conservative year of 1978, they dared to kiss without paying attention to others.
As for the threatening look from Mr. Qiao Si, she pretended not to see it.
Master Qiao sensed that this didn't sound like a compliment to him, and he didn't bother to argue with her. He pointed to the bamboo basket beside her and said, "I told you last time, if you have clothes, just bring them here."
That's it?!
Jiang Shiyue breathed a sigh of relief, put the uneaten melon seeds back into the outer pocket of her clothes, took out her clothes and placed them one by one on the armrest of the sofa.
"If we go by the same price as last time, the dress is sixteen dollars, the short-sleeved shirt is thirteen dollars, and two pieces are sixteen dollars. The short skirt is ten dollars, the pants are thirteen dollars for three pairs, and the top is fifteen dollars for two pairs. The total is... one hundred and twenty-one dollars."
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