"Recruitment, five cents a month, as long as you are strong and strong, you can enter."

"Take me, I have a lot of strength."

"Take me, I eat less and do more."

After a young steward stood at the table and shouted, a crowd immediately surrounded him. It's just that the physical strength alone has already stopped many people from the outside.

These days, I don't eat well and don't dress well, I wander around, even if I say that people who are in good health, they can't withstand such devastation, and they are more or less infected, who dares to guarantee that they are strong.

Ruan Huizhen looked around outside, and they were all poor people. Not only is his face full of vegetables, but even his body is hungry.

Looking at these conditions, she also sighed in her heart, but she couldn't do anything. Now the ordinary workers in her factory are almost recruited, and most of them are looking for locals in Jiangnan. After all, she doesn't have a staff dormitory now, and she doesn't have so much money to support her.

She retracted her thoughts, walked slowly through it, and then found an empty place in the street, called for the rent of two copper dollars, and erected a job posting there.

The sign was erected, and a crowd of people gathered around.

"Tailors, good craftsmanship and good character ......"

Seeing the first few words, many people turned around and walked away with a disappointed face.

This kind of thing that requires craftsmanship can't be done by ordinary people.

Ruan Huizhen watched a group of people come over, and another group of people walked away, and the gap in her heart was a little big. There are so many people, you can't match all of them. After thinking about it, she scribbled a few more lines on the paper. "If you have been in the industry for more than ten years, you will have food and housing. Food: one meat and two vegetables. ”

When others looked at the words "Bao Eat and Live", their eyes were already hot. But after looking at it for a while, he shook his head and sighed and walked away.

No matter how good the treatment is, if you can't do it yourself, it's for nothing. Hey, it's better to find a coolie to do it more steadily.

I've been waiting for a long time, but I haven't found a person who meets the requirements.

Ruan Huizhen also began to feel depressed in her heart. Secretly said that he was really not thoughtful. These skilled people will never go hungry no matter what. With this craft, if you open a tailor shop in your hometown, you can also eat and clothe yourself.

If you look at the people looking for jobs around here, they basically don't have any skills. Men do coolies, and women starve after them.

Seeing that other people's recruitment booths were booming, and her own side was deserted, Ruan Huizhen didn't want to be frozen here, so she simply left the name of the hotel on the paper, and then walked away with her bag on her back.

Anyway, in addition to recruiting people in Shanghai this time, I also came to see the clothing market in Shanghai and get some styles by the way. I can't recruit people now, so let's just go and see the clothing market first. In order to save her leg strength, she simply chartered a rickshaw.

When the driver heard that he was allowed to run all over Shanghai, his face was full of joy, "I have the best foot strength, and I run fast and steadily." He pondered that he would have someone bring a message to his mother-in-law and ask her to prepare some food for him and send it over, so as not to delay his work and dissatisfy the guests.

Ruan Huizhen looked at several shops in a row.

At this time, the woman's favorite is still the cheongsam. In addition to cheongsams, there are also custom-made dresses. However, rich people still buy more cheongsam. There are also many styles of clothing here in Shanghai, and most of the dresses are styles that have been transmitted from abroad. Then it was transformed by the tailors of their own country and made a style suitable for domestic women.

After inspecting several shops in a row, Ruan Huizhen found that the shops here were doing well. After all, there are still a lot of rich people in Shanghai, and they are willing to pay for custom-made clothes, so the masters of these shops are not worried about their lives. The possibility of wanting to dig into the wall is basically zero. And it's easy to offend people. Ruan Huizhen immediately strangled the thought in the cradle.

But fortunately, there is also a reward. After this inspection, the cheongsam business still can't be done. Cheongsam is a kind of clothing that needs to be quite the right size to be beautiful to wear. So the requirements are very high and the yield is low. This kind of clothing factory is not very suitable for her. Moreover, the material of the cheongsam is mostly satin, which is too expensive, the cost is high, and the price of the garment will be higher, so it is difficult to sell it. So she decided to put the clothing market in the middle-income group.

There are many people in this type nowadays, and their income is not too high, but they are enough to support their families, and occasionally have some spare money to buy shoes and clothes. If her price is low and the style is fashionable, it can attract such a group of people to buy.

And the garment factory, like her previous Jixiang vinegar factory, is considered to be in the forefront, so the market in this area can be said to be blank. You can go and occupy it at any time.

The task of the expedition is half completed. Ruan Huizhen's mood has also improved, and she plans to go around more in the past two days, and it is best to get some blueprints in dresses back. She believes that as long as she has these drawings for reference, and then she puts forward some novel ideas, Jiangnan Garment Factory will definitely not worry about sales.

By the time we got back to the hotel, it was already dark.

Seeing Ruan Huizhen coming back, the front desk manager immediately ran over, "Mr. Ruan, you are back, a few people came to ask about work before,"

The little old man said in a hurry. He knew about Ruan Huizhen's recruitment, but seeing that Ruan Huizhen was not there, people came to the door again, worried that he would miss it.

When Ruan Huizhen heard that someone really came to apply, she was overjoyed, "Where are we?" ”

"Go back, it's freezing this day, and people can't wait. Said that he was not at ease at home. ”

The steward took out a piece of paper from his pocket, "I asked them to leave their addresses, if you are in a hurry, you will find them tomorrow." ”

Ruan Huizhen took the address and looked at it, it was in a shack area in Shanghai.

"The man came with a few men, probably from out of town. Hey, in this world, I don't let people live. ”

"It'll be fine in a while." Ruan Huizhen comforted. However, she also knows in her heart that the situation will continue to be worse, even if it will ease up in the middle of the next few years, but once the war breaks out, the people will still have endless suffering.

After taking the address, Ruan Huizhen went directly back to the room.

After a walk today, she has already bought some clothes samples and come back. All of them have been modified by some domestic tailors themselves, and some are styles that have been passed down from abroad.

With these sample papers, there is no problem with the ready-to-wear garments in the early stage of the garment factory.

Now we have to see if we can recruit skilled workers.

Although the clothes she makes are detailed, the quality should not be too bad, at least the workmanship should not be faulty.

Let's hope I'll find the right person tomorrow.

In the shack area of Shanghai, in a ventilated shack, several young girls gather around a large cauldron. The fire under the pot was burning, which gave the room a hint of warmth.

The girls' hands and feet were red from the cold, and although they were wearing small jackets, they were also holding their arms tightly at this time.

One of the girls, with two braids, said, "Master, when will we get a job?" ”

The master in her mouth was the only older woman in the room. Wearing a gray cotton jacket, his hair is neatly combed. But his face is very vicissitudes, and he looks like he is forty or fifty years old. But the girls in the room knew that their master had actually just turned forty. The reason why it gets old so quickly is because it has been hit too hard.

Xu Feng, who was called the master, sighed, looked at the darkness outside the house, and said worriedly, "The weather is getting colder and colder, I have to go out tomorrow to have a look, as long as one of us finds a job, everyone will have a better life this day." ”

With wages, you can buy food and come back, so that you don't go hungry.

Xu Feng thought that he hoped to have the money to move out of here. They are different from the other households, there is a man in the other family, and the five of them are all women, except for her, the other four are all young girls. It's too unsafe to live here.

But in the current situation, they don't dare to think about it anymore, it's better than sleeping on the street.

The girl with braids said, "Master, do you say that today's recruitment is true, and is there such a good treatment?" "If it were that good, they would be fine with this day.

Xu Feng was a little unsure, "Even if it's true, this requirement is definitely not low." I don't know if our craft will work. ”

Another girl said, "Master, you must be able to do it, you are the magic needle of our Xicheng." ”

Others are also very confident. In the local area, Xu Feng's craftsmanship is very famous. At the beginning, they were sent here to learn the craft, also because Master Xu Feng's craftsmanship was good.

In fact, if it weren't for the disaster in their hometown, they wouldn't be in this situation now.

Early the next morning, Ruan Huizhen found two male waitresses at the hotel to lead her and take her to the shack area.

The more you go to the shack area, the more chaotic the street becomes.

When you get to the shack area, it is even more difficult to walk, and the environment is very bad.

After looking for several houses, Ruan Huizhen found the address left on the paper. Inside, a few girls were making breakfast, and the cauldron was smoking.

"Is Master Xu here?"

Ruan Huizhen asked as she stood at the door.

The girl with braids came over when she heard the movement, her big eyes blinked, and she wondered, "My master is out, do you have anything to do?" ”

"I live in the Fuyuan Hotel, and you went there to apply for a job before, and you left me an address. By the way, I'm looking for a tailor. ”

When she heard that it was a job recruitment, the girl's eyes suddenly widened in surprise, and then she said in surprise, "Are you here to recruit workers?" ”

Several other girls also stood up and gathered around, looking at each other in disbelief.

Ruan Huizhen said, "Yes, do you know where Master Xu went?" The braided girl nodded hurriedly, "My master is out, out." She didn't dare to say that the master had gone out to look for a job, she was worried that this person would be angry, so she glanced at the three girls on the side and said, "You should hurry up and find the master and come back." ”

The three girls ran out happily.

The girl with braids hurriedly led Ruan Huizhen into the house to sit.

Ruan Huizhen walked into the house and found that although the outside was very shabby, the inside was very neatly tidy. Although there is air leakage on all sides, it doesn't look as tattered as other houses.

The braided girl was a little nervous to pour tea for Ruan Huizhen, but found that they didn't even have hot water, so they could only rub their hands and say, "We just came, and we haven't bought a kettle yet." "I can't afford it either.

Ruan Huizhen smiled, "It's okay, you're welcome." Sit down and let's talk. ”

The girl with braids sat down stiffly.

The two chatted for a while, and Ruan Huizhen learned that this girl's name was Wang Jing, and like the other three girls, they were all from poor families and had been learning tailoring with Xu Feng for many years. Because his family was poor, he had been living with Xu Feng and working in the Xu family's tailor shop. Originally, the tailor shop of the Xu family was also an old shop, but their land was not very peaceful, and the natural disasters were not very good. There are fewer and fewer people making clothes. That's it, they even made trouble with the bandits, those thieves robbed the Xu family, if they hadn't gone with Master Xu to deliver the goods, they would have suffered.

Wang Jing didn't plan to talk about these private things, but now she can't find a job, and she hopes that the woman in front of her can give a job for the sake of their encounters.

Ruan Huizhen listened and sighed, bandits were rampant during the Republic of China. In the past, many warlords started as bandits, but at this time, no one cares, so naturally they are even more rampant.

If it weren't for the fact that their land was under the favorable administration of the government, it would not have been so peaceful.

When several apprentices found Xu Feng, Xu Feng was looking for work outside a tailor's shop. But he was kicked out by the shop owner.

"We don't lack masters, you better go somewhere else." The boss said in his heart, if you come here, what if you get acquainted with the guests, and do it alone in the future?

This is a year that can't be left unguarded.

Xu Feng sighed, and was about to go to the hotel again to find the recruiter to try it, when the three apprentices had already run over out of breath.

"Master, Master, here we are."

"Who's coming?" Xu Feng was puzzled.

"It's the one who hired the tailor yesterday, and now he's found our house." The little girl's face was full of surprise.

When Xu Feng heard this, he was stunned, and after a few seconds, he immediately walked back, "Quick, go back." ”

At the first sight of Xu Feng, Ruan Huizhen admired this woman. This woman can be said to be the first woman she admired during the Republic of China.

After the blow of the destruction of his family, he took a few young lands and walked for a month on foot, and came to Shanghai. also insisted on protecting several of his apprentices.

This is a really strong woman.

Xu Feng didn't expect that it was such a young girl who was recruiting. It looks about the same age as her apprentice.

Ruan Huizhen said, "You are Master Xu Feng, my name is Ruan Huizhen, this is my business card." She pulled out her custom-made business card.

Xu Feng looked at it and said in surprise, "Garment factory? Are you a garment factory owner? ”

"Yes, this factory has just opened, so I went to Shanghai to see if there are any talents in making clothes. I just heard Master Xu's apprentice say that when Master Xu was in Xicheng, he was still a local magic needle? ”

Xu Feng reluctantly smiled, "That's what everyone called it for face." But you can rest assured that my skills in making clothes are sewn with heart. As she spoke, she got up and walked to the box by the window, took out a wrapped piece of clothing from the box, and handed it to Ruan Huizhen, "This is a finished product that we keep." The clothes and embroidery on it are all made by ourselves with stitches and threads. ”

This is a cheongsam. Ruan Huizhen touched the peony pattern on it, which was very exquisite. Look at the workmanship of this sewing, the corners and corners, there is not a trace of flaws.

Ruan Huizhen returned the clothes to Xu Feng, "The appearance of this clothes, did you think of them yourself, or do you have any drawings?" ”

Xu Feng smiled and pointed to his head, "How many years have I been making clothes, what should I look like, I have them all here." We don't need drawings for tailors. It's all in the head, in the heart. ”

When Ruan Hui heard this, he nodded with feeling, and then said sincerely, "Master Xu, on behalf of our Jiangnan Garment Factory, I will hire you, as well as these apprentices of yours, to become the tailor master in our factory. What do you guys think? ”

As soon as these words came out, several people in the room were suddenly full of surprise. Several apprentices looked at Xu Feng. Xu Feng's eyes were red, and there was some mist in his eyes. She breathed a long sigh of relief, "We do, thank you, thank you." ”

She looked at the few apprentices in the room, remembered the various hardships that the master and apprentice had gone through these days, and knew that at this moment, she finally had the hope of living.

According to Xu Feng, if it is just ordinary sewing work, it only takes half a month to train a group of female workers. So Ruan Huizhen is not ready to find any more masters. Now the scale of the factory is not large, and with this master and apprentice five people teaching the general workers in the factory, these ordinary female workers will soon be able to start making clothes. As for the other masters, the factory will have a name in the future, and I believe that she doesn't need to come to find it, and people will come to the door by themselves.

And she is still in the stage of making do with traditional hand-needlework. If you want to do well in this industry, you have to use a sewing machine with output and quality.

Hey, the sewing machines of this era...... It seems a little tricky. 166 Reading Network