Chapter 38 Pioneering New Ventures
"Girl..."
Aunt Liu came over with a few people.
"Auntie, come and buy canned food."
Han Xiaoli greeted warmly.
"I'm not here to buy canned food today, I'm here with a friend to buy clothes."
Aunt Liu went straight to the point.
"Buying clothes?"
Han Xiaoli said in surprise.
Aunt Liu nodded, "Yes, buy clothes." Didn't I ask you to help me bring a dress to my daughter a few days ago, my friends' children also like it when they see it, and I want to buy one for the children at home, see if you can help carry it? Or if you find it troublesome, tell them the specific address of the workshop and let them buy it themselves. ”
Troublesome? How is that possible.
Han Xiaoli said with a smile, "This little favor is not a problem, the workshop is not easy to find, I'll help these aunts bring it over." ”
"That couldn't be better."
Aunt Liu said.
The other people who came with me also said that it was troublesome, so thank you and something like that.
"Aunts, don't be polite, it's all trivial." Han Xiaoli had just the right smile on her face, and then asked, "What size do you kids wear?" What color do you like? ”
"What's the color?"
An aunt asked.
Han Xiaoli reported a few colors that are more popular now, and the aunts listened to it, thought about it, chose a color for their children, and told Han Xiaoli the color and size.
They also followed Aunt Liu's example before, and each of them gave Han Xiaoli a deposit of ten yuan.
"Wow, Xiaoli, you're going to sell several more pieces at once."
After the person left, Zhang Chaotian said in an exaggerated tone.
The corners of Han Xiaoli's mouth curled, "Yes, how is it?" Do you think that the prospect of selling clothes is not bad? ”
Zhang Chaotian nodded heavily, "The prospect is definitely good." ”
"Then do you want to fight with me? Aren't you interested in doing business, how about I take you to do business? ”
Han Xiaoli has thought about it, if she wants to enter the clothing industry, or now, she must have a trustworthy helper.
She was still a student, and the school started in September, so she had limited time to work on her career.
And Zhang Chaotian is interested in doing business, has a cheerful temperament, and is still her cousin, so he is a good candidate.
Zhang Chaotian snorted and said, "Look at the tone of your speech, sell a few pieces of clothes, make some money and float, right?" ”
Han Xiaoli said seriously, "Seriously, be serious, I'll ask you if you are willing to work with me and fight for the future?"
Hearing this, Zhang Chaotian glanced at Han Xiaoli deeply, and his expression became serious.
He lowered his eyes and thought for half a minute, then said, "I do." ”
Han Xiaoli smiled with satisfaction, "Okay, then we'll work together from now on." ”
After successfully abducting Zhang Chaotian under her command and selling out the canned food, Han Xiaoli took Zhang Chaotian to Aunt Tang to buy cloth, and when she got home, she told Zhang Jianfeng that someone wanted clothes again, and told Zhang Jianfeng the size and color.
As soon as he heard that he was going to sell several dresses again, Zhang Jianfeng's happy eyes lit up.
After lunch, she didn't take a nap anymore, and went straight to work at the sewing machine.
Grandma Guo, the old tailor, was not idle, she helped to do it together, and she wanted to make the clothes well today, and let Han Xiaoli take the clothes away tomorrow.
When it was time to eat in the evening, the two of them made the dresses that Han Xiaoli wanted, and the canned food they needed the next day was also ready.
At the dinner table, Han Xiaoli said her thoughts.
"I have a plan, I want to design my own clothes, my mother makes clothes at home according to the drawings I draw, and I take the finished clothes to the county seat to sell."
"What about your cans? Isn't it for sale? ”
Zhang Jianying asked.
"Sell, I sell both canned food and clothes."
Han Xiaoli replied.
"You're so tired."
Zhang Jianying frowned.
"It's okay, I have Chaotian to help me, I said to Chaotian, and the two of us will do business together in the future."
Han Xiaoli said, turning her head and glancing at Zhang Chaotian.
Zhang Chaotian understood and said, "I will do business with Xiaoli, with me, I won't let Xiaoli be too tired." ”
"Xiaoli, you have sold several sets of clothes this time, but not necessarily every set of clothes you designed is popular.
It also requires a certain amount of capital to do this business, unlike selling canned peaches, which does not cost much. ”
Zhang Jianfeng said uneasily.
The main thing to do is to buy bottles and sugar, and if you can't sell canned peaches, you can eat them at home.
But if the clothes can't be sold, it will really be smashed, and the cost of a piece of clothing is more than ten yuan.
She is not afraid of being tired, not afraid of working and making clothes, but afraid of losing money.
She knew that she was pouring cold water on Han Xiaoli by saying these things at this time, but she couldn't help but remind Han Xiaoli when she was a mother.
Han Xiaoli looked at Zhang Jianfeng and said, "Mom, doing business is inherently risky, but only if you dare to fight will you have a chance of success." Moreover, I didn't press too many clothes on my hands at one time at first, so I planned to bring a dozen clothes to sell a few days ago to see how it went. Clothes sell best, even if they can't be sold, the loss is within my bearing. ”
Seeing that Han Xiaoli is so hardworking, and considering the worst consequences, Zhang Jianfeng didn't say much, but said, "Okay, since you have thought about it, I won't persuade you, I will do whatever you need me to do, I will fully support you." ”
"Thank you, Mom."
Han Xiaoli said with a smile.
Zhang Jianfeng agreed with his mother, what Han Xiaoli said was quite reasonable, and the others had no opinions.
After dinner, Han Xiaoli went back to the room, picked up the pen, took out the paper, and drew the drawings.
It's too monotonous for a young girl to wear a dress that sells alone, after all, everyone likes different types, and she plans to design another skirt.
Following.
In the morning, Han Xiaoli and Zhang Chaotian went to the county seat with canned food and clothes.
Within an hour of their arrival, the aunts who had ordered the clothes yesterday came to pick up the clothes.
After seeing that there was no problem with the clothes, after giving the remaining part of the money to Han Xiaoli, the aunts took the clothes and left.
After selling the canned food they brought, Han Xiaoli and Zhang Chaotian went to Aunt Tang to buy cloth again.
"Xiaoli, I've been buying cloth a lot lately."
Aunt Tang said.
It's been less than half a month, and Han Xiaoli has bought cloth from her for the fourth time, and she wants a lot of cloth today.
Han Xiaoli plans to do a clothing business in the future, and she will also buy cloth from Aunt Tang for a long time, so she didn't hide it from Aunt Tang.
"I want to try to start a small business, so I've been buying a lot of cloth lately, and I'll buy more if it goes well." ”
Aunt Tang smiled, "You look like a smart girl, and I believe that you will definitely go well." ”
Han Xiaoli's eyebrows curled and he said, "Aunt Tang, I borrowed your auspicious words." ”
After buying the cloth, Han Xiaoli and Zhang Chaotian went home.
In order to make the clothes as soon as possible and sell them tomorrow, in the afternoon, Han Xiaoli asked Zhang Chaotian to pick peaches alone, and she made canned peaches at home, and let Zhang Jianfeng make clothes with all her heart, and Grandma Guo, who was idle at home, also took the initiative to help make clothes.
Han Xiaoli has been by Zhang Jianfeng's side for so many years, and she will also know how to make canned food, and she will do it very well. Peeling, pitting, sugaring, and water are all done neatly.
After a pot of canned food is made, another pot of can food is made.
Seeing that the fire was not strong, she put down what she was holding, walked over and squatted down to add some firewood to it.
Behind him, footsteps were heard.
Usually there is no one at home, she wonders if Zhang Chaotian is back, she turned her head to look, and wanted to say, "You came back very quickly", but saw that it was Lu Yutao, who had not been seen for a few days, came.
"Brother Lu, you're here..."
She greeted with a smile.
"Well, I'll help you."
Lu Yutao couldn't bear to let Han Xiaoli, a girl, stay in front of the stove on a hot day and wanted to help.
"No, I'll do it myself. Brother Lu, you go to the living room to sit for a while, I'll make the canned food and look for you. ”
Do your own thing, Han Xiaoli is embarrassed to let Lu Yutao a guest come over to help her work, she is standing next to her, not to mention that it is not difficult to make a fire, I can easily do it myself.
Lu Yutao, who was rejected, frowned, and always felt that Han Xiaoli was alien from him. After so many days, does Han Xiaoli still mind that incident?
"There is a lot of work these days, and I have made a few trips to the capital."
He found a topic to talk to Han Xiaoli, and also explained why he didn't show up recently.
"What a good job, you can make more money."
Han Xiaoli said in a brisk voice.
"How are you doing these days?"
Lu Yutao asked.
"It's good, sell canned food every day, and help the family with some work."
Han Xiaoli replied while lighting the fire.
As for selling clothes, she hasn't done it yet, and she didn't mention it to Lu Yutao.
"Xiaozhen, she has been playing with Fang Yuwen since she was a child, so she has always wanted Fang Yuwen to be his sister-in-law, but I don't mean this at all, and my parents also respect my wishes and don't have this idea."
Lu Yutao explained.
Suddenly hearing Lu Yutao's explanation, Han Xiaoli's hand added to the fire paused, and then, she said lightly, "Well, I know, the matter is over, you don't have to explain this to me." ”
"I don't want you to misunderstand, and I don't want you to alienate me because of this." Seeing that Han Xiaoli wanted to deny it, Lu Yutao took the first step and said, "Don't deny it, I can see that you are keeping your distance from me." ”
There is no need to keep adding firewood to the stove, seeing that it is almost added, Han Xiaoli stood up, looked at Lu Yutao, and said calmly, "I don't want to deliberately alienate you, I just think that men and women should keep an appropriate distance from each other, so that it is good for everyone, so as not to let others think blindly." After all, we don't have anything, do we? ”
If she is really with Lu Yutao, some people will say that she and Lu Yutao are not dealing with each other. But the point is that she and Lu Yutao have nowhere to go, she doesn't want people to casually associate her with men.
It was also because she only wanted to have more contact with Lu Yutao before, and she was more familiar with the convenience of changing Lu Yutao's fate, ignoring that it was easy for people to get along with men and women too much.
"And what if I want to have something with you?"
Lu Yutao blurted out.