There are not many people in the Gu family, only Xiu'er and Xiu'er's mother-in-law Aunt Chen, as well as Xiu'er's father Uncle Chen, Aunt Chen takes care of housework at home on weekdays, Uncle Chen is responsible for catching up with the car, and Xiu'er generally serves her mother-in-law, and now because Qi Yao is pregnant, her mother-in-law gave Xiu'er to her, so Xiu'er is very clear about things at home.

"In this case, let's go and have a look, and bring them some dumplings by the way." Qi Yao decided.

In her previous life, she was a master craftsman in the carpentry world, and she was good at design and craftsmanship, but she was just a carpenter's shop, and she didn't believe that she couldn't do it well.

Xiu'er had no objection, and immediately packed dumplings and vinegar in a food box, carried something, and followed behind Qi Yao.

Gu's family is not very far from the carpenter's shop, but it is only half an hour away, Gu's mother is indeed in the carpenter's shop, but she is not very busy, there are only two carpenters in the shop, Xiaojiang and Xiaohe, these two people say that they are Gu Carpenter's disciples, but in fact, Gu Carpenter's adopted son, when Gu Carpenter was picking wood, he picked it up from the road, and the skills were passed on to them.

So now, although the business of the Gu family shop is not as good as day by day, they are not looking for their own future, and they are people who know how to repay their kindness.

"Yao'er, why are you here? It's gray here, and it's not good for children. Gu's mother was very surprised when she saw her coming, Qi Yao didn't like to go out very much on weekdays, although she was literate and knew how to count, but she said many times that she would give her the carpenter's account, but she didn't agree.

"Xiu'er said that you and Uncle Chen haven't eaten, I'll send you some dumplings to eat, and take a look at the carpenter's shop by the way." Qi Yao didn't beat around the bush and said directly.

"You have a body, why do you still make dumplings? How hard it is. As soon as Gu's mother saw the dumplings put out by Xiu'er, she knew that it was not Uncle Chen and Xiu'er's craftsmanship, and said angrily.

"It's okay, my appetite has become a little strange, I can do whatever I want to eat, and more exercise is good for my children, so that I can produce more steadily in the future." Qi Yao said generously, "Master Xiaojiang, Master Xiaohe, come and eat together." ”

"Thank you, young lady." Xiaojiang Xiaohe was very polite, although they did not have a deed of sale, they consciously regarded themselves as the subordinates of the Gu family.

Between them eating dumplings, Qi Yao walked around the shop, Xiaojiang and Xiaohe's craftsmanship is good, but the wood is not superior, it is a bit high or low.

And the style of the furniture in this shop is also very strange, the drawings of the early years and the drawings of the past few years have not changed much, back and forth are so few, maybe these patterns are fashionable in the early years, but the style is changing with each passing day, the drawings of the Gu family have not changed much, a little Jiang Lang has the feeling of exhaustion.

After a circle, Qi Yao had already summed up the disadvantages of the Gu family's shop.

"Mother, our shop's business is getting worse and worse, I looked around, I think there are a few problems, first, we used to make custom furniture, all rely on old customers to find the door, but now this ready-made furniture shop is opening more and more, customers prefer to touch things, but also enjoy the joy of being able to buy immediately, so fewer and fewer customers come to customize."

"Second, we later started to make ready-made furniture, but the drawings and styles have not changed over the years. Therefore, there are few styles of furniture, and there are naturally fewer guests. Besides, the wood used is not high or low, and the rich people feel that it is secondary, and the rich people feel that it is expensive, and there are too few to choose from. ”

"Yao'er, you're so right!" Gu's mother didn't expect Qi Yao to be able to tell the problem of the shop with a straight shot, so she put down her chopsticks excitedly and said, "In the early years, when your father-in-law was still there, he was very skilled, and many old customers recognized him, so the business was very good, and the drawings in the early years were all drawn by me, because my mother's family is in the capital, and my knowledge is wider than this small county, so the fancy drawn is fashionable in the capital, these people have not seen it at first, so it is quite in demand, but the fashionable things are always changing, I originally relied on memory to draw drawings, not to design by myself, so I have always been eating the old book over the years, plus after your father-in-law left, the craft has also fallen behind, this business has collapsed, and now it is not dead or alive, only supported by some old customers. ”

"This is the reason for this, the most important thing is that the Tan family's shop has opened opposite, the Tan family's business is very big, wood shops, furniture shops, they produce and sell themselves, the profits are higher, the price is lower, so the business is excellent, these years have suppressed us almost can't hold on, now the shop is almost beyond its means, if it really doesn't work, let's close it, pay tribute to the shop, and collect some rental money." Gu Mu sighed sadly.

This shop was built brick by brick by her and Gu Carpenter, the most sorry person in her life was Gu Carpenter, this shop was the only thing she could leave for Gu Carpenter, if she really came to this point, she would definitely feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Mother-in-law, don't worry, I've read a lot of books in my father's house, and I have a way to bring this shop back to life." Qi Yao said suddenly.

"What! What can you do? Gu's mother was taken aback, the reason why she took a fancy to Qi Yao was because Qi Yao's father was a down-and-out talent, and he heard that he was replaced when he was in the middle of the lift, and he has been in a slump ever since, but Qi Yao has studied with him since he was a child.

Xiao Jiang Xiaohe, Uncle Chen, and Xiu'er all stared at Qi Yao involuntarily, with surprise in their eyes, but more anticipation.

This Gu's carpenter shop has actually been brilliant, when the Tan family's shop was not yet rising, there were more than 30 apprentices and several masters at its peak, if it could revive its glory-

"We don't have a lot of money in our shop these days, do we? If you buy good wood, then you can't make a few pieces of furniture, and there are fewer styles to choose from, if you buy cheap wood, the things you make don't fit your eyes, I'm afraid even the old customers will be lost, if you want Gu's carpenter shop to flourish again, then you have to find another way. Qi Yao paused, and then said, "First, we must first make some money, it is best to make a profit without capital, so that we can have money to buy more wood, second, if we want to make the shop famous, we must build momentum, and publicize more, so that everyone knows that our Gu's carpenter shop is different, third, we must come up with design drawings that impress customers, make a brochure, and then change the way, the same drawing, divided into three different grades of wood to build, look at the customer's own budget, make a finished product that meets the requirements, or take the customized route." ”

As soon as Qi Yao finished speaking, Gu's eyes lit up, as if he had seen a treasure.