Chapter 184(1/2)
Brother Chen was a little anxious when he heard what she said.
"What do you think of? I'll listen to you."
"We didn't have much land to grow, and it was drought again. The farming process will definitely be inseparable this year. We can only rely on craftsmanship to make a living."
Wang Yuanniang is a very thoughtful woman and her mind is fast.
Brother Chen followed her and was worried, "But the boss has begun to reduce production, and we can't leave Fugui Villa, so we still have to work every day. In addition to working for the boss to earn money, where can we make money by relying on our skills?"
Wang Yuanniang was also worried about this matter.
The couple both relied on Fugui Villa for dinner.
Once Fugui Villa is in crisis, the couple's life will be affected.
Whether it is drought or flood, people have to eat.
You need to have food when eating. If you reduce grain production in the fields, you have to spend money to buy food.
There are few ways to make money, which makes people worry!
Wang Yuanniang thought for a while and said, "Save food first. Eat less at each meal in the future."
Brother Chen had no objection and nodded, "Listen to you."
Wang Yuanniang said again: "I will go to chat with the guy from the Four Seasons Clothing Village tomorrow and ask him about the specific situation. If the price is appropriate, save some more cloth."
"What are you doing to save cloth? I have clothes at home." Brother Chen was a little confused.
Wang Yuanniang gave him a blank look, "I am worried about the price increase of cloth. If there is an accident at the end of the year, the cloth can be exchanged for some food."
“Will cloth prices rise?”
Wang Yuanniang said, "I remember when I was a child, I was about seven or eight years old, and there was also a severe drought. That winter, my family was too poor to be able to get rid of the pot, and everyone was about to starve to death. It was my mother who took out half of the cloth she had dowry when she got married and exchanged it for food, so our family survived.
I still remember that my father and mother talked to him, saying that not only the price of food increased, but the other things had increased, and the cloth was more than twice as expensive as before. Fortunately, I had saved half of the cloth and couldn't bear to use it, so I could exchange it for food."
"Then let me listen to you and save some cloth for emergency treatment. Even if the price of cloth does not increase at the end of the year, it can be used to make clothes."
Wang Yuanniang is illiterate, but she can arrange things clearly.
She felt that she not only had to save some cloth to keep at home, but also some sauce, pickles and some brown sugar.
If all these prices rise, you will spend more money when you buy them later.
She also decided to wait until her father came to the market to ask carefully about the drought that year. Is everything really rising in price?
Brother Chen reminded her, "Don't save too much stuff. Maybe it will rain tomorrow."
"I think it's hard! From the Chinese New Year to now, a drop of rain has not fallen. This kind of weather will at least be drought for a whole year."
Brother Chen joked about her, "Are you so experienced?"
Wang Yuanniang pursed her lips and smiled, "I have a habit. I like to remember the times. Moreover, I have a good memory."
If she had read a book, she would have been an amazing woman.
Brother Chen nodded repeatedly and agreed.
Yuanniang has a good memory.
It's just that he lacks spirituality, at least he can't compare to him.
In terms of handicrafts, there are hundreds of people in the workshop. If he recognizes second place, no one dares to recognize first place.
The master said that no one could surpass his craftsmanship and his spiritual talent.
However, without the craftsmanship, he was just mediocre in other aspects.
This is not the case with Wang Yuanniang, she is very outstanding in all aspects.
She is the eldest daughter, with responsibility, she is strong in everything, and is outstanding in every way, and has a very smart brain exercise.
It’s just a pity that I haven’t read a book and have no chance to get in touch with the words of the book.
Wang Yuanniang decided to take some manual work every day after work.
Brother Chen weaves bamboo products and does woodworking work.
He is good at craftsmanship and can be sold to grocery stores in the north and south.
North and South grocery stores purchase various handicrafts all year round. However, the requirements are relatively high. For ordinary handicrafts, North and South grocery stores do not even look down on them.
Brother Chen has no choice but to choose his skills, and he is not afraid that the grocery store in the north and south will not accept his goods.
Wang Yuanniang received a job of stooling shoes from the Four Seasons Clothing House.
She exchanged grain for cotton cloth, and the shopkeeper of Siji Clothing Village was willing to give her a job of squeezing shoes.
Manager Ji said: "All the needlework in our cloth shop is personally taken by the masters in the capital city. The workmanship is fine and extremely popular. However, if you are not tired of making shoe soles, you can do it. Our cloth shop produces rag heads and rice paste. If you do, do you want to do it?"
Wang Yuanniang nodded and responded without thinking.
She was afraid that it would be too late, so she would be snatched away by someone else.
In this way, the couple both earned two incomes.
A income from a textile workshop.
After work, Brother Chen was busy doing handicraft work, while she was busy making soles of shoes.
The couple is happy when they sing and follow each other.
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The drought continues and the atmosphere begins to become a little nervous.
After all, more than 90% of the people in the entire Fugui Villa are just looking at the weather for their meals.
Especially those refugees and rural farmers who rent farming, their hair turns white when they think of drought and grain production cuts.
The only thing to thank is that they met a conscientious and visionary boss.
Farming water can be guaranteed temporarily.
The boss did not prohibit everyone from digging water from the pond to irrigate the fields, which made everyone nervous breathe a sigh of relief.
I am afraid that when I meet a boss who wishes everyone will go bankrupt, there is water in the pond, but the tenants are not allowed to use it.
Watching the fields drought and the crops withered, people are desperate!
More and more people are coming to Fugui Villa.
There are refugees and surrounding villagers.
Yan Suiru faced a great enemy and ordered the guards to work in three shifts to ensure the order and safety of the villa.
At the same time, organize manpower and cover walls and fences.
Try to isolate some restless people outside the villa.
People who enter the villa to do business are also wary of them.
The three roads leading outward have been set up.
Fortunately, all familiar faces can pass through smoothly.
The guards were particularly vigilant about the unconventional faces and always had to ask questions before they could let go.
The peddlers and many merchants naturally had a lot of complaints.
But for the safety of the villa, this must be carried out.
The traders were complaining when they learned that the textile workshops had stopped bulk shipments.
They came from afar and heard that the cloth of Fugui Villa is of good quality and reasonable price. In addition, the journey is not too far, so they can save a lot of shipping to get goods at Fugui Villa.
As a result, when the person arrived, the villa told them that they would suspend bulk shipments and only ship in small quantities.
"How many are the small amount of shipments?"
"A small amount of shipment is considered to be less than ten horses. A little more than ten horses will not shipment."
"Ten horses? Are we sending beggars? We came from afar and only gave ten horses of cloth, which was not enough to plug the gap between our teeth."
"This is a rule. If you can accept it, you can accept it. If you can't accept it, we can't help you."
"What do you think of the owner of Fugui Villa? If you have money to make money when you come to your business, is it because you don't want to make money? "
"I'm afraid it's not that I'm disgusting that money is hot, but that I want to start the price."
"Brave businessman!"
"This year's drought will definitely be affected. The owner of Fugui Villa has reacted quickly enough. This is the year and has started hoarding cloth. I am not afraid that a heavy rain will ease the drought tomorrow, and all the cloth stored in the warehouse will be smashed into my hands."
"Fugui Villa has a thick foundation and a large background. Even if it is just a piece of cloth, it can be afforded. Moreover, as long as Fugui Villa is willing to reduce the price of cloth, it is not afraid of being thrown into its hands."
"It's because of the confidence that I dared to do this."
The merchants all looked depressed.
As a result, there is another village with dark willows and flowers.
Fugui Villa refused to ship, but Siji Fabric Mansion was shipped normally, and the price was only a little higher than the shipping price of the Villa Textile Workshop.
To be continued...