Early the next morning, Widow Hao pulled a trolley, followed by her two daughters, who helped push it when the road was bad. The trolley contained the fruits of the family's labor yesterday and headed all the way to the woolen mill outside Xizhimen.
In the morning, there were many people waiting to leave the city at Xizhimen. At this time, the city gate had not yet opened.
Many of them were either carrying burdens with a basket on one side containing cotton yarn. They were also pulling frame carts to load cotton yarn, or pushing cotton yarn in wheelbarrows, waiting for people to leave the city.
You can tell at a glance that these are the people who bought spinning machines yesterday.
They installed it that day and started trying out the machine. At the same time, they had doubts about whether the woolen mill could fulfill its promise and all products would be underwritten as long as they were of good quality.
So, I worked all night long yesterday, and this morning I brought the products to the woolen mill for delivery.
People in this era were very cautious. After all, the reputation of the government in the late Ming Dynasty was really not good. If the reputation of the royal family was not recognized by the people, it would be difficult to promote these spinning machines. Everyone was afraid of being cheated.
In fact, when I was using it at home last night, I discovered that these spinning machines are really effective and I am convinced. However, with so much cotton yarn, sales are also a problem. After all, underwriting is the reason why they buy the machines.
Maximum power.
Ordinary families don’t buy cotton yarn. They spin and weave their own yarn. Only the excess yarn is sold to weaving workshops on the market.
If it were not for the large-scale purchases by wool spinning mills, cotton yarn would actually be in a buyer's market for weaving workshops.
But now, because of the huge scale of the wool spinning mill, the weaving workshops can no longer buy enough cotton yarn. They can only rely on recruiting spinning workers themselves.
Everyone looked at each other and understood that this was for delivery to the woolen mill.
Everyone was feeling uneasy, and when the city gate opened, they all swarmed towards the Gaoliang River.
Today, Director Zhou predicted in advance that many people would come to deliver goods. He arranged to set up a dozen tables in a row in the open space in front of the factory gate in advance.
Several shopkeepers in charge of purchasing are sitting here, and a dozen boys are preparing to receive the goods on site.
He also specially asked the kitchen to cook more than a dozen pots of polenta and some porridge dishes so that Orido, who got up early to deliver the goods, could have a hot breakfast.
"The factory director is here, here he is," a boy shouted loudly: "He must be here to deliver the goods."
In the distance, the sky was clear, and a group of people carrying burdens, pushing carts, and pulling frame carts came meandering over. Shopkeeper Tian, who was responsible for purchasing cotton yarn, shouted loudly: "Come to the delivery side. Inspect the goods first, and then settle the account."
After delivering the goods, go to the side to have breakfast."
Widow Hao and her two daughters were in the procession and saw bright lights in the open space in front of the factory. The small cement-hardened square was clean and tidy.
There was a large scale on the ground, and Chu Qiang, the boy who had collected their goods before, was also waiting there. He suddenly felt warm in his heart.
It seems that this wool spinning factory run by the royal family sincerely does not bully these ordinary people. It does what it says and purchases all qualified cotton yarn, and it does so.
Widow Hao was at the front of the queue, and soon her family arrived.
They moved all the baskets from the car. Widow Hao said with a smile: "Brother Chu, I didn't expect you to open the store so early. I thought I had to wait until work started. Thank you for your hard work."
Chu Qiang said: "It's not hard work. This is all requested by the factory director. I know that what everyone is most worried about is underwriting. So, we got up on the fourth day and are waiting for you here."
Widow Hao suddenly felt warm in her heart, wiped away her tears, and quickly asked her two daughters to put baskets of cotton yarn on the scale.
"Sixty pounds and three taels"
"First grade."
"Seventy-one and a half pounds"
"Second-class product."
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Soon, Widow Hao's goods were inspected and weighed. They were taken to the table next to them, where there was a cashier who settled the accounts directly for them according to quantity and quality.
"There are four cents, five cents of silver and seven copper coins in total. After you count them correctly, press your fingerprints here and another one here."
Unexpectedly, the yarn was sold out so easily and the money was received, exactly.
Widow Hao felt a little unreal. But looking at the money in her hand, she knew that it was real. The woolen mill really reimbursed the money and paid for the goods at that time.
In this case, we can really seize this opportunity, buy more spinning machines, and find more weavers. This business can be done.
"It's from the Hao family. Today, the factory director specially asked the canteen to cook porridge and provide breakfast for free. Come here to eat. After eating, go back. You guys came so early today, so you must not have eaten." Chu Qiang smiled.
said.
There is nothing good about this meal, but it is pure grain, not mixed with wild vegetables or anything like that. Many poor families are reluctant to eat grain like this.
Widow Hao and her two daughters thanked her profusely, sat on a table and chairs aside, and drank rice porridge cooked with chopped corn. There were also several large pots of porridge and vegetables on the table.
The master chef was making porridge and said: "Eat as much as you can, it's enough. But you can't waste it, you must finish it."
A middle-aged man next to him smiled and said: "Master, don't worry, who will have leftover rice in this day and age? I will lick the rice grains clean for you, and you don't even have to wash the bowl."
Seeing how disgusting he said, the master laughed and scolded: "You kid, you are disgusting me. You licked the bowl, how can others use it? It's disgusting to look at."
The two daughters looked at the golden corn porridge, ate two big bowls, and wanted to eat more. However, Widow Hao dragged her away. It was not because she was afraid that her two daughters would be shameful because of their gluttony, but because she wanted to get to the spinning machine as soon as possible.
Go rent a shop.
Now everyone knows that this underwriting is reliable. There are many smart people. Who doesn’t like to do this kind of business without worrying about sales? Spinning machines can also be rented, and the down payment is very small. Wouldn’t it be wrong if we don’t take the opportunity to set up a spinning mill?
Missed opportunity in vain.
When they arrived at the spinning machine shop, there were already a dozen people in front of them.
This time she decisively took out a loan to buy six spinning machines. The loan was repaid in twelve installments over three years.
Seeing Widow Hao's generosity, the shopkeepers praised her repeatedly. She is really a hero among women.
Nowadays, many people see opportunities. However, many big men are still hesitant. It is really admirable that a woman named Widow Hao has such courage.
Soon, the Hao family yarn factory with eight Jenny spinning machines was listed. A simple factory building was built in the yard of the family using bamboo poles and straw. The entire yard was turned into a factory. The eight spinning machines were placed in the yard.
open.
Widow Hao's family of four started a spinning mill.
She planned to go back to her natal family in Xianghe and hire six women who knew how to spin. She asked her eldest daughter and mother-in-law to supervise these female workers. She and her younger daughter were responsible for purchasing cotton.
The consumption of eight spinning machines requires a whole truckload of cotton to be used as raw material every day.
