Qiao Mingjin went home that day and looked at the bamboo poles used to dry clothes in her backyard. She asked Mingqi again and drew the drawing of the clothes hanger the next day.
I didn’t find He Xiaochun or other desperate men.
I hired Yue Dongzhi and Shi Gen to do odd jobs in a workshop.
The two of them have been working in the workshop for a while now, and are very familiar with Qiao Mingjin and others. It was very exciting to see that more than a dozen masters in the workshop can make such beautiful root carvings out of unwanted tree stumps.
When the work was done, he liked to follow the master, helping and learning at the same time. The masters did not hide their secrets and answered all questions. Seeing that they were willing to learn, they also enthusiastically taught them many things.
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It is very appropriate to leave this hanger to them, otherwise it would be overkill to leave it to Father He and others.
At sunset in the afternoon, Shigen and his wife made dozens of clothes hangers and came out.
Mr. He, Mr. Ma and Sister Xiu were very happy when they saw it, and they all said they would take a few home to try.
Qiao Mingjin only got twenty clothes hangers out of dozens.
The three people happily took the clothes and tried them on.
It's just that today's clothes are very different from those of later generations.
Forget it, the trousers don’t have elastic bands. They’re just tied up with a belt, which can’t be held up on the hanger. Then there are the clothes, which don’t have buttons. To put it bluntly, they’re just a piece of cloth, covered up, and tied with a belt around the waist.
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Once you hang it on a hanger, it's fine if there's no wind. If there's wind, it'll fall to the ground, but it's all in vain.
And the opening of the trousers is too wide to fit on the hanger, otherwise wouldn’t it be possible to make it bigger? How big of a hanger would it have to be to hold it up?
Qiao Mingjin thought about it and drew another drawing. He asked the two of them to make bamboo clips according to the drawing.
After receiving the order, the two simply stayed in the workshop at night.
They burned the midnight oil and worked hard all night. Anyway, they had a new house in the workshop, food and drink, and burning charcoal that they were reluctant to buy.
Much more comfortable than at home.
In the guest rooms of the workshop, even the cotton mattresses on the main floor are all new.
The two of them didn't even go back home. It was the first time that their master sent them to work as a carpenter, and they were very happy. That day, they worked together with the masters in the workshop until the night got colder.
The next day Qiao Mingjin got a large basket of bamboo clips.
Qiao Mingjin, Sister Xiu and others happily took it home and tried it on. They put the clothes on the hangers and clamped them with clothespins. No matter how strong the wind was, they couldn't blow them off.
Kudos was greatly surprised.
In this way, not only can the land be freed up at home, but it can also save a lot of trouble and worry.
Why do you still need to wipe and wipe it on the bamboo pole every time? It takes a lot of effort to push the clothes into the bamboo pole. The clothes are dripping with water and have to put the bamboo pole on the stand again. The clothes are wet.
It got quite wet.
It's so good now that I am happy to do laundry every day.
Every time Ma got good food at the workshop, Qiao Mingjin was always happy to share some with her and let her take it back. Now that she got such a good thing, it was natural for her to have a share.
When she came back home for a break at noon, she happened to find Qiao Mingjin in the workshop, so she ran to Qiao Mingjin with some anxiety and said to Qiao Mingjin:
"Sister-in-law Jintang, our whole family likes this hanger very much. The few we were given are not enough for the family. My mother-in-law asked me to ask if I can let my family learn to make some too? You
Don’t worry, my mother-in-law has promised not to spread it to anyone but to keep it at home for her own use.”
After speaking, he looked at Qiao Mingjin carefully.
Qiao Mingjin couldn't help but feel a little funny when she saw it.
Ma's temperament is a little reserved, and he had some misunderstandings about Qiao Mingjin at first. He always felt that a woman had already given birth to her own child, so why did she still have a dispute with her husband's family? She moved out alone with her child?
Don’t you know that there are many right and wrong at the widow’s door?
Although she is not a widow, what is the difference between a person who moves out and a widow like this?
Besides, Mrs. Ma had only been married for a short time and had not had much contact with Qiao Mingjin. She really couldn't understand Qiao Mingjin's behavior.
Later, after Qiao Mingjin gave her two jobs, she had more contact with Qiao Mingjin, and listened to what Mr. He and Sister Xiu said about Qiao Mingjin, and she felt more sympathy for Qiao Mingjin. Her words were also very close.
Perhaps because Sister Xiu and Mr. He were chatting with her in the workshop, she gradually became more cheerful and her temper was no longer so reserved.
Qiao Mingjin listened to what she said and said with a smile: "This is not something that needs to be hidden from others. People with a discerning eye will do it as soon as they see it. Even if I don't say it and take a look, they can do it at home. Just do it.
Come and use it, it’s okay.”
Ma was happy and asked: "Is it really okay? You have to sell the things in the workshop for money. If I use them here, will it..."
Qiao Mingjin smiled: "No. Just go ahead and do it."
Ma received Qiao Mingjin's approval and went happily.
This thing is not a technical job, her man, her eldest brother-in-law, and her father-in-law can all do it.
Today, my family was very happy when they saw those hangers. They wished they could hang their clothes on those hangers, and they almost got into a fight just because of these hangers.
After Ma left, Qiao Mingjin also got inspiration from Ma's words.
This thing is really very convenient. If you make it and sell it in the Yao family's grocery store, the business will definitely be good. But if it can't be sold, it will be a gimmick to attract people to the shop, and they are worried that other things will not be sold.
Fall?
And this thing doesn't look difficult to make. Anyone with good hands will know how to do it after just one look.
Although there are many people who can imitate it, if the profit from selling it is slim, no serious merchants would be willing to focus on this piece of meat.
In addition, there is nowhere to find wood materials in the city, and every inch of land in the city is at a premium. If you can save a place for bamboo poles and plant a few pots of flowers and grass, I am afraid they will be very happy to sell them for a penny or two.
With only one dollar, who would be willing to do this by themselves?
The more Qiao Mingjin thought about it, the more feasible it became.
Then Yao Ji Grocery Store still has her shares. If the business is not good, the money she invested will be wasted.
So he called Shi Gen and Yue Dongzhi and asked them to rush to make a large batch.
The two thought they were going to sell it, and they gained the trust of the owner and were entrusted with important tasks. They were very happy.
He felt like a master in a workshop. He said hurriedly that after finishing the work in the workshop, he started making clothes hangers and clothespins, and spent the past few days and nights in the workshop.
Qiao Mingjin was very happy to see that they were interested.
After thinking about it, he said: "If I make five of these hangers, I will give you a penny, and if I make ten clothespins, I will give you a penny."
The two refused repeatedly.
Said: "Master, you have already given us one tael of silver a month. This is all within the month. How can we collect more money from you? Besides, we can have such a job to practice, and I am really happy.
,How can I collect money again?”
After Qiao Mingjin tried to correct them by calling her "boss" several times without success, she just let them go. Now that they said it again, she didn't agree.
Although she knows that the master has hired you these days, you belong to the master within twelve hours, and you have to do whatever the master asks you to do, and you can't do your own private work.
She had been immersed in the eight-hour system of later generations for a long time, and felt that if people did extra work, they would have to pay extra. Besides, she was going to sell the hangers and clothespins for money, so she couldn't let them do it in vain.
So he said to the two of them: "It's settled. There are a lot of chores in the shop, and you have to work at night. If you stay here and can't go back home, I feel sorry for you. This thing is made for sale. You
If you feel bad about it, please help me do a better job. Clean those hangnails with sandpaper. The clothes of city people are all made of good materials, but don’t scratch their clothes. They might have to come to your door to look for you.
us."
"Don't worry, boss. We will do a good job and make sure we get them done."
The two of them patted their chests and made promises.
Seeing the refusal, I happily accepted it.
The salary of one tael a month has already attracted the envy of many people in the village. Those who knew each other asked their master if they wanted to work if they didn't want to meet each other. This made their popularity much better for no reason.
The family is also much better off because of their monthly income.
Yue Dongzhi has not yet gotten married. Her family is poor and she has been separated from her parents. There is not even an acre of good land or a good house to shelter from the rain. Even the matchmakers are unwilling to come.
Now that he has this job, the matchmaker is willing to come and talk to him.
Yue Dongzhi felt very happy when he saw his old parents having fun every time they held the monthly money he took back.
And Shi Gen was even more happy.
His entire family fled from other places and settled in Xiahe Village. There was no housing land for them to build a house in the village, and the house they lived in now was not good. It rained and leaked, and it was windy and cold in winter.
My family is poor. After my wife gave birth to a child, she was unable to see a doctor properly when she fell ill. The child also became yellow and thin, and he didn’t know when the wind blew away. Every time I see him, he feels sad and wants to cry.
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It's great now. With one tael of silver per month, it's enough for the whole family.
It turns out that a big family can't spend more than two or three taels of silver a year. Plus the money from digging tree stumps and selling them, the family's life is much better. If I save more, I might be able to buy two wing rooms next year. The family also
Could live in a more spacious place.
Besides, the owner now asks them to make clothes hangers and clothes pegs with money. Those two items are very easy to make. He can make hundreds of clothes pegs in a day.
I think I can get dozens of pennies every day, and I can give more supplement to my family.
Shi Gen was very happy. He kept walking and returned home. He told his family that the baggage was packed without him having to do anything, and they hurriedly drove him out, saying that they wanted him to
I have been living in the workshop these days and there is no need to go home.
If you don't come back, you won't come back. He is very happy.
The workshop has food and drink, a well, convenient bathing, convenient toileting, everything is convenient, and nothing is inappropriate. It is just what he wanted.
Shi Gen and Yue Dongzhi moved to the workshop together that day... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
