The Farmer Girl Gets Rich

Last time I went to the town, Gu Xiaowan saw someone selling these knitting products. Most of them were very simple baskets, baskets, and bamboo baskets. They were big and bulky, but not delicate enough. Although it can be sold, the main customers are also farmers who gather in the village, because farmers often use large baskets for medicine. However, this big basket is strong, hard to break, and can be used for a long time.

Large families like to use delicate, gorgeous, and small things. Gu Xiaowan drew a few pictures, all of which were small baskets. They were mainly used to decorate snacks, buy a la carte on the street, and put them away. Used to put rouge and gouache on the dressing table. It's convenient and beautiful, much lighter than those bulky baskets and baskets.

Gu Xiaowan put the picture in her arms and planned to take a trip to Aunt Zhang's house. She wanted to ask Uncle Zhang if these things could be made up. If it can be compiled, she will go to the county town tomorrow, and she can take a few to see if she can find a market.

After Gu Ningping finished washing the dishes, Gu Xiaowan locked the door and rushed to Aunt Zhang's house with her two younger siblings.

When I rushed to Uncle Zhang’s house, I saw Aunt Zhang and the three of them were in the yard. Uncle Zhang kept weaving a frame in his hand. Next to it, there was a big new basket that had been woven. The stone was cutting the bamboo with a blade. After the slices became bamboo slices, Aunt Zhang soaked the bamboo slices in water, took them out after a while, dried them, and handed them to Uncle Zhang. The three people work together in a division of labor, saying a few words from time to time, and basking in the sun at the door, not to mention how happy they are.

Stone was the first to see Gu Xiaowan coming from a long distance, and he quickly spoke to his father and mother, and immediately put down the blade in his hand and got up to meet Gu Xiaowan and the others. Several people talked and laughed and entered the yard. They saw Aunt Zhang coming out with a few small benches. Seeing Gu Xiaowan and the others, they greeted affectionately: "Wan girl, come and take a seat."

Gu Xiaowan and the others called Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang sweetly, and sat on the bench.

"Uncle Zhang, your craftsmanship is really good!" Gu Xiaowan watched Uncle Zhang weave bamboo baskets. This uncle's hands were flying up and down, one by one, and a basket was made. The thickness and width of bamboo strips Even, compiled Zhou Zhou Zhengzheng, very beautiful.

Uncle Zhang smiled: "It's been over ten years, so practice makes perfect!"

Gu Xiaowan also laughed and asked, "Uncle Zhang, how many baskets and baskets can you sell in a year?"

Uncle Zhang thought for a while, and calculated: "It's almost fifty or so, only so many can be sold a year."

"Wan girl, the baskets made by your Uncle Zhang are strong and will not break for years!" Aunt Zhang said with a smile. The bamboo baskets made at home are strong and durable, and many people like to buy them at her home. . It's just that these things have not been used for a few years, and they can't sell new ones. It's a mixed blessing.

Gu Xiaowan nodded, only selling fifty or so a year, this income can be seen, it is estimated that it is just to make more money.

auzw.com Gu Xiaowan thought about it and suggested: "Uncle Zhang, I think you are making big baskets and big baskets. Can you make small baskets?"

"Wan girl, as long as you tell us what it is like, your Uncle Zhang won't know how to make up!" Uncle Zhang said with some pride. After so many years of making bamboo baskets, he believes that his craft is still very good.

Gu Xiaowan hummed joyfully, took out the piece of paper from her arms, pointed to the pattern on it, and said, "Uncle Zhang, can you make something like this, it's so big" Gu Xiaowan gestured with her fingers.

Aunt Zhang and the others saw it, and they all put aside their work and got close to Gu Xiaowan. Seeing Gu Xiaowan's gesture, it was about the size of the big bowl of soup at home. Uncle Zhang was a little bit suspicious: "Girl Wan, Just make up such a big basket, what is it for?"

"Yes, girl Wan, you can't hold anything in such a small basket!" Aunt Zhang also said. This can hold a few catties of rice, even if it is used to buy vegetables, it can’t hold much! This is such a small basket for farmers, who can use it!

"Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang, this basket is not for holding things, but for decoration!" Gu Xiaowan explained.

"Decoration? What is decoration?"

Seeing everyone staring at herself with questions, Gu Xiaowan could only explain: "Decoration is just to put it there to look good. In fact, it doesn't have much use. Such a small basket really cannot hold anything, but it can be sold. Go to the dim sum store and install the door to store high-end dim sum; you can also sell it in the gouache store to store the rouge gouache used by the girls. It's very useful."

Gu Xiaowan said with confidence, because she knew the effect of this packaging box too well. There is no paper in this era. If you want to make a decorative box, you can only weave it with bamboo strips. If the weaving is good-looking, this small bamboo basket will definitely sell very well.

"Can there be so many uses?" Uncle Zhang was a little confused as if he was listening to a fantasy. He always thought that the bigger the basket, the better, it can be used to hold more food, and the bigger the bamboo basket, the better it can be. Lots of dishes.

But today I heard Gu Xiaowan say that, it seems that this basket still has this purpose!

"Sure, Uncle Zhang, if you think about it, you are now making this big bamboo basket. Whether it is a rich family or an ordinary farmer’s house, this bamboo basket can be used for several years. As long as it is not broken, no one will Thinking about changing, so you can only sell fifty bamboo baskets a year, but if this small basket is popular, think about it, girls go to the rouge gouache store and buy a bamboo basket for a little while others buy snacks. When you go in to buy things, you will be given a bamboo basket. Think about it, it doesn’t need to say how much you need every year, but you need a lot of it every day!"

Gu Xiaowan calculated an account: "Before the big bamboo baskets, let's count as fifty cents apiece. Our small baskets, even five cents apiece, are small and easy to make. It is not a problem to make fifty or sixty per day. Come down, it will cost you three hundred cents a day, and you don’t need any money for this bamboo. Just work harder. If you can make three hundred cents a day, that’s fine!"

Hearing Gu Xiaowan's calculations, Zhang Shu and Aunt Zhang's eyes widened. Three hundred yuan a day is more than okay, it's like dreaming!