Chapter 81 Those Years in Hong Kong 3
The children in the village were the first to see the deck chairs in the yard. When they went home and told their parents, the villagers learned that the two brothers knew carpentry.
Immediately many people came to them and asked them to help repair old furniture and build new furniture.
The person who built the new furniture was a family whose daughter-in-law was getting married.
Newlyweds have a new atmosphere. The bride asked for new furniture, and the groom agreed without hesitation. He never thought about how much the new furniture would cost, which made his parents very worried.
Their family has more than one son, the groom. If they buy new furniture for the groom, they will definitely have to sell new furniture to the other sons when they get married.
This is a lot of money.
They are just fishermen and don’t have that much money.
But without new furniture, the bride will not marry, and the son will blame them when the time comes.
How will they respond?
But buy it...
The furniture sold in the city is always expensive. It costs a lot to hire someone to make furniture, which is not within their acceptable range.
Now there are two young men in the village who are good at making furniture. I wonder what the charges will be?
The head of the family then came to ask about Liu Heng and Liu Qi.
Liu Heng and Liu Qi discussed it and gave the head family a price.
It’s half cheaper than hiring someone to make furniture, and four-fifths cheaper than buying furniture.
When the family was happy, they immediately placed an order with the two of them for a set of furniture.
The two bought two bicycles, saving two-thirds of the time they spent on the road when selling seafood, and used the extra time to build furniture.
After the furniture was built, Liu Hiong also used his carving skills to carve exquisite patterns on the furniture.
When harvesting, the customers were very satisfied and paid very readily.
The guests who went to their wedding banquet all saw the exquisite furniture, and after hearing the price, many of them were ready to move.
After the wedding banquet, many people came to Liu Tong and Liu Qi’s house to order furniture.
The two brothers became so busy that they even stopped catching seafood every morning.
After all, it’s not every day that you can harvest valuable seafood like grouper.
Once or twice a month is good.
Therefore, the two brothers put their time and thought into building furniture.
Liu Qi learned the carving technique from Liu Heng. Although it was superficial, he was able to carve some simple patterns.
As sets of furniture were sold one after another, the money in their hands gradually increased.
Liu Heng discussed with Liu Qi to go to the city and open a furniture store.
Liu Hiiragi: "Since we no longer have to catch seafood in exchange for money, it doesn't make much sense to continue to stay in the village. There are few people here, and there won't be many families building new furniture. Let's move to the city, and the guests There will be more.”
Liu Qi naturally agreed.
The two people packed up the few gifts, half of which were carpentry tools, and left the small village where they had lived for more than half a year.
When they left, the village chief came to see them off and gave them a contact number.
That is the contact information of a relative of the village chief, who works as a real estate agent in the city.
If two brothers want to rent a house, they can go directly to that relative.
The two were very grateful to the village chief. After entering the city, they went directly to the village chief's relative, Mr. Wei.
Mr. Wei is a bit naughty. If the two brothers were not introduced by his relatives, Mr. Wei would definitely cheat them. But for the sake of his relatives, Mr. Wei not only did not cheat the brothers, but also helped them find the most cost-effective house.
The house is not big. There is a shop of 20 square meters in the front, a kitchen of less than two square meters in the back, and a small room of about five square meters in the back. It has no doors or windows and can only be used for cooking. storage room.
There is an attic separated by wooden boards above the shop floor, which is divided into two rooms. It happens that the two brothers have one room each.
The rent of the house was within the acceptable range of the two brothers, so Liu Qi paid the rent readily and rented the house.
After finishing the matter, the two took Mr. Wei to have a meal to thank Mr. Wei for taking care of them.
There was no opening ceremony. The two brothers put up a sign and their furniture store opened.
The two of them started making wooden beds in the shop.
This is the bed they sleep on. The bed they made before was too crude and was left in the village as a thank you gift from the village chief for taking care of them.
The commotion in the shop attracted nearby residents to come and watch the excitement, and they saw with their own eyes the wooden bed being formed in the hands of the two brothers.
After the wooden bed was built, Liu Hao smiled and invited everyone to come in and check out the wooden bed.
Everyone could see the quality of the wooden bed and knew the craftsmanship of the two brothers Liu Heng.
Some people were tempted and asked about the price, and found that it was much cheaper than furniture elsewhere.
When even two people placed an order for furniture.
In this way, business quickly opened up.
The two brothers are good at craftsmanship, so there won’t be too many people coming to them to make furniture, and the shop can make a lot of money in a month.
In addition to expenses and rent, the two brothers gradually saved some money.
On this day, Liu Qi was making furniture in the shop. Liu Heng had finished his work and went out with a bag on his back.
In the evening, when it was time to finish eating, Liu Hao came back under the afterglow of the setting sun.
"Brother, it's time to eat." Liu Heng greeted Liu Qi, "I bought your favorite barbecued pork."
Liu Qi put down his tools, entered the kitchen, washed his hands and face, and sat down at the small table.
Liu Heng took out the bowls and chopsticks and was dividing the packed rice into bowls.
In the oil paper bag on the side is thinly sliced barbecued pork, which is bright red and very attractive.
Liu Heng handed the full bowl of rice to Liu Qi, picked up another bowl and started eating.
While Liu Qi was eating, he asked Liu Hiong where he had gone.
Although Liu Hiiragi made money with him and did many things together, and looked mature and reliable, Liu Hiiragi was only twelve years old this year, still a teenager, and the environment in Hong Kong Island was not safe. Liu Hiiragi Liu Qi was still worried about going out alone.
Usually the two brothers go out together. Today, the customer is in a hurry to ask for the goods and will come to pick up the finished product tomorrow. Liu Qi is in a hurry to make it, so he does not go out with Liu Heng.
Liu Hao put down the dishes after eating, pulled his backpack over, opened it, took out the contents, and showed Liu Qi.
“Book?” Liu Qi was surprised, “This is a study textbook from Hong Kong Island? What did you buy it for?”
"Study." Liu Heng said, "Brother, the people nearby who want to replace their furniture have already replaced it with new furniture. We won't be so busy in the future. Now that we have time, let's study. Then we will get a student status. , go to school and come back with a diploma."
Liu Qi frowned: "Why go to school?"
Liu Hiiragi: "Brother, Hong Kong Island is not as good as the mainland. Here, diplomas are valued. Only with a diploma can you be a master! Brother, don't you want to enter the upper class on your own and stand in front of your father?"< br>
Liu Qi frowned even more, and he nodded slowly: "You are right."
(End of this chapter)