Chapter 497 Rent
Early the next morning, Patriarch Fan sent his granddaughter to Shiliu’s house to deliver a letter, saying that the matter of renting the house was settled, and asked Shiliu to come over quickly.
Pomegranate was also interested in this, and was waiting for the matter to be settled so that the workshop could start working. So he took his second sister-in-law Huang Chunni with him and called Mrs. Fan to go to Shanghe Village opposite.
The three of them had to talk to each other along the way.
For the past two days, Mrs. Fan has been sewing at home based on the pictures, and has already made all kinds of them. “It’s not like we have all the cotton at home to make winter clothes. There is nothing left, and we don’t have time to go. I should buy it in the city. Your grandmother, the patriarch, said something that gave me the idea, so I stuffed it with bran skin. Hey, not to mention, although it was not soft when I held it, it was still bulging and looked moldy. It looks good!
I just thought, when the time comes, we can use poorer coarse cloth and mix it with this bran skin to make it. This saves a lot of costs, and the selling price can be lower. I think many rural people must be willing to give it to their children. Bought. "
Huang Chunni's eyes sparkled when she heard this. She has also been making a new look for pomegranate in the past two days. She made the bear first, and she hasn't stuffed it with cotton yet. She doesn't have the brains of her aunt. , unexpectedly thought of this idea.
Pomegranate listened and said: "Aunt Zutang has a good idea, but our workshop should still make cotton. "
Fan was puzzled, "Why? "She wants to take care of the workshop affairs, so if she doesn't understand, she naturally has to ask clearly, so as not to understand Pomegranate's thoughts and do something wrong.
Pomegranate said: "Since we want to be the only toy, then of course it is Both the workmanship and the materials must be fine. Although the chaff skin can make the doll bulge, it doesn't feel good in the hand and the surface of the doll doesn't look that smooth - which ultimately affects the quality.
Furthermore, when our doll is made of coarse cloth or linen stuffed with bran skin, and when our toy doll comes on the market, there will naturally be few women who are as thoughtful as their ancestral aunts and will be reluctant to buy the doll, but they came to the store to have a look. Just go home and make the puppets for your children. It’s just a piece of linen cloth and a handful of bran skin. Why spend money to buy it in a shop?
Leave it to them. "
For these two cents, there is no need to waste labor. For this labor, it is better to make cotton dolls quickly.
Fan was suddenly stunned, "I didn't think so much. I just thought about how I could save costs and get everyone to buy it. Pomegranate was right. It was really worthless to use coarse linen and bran skin. People made it themselves, so how could they be willing to spend money to buy it? ”
I was reluctant to buy a doll, but this one was made of linen and bran skin, and I was reluctant to spend money on it.
Pomegranate is still thinking carefully. This business must be done well. This puppet with bran skin is really not decent.
Pomegranate laughed: "Aunt Zutang is also thinking about the workshop. I think Aunt Zutang's mind is moving very quickly. She quickly thought that bran skin can also be filled into dolls."< br>
Ms. Fan felt even more embarrassed after hearing this. She was just taking advantage of this loophole—
The three of them talked all the way and soon arrived at Patriarch Fan’s house.
Clan Chief Fan saw Shiliu and said, "My clan brother has entrusted me with all the rental matters of the house. I will take you to see the house first, and then I will sign a document and rent the house. , let people tidy it up today, and it will be ready for use tomorrow.”
At that moment, several people left Patriarch Fan's house and headed towards the Qinghe River. They passed by the school first and then the Fan family. After a few steps, they arrived at the house of Fan Yunzi's family.
The house is not small, and the brick and tile house is still very new. There is nothing that needs to be repaired in a few years. When I opened the door and went in, I saw a big yard, and there was an old tree in the yard. It is said that this tree was not touched when the house was demolished and rebuilt. This tree is almost a hundred years old and is so thick and strong that it can only be hugged by several people.
There is such an old tree in this yard, which provides a tight shade. If it is summer, it would be cool, but in winter, it is very cold.
Fortunately, this house faces south and faces the sun very well. The sun is out today, so it doesn’t look gloomy or anything.
In addition to this large courtyard, there are three side rooms on the left and right, and there are also three main rooms in a row. There is also a backyard at the back with several small rooms, such as a woodshed and utility room.
For such a spacious house, if it were in the city, the monthly rent would be at least two taels. But the village was different from the city, and no one was an outsider. The clan brother asked him to take care of it, and clan leader Fan was not polite. He only asked Shiliu to pay eight coins of silver for a month's rent.
When Pomegranate heard that this was okay, it was too cheap. She didn’t want to take advantage of others. If it weren’t for their ancestral home, it would be impossible to sell it. In fact, it would be better to just buy it.
But you can’t sell it or rent it from others, and you can’t let yourself suffer a loss by renting it, right?
The old man and the young man each insisted on their own opinions, and finally settled on a monthly rent of one tael of silver. They added two taels of silver, and the total was twelve taels of silver a year.
Shiliu directly paid one year's rent and signed the paperwork, and Patriarch Fan gave her the keys.
“Only the main house will remain unchanged. You can arrange the other houses as you like.”
Since it is the ancestral home, the main house is different.
Pomegranate understood and nodded in agreement, "These few side rooms are enough. If we use this main room as a place for workers to eat, it will be enough."
After signing the paperwork, The current task is to tidy up the house and prepare it for construction.
The house was often looked after by someone. The yard was clean and there were no weeds growing there. It was said that it needed to be tidied up, which meant just sweeping it.
Fan rolled up her sleeves immediately, found a bucket in the kitchen, went to the well in the yard to fetch water, and was ready to start working.
When Shiliu saw this, she hurriedly called to her, "Don't be in a hurry, Aunt Zutang. We'll be busy with the cleaning later. You and your aunt will gather together all the people in the village who are good at needlework and ask questions. Ask them if they are willing to work in the workshop and recruit them first.”
When Mrs. Fan heard this, she and Mrs. Lu looked at each other, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go right away."
One of them is from this village, and the other is married here. Those who have been in the village for more than ten years are all from the same clan and know each household very well.
We got together to discuss it, and we knew in our minds which women were good at embroidery and had good temperaments -
If we wanted to recruit them to work, naturally we couldn't recruit those who had a lot of troubles, even though they were from the same clan. Dear, but with so many people, there are always a few people with bad tempers.
When the two of them left, Huang Chunni picked up the bucket and said, "I'll clean up."
Pomegranate called out to her again, "Second sister-in-law, don't be too busy with this. It's cold. Be careful." "It's freezing. Besides, how long will you be cleaning by yourself? It won't take a moment for everyone to do it together after recruiting others."
After hearing this, Huang Chunni did it. Listen to Pomegranate.
At that moment, the aunt and sister-in-law were ready to walk around the house -
Someone entered the yard, but it was a woman who came with a broom in her hand.
"Girl Pomegranate, please go sit in the room and rest. My wife asked me to help with the cleaning!" But Mrs. Lu was afraid that she and Mrs. Fan would leave. Pomegranate started sweeping the house herself. Then he called the mother-in-law at home.
Pomegranate: ...I really am not that diligent, in such a cold weather.