Bai Zirui asked: "Sister, how many sewing machines does your master's tailor shop have?"

He Yuyu replied: "There are six sewing machines. His shop is located at Wudaokou, Zhongguancun. This area is a university town. The business is quite good. He has hired several retired masters from our factory like him to help."

Bai Zirui nodded, thinking that your master is quite economically savvy. You must know that Zhongguancun in this era is not the Silicon Valley of China that will be famous both at home and abroad. Wudaokou is not the global village at the center of the universe. It is rare to see foreigners with blond hair and blue eyes.

Several yellow dirt roads lead to various places, and occasionally green trains pass by. The whole place is an urban-rural junction.

There are more than 30 famous universities near Zhongguancun, including Yanjing University, Tsinghua University, geology, mining, foreign languages, etc., as well as more than 130 research institutes. This is a large number of potential customers that have not yet been developed.

The two siblings rode bicycles to Wudaokou, Zhongguancun. When passing by Wudaokou Department Store, Bai Zirui went in and bought something. After all, it was not surprising that there were so many people.

When I came to the tailor shop run by Master He Yuyu, there was a wooden sign at the door, which was engraved with the name of Lao Liu Tailor Shop. On the way here, Yu Yu introduced Bai Zirui to his master. His name was Liu Hongwei, and he started learning the craft at the age of 14.

I have been working as a tailor for 40 years.

Relying on this craft, Liu Hongwei can be filial to his parents, help his siblings, and later start a family. What he often says is that craftsmanship cannot lie. At 55 years old this year, he is still in the prime of life, but he started working early for the sake of his children.

Having retired from a textile factory, what a pitiful parent in the world!

This tailor shop is hidden in a group of private houses on the southeast side of Wudaokou. If you don't have an acquaintance to lead the way and break through the south wall, you won't be able to find it. The whole shop has two rooms, inside and outside, and the outside one is similar to a cloth shop, just like Chen Xueru's house.

Just like the silk shop.

The simple wooden cabinet contains seven or eight bundles of cloths of various colors wrapped with pieces of wood. There were no fancy cloths in this era. Basically, except for blue and green, there was almost no third color, and there were many

Two rare floral styles of cloth.

There is a wall blocking the view inside, so you can't see much. But you can clearly hear the "click-click" sound of a dense number of sewing machines coming from inside. It should be that sewing machines are being used, and it sounds like there are more than one.

.

He Yuyu saw Bai Zirui observing the situation in the shop and introduced to him: "The cloths in my master's shop are all imported from our textile factory. The master is an old man in the factory, so the factory lets him pay the cost."

Price to purchase.”

Liu Hongwei stood at the counter and was cutting cloth with a pair of black scissors and a bronze wooden ruler. These were his belongings when he learned tailoring from his master. He had been using them for 40 years. When he retired, he only brought

These two partners get along day and night.

He raised his head when he heard the movement at the door and saw Bai Zirui and He Yuyu at the door. He opened the cover of the counter and walked out.

Only then did Bai Zirui see his face clearly. There were wrinkles on his forehead, silver threads on his temples, and he wore a pair of fancy glasses, but he was full of energy. He was wearing black clothes that had been washed many times.

He saw the amiable smile on He Yuyu's face and said with a smile: "Yu Yu, you come to see me again, this bad old man."

He Yuyu said respectfully: "Master, you are not old! You are an old man who has great ambitions."

Liu Hongwei waved his hand and said: "You girl, you don't have to flatter me. I have to admit that my master's eyesight is dim now. He helps people sew and make clothes, and his hands are not as sharp as before."

He looked at Bai Zirui, who was holding apples and cakes next to He Yuyu, and asked curiously: "Yu Yu, this young man is..."

He Yuyu introduced: "Master, this is my younger brother Bai Zirui. I'm here to ask you for a favor."

Liu Hongwei turned sideways and invited: "Then come in and talk!"

The three of them entered the tailor shop and sat at the table where guests were entertained. Liu Hongwei asked: "Yu Yu, what do you want from me as an old man? Is it making clothes for your brother? Are you making a suit?"

Making Chinese tunic suits?”

He Yuyu shook his head and said: "Master, no, my brother wants you to change your clothes.

Liu Hongwei asked: "What kind of clothes should I wear?"

He Yuyu replied: "Master, have you heard that something happened in our textile factory recently, and a batch of pants was returned by a customer in Shanghai."

Liu Hongwei nodded and said: "I heard that a few old guys came to visit me a few days ago and talked about this matter. The factory should send someone to Shanghai with pants samples to ask the customers' requirements face to face.

Otherwise, this kind of thing wouldn’t have happened.”

He Yuyu said hurriedly...yes. Master, what you said makes sense. Now these pants have been bought by my brother, and I would like to ask you to help change the pattern so that they can be sold as soon as possible."

Liu Hongwei said: "The factory can stop losses in time. If we organize people to rework, we will lose more and waste a lot of manpower. The material resources are not as cost-effective as re-producing a batch of pants."

He asked Bai Zirui: "Young man, how do you want to change your pants? Do you have any samples you brought?"

Bai Zirui said with a smile: "Master Liu, let's first be a villain and then a gentleman. My sister said that you are the most skilled craftsman in the textile factory, but hearing is false and seeing is believing. Can you let me see you first?

craft."

He Yuyu said anxiously: "Zi Rui, how could you do this? My master is..."

Liu Hongwei waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter if it rains. Young people are very interesting, but you don't want to be an eagle when you see a rabbit. Okay! Come with me."

He got up and took Bai Zirui and the two of them into the back of the shop. The inside was a room of about forty or fifty square meters, with two windows. It was almost noon and there was plenty of light, but the two electric lights inside were on, making

The room is brighter and brighter.

Under the light, there were six sewing machines in two rows facing each other. Next to him, three men and three women of about the same age were sitting, mending clothes meticulously. From their skillful operation of the sewing machines, it could be seen that they were all people who worked regularly.

Liu Hongwei said proudly: "Young man, you can rest assured about our craftsmanship. It is well-known in the schools near Wudaokou in Zhongguancun. These are old guys who have worked with me for many years. There is absolutely no difference in the work of needles and threads."

question."

Bai Zirui circled around the six sewing machines. The sewing machines were as flexible in their hands as pens in the hands of students. Their feet swung up and down, making a clicking sound, and the seams on their clothes were mended as if they were using a ruler.

Comparing the same pattern, a horizontal and vertical line, Bai Zirui looked at it and nodded frequently.

Then the three of them returned to the front of the shop and sat at the table. Bai Zirui took out four pairs of trousers of different colors from the canvas satchel with "Serve the People" printed on it and put them on the table.
Chapter completed!