Chapter 71: Compression
Huang Han quietly tugged on Zhang Chunmei's clothes. The little girl knew that Huang Han had something to say, so she stopped.
Mother Zhang laughed when she saw Huang Hanren's kid, and continued walking without saying anything.
"Zhang Chunmei, I have always wanted to thank you..."
Before Huang Han finished speaking, Zhang Chunmei became unhappy and said, "What are you doing? When will Uncle Lei Model help others with thanks?"
"Can you please listen to what I have to say before you speak?"
"Okay, tell me!"
"I want to make you a 'backpack' out of 'labour cloth', but it won't be given away for free. I still have to pay for the labor, fabric, zippers, and buttons."
"'Backpack'? Made of 'Labor Cloth'? Give it to me?" Zhang Chunmei, who was originally determined to resist corrosion and never touch it, hesitated at this moment.
"Yes! This 'backpack' will definitely look much better and stronger than the one I carry. You should have confidence in the quality of the 'labour cloth' produced in your mother's factory."
"Hmm...how beautiful it would be to have a schoolbag like that!...We have agreed that you must collect money when the time comes! Otherwise, I will definitely not want it."
“It’s a given that I’ll receive money, I won’t blush, and I’ll feel at ease with what I’ve earned from my hard work!”
"Hehe...Okay, I promise you! Goodbye."
Zhang Chunmei took a few steps quickly to catch up with Liu Xiaoli, who was chattering and laughing, and Zhang Qian's mother behind them. Mother Zhang walked slowly and looked back from time to time, waiting for her daughter.
Seeing Zhang Chunmei coming happily, Zhang's mother asked: "What did the child say to you?"
"Huang Han is going to make a backpack out of 'labour cloth' and give it to me, and he told me he would charge some money."
"What kind of bag is a 'backpack'? You seem to like it very much."
"Yes! Huang Han is not only smart, but also very skillful. He actually sewed a colorful 'backpack' using rags at home. It's so beautiful!
When he carried it to school, many classmates in our class tried it and found that it was comfortable and good-looking."
"So that's what happened!"
"Mom, I also think that if the backpack is sewn with labor cloth, it will be stronger and better looking. I can't wait!"
"If he prepares it and delivers it, you can accept it generously. Then let me take a look and decide how much to give him."
"Well! Mom, you must remember to arrange for someone to help him find some larger pieces of 'labor cloth' tomorrow."
"Don't worry, this matter doesn't violate factory rules. Those pieces of cloth are originally sold as scraps. I can get a little more money by having them sorted out. It's not difficult to do."
"If there are ten bundles, please tell me and I will inform Huang Han when I go to school."
"got it!"
"Huang Han also said that there is something wrong with the schoolbags we are carrying."
"There's something wrong with the schoolbag? I've never heard of it!"
"Huang Han said that today's schoolbags are all shoulder bags. If students don't remember to change their shoulders frequently, in the long run, the height of the two shoulders will be different."
"This? This seems possible. Chunmei, you should remember to change your shoulders frequently when you go to school. It's best to change your shoulders every five minutes."
"I already know that I need to change my shoulders frequently, but I forget about it when I walk. If I wear a 'backpack', I don't need to do this."
"No wonder that kid wants to make a 'backpack'. It seems like it's a big deal for me to go and inquire about in person tomorrow."
"thanks Mom!"
"Haha, there is a lingering fragrance in the hand of giving roses to others! I don't know if one of your essays was selected by "Youth Literature"."
"Oh! It's so hard to wait for news."
"Don't worry too much. If you don't succeed this time, try harder next time. Mom believes you can do it."
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Huang Han knew the "Dongfanghong Cloth Factory" very well. This state-owned factory was a large unit in Sanshui County at present, and it could win a bloody battle when recruiting workers.
How miserable must it be for a cloth factory worker who has to work three shifts and has to run to the toilet even when the machine is running? After entering the second millennium, it is almost impossible to find young workers.
But in this day and age, "formal jobs in state-owned units" are very popular, and young people are more able to endure hardships and stand hard work.
Educated youths who have returned to the city with no background at home can enter such a unit, which is very incense. The parents not only have to entertain friends and relatives with wine, but also show off and brag to acquaintances.
Later, several relatives in Huang Han's family also worked in the "Dongfang Red Cloth Factory", and two of them actually worked until the factory was reorganized in 2000.
One of the flagship products of "Dongfanghong Cloth Factory", "labour cloth" is actually "denim cloth". Because it is a premium product, it has a good reputation and a wide market.
The "backpack" that Huang Han sewed for himself was modeled after the "backpack" that later generations carried on their backs, which was only made of seven or eight years of "denim" material.
Huang Han suddenly had a whim when he saw that his classmates liked his "backpack". Even his sister, who never paid attention to food and clothing, liked the colorful "backpack".
Within a few days, there was a sewing machine at home, so why bother letting Zhang Fangfen sew clothes by hand? Not only was it hard work, but she couldn't make much money.
Use a sewing machine to make a "labor cloth backpack" and decide the style yourself, ensuring that it will be in the market thirty years from now.
Zhang Fangfen only needs to make two or three samples, and Huang Han can calculate the wages based on the time she spends. As long as a female worker sews with a sewing machine for eight hours, the price of one dollar is enough to make the female workers feel that it is a good deal.
Then the size of the fabric needed for the "backpack" can be pieced together according to the different sizes of the cloth ends to minimize the workload, and finally make a unified style with different details.
At this time, women workers could not be hired openly, as they might be jailed, so they could only find three or five relatives and friends to make some extra money.
The fifth uncle has a sewing machine at home. It was the dowry of the fifth aunt, and the fifth aunt knows how to use it.
These days, most women can sew and mend, which is the biggest reason why Zhang Fangfen can't make much money from sewing.
If Aunt Wu could earn one yuan a day by sewing "backpacks" in her spare time, I don't know how successful Ba Mao would be.
You must know that Zhang Fangfen spends twelve hours a day sewing and sewing, and earns less than twenty yuan a month.
This is not a lie. In this era, it is rare to find people who are indolent and indolent. Hard-working people are very common. If you use your time at home to do some private work outside of work, you can earn a salary that is no less than what you get when working in the workplace.
This is equivalent to a person getting a double salary and becoming rich. Who wouldn't rush to it?
In order not to let the wealth go to outsiders, let Zhang Fangfen get a taste of it first, and then bring her fifth aunt to earn some extra money. Next, she will consider bringing her aunt, and in the future she will consider her uncle's eldest daughter or her uncle's two daughters.
Huang Han has never thought about opening a luggage factory, he just wants to make "backpacks". The best way is to choose the right time to sell them in Shanghai. It is a municipality directly under the Central Government with a large population and good economic conditions, so he should be able to sell it.
Good price.
If the number of "Labor Cloth Backpacks" is only a few or dozens, it would be meaningless to go all the way to Shanghai.
You can make inventory first, and then sell it in Shanghai to raise funds when there is really no capital left to purchase goods.
Huang Han is a prophet and understands that you must not save money these days. The more you save, the more you will lose.
Because the prices of materials, grains, and non-staple foods in the entire country will continue to rise in the future, and there are many materials that even Huang Han cannot tell when the prices will end.
The way to deal with the depreciation of banknotes caused by rising prices is of course to buy houses and sell goods. Even if you borrow money, you have to work hard to buy houses and buy goods.
As long as you are not too blind, even if you buy scrap copper and throw it in the corner, the dividends brought by the price increase alone can ensure you make a lot of money.
I bought the cloth from the "Dongfanghong Cloth Factory" for one yuan a bundle, and then I had to go to the clothing factory to find an acquaintance to buy zippers that met the specifications. I estimate that the labor cost of a "backpack" is about the same as the material cost.
There is no need to worry about not selling, the "backpack" you make yourself is a conscientious product, guaranteed to be strong and durable.
We are about to enter a period when the prices of everything will rise. Hundreds of millions of people are panic-buying. Counterfeit and inferior goods are flying everywhere. Even paper shoes are being sold.
Maybe your "backpack" costs ten yuan this year and is not easy to sell. If you save it until next year, it may sell for fifteen yuan or more the year after that.
Chapter completed!