Now she is short of manpower. If she can find someone with skills and time like Master Yuan mentioned by the two, the production volume will definitely be greatly improved.
Thinking of this, Chen Lishu hurriedly took a few steps forward: "Comrade, I also want to make a shirt, but I'm afraid I can't find a reliable master. The master you just mentioned is very good at craftsmanship. Can you tell me about her?
Address?"
The girl heard her question and said enthusiastically: "Master Yuan is not only a nice person, but also has very good craftsmanship. I will tell you her address right now."
The girl quickly reported an address. After Chen Lishu thanked the two of them, she quickly went to the address given by the other party.
Yuan Lihua is fifty-two years old this year. Because the previous confiscation of her house had already been arranged for someone else, the government placed her in a small single room in a tube building and gave her a compensation of more than 200 yuan.
When she was young, she was a famous "golden scissor" in the neighborhood, and many rich and powerful ladies would come to her to make custom-made clothes. Later, when the unrest began, she was criticized and sent to a labor camp. She was finally rehabilitated and returned some time ago.
Because I had no job and was getting older, I had no choice but to go back to my old job. I used the compensation money to buy a sewing machine and started doing needlework in private to earn a living.
Yuan Lihua was cutting fabric when Chen Lishu knocked on the door. When she saw someone coming in, she greeted with a smile: "Are you making clothes? Sit there and wait for a while, then I will measure you."
Chen Lishu nodded and found a stool to sit on.
When Yuan Lihua saw her sitting down, she lowered her head and continued her work. In the quiet room, she could only hear the clicking sound of the scissors in her hand.
Chen Lishu looked around the room without leaving any trace. The furnishings were very simple. Perhaps because of the small size, orientation and lighting issues, the room was a little dark.
There is a wooden clothes hanger near the window. On it is a finished piece of clothing. Although it is a very ordinary sample, it can be seen that the workmanship is fine and the lines are smooth.
Chen Lishu's eyes turned around and then fell on Yuan Lihua's hands. She must have done a lot of hard work when she was sent down. Her rough hands were full of chapped, but her skills were very skillful. A pair of scissors seemed like a pair of scissors in her hands.
As if it was alive, a piece of cloth was cut out in a short time.
Yuan Lihua put down the scissors in her hand and looked up: "What kind of clothes do you want to wear? Have you brought the fabric?"
Hearing her question, Chen Lishu smiled and said, "I heard that Master Yuan is very good at your craftsmanship, so I came here to discuss cooperation with Master Yuan."
Yuan Lihua frowned when she heard her words: "What kind of cooperation?"
"Material processing."
Chen Lishu looked at her and said straight to the point: "I provide fabrics and sample clothes, and you, Master Yuan, will make them. Different processing fees will be given depending on the sample clothes. For example, for small clothes such as underwear, the workmanship is simple, and the processing fee is four yuan per piece."
A dime, a half-sleeved shirt, two yuan for a more complicated process, and so on. You promise to give me the delivery quantity every month, and I will pay you monthly. What do you think?"
Now Li Xiulan and Zhang Qin can each make five or six pieces of 'fake collars' or underwear every day. If they do it all day, one hand can make at least more than 20 pieces a day, which is two to three hundred yuan a month. It is definitely better than
You can earn a lot more by taking odd jobs.
"I'm sorry, I can't take your job. Otherwise, you should ask someone else." Almost without thinking, Yuan Lihua spoke as soon as Chen Lishu finished speaking.
"Why?" Chen Lishu was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion.
After all, more than two hundred yuan can be equivalent to half a year's salary of others. Chen Lishu believed that no one would refuse such a superior offer, but Yuan Lihua refused.
"Or do you have any other requirements? You can ask for them."
After all, it is not easy to meet someone who is both suitable and has a good reputation. Chen Lishu does not want to give up so easily.
Yuan Lihua lowered her eyes: "No reason, I just don't want to do it anymore."
Chen Lishu: "..." The rejection was so straightforward.
"If you can take other people's jobs, why can't you take mine? Besides, my job is stable in the long term, and the most important thing is that I earn a lot."
Yuan Lihua: "It's just because I make a lot of money that I don't want to do it."
Chen Lishu was completely stunned. This was the first time she heard someone unwilling to make money.
Yuan Lihua naturally knew what Chen Lishu was thinking, but she was unwilling to explain more.
"I still have to do some work, please come back."
Afraid of causing offence if she continued to pester, Chen Lishu had no choice but to leave temporarily. When she went downstairs, she looked at the time and found that it was almost the time she had made an appointment with Nan Haitao and the others, so she hurried to Liu Yong's small restaurant.
When she arrived, the three of them were already there, waiting for the lady to arrive and start ordering.
"There are no taboos, right?" Seeing everyone shaking their heads, Chen Lishu took the menu handwritten by Liu Yong, looked at it carefully and ordered six dishes.
After Liu Yong took a note and took notes, he turned around and went to the kitchen to start busy. The four people at the table also started chatting.
Chen Lishu couldn't help but tell Yuan Lihua's story briefly.
"There are still people like this?" Zhou Bin was no less surprised than Chen Lishu before: "How come it's only two to three hundred yuan a month, and my basic salary is less than fifty yuan a month."
"Maybe she is not short of money at all." Nanhai Tao said lazily: "When the turmoil first started, many people who had the conditions would hide something in private, such as 'little yellow croaker' and the like, there were not a few, maybe
Working is just a cover, otherwise how can you explain the money in your hand?"
Although what he said made sense, Chen Lishu still felt that it didn't quite make sense.
"I think what Master Yuan said may be true." Lin Qi suddenly said.
The three of them were curious and looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
"You may never understand if you haven't experienced it. People who have been criticized, especially those like us who were decentralized due to composition issues. In the early years, whenever someone around us was unhappy, they would find an excuse to drag us into criticism. In the long run,
In a huge spiritual crisis, there will only be two extremes. One is a broken person like me, and the other is like Master Yuan, who is afraid that if he makes a mistake, he will get into trouble."
Zhou Bin said: "Lin Zi, what you mean is that Yuan Lihua doesn't want to make money, but she doesn't dare? But isn't she originally making clothes? Is there any difference between one piece and a hundred pieces?"
Lin Qi nodded: "Of course there is a difference. Everyone understands that it is done out of necessity. The superiors must turn a blind eye, but if it is for profit, the nature changes."
The four people present suddenly became enlightened after hearing his words.
Chen Lishu smiled and asked Lin Qi: "Do you have any good solutions?"