Qian Shulan followed the little girl into their room.
The people in the garment factory were having a meeting. Xiang Hongjun saw Qian Shulan coming in and hurriedly asked her to sit down. "Auntie, you are here. We are having a meeting and would like to ask you for some advice."
After Qian Shulan sat down, she was a little curious and said, "I think your clothes are pretty good." It was 1959, and the styles of clothes were not as conservative as during the Cultural Revolution.
For example, the various colors and patterns of the bragi will not look out of fashion even in later times.
"I asked Director Xu yesterday. During the two trade fairs last year, grain was the best-selling product in our country. We sold all of it, but clothing was the worst-selling product. We didn't even sell half of it." Xiang Hongjun is the main person in charge of the garment factory. Whether he can get a promotion this time depends on this spring trade fair.
Qian Shulan said to them, "Bring the clothes here first, let me take a look."
Xiang Hongjun nodded his head and agreed immediately. He took out two large wooden boxes from the corner of the room. When he opened them, he saw neatly folded clothes inside.
"There are forty sets for women. There are twenty sets for men."
Qian Shulan picked out two sets of clothes and asked the two girls to go to the next room to change into them, and then asked the two men to change into the men's clothes as well.
The three of them looked at Xiang Hongjun. This was a display item, and if it got dirty, they would have to accept it.
Xiang Hongjun was a little hesitant.
Qian Shulan raised her eyelids and said, "You can only know whether the clothes are good by wearing them. Besides, your clothes are not disposable, how can they be damaged after wearing them?"
Xiang Hongjun gritted his teeth and waved his hand, "Change them all." He felt a little pained, and added, "Take good care of them, don't get them dirty."
The two little girls immediately took their clothes to their respective rooms to change.
Qian Shulan left the room for the two men to change and walked out of the room.
After a while, all four of them changed into their new clothes.
The clothes of the two girls were well-fitting, not as loose as the clothes of the women in Wang Shoucun. The two suits were well-fitting, and the two girls looked youthful and beautiful in them. However, they did not fit them well with their rustic pigtails.
Qian Shulan immediately gave the two girls a more fashionable hairstyle.
The first girl had straight hair, so she used a small bunch of hair on each side to braid a fishbone braid and then tied it at the back.
The second girl had naturally curly hair, so Qian Shulan used water to help her follow the original force and make it layered, without any decoration. She divided her hair into three parts: seven parts, and moved the hair on the left side to the back and the hair on the right side to the front. The hair was layered like waves, which was very beautiful.
The two men looked at her directly. Obviously nothing had changed, but after she dressed up like this, she looked much better.
Xiang Hongjun came back to his senses and understood what Qian Shulan meant. He opened his mouth wide and said, "Auntie, you are not going to let these two girls sell the clothes wearing them, are you?"
Qian Shulan nodded seriously, "Of course. No matter how good the clothes are, of course you have to wear them out to show them to others."
The two little girls were so scared that they waved their hands and backed away. "No, no! There are so many people watching me, I'm panicking!"
"Me too! I don't want to be watched like a monkey!"
Qian Shulan didn't expect the two girls to react so strongly. In her previous life, in order to make more money, she had worked as a clothing model for others several times. Although it was a bit tiring, the income was considerable.
The two were so reluctant that Xiang Hongjun couldn't force them, so he hesitated. Qian Shulan walked up to him and whispered, "There will always be brave men under a big reward."
Xiang Hongjun opened his mouth in surprise and said to the two, "As long as you can wear these clothes in the showroom for seven days, you can pick any one of these clothes. It's free!"
The two little girls looked at each other, obviously very excited.
Qian Shulan thought more. There were more than 40 pieces of clothing, and it was too few for just these two girls to show. She suggested to Xiang Hongjun, "Why don't you talk to Director Xu and ask him to help you find two more girls to show together."
It’s too late to be a fake model now, so it’s better to just find a few more real models.
Xiang Hongjun was very moved when he saw these two girls. It didn't seem like a big deal when they were neatly stacked and placed there, but when they put them on, they felt very special.
A little girl blushed and asked, "What if the merchant wants to touch the clothes?"
Without waiting for Qian Shulan to answer, Xiang Hongjun waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about that. I bring two sets of each type of clothing, just in case there is a need for replacement. When the time comes, we will put the other set directly in front of you, so that when they are interested, you can directly show them the clothes."
The two girls were originally worried that they would be bullied by the merchants, but when they heard this, they immediately put down their worries and nodded in unison, "We are willing."
These two girls nailed it.
Qian Shulan also took the two men to a nearby barber shop to get their hair cut and had it styled according to her ideas.
The new clothes fit me perfectly. They didn't look tacky at all, but rather very decent.
There are only a few styles of men's clothes, either Mao suits or double-breasted styles, which are all similar. The main thing to look at is the workmanship. This clothing factory was selected after going through layers of screening, so the quality is definitely no problem.
When they arrived at the exhibition hall, Qian Shulan brought the bamboo shelves they had used for further teaching.
“This makes it look very layered!”
Everything on display here is placed on the table, which looks very monotonous.
It is much more conspicuous when placed on the shelf. And it is neatly arranged, one by one, which looks very comfortable.
In fact, the most common way in later generations was to use a clothes drying rack, but it was too late to do that now, so Qian Shulan could only give up.
It was just a matter of placing the clothes. The rest was just decoration. Qian Shulan brought over the large and small flower pots they had prepared earlier and asked Wang Shouren to go to the suburbs to dig up some green-looking shrubs and plant them in.
These lush green plants placed in the exhibition hall appear particularly vibrant.
After Qian Shulan's dressing, the clothes are displayed to the fullest and not at all old-fashioned.
Xiang Hongjun was very satisfied and kept thanking Qian Shulan. He also promised her that once the exhibition period was over, all the remaining clothes except those of the four girls could be sold to her.
Liu Guangji was selling shoes. He came over to see their layout and immediately asked Qian Shulan for help.
Qian Shulan went to the shoe store to help him with some advice.
The shoe store is much simpler. Just use the shelves and put the shoes neatly on them. Then put a few pots of plants.
Since there were no shelves and flower pots, Qian Shulan asked Wang Shouren to make them.
Liu Guangji was also very satisfied. The current effect was much better than his original one.
After finishing setting up the factory, Qian Shulan and Wang Shouren were exhausted when they returned to their residence.
She thought she had come back early enough, but who would have thought that He Cuilan and the others were not there.
Wang Shouren was in a bad mood all day, and Qian Shulan had noticed it a long time ago. But she had been busy helping others with the decoration, so she didn't have time to ask him. Now that she had some free time, she spoke up, "Boss, what are you thinking about? Why are you so sad?"
Wang Shouren pursed his lips and said, "Mom, I want to go home. I don't want to learn how to drive a tractor."
Qian Shulan was startled, "Why?"
Wang Shouren lowered his head and said, "I want to go home and earn money. If I just stay here and learn to drive a tractor, it's fine if I can learn it, but if I can't, I will miss the opportunity to make money."
Qian Shulan was a little speechless. Sometimes some people's vision can only see within a centimeter. She came close to him, patted him, and whispered, "You are stupid. Although there are four people left to learn tractor driving, only you can be a tractor driver. Such a good opportunity, you actually want to give up! What can I say to you!"
Wang Shouren looked up at his mother in surprise.
Qian Shulan rolled her eyes at him and continued to analyze the situation. "Don't even mention your uncle. He gets so much money in allowance every month. Can he compete with you for this position? Don't even mention your mother. Only Wang Ligui is left. He's an old man with that physique. I guess he won't be able to bear it after just two times. Think about it, are you the only one who has the chance to be a tractor driver?"
Wang Shouren obviously didn't expect this.
"But..."
Qian Shulan suddenly remembered his eagerness to make money, so she patted his hands and said, "Mom knows you want to make more money to pay back your third brother. But you have to take a long-term view. As long as you become a tractor driver, you can get ten work points. Driving a tractor is better than digging the land, right?"
Wang Shouren thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.
"As for weaving rattan baskets, you don't have to worry. Daqin is capable of doing it. After she finishes feeding the chickens, she can still go and weave rattan baskets. And Zhengkang and Zhengguo are old enough to help with housework. You don't have to be too stressed."
Wang Shouren had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Soon, He Cuilan and her group came back. It turned out that they went to the department store to buy things. But they all came back empty-handed.
"You've been looking around for so long and haven't found anything you like?" Qian Shulan seemed a little surprised.
He Cuilan had been walking for several hours and was so tired that her legs and legs were weak. She sat down and kept pounding her legs. She was very depressed when she heard Qian Shulan's words, "Hey, I want to buy everything I like, but the price is scary. I finally want to buy a bag of tobacco for the old man, but who wants the money for food and oil." She pouted, "We don't have that stuff! We can only come back!"
Qian Shulan laughed a little, "Of course we need grain and oil. We need it in the countryside, and we definitely need it in the city too."
He Cuilan thought so too.
Others kept talking about how good the things in Guangzhou's department stores were and how wide the variety of products was.
Seeing how excited they were, Qian Shulan felt that they might not have thought that buying things would require a grain and oil book. They probably wanted to broaden their horizons, not to buy anything.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Qian Shulan and three others sent them to the train station.
After sending the people off, the four of them went to the agricultural machinery station on the outskirts of the city according to the address given by Director Xu.
The reception staff at the agricultural machinery station issued temporary certificates to the four people based on the supporting documents they provided.
"You should follow Master Liu Lixue to learn from now on. He is experienced and a veteran tractor driver." Then he took people to the agricultural machinery station to find someone.
When they arrived, Liu Lixue was lying under the truck carefully checking the oil leak.
After about half an hour, the car seemed to be fine after inspection, and Liu Lixue moved out little by little.
He was about fifty or sixty years old, short and thin, with wrinkles all over his dark skin, deep eye sockets, messy hair, and his face and hands were black and dirty from years of grease stains, and his clothes were even uglier.
But he was in very good spirits, his eyes were bright and he looked at people with a serious look. He glanced at them and asked, "Are you here to study?"
The receptionist had already left after sending them over, and Qian Weihan had no choice but to answer "yes" reluctantly.
Liu Lixue had a stern face, his eyebrows were knitted tightly, and they had formed a "川" shape. "Why are there only old men and women here? How many years can this business last? How can these people be so irresponsible?"
Qian Shulan was a little embarrassed. She coughed and stepped forward to explain, "It's like this. Our production team bought a tractor. But no one knows how to drive it." She pointed at Wang Shouren and said, "We all came here to learn with him."
Liu Lixue looked at Wang Shouren for several times and said, "Okay, I think you are an okay guy!"
I don't know if it was because of what Qian Shulan said. When Liu Lixue was teaching, his eyes were always on Wang Shouren, and he ignored everyone else.
Wang Shouren, who was being closely watched by the teacher, dared not relax. He focused all his energy on learning to drive and did not dare to be careless at all.
Liu Lixue saw that although he was not smart, he could at least read and study hard, so he did not dislike him.
However, after learning for a while, Liu Lixue began to let everyone practice, and he found that the best practitioners were Qian Shulan and Qian Weihan.
Needless to say, Qian Weihan had driven a tank before, so he had some basic skills and got the hang of it very quickly.
Qian Shulan is very smart and has a young heart, so she learns things very quickly.
This instantly reduced Wang Shouren to dust.
So when the class started, Liu Lixue took Wang Shouren's requirements more seriously. Aren't you ashamed that a strong laborer like you can't compare to an old man or an old woman? This shows that you haven't worked hard enough!
Wang Shouren gritted his teeth and persisted.
Learning to drive at that time was not like in later generations. As long as you could drive, you also had to know how to repair it.
Since you are repairing a tractor, you need to understand the internal structure of the tractor and the functions and performance of various accessories.
Soon, Wang Ligui found that he could not keep up. He could not even understand all the professional terms, so how could he remember them
Wang Shouren was in the same situation. Qian Shulan asked Liu Lixue to draw a diagram of the tractor structure for everyone to see.
Wang Shouren read it more than ten times every day and memorized it by rote, but Wang Ligui could not remember it at all, it was too complicated.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the day when the third exhibition ends.
Xiang Hongjun's clothes and Liu Guangji's shoes both sold very well.
This time, the garment factory sold more than 5,000 pieces of clothes directly, accounting for 80% of the number they reported, and Liu Guangji's shoes also sold more than 2,000 pieces, accounting for 60% of the number they reported.
Both of them were very grateful for Qian Shulan's help and expressed their desire to give the remaining exhibits to her, but Qian Shulan disagreed.
In that era when supplies were scarce, they took the initiative to deliver the goods, and they would definitely have to pay for it themselves. Qian Shulan didn't want to make a one-time deal, but more friends meant more ways, and they might be of use in the future.
She smiled and said to the two of them, "I'm very grateful that you can sell them to me. Otherwise, I will never be able to collect so many cloth coupons to buy these things in my lifetime. Let's keep in touch in the future. Our production team raises chickens and pigs. If you are bored at work in the future, you can come to our production team to play with us. If you are too busy to come, I can also mail it to you."
Xiang Hongjun immediately took advantage of the situation and said with a smile, "Then I want to try the pork that costs 4.8 yuan per pound raised by Auntie."
The news of this Spring Fair spread everywhere. I heard that someone sold pork for 4.8 yuan per pound. And it was a pre-order. The merchant paid 30% of the deposit in advance.
They lived together and of course knew that the pork was sold by Qian Shulan's production team.
Liu Guangji also nodded in agreement. He was really surprised that he could sell so many this time. When he looked at Qian Shulan, his eyes were full of stars, and he obviously admired her very much.
Xiang Hongjun wrote his address to Qian Shulan, "Our factory has a batch of defective products every once in a while, and all employees in the factory have quotas. I will send some to you then. We should visit each other more often, Auntie, you are a capable person."
Qian Shulan also wrote down her address for him. When she heard what he said, she waved her hands modestly and said, "No! No! I'm just a country girl who makes a living from the land. I'm just older than you and have seen more things."
Xiang Hongjun had his own understanding. He had seen many old men and women, but he had never seen an old lady as capable as the rich lady. He would definitely get a promotion when he returned this time. Maybe he would be in charge of the autumn trade fair, so he would have to trouble her. If he didn't make friends with her now, when would he? Besides, this old lady was a good person, very honest, not the kind of person who would take advantage of others. It was worth making friends with her.
As they were all adults, Liu Guangji could naturally guess what Xiang Hongjun was thinking, and immediately said that he wanted to exchange addresses with Qian Shulan, "The leather shoes from our factory are also of good quality, Auntie, I'll send them to you too."
Sometimes, that's how connections are made.
In the end, all the remaining exhibits of the two were bought by Qian Shulan. Of course, the two also bought a lot of things from Qian Shulan.
Except for the extra-large items that were difficult to carry, such as the rattan sofa and the bookshelf, they couldn't carry them at all. As for the rattan baskets, flower baskets and the like, they were all bought by them.
The next day, Qian Shulan got up early and personally sent them to the train station.
When she returned to the house, Qian Shulan looked at the remaining shelves and sofas in the hall. She planned to give them directly to Qi Huimei when she left, after all, she had helped her a lot.
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