Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 379

That's all in the past. A few days ago, because she didn't have time to take the traditional Chinese medicine back, she was beaten up by Cheng Jinxi. She still remembers how much her butt hurt.

Cheng Jinxi laughed angrily, "I feel like I didn't hit you hard enough back then. Now my hands are itching to beat you up again."

Zhou Chunhong immediately panicked. This was outrageous! They had already spanked her, and now they wanted to spank her again. Zhou Chunhong was on the verge of tears and could only look at Zhao Da'e for help.

Zhao Da'e was both amused and exasperated by the interaction between her second cousin and her aunt. She said, "Auntie, I think we should let my second cousin come to the city with me to work tomorrow. Don't worry, I'll pay her. It's fifteen yuan a day, and meals are included. She can do both work and get things done."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chunhong's eyes lit up. She broke free from Cheng Jinxi's grasp and ran excitedly to Zhao Da'e, saying, "Da'e, you...you're not lying, are you?"

Zhou Chunhong spoke more fluently with excitement.

Cheng Jinxi was somewhat tempted, but felt that asking Zhou Chunhong to go would only result in her not doing a good job. "How about we forget it, Da'e? Chunhong is clumsy and can't even speak clearly. What can she do if you ask her to help? How about I ask Chunwen to go and help you? Chunwen is more efficient and better than Chunhong."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chunhong protested, stamping her foot and saying, "Mom, how can you... talk like that... about your daughter?"

She was absolutely furious. She was no better than her older sister in any way, even though her sister was certainly more efficient...

Zhou Chunhong lowered her head, feeling somewhat unhappy. She had originally thought she could go to the county town, but after her mother's words, it seemed her plans were ruined.

Seeing this, Zhao Da'e smiled and said, "Auntie, why don't you let my second cousin and eldest cousin come with me? Although my second cousin doesn't seem very capable at work, she is strong and can help carry some heavy things. I'll pay them both if they go to help."

Zhou Chunhong's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she looked at Cheng Jinxi expectantly, hoping that she would agree to let her go.

But Cheng Jinxi hesitated. What Da'e said seemed to make sense. It was possible to have Chunhong move some things, but could she really do it well? If she broke something, she wouldn't have the money to pay for it. She didn't want to have to pay for it before she even made any money.

Zhao Da'e noticed her aunt's hesitation and said with a smile, "Auntie, I know you're worried that your second cousin might not do things well and could break things, but don't worry, my shop only has clothes, not ceramics or anything fragile, so I'm not afraid of breaking anything. The only things that need to be moved or organized are clothes, or handing out flyers, which are all easy tasks. Just trust your second cousin, she can definitely do it well. Besides, I need someone to help me too."

Hearing this, Cheng Jinxi breathed a sigh of relief. The last sentence, "We need someone to help," solidified Cheng Jinxi's resolve to send her two daughters over to help. After all, the goose had helped her family a lot, and now that it needed help, there was no reason not to.

Cheng Jinxi immediately agreed, "Okay, I'll have my older cousins ​​go with you. Don't be shy, just ask them to do any work. You don't need to pay them. We're all family, talking about money will hurt our feelings. Besides, I already took so much from you before, I feel bad about it."

Seeing that Cheng Jinxi was being so polite to her, Zhao Da'e sighed and said, "Auntie, one thing is one thing. My older cousins ​​deserve to be paid for their labor. They can use that money to buy some little things they like. Besides, everyone who helps out at the shop tomorrow will get paid, including my older cousins."

Cheng Jinxi was still hesitating, "This..."

Upon hearing what Zhao Da'e said, Zhou Chunhong jumped up with joy and exclaimed, "Yay, that's great!"

She was so happy that she didn't even stutter when she said that. Just thinking about how she could earn money through her own efforts tomorrow and buy the things she liked made Zhou Chunhong extremely happy. She picked up Zhao Da'e and wanted to celebrate on the spot.

The surface of this goose is absolutely amazing!

Zhao Da'e felt rather helpless, thinking that Zhou Chunhong was hugging her too tightly and she was having trouble breathing. She exclaimed, "Second... cousin, be gentle... I can't breathe."

Seeing Zhou Chunhong so happy, Cheng Jinxi was stunned for a moment, then shook her head helplessly. This is how the children are, she won't interfere anymore, let them make a fuss. However, it's not bad to let the two sisters, Chunwen and Chunhong, earn some money through their own labor.

The next morning, Zhao Da'e was woken up by Zhou Chunhong, Zhou Chunwen and others.

Zhou Chunwen couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at Zhao Da'e, who was sleeping soundly. He went over and pinched Zhao Da'e's round cheeks. "Da'e, wake up, we're going to the county town."

Zhou Chunhong stammered, "The goose... it's up!"

Zhao Da'e lazily rolled over, and Zhou Chunwen grinned at the sight. Then she shook Zhao Da'e's body vigorously with both hands, "Get up, Da'e, get up!"

A minute later, Zhao Da'e finally woke up completely. If she hadn't woken up soon, she would have been shaken awake. Okay, she had to get to work. Waaah, she wanted to take a vacation and sleep in.

After Zhao Da'e finished getting dressed, the three of them went to the kitchen to prepare for dinner.

Today's meal was quite plentiful. Cheng Jinxi cooked noodles, fried three eggs, and also prepared some green vegetables and pickled cowpeas.

Cheng Jinxi had already prepared three bowls of noodles and placed them on the table.

Zhao Da'e took a closer sniff and could smell the aroma of meat. It was made with lard, which made it taste delicious.

Cheng Jinxi said, "You three hurry up and eat. Xiangzi will come to pick you up in a while and take you to the county town. Chunwen and Chunhong, you two work hard with Da'e and don't hold him back, understand?"

Cheng Jinxi said with concern, worried that the two sisters might not only fail to do their jobs well but also mess up the tasks assigned to them.

Zhou Chunwen smiled and said, "I know, Mom. Don't you trust me to do things?"

Cheng Jinxi sighed and turned her gaze to Zhou Chunhong. "It's not that I don't trust you, it's that I don't trust Chunhong. Your sister has always been unreliable. You need to keep a closer eye on her and make sure she doesn't cause trouble."

Zhao Da'e was laughing so hard he couldn't stop, while Zhou Chunhong looked ashamed and pouted, saying with a hint of grievance, "Mom, how... how can you talk to your daughter like that?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Jinxi couldn't help but remark, "Look at you, you've become much more articulate when you're angry."

Zhao Da'e laughed even louder, and even Zhou Chunwen started laughing.

Half an hour later, Xiangzi arrived in his car to pick them up. Besides Xiangzi, there were Cheng Jinxiang, Cheng Jinxiao, and Cai Xiaofeng in the car, making a total of four people. When Zhou Chunhong, Zhou Chunwen, and Zhao Dage got on, there were seven people in total. Fortunately, it was a minivan, and the empty seats in the back could accommodate many more people.

Xiangzi stopped delivering water altogether, fearing there wouldn't be enough room in the rickshaw.

Xiangzi said with a grin, "Little aunt, I'll help you today too. I'm strong, and there are many things I can do."

Zhao Da'e felt a warmth in her heart as she saw so many people coming to help her. She thought that once everything was done, she would definitely treat everyone to a good meal.

An hour and a half later, everyone got off the car. Chai Zhiyong and Qi Bin were busy in the shop. There were several sacks on the floor, some large and some small. These were all bought by Zhao Da'e from various garment factories in Jinzhou at cost price.

Looking at the clothes scattered all over the floor, Zhao Da'e couldn't help but feel relieved that he had mopped the floor yesterday so that there was no dust. Otherwise, if he hadn't cleaned the floor, the clothes would have easily gotten dirty when he was sorting them up, and how could he sell them if they were dirty?

When Qi Bin saw Zhao Da'e arrive, he said with relief, "Da'e, you've finally come. All the clothes from the garment factory have been delivered today. We need to sort through this pile of clothes properly."

Qi Bin was so busy he was almost dizzy. If Chai Zhiyong hadn't come and helped him, he probably would have given up and quit. There was just too much work to do.

Now, looking at the group of people behind Zhao Da'e as if they were looking for reinforcements, Qi Bin sighed and counted on his fingers, "We still have a lot of work to do. We need to register all the sizes of clothes, the quantities, the corresponding prices, and the selling prices. Da'e, I also need to discuss how to calculate the prices."

Zhou Chunwen also chimed in, "Big Goose, what are Chunhong and I going to do?"

All of this is waiting for Zhao Da'e to take the lead, after all, Zhao Da'e is the main investor.

Zhao Da'e thought for a moment and said, "We'll set the price of these clothes like this: list the cost of each garment, then divide it by 0.2 using a calculator. That's the original price. So, for every garment sold, the cost is 2 cents. Add to that the labor, rent, and utilities, and we'll deduct another 2 cents. If we also include the 50% discount for the first three days of the store, we can make a 10% profit. Customers will definitely lower the price. If they buy a lot, we'll give them a small discount. For the next few days, we'll focus on selling more at a lower profit."

"Let Xiaofeng handle the pricing of the clothes. She's used to dealing with these things. And please help Xiaofeng out, Auntie. It's a bit much for Xiaofeng to handle the pricing of so many clothes all by herself."

Cheng Jinxiao had run a chicken business at her ex-husband's house and was quite good with numbers, making her suitable to assist Xiaofeng with chores.

"My mother, my second cousin, and Master Chai were responsible for organizing these clothes inventory and putting them on the shelves in the warehouse. They categorized them, picked out the clothes of each type, and used hangers to store and display the clothing."

"As for my older cousin and me, we'll go out and hand out flyers later."

Even Zhao Da'e included himself in the calculation.

Xiangzi scratched his head, pointed to himself, and asked in confusion, "Little Aunt, what about me?"

Qi Bin waved his hand as well, "Me too."

Neither he nor Xiangzi were assigned a job.

Zhao Da'e smiled and said, "As for Uncle Qi and Xiangzi's tasks, they are to go to the market to buy furniture for the staff dormitory and such. I will reimburse the expenses. The staff dormitory needs to be prepared as soon as possible, otherwise Uncle Qi will have nowhere to live. In a few days, when the shop gets busy, there will be even less time. As for Xiangzi, he will be responsible for driving and transporting some of the furniture. He has driven a lot in this county town and knows all the roads. He knows where to buy this furniture. Uncle Qi is good at dealing with people and bargaining, so he is the perfect person to buy things."

Finally, Zhao Da'e added, "Uncle Qi, the furniture for the staff dormitory has already been purchased, so don't be too reserved. We can't set up a very nice room at first, but we'll get you a single room when we have more money."

Qi Bin was stunned for a moment, feeling a warmth in his heart. He hadn't expected Zhao Da'e to think of him. He knew how much she had spent these past few days and understood that Zhao Da'e really didn't have much money left. She even told him to spend more money on furniture and promised to move to a better single room when she had more money.

He was touched. He knew he hadn't followed the wrong person. How could he repay Da'e if he didn't work hard?

We absolutely have to do this well!

Qi Bin instantly became full of energy, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Big Goose, I can do everything you ask me to do."

After explaining the situation, everyone went about their own business. Looking at Chai Zhiyong, who had come to help, Zhao Da'e sighed, shook her head, and said helplessly. She had clearly told Master Chai to rest well these few days, but he insisted on coming to work. She had to give him extra pay so as not to let his good intentions go to waste.

Human relationships are reciprocal; there must be give and take.

Cai Xiaofeng picked up a calculator and a small notebook, which contained the model, quantity, and price of each piece of clothing.

The clothes have small tags, and it's easy to find the information by comparing the information on the tags with the information on the clothes in the notebook.

The clothes from each garment factory are separated and placed in their respective areas. The warehouse is also organized in this way, making it easier to find the clothes.

Cai Xiaofeng looked at the cost price of each piece of clothing in the notebook, took out a calculator, and started calculating rapidly.

The cost price of a garment is divided by 0.2 to get the selling price, which is then written down in a notebook.

Cheng Jinxiao wrote the prices from the notebook onto stickers, then peeled off the stickers and found the corresponding tags. That's how she got the price of the clothes. A couple of days later, she would add the 50% discount, which only required multiplying by 0.5. It was easy to calculate with a calculator.

Everyone offered their opinions, and Zhao Da'e picked up the thick stack of flyers she had printed yesterday, took some and handed them to Zhou Chunwen, saying, "Big Cousin, we'll go hand out flyers later. We just need to distribute them around the shop."

Zhou Chunwen took the flyer and looked at it. The flyer was colorful and of similar quality to an elementary school textbook. She found it novel. "Big Goose, this is the first time I've ever been involved in handing out flyers."

Zhou Chunwen lives in the countryside. There are only small shops in the village, and she has to go to the nearest town to buy other things. As for the county town, Zhou Chunwen rarely goes there. Except for the occasional time when her older cousin takes her and her sister to the county town to broaden their horizons or to buy things, she usually has no chance to come to the county town, let alone get involved in distributing flyers.

During her few visits to the county town, she only saw newly opened supermarkets handing out flyers.