OBS Chapter 357 What is the most expensive thing to do to make money?
Chapter 357 What is the most expensive thing to do to make money?
Shen Youyou put the dagger back on her waist, holding the small flower in one hand and the hairpin in the other to show everyone: "Look, it's coming down, wait a minute I'll burn it for you before you put it on again."
The flowers were quite small, so she didn't dare to roast them directly with her hands. She found two bamboo sticks on the stall, used them as tweezers to hold the small flowers, and took out a fire starter from her waist and blew on it.
Flames came out of the tinderbox.
"Hey, what is this thing? Why does it catch fire when I blow it?"
Shen Youyou just remembered that she hadn't seen anyone using a fire stick here, but it was okay to tell everyone about this thing for free, so that the people of Daqing Dynasty could learn a little trick.
But she said, "I'll tell you what this is in a moment, just watch me stick it first."
After that, she used the flame to roast the cut flowers, and continued to explain to everyone:
"Look, don't get too close to the fire, or it will burn black easily. Just this distance is fine. Once the head is roasted and softened, just touch it directly. OK, it's done. It's intact just like that."
I have to say, the ancient people had never seen this before. They were all so amazed that some people refused to believe it and had to see it for themselves.
Shen Youyou blew on it and felt it was about right, so she handed it to other people to watch. There was also an older sister who was picking at the little flower hard.
Old Lady Hua reminded: "Hey, if you break your nail, don't blame us!"
The elder sister saw that it really didn't come off, and it was still glued quite firmly.
People around also began to talk about it, but now they all said, "Such a magical hairpin is really not expensive at only five or ten coins."
As if Shen Youyou was afraid that she hadn't shocked them enough, she took the hairpin, took out the dagger again, and cut the hairpin into two halves.
I also heard a female voice shouting, "Why are you destroying things?"
"I'm not wasting things. I'm telling you that if this hairpin breaks and breaks into two pieces, you can still warm yourself by the fire."
As she spoke, she gave everyone another experiment. This time, the hairpins stuck together again, but Shen Youyou told them everything again:
"As the saying goes, a broken mirror is hard to mend. The same is true for this hairpin. Although it can be glued back together, it has already been broken. Gluing it back together will leave marks. And a broken hairpin is definitely not as strong as a complete one."
The people gathered around and took the hairpin to check it out. It was indeed clearly left with marks. Some people even said with regret: "I'm afraid this hairpin can't be sold. Who would buy a broken one?"
But Shen Youyou said something shocking at this time. She said: "But if you buy our hairpins and this happens,
Even if it breaks into three, four, five, six, seven or eight pieces, as long as you can collect one pound and bring it back, I will give you five cents?"
The crowd immediately raised their voices of surprise and suspicion: "Are you serious? You won't pay for the broken hairpin?"
"Then don't worry about it, but I'll put it here. If you take it back, I'll give you five cents per pound."
But someone responded quickly: "How heavy is a hairpin? How many hairpins are needed to make up a pound? Your hairpin is so strong, a pound is not enough. It's useless for you to talk."
Shen Youyou smiled and advertised in advance: "In a few days, we will sell soles made of this material. They are also very sturdy to wear. They are of the same quality. You can buy them and sew the uppers directly.
When the upper is worn out, you can take it apart and sew a new upper to make a new pair of shoes. But if the sole is also broken,
It's heavy, and it's easy to save up a pound. When you have enough, you can come to us and exchange it for a new hairpin, or five cents."
In fact, she just wanted to remind everyone not to throw away the broken plastic products at home as it would be a waste.
Compared with the manufacturing of plastic products in the past, the current prices can be said to be quite expensive. If they are recycled, it will be cheaper than making them again.
From the beginning, teach them the habit of accumulating plastic products and try to recycle them as much as possible.
"Are your shoe soles expensive?"
Shen Youyou said: "It is definitely more expensive than the soles I make myself, but if you consider the long-term wear, it is not expensive at all.
For example, the soles of our shoes are made of cloth, which will wear out after a long time. But the soles of our shoes will not break easily.
And if you step on a splinter or a stone, the soles of cloth shoes will easily hurt your feet, but the soles of my shoes are stronger and thicker than cloth shoes.
The thorns of ordinary thorns cannot penetrate, and of course you should not deliberately step on the iron nails, or you will get hurt, which is not our family's business. "
"Ah, when will they be sold? In about three days. Come back in three days and there will be shoe soles for sale.
Yes! It’s not expensive. The cheapest one is only ten cents.
Well, I want two hairpins. OK, choose one. What color are they?"
While selling hairpins, I also explained to them how to make a fire stick, and I repeated it many times.
Shen Youyou felt that she had talked too much today and her throat was a little sore.
Wow, after a busy day, all the jelly and steamed cake were sold out. After another hour, the cheap hairpins I brought were also sold out.
The Erzhuang brothers were also busy and sweating, but their smiles were almost reaching their ears. After all, even if they were only five or ten cents, they could earn two taels of silver from a bundle of hairpins.
Old Lady Hua hurriedly called out to the boys, asking them if they had any jam and to make some quickly. Her own throat was almost hoarse and she and others were almost unable to speak. It turned out that making money was most tiring of the throat, not of anything else.
In the middle, Zhou Qian came back and told Shen Youyou that he made a lot of money reselling hairpins this time, and that he could double his money. He asked her to bring him some more tomorrow if she had any.
Shen Youyou said: "This is too difficult to do. It took more than 200 of us three days to produce this much. It won't work tomorrow. It will have to be three days later."
Of course she was exaggerating. After all, the materials can be recycled for five cents, which proves that this thing is not expensive to make. Don't treat others as fools. If the materials are not expensive,
But if it is very troublesome to make, then everyone can understand it. But if it is just like making cheap hairpins, making a mold, letting it cool, and taking it out, and you sell it at such a high price, I guess people will not buy it.
Maybe no one has figured this out now, but sooner or later someone will figure it out. However, Shen Youyou is not afraid. If someone wants to force a sale, she really has no choice but to ask her father to contact the Duke's Mansion.
Even if she gave half of the profits to the Duke's Mansion, she would still make a profit.
And at that time, she didn't dare to make anything, such as plastic ornaments, toys, cups and bottles.
However, if she could avoid the Duke's Mansion, she and her father did not want to have too much involvement with them. After all, as her father said, "It is better to rely on yourself than on others!"
On the way back, Shen Youyou and the others bought some oil, alkali, and vinegar.
This time, Mrs. Hua was very happy when she paid the money. After all, the money was all for raw materials. The more money she spent on raw materials, the more money she would earn in the future.
The old lady felt that she had never lived so clearly. She was reluctant to invest, let alone make money.
This time, when they returned to Tangjia Village, it was already getting dark. Shen Yuanbao, Shen Luming, and a group of little kids were playing by the bridge, looking at the road into the village.
When he saw someone, he ran back: "My grandma and the others are back, it's time for dinner!"