ALL NOVEL Chapter 39
Changheng Street is located in the east of Qingyang County. There are several old blocks in this area, and the shopping malls in the county are located four or five miles away.
Although Changheng Street is not bustling, there is a lot of traffic.
There is an old street nearby, with restaurants and various small shops on both sides.
Xie Xiezi, the landlord's sister-in-law of Lan Shu's rental house, opened a shop on the street.
A shop that changes clothes, closes trousers, and does odd jobs.
Lan Shu only knew that Sister-in-law Xie opened the store before, and she passed by several times when she came and went. Today was the first time she actually visited the store.
Sister-in-law Xie’s name is Xie Xiaoju. The store she runs is only about ten square meters in size.
I heard from Mrs. Xie that when she and her husband got married, both families were poor. They only received a bride price, and they didn't have any big things like watches, bicycles, and sewing machines.
A few years ago, her husband bought her a sewing machine after driving to earn money, saying it was compensation for her big wedding.
This sewing machine used to be idle at home most of the time. After the policy allowed business in the first two years, Mrs. Xie found a front room on the street and used the sewing machine at home to do some odd jobs by herself.
Although this small business doesn't make a lot of money, it still earns more than a dozen yuan a month, which is enough for her and her son's daily expenses, and it can also be considered as a subsidy for the family.
Lan Shu stayed in Sister-in-law Xie's shop for a while, and observed that Sister-in-law Xie was quite proficient at stepping on the sewing machine.
She casually asked, Sister-in-law Xie, can you cut clothes?
Generally, people who know how to make clothes may not necessarily know how to cut them. Even if they know how to cut them, it is not easy to control the shape of the clothes well.
When Xie Xiaoju was asked, she opened her mouth almost without hesitation and answered, Yes, I worked in a garment factory when I was young. Although I didn't learn tailoring formally, I usually memorized the patterns by myself.
Speaking of working in a garment factory, Xie Xiaoju was a little proud.
Lan Shu could see that her pride was entirely a manifestation of her ability and confidence.
As if afraid that Lan Shu would not believe it, Xie Xiaoju added later, Since I bought a sewing machine at home, all the clothes our family wears are made by myself.
Hearing what she said, Lan Shu immediately looked at the rose red shirt on Mrs. Xie.
There is nothing to say about the workmanship and shape of this dress, but the color is too dazzling.
Knowing that Mrs. Xie can make clothes, Lan Shu suddenly had an idea!
Sister-in-law Xie, can you make clothes for me? I draw the blueprints, and you do it. It's the kind of piece that counts money.
Hearing Lan Shu's words, Xie Xiaoju immediately smiled and shook her head, Sister, what kind of clothes do you want, just bring the fabric, sister-in-law will make it for you, no charge.
Ever since the two young men bought breakfast for her and her son, Xie Xiaoju never treated them as outsiders.
It's just a piece of clothing, she knows this skill, making it is nothing more than a waste of time, and it's not worth it.
Lan Shu appreciates sister-in-law Xie's kindness, but she can't take advantage of it.
And the clothes she was going to make were not made by herself.
Let's count the money by the piece. Lan Shu insisted, Sister-in-law, the clothes I want to ask you to make are not just for me to wear. I want to sell clothes, clothes of my own design.
Knowing Lan Shu's thoughts, Xie Xiaoju was startled——
You want to sell clothes? But many people buy clothes in shopping malls. You made them in my small shop, can you sell them?
Xie Xiaoju was very worried about Lan Shu.
After all, fabrics are needed to make clothes. If the clothes cannot be sold, the money for the fabrics will be lost!
Lan Shu was not too worried about this.
Thank you sister-in-law, I'm responsible for whether I sell it or not. I just want to ask you to make clothes for me. Do you think it's okay?
Seeing Lan Shu's resolute attitude, Xie Xiaoju thought for a while before answering, That's fine.
Making clothes for Sister Lanshu is actually a good thing for her.
After all, clothes are counted by piece, and she has money to make clothes.
If she has work to do in this small shop, then do it!
Lan Shu is not blind here. After learning about the places where fabrics are wholesaled in the county, the approximate price of materials, the size of each piece of clothing, and the workmanship of the clothes with Mrs. Xie, Lan Shu immediately set off——
She went back to the rented place first, and seeing that Xiaobai was not there, only the bicycle was parked in the yard, Lan Shu went back to the room to get the spare key, and went out on the bicycle!
She used to know how to ride a bicycle, but the seat position of the '28 big bars' in this era is too high, making it difficult to ride.
But after she got used to it a bit, she could barely ride out.
During this period of time in the county town, Lan Shu had roughly memorized the route, and with a bicycle, she arrived at the fabric wholesale market that Auntie Xie mentioned about ten minutes later.
This is called a market, but in fact there are only a few stores.
After comparing the prices of the fabrics one by one, Lan Shu bought five meters of white cotton fabric suitable for women's shirts, four meters of black 'Jialiang' similar to thick yarn, and four meters and seven meters of light brown cotton.
Cotton is the first choice for windbreaker jackets.
A piece of pure white cotton fabric costs 1.2 meters, 'Kai Liang' costs 2 yuan per meter, and cotton fiber also costs 2 yuan.
In order to save money, Lan Shu is almost accurate in the fabric consumption of each piece of clothing.
Even so, she spent a total of twenty-three yuan and forty cents, which was almost all the money she had.
After paying the bill, she had only one yuan or sixty cents left, not even enough to pay Mrs. Xie's wages.
Fortunately, she is renting a house at Sister-in-law Xie's house, so she doesn't have to worry about running out of money, and there is still time to pay her wages after selling the clothes.
After returning with the fabric, the next step is to start designing styles.
The style Lan Shu wanted was very simple, a shirt made of white cotton, but instead of the pointed collar of the shirt, there were two long and thin straps at the neckline, enough to tie a bow.
The skirt is the simplest black elastic waist skirt.
Only the windbreaker jacket is a little troublesome. It needs to be made with a slightly larger lapel, and it takes the most time to make the jacket.
Although Xie Xiaoju didn't understand why Sister Lanshu changed the collar of her shirt into two ropes, she still cut the clothes as required and made them out.
She was busy from the morning until after three o'clock in the afternoon, and she didn't have time to take a break at noon. Only then did Xie Xiaoju make a top, a skirt, and a windbreaker.
Lan Shu took the clothes back to her upper body and tried them on. She tied the two long straps at the neckline into a bow, tucked the hem of the shirt into the waist of the skirt, put on the windbreaker, let her hair down, and her elegant style was immediately reflected!
In this era, this suit is definitely atmospheric and fashionable.
In order to verify her own idea, Lan Shu went out wearing this suit directly.
Along the way, she really attracted the attention of many women!
A few women even stopped her to ask where she bought the clothes.
For those who asked about the source of the clothes, Lan Shu only replied that they will be sold at the intersection of Changheng Road tomorrow afternoon, the quantity is not large, first come first served.
Although she hasn't started selling clothes yet, Lan Shu already knew in advance that she would definitely not worry about selling this set of clothes!