NOVEL NEXT Chapter 11 Shopping
It's the weekend again in a blink of an eye.
Xia Yutong felt that she had been busy since her rebirth, and she planned to relax this weekend, so she took Xia's mother and Xia Yuhang to walk on the road together.
In fact, in the mid-1990s, the economy of the small county was quite backward. There were no entertainment venues on the streets. Only some shops selling daily necessities and livelihood necessities were open, and the business seemed to be pretty good.
Xia's mother walked with her son and daughter and bought a lot of things.
I bought my daughter a coat with a doll collar. It is a beautiful sky blue color and makes Xia Yutong's face look pink and tender.
Xia Yutong turned around in front of the mirror twice, thinking that being young is good, full of collagen, and she looks so beautiful even if she wears nicer clothes.
Xia's mother also bought a pair of very good quality sneakers for Xia Yuhang. There was nothing she could do about it, Xia Yuhang's kid was too active, and a pair of lower quality shoes would be broken in a few days.
The shoes were of good quality and the price was also very good. They were two cents more expensive than ordinary adult shoes. Xia’s mother gritted her teeth and bought them.
Children like Xia Yuhang’s shoes because they carry cute cartoons of Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse, which are Xia Yuhang’s favorite cartoons during this period.
As soon as the shoes were tried on, Xia Yuhang's child refused to take them off and jumped up and down in front of Xia Yutong to beg for compliments.
Xia Yutong looked at the ugly-looking child in a funny way, thinking that this was probably a problem inherited in the family.
Unable to bear his disappointment, Xia Yutong still fulfilled his little wish and praised him so much that the beautiful little Xia Yuhang almost didn't have a snot bubble in his nose.
Mother Xia let the two of them go and put away the old shoes.
Next, Mama Xia bought some small items such as towels and socks, and finally went to a tailor shop.
Mother Xia's generation rarely bought ready-made clothes at that time. They all liked to come to tailor shops to have their clothes made tailor-made. Although the clothes were mediocre in style, they were good in fit, comfort and good quality.
Xia Yutong saw that Xia's mother had chosen a piece of purple-red woolen material and planned to make winter clothes. After all, making clothes took time and she had to queue up to wear them. The time was just right.
After choosing the materials, Xia's mother flipped through the picture album, trying to choose a good-looking style.
Xia Yutong looked on from the side. From the perspective of her later generations, who was used to seeing all kinds of fashionable clothes, the styles in the album were really a bit vulgar. They were all wide and wide, with no sense of design. They would look like a straight tube when worn.
Xia's mother was worried because she didn't find the style she liked.
Xia Yutong really couldn't stand it, so she picked up the pencil that the tailor used to record the sizes next to her, picked out a picture in the album that caught her eye, made a few strokes on the clothes, and then handed it to Xia's mother.
Mother Xia took it, and her eyes suddenly lit up. The picture book used to be the most common small square collar, but now it has been changed to a large lapel down to the chest. The middle part is cut off with an arc curve, forming an upper and lower folded collar design. I made a few more cuts, shrunk the straight waist, and changed the front to a double-breasted design. The overall dress was much slimmer than before, and it looked more high-end and elegant.
Xia's mother had never seen such a style before. She liked it so much. Her eyes were shining when she looked at her daughter. She knew that her daughter had been smart since she was a child, but she never knew that her daughter was so smart. With just two simple strokes, she could actually... It's amazing how much you can change your clothes.
She quickly took the picture album to the tailor and asked her to make it according to this style.
The tailor's surname was Zhang, and her craftsmanship was well-known in the small county. She took the picture book and studied it carefully. She said that she could do this, but the workmanship was quite troublesome and would cost extra money.
Xia's mother thought it was right. She was about to say yes, but Xia Yutong beat her to it: "Master Zhang, do you think this style looks good?"
Master Zhang glanced at Xia Yutong: "Of course it's beautiful. Little girl, did you draw this?"
"Yeah." Xia Yutong nodded and continued: "You have such a professional vision and think it looks good. Many people will like it. There will definitely be many people who want to make this style in the future. Can your business get better and better?"
Master Zhang nodded: "Then what?"
"Then the workmanship is very demanding, so only a craftsmanship like yours can do it well. From now on, when the whole county talks about your skills in making clothes, do you have to be this one?" Xia Yutong said, giving a thumbs up.
Master Zhang looked at the little girl's lively expression and the gesticulating thumbs, and couldn't help laughing: "It is indeed, so what?"
"Look, after you make the clothes and my mother wears them on the street, the rate of turning heads will be absolutely 100%. Others will definitely ask when they see it. If you ask, won't they all come to order from you? I'm afraid that you When the time comes to collect money, I will be merciless!" Xia Yutong looked like you were taking advantage.
Master Zhang:......
Xia Yutong gritted her teeth and smiled: "So you see, I didn't charge you a design fee, and my mother didn't charge you an advertising fee. Are you exempt from the manual fee?"
Mother Xia was stunned. Is this still her soft and sweet little girl? This eloquence is simply...
Master Zhang almost laughed out loud. No one had ever said that even if he walked around the street wearing her clothes, he would still ask her what advertising fee she received.
But the little girl was right. The style was indeed modified by her. A few strokes really made the whole dress feel new. Thinking of this, Master Zhang looked at Xia Yutong: "Little girl, can you draw other styles?"
"Of course I can paint, but what's the benefit of painting?" Xia Yutong asked.
"In this way, I will only charge the cost price for your mother's dress, and I will waive the handwork fee for her. And in the future, if you draw a style that I am satisfied with, I will give you twenty yuan for each drawing." Master Zhang said.
Xia’s mother didn’t even know what expression to put on. Her husband was considered a relatively high-income earner in the county. His monthly basic salary plus allowances was only over 600 yuan. Now, a few strokes of his daughter’s random strokes are worth yuan. Already?
But what shocked her even more was what came next. Her precious daughter shook her head: "If you like a pair, I don't want to buy it out at once. I want to share it. If someone comes to you to order a dress, you give me two yuan." money."
Master Zhang simply didn’t know what to say. The price she paid 20 yuan a piece was already very conscientious. Mainly because of the smart look on this little girl’s face, she thought that she would really like to produce a few pictures of the same level to treat her. It is indeed beneficial.
But I didn't expect that the little girl actually looked down on it and wanted to share it directly. You know, she might not get twenty yuan for a piece of clothing she worked so hard to make.
But then I thought about it, the little girl has confidence in herself, and thinks that the styles provided must sell well. In this case, she thinks she can try it. She has the final say whether the style is good or not, and she doesn’t like it at all. Can not.
And if the style is really novel and beautiful, if the craftsmanship fee goes up a few bucks, the customer will probably agree, and it’s not impossible to give the little girl two bucks at that time.
Most importantly, her tailor shop is not the only one in the county, and the competition is still huge. If you can really retain customers for a long time, this is much more important than making two more dollars.
After thinking about it, Master Zhang directly agreed and asked Xia Yutong to go home and draw a few styles for her to see. If she thought it was good, she would give her two yuan for each item of the same style in the future.
When Xia Yutong heard that there was something going on, he picked up the album and pencil, found two highly malleable drawings, and started drawing again.
Thirty minutes later, Master Zhang fell silent while holding two freshly produced revised drawings. From her professional perspective, such clothes are absolutely stunning. Could this little girl have become a sperm? Or are there really children that smart? What a monster!