Daming 1805

Chapter 288 Park Product Store
After working hard for more than a month, Aoxue, a female worker at the Mengxian Textile Factory, finally got her first wages.

On the seventh day of each month, the wages of the previous month are distributed.

Aoxue, who was wearing overalls, was holding twenty banknotes in her hand, her hands were trembling slightly, her eyes were wide open:

"Twenty silver bills...it's really twenty silver bills, and it's my own money...

"I, Aoxue, have lived for 20 years, and this is the first time I have received so much money!"

Aoxue herself is actually quite smart, with very flexible minds and hands.

After studying for less than ten days, I was able to keep up with the progress of the production line, and I was considered a teacher.

He has also practiced in the high-walled compound for more than ten years. He is good at observing words and deeds, and knows how to improve interpersonal relationships.

After helping the line leader and team leader, I got a very high job evaluation.

In the first month of the final job, the basic salary plus study rewards, plus the evaluation of generals, I got [-] silver notes.

It is equivalent to the wages of ordinary workers for a full month.

Aoxue looked at her money and was stunned for several seconds.

Then he quickly divided the banknote into four parts and put them in different pockets.

With unusually brisk steps, he walked towards the "Park Product Store" in the industrial park.

This park product store is a special store built directly in the industrial park and only sells products produced in the park.

Zhu Jingyuan once imagined that ordinary workers in the factory could use their own products at a relatively low cost, and specially built a batch of such stores.

The prices of the things sold in the store are very close to the cost price, and after deducting the wages of the supply staff, the sales are basically unprofitable.

It's actually an employee benefit.

If the workers in the factory really need to use the products in the factory, they will basically come to the product store in the park to buy them, and they will definitely not go to the shops on the street outside.

Today happened to be the day when wages were paid, so there were many people in every shop.

The overall layout of the shop Aoxue came to is convex, and the protruding part in the middle is the hood outside the building.

Below the hood are several long wooden counters, on which are the most popular items.

Stretch cotton fabric with a small amount of stretch yarn, and garments made of this fabric.

There are underwear and vests that became popular in the era of Emperor Sejo, and middle clothes worn under traditional crown clothes.

Plus the newly invented circular knit socks.

Less than 5.00% elastic yarn greatly improves the feel and wearing comfort of these clothes.

The point is that the actual selling price of these things is a little cheaper than the non-stretch products sold outside.

Because this is a real factory direct sale, there is not much markup, so it sells very well.

A whole row of fabrics of different colors and thicknesses are placed on the table to be cut.

The most common pure white shirts, skirts, trousers, and singles are also piled up in bundles.

A large box full of socks was placed open on the table.

Several shop assistants stood around, explaining the purpose, budget price, cutting cloth...

The bustling entrance of the store is like going to a rural market in the 90s.

Some workers prefer to buy cloth, apparently planning to go back and make their own clothes.

There are also some workers who start to buy ready-made clothes directly. What they consider is how much money they can make with the time wasted in making clothes.

But whether you buy cloth or clothes, you will basically consider and hesitate, discuss with your companions, and check carefully.

But Aoxue was very decisive and skipped the cloth to look at the ready-to-wear.

Find the style and color you like, turn to your size, pick up one directly, and choose the next one right away.

Aoxue has been here more than once, and is very familiar with the things here.

After buying a set of underwear with my previous savings, I immediately decided to change all the underwear and underwear.

After choosing underwear and middle clothes, Aoxue walked into the shop.

The wall on the left side of the store and the hall on the left side are filled with all kinds of fabrics, and the right side is ready-made clothes.

Along the wall in the deepest part of the store are other textile-related products such as parcels.

There are many people in front of the store, but there are not many people in the store. The reason is that the things inside are relatively expensive.

Moreover, there are relatively few people, and they are basically concentrated on the left side of the store, and they are all choosing fabrics.

In terms of underwear and underwear, the price difference between ready-made garments and fabrics is relatively small, because the styles of underwear and underwear are very simple.

The difference in outerwear is relatively large, because the styles of outerwear are more cumbersome, and there are designs such as embroidery and printing and dyeing.

The price of outer garments is much more expensive than fabrics, and most workers still choose to buy fabrics and go back to make them. Even if they find a tailor to make them, it is cheaper than buying ready-made garments directly.

However, Aoxue still didn't think about buying fabrics, and went directly to find her favorite ready-to-wear.

She quickly picked out a gown, two skirts, and a bier, all made of rayon and stretch silk.

The total price of these four pieces of clothes was six silver bills, almost one-third of Aoxue's monthly wages went out directly.

Aoxue's shopping is still not over, she walked to the innermost part of the store and picked out a rayon satchel.

Some rayon outerwear fabrics can often be sold, and occasionally one or two pieces of ready-made clothes can be sold.

But the rayon bag...that's the stuff no one really cares about.

The bags themselves were more expensive than rayon clothes, and they couldn't be worn on people.

For the vast majority of workers, handbags and shoulder bags can also be used by making one with cotton cloth.

Even handy ones can be used to cut fabrics for clothes, or rayon scraps cut in factories, and put together a usable and exquisite bag.

But Aoxue's way of thinking about consumption is different from that of ordinary workers.

She thought it liked her, so she would just buy it without even asking for details.

When Aoxue was choosing a bag, the shop assistant next to her looked at her several times.

It's hard to understand, why does this woman buy a bag?It doesn't look like a particularly rich female craftsman.

Aoxue picked out the satchel, and when she was about to pay the money, she found something next to the parcel:
"Is that the... pantyhose, or something called pantyhose?"

Aoxue works in the knitting workshop. She has seen the pantyhose production line and knows the female workers on the production line.

Seeing that Aoxue has become interested in pantyhose again, the female clerk next to him seemed to have doubts about the key, so she took the initiative to introduce:

"Pantyhose is equivalent to a pair of underwear, a pair of trousers, and a pair of socks, three pieces of clothing in one.

"And the finest weaving techniques are used, so it's actually quite cost-effective..."

Aoxue said with some uncertainty:
"I heard from the workers on the production line that this is men's clothing from Xiyi, how could it be placed in a women's clothing store..."

The clerk immediately shook his head and said:
"That's all rumors, this is the women's clothing appointed by our king, that's why it's sold in the women's clothing store.

"In the new Ming-style formal suits designed by our Majesty, those short skirts should be worn with this kind of pantyhose.

"So it really belongs to the new Ming-style formal clothes, not our Ming's traditional clothes."

In Dashi Country, in the Meng County Industrial Zone, the persuasive power of the name "Our King" is undoubtedly extremely high.

Aoxue immediately accepted this statement, and at the same time aroused even more curiosity:
"The clothes designed by our majesty? What does the new Ming-style formal dress look like? Where is it hung?"

The clerk immediately said:
"We don't have any in our store. That kind of clothes need to be custom-made, and they must be tailored to achieve the effect.

"And... so far, no one in the factory area seems to have made this kind of clothes...

Aoxue suddenly became interested:

"No one has done it? Then I want to try it. How can I order it?"

The clerk said:
"Go to the intersection of Zhongxin Street in the county seat and look for Dashi Clothing Firm, which is also the property of our king.

"If you order clothes with our badge, you can enjoy the same discounts as factory stores."

Aoxue nodded lightly:

"I see, thanks, I'll go checkout...wait..."

Aoxue wanted to leave subconsciously, raised her foot and stopped:
"Are you sure this pantyhose is not men's clothing? And how is the price calculated?"

The clerk immediately introduced:
"[-]% rayon, [-]% spandex, a three-dollar silver bill.

"[-]% rayon, [-]% spandex, a two-dollar bill.

"Ninety-five percent cotton, half stretch silk, one dollar bill.

"The factory has regulations, no matter what type, each person can only buy two pieces per quarter.

"One yuan is actually equivalent to elastic cotton socks, and there are some differences in appearance and comfort.

"But the difference between two yuan and three yuan is very small, but the elasticity is less, and there should be no difference in wearing..."

After hearing this, Aoxue nodded lightly:

"It doesn't seem too expensive, give me two first..."

Aoxue subconsciously wanted to say two pieces worth three yuan, but before she finished speaking, she realized that it was too expensive.

If you don't have to go out to order clothes, you can directly buy two for three yuan now.

But Aoxue doesn't want inferior grades, so after thinking about it for three seconds, she said:

"Let's ask for a three-yuan one first..."

The clerk almost choked on Aoxue's words.

I was worried that she would dislike the price of three yuan, so what is the advantage of introducing two yuan.

In the end, this guy was fine, he didn't mention the two yuan thing, and just opened his mouth to ask for the most expensive one.

But how to buy things is the decision of others, the clerk didn't say anything, just wrapped the things for Aoxue.

When going to the counter to check out, Aoxue finally confirmed how much she had spent, a total of 13 yuan in silver bills.

Aoxue's total salary of twenty silver bills is now only seven yuan.

Aoxue returned home with her things, and as soon as she entered the door, she saw her parents and younger sister standing in the living room.

Mother Panlan immediately asked:

"Where did you go? Didn't you agree to go to the store to buy cloth together after paying the wages and come back to make new clothes?"

Younger sister Ling Shuang saw several packages in Aoxue's hand:
"It should be to go shopping, she may have finished shopping..."

Father Qingsong also reacted:

"Why did you go to the store by yourself? What kind of fabric did you buy?"

Aoxue directly shook her head and said:
"I didn't buy cloth. All I bought were ready-made clothes. I've bought all my own. You just go and buy yours."

Mother Xianglan noticed the bag in Aoxue's hand:

"You...you even bought a rayon bag? That thing costs two silver bills! It's enough to make a whole suit of clothes with cloth!"

Aoxue gave a dry laugh, and said to herself that the most expensive thing I bought was not even this bag.

But she also knew in her heart that if she told about the strange thing about the three-yuan silver bill, there might be even worse consequences.

So Aoxue didn't say anything at this time, and walked into the room with her things in her arms.

This house has only two rooms, Qingsong and Xianglan live in one room, sisters Aoxue and Lingshuang live in one room, and the remaining two brothers sleep directly in the small living room.

Xianglan looked at Aoxue without saying a word, and then noticed the handbags in her hand, her eyes turned dark immediately:
"Where's your salary? How much did you spend? How much is left?"

Aoxue still didn't say a word, went directly into the room, and locked the door behind her.

Xianglan went to knock on the door a few times, but there was no response from inside, she just jumped around outside and howled:
"You stinky girl is trying to piss me off!"

This family has long been familiar with Aoxue's character, and his father Qingsong directly waved his hands in disgust and said:

"Find her a husband's family to marry her as soon as possible..."

After hearing this, Xianglan became even more worried:

"She has a prodigal personality, and she is already 20 years old. Who wants to marry her..."

Ling Shuang, who is a younger sister, is very open-minded:

"My sister has been like this all her life, it's no use worrying about it, parents.

"Anyway, she can work now and earn money by herself, so she won't starve to death anyway.

"What should we do by ourselves, as if there is no one like her in the family."

Qingsong felt that what the youngest daughter said made sense, so he greeted his wife, son, and youngest daughter and said:
"Leave her alone, let's go to the store and buy some meat and vegetables to cook..."

Xianglan had no other choice, she followed her husband sadly, and went out with her son and youngest daughter.

(End of this chapter)