Big businessman and little fisherman

Chapter 171 Mind

Chen Pingan's craftsmanship is not very good either. Although the oil-paper umbrellas he made have been carefully polished on the corners and corners, they are really strong, but they are not as delicate as others.

In Lu Xiaosi's words, it means that the craft is not perfect and needs to be practiced.

Chen Pingan also felt that he had to practice. Xiaosi said that his master craftsman can make a oil-paper umbrella in only half a month. He has only made five since he learned it, and it still takes a lot of effort. Grandma and Yao Yao also helped him a lot.

After eating the roasted potatoes, it was still early, and the children didn't want to go back when they were roasting.

Chen Pingan washed his hands, and showed Xiaosi the oil-paper umbrella he made.

"Do you see if the umbrella can be sold in the town?"

"Why not?" Lu Yange took the oil-paper umbrella and looked at it carefully, "Brother Ping An, don't tell me, although your umbrella is a bit rough, it is really strong."

Chen Ping touched the umbrella in his hand, his eyes glowed, and he smirked.

It’s good to be strong. Country people like to be durable because they want to be affordable.

Lu Yange thought for a while: "Brother Pingan, if you are going to go to the town, I will go with you tomorrow. Shopkeeper Li is familiar with Yang Da from Yang's Grocery Store, so we can go and ask."

This one borrowed the name of the Ding family, saying it was borrowing money from the Ding family, but in fact it was money from the Lu family themselves.

Lu Quan was going to cast the net in the afternoon, catch some fish and give some to Ding's family tomorrow.

Although no money was borrowed, the Ding family's heart cannot be forgotten.

Early in the morning, Chen Pingan was rowing, and Lu Yange continued to squat in the cabin, clutching the quilt.

She is afraid of the cold and has little strength, unlike her second sister and Chen Pingan, who want to take off their coats when they shake their hands, and their heads are covered with sweat.

Chen Pingan took the oil-paper umbrella he had made, and was going to the town to ask if anyone bought it.

If someone buys it, he will continue to do it when he comes back.

If no one buys...

Thinking of how hard he had learned a craft, what would he do if no one bought it?
Continue to do it, the family has to eat, and he is not reconciled if he doesn't do it.

Seeing that Chen Ping'an was full of worries along the way, Lu Yange finally realized his conscience and opened his mouth: "Brother Ping'an, do you have something on your mind, just say what you want?"

"No...it's okay." After speaking, Chen Pingan scratched his head embarrassingly, "I don't know if I can sell this umbrella. If no one wants it, can I still do it when I go back?"

Lu Xiaosi said puzzledly: "Do it, why don't you do it? If you don't do it, how can you practice your skills well? If you can't practice your skills well, how can you make better and more exquisite oil-paper umbrellas."

She still remembers Dai Wangshu's "Rain Lane" on her back: Holding an oil-paper umbrella, wandering alone in the long and lonely rain lane, I hope to meet a girl who is full of sorrow like a lilac.

At that time, I was almost moved to tears, wishing I could buy an oil-paper umbrella immediately, and go for a walk in the rain alley.

She didn't think about meeting anyone or not, she just thought that the picture must be extremely beautiful.

Such a beautiful picture, if there is no oil-paper umbrella, it must not be so beautiful.

"Yes, it is time to continue."

Chen Ping's eyes fell on the sparkling water, and he was lost in thought, "If I don't do it, when will I be able to give grandma and Yaoyao a good life."

His family still owes the Lu family money.

Only by practicing your skills well can you have hope in life.

If he can't sell it, at worst, he will continue to carry bags at the pier, and he will find time to make umbrellas, and the craftsmanship will definitely not stop.

"Brother Ping An, if you are worried that you won't be able to sell them, you can take the oil-paper umbrellas to the town for consignment. Isn't there a grocery store in the town? You don't need to charge money, and sell the umbrellas there, and then give you money after selling them. "

Seeing that Chen Pingan didn't react for a while, Lu Yange continued, "After all, you just made it now, and the umbrella you made is definitely not as exquisite as the old master can see. But the umbrella you made is so strong that even my parents praise you for making it." Umbrellas are strong and durable at first glance. The umbrellas you make can be sold in a grocery store in the town. You set a price and make an agreement with the store. You only need so many copper coins to sell an umbrella. How much copper coins you can sell is the store's property. If you make more, you can also send them to Nanyang, Dongyang County, and Huaicheng. There are so many places and so many people, can anyone still buy umbrellas? "

"But...but..."

Chen Ping lowered his head in embarrassment, "But if these umbrellas can't be sold, I don't have that much money to continue making umbrellas."

For him now, handwork is the least valuable thing, and the tissue paper, orchid bamboo, and tung oil that can be used to make umbrellas all cost money.

One or two, ten or twenty can afford him.

If you do it every day and every year, the accumulation of these things will cost a lot.

"Why can't it be sold?" Lu Yange stared at a pair of watery eyes, "Brother Pingan, you have to believe in yourself, what you make must be good, and someone will definitely buy it."

Oil-paper umbrellas are not eel cages, anyone can make them, and so many crafts are not just for fun.

At this time, skills like this are basically inherited from the ancestors, and no one would foolishly teach them to outsiders.

Some families even stipulate that their own craftsmanship is passed on from male to female, and from elder to younger.

The same skill can be learned by sons in the family, but not by daughters.Why, because a girl is going to marry, and marrying a girl means taking this craftsmanship to someone else's house.

Some families even pass on the craftsmanship to only their eldest son and grandson, and do not allow other children and grandchildren to learn it, in order to avoid competition.

Chen Pingan knows how to make oiled paper umbrellas, no matter how skilled he is, one thing Lu Yange can be sure of is that there is no craftsman who can make oiled paper umbrellas in Jiangjiaba, or even in the entire Nanyang County.

Chen Pingan asked about this matter when he went to the store to buy an oil-paper umbrella.The shopkeeper said that their goods are all picked up in Nanyang, and some of the goods in Nanyang come from the capital and some from Huaicheng.

After being told by Lu Yange, Chen Pingan's confidence returned.

The young man stood facing the wind in the bow of the boat, with a smile on his face: "Xiao Si, to tell you the truth, I also think that as long as I work hard, I will do better. I also believe that in the future, the oil-paper umbrella I made will be able to It is sold in the capital and is loved by more people."

Lu Yange also narrowed his eyes with a smile: "Yes, Brother Pingan, you have to believe that you are the best. I can wait for Brother Pingan to earn a lot of money and give me a dividend."

Chen Pingan nodded fiercely: "Yes, I will definitely buy a big house for the fourth brother."

Looking at the high-spirited young man, Lu Yange suddenly had a bold idea in his heart.

If the eldest sister is married to Brother Pingan, the parents don't have to worry about the elder sister being bullied because of her good temper.

Brother Ping'an is an excellent person, and Chen Yaoyao is also a good girl, not to mention Grandma Chen, all adults and children in Zhuangzi do not dislike her.

Women like Qiu and the others like to ask Grandma Chen for advice when they can't figure something out.

I just don't know if the elder sister and father and mother are willing or not. When they go back, they have to find out what mother said. If mother is willing, there must be no problem with father.

As long as the mother is willing, she will test the elder sister again.

It would be best for the elder sister to be willing, if not, then find another one for the elder sister who is no worse than Brother Ping An.

(End of this chapter)