Chapter 48: Buying household items, worth making friends

The two of us are destined, so Auntie will give you a discount. Let’s just say 4 yuan for everything. It’s not excessive to give four yuan for so many large items. Yang Mumu nodded and readily took out 4 yuan from her pocket and handed it over.

 At the same time, she asked, Auntie, do you know where I can get boxes made? I want to have a few boxes made to store clothes and cotton. Aunt Yang laughed and clapped her hands. Mumu, you’ve really asked the right person this time.

 I’ll take you there. My eldest brother makes cabinets. He’s the carpenter in our brigade, and his craftsmanship is the best in our brigade. Most of the people in the brigade have them made there.

 Young people getting married and moving into new homes like to have him make furniture the most. I’ll take you there so he can give you a cheaper price, a family price, which is a price that educated youths can never get. Then I’ll thank you in advance, Auntie. Auntie, it’s almost time to get off work. Let’s go now.

Yang Mumu was too lazy to bother herself, so it was convenient to have an acquaintance take her. Okay, leave these things here with Auntie. I’ll help you deliver them to the educated youth compound later.

My family has a flatbed cart, which is convenient for hauling things. Yang Mumu agreed and took Aunt Yang’s arm to her eldest brother’s house. Aunt Yang’s eldest brother didn’t live far from here. It was only a fifteen-minute walk to the place. Her eldest brother had just returned with a hoe. Big Brother, let me introduce you.

This is the new educated youth who came to our brigade, Yang Mumu, from our family. She wants to have a cabinet made, so I specially brought her to you. You must give her a family price. Aunt Yang whispered to her eldest brother, I heard from the brigade leader that she will be our team’s future scorekeeper, and this educated youth is a very nice person.

After hearing this, Aunt Yang’s eldest brother looked at Yang Mumu with a smile and said, You want to have a cabinet made? Okay, since it’s someone my sister brought, and we’re still from the same family, then I’ll definitely give you a family price.

 Come in with me. Thank you, Uncle Yang. Yang Mumu followed Uncle Yang into the backyard, selected the wood, and had two storage boxes made of camphor wood, 100*50*46 in size. Like this box. Then, she had a large cabinet made that could hold several quilts. The total cost of all the wood and labor was 7 yuan.

Uncle Yang thought that giving her this price wouldn’t be a loss. The wood was from the trees on the firewood mountain that his family had been allocated. Although he gave her a discounted price, it only cost him time and skill. Compared to earning three cents for one work point for a day’s work, even if he earned a full ten work points in a day, it would only be thirty cents.

And he could earn back these 7 yuan by processing and rushing to make the boxes in just six or seven days during his rest time, which was definitely a big profit. Yang Mumu thought that it would cost furniture stamps to have these things made in the city, plus the boxes made of camphor wood, which were the most popular for weddings, would be even more expensive, definitely more than this price.

 Either way, it wouldn’t be a loss, and both parties would benefit. She calculated it in her heart, didn’t say anything, and readily gave the 7 yuan. When Uncle Yang sent Yang Mumu out, he reminded her, At most seven days, and then I’ll deliver the boxes to the educated youth compound for you.

But you can’t tell anyone about this price. The price I used to sell to those educated youths was doubled. If anyone asks, just say it was the doubled price.

 Yang Mumu nodded happily and smiled, Okay, Uncle, I definitely won’t breathe a word. Thank you, Uncle. If any new educated youths want to have these things made, I’ll definitely recommend them to you.

These bright words made Uncle Yang happy. Okay, then Uncle will thank you in advance. I’ll definitely make sure you have the boxes on time. After leaving Uncle Yang’s house, she returned to Aunt Yang’s house to push the things.

Aunt Yang personally helped her deliver them to the yard. Mumu, remember to help Auntie promote it too, okay? Yang Mumu held Aunt Yang’s hand and responded loudly, Okay, Auntie, I’ll definitely help you promote it.

With our relationship, if anyone asks me, I’ll recommend you first. But whether they go or not is not up to me. But if I need anything in the future, I’ll come to your place to pick it out. Okay, okay, Auntie will go back first. Aunt Yang’s face broke into wrinkles as she smiled, and she happily pushed the flatbed cart back.

 Yang Mumu moved all the things into the house and tidied them up one by one. The winnowing fans and bamboo baskets were all placed against the wall. At this time, He Yuan and Xia Zhizhi, who had gone to get things, also returned, and they curiously ran over to ask when they saw the things she was tidying up.

Mumu, you’ve really thought of everything. I didn’t even think about buying these things. Where did you get these things? I want to go buy some back too. He Yuan touched the broom on the left and the winnowing fan on the right, feeling very novel. Yang Mumu immediately kept her promise and recommended them to the two of them.

It’s not far from us, the one with the whitewashed walls, the one with the same surname as me, Aunt Yang’s place. Her eldest brother is also a carpenter and can make cabinets. Okay, I’ll go exchange for some back right away.

He Yuan didn’t hesitate at all. After knowing the place, she turned around and prepared to go get things. Wait for me, I’ll go take a look too. Xia Zhizhi shouted from behind and ran after her. Liu Qingwan had just returned from talking to the captain about building a separate house and went there to exchange for things when she saw them moving things. Not long after, Gu Xingzhou and Song Yan passed by and saw it.

Yang Mumu recommended it again, and the two of them also went to buy it. Li Jianhua heard it from behind and followed. In the end, even Lu Qianyao, who had returned dejectedly, went to exchange for a broom.

 Yang Mumu wanted to laugh when she saw him carrying a broom back with that expression, looking quite like a jinx. Over there, Aunt Yang and her eldest brother received several big orders in a row, all saying they wanted the same style that Yang Mumu had bought, and they were so happy that they couldn’t see their teeth. In just a short while, Yang Mumu had promoted them and attracted so much business, earning them a lot of money.

They liked Yang Mumu even more sincerely in their hearts. This child was reliable, really helping when there was work to be done, and really promoting when there was promotion to be done. They had to send something over to thank her.

 To return a favor, Aunt Yang personally sent two more bamboo baskets to Yang Mumu to thank her after she finished her work. Uncle Yang was thinking that he had to work overtime to make her boxes and cabinets as soon as possible, and then use the remaining wood to make a shoe rack to give to this child.

What a good child, he had to treat her well. Holding the bamboo baskets, Yang Mumu also put Aunt Yang in the category of people she could get along with in her heart. The next day, the first day of work, Yang Mumu went to the brigade on time according to the regulations.

And when the captain introduced her to the brigade accountant and handed over the work of the scorekeeper, she was a little surprised after knowing who the accountant was.