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The forests in Xiahe Village are rich in trees and dense in forests.Not only are there many varieties of trees, but there are also many varieties of vines.

Usually no one pays attention to these things.

Farmers need to make some pots, barrels, chairs, and cabinets, so they choose one or two trees in the forest, cut them down and drag them home for use.Who uses the cane?

That is to say, if you forget to bring hemp rope when you are cuddling fur or collecting firewood in the woods, you may chop one or two thinner rattans to make hemp rope and straw rope.It's just for tying things or supplementing with climbing.

No one thought of using it for anything else.

But now there are few pheasants and hares in the woods, and the fat mud has almost been planed away, and no one pays attention to such a thing that is not suitable for eating or drinking.

But Qiao Mingjin was thinking about these unwanted things.

Crafts such as rattan chairs, rattan tables and rattan baskets made of rattan in previous lives are very popular among the public.I dare not say it is practical, but it is light and easy to move.

When she lived in the compound of the community, she often heard people outside ringing the bell and yelling "Bamboo poles for sale..." "Beautiful wicker chairs..." When they shouted, children from the compound always followed behind to watch. lively.

The seller slowly rode a modified tricycle, ringing the bell, with rattan chairs stacked high on it, yelling nonstop from alley to alley.

Whoever hears it, looks out of the window, stops to have a look, picks and chooses, and if the price is right, chooses one and takes it home.

The thing is light, and once it falls on the shoulder, it can be carried back by itself.

In the home Qiao Mingjin lived in before, there were several chairs and tables made of rattan.

In the courtyard, besides a set of tea tables and chairs made of Tengtiao, there is also a hanging basket in the shape of a bird's nest, and her father's favorite is holding a palm-sized purple money pot and sitting and shaking it. Rattan rocking chair that rocks away...

It was because she pestered her father to chase after his bicycle and bought it.Let her father carry it back again.

Those are too distant memories...

After Qiao Mingjin decided to do this, she discussed it carefully with the workshop staff.

Everyone said it was good.

Although no one has ever made it, this thing is similar to a chair made of wood.In the village, there are also some bamboo chairs cut from the forest to make one or two bamboo chairs, and the craftsmanship is not much different from that of rattan chairs.

After making up his mind, Qiao Mingjin quickly invited people in the village, except for a few women's family members of the handyman's family, and found a few nimble women in the village to participate in the production.

In addition, although she has seen many types of rattan crafts, she is still blind in making them.So I found a few other old people who had made bamboo chairs in the village and asked them to be masters.

For another convenience, they recruited a few more young and strong to follow her and Yunjin up the mountain to select materials.

There are two kinds of rattan chairs.One is made of rattan wood, and the other is made of pure rattan wood.

Qiao Mingjin mainly wanted to highlight the lightness and low price of rattan products, so he decided to make a pure rattan structure.

There are many types of rattan in the forest.There are hundreds of types that can be used to make wicker chairs.Although the vines in the forest in Xiahe Village vary in size and shape, most of them are usable.

The larger and thicker ones are used as support rods, foot pads, armrests and chair backs.The fine silk is used to make seat boards and coiled flowers.

Qiao Mingjin is half a bucket of water.Fortunately, after everyone listened to her proposal, everyone could put forward one or two opinions and work together.The opinions I put forward are only better than hers.

She took people into the woods to pick materials for several days in a row. She was scratched several times all over her body, and then she came back with people pulling a few ox carts of materials, which filled the yard.

After the material is selected, it is necessary to carry out preliminary processing.

The surface of the vines is relatively rough, usually thorny plants.It needs to be sanded smooth before use.

After Yun Jin went to the city to buy all the tools, Qiao Mingjin led someone to peel and polish them.

Don't expect any grinding machines or anything these days.It's all handmade.The knife is necessary, and the grinding paper is also a fine grinding tool.

Fortunately, although the conditions are simple, the efficiency is not bad these years.Outstanding craftsmen are indispensable in all dynasties, and these people are often hidden in the countryside.

She invited several old men who had made bamboo chairs in the village to give her some pertinent advice, which cleared up Qiao Mingjin's confused mind a lot.

After the material is selected, it undergoes rough grinding and fine grinding.It's about to be produced.

Bend setting in fabrication is critical.There are no muskets for heat treatment these days, only the original fire is used for baking.

Fortunately, this farm uses fire to bake wood, bamboo, rattan, etc., so that it is rarely bent and shaped.When Qiao Mingjin was selling bamboo rakes, she had done this job for a long time.

There are several uncles in the village standing by.Occasionally, the masters of the workshop would come out to offer some suggestions, so Qiao Mingjin only cared about designing the drawings.

This thing isn't hard to imitate either.Nothing technically difficult.

After taking a look, I can get it out by myself when I go home.If you don't sell it, you can still use it for your own use.What I can do at home, I am afraid that no one will pay for it.

The hands-on ability of this countryman can never be underestimated.

If Qiao Mingjin hadn't invited these people to the workshop to participate in the production, I'm afraid that these people would have to chop some and go home to do it themselves.Imitation is certain.

The solution is, one is to monopolize the materials, and the other is to always be more novel than others and constantly produce new ones.

Monopoly materials are less homogeneous.Xiahe Village may have some confidence, but how can it be done in other places?

I also hope that I can rush to make some new ideas and novelties.

Qiao Mingjin began to immerse herself in drawing again.

The production time of rattan chairs is not as long as that of root carvings, and the market positioning of the two is also different.Maybe a year of rattan and wood products is not worth a root carving.

That is to solve some labor and earn some small money.Don't expect to sell it for a high price, get rich or anything.

After processing, assembling, weaving, wrapping, grinding, polishing, painting and oiling, a rattan chair made of pure rattan can be considered complete.

The first rattan chair was not fancy, and the flowers were simple and ordinary.But after the finished product was made, everyone was delighted.

Sturdy yet lightweight, an adult can lift it with one hand.Moving from the front yard to the back yard, and from the house to the outside of the house dozens of times a day, there is no problem at all, and I am not out of breath.

The people around it were very happy.

After sitting one by one, I devoted myself to the production of the next finished product with [-]% enthusiasm.

After looking at it once, Steward Zhou looked at the drawings drawn by Qiao Mingjin, and he was also full of praise.The next day I brought Zhou Yanqing over to have a look.

Zhou Yanqing wandered around the first finished product several times, held it up and down like an idiot for a few times, and then looked at Qiao Mingjin's drawing carefully, and then looked around Qiao Mingjin up and down.

"How did your brain grow?"

Qiao Mingjin gave him a blank look.Ignore her.

After he had looked around enough, he discussed the sale with him.

"I just saw that after the busy farming season, there were too many idle laborers in the village. Our mother and daughter lived here, and bought a homestead in the village to set up a workshop. This year has also attracted the envy of many people. Fortunately, With the name of your Zhou family in town, the patriarch is also considered to be a strong supporter, no one is causing trouble. I also want to do my part..."

"...Of course I'm not that noble. Of course, I just want to find something to do. No, no, don't say that those account books are underpaid. I finally cleared my mind for a while, so don't catch up again Just take a bunch. Let me take it easy...on the other hand, I want to help the patriarch solve some of the excess labor in the village."

"I heard that the patriarch helped you a lot?" Zhou Yanqing asked, staring at Qiao Mingjin.

Qiao Mingjin nodded: "Yes. I bought a homestead, bought a house, bought a field to build a house, and asked for a job. The patriarch made a lot of effort. Besides, if it weren't for him, our mother and daughter would not have had such an easy life this year. My heart Always remember him."

Zhou Yanqing stared at her with good eyes.

My heart is sour and astringent.

Qiao Mingjin made a digression, and then mentioned to him the issue of wicker chair sales.

"I'm afraid this rattan chair won't last long. After all, it's a low-cost thing. Except for some novelty boutiques that can be sold in your carpenter's shop, I want to ask people to sell them around like a peddler. In this way Come on, the cost is low, and imitators are not profitable, maybe we can sell some more time."

Zhou Yanqing nodded.

Altruism doesn't pay attention to this.

Being able to win over the people in Xiahe Village, give them a job, and have a fixed money income to supplement the family is nothing but beneficial and harmless to him and the workshop.

He has nothing to object to.

This thing is different from root carvings, even pork can't be served, let alone these wild bastards?It is almost impossible to sell a high price to a big door.

As long as this woman in front of her has something to do, she always looks radiant when she is busy. Her whole face is filled with a confident light, which makes people dare not look at her so vividly.

He likes to see her like this.His heart was beating so hard that he couldn't help but want to get closer to her, to talk to her more...

Zhou Yanqing lingered in Xiahe Village for a whole day, until the sky became dark and yellow, and then drove away.

I decided with Qiao Mingjin on several styles to be sold in the shop, discussed the details of the sale, encouraged everyone, and then left.

After Zhou Yanqing left, Qiao Mingjin stepped up production again.

There are many people, and the process is divided into flow production, the second one and the third one...the finished products are all produced very quickly.After everyone became proficient, the finished products flowed out one by one, and soon a storage room specially cleaned up was full.

Then, inevitably, came the time to sell.This is also the time to test whether the hard work is paying off.

Everyone hung their hearts high.

Only when this thing sells well can they get higher wages. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: I stayed up all day and night, and slept for three hours... There is another chapter, maybe later