Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 352: Car Beads

After the father and son packed the cotton, they went back first.

It’s cold now, so you have to eat something hot. You can’t just eat cold steamed buns like in autumn, otherwise your stomach will feel uncomfortable.

Four thousand five hundred kilograms of cotton arrived at the Zhahua Factory Wharf in Xinba, where there were also other boats working.

When people see how comfortable his family is using boats, they will naturally learn from them. There is no shortage of boats in the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, two groups of workers were working hard in the flower-making factory, with seven large cotton piles lined up in a row.

Although it does not have the shocking feeling of having no end in sight as at the warehouse head, it also has an efficient operation mode.

The three shifts work non-stop for 24 hours, and the production line does not rest even if the workers take a break.

The throughput of the two production lines is not small, after all, they are new machines.

I heard from Erhu's father that the factory has a surplus of money.

But in order to thank those who lent me money, I deliberately kept the money until the end of the year to pay it back so that everyone could earn more.

This made everyone very happy. If they lent out money with a stable interest rate, ten thousand yuan would be worth several hundred yuan by the end of the year.

When we got up there, there were four people working on collecting the cotton, with two people in a group doing cross-checking.

The Qin family's cotton has always been above the standard line. It passes the moisture test immediately, and then Erhu's uncle, who is also the village accountant, settles the bill immediately.

There was a large office desk at the factory gate, piled high with cash, and the payment was made immediately after the cotton arrived.

The Qin family father and son have harvested five rounds today, and they only need one thousand kilograms to reach a hundred thousand kilograms. This alone has earned them eight or nine thousand.

The key is that this money is easy to make, and you can make it in two or three days a week.

We can still work for at least two more months until the end of the year, and all the drivers are happy to receive their pay.

The money was handed over to Qin Dahe as soon as it was handed over, and he had to take it to the city at night. His mother was worried about leaving Qian alone at home.

Several senior leaders in the factory are now eating boxed lunches like the workers. The workers work in three shifts, but the leaders cannot do that. They work in two shifts.

I work twelve hours a day, so I don’t have time to go home and eat.

As the utilization rate of funds becomes higher and higher, the efficiency of the factory continues to improve, and everyone is working hard.

Qin Dahe was also quite envious. His father-in-law had invested in a few shares and estimated that the investment would be recovered in half a year.

After leaving the cotton mill, we took a boat directly to the carpenter's workshop for dinner.

Now Baoer is the only woman left in the three families. Every morning she goes to the old carpenter's house with her baby to start working.

Three meals a day, and help the master with some housework.

It was already half past twelve when the Qin father and son arrived. Seeing this, Baoer immediately brought out the hot meals.

"Grandpa, big brother, you guys eat first, the chef and the others are still busy." Baoer quickly added rice to them.

"Thank you for your hard work these days." Qin Dahe was extremely satisfied with his brother's wife. It was really a blessing for Hanwaer to marry such a woman.

After the father and son had their meal, Qin's father went back to rest.

There is only one thousand kilograms of cotton. It doesn’t matter when we bring some cotton from the village to send over, or whether we send it over at all. The profit is just a few dozen yuan anyway.

He also called Erhu's father, and the old man was also outside collecting cotton.

Knowing that there was still a quota of 3,000 kilograms left there, he directly transferred the remaining 1,000 kilograms from his home to them and asked them to collect it together.

It's not worth making a separate trip just for this thousand kilograms of cotton.

"Grandpa, we're busy." When we arrived at the carpenter's workshop, the master and apprentice were painting the boards.

"Well, your thing hasn't been polished yet, go and do it yourself." Grandpa pointed to the aircraft carrier battle formations in the corner.

During this period, he only made six sets, and his grandfather and others were busy making some small ornaments, so naturally the work was delayed.

"Okay, I'll make a few more sets later and polish them together." He smiled and took out a cigarette and gave one to the master and apprentice. They sat down to smoke and take a break.

"Is the machine tool useful? I see you have finished working on the furniture." He chuckled.

The old carpenter's face darkened. It was indeed useful. With the wooden bed, his work was worthless.

Other people's machine tools can do the same amount of work he does in a day in three hours.

"Brother, I made a lot of bamboo shoot skewers." The child said happily, "How much will it cost when the time comes?"

Bamboo weaving is done by turning the hardest knots of bamboo roots into beads, then polishing them. The fine speckles are quite beautiful. "How many strings can you make in an hour?" Qin Dahe asked with interest.

"About a dozen or so, but digging out the bamboo shoots is a little difficult."

"Haha, then sell it for three yuan a bunch. It's worth the price."

The cost is time, and bamboo shoots can be found everywhere.

The kid took out a string of bamboo whips from his hand. Qin Dahe took a look and said, "Hey, it's more exquisite than the little thing Grandpa made last year."

"You want a beating." Grandpa slapped him on the forehead angrily.

"Just a joke." He smiled awkwardly.

"With the tools, it will definitely look better after polishing." It turned out that he polished it by hand. It's impossible to do fine work on something that only costs a few dollars.

After taking a look at the boards inside, I knew the work was almost done.

"Are you busy soon?"

"Not busy anymore." Grandpa took a deep drag on his cigarette. "The furniture order was placed a long time ago. I'm preparing the funeral supplies for the old man from the tofu shop. I guess this winter will be tough."

This year's winter is particularly cold, which is a difficult hurdle for the elderly. It is time to prepare for their afterlife.

Nowadays, relatively few people use coffins. A coffin is not cheap. Even a thin-skinned one costs hundreds of dollars, and better ones made of insect-proof fragrant wood can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

"Tofu shop?" Qin Dahe frowned. He had some friendship with the owner of the tofu shop, so he could talk to the old man when he went to buy bean dregs.

"Yes, my legs hurt yesterday, so they asked me to bring some wood back this morning."

The coffins for the elderly are basically prepared long ago, dried in the shade by themselves, and then made when the time comes.

No one is so idle as to make a coffin and put it at home in advance. We are not rich.

Grandpa couldn't move the wood by himself, so the silly kids had to ride three-wheeled motorcycles to pull the wood. This apprentice really touched his heart.

He is a strong man with simple thoughts. He learns skills very quickly and it is very prestigious to take him out.

After finishing a cigarette, the master and apprentice went back to their work. Qin Dahe watched for a while and even tried it himself.

This set of carpentry tools is irresistible to men of all ages.

He made a sword made of iron and wood. It was very heavy and the rough edges were not trimmed properly, but he was happy.

"Grandpa, you can make some swords like this with cheap materials like pine wood. People will buy them even at five dollars a sword." Even if the adults don't say anything, the children will definitely clamor to buy them.

Those plastic ones only cost about ten yuan, and the wooden ones are definitely more solid than the plastic ones.

"You kid." Grandpa smiled and shook his head, "Okay, I'll make some when the boards are ready."

"You want something nice and majestic, and I'll draw it for you." He didn't want to do welding anymore, so he just killed time in the carpentry workshop.

I casually drew some exaggerated sword shapes, which are the kind that are easier to carve. I didn't make a few random hollowed-out, peerless swords.

The labor cost must be calculated carefully, but if the child sees that he can walk, he loses.

"I'll bring you some red silk tomorrow to tie it up, and I'll definitely bring pie."

Carpentry requires concentration. The kid has a helpless look on his face. How can he work like this?

Seeing this guy harassing me everywhere, the grandfather got fed up and told him to get out.

Coming out of the carpenter's workshop covered in dust, Qin Dahe complained in his heart that he had bought the lathe himself.

He completely forgot that when he was concentrating on welding, the two apprentices next to him had to stay away from him if they farted, otherwise they would start swearing.

After saying hello to Baoer, I went to the welding shop.

He still had to weld more aircraft carrier battle groups, and he felt happy when he thought about setting up his own stall in a row.

Making money is secondary. What matters most is looking cool. You will definitely be the most handsome guy at the fair.

I have put so much effort into this aircraft carrier battle group, and I haven’t even had enough fun with my latest pure gold fishing rod.

When they got up there, Erhu and the other two were not welding, but chatting with someone.

It seemed like this person came here to discuss the price and talk about wholesale.

(End of this chapter)