Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 10 Making hair ties from scraps of fabric

After leaving Xiangyang Textile Factory, Su Nuannuan found a secluded corner and entered the space.

The second floor has many smart home devices, which Su Nuannuan received as a gift from the owner when she bought supplies at a large supermarket. Su Nuannuan installed them on the large, single-level apartment on the second floor immediately.

After removing her makeup, Su Nuannuan took a shower and put her old clothes back on.

After tidying herself up, Su Nuannuan felt a pang of hunger in her stomach and used her mental power to move a bowl of braised beef noodles in front of her.

The preservation function of the first-floor space is amazing. When I opened the takeout packaging, a rich aroma of beef noodles wafted out. The steaming hot soup noodles looked like they had just come out of the pot, and the taste was delicious and smooth.

This made Su Nuannuan, who had been eating coarse grain buns all day, want to bite her tongue off.

After we had eaten and drunk our fill, it was already 2 p.m.

Su Nuannuan found a piece of paper and drew several modern hair ties, the most popular being the bow hair tie. She drew several designs. With her mother's skills, she should be able to make them.

After leaving the space, Su Nuannuan carried a burlap sack back to Hongqi Village.

Along the way, they came across a recycling station, and thinking about how the protagonists in some time-travel novels could often find antiques there, Su Nuannuan was madly tempted.

However, considering that it was only 60 years ago and the recycling station probably didn't have anything valuable, Su Nuannuan gave up on the idea.

Once outside the county town, Su Nuannuan happened to see the village's oxcart parked there.

Although the road was a bit bumpy, Su Nuannuan still chose to take the oxcart.

After a swaying and wobbling journey, just as Su Nuannuan was about to fall asleep, they finally arrived at Hongqi Village.

"Nuan Nuan, you went to the county town again today. Oh my, what's in this big bag? Let Auntie see."

The speaker was Aunt Niu, a notorious gossip in the village. Any gossip she knew would spread throughout the entire village the next day.

Su Nuannuan didn't want her background to be known before she even earned any money.

"Hey, Aunt Niu, did you drop the money on the ground?"

Su Nuannuan pointed behind Aunt Niu.

As expected, Aunt Niu fell for Su Nuannuan's trick and turned around to look for money on the ground.

Seeing that Aunt Niu's attention had been diverted, Su Nuannuan picked up the burlap sack and ran away.

Finally reaching her doorstep, Su Nuannuan leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

"Little sister, were you chased by a dog? Why are you running so fast?"

Su Erqiang's voice rang out from behind Su Nuannuan, startling her.

Coming to my senses, I went up and punched him.

"Second brother, why are you scaring me from behind?"

Seeing that Su Nuannuan was really frightened, Su Erqiang quickly apologized, looking at her pitifully.

"I'm sorry, Nuannuan, it was my fault."

"Alright, alright, help me bring this bag in."

While playfully fighting with Su Erqiang, Su Nuannuan had secretly put 20 jin of scraps of fabric into a bag.

Su Erqiang reached out and noticed that the bag seemed quite heavy.

"Nuan Nuan, what's in here?"

Even though Su Erqiang was very curious, he only opened the bag after entering the door.

"These are scraps of fabric. Nuannuan, why did you buy these things? You can't eat them or drink them."

Su Erqiang glanced at it and lost interest.

Su Nuannuan suppressed her increasingly irritable temper. She realized that her second brother was a simpleton and had not inherited any of their parents' intelligence.

However, even though she was disgusted, Su Nuannuan still patiently explained.

"My second sister had twins this year, a boy and a girl, and my eldest sister's child too. I'm planning to send them some fabric. Besides that, I'd also like Mom to make some hair ties with the fabric."

"Hair ring?"

"Oh dear, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. I'll explain it to Mom when she gets back."

The longer Su Nuannuan spent with the Su family, the more natural she became around them. Many little habits started to emerge without her even realizing it.

That evening, when the Su family returned home, they saw a pile of scraps of cloth on the table. Su's mother was the most excited. She picked up the scraps of cloth with great interest and stroked them in her hands.

"Such a bright color. Nuannuan, where did you buy these scraps of fabric?"

Only Su Nuannuan went to the city, so these fabrics could only have been brought back by her.

"Five cents a pound, no coupons needed, I bought twenty pounds. My second sister gave birth to twins this year, a boy and a girl, we can send some fabric over."

Mentioning her second sister reminded Su's mother of her two daughters who had married far away. Of all her children, she was most worried about Su Jinjin and Su Mianmian. The two were twins who had grown up together since childhood and didn't want to be separated even after marriage. They stayed with their husbands on the island, and soon after their marriages, they both had children and had no time to visit them.

Seeing that it had stirred up painful memories for her mother, Su Nuannuan nudged Su Daliang's arm.

Su Daliang understood and stepped forward to stop his mother.

"Mom, don't worry about my eldest and second eldest sisters. Although they are stationed on the island, the army provides rations, so they definitely won't go hungry."

Su Erqiang also spoke up.

"Yes, Mom. If you're really worried, I can go with you to see my eldest and second eldest sisters."

Su Sanquan rolled his eyes at Su Erqiang.

"I think you want to go to an island."

Su Nuannuan then spoke up.

"Mom, the reason I brought so many scraps of fabric is so you can make them into hair ties and sell them in the county town."

Sure enough, upon hearing that something was being sold, Su's mother's attention was instantly diverted.

The environment in 1960 was not harsh, and there were many small vendors on the streets, which is why Su Nuannuan encouraged her family to start a hair tie business.

Su's mother hesitated. Many people simply tie their hair with a single string. Would anyone actually buy hair ties made from all these scraps of fabric?

Seeing that her mother didn't believe her, Su Nuannuan took out the designs of two butterfly hair ties that she had prepared beforehand and showed them to her mother.

Su's mother took it, and Su's father and three brothers also gathered around.

"What a beautiful pattern."

Mother Su stroked the pattern on the fabric with her hand, her eyes filled with undisguised delight. She had learned embroidery in her youth, and was naturally adept at making such simple fabric decorations.

Picking up a strip of red cloth, Su's mother quickly tied a French bow in her hand.

A look of amazement flashed in Su Nuannuan's eyes; she hadn't expected her mother to be so capable.

Su's mother then made a large scrunchie using elastic band and scraps of fabric, and sewed the bow onto it, thus completing a French-style butterfly hair tie.

"It's so beautiful! Mom, you have such skillful hands."

Su Nuannuan sighed.

Su Sanquan held the butterfly hair tie in his hand and asked.

"Nuan Nuan, is it really possible to make money selling these butterfly hair ties?"

The others also looked at Su Nuannuan.

With many children in the family, Mr. and Mrs. Su faced a heavy burden. Even as the children grew older, they were still crammed into one room. Last year, the addition of two rooms emptied their savings. Now, the family relies on exchanging work points from the village for their food.

Upon learning that they could make money selling hair ties, the Su family members became very interested.

Su Nuannuan cleared her throat and began to explain to the three of them the prices of scrap fabric and hair ties in the county town.

“These scraps of cloth cost five cents a pound. I bought twenty pounds and spent one dollar.”

Su Nuannuan held the butterfly hair tie in her hand and looked at everyone.

"This butterfly hair tie can sell for 25 cents. I calculated that this fabric can make about 300. That means it can sell for 75 yuan, and after deducting the cost, we can make a profit of 74 yuan."

After Su Nuannuan finished speaking, the Su family looked at the fabrics as if they were gold.

However, Su's father had some concerns.

"At such a high price, will anyone buy it?"

Su Nuannuan returned an affirmative look.

"Of course people buy them. The pretty girls in the factories in the county town don't usually spend money on food and drink, but they like to spend money on themselves. Especially the girls at Yimin Overseas Chinese Food Factory, where the wages are high, they like to buy these little trinkets even more."

(End of this chapter)