Chapter 704 New Products
Liu Ji got up and went to open the door. When the door opened, it was Liu Fei.
"What are you doing here?" Liu Jida glanced at Liu Fei with his peach-shaped eyes. He was holding a basic lady's box in his hand without holding anything. His eyes were filled with disgust.
Liu Fei gave his third brother a look, then squeezed in with a box and an umbrella, "I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for my sister-in-law."
Looking up, he saw food being placed in the hall. Liu Fei smiled and said hello: "He's eating right now!"
The children stood up in surprise and shouted in unison: "Uncle!"
Qin Yao also greeted him on the corridor outside the hall and asked him, "Have you eaten?"
"No!" Liu Fei put the umbrella on the corridor with a smile. As expected, he heard his third sister-in-law asking Awang to get the dishes and chopsticks for him. He looked back and raised his eyebrows at Liu Ji proudly.
Liu Ji clicked his tongue, and saw Liu Fei was about to enter the hall, so he quickly stopped him, "You're just going in with all the water? You've got to wash the blankets in the room if you step on them!"
He first dragged the person into his room to tidy up, then took his own worn but clean shoes for Liu Fei to put on, and then led the person into the dining room.
Liu Feixiao complained in a low voice, "You are so particular."
But putting on clean shoes and wiping the rain off my body made me feel much more comfortable.
Liu Fei's seat has been added to the table, so you don't have to be polite. As soon as he sat down, he continued to pick up the bowls and chopsticks and started eating.
Liu Ji bumped Liu Fei's shoulder, "Will you sleep at my house tonight?"
Qin Yao glared at Liu Ji speechlessly. It was already dark and raining, so it would be unreasonable to drive Liu Fei back to sleep.
"You can rest in the guest room at the back tonight." Qin Yao said to Liu Fei, slightly raising her chin and asking him to eat without refusing.
Liu Fei agreed and moved his stool to Awang's side. He was bound to draw a line between himself and his brother.
Liu Ji: "."
They didn't talk about anything during the meal. After dinner, Liu Fei took the box and went to the flower hall with Qin Yao to talk.
Other people in the family consciously stayed away and did not disturb him.
Liu Fei already knew about Liu Ji's application for the position of servant of the Imperial Prefecture. He was concerned about it. After learning that Liu Ji had adapted well, he stopped paying more attention.
He opened the box he brought and placed the letter inside and a stack of money notes wrapped in oil paper on the small table at Qin Yao's hand.
"Third sister-in-law, here are the profits from the shop in the past three months, as well as the letter sent by Song Yu from the village. Take a look."
Since entering Beijing, Qin Yao has not received any news from her family. When she saw a letter from Song Yu, she happily opened it and checked it.
The letter said that everything was fine at home, and that the stationery factory had replaced a few lazy people and recruited a new group of people.
A personal basic information form for newly recruited workers is also attached.
Qin Yao looked at the watch. The name, age, place of origin and other information of each person were recorded. Most of them were from Kaiyang County, and only one was from outside.
There were eight people in total, four women and four men.
Qin Yao smiled, and it seemed that she had implemented the ladies-first principle very well.
Song Yu also said in the letter that the design department of the stationery factory, at Qiao Yun's suggestion, had recruited two new design apprentices.
And these two apprentices were the scholars who rented a house in the village.
Both of them are talented people with superb painting skills.
In Qiao Yun's words, the aesthetic is very unique and can add different fresh inspirations to the design department.
Also included were two original design drawings of the suitcase.
After the stationery factory managers made a decision, they decided to designate the two suitcases in the picture as new autumn products. Qin Yao was asked for his final opinion and whether he agreed.
Liu Fei said: "I've seen this picture and I think it's very good. The shopkeeper of Fulong Trading Company also thinks it's good. Our store has always sold wooden boxes, but this is the first time we have a leather box."
"And the leather suitcase is much lighter than the wooden suitcase. But for the price, I need you to come, sister-in-law."
Qin Yao was looking at the two new drawings. When she heard Liu Fei's words, she nodded, "Let me see the cost first."
Song Yu handled the matter properly. New products were placed on the upper floor and a stack of materials was prepared. Qian Wang and Liu Zhong wrote down the purchasing categories and suppliers in detail.
The cost is clear at a glance.
Although the leather is not cheap, it does not need to be inlaid with various kinds of jade and jewelry. The total price is 20% cheaper than the lady's box.
Leather was hard to find, so Liu Zhong ran to the northern states and finally found a stable sheepskin supplier.
There are two new leather suitcases, one large and one small.
The smaller one is smaller than the lady's box. It uses wood as the main frame and leather as the dividing layer between the surface and the inside.
Because the sheepskin is soft, the interior partitions of this small suitcase are also made more detailed. Not only does it have a storage area for daily necessities, it also has a jewelry compartment.
The larger one is larger than the Shenli Book Box, and is close to the cabinets used by ordinary people, but with the addition of the pulleys and levers of the Shenli Book Box.
Qin Yao thought to herself, isn't this a modern trolley suitcase?
And when you look at the layers in the picture, it looks more like it.
Even more high-end than modern luggage compartments.
The box is divided into four main parts, one is for clothing, one is for shoes and socks, one is for accessories, and there is also an area for the four treasures of the study and books.
Each area has been meticulously stored, with pens having pen cases, ink having ink cartridges, belts having special belt compartments, and shoes having high and short layered compartments.
Qin Yao reads the letter written by Song Yu again.
The letter said that this large suitcase was designed by the two new scholars. It was said that if students from all over the country could use such a suitcase when rushing for the exam, they would be able to reach the exam venue smoothly.
Spring Festival has been scheduled for early March next year. If candidates want to go to Beijing to take the exam, they will have to set off this winter at the latest.
In order to avoid the severe winter cold, most people would choose to enter the capital in autumn and prepare for the spring exam in advance.
This large luggage suitcase is on the upper bunk at this time, just in time to catch up with the huge flow of thousands of students going to the capital to take the exam.
The leather material is limited, and the first batch of goods can only produce 2,000 suitcases and 300 official boxes.
Yes, both the small and large suitcases have names.
The official box is called the official box because its customers are positioned among the officials in the capital.
As for the suitcase, it is even simpler. It is mainly practical, and the luggage should be called a suitcase.
"They did a good job." Qin Yao put down Song Yu's letter with appreciation, picked up the two drawings, made a big check on the drawings with a cinnabar pen, and wrote down two numbers.
One is sixty-six, and the other is eighty-eight.
Liu Fei couldn't help but get a little excited, and hurriedly put away the drawings carefully. He asked the escort agency to use a pigeon to quickly pass the news to Kaiyang County tomorrow morning.
After finishing the new product, Qin Yao looked at the thick stack of banknotes in surprise.
The profit this time was as much as 15,000 taels. After sending 30% to the Princess's Mansion, there should be 10,500 left.
The change of 500 was given to Liu Fei, so the amount sent to her should be 10,000 taels.
But!
The banknotes wrapped in oil paper were 14,500 taels.
Qin Yao frowned immediately, "What's going on? The money was not sent out?"
Liu Fei suddenly stood up and nodded to Qin Yao nervously.