213 Looking for Uncle Zhang

The last time I went to the town, Gu Xiaowan saw someone selling these woven products. Most of them were very simple baskets, baskets, and bamboo baskets. Although it can be sold, the main customers are also farmers who gather in the village, because farmers often use large baskets for medicine. However, this big basket is sturdy, hard to break, and can last a long time.

As for the big families, they like to use delicate, gorgeous and small things. Gu Xiaowan drew a few pictures, all of them were small baskets, which were mainly used to decorate snacks, go to the street to buy some food, and also put them in Use it on your dresser for things like rouge gouache. It's convenient and beautiful, and it's much lighter than those bulky baskets and crates.

Gu Xiaowan put the picture in her arms and planned to go to Aunt Zhang's house for a run. She wanted to ask Uncle Zhang if these things could be made up. If she can make it up, she will just go to the county seat tomorrow and bring a few to see if she can find a market.

After Gu Ningping finished washing the dishes, Gu Xiaowan locked the door and rushed to Aunt Zhang's house with her two younger siblings.

When I arrived at Uncle Zhang's house, I saw Aunt Zhang and the three of them all in the yard. Uncle Zhang kept weaving frames in his hands, and there was a new big basket that had been woven beside it. The pieces were made into bamboo pieces. Aunt Zhang soaked the bamboo pieces in water, took them out after a while, dried them, and handed them to Uncle Zhang. The three of them divided their work and cooperated, said a few words from time to time, and basked in the sun at the door, not to mention how happy they were.

Shitou was the first to see Gu Xiaowan coming from a long distance, and hurriedly told his father and mother, he immediately put down the blade in his hand, got up and came out to greet Gu Xiaowan and the others. A few people chatted and laughed and entered the yard. They saw Aunt Zhang coming out with a few small benches. Seeing Gu Xiaowan and the others, they greeted them affectionately: "Girl Wan, come and take a seat."

Gu Xiaowan and the others called Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang sweetly, and sat on the bench.

"Uncle Zhang, your craftsmanship is really good!" Gu Xiaowan watched Uncle Zhang weave bamboo baskets. Uncle Zhang's hands flew up and down, pressing one by one, and then weaved a basket. The bamboo strips were very thick and wide. Evenly, it is made up of Zhou and Zhou Zhengzheng, which is very beautiful.

Uncle Zhang smiled: "It has been compiled for more than ten years, and practice makes perfect!"

Gu Xiaowan also laughed and asked, "Uncle Zhang, how many baskets and baskets can you sell in a year?"

Uncle Zhang thought about it and calculated: "It's about fifty or so, and we can only sell so much in a year."

"Girl Wan, your Uncle Zhang's baskets are sturdy and will last for years!" Aunt Zhang continued with a smile. The bamboo baskets she made at home are strong and durable, and many people like to come to her house to buy them. . It's just that this thing hasn't been used for a few years, and they can't sell new ones. It's a mixed blessing.

Gu Xiaowan nodded, only selling fifty or so a year, this income is evident, it is estimated that it is just to make more income.

Gu Xiaowan thought about it for a while, and suggested, "Uncle Zhang, I think you make big baskets and big baskets. Would you make small baskets?"

"Girl Wan, as long as you say what it is, your Uncle Zhang will not know how to weave it!" Uncle Zhang said proudly. After so many years of weaving bamboo baskets, he believes that his craftsmanship is still very good.

Gu Xiaowan hummed happily, took out the piece of paper from her bosom, pointed at the pattern on it and said, "Uncle Zhang, can you make it up like this, it's so big..." Gu Xiaowan gestured with her finger.

When Aunt Zhang and the others saw it, they all put down their work and approached Gu Xiaowan. Seeing what Gu Xiaowan had drawn, it was about the same size as the big bowl of soup at home. Uncle Zhang had some doubts: "Girl Wan, What's the use of making up such a big basket?"

"Yes, girl Wan, such a small basket can't hold anything!" Aunt Zhang also said. This can hold several kilograms of rice, even if it is used to buy vegetables, it can't hold much! Who can use such a small basket for farmers!

"Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, this basket is not for holding things, but for decoration!" Gu Xiaowan explained.

"Decoration? What is decoration?"

Gu Xiaowan saw that everyone was staring at her questioningly, so she could only explain: "Decoration is just there to look good. In fact, it doesn't have much use. Such a small basket really can't hold anything, but it can be sold. Go to the dim sum shop and install the door to store high-end dim sum; you can also sell it in the gouache shop to store the rouge gouache used by the girls. In short, don't underestimate this small bamboo basket, but as long as it is exquisite and small, It's very useful."

Gu Xiaowan said it very confidently, because she knew the effect of this box too well. There is no paper in this era. If you want to make a decorative box, you can only use bamboo strips to weave. If the weave is beautiful, this small bamboo basket will definitely sell very well.

"Can it be used for so many purposes?" Uncle Zhang was a little confused as if he was listening to a fantasy. He always thought that the bigger the basket, the better, and it could be used to hold a lot of grain. The bigger the bamboo basket, the better it could hold Lots of dishes.

But hearing Gu Xiaowan say this today, it seems that this basket still has this purpose!

"Sure, Uncle Zhang, think about it, you are making this big bamboo basket now, whether it's a rich family or an ordinary farmer's family, this bamboo basket can be used for several years, as long as it doesn't break, no one will Thinking about changing, so you can only sell fifty bamboo baskets a year, but if this small basket is popular, think about it, girls go to the rouge gouache shop, buy a little something, just a bamboo basket, others buy snacks If you go in to buy something, you will come with a bamboo basket, if you think about it, it doesn’t need to say how much you need every year, but the amount you need every day is quite a lot!”

Gu Xiaowan calculated an account: "In the past, we counted fifty cents a piece for the big bamboo basket, and five cents a piece for our small basket.

, It is small and easy to edit. It is not a problem to compile fifty or sixty pieces a day. If you calculate it like this, it is three hundred pennies a day. You don’t need money for this bamboo. You work hard. If you can make three hundred pennies a day, OK! "

Hearing Gu Xiaowan's reckoning, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang both widened their eyes. Three hundred pennies a day is more than enough, it's like a dream!