Mo Jiuye lovingly stroked her head, feeling happy that he was able to marry such a sensible and kind wife.
The two continued strolling for a while. Feeling that the time was almost up, they finally found a secluded place to flash into the space.
They had originally thought that going out this time and bringing back some food produced in the space would be enough.
They didn't expect to accidentally strike a small business deal.
He Zhiran opened the Taobao Treasure Mall and purchased materials that could make two hundred long-eared rabbit dolls.
When the items were purchased, she and Mo Jiuye were no longer calm.
Although these materials didn't weigh much, when piled together, they were like a small mountain...
It looked like they would have to hire a car to get back.
The two worked together to tightly pack those materials into five large sacks.
He Zhiran also carefully selected several bags of food, as well as her favorite fresh corn. Finally, at the Taobao Treasure Mall, she bought some meat.
In addition to that, she also brought a little of every kind of vegetable.
After getting everything ready, He Zhiran used her mind to bring these things out of the space. She stayed here to keep watch, while Mo Jiuye ran off to hire a car.
Not long after, Mo Jiuye hired an ox cart and came back with the driver to load the goods onto the cart.
He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye each found an empty spot on the cart and sat down before the ox slowly started pulling.
The people waiting at the camp didn't expect that the two of them had purchased so many things after just one trip out. Everyone came over to help unload the cart.
After moving everything back to where their family members were staying, the Fang and Xie families were curious and wanted to see what they had bought.
He Zhiran was in no hurry to open the sacks containing the food. Instead, she first took out a long-eared rabbit doll that had been regenerated in the space.
Seeing the doll, the sisters-in-law and Mo Hanyue crowded around.
Mo Hanyue's love for the long-eared rabbit was impossible to hide in her eyes.
"Sister-in-law Mo, this doll is so beautiful!"
He Zhiran took this opportunity to talk about making the long-eared rabbits.
"Today I helped everyone solicit a money-making business."
Hearing that there was money-making business, everyone's eyes lit up.
The Second Sister-in-Law was the first to volunteer: "Sister-in-law Mo, I've been exercising on the road lately and have good arm strength. Washing clothes and the like is no problem for me."
The Seventh Sister-in-Law also stepped forward: "Sister-in-law Mo, I'm best at sewing and mending."
Mo Hanyue pulled He Zhiran’s arm: "Sister-in-law, whatever my sisters-in-law can do, Hanyue can do too. Hanyue can endure hardships."
Seeing this, the Fang and Xie family members also gathered around.
Mrs. Zhao was the first to speak: "Niece-in-law, if there is any extra work suitable for us to do, we can do it too."
He Zhiran smiled and looked around, then raised the long-eared rabbit in her hand.
"If I provide the materials, can you make this doll?"
No one responded immediately. After all, the doll looked quite advanced, and they didn't dare guarantee that they could make it without carefully studying it first.
He Zhiran had already thought about this point.
The range of books available at Taobao Treasure Mall was quite comprehensive. She could directly purchase a tutorial book on making dolls.
As long as they learned the method, she believed that even she, who never touched needles and threads, could make it successfully.
If that didn’t work, she could still simply and crudely take apart a finished long-eared rabbit doll in the space, and cut according to the original size. She believed that as long as the women studied it a little, they would be able to learn how to make it.
The Eldest Sister-in-law walked forward a few steps: "Sister-in-law, may I take a look at this doll?"
He Zhiran handed the long-eared rabbit directly to her: "Sister-in-law, feel free."
The Eldest Sister-in-law carefully examined the long-eared rabbit, and then her questions came.
"Sister-in-law, it shouldn't be difficult to make this doll. And the biggest reason why the doll looks good is because of this material. If we don't have material like this, I'm afraid that even if we make it, we can’t achieve this kind of effect."
He Zhiran smiled and pulled over a large sack. She opened the sack, revealing the white fluffy fabric inside to everyone.
As soon as the fabric saw daylight, it immediately drew a cry of surprise from the women present.
"My goodness, there really is such fabric!"
"This fabric must be very expensive, right?"
"This is the first time I've seen fabric that looks like animal fur."
The women unconsciously looked at their hands. If they weren't feeling a little dirty at the moment, they would hate to not reach out and touch the fluffy fabric.
Mo Hanyue excitedly hugged He Zhiran.
"Sister-in-law, you're so awesome to be able to buy such fabric!"
He Zhiran felt it necessary to explain this point. After all, such futuristic things were too likely to arouse suspicion.
"We just met a foreigner near the pier promoting this fabric. I thought everyone could earn some money from it, so I bought some to bring back.
That foreigner said he still had a lot of such fabric, but our Dashun people simply didn't know the goods and hadn't been able to sell it out.
I was thinking that if our business is successful this time, we’ll find him again to buy more such fabric and earn more silver."
The reason why He Zhiran would say so was also for a reason.
She considered it more far-reaching. In case this business could continue for a long time, there must be a reasonable explanation for the source of goods.
After all, these exiled women used to see the world in the capital city. Even if they hadn’t seen foreigners with their own eyes, they must have heard about them from others.
They knew that the things in the hands of those foreigners were all exotic, so it was not strange that they had not seen such fabric before.
Seeing that her explanation was not questioned by anyone, He Zhiran continued:
"I had already talked with an embroidery house in the market just now. For every doll we make, the embroidery house will purchase it for one or two taels of silver."
"Sister-in-law, are you serious? As long as we can make dolls like these, we can sell them for one or two taels of silver each?" The Second Sister-in-law was clearly incredulous.
He Zhiran nodded vigorously: "Absolutely true!"
Seeing this, Mrs. Zhao hurriedly inquired: "Can we outsiders also participate?"
"Of course, the materials I brought back today can make two hundred such dolls. I need everyone's effort!"
Mrs. Zhao added: "The women of my family are all good at needlework. As long as the niece doesn’t look down on us, we can all help."
Seeing this, the Xie family members also expressed their desire to participate in making the long-eared rabbits.
Seeing the scene becoming noisy again, He Zhiran quickly waved at everyone.
"Listen to me, everyone. The quality must pass inspection for these dolls. The materials are precious, there can be no cutting corners.
Also, as long as everyone's dolls meet the standards, I will pay five hundred wen per doll for the labor."
Although for He Zhiran these production materials were basically costless.
But she had just said that the materials purchased from foreigners, if she said the cost was too low, no one would believe it.
Rather than that, it would be better to quote a price that everyone felt reasonable to avoid unnecessary suspicion.
