The girls immediately huddled together and squatted in front of the bamboo basket to choose.
"How much is this?"
"It's one cent for a hair tie. The hairband on my head costs two cents. Sisters, please don't think it's expensive. You can feel the quality with your hands. I sewed these myself. There are only about a hundred hairbands. I don't know when I'll have them again."
The girls followed Yue Yan's instructions and felt the headbands. Although they could not understand the quality, they remembered the last sentence. They would not see it again if they did not buy it this time.
After they looked at each other, the two girls bought a pair of hair ties together. The others bought headbands of different colors.
Yue Yan's aesthetics had always been great. In addition, her profession was related to design, so the color matching was completely based on the preferences of the young girls.
At first, she was prepared to specially sell a portion of them at the teacher training center. However, after these girls returned to school, a group of people came out not long after.
Yue Huaide had been helping to collect the money. From being shocked that his daughter really dared to ask for a high price, he could only help at counting money. He did not say a word the entire time.
Everything was sold out before she went to the teacher training center.
The girls who came later refused to let her leave. They insisted that Yue Yan give them a confirmed time and they would wait in advance next time.
Yue Yan looked at her father. Yue Huaide thought of the box of money he had received. "Focus on your studies. Dad will help you get the materials."
Yue Yan smiled and said, "Thank you, Daddy."
Then, she looked at the female customers. "Sisters, I'm going to stock up now and make it when I get home. However, there might not be many. See you next Monday!"
With that, she jumped onto her father's tricycle. Yue Huaide carried the basket up and the father-and-daughter duo left on the tricycle.
Back home, Yue Yan sat on the chair with the box and counted the money. Actually, the amount was obvious at a glance.
"40 yuan! Dad, we earned 40 yuan in an hour! After deducting the cost, we earned 30 yuan!"
Yue Huaide's hands were trembling. He earned 30 yuan a month, and his daughter earned 40 yuan in an hour. He could not even compare to his daughter.
Yue Yan looked at her father. "Dad, learn from me. Let's make more while we can still earn money. It won't be easy to earn money when others find out about the business opportunity."
Yue Huaide was shocked. "What do you mean? How would we get discovered?"
Yue Yan briefly explained the principles of making a hair tie and headband. "Actually, it's really very simple. As long as those people buy it and dismantle it, they will know what to do."
Yue Huaide stood up immediately. "I'll buy the materials for you now. I'll also give you 20 yuan."
The 40 yuan that Yue Yan earned and the 20 yuan that Yue Huaide invested could basically earn them a small profit.
She still didn't think it was enough.
"Dad, wait a moment. I'll ask Brother Xiaofei if he wants to join in."
Yue Yan ran upstairs. "Brother Xiaofei, are you at home?"
Zhou Boyan opened the door. "What's the matter, Yueyue?"
Yue Yan said proudly, "Brother Xiaofei, I made a net profit of 30 today. Do you want to join us? I reckon I can make a huge profit twice. I'll definitely be imitated in a few days."
She wanted to say that it was a counterfeit, but she was afraid that Zhou Boyan wouldn't know what it meant. It would be too troublesome to explain to him.
Zhou Boyan wasn't short of money, but he still nodded and agreed. "How much money are you short of?"
Yue Yan widened her eyes. "Brother Xiaofei, you're being silly. It's not that we're short of money, but how much you can invest. We could buy more materials with more money."
"Then I'll give you 50." As he spoke, he entered the bedroom and took out a few 10-dollar notes.
"Brother Xiaofei, you trust me too much by giving me so much money." 50 yuan was not a small sum in this era.
Zhou Boyan encouraged her. "I believe you."
Yue Yan was in a hurry to buy the materials, so she left with the money after saying a few words.
When she got home, Yue Huaide asked nervously, "How is it? Has Xiaofei agreed?"
Yue Yan took out five banknotes and shook them. "Do you think they're hot?"
She did not feel anything special about the 50 yuan, but Yue Huaide was much more cautious. He kept all the money in his inner pocket.
The father and daughter went all over the city to buy materials at a low price. The clothing factory packed a few more sacks of rags for Yue Yan because of her deskmate. Yue Yan insisted on paying for them.
There were guests when she returned home. Grandma Zhou was helping Wen Hongyu removed the roots from vegetables. She looked up with a smile. "Xiaofei said that you definitely have to work tonight and asked me to come over and help."
Wen Hongyu heard Grandma Zhou mention that her daughter and husband had earned money in the afternoon. She took the money to buy ingredients without drinking water at home.
This time, the materials were piled up in the tricycle. Yue Yan ran along next to the tricycle.
Wen Hongyu finished her meal hastily. The family of three and Grandma Zhou were all learning how to make hair ties and headbands.
"I didn't expect it to be so easy." Wen Hongyu was a garment factory employee and easily grasped the techniques. She had made two while Yue Yan just finished making one.
The entire family worked until 10 p.m. Everyone stood up with sore backs.
Yue Huaide massaged Wen Hongyu's shoulders. "Put them away after counting. I'll sell them the day after tomorrow."
Grandma Zhou smiled and said, "I'm free tomorrow. Call me if you need help."
Yue Huaide clapped his hands. "That's great. You can wear a headband and stand there. The young ladies will definitely come and ask about them."
Yue Yan pursed her lips and chuckled.
Wen Hongyu patted his arm. "What nonsense are you talking about? Grandma Zhou is already so old."
Yue Huaide looked in his daughter's direction. "Yueyue wore a headband today and a group of young ladies came over to buy it."
Grandma Zhou didn't mind. "I also wore silk flowers on my head when I was young."