Aoxue, a female worker at the Mengxian Textile Factory, finally received her first paycheck after working hard for more than a month.

On the seventh day of each month, wages for the previous month are paid.

Aoxue, who was wearing work clothes, held twenty banknotes in her hands, her hands trembling slightly, and her eyes widened:

"Twenty silver notes... really twenty silver notes, and it is only my own money...

"I, Aoxue, have lived for twenty years, and this is the first time I have received so much money!"

Aoxue is actually quite smart, and her mind and hands are very flexible.

After only studying for less than ten days, I was able to keep up with the progress of the production line and was immediately considered a master.

After more than ten years of training in the high-walled compound, I am good at observing words and emotions, and know how to maintain good interpersonal relationships.

I helped the line leader and the team leader all over the place, and got a very high job evaluation.

In the end, in the first month of work, I received twenty silver notes in addition to basic salary, study incentives, and general evaluation.

It is equivalent to the wages of an ordinary worker after working for a full month.

Aoxue looked at her money and was stunned for several seconds.

Then he quickly divided the banknote into four parts and put them into different pockets.

With unusually brisk steps, I walked towards the "park product store" in the industrial park.

This park product store is a special store built directly inside the industrial park that only sells products produced in the park.

Zhu Jingyuan once imagined that ordinary workers in the factory could use their own products at a relatively low cost and build a number of such stores.

The prices of the things sold in the store are very close to the cost price, and the sales are basically unprofitable after deducting the wages of the supply clerks.

This is actually an employee benefit.

If workers in the factory really need to use the products in the factory, they will basically come to the park product store to buy them, and they will definitely not go to the stores on the street outside to buy them.

Today happens to be the day when wages are paid, so there are many people in every shop.

The overall layout of Aoxuelai's store is convex, and the protruding part in the middle is the hood outside the building.

Under the hood are several long wooden counters, and the most popular products are displayed on the counters.

Stretch cotton fabric with a small amount of stretch yarn added, and ready-made clothes made from this fabric.

There are underwear and vests that have become popular since the time of Emperor Sejo, as well as the middle coat worn under the traditional crown dress.

Plus the newly invented circular knitted socks.

Less than 5% elastic yarn greatly improves the feel and wearing comfort of these clothes.

The key is that the actual selling price of these products is slightly cheaper than the non-elastic products sold outside.

Because this is true factory direct sales, there is not much price increase, so the sales are very good.

A whole row of cloths of different colors and thicknesses are placed on the table to be cut.

The most common pure white mid-shirts, mid-skirts, mid-length trousers, and mid-length singles are also piled in bundles next to them.

A large box filled with socks was placed open on the table.

Several shop assistants stood around, explaining the purpose, estimating the price, cutting the cloth...

The store entrance is as lively as a rural market in the 1990s.

Some workers tend to buy cloth, apparently planning to go back and make their own clothes.

Some workers have also begun to buy ready-made clothes directly. What they consider is how much money they can make by wasting time making clothes.

However, whether buying cloth or clothes, I will basically think and hesitate, discuss with my companions, and check carefully.

But Aoxue was very decisive and skipped the pieces of cloth to look at the ready-made clothes.

Find the style and color you like, flip to your size, pick up one item, and immediately choose the next one.

Aoxue has been here more than once and is very familiar with everything here.

After I used my previous savings to buy a set of underwear, I immediately decided that I wanted to change all my underwear and mid-shirts.

Aoxue walked into the store after choosing her underwear and undress.

The wall on the left side of the store and the left half of the hall are filled with all kinds of fabrics, while on the right side are ready-made garments.

The deepest wall of the store is lined with other textile-related products such as packages.

There are many people in front of the store, but not many people inside the store. The reason is that the things inside are relatively expensive.

Moreover, there are relatively few people, and they are basically concentrated on the left side of the store, where they are all choosing fabrics.

In terms of underwear and mid-coat, the price difference between ready-made clothing and fabrics is relatively small, because the styles of underwear and mid-coat are very simple.

The gap is even bigger when it comes to outerwear, because outerwear styles are more complicated and include designs such as embroidery, printing and dyeing.

The price of ready-made outerwear is much more expensive than that of fabrics. Most workers still choose to buy fabrics to make them. Even if they go to a tailor to make them, it is cheaper than buying ready-made clothes directly.

However, Aoxue still did not consider buying fabrics and went directly to find the ready-made clothes she liked.

She quickly picked out a gown, two skirts, and a bikini, all made of rayon and stretch silk.

The total price of these four pieces of clothing was six silver coins, which cost Aoxue almost one-third of her monthly wages.

Aoxue's shopping was still not over. She walked to the back of the store and picked out a rayon satchel.

I can often sell some rayon outerwear fabrics, and occasionally one or two pieces of ready-made clothing.

But rayon bags... that's something that really no one cares about.

The bags themselves are more expensive than rayon clothes and cannot be worn on people.

For most workers, bags and satchels are just as useful if they are made of cotton.

Even if you are handy, you can cut fabrics from clothing, or cut rayon scraps in the factory, and piece together a functional and exquisite bag.

But Aoxue's consumption ideas are different from those of ordinary workers.

If she thinks this thing pleases her, she will buy it directly without even asking for details.

When Aoxue was choosing a bag, the female shop assistant next to her looked at her several times.

I can't understand why this woman wants to buy a bag? She doesn't look like a particularly wealthy craftswoman.

Aoxue picked out her satchel and when she was about to pay the money, she found something else lying next to the package:

"Is this... stockings, or something called pantyhose?"

Aoxue works in the knitting workshop. She has seen the pantyhose production line on site and knows the female workers on the production line there.

The female clerk next to her saw that Aoxue was interested in pantyhose again. She seemed to have doubts about the key, so she took the initiative to introduce:

"Pantyhose are equivalent to a pair of underwear, a pair of trousers, and a pair of socks, three pieces of clothing combined into one.

"And they use the finest weaving technology, so it's actually more cost-effective..."

Aoxue said with some uncertainty:

"I heard from the workers on the production line that this is Xiyi's men's clothing. How could it be placed in a women's clothing store..."

The clerk immediately shook his head and said:

"Those are all rumors. This is women's clothing ordered by our king, so it is sold in women's clothing stores.

"In the new Ming-style formal attire designed by our king, those short skirts must be worn with these pantyhose.

"So it does belong to the New Ming Dynasty formal wear, not our traditional Ming Dynasty clothes."

In the Big Food Country and in the Mengxian Industrial Zone, the name "Our King" is undoubtedly very persuasive.

Aoxue immediately accepted this statement, and at the same time she became more curious:

"The clothes designed by our king? What does the new Ming-style formal suit look like? Where is it hung?"

The clerk immediately said:

"We don't have it in our store. That kind of clothes needs to be custom-made and tailor-made to be effective.

"And...so far, no one in the factory seems to have made this kind of clothes...

Aoxue suddenly became interested:

"No one has done it? Then I want to give it a try. How can I customize it?"

The clerk said:

"Go to the intersection of Zhongxin Street in the county seat and look for Dashi Clothing Store. That is also our king's property.

"If you use our work ID card to order clothes, you can enjoy the same discounts as in the factory store."

Aoxue nodded slightly:

"I understand, thank you, I'll go check out...wait..."

Aoxue subconsciously wanted to leave, raised her feet and stopped:

"Are you sure these pantyhose are not men's clothing? And how do you calculate the price?"
To be continued...