334: Chapter 334: How to Cooperate (Second Update)_1 334: Chapter 334: How to Cooperate (Second Update)_1 “Okay, three days should be just about right,” Yang Rulin nodded, then pulled out a new property deed and handed it over, “Although we previously said we’d give you the house, it wasn’t officially transferred.
These past few days, our great-grandfather had Lizheng make a trip to the county office to change the hoowner to Xiaofeng, so now your residence is legitimate.”
Yang Ruxin took the deed and glanced at it, noting that it not only detailed the house’s condition but also clearly stated the ownership of the surrounding land, which was very comprehensive.
This clearly indicated that the old man had completely accepted her approach.
“Additionally, my main reason for coming this ti is about this table,” Yang Rulin said, glancing at Yang Ruxin, “What I want to say is…
I…
I want to use your blueprints to make and sell this kind of table…
Of course, I won’t use them for free, we can collaborate…”
“Brother Rulin, then tell , how shall we collaborate?” Yang Ruxin smiled.
She knew her shrewd great uncle wouldn’t let such a profitable opportunity pass by.
In this era, craftspeople were basically of two kinds: one was contracted by wealthy families, and the other was independent craftsn; the Yang Family was the latter.
Although Yang the elder’s craftsmanship was good, it was barely enough to maintain a livelihood, as villagers rarely needed new furniture.
Even when they needed so simple pieces, everyone had so carpentry skills and could nail together so wood themselves—why would they pay for it?
Wealthy households usually had their own craftsn, and unless they were short-handed, they wouldn’t typically look outside for craftsn.
When he was young, Yang the elder had served as a bonded servant for a wealthy family, but later, due to wars and upheavals, he left his master’s ho and returned to Dapu East Village.
Though independent craftsn enjoyed freedom, it was genuinely hard for them to make money.
However, if they had novel designs, it would be different—creating unique pieces that no one else had could be lucrative.
“I use your blueprints to make tables, and after selling them, we split the profits,” Yang Rulin said hastily.
Yang Ruxin laughed, “Brother Rulin, are you thinking of selling just one or two tables to make a bit of silver and be done with it?
Or do you want to keep selling tables to make a continuous profit?”
“This…” Rulin was stumped and hesitated for a mont, “Of course, I want to keep selling…”
“It’s a good thought, but have you considered that there really isn’t much secrecy to this thing?
Any carpenter with so skills, once they have a finished product to look at a few tis, will learn how to make it, then could you still sell it?”
Yang Rulin didn’t know how to answer.
“So, if we really want a partnership, it’s not impossible, but we need a concrete and detailed plan,” Yang Ruxin pointed to the blueprints, “I can do more than these.
I can design many novel pieces of furniture.
Even just tables, I can design many types: foldable, expandable, height-adjustable, round, square, for dining, for drinking tea, for writing…
In short, there’s nothing you can think of that I can’t design…”
“You…”
“However, I don’t want sothing that I’ve worked hard to design to be easily copied by others, with the money then earned by them,” Ruxin exhaled, “If you really want to work with , then we need to establish a brand, just like how Sheng Hetai does with their gold and silver jewelry.” She paused.
“You know about Sheng Hetai, right?”
Yang Rulin nodded.
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