The story revolves around the main character, Raju, and his family who are struggling financially. Their laundry man, Venkanna, is not doing his job properly, which leads to a dispute between Raju's mother and Venkanna. Raju decides to buy a washing machine to solve the problem, but his mother is hesitant due to the cost.
Raju manages to convince his mother and buys a washing machine for 40,000 rupees. However, the machine requires additional infrastructure, including a water tank, pipes, and a motor, which adds to the overall cost.
Despite the initial setbacks, Raju starts a laundry business using the washing machine and begins to attract customers from the village. However, he faces challenges in collecting payment from his customers, who are mostly his friends and acquaintances.
The story showcases Raju's entrepreneurial spirit and his efforts to make the laundry business a success, despite the initial difficulties.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Venkanna is a person who is supposed to deliver clothes to the speaker, but he is not doing his job properly.
2. The speaker is irritated with Venkanna and says that he is like a "falling rain on the buffalo".
3. The speaker's mother gives Venkanna clothes to wash, but she only gives him a little bit of washing powder.
4. The speaker is angry with Venkanna and tells him to stop washing their clothes.
5. Venkanna has been washing the speaker's clothes for years, but has never asked for payment until now.
6. The speaker and Venkanna have a disagreement, and Venkanna says he will leave and not wash their clothes anymore.
7. The speaker decides to buy a washing machine to solve the problem.
8. The washing machine costs 40,000 rupees.
9. The speaker's friend suggests that they should buy a washing machine to start a business washing clothes for the village.
10. The speaker's mother is initially hesitant about the idea, but eventually agrees to support it.
11. The speaker and his friend come up with a plan to charge 15 rupees per pair of clothes and wash 20 pairs per hour.
12. They estimate that they can make 72,000 rupees per month and 8,64,000 rupees per year.
13. The speaker's friend helps him to set up the washing machine and explains how it works.
14. The speaker's mother is worried about the cost of the washing machine and the additional expenses for water and electricity.
15. The speaker's friend says that he can arrange for the necessary materials and labor for 25,000 rupees.
16. The speaker agrees to pay his friend 25,000 rupees to set up the washing machine and start the business.
17. The washing machine is installed, and the speaker starts washing clothes for the village.
18. The speaker's friend helps him to collect the clothes from the villagers and bring them back to the speaker's house.
19. The speaker's mother is initially hesitant to charge the villagers for washing their clothes, but eventually agrees to support the business.
20. The speaker and his friend start making money from the business and are able to repay the loan they took to buy the washing machine.