Lakshman Jaise from Sinja Rural Municipality-2 Agastibada in Jumla has been selling Allo's clothes and coats for 12 years.
One hand has a knotted coat. A coat bag on the shoulder. From morning to day, they go to market and village. Like Lakshman of Sinja Rural Municipality-2 Agastibada in Jumla, Jumli has been going to villages to sell Alloka coats for 12 years.
He reaches Mahendranagar carrying allo cloth produced in Jumla. They sew coats from the same fabric and sell them. He sells both coats and clothes as per customer demand. He walks around Mahendranagar market and nearby areas selling coats. He eats in the morning and walks with his coat only in the evening
returns to the room. ``I sell coats in winter, I farm and pick apples in winter,'' said 31-year-old Jaisi.
From October to February, they trade jai allo cloth and coats made from it. He saves 20/25 thousand per month from this business. He stays in Mahendranagar and sends sewn coats to the far western hilly districts. They sell one and a half thousand meters of cloth in a season.
'I will bring a piece of cloth, I will sew a coat here,' he said. He returns to the village in February. Returning to the village, Marcy prepares to plant rice seeds. Marsi paddy seeds are placed on Chait 12. Then they prepare to plant rice. Marsi paddy is planted in May. After planting, they start harvesting wheat.
Apple picking season starts in July-August. He also has an apple orchard. After buying apples from his own garden and from others in the village, he goes to Surkhet, Nepalganj to sell them. Sometimes, if the demand is high, they even reach Dhangadhi and Mahendranagar. Trading clothes and herbs in the villages is their ancestral occupation. His father Vishnulal still travels from village to village selling herbs. He is doing this business in Kailali and Kanchanpur.
Before trading herbs, Vishnulal used to sell clothes made of wool. Until a decade and a half ago, Jaisi's parents used to sell raadi, pakhi, chutuka and blankets made of sheep's wool. But after blankets, fibers and other cheap and light fabrics came in the market, the demand for woolen fabrics decreased. "Wool cloth is still ready, but there is no demand," Jaisi said, "They say wool and gold are the same, but now the demand is more for ready-made."
