This season is the coldest in the Meilan River. The howling north wind carries snow particles like millet flying all over the sky. There is hard ice everywhere, making pedestrians cross the street afraid to walk quickly.
On the small street where Sang Xiaoyu lives, every house has hung up red lanterns, and some shops have even hung up Christmas cartoon characters, creating a festive atmosphere everywhere.
Sang Xiaoyu was holding a glass of warm water, standing at the door and looking at the opposite window.
The festive Santa Claus is standing at the door with magical gifts in his pocket.
After one o'clock, there was almost no one in the store.
The four of them eat simply, and they make steamed buns every day.
The steamed buns in the store have a unique flavor and are very popular with the neighbors, but no matter how delicious they are, they cannot be eaten every day. Now Sang Xiaoyu feels sick just thinking about steamed buns, so she often eats some porridge.
The landlady picked up a bun, took a bite and said, "Let's have three days off on New Year's Day. Who comes to buy buns during the holiday?"
Yanzi exclaimed, almost jumping up with joy.
Sang Xiaoyu was filled with worries. Of course she wanted to take a good rest for two days, but she didn't dare.
If the neighbors knew that she was resting, trouble would arise again. She lowered her head and thought about what she would do in the next few days.
The boss said to Sang Xiaoyu: "I find you are quite strange. Aren't you tired of working hard every day?"
The boss rarely chatted with them. After Sang Xiaoyu finished eating, he picked up the bowls together, took them to the kitchen and said, "I'm used to it."
The landlady winked at her back and said, "Yanzi, you really need to learn from her. People who are not lazy are popular everywhere."
When Sang Xiaoyu came back, before the landlady finished eating, Sang Xiaoyu sat down and chatted with them. At this time, a shout suddenly came from the door: "Sang Xiaoyu, Sang Xiaoyu, are you here?"
Sang Xiaoyu knew it was Fei Jiani as soon as she heard the voice.
She ran out quickly.
Fei Jiani was riding a bicycle with her butt still sitting on the seat and one leg straddling the bike.
Seeing her, she ran out and said, "You are so good. You didn't even tell me. I thought you were missing. If I hadn't run to your house, I wouldn't know what you are doing now."
Sang Xiaoyu said: "I owe so much money, why don't I work? You won't let me go."
Fei Jia Ni looked at her and said: "You have changed so much. Why is your face so dark? Do you not even use cosmetics anymore? Oh my god, do you not even take care of your hair?"
Sang Xiaoyu lightly hit her with her hand and said, "Don't be so surprised. Do you want to ask me for anything? I don't have time to chat with you. There are a lot of things in the store."
Fei Jiani ignored that and asked, "How much money do you make per month now?"
Sang Xiaoyu talked about her advertisements, saying it would be one thousand a month.
Fei Jiani said: "It will take years and years to pay it back? Sang Xiaoyu, are you someone who doesn't know how to settle accounts? How can you do such a job when you owe so much money?"
Sang Xiaoyu asked in confusion: "Why don't you do this? Where are the high-paying jobs?"
Fei Jiani said: "You must find a freelance job so that you can have the opportunity to earn more."
Fei Jiani works as a purchaser and travels out every day. Sang Xiaoyu has no idea how much she earns. Anyway, her favorite saying is: meat sellers can't do as well as purchasers.
Sang Xiaoyu said: "You want me to do shopping with you?"
Fei Jiani was stunned for a moment and said, "Even if I wanted to, you wouldn't be able to get in. I'm an iron rice bowl."
"Then what do you want from me?"
"Quickly quit this job and go work as a salesperson with my brother-in-law. The time is flexible. If you are willing to endure hardship, you will definitely earn more than you do now."
"Selling what? I've never done that before."
"Why don't you try the head office? You can't do this kind of job anymore anyway. There's no future."
Sang Xiaoyu asked again: "What exactly is it that you haven't said yet."
Fei Jiani said: "It's a condiment used in the kitchen. Didn't my brother-in-law contract a soy sauce factory?
The efficiency has never been good, but someone gave him some advice. A person from the catering industry retired and returned home, saying that he could develop a universal seasoning."
Sang Xiaoyu heard this in confusion.
Fei Jiani said: "Let's put it this way, when you cook, don't add chopped green onions, peppercorns, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar? This seasoning has it all, and you only need one bottle to solve it all."
Sang Xiaoyu was also moved after hearing this, and asked: "Do your brother-in-law and others have a production license? Do they pass the hygiene standards?"
Fei Jiani said: "You are really good. You don't ask how much money you can make from a bottle. Instead, you ask these useless questions. Let me tell you, all the procedures are complete and the hygiene is up to standard. You will know when you go there."
Sang Xiaoyu was tempted, and Fei Jiani continued: "You can go to the morning and evening markets, and you can also go to the store to sell during the day."
Sang Xiaoyu was moved by Fei Jiani's few words, because she really didn't want to work here. She only had 600 yuan a month, and there was no possibility of a salary increase.
She pointed to the couple inside and said, "What should I tell them?"
Fei Jiani then got off the bicycle, let Sang Xiaoyu support her and said, "I'm going to negotiate with them. You're not good at this."
It was too late for Sang Xiaoyu to stop her, so she could only hold the car and watch her go in.
Sang Xiaoyu couldn't hear what they said outside, and she was afraid that Fei Jiani would dare to say anything. She put the car away and pushed the door open and went in.
Unexpectedly, Fei Jiani seemed to be in the best condition at this time, as if she was acting. She was talking about the part where Sang Xiaoyu's husband suddenly ran away.
Sang Xiaoyu came in and was in a bad mood. What she didn't like the most was using her family history to make people pity her.
Sure enough, the boss and his wife looked directly at her.
The landlady said: "Are you the landlady of the small hotel in front of you?"
Sang Xiaoyu was noncommittal.
Fei Jiani said: "It's not her or who?"
The boss said: "I can't believe that we have heard about this a long time ago. I didn't expect that you would come to work in my store. How much do you owe? No wonder you live so frugally every day."
Before Sang Xiaoyu could say anything, Fei Jiani answered: "Nearly one million, boss, you said she is working in your shop, when can you pay back this million?"
Sang Xiaoyu looked at Fei Jiani, who was talking endlessly, as if she was on the podium. She was in a deserted place and had no intention of interrupting her.
The boss and his wife were both moved. Fei Jiani said that he had found a more profitable job for her and hoped that the couple would be merciful and let her go.
The landlady said: "Well, seeing as how difficult it is for you, you have to keep an eye on me for these two days and just work for another two days."
Sang Xiaoyu didn't expect the landlady to agree so readily. It turned out that she had to find a replacement before she could leave.
Fei Jia Ni took her and asked her to go see the scale of the soy sauce factory first, but the boss didn't object.
Sang Xiaoyu put on the coat, and Fei Jiani was dumbfounded. It was a thick military green coat, and she also wore a military cap on her head that only a man could wear.
He was wearing thick felt-soled shoes, a scarf of an unclear color was wrapped around his neck, and long gloves of the same style as the military coat.
Fei Jiani looked Sang Xiaoyu up and down and said, "Is this...is this still our school beauty? Isn't this the aunt from the countryside?"
Sang Xiaoyu pushed the car and said, "I love you so much, but it's no longer what it used to be. I've accepted my fate. What's wrong with you?"
On the other hand, Fei Jiani wears a red down jacket, a furry red hat, high-heeled leather shoes on her feet, and small leather gloves on her hands. The two of them seem to come from two worlds.
The place Sang Xiaoyu and Fei Jiani are going to is Xishixiao in Meilanjiang.
The two were talking and laughing along the way. Fei Jiani said:
"I really didn't expect you to be so optimistic. I thought you wouldn't cry when you saw me? Fortunately, I came to see you just after I came back from abroad. It's not good for you, you didn't even reply to a message."
Sang Xiaoyu said: "Didn't you see this? Am I busy or not?"
The two rode to a remote road, and saw few pedestrians along the way. Fei Jiani said:
"You haven't told me yet, how did you get enough money? I heard someone said that it was Jiang Chunhui who extended a helping hand."
Sang Xiaoyu nodded and said, "Yes, if he didn't help me, I wouldn't be able to live in peace now."
Fei Jiani asked curiously: "How much did he take?"
Sang Xiaoyu told the truth: "Thirty-five thousand."
"That's it?" Fei Jiani said dissatisfied.
Sang Xiaoyu interrupted her and said, "Just be satisfied. Thirty-five thousand is still too little? How many people have taken thirty-five thousand?"
Fei Jiani didn't care about this, and said: "Don't talk about thirty-five thousand, even three thousand and five is still a lot, but he is different."
Sang Xiaoyu didn't even want to tell Fei Jiani that Jiang Chunhui wanted to use 340,000 yuan to turn her into a lover, because she was afraid that she would tell Fei Jiani accidentally and embarrass Jiang Chunhui.
Sang Xiaoyu never felt that she and Fei Jiani were best friends, although almost everyone thought so. Sang Xiaoyu felt that this credit should go to Fei Jiani.
Sang Xiaoyu didn't like making friends very much, and the only high school classmate she was close to and kept in contact with was Fei Jiani.
Fei Jiani likes to socialize, she is familiar with everyone she meets, and she has a unique appreciation for Sang Xiaoyu.
She likes to inquire about other people's privacy, and she also likes to spread their privacy, but no matter what, it ends here when she gets to Sang Xiaoyu.
Fei Jiani likes to tell Sang Xiaoyu all her inner thoughts, but Sang Xiaoyu doesn't.
She rarely talks about her inner anguish. For this reason, Fei Jiani has said more than once that she is not a friend enough. She has been honest with her, but she never reveals her true feelings.
Sang Xiaoyu couldn't trust her.
There were many versions of what happened between her and Jiang Chunhui in high school through her interpretation. Even Sang Xiaoyu's parents knew about it at the time, which made Sang Xiaoyu very dissatisfied with her.
Fei Jiani asked her if she knew Jiang Chunhui had gone abroad?
Sang Xiaoyu shook her head and said she was not interested in his affairs.
Fei Jiani lost the desire to talk, and the things she was excited about would most likely become boring to Sang Xiaoyu.
The two rode for more than 40 minutes before reaching the western suburbs.
Sang Xiaoyu said that she was so tired that she could hardly breathe. Fei Jiani also said that it was not a good place to open this shabby shop, but she chose such a place. Is this going to be exhausting?
Xishijiao Soy Sauce Factory is one of the few state-owned enterprises in Meilanjiang.
Xijiao soy sauce used to have a place in the hearts of Meilanjiang citizens. Later, the circulation of soy sauce of various brands across the country became more convenient, and this brand of soy sauce began to decline.
Today, this factory has long been taken over by an individual and has become a truly private enterprise. When it was transferred to Fei Jiani's brother-in-law, it changed hands countless times.
When you arrive at the suburbs of Xishi City, you can smell an indescribable smell without looking for it with your eyes. Anyway, the air here is filled with an unpleasant smell unique to the soy sauce factory.
The two of them walked towards the source of the smell, and an eye-catching sign appeared prominently where they turned the corner: Daqing Soy Sauce Factory.
Sang Xiaoyu asked subconsciously: "Changed your name again?"
Fei Jiani said disapprovingly: "I was once a gentleman and once a courtier, but if I get a chance, why don't I change my mind?"
"This is the Meilan River. People who don't know it think it's Daqing."
"Why do you care about this? He is just an uneducated person."
The soy sauce factory's buildings are connected together and are quite large. As soon as they entered the factory, someone told Director Huang.
Factory Director Huang is Fei Jiani’s brother-in-law Huang Daqing.
Huang Daqing is in his forties, with a square face and big eyes, and his middle-aged wealth lies in his figure.
With a smile on his face, he came up and took Sang Xiaoyu's hand, looked him up and down and said, "My sister talks about you every day, saying that you are a great talent and that you are a designer. To come to my place is a sign of humiliating your talent."
Sang Xiaoyu glared at Fei JiaNi, blaming her for promoting herself everywhere, so she pulled her hand back and said, "Anyway, I'm looking for a way out for myself now, so you're helping me."
Huang Daqing saw Sang Xiaoyu looking around, and immediately said to Fei Jiani with understanding: "Sister, please show my sister Xiaoyu around so that she can have a clear understanding of the situation."
Sang Xiaoyu didn't like Huang Daqing at all. The way he nodded and bowed, and when he saw a woman's eyes shining with evil intentions, made people feel uncomfortable no matter how they looked at him.
Fei Jia Ni took her around each house, and Sang Xiaoyu looked at the business license, health permit, etc., and finally felt relieved.
The production workshop has to go through layers of barriers before entering. The flies outside have passed the season but there are still some remnants. It is much better inside. Lying on the glass window, Sang Xiaoyu sees that the production workers are all neat and tidy.
at your own job.
Fei Jiani said that there are only 13 people in this factory now, and the sales are huge. Anyway, they all make their own money.
Sang Xiaoyu finally saw the introduction of this product called "Lazy Sister" on the advertising bulletin board in the workshop.
It is composed of soy sauce and various seasonings, and has added several eight-flavored Chinese herbal medicine that are beneficial to the human body. It has already started trial operation, and it is said that the sales situation is very optimistic.
There are categories here, including cold dishes, stuffed dishes and stir-fried dishes. The salesperson said that the main ingredients are the same, but there are some differences in the details.
Facing the two major markets of New Year's Day and Spring Festival, this product is launched right now.