Spring in Meilanjiang is belatedly coming. Although it comes late, it comes with a momentum, just like something destined to happen, what is supposed to come will always come.
After the Chinese New Year, Sang Xiaoyu's business plummeted.
After the Spring Festival, it quickly entered a period of depression.
As purchasing power decreased after the holidays, her business also hit rock bottom.
The sales of seasonings are in a slump. The entire warehouse is full of products. Even though there are many preferential policies, the number of sales staff is also decreasing sharply.
Sang Xiaoyu became less and less optimistic about this product and had the idea of quitting.
As bad as her business was her health. She often coughed and had a low fever for no apparent reason.
Sang Xiaoyu never dared to show these things in front of her mother. She felt that there must be a transition period between her pampering and being tired now.
She also had ways to fight them, using hay tablets and painkillers. She warned herself every day that she didn't even have the right to get sick.
The blindly optimistic Sang Xiaoyu only made more than 800 yuan in the month after the Chinese New Year.
She has long since left the rental market nearby and moved to the market in the city center. The situation has improved, but it is not optimistic.
"Lazy Sister" is a pretty good product, Sang Xiaoyu concluded based on her own experience with it, but this product has a fatal flaw in that its taste is relatively monotonous.
People are resistant to this kind of product. At the beginning, they thought it was fresh and delicious, and the taste was good. But after eating it for a long time, no matter what the dish was, it tasted the same, and people gradually lost interest.
Another disadvantage is that this product is expensive and highly concentrated. People only need to buy one bottle and only need to add a few drops when cooking. The operation cycle is too long.
Sang Xiaoyu has been in the market for so long and has already mastered the market conditions. Her mind is like a high-speed machine, constantly adjusting her strategy.
She never gave up on the morning market, but during her free time during the day, she had many projects, including posting advertisements and selling seasonal goods.
The tricycles are filled with Yuanxiao during the Lantern Festival; yellow paper and gold ingots during the Tomb-Sweeping Festival; rice dumplings, mugwort, and sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival...
In short, she would stock whatever goods were celebrated during the holidays, and slowly gained a foothold in the market. Her monthly income varied, but it was always much better than working part-time.
Sang Xiaoyu felt that she had reached the point where she was today, and she would never let herself relax in the slightest. Eight hundred yuan was her bottom line, and there was no need to talk about paying back the money any less.
On this day, she was selling condiments at a morning market called Dazhong Square. She could sell one box a day, which was considered good. Fortunately, she could earn a little more with Sister Sun's goods.
She didn't want to work in the condiment factory.
Huang Daqing just refused to let her go and even offered a lot of preferential policies.
Sang Xiaoyu once asked him to adjust his strategy, otherwise it would be difficult to predict the sales of this product. Huang Daqing was stubborn and said that it would not be easy to convert this product into production.
There was no other way. Her first priority was to make money. She thought that by the end of the month, she would have nothing to do and could sell some other products.
Sister Sun also asked her to sell eggs directly and get the goods while her brother was there.
The mass market is one of the best in Mei Lanjiang, but at almost seven o'clock, she only sold one box. When she was about to close the stall, two men stood in front of her.
As soon as Sang Xiaoyu saw that he was Cheng Weize's comrade-in-arms, he quickly greeted him. The man looked embarrassed and pointed at the other man and said:
"This is my younger brother. He is getting married. The five thousand yuan I lent you was borrowed by my caretaker. Can you pay it back to me first?"
The man went straight to the point without saying a single polite word.
Sang Xiaoyu immediately said: "Business is very bad after the Spring Festival. I can't sell much in a day. How about I sell 5,000 pieces and pay you back?"
The younger brother next to him immediately said: "I want to ask you how long it will take?"
At this time, Sang Xiaoyu didn't feel anything was wrong and said calmly: "About three months."
"So long? No!" The younger brother's eyes widened with anger.
"Then there's really nothing I can do. I only earn a thousand yuan a month, and now it's only more than a thousand yuan. If you're in a hurry, I'll give you this first. In fact, I said three months is too much."
The younger brother couldn't hold back his anger and said, "I won't do it if I say no. If you don't give it back to me right away, do you believe I will demolish your house?"
Compared with his elder brother, this younger brother has a tough look on his face, and he looks like a promiscuous person, and he has no reason to speak out.
Cheng Weize's friend said to Sang Xiaoyu with a dark face:
"I thought you were so pitiful at first, so I kindly reached out to help you. Now, my own family is also encountering problems. He is getting married. Without the five thousand yuan, the woman will not agree. There is nothing we can do.
Please understand."
Sang Xiaoyu said: "It's not that I don't understand. I made some money before the Spring Festival, but I didn't want to pay you back. How about this? I'll go home and raise some money right away. Can I pay you back as much as I have?"
The younger brother stepped forward and said, "No! It's only three days. If you can't get the money in three days, I won't make it easy for you."
Sang Xiaoyu immediately said: "Ten days, three days is impossible."
The younger brother immediately said: "What is impossible? When my brother helped you, you were sweet and sweet. Now we need money, but you are so awesome. No! I said three days, three days, and I will come back in three days."
We are looking for you here, if you dare to run away, be careful of you and your family."
"Run?" Sang Xiaoyu laughed, even though her smile was ugly, she said: "Don't worry, I won't run away, and I will never forget your kindness..."
"Stop doing this, I can only see your sincerity by paying back the money." The younger brother did not compromise at all.
On the contrary, my brother persuaded me with some understanding: "
"What are you doing? Don't do this. If we have something to talk about, it won't be easy for her."
The younger brother said angrily: "Who has it easy? It's even harder for me. It's obviously our mother's money, but you just let me borrow it by myself."
Let me tell you, if you don’t return it to me within three days, I will never be done with you.”
Sang Xiaoyu looked embarrassed and said, "I really can't do anything for three days, but I will give you as much as I have."
The younger brother wanted to say something else, but he was pulled away by his elder brother. Before leaving, the elder brother asked: "Just do what you want, I can't do anything to him."
Doesn’t he believe it yet?”
Sang Xiaoyu nodded.
The man said, "Let's think of a solution. I'm at my wits' end. Alas, I can only comfort him as much as possible. I was a little impulsive at first. It's five thousand."
The man sighed and left.
When Sang Xiaoyu borrowed money, she found these comrades of Cheng Weize, and they collected a total of eight thousand.
At that time, this man took out 5,000 yuan by himself. Sang Xiaoyu was so moved that he almost knelt down in front of others. Now that someone was in trouble, he had nothing to do.
Sang Xiaoyu returned home.
After thinking about the one thousand yuan that her mother-in-law gave me, I only had nineteen hundred yuan. It would be easy to get two thousand yuan, but five thousand would be too difficult.
There is no possibility of three days. Let’s make up for three thousand a month.
The three days came quickly, and Sang Xiaoyu didn't take it seriously. Cheng Weize's comrades knew that she would definitely not be able to come up with five thousand, so they would definitely persuade his brother.
When it was almost eight o'clock, Sang Xiaoyu was squatting on the ground packing her things when the brother of Cheng Weize's comrade suddenly stood in front of her.
Question: “Three days are up, where is the money?”
Sang Xiaoyu quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Give me a few more days, and I will give you three thousand..."
The man said: "How many days should I give you? Who will give it to me? If you don't return the money to us, my marriage will fall through."
A man's anxiety comes from his bones.
Sang Xiaoyu quickly opened the bag and said, "I really don't have any money. I won't give it to you unless I have money..."
"I don't care if you have money or not, you have to pay me back what you owe me..." Before she could finish her words, the fist came out, and before she had time to react, the second punch came.
The power of the fist was so great that Sang Xiaoyu collapsed on the ground in an instant. The man chased after her, and his veins popped out with anger. As he beat him, he said: "You just deserve a beating. If I don't beat you, you will definitely not return the favor."
money."
Sang Xiaoyu didn't say anything. The man was as furious as a hungry lion, and his fists fell like raindrops.
Someone came up to dissuade me.
After a while, Sang Xiaoyu's nose began to bleed, and she felt as if she was drunk, and her consciousness was a little unclear.
The people nearby couldn't stand it and came to break up the fight. The man was like a mad dog, kicking Sang Xiaoyu over and over again.
If someone yells, if he calls again, the police will be called.
The man went up and kicked Sang Xiaoyu several times. Sang Xiaoyu felt as if she was going to faint.
Someone really called the police.
When the police came, people dispersed.
The police wanted to call an ambulance, but Sang Xiaoyu managed to get up from the ground. She wiped the blood on her nose with her hand and said:
"No, it's really not necessary. It's just a little skin injury, and we're just arguing over trivial matters, so it's okay."
The policeman saw Sang Xiaoyu's embarrassment and couldn't bear to say: "Are you sure there is nothing wrong with you?"
Sang Xiaoyu nodded.
The police also wanted to ask the younger brother to take him to the police station, saying, "You have to think about it carefully. It will be troublesome if you regret it later."
Sang Xiaoyu nodded and said, "No, we are really friends."
The policeman said: "He beat you like this, are you still friends with him?"
My younger brother, who had looked fierce just now, was frightened now and muttered, "She owes me money and she won't pay me back."
The policeman immediately said with a cold face: "You can't hit someone if you don't pay back the money. This is a crime, do you understand? Follow me to the police station."
Sang Xiaoyu was afraid of making the matter bigger, so she stepped forward to stop him and said, "It's really not necessary. We just have a small dispute and we can resolve it ourselves."
The police reluctantly got into the car. Sang Xiaoyu wiped the blood from her nose and said to her brother: "I will definitely pay you back the money. Don't come and make trouble with me again."
When the younger brother saw that Sang Xiaoyu was beaten like this and still spoke for him, he became a little too reluctant and said:
"Don't look at how pitiful you are now, my life would be difficult without money."
Sang Xiaoyu expressed her understanding and said, "Give me a few more days. How about I talk to your girlfriend?"
"Save it, you hurry up and make money. Who wouldn't be in a hurry to lend such a large sum of money?" The man left with a gloomy face.
This is a man who is strong on the outside but fragile on the inside. Seeing that Sang Xiaoyu didn't hurt him, he was a little scared.
Sang Xiaoyu suddenly felt dizzy when she saw the person leaving. She almost stopped standing. The person next to her said, "What the hell is going on? You just let him go, why doesn't he come back?"
Sang Xiaoyu waved her hand and said, "No."
Sang Xiaoyu really didn't want others to watch the fun, so she loaded the goods into the car and left quickly.
Sang Xiaoyu really couldn't sell anymore. She felt pain all over her body, especially her face, which was burning.
She didn't even have the energy to pedal anymore, so she had no choice but to push the car forward.
March in Meilanjiang is the season of spring breeze. Standing in the cold wind, Sang Xiaoyu felt as light as paper. It seemed that if the wind was stronger, it would sweep her up into the air.
She dragged her tired body back to the house where rats were scurrying, exhausted both physically and mentally.
She checked it carefully and found that it was about 900 yuan. Including the 1,000 yuan given by her mother-in-law, it was only 1,900 yuan. It was still far short of 5,000 yuan. She didn't know what to do.
Besides, the one thousand yuan is in my mother’s hands, and I will have to spend a lot of money when I want it.
Just when she was at her wits' end, there was a knock on the door.
Sang Xiaoyu didn't want to see anyone at this time, she thought it must be Sister Sun.
Before she could say anything, Fei Jiani suddenly appeared, and it turned out to be her.
She said: "Why are you still living in this damn place? Didn't you let the rats eat you up?"
Sang Xiaoyu smiled bitterly and said that you are so good that you can even remember this place. I can't hide from you.
Fei Jiani said: "Why are you avoiding me?"
Sang Xiaoyu said: "I really don't want to see anyone now. I'm so embarrassed."
Fei Jiani adapted to the brightness in the room and immediately noticed red marks all over her face, so she asked urgently: "What's wrong with you? Who hit you?"
Sang Xiaoyu refused to say anything, so Fei Jiani pulled her and said, "Is there someone who wants a debt and you can't pay it back?"
Sang Xiaoyu said she was so amazing.
Fei Jiani curled her lips and said, "What's so amazing about this? Even a fool can guess the answer."
Sang Xiaoyu had nothing to say.
Fei Jiani said excitedly: "Don't do anything today, have a good day off. Come and stay at my house. It's too cold here. Can't you even afford coal?"
Sang Xiaoyu said that the weather is getting warmer, so why should we burn coal?
Fei Jiani didn't listen to what she said, and said to herself that she had met a man who was quite capable, but he was not in the city. The man had a house, and when he was away, Fei Jiani lived alone.
Sang Xiaoyu teased her and said, "Don't be a man with a family?"
Fei Jiani said: "You are also guessing, can I still find a man without a family now? I am not as naive as you."
Sang Xiaoyu didn't care about other people's affairs. She felt top-heavy and felt that there should be someone by her side. Her physical condition was not good, so she left with Fei Jiani.
When they arrived at Fei Jiani's house, Fei Jiani was a little happy.
Sang Xiaoyu looked at this small room, which was neat and warm, especially in line with Fei Jiani's aesthetics.
Fei Jiani brought her a bowl of porridge and said, "Have you not eaten yet?"
Sang Xiaoyu nodded. She wanted to wolf down the bowl of porridge, but unexpectedly, her face was swollen and her mouth hurt so much that she dared not open her mouth.
Fei Jiani said: "I think you seem to be feeling very uncomfortable. Do you want me to accompany you to the hospital?"
Sang Xiaoyu shook her head and said she was just a little dizzy.