In an ordinary small restaurant outside the Antique City, Sha Le ordered three dishes and one soup, and also bought a bottle of Erguotou and a pack of cigarettes from the nearby canteen.
He filled both glasses with a full glass of wine, then handed me a cigarette, bit one himself and put it on his mouth. Then he remembered that he didn't have a lighter and asked me to lend him a lighter in embarrassment.
There is something wrong with Silly Le today because he never smokes and drinks only a little beer at most.
I took the lighter and lit it for Shale and asked, "What's wrong? You're acting weird today. If there's anything unhappy about you, please tell me. I'll enlighten you."
"I...I..."
Shale hesitated for a long time and said: "Brother Ye Zi, I will leave after working this month. I won't work for Boss Wu next month."
"Well!"
I was also a little surprised when I heard what Sha Le said. He just left. But think about it, there is no end to the banquet. Break-ups and reunions in the business world are too common, let alone an ordinary employment relationship. No.
I have never heard of any part-time worker staying with the same boss for life, unless it was a female secretary who became a wife.
But what surprises me is that the business of Lao Wu's store has always been stable, and Sha Le has also worked very hard. The cooperation between the two has always been very good. Now Sha Le suddenly said he would quit. I still can't think of it.
After understanding what was going on, he said: "What's wrong? Didn't you do a good job? Is it because Lao Wu doesn't want you anymore, or do you have a better place to go?"
Shale took a puff of cigarette. It was obvious that he didn't know how to smoke. He kept coughing due to choking, and his face turned red. "Ahem... Boss Wu invited someone else, and that person is his relative, so
…”
I frowned and took a sip of wine. It turned out that Shale was replaced by someone else. Lao Wu's approach was a bit unkind, but as an outsider, I couldn't say anything. After all, whoever someone else spends money to hire is his.
Freedom, has nothing to do with outsiders, but feels sorry for Shale. He has stayed in the antique city for more than two years, and now that he has been kicked, he must feel uncomfortable, saying: "Then what are your plans now?
"
Shale looked at me blankly, and asked somewhat submissively: "Ye...Brother Ye Zi, do you need help with your store?"
I was stunned. As for my small shop, it is not a big problem to support me alone, but it is still very stressful to hire one person. If nothing else, hiring one person costs at least 30,000 yuan a year.
The expenses, these 30,000 yuan, are more than my annual college tuition, so under the current situation, I have no intention of hiring anyone to help.
"Silly...um...that..."
Seeing the expectation on Shale's face, I really didn't know how to refuse, "As you know, the business of my small shop has never been very good. Sometimes, it can't be opened for ten days and a half, and the water and electricity bills are all gone."
If you can’t make money, you can’t afford to hire people.”
Shale lowered his head. Without looking, he knew that he was very disappointed now, but what could I do? It wasn't that I didn't want to help him, but that I really didn't have the ability to help him.
Not long after, Shale said leisurely: "Then after I finish working this month, I will go outside the customs and find a factory to work. I heard that it is just a little tiring, and the monthly salary is three to four thousand. It's a good place.
There are four to five thousand, and food and accommodation are included."
Shale’s family conditions are not good, his parents are weak and cannot do heavy work. He seems to have stayed at home to help with farming before finishing junior high school. The money saved by the whole family is used to study for his sister. According to Shale’s words
, money should be spent wisely. He himself is not a student, but his sister's grades have always been very good, and the family wants to train a college student.
Sha Le now needs a diploma but not a diploma, and he needs skills but no technical skills. He is still a bit dull. He really can't do anything except manual labor. At that time, Lao Wu saw that Sha Le was an honest man and had a good nature, so he stayed in his shop to help.
I worked for more than two years.
Although it is said that there is no treachery or business, the overall environment of the antique city is not complicated. Because Shale is honest and responsible, everyone takes good care of him. Once he enters the factory, the system will be militarized and living people will be treated as flesh and blood.
The machine is generally running, and the private personnel structure is a mixed bag. There are people of all kinds, and they may be bullied to some extent. I want to help him, but I really can’t think of any good ideas. Just in my corner
The shop cannot afford to hire helpers, so Shale’s current choice of entering the factory is not an option.
The meal was very silent. Silly Le and I finished sharing a bottle of wine. In the end, I rushed to pay the bill, but he refused, saying that he had eaten breakfast and late-night snacks from me many times and had never invited me to eat.
, he was about to leave, so I asked him to invite me once.
Shale returned to the antique city, but I still had some things to do, mainly cashing the check from Chen Qiuhong. Only the money in the card under my own name is my own money, otherwise it will be just a card with a huge number written on it.
of paper.
Five million is not a lot of money at all in an economically developed city like Shenzhen. A house in Guanhai is more than five million. There are many top-notch luxury cars on the street with more than five million.
The company's daily turnover is tens of millions, but for a person like me, it is an unimaginable huge amount of money.
When I walked out of the bank, it was almost two o'clock. After the check was exchanged, I opened a new card. I deposited three million in the original card, and deposited two million in the new one. The two million card was for my aunt.
Yes, their family has paid a lot to support me, so I should spend some money.
For the other three million, I have some ideas. I'll replace the car first. It doesn't require a high-end car. A car worth around two hundred thousand is fine. All the remaining money will be used to expand the business.
There are too few objects in my shop, and they are all ordinary objects from the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties worth tens of thousands. They are almost unattractive to some high-end customers, so I want to collect more of this money.
Bring back valuable items, expand the store, and build the store's name.
It’s not that I didn’t come across good items when receiving goods in the past, but due to financial reasons, I didn’t have enough confidence to put all the little cash I had on one item. For example, once, a blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty was purchased by the official.
The product is from the kiln and is in good condition. The seller is asking for 450,000 yuan, which is not expensive. If the price is paid, it can be priced at 600,000 yuan.
It seems that you can make 150,000 yuan by selling it, but there is a lingo in antiques: don't open for three years, which means that if you take back an object, you can sell it in three years.
It is normal not to go out. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it still means that its cycle is very long.
If a merchant collects the Yuan blue and white porcelain with the only funds he has and does not sell it within a month, there is no problem. If it does not sell it for three months, the store may be a little tight. If it does not sell it for half a year or even a year, then the capital chain
There will be big problems, so in the final analysis, only when the funds are sufficient can the business be developed and expanded.
Now is the hottest time of the day. No one would go shopping in the antique city under such a strong sun. Since we are already out anyway, we might as well take a taxi to my aunt's house, give her my bank card, and have dinner on the way.
The taxi stopped at Fengxi Villa. The name of the community is nice, but it is actually an old community. The units here were all divided into units before the reform. My aunt and her family bought a new house, but they all feel that they are still comfortable living in the old house.
, it’s close to my work, and I’m surrounded by acquaintances, so I rented out the new house, and I can at least make some income every month that can be used to pay off the mortgage.
By the time I climbed up to the sixth floor, I was out of breath and my back was soaked with sweat. There was no elevator in this old house, and the stairs were narrow, stuffy, and poorly ventilated. Going up and down in this weather was like running a marathon.
It almost cost me half my life.
Just as I was about to knock on the door, the door to my aunt's house opened by itself.
"Why are you here?"
My aunt was wearing a sunhat, sunglasses, and carrying a bag in her hand. She was obviously going out, saying, "I didn't even make a call before I came. I happened to have a meeting at work."
Come on! This dinner is definitely out of the question. I was just thinking about taking a break during the summer vacation, but I didn’t expect that others would have to sign in at work.
"I don't have anything to do, I just happened to pass by here."
I wiped the sweat from my forehead, then took out my bank card and handed it to my aunt, "Oh! By the way, I made some money at the antique city recently."
They have been brothers since ancient times and settle accounts clearly. The original intention of this sentence is not to argue between two brothers, but to clarify the rules so that the business can continue for a long time under institutionalized management.
But my aunt, the front of the antique city, has never settled any accounts since she handed it over to me. When I make money, I give part of it to her. If I don’t make it, I won’t give it to her. She has never asked about the business.
The situation, not to mention accounting, was almost completely left to me. Sometimes I gave too much, and she was worried that I didn't have enough funds in the store's account to receive the goods.
My aunt looked at the card in my hand in surprise and said, "When you make money, you can just put it on my card, or you can take cash. Why open a new card?"
I scratched my head and said: "This time the money is a bit too much. After all, you are a member of the company. I'm afraid it will affect your account. It's even harder to carry cash. I opened the card in my own name, which is very convenient.
"
My aunt's doubts deepened. She took the card and asked, "How much is it?"
"Two million," I said.
My aunt's hands trembled obviously, her eyes looked at me blankly, and she asked in a low voice: "How much?"