Before leaving, she saw a small black spot in the direction of her house, which was getting smaller and smaller. She knew who that person was, but she would never look back, and she would not live a hard life anymore.
Jiang Li knew nothing about what happened in the Xu family. During the critical period of the store's renovation, she ran around day and night to buy decoration materials and watched the workers do the renovation, and finally finished it before the start of the school year.
The shop she bought was a two-story building along the street, with the first floor for the shop and the second floor for living.
There is a small yard behind the house, and at the end of the yard are two side-by-side bungalows, which Jiang Li uses as a warehouse.
Opening a store and selling hair bands is certainly not enough, Jiang Li plans to go to Guangzhou and buy some fashionable clothes from the south.
Qi Shaoqiang asked someone to buy a train ticket for him, and this time he went with Jiang Li.
The train station was still crowded, and this time it was even harder to get in than last time because I had cash on me for wholesale clothing.
The purchase of the shop and the renovation took up most of the family's savings. After deducting daily expenses, Jiang Li had only eight yuan left to purchase goods. However, since it was her first time to purchase goods, she also had to look for a way to get them.
After sitting on the train for two days and one night, her legs were weak when she got off. As soon as she arrived in Guangzhou, Jiang Li was refreshed. She was going back to her beloved hometown, which she could not recognize at all from forty years ago.
Both of them were very tired, so after getting off the bus, they went straight to the largest wholesale market in Yangcheng and stayed in a guesthouse nearby.
As soon as she entered the guesthouse, Jiang Li noticed a big cockroach, a specialty of Guangzhou, lying on the leg of the table.
As a qualified Yangcheng citizen before crossing over, countless cockroaches had died under her slippers. Jiang Li took off her shoes skillfully and executed them on the spot.
The young and strong man on the side was poking like a piece of wood. On the surface, he seemed calm, but Jiang Li could still see fear from his trembling lips.
"Can the cockroaches in Guangzhou fly?"
"Just get used to it," Jiang Li threw down her shoes and patted Qi Shaoqiang on the shoulder, "Go to bed early, let's go shopping tomorrow and then have morning tea."
Qi Shaoqiang did not sleep almost the entire night, but Jiang Li slept soundly and even snored a little.
The next day, Jiang Li went into the wholesale market full of energy. It was not even seven o'clock in the morning, but the market was already crowded with people.
Looking for a stall selling clothes, Jiang Li did not rush to buy anything. Instead, she wandered around, watching the stall owner and the wholesaler arguing with each other, while silently writing down the prices of different fabrics.
Clothes in the clothing wholesale market are updated much faster. For clothes that are sold out in the summer, the autumn clothes here are already being cleared out while the autumn clothes in Haicheng have just entered autumn.
After observing her for a long time, Jiang Li finally chose a pair of jeans and a pair of slightly flared black flared pants.
There are three types of clothing to choose from, one is a loose long grey suit jacket with a gold round buckle belt, which can be worn when the weather gets colder.
The other one I chose was a white polka dot shirt, which I put on right away.
Because they were tail goods, the stall owner was very happy to give all the remaining dozens of pieces to 깊 Jiangli. Excluding some of the quality issues, Jiangli wholesaled a total of 50 pairs of two types of jeans, 30 jackets and 30 shirts.
The stall owner was a shrewd woman. She complained, "Little girl, the clothes here are of very good quality. People usually buy a few pieces at a time. Two days ago, someone came to buy a whole lot, but I refused to sell them.
I'll just treat you as my friend today, and I'll come to you next time I need clothes."
Jiang Li also knew that this was not leftover goods, and the proprietress might not allow her to purchase such a small amount.
"Sister Hong, you have good taste and are beautiful. This outfit looks especially good on you. I saw you at the entrance of the venue and came to your stall to take a look.
The goods are sold well. I will come to you next time."
Although it was flattery, Li Lihong felt indescribably happy when it came out of the little girl's mouth. "Look at what you said. You little girls are young, and you look good in anything you wear. You are older than me."
"You are going to take this thing to the train station, do you want a tricycle? I know someone who can do it.
Come here more often in the future. If the clothes you order are not tight, you can send them over by train.
If you have a fax machine, we can fax you the clothing styles directly. You don’t even have to run around. Just make a phone call and we will ship it to you.”
Jiang Li's eyes lit up at the boss lady's suggestion, and she also envied the big black mobile phone on her waist.
It takes time and effort to come here, but this method is much more convenient. But now she has neither a phone nor a fax machine, so she has to do the transportation herself.
We left contact forms with each other and went to have morning tea with several large bags of clothes in our hands. Fortunately, we had bought train tickets for the afternoon.
Jiang Li simply took the tricycle recommended by the proprietress and sent her and her belongings directly to the train station, where they had a casual meal together.
On the way back, Qi Shaoqiang didn't dare close his eyes, for fear that his pockets would be cut and a few pieces of his clothes taken away, or that someone would bump into Jiang Li.
Carrying the baby all the way out of the car and heading home, Qi Shaoqiang washed up briefly, ate a hot meal prepared by Chen Xianyun, and the two fell asleep.
When she woke up, it was already bright. Jiang Li ran straight to the underside of an overpass near the railway station in Haicheng.
There are often people looking for part-time jobs there. She usually goes to school and only goes to the store when she has free time. She also has to find a clerk to help her.
After walking around the overpass for a few rounds, Jiang Li stared at a skinny girl. She was wearing a short-sleeved shirt with floral patterns and sky-blue cotton pants. Her clothes and shoes were covered with patches.
Almost all the people working with her were hired away, but when she introduced herself, she was rejected for being clumsy. Even after several employers came, she still stayed where she was.
Jiang Li deliberately walked towards her and dropped a piece of floral silk, which contained dozens of yuan.
Not long after I walked out, I was stopped by a woman speaking broken Mandarin, "You dropped something!"
Jiang Li turned around and saw the girl holding the silk panting and chasing after her, with beads of sweat on her thin face, "Girl, this is yours."
"Thank you," Jiang Li put away the things, "I see you are looking for a job?"
Wang Juan was stunned. "Yes, yes. I didn't find it. I didn't find it today... I guess I jumped into the river."
"You seem to be looking for a job. Tell me about your situation. If you are suitable, I might be able to introduce you to a job."
Jiang Li pulled the man under the shade of the tree and asked him in detail.
Somehow, Wang Juan believed in this stranger whom she had just met. She was so beautiful, and although she looked young, she was unexpectedly trustworthy.
"My hometown is in You County. My father sold me to a cripple as his wife, and then I stole the family's money and ran away."
When Wang Juan talked about this, her eyes became red. Her tears were not for herself, but for her elder sister.