Turn the cocoon into a butterfly

Chapter 14

When they arrived at the door of the store, the couple realized that Sang Xiaoyu was not stealing, but cleaning. She was squatting on the ground picking up the dirty things in the cracks of the tiles.

The woman glanced at the man reproachfully.

The two were immediately moved.

There was warmth on the man's serious face.

The proprietress handed her the quilt and said, "I've wanted to send it to you for a long time, but now that my memory is getting worse and worse, I just remembered it and sent it here quickly."

Sang Xiaoyu's hands were full of water, and she kept saying thank you.

The man took it and put it in the storage room.

Sister Mei said, can you do it alone?Why don't we do it together after get off work tomorrow?
Sang Xiaoyu got up, a little embarrassed to say that she had nothing to do, so she found something to do.

The boss and his wife wanted to work with her, but Sang Xiaoyu said nothing, and said that it was getting late, so they should go back quickly.

Sang Xiaoyu worked until ten o'clock, and there was a freshness in the shop that had a new look.

Sang Xiaoyu was so exhausted that she lay on the table without taking off her clothes.

It feels so good to fall asleep when you're too tired to think about anything.

When the boss and his wife went to work the next day, they felt as if they had walked into the wrong house. The cobwebs on the wall were gone, the tiles under their feet were shining white and crystal clear, and the things in the back kitchen were neatly arranged.

Sister Mei said that you are so thin, how do you have so much energy?
Sang Xiaoyu was a little embarrassed, she really didn't want to please them, she just didn't agree with their hygiene attitude.

This day, when she got off work, Sister Mei dawdled on purpose, and waited for the two of them to go out before she took out two packs of sanitary napkins and one pack of toilet paper from her bag.

Sang Xiaoyu's face immediately turned red.

Sister Mei said: "I don't know what's going on in your house. If you don't want to tell me, I won't ask. Don't be too hard on yourself. The napkins are clean on the surface, but they can't be used. You are still young now. If it hurts you Illness is no joke."

Sang Xiaoyu's face turned even redder.

Sister Mei left without saying anything.

Sang Xiaoyu's eyes were red, she felt like "The Little Match Girl", in this severe cold season, even giving her the light like a match could warm her whole body.

She is holding a sanitary napkin as if holding an amulet.

No one here knows about her past, and she never mentions it.

Sister Mei said that she has a fan in her bones, but for some reason she picks her to death. She also said that she is only in her 20s and needs to learn to enjoy life.

Another reason for Sang Xiaoyu's blush is that she uses napkins as sanitary napkins.

The toilet is not big, and Sister Mei can guess it is her.

Sang Xiaoyu uses dish soap as shampoo, napkin as toilet paper, footbath as bathtub...

It's almost the end of the year.

Sang Xiaoyu has also been working for more than two months, during which she also worked part-time to place advertisements.

She found that some people always went to their store to post advertisements, so she chased a girl on a whim to find out the reason.

Sang Xiaoyu was free to move around after two o'clock, so she ran to the street to launch an advertisement. People saw that she could only work for half a day, so they only gave her ten yuan.

Sang Xiaoyu felt that the ten yuan was easy to earn and she paid the bill every day. Seeing more and more money in her hand, she felt blindly happy.

She has only been home once in two months, to see her son and mother.She gave all the money she earned to her mother, and Sang Xiaoyu let her mother decide how to distribute it.

With a salary of less than 2000 yuan, the mother was thinking about which one to pay first and which one to pay later. She also said that Sang Xiaoyu added the extra [-] yuan from Jiang Chunhui's card and paid it off together.

Sang Xiaoyu originally planned to save some money for the unexpected needs of the family, but her mother said that more than 1000 is really not enough for a few houses, and some of them have lost their good looks.

Sang Xiaoyu let her mother take full control, and she said that she only wanted to make money.

The mother forced her to give her two hundred, saying that she didn't have any money on her, what should I do if something happened?Sang Xiaoyu picked up happily.

Everything she did was to please her mother.

Sang Xiaoyu thought, mother now has 3000 yuan in her hand, and giving it to the neighbors should ease the tense relationship.

Seeing that her mother had made arrangements, she went back to the hotel.

Something happened the day after she returned to the hotel.

It was getting close, and the guests gradually finished their meals and left. The few people left, Sang Xiaoyu and the others began to pack up the dishes and prepare to eat.

Mother called and told her to go back anyway.

Sang Xiaoyu's heart was beating wildly, she knew that something serious must have happened, she hurriedly finished the work at hand, said hello to the boss and went home.

Riding on the bicycle and pedaling desperately, all kinds of terrible situations came to mind along the way. Anyway, they were all related to money, and she was very afraid that her mother would suffer.

A faint bad premonition seeped out from the bottom of her heart from time to time.

Before entering the hospital, I heard the noisy voices of people in the house.

When I entered the house, I saw that there were some neighbors. There were seven or eight people standing in the small room. When they saw her coming in, although they looked ugly, they all stopped talking.

Sang Xiaoyu asked about the situation. It turned out that her mother took the 3000 yuan she gave and returned some people who borrowed a small amount, and some people who like to pick things up to find explanations.

These people passed it on by word of mouth, but those who borrowed a lot didn't get it, and they felt a little unbalanced in their hearts. Everyone gathered together to discuss the explanation.

Sang Xiaoyu called Auntie and Aunt affectionately, and she said that as long as I was here, the money would be paid back.

She also smiled and said, it's only been a few months?Didn't I pay back 3000 yuan?There is still five thousand short, and I will be the first to pay back your money.

There was an oppressive silence in the room.No one answered, dared not answer and didn't want to answer, no one had confidence in the future, and no one was willing to deal a fatal blow to Sang Xiaoyu at this time.

An aunt stood up and said, "Xiaoyu, you were also raised by us, and we have known your details all these years, so trust is fine, but your mother does things unfairly, why don't you pay back what you have? ?
My old man is not in good health, and the medicine is sometimes not available, but she gave the money to others. "

Her words immediately aroused the sympathy of the people around them, and they quarreled in one go, and Sang Xiaoyu couldn't hear each of them clearly at all.

I had no choice but to interrupt them with a wave of my hand and let them talk one by one.

In the end, she finally understood that the mother's principle of repaying the money was to give less and not more. What they meant was that they should give some of it all, even if they borrowed [-], they should give [-].

Both Sang Xiaoyu and her mother couldn't speak.

It's too much trouble to do that.

But there is no way, it is difficult for you to tell the minds of the elders opposite.

Each of them has different standpoints, viewpoints, mentality and thinking, and the information they get has been completely interpreted differently after their processing, so they can only express their opinions according to their temperament.

The target of the talking woman is very accurate, that is, the woman who gets money around her.

The woman next to her was immediately upset, took out the money and said, "Xiao Yu, I'll show off my style, and you take the three hundred and fifty back to her."

The woman who spoke just now immediately said dismissively: "Just you? How can your three hundred and fifty be enough, but I borrowed eight hundred."

Speaking of eight hundred, the woman who took the money just now stopped talking.

Sang Xiaoyu said: "Aunt Qian, Aunt Wang, I know that you all borrowed my money for my own good, but now I can only earn a little and pay back a little. Forgive me, if anyone is particularly anxious, please let me know first, I will pay back the salary next month immediately."

Sang Xiaoyu's IOU clearly stated: Pay it off within a year, and these people are ready to move in just a few months.

"I will pay you all back within a year," said my mother.

Aunt Bai became upset, and said, "We know it's within a year, but we need to seek an explanation for what you've done unfairly."

"Then I won't pay it back, and I will pay it back together in one year." Seeing Sang Xiaoyu's return, my mother gained some confidence.

"That can't be done. Although it's paid off within a year, who doesn't have a big deal? Although this is not a lot of money, it's the only one we have. If you don't want anything, who do you go to?"

Sang Xiaoyu quickly comforted her mother, she said with a smile: "I earn a penny for a penny, and I earn a hundred for a hundred. I promise now that I will pay back your money within half a year. If you don't believe me, I will immediately set up an account." receipt."

The noisy scene just now quieted down.

After Sang Xiaoyu finished speaking, he looked at everyone, but no one stood up.

Sang Xiaoyu said with tears in her eyes that she would never let down the trust of the neighbors and would return the money as soon as possible.

After all the good words, people slowly began to calm down, knowing that it is useless to force them, maybe they can still go to the front row if they can talk about it.

There was a sense of mistrust in the air, and it was impossible to hide people's anxiety.

So Sang Xiaoyu said some comforting words that were useless, these words were very forced, just looking for something to say.

Among them, the white aunt said dissatisfiedly, when you borrowed it, you guaranteed it, and now you only get less than [-] salary a month, how long will you have to wait for it to be paid back to us?
I borrowed 1000 yuan. My old man is sick and needs money urgently recently. If there is any, it will be the New Year soon, and many things are waiting for the money to be used.

Sang Xiaoyu said that she must be the next one, and she also said that she would remember their kindness, and would never forget it for the rest of her life.

Aunt Bai said: "Xiao Yu, I'm not talking about you. When you married a man, your mother and father didn't agree, but you insisted on going your own way. Do you think the older generation can harm you?
how is it now?Don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer in front of your eyes, right?When looking for a man, you still need to find a down-to-earth..."

Aunt Bai wanted to say more, but Sang Xiaoyu quickly stopped her and said:
"Aunt Bai, I know that you are all looking out for my own good and caring about me. I will definitely live up to your trust and return the money as soon as possible."

"Why don't you want to mention your husband so much? These things should be his responsibility. If he ran away and hasn't contacted you for so long, you should go to his house and let them pay the debt.

Xiaoyu, I'm not talking about you, you are just too weak, what are you afraid of their family?If it doesn't work, go to the lawsuit and guarantee that one will win.

If this happened to me, I would go to his house to eat and ask him to wear clothes every day, and I wouldn’t even give it to him. Do you think I’m right? "

A few people chimed in.

Aunt Bai got excited and wanted to say something, but she had a chance, but Sang Xiaoyu didn't give her a chance to speak, saying that she hadn't finished get off work yet and had to hurry back, so everyone should leave.

This Aunt Bai is the one who is leading the trouble, Sang Xiaoyu thought, after earning a thousand dollars, she must pay her back and keep her mouth shut.

They were finally appeased.

Aunt Wang, who was holding three hundred and five, said that she would make up for it and return the money to those who need it first.

Sang Xiaoyu took her hand and said, "Aunt Wang, since I've given it to you, you can take it. I'll keep everyone's IOUs, and I'll keep them forever."

Sang Xiaoyu said some words of gratitude:
"What I owe is not only your money, but also your friendship. You saved my trouble and my life. As long as I have breath, your money will not be blind."

Aunt Bai muttered something again, and then led everyone away.

Looking at the backgrounds of these people, Sang Xiaoyu felt emotional, and suddenly remembered Jia Baoyu's point of view in "A Dream of Red Mansions". He said that girls are made of water, and they will be clear when they see them, but women are different.

A girl who is not married is a priceless jewel; when she is married, she will develop many bad problems somehow. Although it is a pearl, it has no brilliance and color, and it is a dead pearl; no matter how old it is, it will change even more. It's not beads, it's fish eyes.

Sang Xiaoyu felt that there was some truth to this statement. With the growth of age, the elegance of women was gradually exhausted, and some people had nothing left.

For example, my mother, such as myself now, she really dare not look in the mirror now, one is that she feels the change in her face, and the most important thing is that she sees the vicissitudes of life in her step by step from the changed face.

Looking at the backs of these people, the mother scolded angrily: "Isn't it just that I owe some money? Why, you still want to scold my eighth generation ancestors! You didn't see when you didn't come back just now, you wanted to eat me."

At this time, the mother put on an appearance that she was not afraid of heaven and earth, as if the king of heaven and I were not afraid of it.

Sang Xiaoyu knew that her mother was bluffing, so she said gently:
"Mom, don't think so. We owe them something. It's understandable for them to be anxious now. Besides, it's only natural to pay back the debt. It's me who should be scolded."

Sang Xiaoyu also knew that what they were most interested in was asking her what she thought of her husband, and Sang Xiaoyu didn't give these people the chance to ask questions at all. Cheng Weize was a sickness in his heart, and it would hurt for a long time to get it out.

The same goes for mother, who usually starts with the topic of owed money and ends with scolding Cheng Weize.

"It's all the good deeds done by your unworthy man." Sure enough, the mother began to complain about Cheng Weize.

Sang Xiaoyu closed her eyes tightly, she really didn't want to hear this person's name, it seemed that as soon as she heard the word Cheng Weize, the bad luck that had gone away suddenly turned around again, and returned to her with grinning teeth.

Mother was a little scared and finally stopped talking.

The room was extremely noisy just now, but now it is as quiet as a meditation room.

From the beginning to the end, Sang Xiaoyu never blamed these people, except for a deep sense of self-blame towards her mother.

If things happen to others, she may not be able to do it openly.

Borrowing money, of course there is reason to have resentment.People's approach to wealth and avoidance of poverty is the real life.

(End of this chapter)