The cigarette butts that popped when the skinny entered the door fell on the silk scarf, and the silk scarf burned up in the fire.

Hou Canghai and Xiong Xiaomei were fighting with people, did not notice the abnormality in the store, and when the smoke was found, the fire was already in full.

Hou Canghai and Xiaomei Xia did not care about other things, and rushed into the house in the first time.The bear picked up the water with the basin and poured it toward the fire.The sea desperately pulled the unburned clothing onto the ground and separated from the fire point.

Someone outside shouted, "Burn up, danger, come out."

The security guard brought the clothing city to assemble the fire extinguisher outside and sprayed into the house.

Fortunately, the clothing store was just caught fire and was found, and under the joint efforts of everyone, it finally did not cause a big disaster.The rest of the smoke was around the shop, Hou Canghai and the bear Xiaomei had a black piece of gray on his face, and his clothes were wet with sweat, as if he had just climbed out of the dirty sewer.

This clothing store pinned on all the wealth dreams of Xiong Xiaomei after her resignation, and the house was full of let her not be strong, and "wow" cried out.Hou Canghai slowly calmed down, touched the pocket, found that the mobile phone was still there, "Things are big, the nature has changed."I called Zhou and asked him to come out."Although Hou Canghai is working in the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, due to the short time, there is no relationship in the public inspection and legal organs, and this matter must be presented at the weekly level.

Bear Xiaomei heartache burned clothes, unable to speak.

We had a weekly phone call and no one answered.

“Brother Packer.”Bear Xiaomei wiped her tears and habitually remembered the social big brother Bao Fang.

Hou Canghai calmly said: "Now this is not a fight, it is arson, a serious crime, we must call the police."

After the alarm, Hou Canghai came to the door to ask about the busy fat security around the outside, only to learn that when the store burned up, the trouble people saw the wrong situation, slip the big right.

Hou Canghai asked, “Is there any surveillance in the clothing city?”

The fat security belly was very strong, mentioned the trousers that always fell down, and said: "There are a few probes, but it is not used, it is the eyes of the blind, the ears of the deaf, all furnished."

Hou Canghai smiled bitterly: "You are still very humorous, why didn't you help when we just fought, we paid the property management fee."

The fat security guard said with indifferent attitude: "I took a few wages, just look at the door, desperately is the police thing."I was so brave that I took the fire extinguisher."

There came two policemen.A person about 20 years old, from the look should graduate from the police school, full of serious face.The other was about fifty years old, dry and thin, with no expression on his face.

The old policeman stood in the doorway of the clothing store, looked inside, and coldly said, “Who reported the police?”

Hou Canghai said, "I reported to the police, someone set fire to our clothing store."

The old policeman looked at Hou Canghai with suspicious eyes and said, “What the hell is this, someone set fire to it?”It's not a small thing to set a fire, and you have to make it clear what you're going to get sentencing."

Hou Canghai pointed to the facade and said, "Just now a woman and two men were in trouble in the store, and my wife's face was still injured, which is the fire they set on."Everyone can testify.”

The old policeman called the fat security guard standing outside the door, asked for some time, and walked back again, saying, "What kind of fire in the daytime."I have asked clearly, you sell fakes in the store, others come to the theory, your wife is not very angry, start to hit people.You both have broken hands, even if it’s a fight.Don't sell fakes anymore, hundreds of dollars of clothes that have been bought just before they go out on the line, and who is not angry."

The fire came up and said, “They used a dagger and set a fire, which is a criminal offense.”

The old policeman said, “You closed the store and made a record with me at the police station.”You are right, if someone sets fire to it, it is a criminal offense, and there is a law in mind.”

Due to the fact that too many people onlookers, Hou Canghai did not mention that he was a cadre of the Political and Legal Committee of the District Committee, for fear of losing the face of the Political and Legal Committee.

Hearing the sound of the shutter door, the tears of the bear continued to flow down his cheeks.

At the door of the clothing store, the boss and the boss stood at the door and happily watched the lively.The boss's mother said, "If this happens, I'm afraid the shop across the street will not be opened."Bear is hardworking, just inexperienced.”

The boss said: "In the clothing city, only she and we sell Korean clothes, we take advantage of this to break them down."The only thing I fear is that they mistake them for being a troll and a bad person.”

The boss's mother smiled with a proud smile: "Xiao Xiaomei has no experience, and there is no need for the next three ways."We entered the autumn dress in the middle of August, and after the autumn dress came back, the summer dress was all three.At that time, Xiong Xiaomei could only sell goods at a low price, and when the loss was a mess, the business naturally could not do it.In my experience, she definitely can't afford to go on the autumn dress.In the future, the clothing city will sell hanbok, and the business will surely explode."

In front of the small Mei clothing store, after the parties were taken away, the onlookers dispersed.The incident was like a stone thrown into a pond, stirring up several ripples, and soon calmed down.It is just that the stones that sink into the pond will suffer from long-term flooding.

Hou Canghai and Xiong Xiaomei were taken to the police station and made separate records.It was the old policeman who made the record for Hou Canghai.The old policeman made tea with an old enamel cup, took out a cigarette and smoked it slowly, and asked, "Name."

Being deceived by the door, but also in the police station by the old police to try the mouth of the suspect interrogation, which makes Hou Canghai feel aggrieved, and even there is a hint of desolation, said: "Huanghai."

“The age?”

“26.”

“The gender?”

“The man.”

...

Hearing that the other party was working in the political and legal committee of the district committee, the old police were a little skeptical and said, "You are a political and legal committee, don't talk nonsense."Hou Canghai smiled bitterly: "I am working in the comprehensive management office, under the Ministry of Jiang." The old policeman with gray hair went out for a while, came back with a much milder attitude, asked what had happened, and then sent Hou Canghai out of the house.

Hou Canghai waited for a while at the door of the police station, and Xiaomei Xiong came out with red eyes.

The two men walked out of the police station in silence and full of sadness.The door of the clothing store was opened, and there was still a lot of heat and soot inside.A clothing city staff came up and said: "Your store's insurance was unplugged by us, and when the scene was cleaned up, we checked the line before we could be re-immunized."Clothing City is no better than anywhere else, and it is most afraid of fire.”

For such a decision of the clothing city, Hou Canghai can understand.He piled undamaged clothing on the bed of the inner room and threw the burned garments outside the door.

Bear Xiaomei looked at the door of the pile of burned and damaged clothing, expression numb.There were other operators who kept coming to inquire about the situation, and Xiaomei Xiong's face was cold and did not answer.

As I packed up the room, the weekly level phone call came back.He did not know what happened, the tone said easily: "Just a meeting with the boss, dare not answer the phone, Houzi to find me what, to invite me and Wu Jianjun to eat?" 」Hou Canghai said in a low voice: "My wife's clothing store has been burned, you hurry to come."The situation is complicated, meet and talk about it.”

Zhou level is too understanding of Hou Canghai, from his tone will know that something happened, driving Wu Jianjun, and went straight to the clothing store.

Looking at the scene, Zhou level said: "You don't open business these days, rest well."Leave this matter to me to deal with, to urge the public security to solve the case.The face of the procuratorate, the Public Security Bureau still has to give.”

Hou Canghai's face was extremely ugly, "The Political and Legal Affairs Commission is an empty shelf, and there is no use for ass."

Zhou level comforted: "You mix well, get an official half office in the Political and Legal Affairs Commission early, and then transfer to the public inspection law as a leader, then spoke a word, who dared not listen."

Wu Jianjun looked at a pile of rotten clothes and put his arm around his sleeves: "Damn, the people who bully our world security factory must get it back."

“No one can find us, who shall we do?”Times have changed, and it can’t be solved by the fist.Don't worry about it, I'll go to the public security friends for coordination."In terms of fighting, the weekly level is the weakest of the three, and because he is located in a strong position, he has become the most powerful person to deal with the dark side of society.

The fire in the clothing store was extremely heavy, and Hou Canghai and Xiong Xiaomei hid in the small nest to lick the wound.

In the evening, the TV made a sound of loneliness.Bear picked up the mirror to look at the wound on her face.This year is unfavorable, before and after being beaten three times, think of all kinds of difficulties since the beginning of business, self-pity, self-inflicted wounds.

Hou Canghai was busy in the kitchen alone, and two kitchen knives flew, cutting the board to make a choking sound.The chorus rammed back and forth in the room, representing his anger.Cutting the board for a while, he put down the kitchen knife and turned back with a decisive tone: "You have authentic goods in the store, and imitation goods, which feels bad to customers."It has to be adjusted when it reopens.”

Every time Hou Canghai proposed, Xiong Xiaomei always thought that the proposal was a "paper talk" and would not be considered, which made Hou Canghai helpless who had not done business.This time, Xiong Xiaomei did not mention the "paper talk", sadly said: "Every piece of clothing has a cost, I have to dispose of these goods, otherwise I will lose money."I simply cut the price, said is imitation, love to buy not buy.The low price took the goods and then continued to take the high-grade tailings from Li Mo.”

Business is not smooth, work is boring, after going to bed, Hou Canghai eyes through the window to look at the stars in the night sky, think of the trouble, can not sleep for a long time, unexpectedly insomnia.The consequence of insomnia was getting up late, and it was only at eight in the morning that he got out of bed.

The clothing store could not be opened for the time being, and Xiong Xiaomei lost his early motivation and lay in bed to watch the sea shift.

Black River noodle restaurant, credit union director Zhu Xiaobing slowly eat noodles.He saw the sea into the house, habitually nodded slightly, did not speak, and continued to eat noodles.In general, there will always be interesting people to pay in advance, and often there are many people rushing to pay for themselves.He is not lacking a bowl of noodle money, but also enjoy the pleasure of being respected.

The whole bowl of noodles was finished one by one, and no one else came in, and the only noodles was actually sitting on the fishing table and eating noodles attentively.After eating the noodles, they can only pay for themselves.He took out his wallet and was about to say hello to the waiter when he paid.Hou Canghai suddenly raised his head and shouted, "Director Zhu, let you pay, how is it interesting, thank you."

Zhu Xiaobing and Hou Canghai gathered in this small noodle restaurant countless times, each time it was Hou Canghai to pay for noodles, which made Hou Canghai very unhappy.People do not ask for people to be generally high, and they intend to open a joke of Zhu Xiaobing and make fun of it.

The boss looked at Zhu Xiaobing and asked for his opinion with her eyes.

Zhu Xiaobing did not expect that Hou Canghai would be so straightforward, stupored for a few seconds, to the familiar boss mother who walked up to the front: "Pay, two people."

Zhu Xiaobing paid the money and left the small noodle restaurant after saying hello with Hou Canghai.Originally in the small noodle shop to eat noodles is a pleasure, today because of the Hou Canghai general army, only feel full of straw rough feeling, very uncomfortable.Back at the door of the credit union, he coldly groaned, "Hu Canghai wants a loan, and there is no door."

This kind of prank-like practice is actually self-abandonment, and Hou Canghai's mood is gradually graying up.It’s not really the life he wants, he prefers a busy, thoughtful life.

Back at the unit, Hou Canghai told Yang Ding and the burning of the clothing store.Yang Dinghe was furious and said, "Social scum bullied the cadres of our political and legal committee, went, and looked for Secretary Jiang."

Jiang Qianghua heard about the whole process of the incident and immediately called the Jiangyang District Public Security Bureau.The director of the public security department promised to solve the case.

Two days later, the perpetrators took the initiative to find Hou Canghai and Xiaomei.They were under strong pressure from the police, and after a while of bargaining, they lost 30,000 yuan in cash and walked away with their faces.

Zhou level learned of this result, said: "Or the official level of the death ah, I just found a friend of the public security, has not yet used."Suzi, good mixed officialdom, really become a big official, there is nothing to do!"

After the small Mei clothing store was repainted, it reopened on August 15.This time, the clothing burned and the repainting of the decoration caused a total of more than 14,000 yuan of economic losses, plus the loss of profits caused by the cessation of business, the loss was close to 20,000 yuan.If the loss of goods alone, Xiong Xiaomei actually makes money.However, from the perspective of operation, the closure of this period of time directly affects the normal operation.

Every year in August is the off-season of clothing, in the summer and autumn period of August, the purchasing power of clothing decline, the competition with peers is fierce, and the limited purchasing power is distributed to each sales terminal.Whether it is a department store or a roadside store, most of the summer clothing hit four to eight percent, and some clothing even hit a two-fold and three-fold.At the same time, some of the first-line brands of autumn clothing appeared early.

When the small Mei clothing store reopened, it was facing the off-season in August, and after the opening, the business was bleak, which was much worse than the opening time.

The opposite of the Korean tide attack discount efforts continue to increase.The owner of the clothing store has been doing more than ten years of clothing business, with rich experience and discounting, the autumn dress with underwear as the main force and the Korean version of the autumn coat have been completely prepared.Around the 20th, the Korean tide hit the summer dress frantically discounted, and wrote a very provocative slogan in front of the door.At the same time, a large number of autumn clothes appeared in the store.

Xiong Xiaomei is the first time to do business, no experience, and because the arson incident affected the pace of business, after the reopening did not think of preparing for the autumn dress in advance.When the costume city appeared in the autumn, the bear Xiaomei woke up like a dream.Her working capital in her hand has all become summer stock, which cannot be recovered for a short time, there is no surplus money into autumn, and the operation is in trouble.Xiong Xiaomei considered again and again, giving Xiao Fang a month's salary, dismissed it, and returned to the situation of keeping the shop alone.

"I want to discount the summer dress at full cost.Enter the autumn dress from Li Mo.I'll listen to you and take the quality route."This time, Xiong Xiaomei finally did not mock Hou Canghai's "paper talk" and accepted some opinions.

Hou Canghai looked at the newly whiteened wall and said: "The cost discount is actually a loss."

Xiong Xiaomei said, "Our shop is dominated by women's clothing, women's clothing is exquisite, and it will be sold again next year, and no one will buy it."

Hou Canghai said: "Then transfer the position, the city is not popular summer clothes, hit a fashion, next year to the Black River to sell."Don't look at the Black River, although the Black River is a township, the purchasing power is not weak.

"Go to the Black River to buy and rent the facade, the facade to rent, someone has to take care of, these all have to spend money, just discount it in the store, how much money can be charged is how much money." Xiong Xiaomei did not open the door at this time, and learned to compromise.

Hou Canghai said: "This week is very straight, although it is not that he finally got things done, we should still ask him and Secretary Yang to eat a meal."

Xiong Xiaomei tasted enough social warmth, had a deeper understanding of "one more friend and one more road", and was very supportive of inviting guests to eat.

After returning home, Hou Canghai turned out two bottles of wine and set up the Black River Zhang's old bacon restaurant.Yang Dinghe and Zhou did not have a deal, because both of them are in the political and legal system, have common acquaintances, and soon talked about a piece.

After drinking a little wine, Yang Dinghe said, “How is the business of clothing store?”

Hou Canghai said: "After the renovation, it is still not good, it is more difficult than imagined."

Yang Dinghe said, “Do you remember what I once said about the Jiangzhou Electronic Science and Technology College cafeteria?”I can say hello to you if I'm interested."

Hou Canghai said, “Now that late August, a cafeteria has not been rented out yet?”

Yang Dinghe said: "I don't know the specific situation, if you are interested, you can go to the school first, I will say hello there."

Xiong Xiaomei suddenly asked very seriously, “Can the food group make money?”

Yang Dinghe said, “I must have made money.”You can check it out.”

Xiong Xiaomei said, “I also asked Secretary Yang to help me, I want to take a look.”

Hou Canghai also believes that the heart of Xiong Xiaomei's clothing store is as indestructible as the Yangtze River Dam.In fact, this dam already has a lot of holes, inadvertently a straw will destroy the dam.

(Chapter 63)