I am a vegetable seller born in the 1980s. Today I suddenly want to talk about my true feelings about this industry.
At the beginning, I really felt embarrassed to sell vegetables
In everyone's mind, do you think selling vegetables is embarrassing? The job of does not require culture, does not require verbalism, does not determine age, does not require body shape, or face. As long as you are willing to endure hardships, you can do it, and there is no threshold. Let’s look at the that sell vegetables, they are all dirty, dressed in sloppy, ungrateful, loud voice, and have no image at all! Indeed, anyone with some ability will not choose to sell vegetables. They will not make much money even if they work hard, and they will lose face.
I used to think so too. After all, I am just a mortal. I also want to be glamorous and live a decent life. I will also love face and be afraid of being ridiculed by others. But life played a big joke on me. I used to be such a proud person, but the wheel fell to make a living by selling vegetables. It's really ironic!
My vegetables
The reason why I became a vegetable seller
In 2012, my husband and friend opened a mold processing store in Foshan , which was not counted as manual losses of 50,000 or 60,000 yuan.
In 2015, we worked with relatives to do banana wholesale in Suzhou , but failed due to various reasons, losing more than 100,000 yuan.
It is also because of these two experiences that we were heavily in debt and physically and mentally exhausted. We decided to go back to our hometown to develop. One is that we are tired, and the other is that we can only do this for our children.
But our hometown is a small place, there are no factories, there are only a handful of capable jobs, and the salary is pitifully low. We still owe a lot of debts, so when will it take to finish it? So after observing in my hometown for a while, I decided to open a vegetable shop because it has little investment and cash, which is suitable for people like us who have no deposits and have to spend money on living. Moreover, selling vegetables does not require any conditions, as long as we are willing to endure hardships, we opened our current vegetable shop.
The hardships of selling vegetables
Selling vegetables is really hard. You have to get up at 2 o'clock in the middle of the night to get the vegetables. It is 365 days a year, and it is like this every day. It is simply a waste to want to sleep in. When you come back, you must first sort out the dishes. Looking at so many varieties, you will be crazy. After finishing it, you have to arrange it well. There are so many tedious things that you can't imagine. After these, while there are not many people buying groceries, hurry up and have breakfast first.
When it is eight or nine o'clock, people are full of sleep, have breakfast, and have sent their children to school. There will be more people coming out to buy vegetables. At this time, you will endure thirst and urgency. You can't wait for three heads and six arms to be enough. Do you think that business is so good? If you think too much, selling vegetables is a lot of tedious things. For example, someone bought a carrot and asked you to peel it; someone chose a yam and asked you to clean it, etc. - it doesn't cost much, but it is indeed quite time-consuming.
Honey is putting on the stock
Sacrifice for selling vegetables
This bitter days are like this day after day, year after year, almost three years. To be honest, the income in these three years is not proportional to the efforts. I am busy every day, and I can't sit down and eat well. I don't even have a decent piece of clothes because I can't find the right time to wear. Every day, I am plain and unkempt. I am just in my thirties and fifties. Sometimes I am so envious of others who are dressed up beautifully. I sell vegetables and keep doing housework every day. I have no friends, no holidays, and all year round. I feel sad when I think about it. 's greatest relief is that the child is by my side. Although I haven't made much money, living a life is not a problem. Maybe I can be lucky to have a stable job in my hometown like this.
selling vegetables while taking care of children
s no matter how hard it is to sell vegetables, I am still grateful that
s people's thoughts may change at all times. At first, I really felt that selling vegetables was quite embarrassing, but after the outbreak of the epidemic, many things have changed drastically. In recent years, the environment is not good, it is difficult to find a job, business is difficult to do, and factories go bankrupt. Many people cut off supplies for , have no work, have no travel expenses, and even have food. and I have children, family, and a stable income. Isn’t it a great gift from God to me? At this moment, I really don’t feel embarrassed to sell vegetables . And after experiencing so much, I have seen through many things. There are more people who don’t have money to laugh at you, and those who look down on you are even more proud. With money, you have enough confidence to fight back against them. With money, you can let your family live a good life. So what's the point of selling vegetables? Now I just need to give me money, even if I ask me to dig the cessation pit, I won't hesitate.
I am selling vegetables
Do you think selling vegetables is embarrassing? Would you choose to sell vegetables?
