The programmer and his woman

We were determined to make back the money we lost for the electric bike! Since then, we have worked harder and harder. We basically stayed on duty until about 4 a.m. every night, and got up at 7 or 8 a.m. to continue working. I only had 3 or 4 hours of sleep a day, which made me seriously sleep deprived. I was listless and looked like a zombie.

Every time I get on the bus, my eyelids start to fight, and sleepiness surges like a tide, wishing I could fall asleep immediately. Once, I almost missed my stop because I dozed off. Just as the bus door was about to close, I suddenly realized that I had arrived at my stop, and I woke up instantly. At this moment, I didn't care about the driver's abuse and accusations. I used all my strength to desperately pry open the door that was only a crack left, and then jumped off the bus like a nimble rabbit.

I used to be puzzled by the popularity of functional drinks such as Dongpeng and Red Bull in this place, but as time went by, I gradually understood the reason. It turned out that I was not the only one living such a difficult life. Many people were troubled by lack of sleep and had to rely on these functional drinks to stay awake.

Before the Double 11 shopping festival, the stall owners who had a good relationship with us would always generously give us some of these drinks, because we had to work all night. We couldn't sleep all night, and we had to move dozens of packages of goods the next morning. If you don't experience this yourself, it's hard for others to understand what "overdraft" means. It feels like your body has been hollowed out, with only the last breath left to barely support you; if you don't hold on to that breath, you may collapse to the ground at any time. Whenever I think of this feeling, I still feel scared and terrified.

I remember one time, I was struggling to carry something heavy, my steps were hurried, as if I was being pushed forward by an invisible force. When I finally stopped, it suddenly became pitch black in front of my eyes, as if the whole world had disappeared. A chill rose up from my spine, and cold sweat instantly soaked my clothes. I felt that I had completely lost control of my body, as if all my strength had left me. It seemed that my feces and urine were also pouring out uncontrollably, and that uncontrollable feeling made me feel terrified.

However, at that moment, I clenched my teeth tightly, took my last breath, and tried my best to slowly come back to my senses. Every second was like a fight with death. I struggled desperately, trying to regain control of my body. I don’t know what the consequences would be if I let go of that breath at that time. I dare not imagine it, nor do I dare to recall this experience easily. It is deeply imprinted in my memory and has become a shadow that will never go away. Every time I think of that moment, an inexplicable fear and uneasiness will surge in my heart.

Double Eleven may be a shopping feast for most people, but it is a torture for us. On November 11, the market was crowded with people, and the crowds were suffocating! From the first floor to the top floor, every staircase was blocked, and people were shoulder to shoulder, and it was difficult to find a place to stand. If you are in a hurry to go upstairs to get the goods, the only way is to struggle through the gaps in the crowd, but in fact there are no gaps, so you can only crawl through the gaps between your legs below. In the afternoon, the streets were also crowded with people, and the whole scene was like the subway rush hour in City A. What's worse, many of them are carrying heavy objects on their shoulders and walking with difficulty.

On November 12, the market was packed with people, even more so than the day before. Countless people flocked to the market. Some of them were those who had not been able to get the goods they wanted the day before, so they came back the next day. Some of them were those who had bought too much goods the day before and could not take all of them away, so they had to come back the next day to take the remaining part. Even more of them came the next day to pick up the goods they had sold that day. On this day, the streets were overcrowded, and the number of people was so large that it made people feel nervous and uneasy.

After this carnival, the city leaders began to realize the seriousness of the problem. They knew that if any accident happened in such a crowded situation, such as someone falling or pushing, it would be very likely to cause a stampede. Once a stampede occurred, the consequences would be disastrous! Hundreds of people would be ruthlessly trampled and their lives would disappear in an instant.

However, despite being aware of these risks, it is inevitable that at this time of year some people will suffer minor injuries for various reasons. Some may be too excited to pay attention to their surroundings; some may not be strong enough to withstand the crowds; and some may just be unlucky and stand in a dangerous position. In any case, these injured people have become victims behind the carnival.

The following days were filled with uneasiness and anxiety, as everyone was waiting for the arrival of a large-scale return wave. However, some stalls in the market were not so easy to negotiate with, and the return of goods was simply a nightmare for them.

It often happens that it is harder than climbing to the sky to return the returned goods to them! The best-selling styles on weekdays are easy to say, they can be sold again after being returned; but what about those new styles? Once they are sold once, they may be gone forever. If these new styles cannot be returned to the stall smoothly, it means that we have to pay for the loss out of our own pockets! This is really a headache!

In a corner of the mall, a hot-tempered merchant and a stall owner had a fierce dispute over the issue of returning goods. Both sides refused to give in, and their emotions became increasingly agitated, and they were eventually driven out by the mall security. However, when the merchant returned home, he was still furious and full of rage for revenge.

After careful planning, the merchant prepared the necessary equipment and returned to the scene without hesitation. As soon as he saw the stall owner, he quickly took out a knife and stabbed him fiercely. As blood gushed out, the stall owner fell to the ground and died on the spot. However, the merchant did not flee the scene in a hurry, but showed an unusually calm attitude.

He took out the gasoline barrel he had prepared in advance and poured gasoline all over the room. Then, he quietly lit a cigarette and silently looked at the stall owner lying lifeless on the ground. Then, he poured the remaining barrel of gasoline on the body and used the cigarette that was about to burn out to ignite the gasoline-soaked body.

In an instant, a raging fire rose into the sky, and the fire spread rapidly, and the entire stall was instantly engulfed in flames. The fire became more and more fierce, alerting the stall owners around. When they realized the seriousness of the situation and reported it to the property management, it was too late. The property management staff rushed over, but by then, the people and all the items in the stall had been devoured by the fire.

As for the businessman who committed murder and arson, he might have already taken advantage of the chaos to flee the city by car and disappeared without a trace.

This sudden tragedy shocked people. The next day, the buildings and streets posted the surveillance footage. The figures in the footage were so blurry that they could not be identified. In the following days, when going to the market to pick up goods, you need to go through security checks. The security guards will check whether the merchants are carrying controlled knives, gasoline or unknown liquids.

However, since then, the rules here have subtly changed. Not only did the mall begin to recommend that stall owners support returns, but the stalls that originally did not support returns also joined the ranks of supporting returns after this incident.

As the e-commerce sector matures, competition in the express delivery industry is becoming increasingly fierce. The old model of calculating express delivery fees is now only used when individuals mail packages; for e-commerce companies, all express delivery companies implement a unified low-price charging standard. E-commerce platforms have also followed suit and no longer charge consumers for shipping, thereby gradually promoting free shipping services for goods. Since buyers no longer have to bear the additional expense of postage, their shopping expenses are reduced, so they are increasingly inclined to choose online shopping as a consumption channel. Thanks to this, our business is booming, and we can create a best-selling product almost every few days.

As the number of hits gradually increased, Xiaoxia and I began to think about a bold plan: find a clothing processing factory to make the goods ourselves! In this way, not only can the cost be greatly reduced, but the quality of the products can also be better controlled. After all, in G City, small clothing processing factories are everywhere, and they are all very happy to accept our commissioned production orders! Whether we use the auxiliary materials provided by their factory or supply them by ourselves, there is no problem at all.

It is worth mentioning that the delivery speed of these small factories is really amazing. Basically, as soon as a certain brand of women's clothing announces the launch of a new product, the pictures are released, and the goods are available in the market two days later. These experienced pattern makers can make a pattern that is very close to the original clothes by looking at the pictures. If you want to imitate it more closely, you can directly order a piece of clothing from the brand's official website, disassemble it and make a pattern. In this way, it can basically be restored 100%.

The stalls in the market do this. Their favorite imitations are Korean brand clothing. They browse the official websites of Korean brand clothing every day. Once they find new products, they immediately contact the factories to imitate them. Many styles have not even been sold a few pieces officially, but the market here is already full of them.

The styles are trendy and good-looking, so the business on this street has always been good. Just when the business was booming and becoming more and more popular, I was surprised to find that something seemed to be wrong with my body. Due to long-term hunger and severe lack of sleep, my hair began to fall out crazily. In just a few days, when I stood in front of the mirror, I was shocked to see that my hair was almost gone! Every day was like a battle against time. We were so busy that we didn't even have time to breathe. The time required for picking up and packing the goods was getting longer and longer, while the time for sleeping was ruthlessly squeezed, and even the time for eating was difficult to spare. Basically, we had to stay up until three or four in the morning every day to complete the whole day's affairs. Then, we had a little free time to go out and find some food to fill our stomachs.

We knew that this was not a long-term solution, so we decided to hire some people to help us. However, perhaps it was not destined for us to be bosses! As soon as we hired a helper, problems arose in the store.

It was an event registration day. After a long period of hard work, our minds were already blurry. In the past, when registering for an event, we only needed to fill in the discount rate to enjoy the preferential price. But this time, the rules of the event changed and we needed to enter the sales price directly. Unfortunately, we were exhausted and did not notice this change. We still filled in the discount rate as usual. As a result, the price of the goods in the entire store dropped to 8 or 9 yuan per piece in an instant. After submitting the information, we fell asleep exhausted.

In the early morning, the sun shone through the window on my face. I opened my eyes sleepily and saw the tens of thousands of orders displayed on the screen. My partners and I were stunned. The chat window kept flashing because of too many people asking questions. The computer seemed to be overwhelmed and was about to freeze. When the computer finally returned to normal, we woke up from our dream. If we shipped according to these orders, we would face a huge compensation of hundreds of thousands! Some people even joked that our promotion was too strong this time.

Looking at these orders, my heart trembled, and my hands trembled slightly because of nervousness. I quickly grabbed the mouse, quickly stopped the activity, and removed all the products from the shelves. Faced with those pages of orders, I felt helpless and could only apologize to the customers one by one, hoping that they would refund the money.

At first, some people expressed understanding and cooperated with the refund, but as time went on, after a small number of orders were refunded, the remaining thousands of orders became extremely difficult. These customers were eagerly waiting for me to ship, but how could I afford such a huge loss?

So I started to call the platform frantically, asking for help over and over again, hoping to get some substantial help. However, the solution given by the platform made me feel helpless - if I didn't ship the goods, I could only pay compensation to each buyer, then wait for them to refund and file a claim, and finally submit a screenshot of the payment to the platform for review.

Faced with this situation, I felt helpless. I had no other choice but to keep calling people to complain. I could only follow the platform's regulations and make compensation step by step. Every compensation was like a knife in my heart, making me feel miserable.

This torture lasted for a whole month! During this long period of time, Xiaoxia and I cried all day long, immersed in endless pain. Tears seemed to be the only way for us to vent our emotions. After finally getting through the first month and welcoming the second month, we finally completed all the claims.