Chapter 168: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 168: Going to Find a Job Alone

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Zhi Ming, don't be discouraged. Once I earn some money, we'll start a business together, support each other, and make it big and strong!"

Wang Dashan's face was full of naivety.

It was clear he had not yet been beaten by society.

He thought everything too simply.

Zhu Zhiming gave a dry laugh:

"You just got out of the army and started working; you should take care of yourself first!"

Wang Dashan laughed and said:

"Actually, I already have some retirement money, but this amount isn't enough to start a business. I want to earn a bit more before starting a business, so it will be safer."

Zhu Zhiming hurriedly asked:

"How much retirement money do you have?"

Wang Dashan said:

"Not much, just over ten thousand."

Zhu Zhiming hurriedly said:

"That's not a small amount; it's equal to my annual salary! This money is actually enough to start a small business!"

Wang Dashan said instead:

"No rush. I don't understand anything right now. I'll work in the city for a year or two first, get familiar with city life, and then start a business."

Zhu Zhiming nodded:

"That's right; it's more stable this way."

After the two finished eating pig trotter rice and paid, they took the bus to the rental house in Yuangang Village.

There was no subway station near Guangyuan Bus Station, so the bus became their preferred mode of transportation.

The bus stopped and went, taking over an hour before arriving at Yuan Gang Village.

Fortunately, they didn't need to transfer, so it wasn't too troublesome.

When they arrived at Zhu Zhiming's rental house, it was already past nine in the evening.

Zhu Zhiming's rental house was a single room with one bed, one toilet, and a small balcony.

It was very cramped, and the space felt oppressive.

Even the window outside the small balcony faced a wall.

Reach out, and you could touch the wall of the building opposite.

Wang Dashan had never lived in such a narrow room, so he felt uncomfortable as soon as he entered.

But he knew that as a poor person, he had no right to dislike anything.

Zhu Zhiming could take him in to live together, saving him some expenses; that was already very good.

"How much is your house a month?"

Wang Dashan asked casually.

"Four hundred yuan rent, plus water and electricity, around four hundred fifty. I dare not turn on the air conditioner; electricity is terribly expensive, one yuan per kilowatt-hour. The landlord is very ruthless."

Zhu Zhiming said so.

Wang Dashan put his luggage in the corner and echoed:

"That is indeed quite expensive."

Zhu Zhiming handed over a cigarette and sat on the bed smoking:

"There is only one bed here. From now on, we'll sleep on this bed together. Tomorrow I'll get you a key. When I go to work during the day, you take the key and go outside to look for work. You can come back to the rental house to rest anytime."

Wang Dashan nodded:

"Okay."

At this time, Zhu Zhiming took out an electric water heater:

"If you want hot water for a shower, you have to use this thing. Fill a bucket with water, put this thing into the bucket, plug it in, and the water in the bucket will heat up. While heating, you have to watch it; don't let it get too hot, for fear the bucket will be burned through. Also, don't touch the water in the bucket with your hand, for fear of electric shock. If you want to test the water temperature, unplug the plug first, then reach in to test. This is very important. I don't want your good buddy to be electrocuted to death in my rental house. You remember, okay!"

Wang Dashan smiled and nodded:

"Don't worry, I remember. I just retired from the army; I'm not a fool. I definitely won't mess around!"

The two chatted on and off inside the rental house.

They chatted until past ten, then started to shower.

Zhu Zhiming used the electric water heater to boil a bucket of hot water and took a hot shower.

Wang Dashan, however, did not take a hot shower.

He was still used to life in the army; in the army, he generally took cold showers.

Because taking cold showers could temper willpower.

Zhu Zhiming found his behavior hard to understand, but did not stop him.

Wang Dashan not taking a hot shower was even better; it saved some electricity money.

In a blink, it was past eleven at night.

Zhu Zhiming had to get up early to work tomorrow, so he turned off the light and went to sleep.

Soon he started snoring.

Wang Dashan lay on the bed, somewhat unable to sleep.

This room is too cramped; he still hasn't gotten used to it.

Additionally, cockroaches would scurry out in the room from time to time; before sleeping there was a cockroach he didn't beat to death, it crawled under the bed, and he kept feeling that cockroach might still come out in the middle of the night, even crawl onto a person's face...

Amidst wild thoughts, in a drowsy haze, he finally fell asleep unknowingly.

By the time the next day he woke up.

Wang Dashan discovered Zhu Zhiming had already gone to work.

Inside the rental house there was only him alone.

By the bed were left two keys, one is this rental house's, the other is the rental house downstairs gate's.

Zhu Zhiming sent a message on his QQ, saying the rental house key he had already had copied, if he goes out remember to bring along the key.

Zhu Zhiming won't get off duty until seven o'clock in the evening.

Wang Dashan brushed his teeth and washed his face, then bringing the key went out alone.

He was very unfamiliar with the environment around here.

Moreover his mobile phone didn't have map software either, so he could only wander around aimlessly.

He arrived at the urban village's most bustling commercial street; on both sides of the narrow street, all kinds of shops were open, there were catering shops, clothing shops, internet cafes.

Not far ahead, there was also a vegetable market.

But these were all not what he wanted to search for.

He wanted to find a job.

Going to a catering shop to be a waiter he definitely wasn't too willing; he wanted to find a salary comparatively higher one.

As for specifically what job, actually he wasn't too clear either.

In his inner heart he also didn't know what he could do.

Because he didn't have a single specialized skill.

Result: wandered aimlessly a round, found nothing at all.

Wandering along, unknowingly he walked to Tianhe Bus Passenger Station.

Here people come and go, very lively.

Nearby there was also a subway station.

Wang Dashan then thought to take the subway to go elsewhere and have a look.

He had still never ridden this novel thing called subway before; heard the subway's speed is very fast, faster than trains, buses, and small sedans, and also didn't know what riding the subway feels like.

So he entered the subway station, following the subway station's guide signs, arrived at the entry gate.

Asked a subway station staff member, only then did he know, riding the subway isn't like riding a bus, riding a bus you directly give two yuan and can ride, riding the subway you must first go buy a subway ticket, and the machine selling subway tickets is right near the entry gate.

Wang Dashan came before the subway ticket vending machine, fiddled randomly for a good while, finally figured out how to buy a ticket.

He wasn't too clear where he should go, so he just randomly chose a place not too far from here — Gangding.

After buying the ticket, he went to check ticket and enter the gate.

At first he still didn't know how to check ticket; saw a person next to him, pressing that small flat round plastic subway ticket against a zone on the entry gate to sense it, the gate automatically opened, he imitated and did the same.

Entered the subway gate, Wang Dashan followed the crowd, took the elevator, arrived at the waiting area below.

Waited a while, the subway came, he followed the crowd and squeezed onto the subway.

The subway started very quickly.

He from time to time looked up at the station map above the subway door, afraid of missing the station.

Inside the subway very crowded, very many people.

He was a bit nervous, feeling himself a country person, mixed among these city people, would he be laughed at by others?

This kind of feeling made him very uneasy.

Finally, arrived at Gangding Station.

He hurriedly squeezed out from the subway, finally let out a breath of relief.

But when he exited the subway entrance, came to the ground, he was dumbfounded again.

This place Gangding, is far more bustling than Yuangang Village by many times!

Looking out, everywhere high-rise buildings, endless streams of vehicles and horses, people coming and going.

Not far ahead, there was also a Computer City.

Computers, what an advanced thing; in his hometown town, only underground internet cafes inside had computers.

Yet before his eyes, there was actually a Computer City.

A whole building, all selling computer-related things.

Wang Dashan, besides nervousness, suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thought perhaps inside Computer City could find work.

So he took a deep breath, mustered courage, walked into Computer City.

Anyway no matter what, trying one's luck is always good...