Chapter 17: The Seemingly Beginning of Happiness

After separating from Dahua, Su Feng followed

"Leader" refers to the road, along the way to find people to find the building materials market, in the morning to buy, pick up more people, the chaotic market is crowded, the conspicuous place at the door has long been three or five groups

The "Pestle Gang" was occupied, and Su Feng could only move out slightly, barely standing still. those

Most of the "Pestle Dagang" carried a string of signs in their hands, and the signs had various names written on them: plumbing, sanitation, labor, bricklayer...... , Some people passed by to inquire about the price, and then hurried inside, and some people quickly and

"Pestle Dagang" negotiated the price and left with people, before 9 o'clock, the market was already deserted, and individual customers began to come in one after another, Su Feng was very anxious, and the door had not been called away

There are not a few left, there are 2 groups that do not seem to be in a hurry to start work, the man actually spread a silk bag on the ground, played poker, and the woman also lazily sat on the side of the road and pulled the housework.

At this time, a man with glasses and a bicycle walked in the distance, and he looked polite, got out of the car and asked the crowd playing poker

"Can anyone do the cleaning?" the man who was having a good time seemed to be the one they had said, and he didn't lift his head and squeezed it out between his teeth

"Why can't you do it", the man with glasses asked honestly

"How much is that?", the man looked up at him

"50 pieces",

"What, 50 yuan!, this is too expensive, isn't it?" the man with glasses questioned incredulously, and the man in charge said disdainfully

"It's too expensive to do it yourself, we are all in a group, and we all work together, if you only call one person away, then the rest of the people, if you come to the big boss to recruit people, what if there are not enough people, we will lose a lot!" The man with glasses shook his head helplessly, obviously this price was absolutely unacceptable to him, and he wanted to ask the next one again

"Pestle Dagang", the man in charge scoffed

"You don't have to work in vain, there are rules here, if you want to find someone, it's early tomorrow, but we can't say if you can find it tomorrow", after saying that, everyone laughed, and the man with glasses instantly blushed, I don't know what to do, and I sighed and decided to leave.

Su Feng was listening to their conversation the whole time, although she didn't understand what the rules of the leading man were, but now she had to find a job that could earn money, even if it was only for eight cents, so that she could live in a hotel and buy a steamed bun, seeing that the man with glasses was going to ride away, Su Feng chased after him shyly and asked softly

"Big brother, I can clean, I can do my work cleanly, can you use me?", the man with glasses stared at Su Feng, who was like a thin monkey, in surprise, and Su Feng hurriedly added

"I can do anything, I have the strength", the man with glasses nodded hesitantly

"It's okay, I'm afraid you can't do it, I've just moved to a new house, and I need to clean it thoroughly",

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm sure I'll be capable" Su Feng asked sincerely, and the man with glasses helped his glasses and asked

"Then how much do you want?" replied Su Feng timidly

"You say the price, I don't know the market", the man with glasses pondered for a moment and said embarrassedly

"At most, I can pay 10 yuan for 1 day, and I can take care of your lunch at noon", Su Feng's eyes lit up

"Okay, big brother, I'll go with you", she didn't expect that she could make so much money by cleaning and providing food, so she happily agreed, and the man with glasses smiled innocently

"That's okay, then let's go, or I'll carry you, we can hurry up", after saying that, patting the back seat of the car, Su Feng immediately replied shyly

"It's okay, big brother, I'll put your luggage in the back seat, you ride, I'll run behind, catch up with you, and I won't delay my work", the man with glasses smiled and smiled

"Then I'll push it, let's go together", as they spoke, the two of them left the crowd...... back

"Pestle Dagang" was stunned for a moment and shouted

"Brother, this is another rule-breaker" The man in charge smiled coldly

"It's okay, if you don't understand, we'll teach her!" On the way, Su Feng was curious, wanted to ask but didn't dare to speak, the man with glasses looked at her a few times, laughed, and eased the atmosphere

"Sister, do you want to ask me why those people don't make money and would rather stay", Su Feng nodded slightly, and he continued

"These people are like this, they are basically working in one place, more grouping, like me, who can go over to find during the day, basically they are all temporary family affairs, anxious to do it, some people are willing to make such money, asking for a price, to earn one, the people who work actually only go to 1 or 2, but the money is divided by everyone, so that even if everyone starts work, and it is easier to be bullied when working alone" , Su Feng was a little scared when he heard this, staring at the man with glasses in a daze, and the man with glasses hurriedly explained

"Don't worry, sister, when I say cleaning, I mean cleaning, definitely no additions, no faults", Su Feng heard and breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that he was such a casual worker, and there were so many rules, and in less than 20 minutes, the two of them came to the glasses man

The "new home" is a slightly old tube building, which is left by his parents, he has just moved in from the unit's single dormitory, the cement floor in the house has been clearly covered with a thick layer of dust, and the man with glasses smiled awkwardly

"The room is not big, but it is indeed a little dirty, please help me wipe it carefully", Su Feng nodded immediately, and the man with glasses looked around at Su Feng and asked

"Sister, do you have the tools to work?" Su Feng shook her head, she didn't know, what the tools in the glasses man's mouth were, and she still needed to prepare them herself, the glasses man didn't complain, he casually took out a set of wire clothes and pants from the suitcase on the ground, and let Su Feng tear them off as rags, Su Feng was embarrassed and immediately refused

"Big brother, I don't know how to take these, but I have clothes, just tear mine", the man with glasses laughed at the simple girl

"You're welcome, I have a lot of old clothes," he said, went outside the house to fetch an iron bucket, and began to fetch water...... At noon, the man with glasses bought 2 lunches from outside, opened them and saw that there was an oily fried egg on the rice, watching Su Feng gobble up the lunch, the man with glasses almost laughed, not that he looked down on the girl in front of him, but that her simplicity really made him feel comfortable, although he hired Su Feng to clean it, but he was not idle, he was helping to change the water all afternoon, Moving stools, lifting furniture and the like, approaching the evening, the house finally took on a new look, the man with glasses took out 12 yuan from his pocket and handed it to Su Feng, Su Feng looked at him in surprise and didn't dare to take it, he comforted

"The work you do is worth this money, hurry up and take it!", the glasses man's words were a great encouragement to Su Feng, although last night, she was still full of fear and disappointment in this city, but now, she believes that this city is still warm and hopeful, as long as she is willing to work hard, life will definitely get better!

Looking at Su Feng's two large camphor wood boxes, the man with glasses wondered

"Sister, where do you live, why do you carry such a big box with you", Su Feng felt sour

"Well, I just came to Harbin City, and I don't know where to live yet, big brother, do you know where to live cheaply?", the man with glasses pondered for a moment, then there was only a multi-person room in the hotel, Su Feng couldn't help but sink when she thought of what happened last night, she instinctively trembled, and the man with glasses seemed to understand something immediately, and said

"Don't worry, the hotels in the city are very safe, unlike near the train station and bus station, it's just a crowded place, just take care of the valuables you carry", Su Feng nodded vigorously, he actually knew what he was afraid of!

The glasses man went downstairs and pushed the bicycle, insisting on sending Su Feng, Su Feng is not good to refuse, in this strange city, she also needs the help of others, pulling the camphor wood box, the two of them came to a semi-basement hotel in less than 10 minutes, and explained a few words to the hotel owner, the glasses man ran up and told Su Feng, I negotiated with the boss, she gave you the room rate for a 4-person room according to the 6-person room, 1 yuan a night, if you need hot water, just ask the boss directly, 1 cent a pot, Su Feng kept nodding, obediently followed him in to register, before leaving, the glasses man lowered his voice and told her

"My surname is Li, Li Wei, you can call me Brother Li in the future, remember, I work in the tax bureau, you can go to my house or unit to find me if you have something", before she had time to thank this benefactor who was busy for her, Li Wei had already walked out quickly and rode away, and the boss looked at Su Feng with a smile

"Your cousin is so good to you, I will take care of you with all my might, girl, you can rest assured that you will live with me, I don't dare to say anything else here, people who are messy don't want to come in", Su Feng's eyes were a little sour, he whispered thank you, and ran back to his room, she was the only one in the room for the time being, Su Feng put the 2 boxes under her bed in a regular manner, she liked this simple, but clean place, a bit like home...... After everything was settled, lying on the bed, listening to her rumbling stomach, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't eaten, took out the lunch box sent by her brother-in-law when she went to work in the county, and soaked it in cold water The cake that Dahua gave when she left, she ate with relish, 1 cent a pot of boiling water, for her now, it is indeed a luxury.

She was thinking that she would continue to go to the building materials market tomorrow to wait for work, according to today's income, at least she should be able to gain a foothold in Harbin City, thinking of this, she was really down-to-earth...... In the still noisy market, she picked up a small paper shell in front of a store and asked the store owner for help writing it

The words "cleaning", Su Feng is a lot bolder today, and she dares to say a word to the people who come and go

"Big brother/big sister, do you need to clean up, make sure it's clean" , But it's strange today, no matter which employer comes to talk to her, it will be intercepted by the 2 eldest sisters next to her, after a mutter, the person who came kept floating on her with suspicious eyes, and then quickly walked away, a morning passed, no employer chose her, Su Feng was a little anxious in his heart, thinking that he couldn't sit here for a day in vain, the more anxious he was, the louder Su Feng shouted, even if the flow of people was scarce, Su Feng did not let go of everyone who passed by her, a woman in her early 50s caught her attention, this person was also stopped by others in the morning, but she had walked back and forth in and out of the market several times, and did not find the right person, the worker with good things shouted

"Eldest sister, what kind of work are you looking for, I am a complete person, I can do any job", hearing the woman say that as long as you find a glass cleaner, everyone pouted, no one answered, the woman was a little frustrated and ready to leave, seeing that the woman was a little far away, Su Feng still wanted to try his luck, and immediately caught up and asked sincerely

"Eldest sister, don't you want to find a glass cleaner here, I can!", the woman looked at Su Feng and refused again and again

"No, no, I'll take a look", Su Feng was puzzled

"Eldest sister, did you hear something, why don't you use me, I can definitely wipe it clean", the woman glanced at her with disdain

"My family doesn't dare to recruit someone with unclean hands and feet to work, if I take something by again, where will I go to ask for it!", the woman's words surprised Su Feng, she suddenly understood why the employers who questioned her all morning were intercepted, why no one asked her to work, she held back her anger and explained sincerely again

"Eldest sister, this must be a misunderstanding, I only came here today for the second day, I just want to earn a bite to eat by labor, I will definitely not cheat and play tricks when I work, and my hands and feet are absolutely clean, don't you worry, can you just watch me from the side?", looking at Su Feng's earnest attitude, the woman was a little tempted

"That's okay, but let's talk about it first, the salary is 5 yuan, no matter the food", Su Feng nodded happily, took the old trousers that he asked Li Wei for yesterday, and set off behind the woman.

On the 5th floor, Su Feng secretly took a breath, the 6 large windows in the whole house were more than 30 meters long, and it should have been that the outside had not been wiped for a long time. The dirty things have been pasted all over the window, the woman saw that Su Feng only had a rag in her hand and no bucket or basin, frowned, and reluctantly took out a basin that had fallen off the porcelain, after wiping it all, it was already more than 4 o'clock in the afternoon, after wiping the last piece of glass, Su Feng flushed the basin inside and out, and returned it to the employer, the woman looked carefully inside and outside the house for a long time, her face softened slightly, and when she saw that Su Feng was leaving, the woman pretended to be serious and said

"This house is full of water back and forth, all the ticking is water ideas, and the good tiles are all muddy, you can help wipe them here", Su Feng looked at the woman's expression and understood that she deliberately said it to her, since she took other people's money, it doesn't matter if she does more, Su Feng obediently picked up the rag, squatted on the ground and wiped it one by one, and before the ground was wiped clean, the woman was picky again

"How can you still pick up a dirty rag on the furniture?", Su Feng didn't defend it, although she didn't get a drop of water for a day, and the strenuous exercise of climbing up and down exacerbated the physical overdraft, but she still gritted her teeth and wiped the furniture again, the woman looked at the spotless room and was very satisfied, took out the five yuan that had been prepared in her trouser pocket and handed it to Su Feng, and thanked her mouthfully, Su Feng couldn't listen to it, because there were at least 40 minutes away from the hotel where she lived, and she had to use her last strength to walk back...... Lying on the bed like a mess of mud, rubbing the five yuan in her trouser pocket in her hand, Su Feng had mixed tastes in her heart, she comforted herself, at least today there is still money to make, open the lunch box, because the weather is too hot, a rancid smell comes to her face, the cake given by Dahua has changed its taste, Su Feng fell the cake into the trash can in distress, afraid that the two eggs will also be broken, Su Feng rarely took it out of the rice pocket, and caught the cold water, which was considered to be dinner, but her mind was not in front of her at all

On the "delicious", she was still thinking about the strange thing in the morning, it must be where she offended this group of people yesterday, so these people will come up with bad tricks today, but if you want to live here, you have to take the trick hard, it is useless to escape, I don't know when, there was a slight snoring sound in the room......