The Seventeenth Story Renting a House (2)
Zhang Liang looked at the man in front of him a little strangely, and Nie Zhijun seemed to see Zhang Liang's doubts, so he said to him: "Oh, I'm a writer, and I like a quiet environment to create. ”
When Zhang Liang heard that the other party was a writer, a sense of admiration rose in his heart, and he hurriedly and enthusiastically beckoned Nie Zhijun into the room to sit. He was not polite to Zhang Liang, turned around and pulled a trolley case from behind, and Zhang Liang saw that this guy had brought all the luggage.
After Nie Zhijun walked into the house, he looked left and right, opened the trolley box in his hand, and took out the quilt. It seems that he is ready to rent this house with Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang sees that Nie Zhijun is so happy, so he won't say anything else. It's just that the villain first and then the gentleman put forward the request to pay the rent first.
Unexpectedly, Nie Zhijun took out a dozen dollars from his body without thinking about it and said: This is half a year's rent. Zhang Liang has this beauty in his heart, it seems that his food has been settled! He was very curious about what kind of writer Nie Zhijun was, so he asked him: "Brother Nie, what kind of novels do you write?" Fantasy? Martial arts? Still is**? ”
Nie Zhijun shook his head with a smile and said, "No, I wrote horror novels." ”
"Ahh You're amazing! Then this place is perfect for you to write. Zhang Liang said with a stiff smile.
Nie Zhijun didn't say anything more, and began to collect his things. Zhang Liang found that Nie Zhijun did not have many belongings, except for the usual toiletries and two sets of clothes, and then his notebook.
It seems that this person came to this place to find inspiration, thinking of this, Zhang Liang was relieved, no matter what he was here for, anyway, he paid less rent and had a companion, so what about being happy?
Zhang Liang saw that Nie Zhijun was no longer talking, so they were busy with their own business. Zhang Liang, in particular, had just found that he had received an interview notice in his mailbox, asking him to go to a company on the 10th floor of Longgang Building for an interview at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
So he must prepare well tonight and strive to succeed in the interview tomorrow. It's strange to say yes, but in such a remote place, the network signal is surprisingly strong. He was busy late into the night, finally ready with all the materials he would need for tomorrow.
Zhang Liang looked up at the time, 1:59 a.m. It's almost two o'clock again, and thinking of the strange things he found last night, his heart starts to fur again! But it's okay today because now he has a roommate. So he didn't think much about it, he fell asleep on the bed, and it was strange to say, maybe because he had a roommate so he was no longer afraid, Zhang Liang didn't take a minute to fall asleep.
"Click...... ......A familiar footstep sounded, but Zhang Liang had already fallen asleep at this time. Nie Zhijun, who had gone to bed early, got up silently, he came to the door and said softly to the door: "Good, go back to sleep, there will be meat to eat in a few days." As soon as he finished speaking, the silence outside returned to death.
The next morning, Zhang Liang got up early, but he didn't expect Nie Zhijun to get up earlier than him! There was no one in the morning, and he looked at the empty single bed, and he had a strange feeling as if no one had ever slept on it. What are you thinking? Zhang Liang shook his groggy head, ready to enter the state of preparation.
He followed the address on the email to the 10th floor of Longgang Building, but Zhang Liang found that there was no company here at all, but a private cram school. CAO! Who is making such a joke with Lao Tzu? He is so angry in his heart, he really can't complain about the society.
He was just about to leave, when he was suddenly attracted by a piece of paper posted in front of the cram school. It clearly says that they are looking for an English teacher. Although Zhang Liang is not a normal graduate, his English has already passed level 6, so there should be no problem in becoming a teacher in this small cram school.
So he pushed open the door of the cram school and walked in...... Sure enough, as expected, the interview was successful easily. And the cram school is full of female teachers, and suddenly a young man comes, and he suddenly becomes the focus of the cram school.
This made Zhang Liang a little uncomfortable for a while, but this place is only temporary, and he will leave here when he finds a better company, and the most important thing now is to solve the problem of food and clothing first.
When he came back in the evening, Zhang Liang bought some wine and food and wanted to invite Nie Zhijun to eat, because he felt that since this man appeared, his luck seemed to have changed a little. As soon as he entered the hospital, he saw Nie Zhijun standing in front of the doors of the two houses that had always been locked, and Nie Zhijun saw that he was back, so he greeted him warmly: "Xiao Zhang, I'm back, how was the interview today?" ”
Zhang Liang wanted to ask him what he was doing at the door of this locked room? But he forgot about it when he interrupted it like this, "Oh, it's okay, although it's not the company I wanted to go to at the beginning, but now this one is okay, it's better than nothing!" See! I also bought some food and drinks, shall we celebrate for me tonight? ”
Nie Zhijun smiled and said, "Okay, no problem." It just so happens that I'm also hungry these days. ”
So the two began to drink while talking and laughing, and Zhang Liang suddenly thought that Nie Zhijun was a writer, so he asked him: "Brother Nie, what kind of horror novels do you mainly write?" Can you tell me about the fun first! ”
Nie Zhijun thought for a while and said: "My story is not a horror novel in the real sense, it is just a little old, and I don't know if you like to listen to it." ”
"I love to listen to it, I like to listen to stories the most, the more real people and real things, the better!" Zhang Liang said a little impatiently.
Nie Zhijun smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you about a passage in the new book I'm working on right now." ”
Zhang Liang nodded excitedly, Nie Zhijun picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and told him a story about the Cultural Revolution period in a calm tone.
The story takes place in the winter of 1968, a bitterly cold winter. Everyone is feeling confused and panicked about their future, except for one person, his name is Nie Jianguo.
He was 19 years old when his parents were sent to the countryside for rehabilitation in northeast China on trumped-up charges. He is the eldest in the family, and there is a younger brother and a younger sister below. On the night of his departure, his father said to him: "Don't be afraid to build the country, and believe that the party and the people will definitely rehabilitate us." You and your younger siblings were born in New China and grew up under the red flag! Whether we are guilty or not, it has nothing to do with you. From today on, you will be the pillar of the family, and you must take care of your younger siblings. As for us, you don't have to worry, when things are cleared up, we can be reunited as a family. ”
His father's words were firmly engraved in Nie Jianguo's mind, and he was determined to take care of his younger siblings no matter how hard and tired he was. After their parents left, relatives and friends who used to be close to their family consciously or unintentionally distanced themselves from them, as if they were afraid of getting something unclean.