Chapter 43: Making money
We report to the wharf at half past eight in the morning every day, make preparations, and officially start work at nine o'clock, except for the time of refueling and the time of waiting on and off the ship, we can run eight or nine times a day, and we can have an income of more than 200 yuan a day, plus tips, almost 300 yuan. We worked for more than 50 days and earned nearly 20,000 yuan, which was a huge amount of money for students like us at that time, almost enough for two years of tuition and living expenses for the two of us.
A few days before the start of school, we settled our salaries and left the contact information of Director Meng, planning to come here to work again next summer. Although we knew that the people on other boats could earn 50 yuan a trip, and we were deducted 20 yuan a trip by Director Meng, we were still quite content, we were students after all, and we could earn so much money in less than two months, which greatly exceeded our expectations.
On the night of the last day, we bought a bunch of food from KFC, and then asked Director Meng to borrow a bamboo raft, and while floating on the river, we ate and chatted.
Jia Tian'er leaned her head on my shoulder and said while licking the cone, "Do you remember when I was a sophomore in high school, I grabbed you and asked you to invite me to eat a cone." I smiled and said, "Of course I remember, I was impressed, at that time, my pocket money was only 20 yuan a month, and two cones cost me half a month's pocket money, but I was distressed." Jia Tian'er giggled and said, "That's what I want, so that you can be impressed by me." By the way, you are with Lin Qian, is it all her money? I looked at her suspiciously, and said, "How do you know?" Jia Tianer said: "Her family is so rich, she is so good to you, your family's conditions are not good, she definitely can't bear to let you spend money." I lowered my head and sighed and said, "I owe her so much, I don't know if I will have a chance to pay her back in this life." β
Jia Tianer didn't know about Lin Qian's trip to the hotel with me the night before she left, she just thought I was talking about spending money, and said a little gloomily: "You should actually find another girl with better family conditions, so that you don't have to run out to work on such a hot day, and you can save yourself many years of struggle after graduation." I said, "What do you say, I'm not the kind of person who eats soft rice, I still hope to be able to earn my own money to support my family in the future, and now I feel good about working to make money." β
Jia Tian'er stared at me for a long time, then patted me on the shoulder and said, "Well said, it seems that I am not wrong, by the way, we have earned so much money from part-time work this time, so let's put you here first, you study economics, you should be more in charge of money than me." I said, "It's strange, why should someone who studies economics have to take care of money?" Isn't it true that you should learn accounting and manage money? Jia Tianer said: "Neither of us studied accounting, I studied foreign languages, and in comparison, your economics is closer to money." I said, "The money should be kept with you, you still have to maintain your image when you go back to school, you can't do it without money." Jia Tian'er said: "That's even worse, if you put it here with me, it may be lost in a few days, or put it here for you, I'll bring some pocket money, enough for me to support the faΓ§ade." I couldn't resist her, so I said, "Then you give me your bank card number, and if you don't have any money, just tell me, and I'll send you money." β
That night, we floated on the river until late and did not return until late, it was a beautiful and unforgettable night, etched into my memory and I will never forget it.
School is about to start, Jia Tianer is also going back to Nanning, I want to send her to Nanning, but she insists, on the one hand, she thinks I am too tired to come and go, and on the other hand, it is also a waste of money. I had no choice but to send her to the train station, Jia Tianer said: "Last time you sent me to the station, you sang me a song, it's very good, sing me another one today." I said, "Yes, very willingly." I thought about it for a moment, opened my mouth and sang:
"Moored at the pier where I parted yesterday, many dreams are layered and mottled;
People are lonely after sunset and dusk, and it is sometimes difficult to resist the late autumn wind when they are young and crazy.
After you are happy, there are fewer troubles and more troubles, and after my deep affection, the fate is thin;
Who said that youth can't be wrong, I would rather tear and not bow my head, and cherish the hand I once had.
Cherish the dream of youth, cherish the time together, who can be young and not crazy to wander alone;
Even if the moon is cloudy and lacking, even if people have sorrows and joys, who can not raise the sail of dreams.
Cherish the tears shed for me, cherish the years for you, who can be indifferent and heartless this precious;
There are still clouds to fly tomorrow, keep the sky to chase with me, and no regrets is also a kind of beauty in life.
Cherish the tears shed for me, cherish the years for you, and have no regrets is also a beauty in life. β
After singing, Jia Tianer said quietly: "This lyric is really well written, what is the name of this song?" I said, "Su Youpeng's "Cherish". Jia Tianer said: "It's very good, I think it's even better than the last one, and it suits your voice very well." I said, "Thank you for the compliment." Jia Tianer said: "Last time you sent me, I wasn't your girlfriend yet, so you only reluctantly gave me a friendly hug, it's not what it used to be, you can look at it." He looked at me with a grin.
I didn't hesitate to hold her in my arms, tightly, as if I was afraid that she would suddenly disappear. Lin Qian's departure made me feel palpitations, and I suddenly had a very scared feeling, afraid that one day I would lose Jia Tian'er, very scared.
Jia Tian'er whispered in my arms: "What's wrong with you, hugging me so tightly, don't you want me to go?" I said "um". Jia Tian'er sighed and said, "Well, a semester is only four or five months, very fast, you can see you during the holidays, and if you really miss me, you can come to me, or I can come to you." I didn't know what to say at this moment, so I had to say "um" again.
It's August 30th, and students are starting to return to school one after another. I sent Jia Tian'er back to the dormitory, and as soon as I finished packing up the bed, Lu Xiaojun pulled his suitcase into the dormitory, and when he saw me, he said, "Yo, you arrived early, when did you arrive." I said, "I didn't go back......" Before I finished speaking, Lu Xiaojun sniffed his nose and said, "Why is it so fragrant in the dormitory?" Did you put on perfume? "Then he came over and sniffed me.
I pushed him away and said, "How is it possible, why do I wear perfume to a big man?" Lu Xiaojun said curiously: "That's weird, where does the fragrance come from?" Not long after, Peng Bo also pulled his suitcase into the dormitory. Lu Xiaojun said: "What a coincidence, I just entered the dormitory for three minutes. Peng Bo said, "Why is it so fragrant?" Did any of you wear perfume? Lu Xiaojun said: "I was still asking Xu Xuan just now, and I smelled it as soon as I entered the door." Xu Xuan said that he didn't go back during the holiday, could it be ......" Peng Bo said: "Xu Xuan, tell me honestly, what are you doing in the dormitory during the holiday?" β
I knew that if I didn't give them a satisfactory answer, they would definitely catch on, and even make trouble in the city, so I had to say: "During the holidays, Jia Tianer lives here." When the two of them heard it, they let out a "oh ......" at the same time. Peng Bo said with a wicked smile: "You two lonely men and widows have been in the same room for two months, everything that should have happened has happened." Lu Xiaojun said: "Hey, needless to say, it is estimated that it has happened countless times." I said, "No, no, don't talk nonsense." Lu Xiaojun said: "Don't hide it, wait for everyone to come and ask everyone to see if anyone believes you." At this time, I suddenly regretted telling them this, and thought that after I was done, these people would definitely say it, and then the city would be full of storms, but I couldn't stop them, so I had to shake my head and say, "Alas, whatever you think, I will clear myself." β
Peng Bo said: "By the way, after such a long holiday, if you two don't go back, what are you doing here?" I said, "What else can I do, work-study." Lu Xiaojun said: "It's understandable that you are studying part-time, Tian'er seems to have good family conditions, why does she also have to work and study?" Peng Bo said: "You still don't understand, Xu Xuan works here, and Tian'er is here to accompany him." β
I didn't want to destroy the image that Jia Tianer had worked hard to erect, so I said: "You're right, although her family conditions are good, but she usually spends a lot of money, and she has to buy clothes and like to invite guests to dinner, she is embarrassed to always ask her family for money, so she happens to work together." Peng Bo asked, "Where did you work?" So I picked out some of the things I saw and heard about my part-time job during the summer vacation, and I told them what I was really excited about. The two of them listened to me while packing up their things, and when I finished speaking, they said that they were very interesting and envious, and they wanted to go with us next year.
A room was occupied by girls for nearly two months, and the smell did not dissipate immediately, and the next day everyone from the dormitory to the dormitory also felt it, and I had to explain it again, and the story of this fragrance later became a topic of conversation at the party.