Chapter 7 Part-time Jobs
'Whew! ’
He turned around abruptly and looked behind him vigilantly, and saw a young man who was a little shorter than himself standing behind him, the man was wearing a washed and somewhat whitish garment, and he was also wearing a robe outside, and his hand was about to be withdrawn.
Seeing Bai Ming turn around and stare at him so quickly, the young man's body stiffened, and then he put the withdrawn hand on the back of his head and laughed as if he was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it seems to have scared you." ”
Ichiro Hirasawa said with some embarrassment apologetic.
Bai Ming saw that the man in front of him didn't seem to have malicious intent, he reached into the handle of the knife he held in his coat and quietly relaxed, and at the same time, the heel of his left foot that moved back was slightly lowered, and he looked at him with an expressionless expression.
After Hei Yuichiro laughed a few times, he felt a little chill in his body when he was looked at by Bai Ming, and he felt that this person was a little dangerous!
He regretted his intentions a little.
But if you don't find a companion, you won't be able to apply for that job.
He's been here for so long, and it seems that this person is the only one who is alone and physically fit for that job.
He swallowed his saliva a little nervously, trying to show a kind and hearty smile, "That, my name is Ichiro Hirasawa, may I ask if you are also here to prepare for the selection of jobs?" ”
The person in front of him seemed to ask himself something.
His eyes looked at the plaque behind him.
Unable to understand language and writing, Bai Ming mustered up the courage to contact this world at the same time, but also had a deep vigilance against this world, for him, this world lurked all kinds of deadly crisis traps, and if he was a little careless, he could lose his life.
Unexpectedly communicated with the natives of this world, Bai Ming was vigilant and realized that this was a good opportunity, so he did not leave but pretended to be paralyzed, and at the same time observed the facial expression and some details of the person in front of him more carefully than ever.
The man talking to him in front of him was probably in his twenties, and he might have been married and had children in this era. The back of the neck is slightly bent, the skin is rough, although there is a smile on the face, it is difficult to hide a trace of sadness, there are several patches on the clothes, the clogs under the feet are dark and stained with fresh soil, and there is a long scar on the right lower limb that looks like it has only recently healed.
In a unified evaluation, this is a poor person who is obviously at the bottom of society, like most of the people Bai Ming has seen along the way.
So why would such a person find himself, thinking from the most straightforward idea, it must be because of interests.
When chatting with himself, he was also paying attention to the panel behind him, and as the sticky notes decreased again, Bai Ming noticed the anxious look of the person in front of him, did he want to cooperate with him?
Ichiro Hirasawa looked at Bai Ming, who didn't say a word, and became more and more anxious, because the injury some time ago made him delay at home for half a month, and the family can't open the pot now, if he can't make money to go back, then the whole family may starve to death.
And because of this injury, he lost his former colleague who worked together.
The notices on the billboards are all jobs posted in the town, similar to the odd jobs.
"I'm not a bad person, I'm also a person, I see that you also want to find a job, do you want to go together, we will distribute the money according to the work you do."
Ichiro Hirasawa invited sincerely, but Bai Ming was still expressionless and did not reply, Ichiro Hirasawa flinched a little, and wanted to find someone else to try to pick up a job together.
Just as he was about to leave in disappointment, Bai Ming finally reacted.
He reached out and pointed to his mouth, then to his ear, and made a hand-shaking gesture.
Ichiro Hirasawa guessed a little confused, "You can't hear and can't speak?" ”
Bai Ming repeated the gesture he had just made.
Ichiro Hirasawa suddenly realized and confirmed his conjecture.
Bai Ming turned around and pointed to the sign again, then pointed to himself and Ichiro Hirasawa, then stretched out his two hands to make a gesture of holding together, and nodded vigorously.
"You mean we can go to work together." After Ichiro Hirasawa knew that the person in front of him was deaf and mute, he also subconsciously gestured and said at the same time.
When there is a language barrier, gesture communication becomes important.
After the two of them compared for a while, and after roughly determining the meaning of the other party, Hirasawa Ichiro made a gesture to let Bai Ze follow behind him, Bai Ming guessed and followed him, and after the middle-aged man read out another note, he hurriedly pulled Bai Ming over.
"Matsuyama-sama, we want to take this job."
Ichiro Hirasawa bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man, and at the same time put a flattering smile on his face.
"It's Hirasawa, your injuries are healed." Matsuyama was quite satisfied with Ichiro Hirazawa's attitude, and recognized the young man in front of him, "You have a new companion this time." ”
He looked at Bai Ming, who was standing behind him, dressed in the same shady clothes of a pariah, and looked a little stunned with a dirty face.
"Haven't you seen him before?" He asked casually.
Ichiro Hirasawa showed a look of trepidation, "Thank you Matsuyama-sama for your concern, this is a distant relative of mine, because he is deaf and mute, my aunt asked him to come over to me, I want to get something to eat together." ”
"Hmm!" Matsuyama nodded, didn't say anything more, and handed him the note in his hand.
Matsuyama immediately pulled Bai Ming out of the crowd, because he didn't know the conversation, Bai Ming didn't know that he was forged an identity by Ichiro Hirasawa, and the reason why Ichiro Hirasawa faked his identity was also because he had some tricks of his own.
Because of the large population and economic development of the town, there is often a need for some additional labor needs, so the signs with sticky notes on the work content naturally appear, but the work is also numerous, and it is often easy to form a situation of competition, especially in the work of less and more money.
In this situation, where there are more monks and less meat, it is easy for people who make a living to reject new outsiders, and Ichiro Hirasawa made up an identity for him to reduce trouble, and at the same time give outsiders a sense of being dominated by him.
In this way, when the remuneration is given directly to him after the completion of the work, he will distribute it.
Ichiro Hirasawa led Bai Ming around the town, the area of the town was much larger than he imagined, and he saw some new things along the way, and after walking for about ten minutes, the two came to the place of work.
It was to carry goods to a textile factory in the town.
After Bai Ming saw Ichiro Hirasawa and the person in charge say a few words, the two began working hours.
Bai Ming, who sold his physical strength, really hadn't done it before, and after a while, he felt a sore back, but in comparison, Ichiro Hirasawa's breathing was still very stable, and it didn't seem to be affected in any way.
Bai Ming was also silent and didn't make any sound, forcing himself to follow Ichiro Hirasawa with a ruthless force, and when he stopped occasionally, he also took the time to take a deep breath to adjust his state, and then continued to move the container.
I don't know when the drizzle fell again, and after all the boxes were moved, Bai Ming estimated that maybe two or three hours had passed, and after taking a few sips of the rain falling from the eaves with his hands, a chill suppressed the stomach that kept pantothenic acid.
The thin old man who received the two walked out slowly after the two of them finished their work, and after Ichiro Hirasawa stepped forward and said a few words, the old man gave a small stack of banknotes and a dozen copper plates and handed them to Ichiro Hirazawa.
Ichiro Hirasawa smiled with a grateful face and sent away the thin old man, and after the old man disappeared, Ichiro Hirasawa spat in the direction where the old man disappeared, and then cursed twice.
Then he turned around and smiled at Bai Ming, beckoning him to get closer to the two of them at the factory gate and start preparing to divide the money.
There were twelve banknotes, smaller than the palm of his hand, with the word 100 written in Arabic numerals on one side, and then a pattern that seemed to look like a rain sign was drawn on it, and there were no human heads, and it did not look like it had anti-counterfeiting technology.
Bai Ming held it in his hand with some curiosity, "Has the mainstream of currency with paper money been completed here?" Is it the gold standard? ”
Ichiro Hirasawa gave him five banknotes, as well as three copper plates, and he gestured to explain something, but Bai Ming took the money and nodded to him, and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.
He doesn't feel that Ichiro Hirasawa doesn't have a fair distribution, and in this cooperation, he thinks that Ichiro Hirasawa has given more than him, so he agrees with this distribution.
And people are basically interest creatures.
Seeing that Bai Ming did not object but agreed, Ichiro Hirasawa showed a more friendly smile, he patted Bai Ming on the shoulder, originally thought that Bai Ming was tall and worked hard but was unhappy, and he had some opinions in his heart, but now it seems that Bai Ming is still more sensible.
He gestured to Bai Ming, "Why don't you go eat something together?" ”
Bai Ming immediately nodded excitedly, and Hirasawa Ichiro saw that Bai Ming's face that had been showing three nothings showed a somewhat impatient expression, and he thought it was funny, laughed, and then left the factory with Bai Ming.
Following behind Ichiro Hirasawa, Bai Ming firmly grasped the money in his hand, he didn't know the specific value of the money, but he knew that this was another hope that he would be able to live next.
Ichiro Hirasawa led Bai Ming to a tavern, the owner was a short, thin middle-aged woman, and beside her was a little girl with a black face and a thin face, who seemed to be a helper in the store.
After Ichiro Hirasawa ordered some food, he asked Bai Ming's opinion, Bai Ming gestured to him to help order, and Ichiro Hirasawa helped him order again.
The two of them may have eaten a little late, and there were not many people in the store, and food was served after a while.
It is brown rice mixed with half of the wild vegetables and a boiled hot soup with radish and wild vegetables.
When Bai Ming saw this hot meal and soup, his eyes were full of only these two things, and he immediately picked up his chopsticks and devoured them.
After eating one, he still felt hungry, so he ordered another one to eat, and then touched his stomach with satisfaction.
Full.