Zhang Jian usually loves photography, when he worked in the unit, his photography skills were famous, every time the factory engaged in activities or something, Zhang Jian would personally take the job of taking pictures, although he has resigned and left the original unit, but in the showroom of the factory, there are still many of his works on the wall.

Anyway, it's okay to be fine, and helping others take a few photos is a gesture. After Zhang Jian agreed, he helped the two girls choose the scene, and then picked a few angles and positions that they thought were good for them to pose.

In order to ensure the quality of the photos and in case of an accident in the development, Zhang Jian took several photos of the two girls, including group photos and singles, and after the shooting, Zhang Jian put away the camera with a smile and said okay.

"Thank you so much, comrade, it's fortunate that you're here, otherwise we would have come in vain this time." The tall girl said to Zhang Jian gratefully, the shorter girl was a little shy, but she also said a few words of thanks to Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian waved his hand and said: "Everyone comes from all over the world, and it is fate to meet here. By the way, you can leave me the address, and I'll send it to you when I develop the photos. ”

"Thank you, you'll be there." The two girls went to the side and took out a notebook from their bags, and then wrote on it, and after writing, the two muttered a few more words softly, and then walked towards Zhang Jian.

"Comrade, this is our address, and I'm really sorry for you today. By the way, this is the cost of taking pictures, for ....... ”

"Fees?" Zhang Jian was stunned, he never asked for any cost to take pictures of people, first, this is his hobby, secondly, there is not much money, Zhang Jian's film is bought by a relationship, a roll of domestic film is 8.5 yuan, a better Fuji is 11 yuan, and the best Kodak is 12 yuan.

These are still the prices of color film, and if it is black and white, it is cheaper. A roll of film can normally shoot 36 shots, but Zhang Jian's skills are good enough to shoot at least 38 shots, and sometimes there is luck in shooting 39 shots, so calculated, with the domestic film that Zhang Jian is using now, the cost of a negative is only 0.22 yuan.

As for the development, Zhang Jian never goes to the photo studio to develop, he usually handles it himself. Potion plus photo paper or something, all calculated, the cost of a finished photo will not exceed 0.35 yuan.

Just now, Zhang Jian took a total of six photos of the two girls, two for each individual, and two for a group photo, so all of them are calculated, and the cost is only 2.1 yuan for Zhang Jian.

Although Zhang Jian doesn't have much money now, only 2.1 yuan is still nothing to him. Since it was to help, Zhang Jian didn't plan to collect money from the girls.

Unexpectedly, the two girls not only gave him the address, but also gave him 30 yuan, seeing that Zhang Jian was a little stunned, the two girls were embarrassed to ask Zhang Jian if 30 yuan was less? Zhang Jian took six photos of them, and he also had to mail them back, it stands to reason that they should give more, but they didn't have much money with them today, and that's all they have, if Zhang Jian thinks it's less, why don't you go to the hotel with them to get it? Or maybe you should develop a few fewer photos at that time, as long as the two of them take a group photo and each of them alone.

"No, you're mistaken, I'm ......." Zhang Jian came back to his senses and said subconsciously, just as he was about to say the following words, Zhang Jian suddenly thought of something, and temporarily changed his words: "I was thinking about other things a little distracted just now, this money is enough, I will help you develop the photos as soon as possible in the next few days, and I will send them to you when it is ready." ”

"Thank you so much, comrade, thank you so much." The two girls thanked Zhang Jian again, then said hello and left.

After the two girls left, Zhang Jian stood in place, looking at the place where the two girls had just taken pictures and the few boulders they were sitting on for a long time, and suddenly laughed.

The next day, after asking the locals of the hotel where he was staying, Zhang Jian got the address of the village party secretary's house early in the morning, and then spent some money to buy some gifts from the shop on the street.

Qiong Island, because of its geographical location and history, the villages here are different from the mainland, most of them are fishing villages, so the villages are generally by the sea.

When he arrived at the place, he asked a few old people in the village, and Zhang Jian finally found the village party secretary's house after some time.

Like other fishermen, the village party secretary's home is a very ordinary kind of house in Qiongdao, with a yard. There are some dried fish and shrimp drying in the yard, and the smell of the sea is very strong.

"Chen Zhishu! Is Chen Zhishu here? The door was ajar, Zhang Jian stood at the door and knocked on the door, then shouted twice.

"Who?" As a loud voice sounded inside, Zhang Jian saw a dark-skinned man in his fifties walk out.

The man walked out and saw Zhang Jian standing at the door, looked at him suspiciously, and then asked, "You one?" What are you looking for me? ”

"You are the secretary of the Chen branch?" Zhang Jian asked.

"That's right! I am Chen Wu, the branch secretary, ...... you? Chen Wu glanced at Zhang Jian again, convinced that he didn't know the other party.

"Hello Chen Zhishu, my surname is Zhang, and my name is Zhang Jian......." Zhang Jian introduced himself to Chen Wu very politely, although Chen Wu was a little puzzled about what Zhang Jian, a foreigner, was doing to find him, but as a fisherman and the village party secretary, Chen Wu still warmly invited Zhang Jian to come in and speak.

When he arrived in the courtyard, Zhang Jian handed over the gift he brought, and saw that there were two bottles of good wine and a good cigarette in the gift brought by Zhang Jian, Chen Wu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he became more enthusiastic about Zhang Jian, and specially poured him a glass of water and let him smoke.

Saying thank you, Zhang Jian sat down on the bamboo chair and started a homely conversation with Chen Wu.

Zhang Jian is also a person who has been a leader, and he naturally has a set of ways to deal with people, otherwise he would not have gone to the south alone to find opportunities. If he hadn't been deceived before, he had no choice but to leave Yangcheng and come to Qiongdao, maybe Zhang Jian would still be messing with his business in Yangcheng.

Men, acquaintance is nothing more than cigarettes and alcohol, everyone smokes cigarettes, talks, and quickly becomes familiar with each other. After chatting for a while, Zhang Jian found out what he wanted to know from Chen Wu's side, and he felt more confident in his heart.

"Brother Zhang, I'm afraid there is something wrong with you as a mainlander who came to our Qiongdao and came to me with a gift, right?" It's not stupid to be the branch secretary, although the two had a good chat, but Chen Wu felt in his heart that Zhang Jian must have something to do when he came to him, otherwise everyone would neither get involved nor bring a reason, why would they mention such a gift?

After taking another cigarette handed by Zhang Jian, Chen Wu lit it with the butt of the cigarette that was about to finish, and then asked Zhang Jian.

"Hehe, I knew I couldn't hide it from you." Zhang Jian nodded with a smile and said, "You guessed right, I did have something to do with you, I wanted to ask you for a favor." ”

"Help?" Chen Wu glanced at Zhang Jian and asked rhetorically: "I am the branch secretary of a small fishing village, we have nothing else but fishing, and besides, I am a small branch secretary who is in charge of hundreds of people in the village, and I am not a big cadre, what can I help?" Brother, did you visit the wrong pier? ”

"No, no, no, Chen Zhishu, I really asked you for help." Zhang Jian hurriedly said, and then in Chen Wu's puzzled expression, he said what he meant.

Zhang Jian told Chen Wu that he planned to stay in Qiongdao for a few days, but the price of the hotel was higher, and the hotel was on the city side, so he preferred the life by the sea. If there is a surplus house in the village, it would be good to rent one to yourself, and I hope Chen Wu can help with this favor.

Hearing Zhang Jian's request, Chen Wu laughed out loud and said that this is not a big deal, isn't it just renting a house? Simple! Because of the frequent fishermen in their fishing village, they go out to sea to fish, sometimes running far away, and it takes a month or two to go out.

In addition, in recent years of reform and opening up, the economy of many places in China is improving, compared with the backward Qiongdao, many young people will be keen to go to Yangcheng, Pengcheng and other places to work, so now there are many empty houses in the village, not to mention that he Chen Wu's family has a suite, which is his second son.

His second son went to Pengcheng to work two years ago, and married a wife in Pengcheng, and now the two of them have settled in Pengcheng with their newborn grandson, and they come back to live for two days every year at most during the New Year. This house is empty now, and it is very clean, if Zhang Jian thinks it is okay, he can rent it directly.

Zhang Jian asked about the rent, Chen Wu happily quoted a price, this price was okay, Zhang Jian asked if he could go and see the house. Chen Wu patted his buttocks and got up and said a word to go, the two went out of the door and walked to the left, walked a short distance and made a roundabout, and soon came to a small courtyard.

When he arrived at the place, Zhang Jian took a closer look at the situation here, just as Chen Wu said that although there are usually no people here, the cleaning is indeed very clean, and it is absolutely no problem for Zhang Jian to live in. Although Zhang Jian needs to buy the bedding by himself, there is no winter here in Qiongdao, so it is enough to buy a thin quilt to cover it.

In addition, there was also electricity here, which made Zhang Jian very satisfied, and after turning around, Zhang Jian happily decided to rent this small courtyard.

Seeing that Zhang Jian was sure to rent, Chen Wu was also very happy. You must know that this set of small courtyards is also a waste, and being able to rent it to Zhang Jian is equivalent to having extra income every month, although the money is not much, it is equivalent to picking it up for nothing.

Don't look at Chen Wu as the village party secretary, but as the village party secretary of a fishing village, his family's usual living standard is no different from other fishermen, and fishermen beg for a living in the sea, with high risks and low returns, otherwise there would not be so many young people in the village who went to Yangcheng and Pengcheng to find opportunities.

After negotiating this matter, Chen Wu looked at Zhang Jian a little more pleasing to the eye, and the two were also a lot more affectionate. Seeing that the sun was about to reach noon, Chen Wu simply beckoned Zhang Jian to go to his house for dinner, and by the way, opened a bottle of wine brought by Zhang Jian, and had a good drink together.