Chapter 1: The Green Train
The green-skinned train slowly left the platform, and Su Peng got on the train with a bulging woven bag.
Follow the crowd and find a spot next to the aisle.
He got up and stuffed the woven bag onto the shelf above, then sat down and looked out the window stupidly.
This is the train to the capital, and the place where it just stopped is called Balitun, and Su Peng got on the train from there.
It's a remote town, but it's also a poor place.
In order to get out of poverty, he decided to go to the big city after some thought.
This was the first time he had traveled far away, and his previous trip to the county seat was the farthest he had ever been.
Balitun is a small town in the northeast, which belongs to the hilly area, with many people and little land, and the land is barren.
The family relied on seven acres and six points of land to live a life of relying on the sky for food.
The speed of the green train is very slow, and it has to stop for a while at both large and small stations.
When the train slowly stopped at Yanjing Station, it was already more than ten hours later.
Su Peng stretched his muscles and bones, and sat on the hard seat for more than ten hours.
I had no money and was reluctant to buy a sleeper ticket, so I was able to sleep on the hard seat for a while, which was already a luxury for Su Peng.
Follow the crowd out of the station.
"This is the capital, it's really prosperous."
Su Peng thought to himself again, his eyes looking around.
"Do you want to stay in the hotel?"
"Do you live in the hotel, brother?"
"Do you want to take the car?"
Walking out of the platform, many middle-aged women holding signs or some taxi drivers greeted them warmly, making Su Peng feel that the people in the capital are really enthusiastic.
He carried the woven bag through the crowd.
Not far from the station there was a small room with the word "Agent" written on it, and he walked straight to it.
This is what the third brother in his hometown told him, when you come to the capital, you must find a regular intermediary, don't trust anyone on the street, the rivers and lakes outside are sinister.
The third brother is a capable person in the village, and he often goes out to run some small business, so he wrote down the words of the third brother.
"Hello, are you looking for a job?"
A young woman in professional attire is sitting there.
"I ...... That one...... Well. ”
"What kind of job are you looking for?"
"I can do anything, I can do anything."
"What is your education?"
"I ...... Junior high school...... Junior high school education. ”
"Do you have any skills?"
"I didn't ...... I don't have any skills, but I have a lot of strength. ”
Su Peng said and stretched out his hand to show his muscles.
"I have a job here that suits you."
"What job?"
"Security."
"What do the security guards do?"
"It's just patrolling in the community or something, not tired."
"How much can you drive?"
"The probationary period is one month, the salary is 2500, and after the probationary period, it is 3500."
"Okay, then I'll be this security guard."
"Do you have your ID card? The brokerage fee is 300. ”
"Why is it so expensive? Can you give you 200 lines? ”
"It's all at this price, how can there be bargaining."
The woman raised her head and looked at the young man in front of her.
Su Peng took out his ID card from his coat pocket and handed it to her, and then took out three hundred yuan from another pocket.
"Does this security guard provide food and housing?"
"I have a working meal at noon, and I have to solve it by myself in the morning and evening. Accommodation is not available. ”
"And where do I live?"
The woman raised her head again and looked at Su Peng, and smiled coldly.
"Or I'll find you another house, but I'll have to tell you that the agency fee is 300."
"What's ......" Su Peng just wanted to say something, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back, this capital is just different, everything costs money, but he can't sleep on the street.
"Well, do you want to find a place to live?"
"How much does it cost to rent a house here? You find me a cheaper one. ”
"There is a one-bedroom apartment just opposite this community, which costs 1,600 yuan a month."
"How much?"
“1600。”
"Then I went to the rent this month, and I can't have any money left for food, and is there anything cheaper."
"There's also a basement here, but it's a little farther away from where you work, and you have to walk for ten minutes."
"How much does the basement cost?"
"950 yuan, not including water and electricity."
"Okay, then I'm going to have this basement."
"Pay three mortgages and one, give me 2,900 yuan, plus 300 yuan intermediary fees, a total of 3,200 yuan."
"This ...... I...... I just came out to work, and I have so much money in my hand, can I pay it once a month. ”
"If you pay it monthly, you'll have to pay 1,000 yuan."
Su Peng rummaged through all his pockets and found only more than a thousand pieces.
"You see that's all I have?"
"Well, this landlord is very good, and he has taken care of you migrant workers all these years."
The woman said and registered Su Peng, and then handed him a note.
"Just go to Sister Du according to the address above, and then report to the security booth of Shengjing Flower Garden at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Su Peng took the note, picked up the woven bag and walked out.