Chapter 1: Plum Village
My name is Gao Jin, and this name was given to me by my grandfather, which means to aim high and make progress every day.
I live in a place called Changlong Town, and you may think that it is quite culturally rich when you hear the name, but it is not.
Because we have a lot of snakes here, snakes are also called long worms and small dragons in our place, so our town is called Changlong Town.
I'm in my early twenties, and in today's fashionable parlance, I'm smart and handsome. Whether it was a female classmate in school or a little widow in the village, they all frowned at me.
The only thing I regret is that I don't even have a girlfriend, probably because the women in Changlong Town don't have the eyesight to find talent.
I stopped studying early and kept delivering with a courier company in town.
Many people may think that they should study at a young age instead of sending couriers, but I don't think so, I didn't steal or grab land, and I made a living with my own hands, what's the shame?
We are a courier company in the whole Changlong Town, which is responsible for the express delivery and reception of more than a dozen villages in the town and the surrounding villages, and the task is very heavy.
So I got up at five in the morning, left at six in the morning, and worked until six or seven o'clock in the evening.
Although it is tiring, but the salary is high, take the days of Double Eleven, at least you can earn a thousand yuan.
Of course, in my spare time, I will also call a few close friends, drink and eat skewers, and talk about the mountains together.
Lao Wu is the manager of the express delivery point, a greasy middle-aged man, usually we sweat outside, Lao Wu is drinking tea in the store, directing us.
But if we are a little lazy, we will be reprimanded by him, and we will have to deduct our wages, and we privately estimate that this fine will go into his pocket.
Helplessly, eating people's mouths is short, taking people's hands short, eating other people's food, you have to listen to other people's rules, and the big guys dare not speak out against him.
Today I finally took a break from work and was catching up on sleep in bed.
In my dream, I was in a relationship with my goddess Di Lieba, and we were looking at each other with affection, and our mouths began to move together.
Before I could get together, a sharp music sounded, startling me, and Di Lieba in my arms became more and more blurry and gradually invisible.
I woke up suddenly, I was so annoyed that I finally took a break from work, and I didn't even let me sleep.
took out the mobile phone under the pillow, pressed the answer button, and asked angrily: "Who, calling early in the morning?!" ”
Probably sensing that my tone was not good, there was a pause on the other end of the phone, and Lao Wu's rough voice sounded: "Xiao Gao, I'm Manager Wu, hurry up and come to the company, let's have a meeting"
Depend on! I'm a courier, my job is to deliver a good courier, and I have to listen to your meetings and nag endlessly!
Although I was reluctant, I got up and put on my clothes, wiped my face indiscriminately, and hurried to the office.
Lao Wu's office was not big, but there were more than a dozen people crowded at this time, and when I saw that it was very crowded, I didn't squeeze in and stood outside the door.
When Lao Wu saw me coming, he nodded slightly, cleared his throat and said: "Everyone be quiet, the company headquarters in the city has issued a notice, let our express delivery point be responsible for the delivery of the express delivery in Meizhuang, let's discuss it today and see who is in charge of this village."
"What? Plum Village? That place is sparsely populated, deserted, and may not be able to deliver a courier a day, just for the five cents, and go on a special trip? As soon as Lao Wu finished speaking, Lao Li next to me muttered.
Hearing this, Lao Wu's brows twisted into a pimple and said: "This is the requirement of the company's headquarters, do you want to go to the headquarters to find the boss, what are you pretending to be here?" ”
Lao Li was choked and speechless, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to pick up the stubble. Seeing this, Lao Wu cleared his throat, wiped his bald head, raised his eyebrows and said: "Meizhuang's express delivery is not settled by piece, but by day, two hundred a day"
People die for money, birds die for food, this is really true, as soon as Lao Wu finished speaking, the crowd began to stir again.
"Two hundred? I'll go! ”
"Obediently, I'll go too!"
Lao Wu is worthy of the management, a few words mobilized the atmosphere, seeing that everyone's emotions were ignited, Lao Wu raised his eyebrows proudly, and his pride was overflowing.
After a while, he waved his hand, signaled everyone to calm down, and pretended to be a little embarrassed and said: "This job is very easy, but there is a little problem, and I can only send it to Meizhuang in the future, and I can't send anything else."
"What? If you can't send it to other villages, then the 200 yuan is not worth it."
"That's right, two hundred a day, six thousand a month"
Lao Wu naturally understands that everyone is reluctant, there is this express delivery point in the town, and he is usually very busy, how can he earn 10,000 yuan a month, and now he can only run to the village of Meizhuang, which is naturally not cost-effective.
With this level in mind, I took a few steps back and leaned back in the hallway, yawning and reminiscing about my morning dream.
Seeing that everyone was reluctant, Lao Wu was a little dissatisfied, and said: "Nowadays, the economic environment is not good, if you have money to make, you will burn high incense, you still pick fat and thin, if you don't want to do it, tell me, I will not be reluctant"
Lao Li is an old fritter, and immediately stood up: "Lao Wu, it's not me who picks fat and thin, it's my child who gets married this year, and my daughter-in-law has to have a suite, or she won't get married, so I have to make more money." ”
"I'm preparing to have a second child, and I have more money to use."
"My son is in primary school this year, and he has a lot of money."
In order not to go to Meizhuang to deliver the express, these people do everything they can, and they are all vying to find various reasons.
I watched this farce coldly, and suddenly Lao Wu's wandering eyes fixed on me, and he smiled maliciously and said: "Xiao Gao, you are not married and you don't have a girlfriend, or you will run this express delivery?" ”
Your uncle, it's really a crying child who has milk to eat.
Hearing this, the room full of couriers turned their heads and stared at me.
"Xiao Gao, you are young, you can eat the whole family without hunger, so you can earn less, and it is said that the girl in Meizhuang looks like a water spirit!"
I was just about to refute, but someone continued: "Yes, Xiao Gao, you have to take advantage of the opportunity and don't let us take care of you." ”
Damn, it's because I'm young that I want to make more money to marry a wife.
If the girl from Meizhuang was really smart, you would have gone a long time ago, so why might it be my turn.
Before I could refuse, these old fritters had already pushed the door and left, and the office was still very crowded just now, leaving only me and Lao Wu.
Lao Wu smiled at me meaningfully and said, "Xiao Gao, you can take over the matter now, rest assured that your big brother Wu will not treat you badly, and give you another 500 yuan subsidy every month."
Lao Wu took a sip of water with a water cup, and then said: "Don't worry about the courier point you were originally responsible for, I will arrange it, from now on, you will be in charge of Meizhuang!" ”
From the company meeting to the acceptance of the new line, I haven't said my opinion, so I changed the place of work in a daze, looking at the back of Lao Wuyuan, I scolded secretly.
But if I think about it, I can only suffer this dumb loss, after all, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, there are few job opportunities in Changlong Town, and I have no other means of making a living, so I have to obey the arrangement.
I went to the warehouse to check the courier, and Meizhuang did not have a courier today, so there was nothing to do today.
It's been a long time since I've gone out to eat and drink beer, so I took out the phone and shook people, ready to call a few friends out for dinner.
However, today is Wednesday, everyone is busy going to work, only Lao Liu readily agreed.
During the banquet, I told Lao Liu about what happened today, but I didn't expect Lao Liu's chopsticks to shake a little, and then said: "Brother, are you stupid, can you go to that place in Meizhuang casually?" ”
Well? Lao Liu: This is something to say.
I turned my head to him and looked at Lao Liu seriously.
"Lao Liu, what do you mean by this, is there any problem with going to Meizhuang to deliver the express?"
Lao Liu took the cup and drank it all, smiled bitterly, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Gao, you are from out of town, I don't know about Meizhuang, five years ago, Meizhuang was also able to receive express delivery, and then the courier who sent this express disappeared mysteriously."
I smiled disappreciatively and said, "Could it be that he got rich and swept away all the couriers?" ”
"You ......"
When Lao Liu heard this, he was a little unhappy, cleared his throat, and whispered close to my ear: "But the second and third have also disappeared mysteriously!" It's only been half a year, and the three couriers, all of whom have seen the fortune, swept the courier away? ”
When Lao Liu said this, I also felt a little strange, and I was busy asking Lao Liu about such a big matter, why didn't the other couriers in the store know.
Lao Liu looked around vigilantly, made sure that no one noticed us, and said in a low voice: "Nonsense, at that time, in order to avoid damage to the image, your company came forward to suppress this matter, and the insiders at that time either dismissed or promoted and raised, and blocked the news!" Since then, Meizhuang has not been delivered, and I don't know what happened this time."
Lao Liu said so much in one breath, picked up the beer on the table, took a sip of the bottle, and then added: "Also, your Lao Wu was the company's courier at the time, after this happened, the other couriers were dismissed, and only he was promoted to manager!" ”
I listened to Lao Liu's words, and couldn't help but be a little angry, Lao Wu, this guy, since he knew what happened five years ago, he even let me go, what a hell of a pit Lao Tzu!
My face was white and blue, and Lao Liu comforted me beside me: "Xiao Gao, we've known each other for several years, and I just told you about it, maybe it's really like you said, the three couriers ran away, my brother believes in your personality, and he will never do that kind of thing, of course, you still have to be careful." ”
I nodded, drank all the wine in the cup, and told Lao Liu that I was not in the mood to drink anymore, and I would definitely get together another day.
After saying that, I settled the account first, went to the company, and prepared to settle the account with Lao Wu.
But it was empty, there was only one girl in the office, and I learned from her mouth that Lao Wu went to the city for a meeting and would not be able to come back until three days later.
Helpless, I had to go out of the office in a huff, praying in my heart that there would be no express delivery from Meizhuang in the past few days.