Chapter 296 Live in This Era
The dynamic superman transformed by Zhang Tong is gone, just as lifeless as when he came. Only Brother Hulu and the others were left looking at each other. After half an hour, they could indeed move their hands and feet. Everyone didn't know what to do, should they report to the organization? Still what should be done, everyone can only look at Hulu. But Hulu just waved his hand, because he is in a very messy mood right now.
"Everyone go home first, don't talk about today's matter. Tomorrow we will discuss the long-term plan." Hulu waved the crowd to disperse.
In fact, is what Zhang Tong said tempting? In fact, more or less.
Because the difficulty of living in Huaihai is something that everyone living in this city can truly feel. Hu Lu drove his own car back to his residence, because his rank is still relatively high, and he can provide him with a bus and a rented house in the organization.
Although it is said that the car is just a Lavida which is a minority in Huaihai, and the place to live is only a single apartment on the edge of the inner ring, but this is actually very good. Compared with most Huaihai people, Hulu is now more or less successful. But even so, he couldn't afford a house in Huaihai.
And the others have their own plans after they leave. Little black fat guy Guo Hei and his friend Tangtou brother Lu Qian met to have a barbecue for supper.
"Hey, when do you think this day will be the first?" Lu Qian was a little bored sitting on the street stall. This kind of mobile barbecue stall on the side of the road is actually a big tricycle. The place where the goods are pulled at the back of the tricycle was converted into a barbecue station and a playing table. There are stainless steel shallow plates on the countertops, and the plates are filled with various grilled ingredients.
Leeks, pork belly, mutton, squid, eggplant, oysters, dried tofu, gluten, ham sausage, small yellow croaker, steamed bun slices, etc., there are always twenty or thirty different ingredients.
Lu Qian and Guo Hei picked up more than 100 yuan of skewers, and then brought two bottles of beer and a plate of flowers. With a simple low-legged folding table and an unstable plastic stool, they chatted while eating.
Don't pay attention to hygiene at this kind of stall, it doesn't exist. Out of sight, out of mind, the so-called not doing anything dirty, eating without getting sick.
The two of them were chatting about the things they met today, especially about the proposal of the so-called dynamic superman, whether they wanted to sell the information of the organization in exchange for money.
Naturally, the two of them would not mention detailed matters in public, that is, they talked about today's affairs in a more obscure way, just like ordinary office workers discussing the situation at work today.
"These days are getting worse every day." After two bottles of horse urine, Guo Hei's strange words came out: "Now the price is getting higher and higher every day, and the house price is getting more expensive every day. If wages don't rise, it's getting worse and worse. It's getting more and more sad."
"Your life is sad? Your salary is much higher than mine. Now it's almost 30,000 a month, right?" Lu Qian cracked a edamame, then picked up a bunch of grilled chicken wings and started to eat. Not to mention, although the hygiene of this small stall is basically unsightly, the taste is really good.
A skewer of chicken wings grilled just right, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The chicken skin is grilled out of oil and tastes crunchy. The chicken inside is just cooked, tender and juicy after a bite. Coupled with just the right amount of cumin pepper, it is spicy and palatable. After eating a bunch, my mouth is full of oil, but I can't stop. It feels like the taste buds have just been opened.
Let's have another sip of beer at this time, not to mention how refreshing it is.
After Lu Qian killed two strings of chicken wings in a row, he continued: "What do you think we are here in Huaihai? Isn't it just for money?"
Guo Hei didn't refute Lu Qian's words. Yes, he came to Huaihai to work for money. Guo Hei knew about Lu Qian's family, but Lu Qian was actually a little more difficult than himself.
"I still have a medicine jar lying in my house now, which consumes most of my income every month." The medicine jar that Lu Qian said was his mother, and Guo Hei knew it.
"We came from the countryside, and many medicines are not reimbursed by the rural medical insurance. My mother has a chronic disease, and she spends about 10,000 yuan a month for medicine. Now I have been working for so long, and I haven't saved a penny. "
Lu Qian and Guo Hei are good friends, and they communicate with each other on many things. Include many questions about yourself.
Guo Hei glanced at Lu Qian and said: "Your ability is actually very useful, King Kong is not bad. If you go to join the army or the police department, it is probably good now. Why didn't you go?"
"Where are you going?!" Lu Qian waved his hand: "It's not that you don't know me, I just graduated from junior high school. Except for knowing characters, other grades are very poor. Mathematics can't even calculate a binary equation. English only I will say hello and byebye. Even if I want to enter the police department, my education is not qualified. If I want to join the army, a person like me who has no education and can't study will not have any room for advancement in the future."
"And how much money can I earn by participating in these jobs? What I want is cash! Cash! It doesn't mean how great the potential for future development is." Lu Qian's statement is very realistic, because his mother is still waiting for him to earn money to continue his life. This medicine cannot be stopped for a day.
"My mother's doctor said that as long as the medicine is continued, she can live for 20 years. If the medicine is stopped, there will be no cure in three months. Xiao Guo, your family's situation is also normal."
"Well, I live in the same rural area as you. My parents farm at home, and a younger brother and a younger sister study medicine. Now I pay my parents 5,000 yuan a month to let them live. I also need to give my younger siblings who are studying in high school in the provincial capital every day. Some living expenses per month. It’s not good in our small county, and you can’t get into a good university in high school. It cost me more than 500,000 to go to the provincial capital to study and register.” Guo Hei said this plainly.
"Yes, I remember that you didn't come out to have dinner with us for a while, and you went to the convenience store to buy bento every day. Did you spend all your money at that time?" Lu Qian suddenly remembered some past events.
Guo Hei nodded: "Yes, at that time I gave all the money to the people who helped my younger brothers and sisters to register their accounts. Fortunately, the money was not wasted. Now they are still very competitive, and their academic performance is very good. It is useless compared to me. Brother is promising."
"Yeah, it's better than us to find a serious job after studying in the future. We do this every day. You heard that the four before came to Huaihai, and there are no colleagues who will continue." Lu Qian was talking about Liao Yaokun Wait for four people.
Guo Hei nodded knowingly and said, "Yes, of course it is very clear."
"So, we have to think about the future. What if one day we say nothing? My mother still needs to take 20 years of medicine and 20 years of living expenses. Who will pay for it? You My younger siblings are still studying, and there will be at least six years until they graduate from college and find a job. What if we don't have that long?" Lu Qian took a sip of his wine, and his tone gradually became serious.
He already had some thoughts in his heart, but Guo Hei held his shoulder and shook his head: "Listen to brother Hulu tomorrow."
Lu Qian opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. Just a long sigh. The two of them finished a meal of grilled skewers, and the bill was 150 yuan. It is very cheap to enjoy such a barbecue in Huaihai for only such a small amount of money.
"The boss's roast is very good, I'll come here to eat again next time." Lu Qian and Guo Hei are regular customers of this small stall. They have eaten a lot of skewers here in the past few years, and they are familiar with the boss.
Today, this familiar middle-aged man looks older than before. Although he is only forty-five years old, wrinkles have already covered his face. With a slightly bitter smile on his face, he said, "Maybe I won't have anything to eat in the future."
"how?"
"Huaihai City is driving people away. All of us outsiders are driving away, especially I don't have a serious job here. Now the urban management is getting stricter and stricter. I may not do this next month."
"Then what are you doing in Huaihai?"
"Maybe I'm not in Huaihai anymore. Apart from barbecue, I don't know any other crafts. It's just as hard to work in a factory, and I earn less than barbecue. It's not enough to support my family of four. Maybe I will go to other cities to do barbecue with my fellow villagers in the future."
"Why don't you come from my hometown? You can bake your craft in your hometown!"
"The income of my family is low. The per capita salary is only more than 2,000 but less than 3,000. There are too few people in my hometown who can eat a barbecue of 150 yuan for the two of you. Everyone is trying to save money to buy a house. , The housing price per square meter in our county is sold at 6,000. I can only make money selling barbecues in big cities."
"Maybe in the future, the big cities will be stricter and stricter. It will be difficult to do mobile stalls in the future. What should we do then, boss?"
The middle-aged man smiled and wrinkled his face: "Let's talk about it later."
Guo Hei and Lu Qian left the stall, walked across the intersection and saw a trash can, Lu Qian suddenly became angry. bump! He kicked hard on the trash can by the side of the road, and the metal trash can was instantly exploded by him. But Lu Qian was still angry, he kept kicking and hitting the trash can. Guo Hei didn't stop him, because he himself felt a little angry for no reason.
He could only say in a low voice: "Live in this era!"