Our Time: Unswerving until Death

Chapter 62 Old Wu who pulls a chartered car!

Time does not move according to human will, and often disappears in a flash. It has been three days since I went to Mr. Taiyan's place. After the dust has settled, a new wave of dust is blowing. The "Seven Fiends" with Mr. Yuan, known as the "Thirteen Taibao", set off a public opinion and money offensive all over the country. Small groups with various purposes sprung up and staged a joint petition. The drama is to strongly urge Lao Yuan to obey the will of the people and become emperor, and to implement the monarchy constitution as soon as possible, so as to invigorate China.

There are a variety of petition groups, involving various industries, such as meritorious petition groups, military patrol petition groups, chamber of commerce petition groups, academic petition groups, bereaved family petition groups, and rickshaw driver petition groups. On behalf of the team, a group of demons danced wildly for a while, and even the "Xingxiu old fairy with boundless mana" would have to stand aside.

Qian Xuan has been very busy recently. According to Ruyi, he hasn't come to class for several days. He Qi was puzzled, and Qian Xuan didn't come to look for him. He thought something was wrong, so he thought about going to the door to have a look. When Madam Qian saw He Qi coming, she took He Qi to the study as if she saw a savior.

Good fellow, in a huge study room, there is no place to stay. All the places that the naked eye can see are sheets of manuscript paper, some are filled with words, some are only written with a few strokes, I don’t know She thought that Qian Xuan was engaged in academic research behind closed doors, until He Qi picked up some of the papers, and she was astonished.

Qian Xuan, a peerless troll, has stayed behind closed doors for the past few days. He has written no less than a hundred articles, opened dozens of trumpets, fully fired, and covered all aspects. All the shit written on these papers are trolls if.

Brother Xun still spends three days fishing at work, and two days drying the net. The demons dancing in the outside world make Brother Xun feel disgusted for no reason, so he just keeps silent. It just so happens that "Heqi" is going to be renovated and opened. See He Qi People were too busy, so they took the initiative to participate.

As for He Qi, the world is big, the food is the biggest, and the most important thing right now is to open the chess hall and make a small amount of money, and all other things stand aside.Thinking of this, He Qi got a headache. In response to Qian Xuan's affection, his student called at the end of September and agreed to rent a house, and the rent was cheaper. He also agreed to pay the rent at the end of the year. Yes, the money is not enough!
The most terrible thing is Gouwa’s surgery fee, which is far away. Besides, the daily expenses of food and clothing, water, electricity, coal, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, eating and drinking, human relations, and even shitting cost money, so to speak. , every day when He Qi opened her eyes, she would spend money on everything except breathing air.

It can be said that this chess hall places all the hopes of life. If it can make money, then everything is easy to say. If it can't make money, it will sleep on the street every minute.

So, don't talk about bullshit patriotic stories, He Qi only wants to make money now.

Old Wu, in his forties, had rented a rickshaw for most of his life, and finally made up his mind to buy a car that was probably new with all his life savings. Although it was a second-hand car, it was completely his own.

For a coachman like Old Wu, it is the most important thing in life, even his status is different. After all, these days, people who can come out to pull carts mean that they are in better health than ordinary people. It also means that with a subsistence income, it seems that it is not difficult to marry a woman who has fled. However, if an ordinary driver wants to own a car of his own, it is roughly equivalent to marrying a well-educated woman. Wife, it's something that can't be reached, and you still need to spend all the good luck you have accumulated in your previous life to save it in this life.

Lao Wu took good care of this car, which was probably new, and was more careful than his wife. Every night, he had to pull it into the house where he couldn't turn around, so that it would not be corroded by frost and dew. Before going out in the morning, he had to be careful He wiped the car so that it was brighter, and he didn't feel at ease until he could see the shadow of a person.

In this way, Lao Wu is qualified to pull a chartered car, which is obviously higher than the status of renting a car to run around the city. From a distance, I saw a rickshaw reflecting the light, and the tarpaulin on it was soft The frame of the car is hanging down, the frame of the car is bright, and the car bells are jingling and melodious, and the driver who pulls the car has a subtle uniform attire, which is different from the ordinary driver, who wears a long-sleeved white coat or a white coat. Or black trousers, the trousers are fat, and when running, there is a thin belt tied around the ankle. They are no longer straw sandals, but blue cloth shoes with wide double-faced layered soles. The whole thing is clean, Neat, look.

This kind of driver pulls this kind of car and can’t help but look arrogant, and the people who ride the car will also look proud. Generally, they are the work of picking up foreigners or those who are not short of money. Ordinary people take a taxi and see such a car from a distance. The default is that you can’t afford to sit, not that you really can’t afford to sit, but that you can’t bear to spend twice as much.

Buying a car, changing clothes, and doing a job does not only mean an increase in status, but also an increase in income. It’s like when Lao Wu rented a car before, he was constantly whipped by the whip of life, so buying After the car is finished, it is equivalent to firmly controlling the whip of life in his own hands. Whether to smoke it or not, and when to whip it, it is up to Old Wu himself to decide.

Although Lao Wu is in his forties, he has driven a car for most of his life, and he has traveled thousands of times around Beiping City, but he is an absolute rookie in the chartered car business. On the entrance of Dongjiaomin Lane.

It should be noted that in the chartered car business, the foreign work in Dongjiaomin Lane is at the top of the industry. It is different from the short trips in front of Bada Hutong, which can be done in Guangcheng, and it is also different from the ones that go from Xuanwai Street to Yongdingmen and run to Nanyuan. Long trips can be done only if you have the strength to do it. To do foreign work requires some unique knowledge. You must also be able to speak a few words of foreign language. In addition, you must have a good understanding of the history of Peiping. If you meet a foreigner who speaks Chinese , then wait to get extra money.

On the first day of Lao Wu's chartered car, he happily stopped at the entrance of Dongjiaomin Alley, full of joy and ready to welcome the first customer, but unexpectedly, he was slapped hard by the reality. I don't know where to go, and the other coachmen waiting in line are naturally holding the mentality of being a poor and immortal fellow, and they are happy to see the joke, and they don't want to extend this hand.

Just when Old Wu was about to go to Bada Hutong to do some work, He Qi came out in a hurry. He didn't care about walking to save money and went to Xuanwai Street. A bit."

Old Wu didn't expect to encounter such a good thing. He looked at the gentleman's attire and he must be a cultural person, and his status was so high, so he decided not to delay the matter. He pulled the car through the alley and took a shortcut to the inner city. Kung fu is in place.

The plaque of "Heqizheng" has been hung up, but the gate is locked. On the steps in front of the gate, there are six or seven workers sitting in the sun, the leader is Lao Yu, who looks locked. The front door where I live is in a hurry. If the time is delayed, the host’s house will only count half of the wages, and the remaining half of the day can only be paid for by myself, because workers’ wages are collected by the day, but it doesn’t matter how many hours you spend in half a day.

Originally, Brother Xun came to open the door every day to let the workers in. The Shaoxing Guild Hall where he lived was very close, and it took less than a quarter of an hour to walk there. But Brother Xun was going to buy things today, so he specially handed over the key to He Qi last night and asked He Qi came to open the door early today, unexpectedly He Qi promised well, turned around and forgot about it, and suddenly remembered it in the morning.

According to the usual fare, He Qi stuffed 45 copper coins into Lao Wu's hand, walked three steps at a time, and hurried to open the door. Seeing He Qi getting off the car, Lao Yu yelled at the workers. Ready to work, he greeted him and said, "Mr. Yubai, you are here. We have been waiting for a long time, and the work in the morning has been delayed. When Mr. Yucai comes back, we will see him explain the work we did in the morning. I haven't finished it yet, I'm afraid I will talk about it again, you have to talk about it for us when the time comes."

Because the capital is not sufficient, everything in the chess hall must be carefully calculated. He Qi asked about everything, and immediately understood Lao Yu's subtext. He was afraid that Brother Xun would not give him a day's salary. Said: "Today It's not your fault, it's mine, don't worry, I'll talk to Mr. Yucai."

In this way, Lao Yu was relieved, and with a smile on his face, he said: "Mr. Yubai, you misunderstood me. I didn't mean that. You also know that Mr. Yucai is organized, and I am afraid of making him angry." , where do you count the wages for this day and a half?"

He Qi smiled and said nothing, quickly opened the door, and let the workers go in to work. Then she was free, and was going to buy some steamed stuffed buns on the street to fill her stomach, but unexpectedly, Old Wu was standing in front of the door and waiting .

(End of this chapter)