The sun never sets in America

Chapter 263 Xiaomin: Jiang Beihai

Jinshan Telegraph Office...

"Why are you still opening the door like that??"

"Well, it says nine in the morning, and now it's eight-thirty. I'm afraid I'll have to wait half an hour!!"

A person behind him stretched out the Tianhe watch he was wearing to show the time. Others around him showed envious expressions.

After all, the current Han watches have only been launched for less than three years and are still in the market expansion period. The prices are inflated and ordinary people can only afford one after working for several months.

Ordinary people may work for a few months to buy a bicycle, but they may not necessarily buy a watch. After all, the original pocket watch can be bought in half a month, and it only tells the time. Why do you have to buy a more expensive one? This is What most people think.

But for those young people who follow the fashion, it is an absolute face-saving thing.

Many people are even willing to save money and spend a few months in exchange for a watch to show their wealth in front of others.

This kind of behavior is also called by those old people: brain water and burning buns.

But in the eyes of those young people, this is catching up with the new era and an attitude towards life.

The two attitudes to life, the old and the new, also represent the great changes in Han society and the fierce changes of the times.

"I'm coming……"

"Damn it, it's finally here. These losers, just sleep, sleep, sleep, and they will die in bed sooner or later."

"Hey, stop saying a few words!!"

"It would be nice to have..."

Scratch...

As soon as the door opened, people outside rushed in. They were crowded, shoulder to shoulder, and shouts and curses were heard from time to time.

"Give me a moment, oh, you stepped on my foot, you are blind!!"

"Damn you, who stepped on you? There are so many people. What evidence do you have? It was me who stepped on you."

of! ! "

"Oh, you are so shameless, it's obviously you..."

"Stop arguing and line up quickly. Anyone who doesn't line up, get out!!"

As the telegraph operator shouted, the people inside quickly lined up in silence, even the two men and women who had just argued.

The reason is still due to the strict behavioral norms of the Han Dynasty, or the new life advocated by Liu Peng. What is a new life is actually the practice of drinking hot water, queuing in a civilized manner, and prohibiting spitting in later generations.

It seems simple, but in fact it is very troublesome. If nothing else, in terms of future generations, how many people will actually abide by the above regulations? ?

Just like the old man and the egg, the old man and the bus, they are both a great regret in life! !

Since it would be difficult for future generations to abide by it, Liu Peng could only manage it according to the law.

Among them, drinking hot water mainly promotes pests and diseases. This is simple, and no one can live with it.

But spitting and queuing are difficult. After all, these two largely depend on personal consciousness.

And will people become conscious? ?

So in order to ensure that this new life could continue, Liu Peng established a city supervision team, also known as patrolling.

As for this patrol, in addition to taking care of street stalls, he also takes care of spitting, queuing, and even littering.

Violators may be fined in minor cases and may be punished with labor in serious cases.

Relying on this, the original situation of a city that was bright and bright on the outside but smoky inside was slowly reversed.

This is also the reason why the telegraph operator's words just now were intimidating. If there were no legal restrictions, there is no telling what this group of people would have become.

"What to send, where to send it??"

The telegraph operator asked directly without raising his head.

"Send this, a letter."

"Fa, Fa Longjiang."

"House number 116."

"Here, give it to my mother!!"

It was the first time for the young people to see such a battle, and they couldn't help but feel nervous.

The telegraph operator didn't even look at him. He just took the crooked letter and started tapping it.

In the silent telegraph room, the sound of "tick-tick-tick" kept ringing.

"What is this word??"

"Zhang, Li Zaozhang."

"What the hell, the writing on the chapter is the same as the talisman drawn by a ghost, ghosts can understand it!!"

Listening to the telegraph operator's troublesome voice, the young man was so embarrassed that he almost got into the ground.

"Drip drip..."

The constant tapping sound of the telegraph machine sounded, giving people a feeling like tapping on a piano keyboard, except that the sound was unpleasant, everything else was the same.

"Okay, let's pay over there."

After the telegraph operator finished typing, he tore up a slip and gave it to the young man opposite, and then shouted to the back: "Next!!"

After the young man got the order, he came to a queue at the counter and waited in line for more than ten minutes before he was reached.

"There are five hundred and twenty-two characters in total. Calculated as five hundred and two, ten characters each cost three copper dollars, making a total of one hundred and fifty-six copper dollars, totaling one dollar and fifty-six cents."

“So expensive??”

"It's expensive, don't fight if it's expensive, don't fight if it's expensive!!"

"Hurry up, the people behind are still waiting..."

The young man gritted his teeth, and finally took out a Chinese dollar, a fifty copper dollar, and six of the smallest one-copper dollars from the purse sewn with floral cloth.

(Copper Yuan is also called Mao)

"I'll sign this..."

After paying the money, the young man took a pen and wrote his name crookedly:

"Jiang Beihai!!"

When Jiang Beihai walked out of the telegraph office, he looked back and said with some distress: "In a few days, I'm afraid I'll have to eat steamed buns and pickles again. Alas, I'm so poor!!"

Then the public carriage that Jiang Beihai had been waiting for for a long time returned to the south of Jinshan City where he was.

An industrial zone. This industrial zone mainly produces light industrial products. It mainly produces washing powder, soap, toothbrushes, plush toys, bed sheets, quilt covers, fishing rods, etc. It looks cheap, but the shipment volume is huge. Industrial products.

The factory where Jiang Beihai works produces plush toys, and what he does is responsible for the simple yet arduous task of packaging.

With this relatively simple and good job, he was able to earn a salary of ninety-five yuan, which was barely above the average salary.

If you usually live in the royal apartment next to the industrial area, you only need to pay one Chinese yuan a month to enjoy a high-level residence with one bedroom and one living room.

(Low-rent housing provided by the royal family)

If you exclude food and drink, Jiangbeihai can save about six Chinese yuan every month. No matter what, it is impossible for him to be like those who just buckled and searched, and still felt unwilling to give up in the end.

The main reason is family.

His family was a single-parent family. His father died in the Mexican War. Later, his mother raised him with a pension. He did not do well in studies and dropped out of school after reaching the second grade of middle school because he could not He is of legal working age, so at first he just helped his mother with some farm work at home.

Since he was able to work, he came to Jinshan to work alone, but unfortunately, his mother fell ill and became seriously ill.

Dr. Du, a highly respected doctor in the town, said that he was afraid that he might not have a few more years to live and asked him not to continue the treatment, which would be a waste of money.

But he didn't. Jiang Beihai's mother raised him up alone. If he really did this, he himself wouldn't forgive himself.

In this way, he lived a life like this now, making money to buy medicine to save his mother.

Snapped……

A wooden door was opened, revealing the situation inside.

Taking a closer look, a few chairs with rivet heads and an oily wooden table from an unknown flea market are all that this house has.

Oh, there is also a small room, a small bed that Jiang Beihai got from a co-worker, a few wardrobes made of cardboard boxes, and storage boxes.

In the trash can next to it, there are a few lottery tickets, which are Jiang Beihai's dream of getting rich.

Of course, the most valuable book among them must be the Undersea Adventure King, which has been read countless times and is full of wrinkles.

A comic with the theme of the underwater world, in which the protagonist battles wits and courage with unknown underwater monsters and treasure hunters, is very popular among young people in Han Dynasty.

This is one of the few entertainments in Jiang Beihai's barren life. Apart from that, the only thing left is to play a few games on the football field outside the factory.

Because he played well, he was also called the Jinshan Football King.

Although this is just an exaggeration, for Jiang Beihai, it is good news that is enough to cheer up.

Of course, what news wouldn't be good news for today's impoverished young man? ?

…………

"call……"

"call……"

Jiang Beihai gasped and cleaned the room.

"Gulu gulu..."

"No, the water is boiling!!"

When Jiang Beihai heard the noise coming from outside, he immediately opened the door and saw an iron kettle churning on the stove in the hallway, emitting steam.

"Fortunately, I haven't pounced yet..." Seeing this, Jiang Beihai felt relieved, took down the kettle, and turned on the stove again.

In other places in the corridor, other residents are already cooking. At this time, when the smoke is the thickest, you can smell the smell of each house.

It’s the taste of hometown! !

"Gulu..."

Smelling the aroma, Jiang Beihai's stomach growled.

Jiang Beihai looked at the kettle in his hand and his stomach that was already resisting, and murmured to himself: "Bum, stomach, I want to discuss something with you. Can I not be hungry in the future, so that I don't have to eat? In this way, I will have More money to treat my mother’s illness..."

.........

"Gulu..."

Taking a sip of the freshly cooked scented tea given by a friend, Jiang Beihai leaned out of the window, looking at the newly built building opposite, and nibbling on the steamed buns that had been left out for a few days and were about to go rancid.

After watching it for a long time, I finally said:

"Whenever I can afford to buy the house opposite, I'll probably have the money to cure my mother's illness!!"

After making a general comment, Jiang Beihai shook his head again and murmured to himself:

"You can make a fortune by working, and a sow can climb a tree!!"

boom……

Jiang Beihai, who weighed 100 kilograms, hit the bed, causing a wave, but finally calmed down.

Picking up the comic of Undersea Adventure King next to the bedside, Jiang Beihai looked at the story that he had already read with great interest. Even though he knew it was false, he still wanted to believe that it was true.

After all, what’s important to him about what’s true and what’s false! !

"If only I had this kind of super power, I could cure my mother's disease!!"

Watching the protagonist in it use his newly acquired superpowers to turn stones into gold, even if it was only temporary, still made him envious. He even had a fantasy about how he could cure his mother's disease after having such superpowers. Live a happy life.

"Huhuhu..."

After looking at it, he fell asleep. In his dream, Jiang Beihai dreamed that he had obtained the same superpower as the protagonist, cured his mother, married a beautiful princess, and lived a decadent life. .

Just when he was about to become famous, he woke up. It was not the alarm clock that woke him up, but the biological clock he had developed in daily life.

Swipe...

After brushing his teeth quickly and wiping his face with a wet towel, Jiang Beihai got on the bus to the factory.

"Xiniu Niu Plush Factory is here, who wants to..."

Hearing the driver's shout, Jiang Beihai immediately ran out of the car.

"You, it's you, there is a shortage of people here, come here quickly!!"

As soon as I entered the factory, I was called over.

“What is your education level??”

The first thing the man said was to ask Jiang Beihai about his academic qualifications.

"Two in the middle!!"

“Can you count??”

"I know a little!!"

"Just a little bit..."

Jiang Beihai was afraid that something would go wrong, so he added another sentence.

After hearing this, the man frowned and finally said: "Forget it, it's just you."

With that said, Jiang Beihai was brought into an office, pointed at one of the tables and chairs and said:

"From now on, you will be the clerk here, mainly responsible for keeping accounts and helping the boss draft reports..."

"The salary is based on a base salary of 12 yuan. The longer you work, the higher the salary."

Listening to what the man said, Jiang Beihai wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it. After all, the basic salary alone had increased by three yuan from the original, and was still the lowest. He didn't dare to miss such a good job. "

"If you work hard, you will definitely suffer a big loss."

The man patted Jiang Beihai on the shoulder. Jiang Beihai still doesn't understand that I want to find him.

It wasn’t until later that I realized that one of the clerks that day had resigned and switched jobs to a rival company.

The main reason was that the person went too far and took all the benefits. In the end, the clerk ran away.

And it happened that the big boss was coming to inspect in those few days, so Jiang Beihai became the target of his replacement.

This was also the biggest turning point in Jiang Beihai's life.

…………

clap clap clap...

In the factory office late at night, Jiang Beihai kept dialing the black abacus and calculating the latest batch of accounts with the help of the kerosene lamp next to him.

clap clap...

After calculating, Jiang Beihai suddenly stopped, and then said to himself in disbelief:

"How is it possible? How can this batch of goods be priced like this? This price is simply unacceptable..."

"And if it is based on this price, why does the general ledger show an increase instead of a decrease??"

No matter how Jiang Beihai looked at it, he felt that there was something wrong with the bill in his hand.

After all, what he has in his hands is the purchase account. Strictly speaking, it is a separate account. It does not count as the general ledger. It is just a part of his responsibility.

This kind of account is basically given by the purchasing and foreman, and is generally an expense account.

Normally he wouldn't be able to see it, but Jiang Beihai was not a fool and couldn't see the obvious cost this time.

But seeing it and saying it are two different things. After all, words are spoken lightly! !

"Forget it, it's none of my business. They don't share my money with what they do. If they lose, they lose. If they're greedy, they're greedy. It's not a big deal!!"

"That's all..."

Jiang Beihai sighed, then packed his things and prepared to go home.

And just as he walked out of the aisle, a middle-aged man in a coat was looking around with a kerosene lamp, as if he was looking for something.

"Who, who are you??"

Under reflex, Jiang Beihai shouted to the man.

The middle-aged man in a coat looked at Jiang Beihai across from him and was stunned. Finally, he seemed to have realized something and walked over directly and said to Jiang Beihai:

"I deliver goods to this company, so I came here to take a look today."

"Look, is there anything you can watch tonight??"

"Haha, you have to watch it at night. It's really hard to see clearly during the day."

“How about smoking??”

"I won't smoke, thank you!!"

Snapped……

A flame rose from a lighter whose brand Jiang Beihai couldn't tell, and lit the cigarette in the man's mouth.

"I said, Xiao Jiang, why are you still working at this time? Is your company so late??" The man named Yu Lin learned Jiang Beihai's name during the conversation just now and took the initiative to chat.

"Damn it, there are still some accounts that have not been settled. I have to settle the accounts again. How can I know the truth and the false if it doesn't count!!"

Jiang Beihai replied indifferently.

"Oh, is this account true or false??"

When Yu Lin heard the account, he became interested and asked more questions.

When Jiang Beihai heard this, there was sarcasm on his face: "How come there are no fakes? I saw fakes just now. Let me tell you, people nowadays don't even know how to make them, or they are too lazy to make them."

"Obviously you can take it slowly and subtly. You have to eat everything at once. Three yuan is added to one order. Usually it is mixed together and you can't tell it. But now, it is so beautiful and eye-catching..."

Jiang Beihai said angrily.

In his opinion, those people really didn't take the company seriously. They were just as greedy as they could get, even to the point of having to reimburse themselves for a popsicle.

Moreover, the method of reimbursement was extremely disgusting. He basically just stuffed it here and filled it in there. Some of the numbers made him feel disgusted.

He has never seen a toilet worth 500 yuan or a door lock worth 150 yuan.

(Normally a few dollars)

As for Yu Lin, when he heard these words, his whole body turned purple like a ripe eggplant.

Finally, when everything was over, Yu Lin looked at Jiang Beihai and said, "Boy, do you want to do something big?"

Jiang Beihai just thought the other party was watching a joke and responded with a smile: "Okay, you do it for me, and I'll do it!!"

Then, left here.

Behind him, Yu Lin looked at Jiang Beihai's back for a long time.

The next day, many people were arrested in the entire Xiniu Niu company, and their names were exactly the same as those mentioned by Jiang Beihai.

Then Jiang Beihai was miraculously appointed as product department manager by his boss.

This is what outsiders think. The real situation is that when Jiang Beihai received the appointment letter and signed the contract, he was eating and vomited it out after seeing it.

Then I saw the person from last night, that is Yu Lin, of course now his name is Yu Lin, Boss Yu.

Come here and just say:

"Boy, I have fulfilled my promise, and you should also fulfill yours, design a real hit, and make Xiniu Niu famous all over the world..."

Jiang Beihai looked at Yu Lin and thought of his bragging yesterday, always feeling like a dream.

　Asking for a monthly pass, asking for a monthly pass

　　

　

(End of this chapter)