The hand of the city covers the sky

On the street, the light rain continued to fall, driving most of the pedestrians back to their homes, leaving only a few scattered figures on the street.

A young man with long hair was leaning on the railing by the side of the street, with a half-smoked cigarette in his mouth that had turned yellow from being splashed by the rain, his brows were frowning, as if he was worried about something.

"It's only ten yuan, it seems that I have to find a job!"

The long-haired young man took out his trouser pocket and found only a crumpled ten-yuan "bill note". He flicked the cigarette into the trash can next to him and walked straight along the street while checking the advertising paper posted outside the shops on the street.

He was looking for job advertisements, and at this time, no matter how low the wages were, or how tiring the work was, he would still do it.

In order to survive, he has no choice!

The young man's name is Shi Haodong. He came to Huaxing City a year ago to work on the construction site. Later, because he was dissatisfied with the harshness of the contractor, he left the construction site and became a standard unemployed youth.

The high rent and living expenses in the city quickly consumed the 800 yuan he earned on the construction site.

"Network management? Working 600 hours a day, [-] yuan a month? Never mind, let's talk about it after working for a month!"

Shi Haodong looked at a job advertisement on the wall by the street and muttered to himself, then turned into a small alley next to him, walked a few steps, and an old building appeared in front of him, following the instructions of the Internet cafe advertisement on the wall When I reached the second floor, I saw an Internet cafe.

This Internet cafe seems to have been around for a few years, and the words "Sanmao Internet Cafe" on the signboard are dim, like the eyes of an old man, who seems to be "blind" at any time.

Looking inside through the gray glass, the scene inside is completely different from what I expected, full of excitement.Not only was every seat full of people, but a few people even stood behind some of the seats to watch, as if they were waiting for a seat.Noisy voices came out through the glass door.

Shi Haodong opened the glass door, walked to the counter on the left side of the door, and asked politely, "Do you want to recruit network administrators here?"

In fact, the position he applied for was not really a network administrator, but a part-time cashier and cleaner.

In a slum area like Sankou District, although the salary for such a position is low, and you often have to stay up late, it is a relatively popular occupation for young people in the local area.

Generally, Internet cafes enter the night time at 12 o'clock in the evening. The gate must be locked, and the network administrator is not restricted. They can open a computer to play games by themselves. This is exactly the appetite of some unemployed teenagers who want to play computers.

The owner of the Internet cafe probably decided on this point, so he offered such a low salary.

"Do you know how to use a computer?" A young woman turned her back to Shi Haodong, hunched over and rummaged through the cabinets, and said without looking back.

This young woman is wearing a white tight-fitting shirt on the upper body, showing her slender snake waist, and a pair of jeans on the lower body, which are tight because of bending over, making her round buttocks more attractive, but the most deadly thing is the edges and corners of the underwear , is simply to lead people to crime.

Shi Haodong's blood spurted from just one glance, he quickly turned his head away, and said, "I don't know how to use computers, but I can learn, and I should be able to get started soon."

When the young woman heard the words and turned around, Shi Haodong was suffocated by her beautiful appearance.

She has a delicate oval face, a pair of willow-leaf eyebrows that look like a painting, and her bright eyes are like stars in the dark night, shining brightly.

The young woman took a look at Shi Haodong, nodded and said, "It's okay if you don't know computers, but because you don't understand computers, you are slow to get started and need training, so you have to sign a contract for more than three years. Think about it, if you want You can go to work right away."

"Three years?" Shi Haodong asked doubtfully.

Originally, he only wanted to hang out for a few months and leave after overcoming the difficulties. He didn't expect that the other party would sign a three-year contract, which meant that within three years, he could only get a salary of 600 yuan a month, which was only 7 yuan a year. One yuan, the sum of three years is only 0 yuan, and this amount of money may even be a problem for him to support himself.

"Yes, you can think about it, but as soon as possible, if we are full, we will not recruit any more." The young woman picked up a pen and drew in a notebook.

Shi Haodong tentatively asked: "Can we sign for only half a year, or even a year?"

The young woman continued to draw on the account book, without raising her head, she said: "No, you don't know anything, we didn't recruit, three years is the bottom line."

"Then I'll think about it, can you give me a call."

The young woman wrote down a number in the notebook, tore it off, handed it to Shi Haodong, and said, "Okay, this is my phone number, if you want to do something, you can call me."

Shi Haodong took the note, put it in his trousers bag, turned around and walked out of the Internet cafe, then went downstairs.

This building is relatively old, the walls are a little yellow, there are footprints on them, the stairs are full of dust, and the overall feeling is groggy.

Shi Haodong went downstairs and walked in the alley, his mind was constantly battling.

"To do or not to do?"

"Three years!"

He sighed and walked down the street in desperation.

A year ago, he came to Huaxing City full of ambitions as a young man. He originally wanted to create a world in this strange city with his own hands and feet.

However, a year later, the cruel facts told him mercilessly that it was almost a luxury for a young man from the countryside without a diploma to live a life of luxury in the city. life is impossible.

"Really?"

"I don't believe it! I, Shi Haodong, want to look like a human being. Not only do I want to live the life of a person in the city, but I also want to have a car beauty. In this Huaxing City, everyone will surrender at my feet!"

"Xiaoxiong, I want to be Xiongxiong!"

Shi Haodong's face showed determination, he ruthlessly snuffed out the cigarette in his hand, and smashed the cigarette end on the ground.

"Cuckoo!"

My stomach growled untimely.

"It seems that before this, I have to fill my stomach first!"

Shi Haodong muttered, glanced around, walked to a noodle shop, and ordered a bowl of beef noodles.

After eating the noodles and paying the bill, a crumpled ten-yuan bill turned into a five-yuan bill.

Walking out of the noodle shop, he took out his cigarette case and was about to light a cigarette after dinner, but found that the cigarette case was empty, so he went to a small shop nearby and bought a pack of cigarettes.

A pack of cigarettes worth five yuan is considered dismissive by ordinary urbanites. Smoking such cheap cigarettes is a very humiliating thing, and they are embarrassed to give them out to acquaintances.

However, such a pack of cheap cigarettes was bought by Shi Haodong with all his money.

Shi Haodong lit the cigarette, took a long puff, exhaled a circle of smoke, and looked at the Sanmao Internet Cafe on the second floor opposite.

After a long time, he flicked out his half-smoked cigarette and walked towards Sanmao Internet Cafe.

"Miss, no 3f3f3f3f3f3f beauty, excuse me, I've thought it over, I'm willing to sign a three-year contract, can I go to work now?"

"Well, first show me your ID card."

Shi Haodong took out his ID card and put it on the counter.

The beauty checked her ID card, looked up at Shi Haodong and said, "Aren't you a local?"

Shi Haodong's heart tightened, could it be that he couldn't even do the job with a monthly salary of 600 yuan?

According to the rules of general stores, in order to prevent the cashier from fleeing with money, a certain deposit must be paid. What he is applying for is a network administrator, which also includes the duties of a cashier.

Such rules have stricter requirements for foreigners, and the deposit is often several times that of locals.

"My hometown is Xiaoshan, what's the problem?"

Xiaoshan is a well-known poor county in Huaxing City and even the whole country.

Coolies are the most talented people in Xiaoshan County. For a job worth ten yuan a day, as long as you shout in the fields of Xiaoshan, you are guaranteed that there will be hundreds or even thousands of people scrambling to do it immediately.

In Huaxing City, when people from other areas mention Xiaoshan, they usually only have one expression, that is, contempt!

The beauty hesitated for a moment, but she didn't show any contempt, which made Shi Haodong, who was used to all kinds of supercilious glances, feel a little good in his heart.

"You are a foreigner. According to the rules, you must first pay a deposit of three months' salary. After you pay the deposit and sign the contract, you can go to work." The beauty opened the drawer, took out a contract and put it on the counter and said .

Embarrassment appeared on Shi Haodong's face, and he hesitated for a long time before saying: "I 3f3f3f3f3f3f I don't have any money, can you accommodate me, the deposit can be deducted from my future salary. By the way, do you pay for it or not?" live?"

A look of embarrassment appeared on the beauty's face, and she immediately looked at Shi Haodong.

At this moment, seven or eight young people in strange clothes and colorfully dyed hair opened the glass door and walked in.The leader was taller, skinny and skinny, standing there slantingly, as if a bamboo pole had been inserted into the ground, but it seemed that it hadn't been inserted properly, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.

He went straight to the counter, whistled a few times, and said frivolously, "Hey! Beauty, is there any room?"

The beauty frowned, and said politely: "Sorry, there is no place for now, why don't you come back later?"

The bamboo pole man glanced back at the lobby, and sure enough, seeing that all the seats were full, he turned his head and smiled at the beauty, "Is there no seat? Isn't it simple?" After speaking, he walked straight to the row of seats in the right corner, picked up the A young student who looked like a student on the far side said arrogantly: "Do you know whose position you are occupying?"

那个学生摸样的少年浑身发抖，颤抖着声音道：“大3f3f3f3f3f3f大哥，我来的时候没有人啊！”

The man with a bamboo pole said sharply: "There are people now, can't you? Get out of here! Don't you want him to chirp!"

The boy who looked like a student walked towards the counter with his head down as if he had been pardoned.