In the past, cars and horses were slow, and a letter had to travel on the road for a long time before it could be sent to the recipient.
But in the 1980s, postal codes were implemented in China. With postal codes, the efficiency of letter distribution was greatly improved.
An eight-cent stamp, a two-cent envelope, and several pieces of letter paper were put in it and delivered to the mailbox. After sorting, transporting, and delivering the letter by the postal staff, five days later, the letter from a small county in Fuzhou arrived at Deng Wanwan's. in hand.
After Deng Wanwan followed Wang Xun to the capital, she worked hard every day, hoping to establish a foothold in the capital. She first followed Wang Xun out to collect rags, but found that it was difficult to receive rags when she couldn't understand the language.
So Wang Xun took her to learn Capital dialect together. While learning Capital dialect, Deng Wanwan took a sack and went out to pick up rags every day.
She found that the life of the people in the capital was very good and their spirit was full of vitality. When she walked on the streets every day, she could pick up a lot of empty plastic water bottles, waste paper, etc. There were a few times when she was lucky and even picked up some A few cents.
While picking up rags, she discovered that there were many other colleagues, most of whom were outsiders and wanted to make money in the capital.
The rags discarded by the people in the capital are the foundation of their foundation.
Wang Xun was quite speechless when he saw Deng Wanwan coming back with a big bag of rags. He said seriously: "Wanwan, you don't really think that I am taking you to the capital to pick up rags, do you? You just pick up a few bags of rags every day. What’s the point of selling it for a few dollars? Although you can make some money, you won’t be able to make a fortune in your lifetime!”
Deng Wanwan said: "What I picked up today can be sold for ten yuan! It will be a lot in this month!"
She looked quite satisfied and very motivated.
Wang Xun curled his lips. He had not settled the accounts with Deng Wanwan, otherwise he would still have to collect rent and food money from Deng Wanwan.
But Deng Wanwan can help cook, so the meal is worth it.
Wang Xun moved a stool and sat next to her, intending to speak clearly.
He said: "You have been here for a month. What do you think of the business of this scrap recycling company run by my cousin Lu Yin?"
Deng Wanwan said: "Business is very good. Boss Lu is very good at doing business. The prices he charges are one or two cents more expensive than some nearby waste recycling companies. For these two cents, many people are willing to come all the way to bring their waste." Sell."
Deng Wanwan felt that she was very lucky. She met Wang Xun on the train, and then met Lu Yin after arriving in the capital.
Originally, Wang Xun planned to let her work in Lu Yin's scrap recycling company, responsible for collecting scraps and keeping accounts every day, but Lu Yin refused and only asked her to follow Wang Xun to collect rags.
But when Wang Xun found it difficult to collect rags, he gave up the business of collecting rags. He studied the capital dialect every day and went out to play chess with those old men all day long.
Wang Xun dared to be so leisurely, but Deng Wanwan naturally did not dare.
So she followed the example of others and went out to pick up rags with a sack. At the end of the day, you can make some money.
Wang Xun continued to ask: "What do you think is the most profitable business of this waste recycling company?"
Deng Wanwan was stunned. She thought about it carefully and then shook her head. She only knew that waste products could make money, but she didn't know what the most profitable thing was.
Wang Xun reminded: "Do you see what my cousin does every day?"
Deng Wanwan's eyes lit up and she blurted out: "Fix electrical appliances!"
Wang Xun looked at her with a childish look on his face and said, "Yes, my cousin is good at repairing electrical appliances and bicycles. These old items were bought at scrap prices, but after repairs, But you can sell it at a high price, and you will make a lot of money this time."
"The radios were rusty in our small county, and they were reluctant to throw them away, but the people in the capital lived a good life. Once these things broke, they would either throw them away or sell them for scrap."
"Thanks to this, my cousin got a foothold here. When I was in the county, I was in the building materials business, and the business was doing well. But why did my cousin ask me to come to the capital to collect waste, and I Come again?"
Wang Xun asked seductively.
This time, Deng Wanwan shook her head in confusion again.
Wang Xun pointed at some wood piled randomly on the ground and said, "What do you think this is?"
Deng Wanwan hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "Firewood?"
It's not that she didn't talk about wood, but the wood looked very old. It could be used as firewood in the countryside.
When Wang Xun received this answer, he almost fainted. After rolling his eyes, he said loudly: "This is golden nanmu! In the past, it was a precious wood that only the royal family was qualified to use! Not long ago, a chess friend of mine told I, an old prince's mansion was going to be demolished. When I heard the news, I rushed over immediately and bought a batch of wood and bricks!"
"Hey, I got there late. The useful things inside have been bought by people with connections long ago! All that's left are these beams, pillars and bricks!"
Wang Xun sighed sadly, wishing that he could be the first to get there and buy some of the furniture inside. Even though most of the furniture had broken arms and legs, as long as it was repaired, it would still be very valuable!
"Wanwan, I think you should stop going out to pick up rags all day long. It's not a big deal for you, a pretty little girl, to pick up rags all day long. What if... ahem, I mean, you didn't sell it before. As for clothes, how about you find another job selling clothes?"
Deng Wanwan shook her head. It was not that she had never thought about it. The salary here in the capital must be higher than that in the county, but the problem was still the same. She couldn't understand the language!
Although she now learns Capital dialect from Wang Xun every day, her study time is limited every day. At other times, she is reluctant to rest and goes to pick up rags on the street.
As for Wang Xun, he also couldn't speak the capital dialect well when he first arrived, but after a month, he was able to speak it decently.
He would go out for a walk every day, chat with nearby residents, play chess, or do some small favors for others. Not only did he learn the capital dialect quickly, but he also had good interpersonal relationships.
Deng Wanwan was envious of this, but at the same time she also knew that she couldn't do it.
She is not good at words and does not like to make many friends. She prefers to live in a small comfort zone.
Seeing Deng Wanwan shaking her head, Wang Xun continued: "Then I will give you two more options. One is to learn to repair electrical appliances from my cousin, and the other is to learn from me how to identify antiques and precious wood. Tsk tsk, you are pretty. Liang little girl, I can’t bear to see you picking up rags all day long.”
Deng Wanwan almost didn't need to think too much before she decided to learn to identify antiques and wood with Wang Xun, but she was still a little worried about her learning ability.
"Can I learn it?" She looked at Wang Xun nervously.
Wang Xun didn't care and said: "You don't need to learn too much, it's enough. When we first came here, my cousin asked us to go to Nanluogu Lane to collect rags. At that time, we returned home in vain. Now, I think it's almost the same. . Starting from tomorrow, you will continue to go out with me to collect rags. As for you, you will be responsible for establishing good relations with those old ladies and aunts. You will do some things that are inconvenient for me to do. "
"By the way, I will arrange an identity for you when the time comes, and say that your man is seriously ill and there are two children to support at home. In order to support the family, you followed my cousin to the capital to collect rags, hoping to make money for the man. Treat illnesses and raise children. Well, that's probably it. You'll have to think about the specifics carefully. When the time comes, you have to make it more miserable, but you also have to show strength. It has to be able to arouse the sympathy of others. "
Deng Wanwan was dumbfounded and said in a low voice: "This...isn't this a lie?"
Wang Xun squinted his eyes and said, "You just want to do it or not?"
This method was a new idea for him, and he felt that playing the emotional card might be useful.
"Do it!" Deng Wanwan didn't hesitate for a second and nodded directly to confirm.
She felt that Wang Xun would not lie to her, and she also wanted to make more money than picking up rags.
At this time, a postman delivered a letter.
"Deng Wanwan's letter!"
Deng Wanwan was very surprised when she heard her name, but she still went to get the letter.
She looked at the words on the envelope, and her heart beat rapidly. This was caused by nervousness and surprise.
"Hey, someone else wrote to you? Who is it?" Wang Xun asked curiously, looking over.
There are two senders written on the envelope, which is different from other letters.
Deng Wanwan's cheeks were flushed, and her voice was distorted with excitement: "It's a letter written by Duomei and Shufang. I didn't expect them to write to me!"
As she spoke, she opened the envelope excitedly with her fingers and took out a few pieces of letter paper.
The first letter was written by Gao Shufang. In the letter, Gao Shufang apologized to Deng Wanwan, saying that she thought too little at that time, failed to stand on Deng Wanwan's side and think about Deng Wanwan, and inadvertently hurt Deng Wanwan, so she wanted to Please forgive her Deng Wanwan.
In addition to apologizing, Gao Shufang also wrote some words about missing Deng Wanwan and mentioned the current situation of the clothing store.
Finally, Gao Shufang explained the process of writing this letter, explaining that she had revised it several times and that she valued her relationship with Deng Wanwan, so she hoped that Deng Wanwan could reply to her.
Deng Wanwan's eyes were moist, but there was a smile on her lips.
When Gao Shufang took Gao Mingli's side, it did make her a little sad, but after so long, she had already thought about it.
After reading the letter written by Gao Shufang, it was followed by a letter written by Duo Mei. Duo Mei's letter was not that long, only one page. It wrote about the current situation between her and Gao Mingcheng, and then focused on Gao Mingcheng's situation after she suddenly left. Going to find someone to find out about her, and the process of going to Deng's hometown to visit her parents.
And Gao Mingcheng also raised her salary and gave it to her parents.
Finally, I wish her a good life in the capital and make a lot of money, and hope we can meet again when she returns to her hometown.
After reading the two letters, my moist eyes seemed to be unable to hold any more tears, and they turned into teardrops and rolled down my cheeks.
An emotion of being cared for filled her heart, making her feel warm in this strange foreign land.
At this moment, she had a lot to say in her heart and had a strong desire to reply.
She raised her head and looked at Wang Xun behind her. Wang Xun seemed to see through her thoughts and said, "The letter is on the table. Go get it yourself!"
"Hey." Deng Wanwan responded crisply and walked quickly towards the house.
She took the letter paper and pen and began to sit down and write.
There were too many things to say in her heart, so she wrote urgently and quickly. When she finished writing, she discovered that the handwriting was scrawled and there were many typos.
She thought of Gao Shufang saying that her letter had been revised several times, so she took a new piece of paper and wrote it again.
Picking up the letter and looking at it carefully, she felt that there seemed to be no major problems, but after thinking about it, she decided to show the letter to Wang Xun.
Wang Xun has a technical secondary school degree and is the only person she can seek help from.
Wang Xun was quite enthusiastic about this. He helped Deng Wanwan correct some incorrect sentences and typos in the letter, and also gave Deng Wanwan guidance on how to write a letter.
Just like Gao Shufang wrote a letter for the first time, Deng Wanwan also wrote a letter for the first time, and she became very interested in writing letters.
Being able to communicate with people she knew well in the past despite being far away gave her an outlet for her long-standing desire to talk.
Therefore, her letter was very long, and she wrote eloquently about what she saw and heard in the capital. She also wrote about her own recent situation, but the Chinese tradition is to report good things but not bad things, so Deng Wanwan did not write about the bad things, but focused on the fact that the capital was full of gold, and she could earn a lot casually. Money and stuff like that.
When Wang Xun saw this, he asked Deng Wanwan to refine that paragraph. He could say that he was doing well, but there was no need to be too exaggerated, otherwise it would feel like showing off.
Living in the capital is not easy.
Although there are opportunities everywhere, not everyone can make money here.
Under Wang Xun's guidance, Deng Wanwan wrote it again. This time, the handwriting on the letter paper was beautiful, the writing was smooth, and there were almost no flaws.
She folded the letter quite satisfied and planned to go to the post office to mail it.
Letters are delivered one after another, then sorted, transported, dispatched, and then reach the hands of different people.
While Deng Wanwan's letter was still lying in the mailbox, Gao Mingcheng had already received a letter.
He also has a pen pal, Fan Licheng.
Since knowing that Fan Licheng is a top student, Gao Mingcheng never forgets to remind him to study hard every time he corresponds with him, and wishes him the best to get into a major university in the future.
Then this little kid Fan Licheng is a bit interesting. Since you told him to study hard, he will write a few questions for you to teach him.
When he saw a page full of math problems, Gao Mingcheng fell silent.
He felt that this little brat Fan Licheng must have learned a lot. Otherwise, how could a primary school student learn such complicated math problems?
Forget about some commonly used words, but math questions...
Gao Mingcheng said that he had returned mathematics knowledge to his mathematics teacher in his previous life!
This life is even more empty-headed!
Except for common calculations and accounting, he knows nothing about other types of questions!
He touched his head. This person who was not good at studying had quite thick hair, which was different from the extremely smart person.
But he has already begun to feel anxious. After his son is born, how will he help his son with his homework when his head is empty?
Is it still too late to learn now?
It's urgent, waiting online!
If you raise a child for a hundred years, you will worry about ninety-nine. In the past few days, my son's fever has not gone away and has not gone away, which has made me extremely anxious.
Then today I found out that my daughter has a double row of teeth. I was very worried that the teeth would be deformed in the future. I asked the doctor and he said that the teeth would have to be extracted.
Hey, both the baby and the baby have to go to the hospital tomorrow.
Well, it’s the end of the month, please give me a monthly pass for comfort!
(End of chapter)
