blackstone code

Chapter 5 Sometimes it's easy to make money
"Sir, do you want a newspaper?"

A half-sized man with a dirty cap and a huge leather satchel appeared in front of Lynch.

The boy looked about eleven or twelve years old. He looked at Lynch expectantly, and opened his satchel to reveal the newspaper inside.

These children are all under the management of various "massages", which are not newspaper headlines, but the managers of those newsboys.

By virtue of certain relationships or means or some other means, they firmly controlled the mobile newspaper selling market in certain areas, where only their own newsboys could sell newspapers, others could not come in, and the newsstands were not among them.

Every morning they would gather outside the newspaper office to load the newspaper, still warmed by the machine, on a trolley, pull it back to their "base", distribute it to the half-aged children, and drive them out into the street.

Every child will have a sales standard, the minimum limit, if below this limit, they will be beaten, or starved, only after exceeding this limit, they can enjoy food, but there is no reward.

Welfare homes and some poor families have taken away the pay for their work, all they have to do is work as hard as they can in exchange for a shelter from the wind and rain, and two meals of subsistence food.

Some people may think this is hell, but compared to those who live in a more desperate abyss, these children are like in heaven.

Lynch took out a dollar bill from his pocket and chose two newspapers. The newspapers published locally were [-] cents, and the newspapers published nationally were only one dollar.

The newsboy kept thanking Lynch for his patronage, and even took off his hat and bowed. For Lynch, two newspapers for one dollar may be an unavoidable part of life, but it is also the redemption this child most wants every day.

The child was about to leave, but was called back by Lynch.

"Sir, is there anything else I can ask you to do?" the half-old child asked.

Children like him are often more adaptable to this society than those children who have good family conditions and are still in school. Looking at that little face that is still very immature but has been ripened by reality and full of smiles, Lynch was a little emotional.

It was the worst of times, but also the best of times.

He asked, "Want to make money?"

The child nodded immediately, "I dream of Mr., but I don't do anything illegal."

Where there is light, there will be darkness, and the brighter the darkness sets off the light, and on the contrary, the light will make the darkness darker.

Some people use children to sell newspapers, but some people use children to commit crimes. These are not top-secret rumors. In the process of this booming society, everyone is blinded by wealth.

As long as there is money to be made, there will always be someone doing it, no matter what kind of work it is.

Lynch shook his head, "Do you have 97 points?"

Although the newsboy was hesitant, he quickly took out 97 cents from his pocket. He had some small change in his pocket, which was arranged by the newspaper head and put in everyone's backpack when he came out.

The money does not belong to them. After returning home, the masthead will count them. If someone loses the money or lacks the money, they will be starved or beaten in the worst case. This also makes the children very sensitive to money.

Looking at the 97 cents in the child's hand - all coins, Lynch took out another dollar, put it in the child's left hand, and took 97 cents from his other hand.

"Sir, there are three cents less here, I'll find it for you now..." The newsboy thought that Lynch wanted change. Urban transportation generally has two types of tickets, one is within five kilometers and the other is five. kilometers away.

Whether it's a bus or subway, they don't ask for change. If you give fifty cents, they will only give you two tickets instead of one and change.

This also makes many people more or less prepare some change on their bodies to avoid losses.

Lynch stopped the newsboy's movements and asked again, "Want to make money?"

The newsboy hadn't reacted yet, and it was the first time that he could take advantage of such an open and aboveboard, which made him a little uneasy.

The smile that gradually emerged on Lynch's face made the child seem to have seen the sun that had just risen. It was not dazzling, and the light was very gentle, but it could tear apart the darkness and illuminate the entire sky!
"Do you have a score of 97?", he asked again.

After a moment of astonishment, shock and bewilderment, the newsboy quickly took out the 97 points in his bag and held them in his palm.

His face was flushed, and he could see that he was excited, nervous, anxious, and somewhat suspicious. He looked at Lynch with clear eyes and what the guy in front of him was going to do.

Lynch took out another dollar, put it in the newsboy's hand, and took away the 97 cents from his other hand. He asked with a half-smile, "Do you want to make money?"

At this moment, the newsboy was trembling with excitement, he nodded repeatedly and found all the change that could make up 97 cents, "It's all here, sir..."

Lynch counted 12 yuan and put it in his hand, and put all the change in his pocket, "It seems that you only have so much."

The newsboy was a little excited. Although he only exchanged 14 yuan in change from Lynch, his own income has already reached 42 cents, which is nearly half of a dollar.

You must know that no matter how well he does his current job, he will not get even a penny, and the masthead will hand over the remuneration to the orphanage.

This newsboy is the child who grew up in the welfare home. In the words of the welfare home, they should do something for the welfare home. After all, the welfare home has raised them so much without asking for anything in return.

Generally speaking, as long as they are not adopted after the age of ten, the chances of being adopted later are very small. Except for some girls, they are adopted for other reasons and purposes.

However, the orphanage will not take too much care. When the children are over 14 years old, they can refuse to be adopted. At the same time, after they are over 16 years old, they have to leave here and enter the society alone to survive.

In other words, boys over ten years old are basically "marginal people" in welfare institutions. It is difficult for these children to earn adoption subsidies and adoption donations, so they must go to work.

They have to work to compensate for the efforts of the orphanage to raise them over the years. As for whether it is right to do so, it doesn't matter, because no one will care about this, everyone's eyes will only be on their own. Interested things.

How to integrate into the society as soon as possible after being kicked out of the orphanage and find a place to live is the most troublesome thing for these children at the moment.

If they can get some money before they leave, it doesn't take much, as long as they can survive for a short time, they have a chance to survive.

Lynch's change-changing act allowed the kid to discover a bright road, as he had asked before - do you want to make money?

And his own answer—dreams!
After collecting the money, the newsboy asked hesitantly, "Sir, will you be here tomorrow?"

Lynch nodded, "I'll be here until lunch, and if I'm not there, I'll be there the next day!" He tapped his finger on his wrist, "You still have enough time..."

These children who had begun to contact the society immediately understood what Lynch meant. About ten minutes later, a group of newsboys gathered around here, and people kept coming.

(End of this chapter)