Siheyuan: Rebirth 54 years ago, neighbor is stupid

Jia Dongxu was in a state of confusion at this moment. This job was a life-saving straw for him. If he didn't seize it, he didn't know when he would have such an opportunity again.

Therefore, he did not dare to object to the 20 yuan increase in price. He just hoped that the other party would not go any further and raise the price again tomorrow.

He was so confused that he didn't notice the contempt and greed in the other person's eyes.

"Tomorrow, twenty dollars?"

The middle-aged man sneered and shook his head: "It's hard to say. I don't have the final say. You are not the only one who wants to work. You don't have the slightest sincerity. It's really hard to help you."

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu stood there in a daze, completely confused as to what the term "insincere" meant.

Seeing this, the other man sighed helplessly and said in a tone of hopelessness: "Jia Dongxu, you don't even know what the ways of the world are. I really don't know how you grew up. No wonder you were suppressed by Li Zhenmin."

Jia Dongxu's face wrinkled into a ball, and a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.

The other party continued disapprovingly: "We are also middlemen, right? Then let me ask you, why would the factory listen to us and hire you? You beg us, and we have to beg people too. When you beg people, do you have to give them cigarettes and wine? Do you have to treat them to a meal? It doesn't necessarily mean that when you beg others, you just give them money and that's it."

After hearing what the other party said, Jia Dongxu finally understood.

Isn't giving money a bribe? So this is asking for cigarettes and alcohol.

He was finding fault with me for not offering him a cigarette or saying hello.

Looking at the cigarette butt on the ground, Jia Dongxu's eyes flashed with gloom, thinking that the little devil was difficult to deal with. He gritted his teeth and immediately changed his face and smiled apologetically: "Yes, yes, I am teaching you a lesson. I was not thoughtful enough, but..."

As Jia Dongxu spoke, he turned his pockets inside out in embarrassment and begged, "My pockets are cleaner than my face now. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will definitely be sincere and ask you two to give me another chance. I will never embarrass you two."

Seeing this scene, the two introducers also frowned slightly.

Then, as if he had thought of something, the man called Brother Qiang said in embarrassment, "If it is postponed because of you, I can't guarantee that I will still be in the position tomorrow. Our reputation is not that important in the factory. If things don't go well, we will be labeled as slow and dishonest by the factory."

Hearing this, Jia Dongxu's heart tightened again. If crying would work, he would really cry out loud. Why is it so difficult?

At this time, another man said, "It's not that I won't help you. I also know your difficulties, but you also need to understand our difficulties. So, I will help you go back and delay it, but you have to show your sincerity and pay a deposit first, and then we will help you mediate."

Jia Dongxu's heart skipped a beat.

Mediation....doesn't the implication just mean treating someone to a meal?

The deposit is understandable, but doesn’t treating someone to a meal mean you have to pay for it yourself?

Thinking of this, Jia Dongxu already had a look of retreat on his face.

At this time, Brother Qiang said, "Give me a five-dollar deposit, and buy half a pound of pork head meat. We will help you get it. If it doesn't work out, we will return the deposit to you tomorrow. If it works out, we will give you a definite answer, and then we will take you to work."

After hearing this, Jia Dongxu's retreating thoughts disappeared again. As long as he didn't speak too arrogantly, he could still afford half a pound of pork head.

So he bowed repeatedly, smiled and thanked, "Thank you very much, gentlemen. Sorry for the trouble. If the matter is done, I will definitely give you a gift in the future."

As he spoke, he took out six dollars from the secret pocket of his underwear and handed it over.

Five dollars as a deposit and one dollar for the pig's head.

The two middle-aged men took the money and nodded, "That's it, see you here tomorrow night, prepare your things, and if it's done, I'll bring someone from the factory to give you the confirmation letter to start work."

Jia Dongxu nodded and bowed again to express his gratitude, feeling very sad at the same time.

The other party didn't ask him to prepare money but to prepare things. Doesn't that mean that he needs something besides money? But since it has come to this point, he had no choice but to do as he was told.

That means I need fifteen dollars in cash tomorrow, plus I have to prepare gifts. I have four or five dollars on me, so I need to borrow another ten dollars.

That night, after returning home, Jia Dongxu told Qin Huairu what had happened and asked if there was any money left at home.

In fact, the money Jia Dongxu had was given by Qin Huairu. He couldn't earn any money doing hard labor outside and he also had to treat his friends to dinner, so how could he have any extra money?

Not to mention the spare money, he still had to get some from Qin Huairu frequently.

After all, Qin Huairu worked as a waitress in a tavern. Although she was unable to bring food home from the tavern due to the surveillance of others, at least she had a salary, which was enough to barely cover the family expenses.

However, Jia Dongxu did not add any income to the family, and had to spend some small change from time to time, so the family basically had no savings.

Of course, under Jia Dongxu's surveillance, Qin Huairu couldn't save a lot of money, but she could still hide two or three yuan every month. The only difference was that she was preparing to help Banggeng find a wife in the future, so she naturally wouldn't let the spendthrift Jia Dongxu find out, let alone take it out.

So when Jia Dongxu asked for more and she didn't trust the idle hooligans to get jobs, she said awkwardly, "It's really gone. There are still five dollars left at home, which are for the Mid-Autumn Festival and the wedding gifts for the Li family. Why don't we go ask Master."

The master is Yi Zhonghai, but since Jia Dongxu stopped working in the factory, the relationship between the two has become much more distant, and they don’t have much contact with each other in normal times.

So when Jia Dongxu heard Qin Huairu say this, his face suddenly fell.

As a disciple, he naturally knew Yi Zhonghai's character. Although he was friendly to everyone, he would not actually help when something really happened. At most, he would give a few words of comfort and encouragement.

When he was in the factory, Jia Dongxu could naturally borrow the money, but now that he has been in jail, Yi Zhonghai would most likely not give it to him.

Jia Dongxu couldn't even see the ending, which was that Yi Zhonghai would not lend him money and would take him to other families to borrow money. It seemed like he was helping, but by then everyone on the street would know that he had no future and needed to borrow money...

"Why don't you go and tell the uncle..."

Qin Huairu's weak voice sounded.

Jia Dongxu's head suddenly buzzed, and then he raised his hand to hit Qin Huairu.

What a joke. Wouldn’t it be even more embarrassing to tell Li Tieguo?

Even if he starved to death, quit his job, or jumped off Shichahai, he would never ask the Li family for help!

brush--

The sound of wind blew when his palm was swung out, and it was obvious that Jia Dongxu was trying to kill Qin Huairu with such force. Qin Huairu seemed to have anticipated this scene, so she took a step back in advance, so Jia Dongxu's slap missed.