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    Chapter 7 Survival from desperate situation

    Author/Zhang Yang

    Mingzhu carried her luggage and hid in the duty room next to the gate of the lakeside sewage treatment plant in the rain.  What makes Mingzhu feel strange is that there is no one on duty in the two-square-meter pavilion.

    She rubbed her neat and tidy student¡¯s head with her hands and stood wet in front of the glass window, staring helplessly at the heavy rain falling in the sky.  When she thought about her job, food and accommodation, she couldn't help but feel sad.

    "God, what should I do? Bodhisattva, please help me!" At a loss, she took out the jade pendant engraved with Guanyin Bodhisattva on her neck and prayed silently.

    "My child, this is a gift from my aunt in the temple. Take it with you, the Bodhisattva will keep you safe!" This is the peace jade that Mingzhu's mother gave to her before she left.  At this time, Mingzhu, who had no relatives and no other way out, could only place her hope in Buddha, but what answered her was only the deafening thunder and the sound of rain

    Gradually, the annoying heavy rain finally turned from heavy to light and entered a state of drizzle.  Give Hei Zai a call now!  Otherwise, what will you do today?  Thinking of this, she looked around for a public phone.  I saw a sign with the words "Public Telephone" in a book kiosk under a century-old banyan tree across the road.  Mingzhu picked up her luggage on the ground, quickly walked out of the duty booth, walked through the lane with many vehicles, and walked towards the public phone booth opposite

    "Hello! How much does a long-distance call within the province cost per minute?"

    "Let's start together!" The proprietress who was reading the newspaper in the book booth glanced at her and responded slowly and absently.

    After hearing this, Mingzhu reached into the pouch next to her bag and took out a dollar. What a disaster!  How can you live with only this change?  She cried secretly.

    "Oops, my wallet was stolen, and now I only have this one dollar left. Auntie, can you please do it cheaper?" She looked at the landlady with longing eyes.

    "No, there are many liars these days. Who knows whether what you say is true or false?" The landlady glanced at her coldly and said expressionlessly.

    ¡°Forget it, let¡¯s stop fighting and find yourself a job as soon as possible!  Thinking of this, she silently turned around and left the book pavilion, heading towards the ferry

    When Mingzhu arrived at the ferry, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and drizzle was still falling in the sky, but Mingzhu's stomach was so hungry that it kept making "Gulu! Gulu!"  She came to a snack bar next to the entrance of Lujiang Hotel at the ferry terminal. She looked at the white steamed buns and swallowed her saliva from hunger.  How to spend this dollar?  From time to time, Mingzhu looked at the one-dollar banknote in her hand, and from time to time she stared blankly at the tempting white steamed buns at the door of the store.

    At this moment, a Mercedes-Benz stopped outside the hotel, and a round head poked out of the car.  He is a man, and everything he wears is brand-name goods.  The man opened the car door, squinted his eyes and looked at Mingzhu for a while, then greeted her: "Hey, Miss, are you looking for a job?" Mingzhu looked at him but didn't respond.  The young rich man got out of the car without saying a word, came to her side, and asked seductively:

    "I need a secretary. The monthly salary is very high, five thousand a month. Are you willing?" The man smugly stretched out his chubby palm and waved his five clumsy fingers in front of Mingzhu.

    "Five thousand? But I have no work experience!" Mingzhu opened her eyes in surprise and asked curiously.

    "You don't have to have experience, you can learn from experience! Let's do this, I'll pay you five thousand yuan first, and you come with me!" the man said with a leer.

    How could pie fall from the sky without reward for no merit?  Mingzhu thought for a moment and shook her head.

    "You look like a new student, earning 10,000 yuan a month!"

    "I'm sorry! Please invite someone else to go!" She finally realized that the man was not recruiting a secretary at all.  The further she moved to the side, the more stubbornly the man clung to her.

    "Go away! Or I'll call the police!" Mingzhu looked angrily, her almond-shaped eyes widening. She ignored the strange man and evadedly approached the security office outside the hotel door.  The man had no choice but to leave angrily, and Mingzhu returned to the snack bar with confidence, spent 20 cents on a steamed bun, and wolfed it down in two or three bites.

    "Little sister, please give me some money to buy snacks!" An old lady in ragged clothes, with a dish-colored face and unkempt hair appeared in front of Mingzhu.  She was hunched over, holding an aluminum bowl with a few coins in her left hand, and stretched out her right hand in front of Mingzhu to beg.

    ¡°Mother-in-law, my money has been stolen and I have no money to give you!¡± She said with confusion on her face.

    "Okay, please, my little granddaughter is almost starving!" The mother-in-law said to Mingzhu, pointing to the little girl playing on the floor not far away.  Mingzhu put the hand in her hand without saying a wordAll the eight cents he received were put into the old man's aluminum bowl.

    ¡°That¡¯s it, how stingy!¡± The old man babbled and left

    At this time, two young women dressed in gorgeous clothes walked towards them. Their noses were filled with fragrant powder, and the pearls were so smoked that they couldn't help but cover their noses with their hands, and sneezed several times.

    ¡°My little sister is very beautiful, have you just come to Xiamen?¡± One of them, a tall woman with long wavy hair and a pair of single phoenix eyes, asked her coquettishly.  Mingzhu didn't answer.  The other is a petite woman with short hair reaching her ears, a round complexion, and a baby-like face.  The petite woman said nothing, but looked at her with pity.

    "It seems like you have no money to eat, and you are just dangling a dollar in your hand The guest just now is a rich kid that many people can't even try to get. This opportunity has come to you.  What a pity that you gave up so easily!" The long-haired woman sighed with regret.  Mingzhu gave her a disgusted look and left the place.

    "Wait a minute! Little sister, please wait a minute!" Mingzhu looked back suddenly and saw the little woman just now chasing after her.

    "Little sister, we have been watching you for a long time. Did you lose your money? Or were you robbed? Otherwise, you wouldn't have been staring at a dollar for so long!" She couldn't catch her breath and said to Mingzhu breathlessly,  Sweat beaded on his forehead.

    "It was stolen by a thief not long after I got out of the car!" Mingzhu said softly with her eyes lowered.

    "You can use this money first. There are some small shops around here that are recruiting workers. You can try your luck!Actually, we are also good people and will not harm you. I have a sister who is studying in college here.  , I also have a younger brother working in Xiamen, so I have no choice but to come out to do this. Use this money, and pay me back when you have the money!" After saying this, she took the hundred yuan in her hand without waiting for Mingzhu to speak.  He stuffed it into her hand, turned around and left quickly.

    "Hey! Stop, I don't need your money. Hey! Wait a minute!" By the time she reacted, the woman had already disappeared into the crowd.  Mingzhu thought she was dreaming: No way!  Could it be that the Bodhisattva really appeared?  The person who helped me was just a prostitute who was discriminated against?  She couldn't believe it was real and tugged on the elastic band on her hand.  "Ah! It hurts!" A red blood mark suddenly appeared on the snow-white skin on her wrist. Only then did Mingzhu believe that what had just happened was true.  Thinking of the boss lady rolling her eyes in the bookstore and the dissatisfied beggar mother-in-law, her heart dropped.

    find a job!  find a job!  How else would you live?  She secretly urged herself anxiously.

    The ferry that stands opposite Gulangyu Island is constantly visited by tourists every day. Most of the shops of this generation are restaurants and some Xiamen seafood and specialty stores.

    "Hello! Are you hiring someone?" Mingzhu went from shop to shop around the ferry to inquire about the work. Everyone shook their heads at her.

    Mingzhu came to a bar door, and there was a recruitment notice posted by Zhang Dahong: Our store is urgently looking for a female public relations manager, with a monthly salary of more than 5,000 RMB, including food and accommodation.  Conditions: About 20 years old, over 1.65 meters tall, dignified appearance

    After reading it, Mingzhu muttered to herself: The conditions are not high, but the salary is so high?

    "Miss, are you looking for a job?" Just as Mingzhu hesitated, a man wearing glasses and a suit came from inside and asked.  Mingzhu nodded.

    "Come in and talk!" The man smiled politely at her.  Mingzhu shook her head and walked directly to the "Haoke Lai" restaurant next to the bar.  When I looked up, I saw a recruitment notice posted on the clean glass door: Our store is urgently looking for two waiters.  Educational requirements: junior high school-high school, age requirement: around 20 years old, no limit to male or female!  Monthly salary: 700rmb

    The rain stopped, the sky cleared up, and brilliant lights gradually appeared on the horizon; the pearls lingered at the gate between the two recruitment units.

    to be continued!
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