Chapter 1 Jiang Le
Dingling!!
With a sharp ringtone for the get out of class, the classroom of Class 37 of Qingyang No. 3 Middle School suddenly became active and an uproar broke out.
The teacher on the podium turned a blind eye to this, stopped mechanized lectures, closed the textbook, and left, just like people from two worlds, each taking care of their own.
In any school, there is such a class where teachers hope to get off get out of class earlier than students.
The students here are either ignorant, rebellious, willful, or have poor talent and cannot learn.
This is the remaining poor students after being picked by the top class.
This kind of poor student is specially integrated into one class by the school, which will not disturb the study of other good students, is easy to manage, and can also enrich the school's popularity and kill three goals at one stroke.
But such a class has made the teacher suffer.
Teaching such students, in the past year, except for dead wages, academic bonuses, or teacher ratings, etc., is all over the world.
Fortunately, the school has additional financial compensation for teachers in such a class, so this allows this class to survive.
Jiang Le also quietly closed the book and breathed a sigh of relief.
Compared with other students who are not at all in their studies, he is considered good. He listens seriously in class, takes good notes, and looks like a good student.
However, he seemed to be born without talent for this formulaic learning. Since elementary school, no matter how he forced himself to study hard, the knowledge he learned today would be forgotten the next day. Over time, his learning progress would not be as good as others.
This state made Jiang Le very distressed. He felt that there seemed to be a 360 automatic software deletion function in his mind, and he started working whenever he fell asleep.
This state made Jiang Le extremely want to give up studying.
Just thinking of the longing gaze of his sick mother, he felt very sad.
In this world, the only relatives have the only requirement for themselves, that is, study hard.
In my mother's mind, only learning can she succeed.
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Putting the book into your backpack, Jiang Le left the desk and quickly walked out of the classroom.
After half an hour of work, he must hurry up, otherwise his salary will be deducted.
The single-parent family also has a very difficult life. The family only relies on the sick mother to do some manual work to make a living and also to support himself in school. It is very stressful. So during the breaks of school, he also worked as a zero-hour worker and subsidized part of the family every month.
This zero-hour wage is not much, but it is the biggest reward he has been able to make for his family so far. So Jiang Le cares a lot about this hard-earned job.
As soon as he walked out of the campus, a familiar figure approached him. This was a little fat boy with glasses. He was Jiang Le’s only friend at No. 3 Middle School, Yang Fan.
Yang Fan is a student in the excellent class. Before Jiang Le was discovered to be slow in his study, the two were in the same class and became friends because they both liked writing calligraphy. Later, Yang Fan discovered Jiang Le's learning situation and tried to tutor him, but unfortunately he failed.
However, the friendship between the two was not alienated due to the division of classes, but became closer. Yang Fan even heard that Jiang Le had to go to work after school, so he directly asked to accompany him to work, which seemed very loyal.
Looking at Yang Fan, Jiang Le smiled slightly and said, "Let's go, if you slow down, you will be late. Old Man Jin will deduct his salary."
Yang Fan hesitated for a moment and said awkwardly: "Jiang Le, I may not be able to work with you anymore."
Jiang Le paused and asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
Yang Fan smiled bitterly and said, "Now is the most critical time in the third year of high school. My family is very concerned about my study. I have been home too late recently. Various reasons have made my family suspicious. They asked the teacher at the school to ask and exposed my lies. I can only tell the truth. This matter made the old man dissatisfied. He asked me to quit my job and focus on studying."
Jiang Le's expression calmed down and said with a smile: "This is correct. I'm going to face the college entrance examination soon. In the final sprint stage, I have to work hard. I have advised you, if you don't listen, you have to work with me. Now your old man says this, I agree."
"But you..." Yang Fan looked embarrassed.
Jiang Le grabbed Yang Fan's shoulder and said seriously: "Yang Fan, if you are brothers, just listen to me. Studying hard is your current task. I have no choice, otherwise I will study hard. Now I don't ask for anything else, I just hope you will go to college with my dream."
Yang Fan grinned, relieved his heart, and said with a heavy emphasis: "Okay, I will definitely get into a good university."
Jiang Le also smiled and said, "That's fine. You can go back first and review it carefully. As for work, you also know that Old Man Jin's dilapidated place is simple and I can handle it alone."
Looking at Yang Fan's departure back, the smile on Jiang Le's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a hint of melancholy.
He said the truth before.
If possible, he really wants to study hard, strive to get into a good university and win glory for his mother.
It's a pity...
Turning around sadly, walking into a street alone.
Jiang Le works in a famous antique street in Qingyang. When he chose this place, it was also the illusion of picking up bargains in his young mind. As long as he picks up bargains once, his home will undergo earth-shaking changes.
It’s a pity that I have worked here for two months and have come and go in a hurry. Not to mention finding a bargain, I don’t even have time to go out to stroll around seriously.
Jiang Le works for a small antique shop called Old Man Jin’s antique shop. The owner is an elderly widow over 70 years old. Few people know the real name, and most of them call Old Man Jin by the store name.
On the Antique Street, Old Man Jin’s antique shop is very small, and the storefront is dilapidated, and there are even fewer antiques in it. They are not expensive. Generally, people who want to buy antiques will not look here. The store is small and has a very inertial mind.
This is the case. Since Jiang Le started working, he has not seen a single antique sold, which makes him feel embarrassed to get his salary.
He quickly arrived at the store and saw the time, which made Jiang Le smile happily.
He worked as a zero-hour worker here. His main task was to clean up the stolen goods and wipe the antiques and antique racks. His monthly salary was 300 yuan.
Old Man Jin has a strange temper and doesn't like people to be late. If you get late once, you will be deducted ten yuan.
If you are late every day, it will be a waste of time for a month.
It is not easy for middle school students to find part-time jobs, especially the relatively easy jobs are even more difficult. Jiang Le cherishes his current job very much.
Looking around, I didn't see Old Man Jin, so I probably went out for a walk. Jiang Le didn't delay, put his backpack and started the work he repeated every day.
Clean, wipe, organize.
Although the store is cleaned by himself every day and no one looks clean, Jiang Le still does it very seriously.
He is a responsible person. Since he has received someone’s salary, he should make corresponding efforts.
These tasks were completed in just half an hour.
Jiang Le’s zero-hour working hours are two hours a day. There is still one and a half hours.
As usual, Jiang Le consciously found a seat and prepared to take out the book to review.
Although it turns out that he has done half the result with twice the effort, he is still not ready to give up.
For his mother, he will definitely stick to the end.
Just as he was about to review, Jiang Le heard the sound of the broken porcelain. He was slightly stunned and turned around and looked behind him.
Behind is the back door of the antique shop.
Could it be that some precious porcelain inside was knocked down by a mouse or something? This is a major loss. Jiang Le felt very distressed, even if it was not his own, he felt distressed. It was all money!!
But looking at the back door, Jiang Le remembered a question.
The antique shop is not big, but Jiang Le doesn't know what is inside the back door.
When he first applied for the job, Old Man Jin seriously warned that his work scope was the front store door and the back door was forbidden area. Once he opened the back door, his monthly salary would be lost and he would have to pay 300 yuan.
For Jiang Le, not to mention three hundred or three dollars, it would be a huge sum, so he kept warning himself not to touch the back door, even if it was unintentional.
But something was wrong today. Some porcelain inside was obviously broken. Old Man Jin is not here now. When he comes back, will he think I secretly went in and knocked it down?
If this is the case, it will be broken. An antique porcelain is broken. It can’t be done for 300 yuan. Even if you sell it, you can’t afford to pay.
Jiang Le couldn't help but look a little bitter.
How did you encounter such an unlucky thing?
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Le gritted his teeth and stood up.
It is not possible to avoid it. I wrote my address to Old Man Jin as early as when I applied for the job. I could run away from the monk but couldn't escape the temple.
Then you have to go in.
Catching the mouse or some small animal may be very childish, but believing it or not is Old Man Jin, just have a clear conscience.
After putting the book down, Jiang Le picked up a feather duster and quietly pushed open the back door.
The next moment, a quiet little yard appeared in front of you.
The courtyard is not big, with green grass and gravel paving roads. There is a thick and short willow tree in the middle, and the green branches sway in the wind.
A quaint stone table and stone bench under the tree look very artistic.
Jiang Le couldn't help but be dull.
Behind this dilapidated antique shop, there is such an elegant courtyard. It is really unexpected.
But there seems to be nothing worth hiding in such a yard, right? Why does Old Man Jin say it is a forbidden area?
Jiang Le couldn't help but feel curious. After thinking about it, he stepped into the courtyard, walked through the gravel road, and came to the door of the courtyard.
There is only one room in this yard, with small blue bricks and small tiles and green moss around the walls, which makes it seem like the construction time has been quite long.
The door was half open now, and there was a faint light inside, which seemed to be the light of a candle.
Jiang Le was shocked.
If there is light, it means someone is there. Is Old Man Jin inside?
The old man is so old, can something happen?
Jiang Le was anxious.
Although Old Man Jin has a strange temper, he recruited himself as an employee when others refused to accept it, which made Jiang Le very grateful.
Besides, after being together for so long, no matter how many people don’t deal with them, they will have some feelings.
Chapter completed!