Chapter 4 Find a job

"I am also a Chaofeng person. I am a fellow villager. If you have any help, just talk and take you in and find a seat to sit down. I'll ask for the latest and fastest update." After hearing Song Tianyao's words, the waiter immediately changed Chaofeng's words and said enthusiastically to Song Tianyao.

As he spoke, he led Song Tianyao to a quiet location, and helped Song Tianyao make a pot of ordinary black tea, and then sat opposite Song Tianyao:

"I think you will not just come to drink tea, if you have any questions, I am Wu Jinliang. I have been working in this teahouse for seven years. Before the Japanese devils came, they were serving here. I am very familiar with Hong Kong. As long as you speak, I will definitely help you."

This is why Song Tianyao came to Lu Yu Tea Room. He heard from people in the wooden house area that there was a waiter in Lu Yu Tea Room who was Chaofeng, named Wu Jinliang. He is loyal and likes to help fellow villagers solve their problems. He will not collect benefits in advance. He must do the work properly before he will accept the thank-you gifts, and will never accept too many.

However, even if those people in the wooden houses come to the teahouse to find Wu Jinliang for work, they are nothing more than finding a job, a place to live, or a lost relative, etc., giving a thank-you gift afterwards is only one or two yuan at most. The gift of thank-you gift of five yuan is already a huge number for the poor.

The one who can really make money from Wu Jinliang was Song Tianyao at this time. At least on the surface, he was not a poor man who came out of a wooden house or fled. He looked gentle and had a good education. In Wu Jinliang's heart, such people would have to help with things that they had to do, no matter whether they succeeded or not, they would have a great gift.

"I have also heard of your name by Brother Liang. In Chaofeng, all the villagers regard you as the omnipotent Tathagata Buddha. Many Chaofeng villagers who come to Hong Kong have received your care." Song Tianyao said to Wu Jinliang.

After saying that, he waved to the cigarette selling girl walking between the seats on the first floor: "Thank you a box of three or five, thank you."

The cigarette seller came over with a wooden box containing cigarettes. Song Tianyao put the five-yuan banknotes in the box, took a box of three or five cigarettes, and put the 50 cents of zero coins in the cigarettes and smiled:

"This is the tip. The latest and fastest update, free reading provided"

"Thank you, boss." The smoke-selling girl squatted gently to salute, thanked her obediently and walked away.

Imported 35 cigarettes worth five yuan are definitely high-end cigarettes from Hong Kong in the 1950s. Many people can’t make ten packs of cigarettes in a month. Even Lu Yu Tea Room, which is considered a high-end tea room, most tea customers only smoke two and a half yuan.

Song Tianyao opened the packaging of the cigarette, handed Wu Jinliang a piece, slashed the matches, lit both of them, shook the matches before speaking to Wu Jinliang:

"My name is Song Tianyao, 18 years old, I'm not to hide it from Brother Liang. Today I came to the teahouse. I really have something to ask Brother Liang for help. I understand English, mathematics, and do accounts. I worked in a foreign company in Macau for half a year. This time I want to find a job in Hong Kong, but I don't plan to help foreigners anymore. I want to find a Chinese business company to do things."

Wu Jinliang nodded with a cigarette in his arms: "No problem, I can help you with a job at any time. I want to go to a business bank, right? I don't know what business your foreign company was doing before, kerosene, cotton spinning, wood, steel, etc.?"

"The most profitable type." Song Tianyao said to Wu Jinliang while smoking a cigarette: "I think Brother Liang should know what I'm talking about."

Wu Jinliang nodded gently and nodded.

The so-called most profitable type is actually smuggling. Now, whether it is Hong Kong or Macau, all businesses will smuggle as long as they have a way out. Because after the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, the United States and others used the UN General Assembly to pass an embargo bill against China and North Korea in 1951 to impose a blockade and embargo on China and North Korea.

The more banned it is, the higher the profits of smuggling will be, medicines, medical supplies, gasoline, hardware supplies, bananas, steel, cotton...

In addition to Chinese businesses, American businesses and British businesses have also joined the smuggling feast. Moreover, the Hong Kong colonial government's "embargo" regulations on the United Nations are also silenced. On the surface, it is constantly issuing laws to cooperate with the United Nations to expand the scope of the embargo. However, once the pressure is slightly relaxed, it will immediately approve the export of specific items from various businesses. Because Hong Kong's embargo is implemented, the biggest loss is the British economic interests, which is also the reason why Hong Kong's embargo control is sometimes tight and sometimes loose. The latest and fastest update

In this environment, smuggling has become the legal business of the Hong Kong and British governments.

"I used to work in the dock warehouse office, responsible for dealing with the water police and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau who came to investigate, and this time I am still preparing to find a similar job." As she said that, Song Tianyao took out fifty dollars from his wallet and put them in front of Wu Jinliang: "A little thank you for your hard work, there will be a reward after the matter is completed."

Song Tianyao could never think that he was too stingy to such a waiter who was similar to the teeth. He gave fewer gifts. These guys would not be attentive enough. The more he gave him, the more sincere they could show.

Even though Wu Jinliang did too much of this kind of work to introduce his work, he still couldn't help but take a deep breath. It was 50 yuan, and the salary he gave him was only 60 yuan a month. Song Tianyao said there would be a thank-you gift afterwards, which made Wu Jinliang want to show his abilities to Song Tianyao.

"Brother, I accept your thank you, but before that, the salary you asked for is at least 200 yuan, which is difficult to get. I have something to do, but it depends on whether you are willing to give it up. For a thousand,800 Hong Kong dollars for a long-term job in a business, are you willing to give it up?" Wu Jinliang put away the fifty Hong Kong dollars on the table, and the expression on his face became serious.

Song Tianyao flicked the ashes and put his wallet on the desktop: "There are 2,700 yuan in the wallet. Brother Liang felt that it was not enough, so I'll go to the bank to get it."

Song Tianyao's words made Wu Jinliang look higher. The cash in his wallet was 2,700 yuan, which was already an astronomical figure in the eyes of many families. Moreover, Song Tianyao could go to the bank to withdraw money. This relaxed attitude made Wu Jinliang feel a lot more favorable to Song Tianyao. That's right. If you ask for someone, you must not be afraid of spending money. Those fellow villagers who came to find them before asked for work, and the gratitude they gave was only one or two yuan. Wu Jinliang sent them to the factory to work. The real connections were all for young people like Song Tianyao who were willing to take out money.

"Taibai Seafood Boat (now the name of the famous attractions, Treasure Seafood Boat at that time) is packaged with the top floor, and a banquet is opened, and three red-card singers are invited to accompany the wine and sing. After the seafood boat, go to the North Point Dance Floor Nightclub to drink and dance. After a whole process, it costs about 800 Hong Kong dollars. If you nod, I will arrange it. The second young master, the president of the Chaofeng Chamber of Commerce, is a regular visitor to me. There are three business names in his family. If this second young master can nod, your work is absolutely fine." Wu Jinliang stared at Song Tianyao's eyes and said.

He was observing that if Song Tianyao hesitated a little, he would prepare to change his relationship and introduce him to a job that would be a little bit slow.

But Song Tianyao did not hesitate and took out a thousand Hong Kong dollars from his wallet and handed it to Wu Jinliang: "This is one thousand dollars, so please help me arrange it."

"Okay." Wu Jinliang simply took the thousand Hong Kong dollars, turned his head and shouted at the counter: "The second floor, the private room next to the window, there is a pot of Pu'er in ten years, I'll invite Mr. Song Tianyao."

He had to shout this lottery, and he had to invite this pot of tea, otherwise he would have been driven out as a waiter, but he was in the teahouse as an agent.

But please come back. In the past, what Wu Jinliang called the most was the elegant room on the first floor, a pot of flower tea, a basket of snacks, or there was no snack, only a pot of flower tea, which meant that there were not many gifts to earn. The second floor private room on the window that was called out at this time was already the best private room in Lu Yu’s tea room. The price of a pot of Pu’er in ten years is twenty yuan, which is also considered the best tea in the tea room.

Everyone on the first floor immediately looked at the direction of Wu Jinliang, mainly looking at Song Tianyao, wanting to know who Song Tianyao was. Such a big deal could make Wu Jinliang call out a pot of Pu'er for ten years.

Song Tianyao stood up just right, bowed to everyone slightly, and walked towards the second floor. Wu Jinliang said softly behind him: "Brother Song, wait for my good news."

Seeing this young man who looked like a senior staff member of a foreign company slowly climbing the stairs, the guests who were sitting downstairs were talking about it. They had been here in the tea room for a long time to drink tea, and knew the rules:

"Aliang wants to make money today. He hasn't invited anyone to drink Pu'er for nearly a year. It seems that he will make a lot of money this time."

"Of course it's not a small one, but looking at the young man's clothes, he doesn't look like someone who asks for Aliang."

"When Aliang comes back, ask him to invite each of us to a cage of sesame cake."

Song Tianyao was led into the private room by a friend. He first prepared fruit snacks for Song Tianyao. The friend started to cook and wash tea sets for Song Tianyao and prepare tea. Song Tianyao sat in front of the seat next to the window and found that the room was indeed a beautiful scenery, because there happened to be a women's tea room opposite. Looking through his window, you could just see Yingying and Yanyan drinking tea and chatting on the opposite side.

"Sir, do you want to listen to the song?" A girl with a pair of 14 or 15 years old standing outside the door of the private room with her pipa in her arms. She squatted and saluted Song Tianyao, and then spoke timidly.

Although the sound is small, it has a natural tender smell.

She saw Song Tianyao climbing to the second floor, thinking that Wu Jinliang could invite him to Pu'er for ten years, so the little girl came up with the courage to climb upstairs to see if she could make some money.

Song Tianyao bit an apple and asked, "How much does it cost to play and sing a song?"

"Short songs are one yuan, long tunes are three yuan."

"Sing a short song and listen to it." Song Tianyao took out a dollar and put it on the table.

The little girl walked over quickly, bowed again, then picked up a dollar, sat on a small stool dedicated to the actor in the corner. She did not rush to start, but waited for the guy to brew the tea, exit and close the door from outside. Then she spread her hands and played up and down the pipa.

Then, the pipa tune sounded in the small elegant room. Song Tianyao sat at the table with his eyes closed, and his hands were slapped with the tune and beat.

When the prelude was finished like flowing water, the little girl opened her lips and made a sound, her voice was quiet and long:

"How many things are difficult to describe in the world, but keep the true intentions in mind. Those who sing music do not care about the truth or falsehood of the matter, but only take a true love..."

Song Tianyao, with his eyes closed, opened his eyes suddenly, looked at the little singer, and sighed softly:
Chapter completed!