The daily life of the science master's book-wearing group

Chapter 495 Taiyuan City ([-])
Dou Xueer, Dai Yuqin, and Xie Lifen finally decided to live in a low-rent housing complex and rented two bedrooms. Dai Yuqin and Xie Lifen shared a larger double room at [-] yuan per month. Dou Xueer lives in one room by herself, and the monthly rent is only [-] Wen, and the total of the two rooms is [-] Wen, and the money for five catties of rice is almost like no money.

Just find a job in the city, and you can earn back this little money in a few days.

"For each house, you need to pay another [-] yuan for cleaning fee, [-] yuan for security fee, and [-] yuan for green plant maintenance fee, adding up to [-] yuan. In addition, you need to pay another three months' deposit, which will be returned to you when you return the lease. The last thing is that the deposit for this key is [-] Wen, made of brass, if you lose this deposit, it will not be refunded, you must be careful not to lose it." The female registrar of the low-rent housing registration office said so .

"No problem!" The three readily paid for the keys.

When handing over the deposit slip to them, the female registrar also specially said: "Even if you lose the deposit slip, don't worry, even if you don't have this deposit slip, we all remember it clearly here, and you can't make a mistake." , the deposit will still be refunded to you at that time, this is the rule. The princess is the most charitable person in the world."

"The girl is right." The three of them smiled.

Dai Yuqin asked: "Miss, do you know where there is a place that sells sheets, bedding, pots and pans?"

The registrar said: "If you want to buy a new one, there is a comprehensive market in the city. You can go in through Zhenyuan Gate and you can see it after two steps. If you want to save some money, we have a second-hand market here." , right next to the public bath.”

"Thank you!"

The three thanked her.Dou Xueer walked out of the registration office, came back suddenly, and asked, "By the way, is the girl a maid from the Prince Jin's Mansion?"

The registrar smiled sweetly: "That's not it!"

"All the maids trained by the empress are so kind and capable." Dou Xueer complimented the registrar.

"That's not it!" The registrar raised his chin with pride.

The three of them went back to the house to lay down their burdens, and then they decided to go to the "second-hand market" that the registrar called first.

Walking around about eight rows of houses, you can see a small garden, which is simply but elegantly arranged. There are even four swings set up in the small garden.

Xie Lifen pointed to those swings and said: "I think the concubine must be a wonderful person, I don't believe that the person who built the house could remember to set up a few swings here."

The roads in the community are all paved with cement, and there are vegetables planted on the muddy ground exposed by the side of the road. There are two or three mothers taking care of it, and there are a few chickens behind them.

At this time, a strong woman dressed in black and with an iron ruler around her waist came and said, "I said, although the princess gave you permission to grow vegetables here, she also said that you are not allowed to dirty the road, right? Don’t forget to shovel and clean the chicken droppings on the road! If I see chicken droppings on the road again, I will tell Jing Er that you are not allowed to live here anymore!”

The women hurriedly nodded and bowed to agree, and stuffed a big carrot into the hand of the strong woman in black: "Miss Yanchun is the most kind! We know it! Don't let that chicken run on the road." That's it!"

The strong woman in black snorted, turned around and walked to another side road.

Dou Xueer, Dai Yuqin, and Xie Lifen looked at Yanchun's tall and straight back, and Dai Yuqin said enviously, "So that's the security guard here, he looks so majestic."

Xie Lifen also sighed: "Working under that concubine, we girls are a bit human."

When the three of them came to the public bathhouse, they noticed that there were people coming and going from afar.

The public bathhouse and the cafeteria are located opposite to each other at a cross street. There are densely packed small vendors on both sides of the street. It is messy but lively, and the air is full of the aroma of various snacks.

"Auntie, hello, is this the so-called 'second-hand market'?" Dai Yuqin politely asked a nearby washbasin stall owner.

"There are new ones and old ones here! All four streets! Do you want a washbasin? Look at my aluminum basin here! It's light and not easy to break! They are probably new, and they are sold at a discount!" The aunt began to solicit. business.

The three of them looked at the silver washbasins sold by the aunt, at first they thought they were made of silver, and wondered how the people here are so proud to use silver washbasins, but only after picking them up did they realize that they are so light !

At this time, on the stage at the entrance of the cafeteria, someone suddenly knocked on a big gong, and many people gathered towards the stage.

"It's time to sing! Go!"

"What are you singing today?"

"I don't know, "Outsmart Poyang Lake"?"

"But I prefer to watch "The Feather Girl"."

"I want to watch "The Sons and Daughters of the Condor Heroes"!"

……

There was too much noise around, so Dai Yuqin had no choice but to increase the volume, bent down and shouted: "Mother, what is this made of?"

"aluminum!"

"What is aluminum?"

"Aluminum is aluminum! Would you buy it, lady? Fifty cents each! It's light and won't break! It's much easier to use than that wooden tub!"

……

In the end, the three of them bargained for 35 renminbi, and one of them bought a small aluminum washbasin.

Going further back, there are still several stalls selling bedding and plucking cotton, but there is another four-story red brick building not far away.

"What is that building? It's so beautiful!" Dai Yuqin asked another stall owner who sold clothes.

The stall owner said: "That's the library!"

"Library what?"

"A place to read books! Let me tell you, all the hairpins here are defective products made by Baoyue Pavilion. They are sold cheap. Ladies, let's take a look!"

The three of them ignored the lady selling hairpins, but went straight to the library.

When they walked to the door, they found that they were holding a washbasin in their hands. They suddenly felt a little dumbfounded. They couldn’t hold the washbasin to read a book, so they were going to go back, not wanting to walk out of the building. A girl said with a smile: "This is the first time for these ladies? Don't be shy, come in and have a look!"

The three of them were embarrassed with the basin in their hands, the girl smiled sweetly, and said, "It's okay! Come and see if you can't read! We still have a literacy class here!" Then the three of them were forced in and took out a piece of water. The wooden sign with the timetable written on it said: "We now have at least two literacy classes every day, all free of charge, and a small cloth bag with two charcoal pencils in it..."

"No, you misunderstood, we can read." Dou Xueer laughed quickly.

The girl was taken aback, her eyes swept back and forth a few times on the three of them, and suddenly her eyes lit up and she said in surprise: "Who are the ladies here to apply for the teacher of the literacy class?!"

The three of them were taken aback, and the girl dragged them to sit down at the tea table near the glass window as if she had encountered some great event, then started to boil water with a copper pot, took out the tea leaves, and made a gesture to start entertaining them. several.

Dou Xueer had no choice but to wave her hands again and said: "Girl, don't be too busy. We are all from Henan, and we have only arrived in Taiyuan not long ago. We are not familiar with the place, and we don't know the rules here. We came here just to have a look. That's all."

When the girl heard the words, she paused while holding the tea leaves in her hand, and said with some disappointment: "So they are from Henan! Those who came to Taiyuan are visiting relatives and friends, or are they here for fun?"

"We..." The three of them looked at each other, and Dou Xueer said, "We heard that Princess Jin has many girls' schools in Shanxi, so we wanted to come to Taiyuan to find the concubine, and ask her if she still lacks female husbands."

"Of course it's missing! It's missing here!" The girl became enthusiastic again in an instant, "But in the literacy class here, the students are all workers, and they are not fixed. They are all fishing for three days and drying the net for two days. Just come and listen, homework and so on can’t be arranged. Being a teacher here is not as prestigious as the teachers in the school. But our time is flexible here, and the work is easy, but the monthly salary is slightly..."

The girl was halfway through speaking, when suddenly an old lady came in with a big sack on her back and a big quacking white-feathered goose in her hand.

"Mr. Lingxiu!" she shouted as soon as she entered the door.

"Hey!" The girl responded, telling Dou Xueer and the others to wait for a while, she will come whenever she goes.

"Mr. Lingxiu, I want to write a letter to my son."

Lingxiu said: "I'm not free right now, you go look for Lingxi inside."

"Okay! And, this goose and this bag of yams, please help me take them to school!"

"Hey, Grandma Yao, you don't have to be so polite!"

"That won't work! My old wife's five grandchildren are all in elementary school. Not only does she not charge money, but she also gives her a meal every day! Hey, where can I find a living Bodhisattva like you! That princess doesn't like my old lady." I will honor the big goose and give it to you gentlemen."

"Grandma Yao, you are also a great person."

Lingxiu was no longer polite, and led Grandma Yao to the back yard, and trotted back after a while.

"You guys have been waiting for a long time."

She sat down and started making tea again, but found that the three ladies in front of her were all looking at her with admiration.

The one who looked the most beautiful among them asked, "Just now I heard that aunt call you sir."

Lingxiu nodded, and said with a smile: "Going a little further to the west, there is a Zhaoyue Primary School. Apart from the residents outside the city, there are also many nearby farmers who go to the school. Not enough, we have to take turns to come to the literacy class here, so we want to hire a special literacy class teacher."

"This literacy class doesn't charge money either?" Dai Yuqin asked in disbelief.

Lingxiu burst out laughing: "Who would come after receiving the money? This literacy class is not for scholars. Those who come to the class are craftsmen, farmers, those who kill chickens and pigs, those who pick manure from Yexiang, and There are carts and horses who unload goods, and salt gangs who carry salt bags. In short, the people who come here to read and write are low-level, and they are tired enough from work on weekdays. It is hard enough for them to come to attend two classes in five days."

"So it's like this... No wonder, sir, it's not easy to invite you." Xie Lifen said.

These words touched Lingxiu's heart, she nodded her head vigorously twice, the pearl flower steps on her head swayed twice, sighed and said: "It's really muddy legs, some newcomers don't know the rules, see We will also make teasing words. We are used to it. We know that they are hard-working people, have no chance to study, don’t understand reason, and don’t care about them. But Mr. Lai doesn’t understand! The one who just left before asked those dirty legs Just like those children who are studying, treat them respectfully, assign homework, and play the board! It's just ridiculous!"

"Then... why don't you find a maid in the palace?" Dou Xueer asked.

Girl Lingxiu sighed and said: "The local accents of those mud-legged people are too strong. We all grew up in the capital, and we all speak official dialect. It's okay to say hello. If we talk too much, we will talk to each other." I can't understand."

"Then the few of us are from Henan, probably..."

"No! It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter, how many..." Miss Lingxiu suddenly approached them, and asked in a low voice: "Before a few of you, were you from a brothel?"

Dou Xueer and the others suddenly changed their complexions, Lingxiu quickly waved her hands, signaling them to be quiet: "To tell you the truth, Lingxi and I both escaped from the brothel." A lady poured tea and said: "People like us can best understand the suffering of ordinary people. The lady was willing to protect us back then, but now I have a selfish desire to protect you. Why don't you come here to learn simplified Chinese characters first, and learn the local language by the way. If you have learned, I will write a letter of recommendation for you, so that you can become a female husband?"

Dai Yuqin asked with some embarrassment: "Dare to ask girl, how much is the monthly salary here?"

Lingxiu said: "There are few things here, and it's relatively free. Apart from teaching literacy classes, it's just helping to sort out the books, and watching the students who come to borrow books not to steal the books. Two denarii!"

This is really...

Unexpectedly low!
Before, Dou Xueer asked the female principal in Yuanqu County that the female teacher there still has three taels of silver every month!

Lingxiu is the person in charge of this library. She was a little embarrassed to tell the three people in front of her that there was actually only one vacant position here, and they also had a budget, but three people came all of a sudden, and they simply took the position. Divide the money evenly.

But something is better than nothing, the three of them decided to accept the errands here first, and then go around the city when they have time, to see if there is a job with a higher monthly salary.

No, I only lived in Taiyuan for half a month, and I saw a notice to hire a painter posted on the gate of the government office.

"This is a good job! Sister Dou, go and try it!" Xie Lifen shouted happily.
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Song Qingyue held her growing belly and looked at the paintings brought in with Li Zhao.

In fact, really famous painters would disdain to come here to take the monthly salary of five taels of silver.And these days, except for the painters in the Yamen who specialize in painting portraits of wanted criminals, there are basically no professional painters who make a living from painting.Therefore, those who send paintings are all amateurs who can't earn five cents a month.

But what Song Qingyue wants is such people. No matter how good the literati are in the freehand painting of landscapes, they are useless to Song Qingyue. What she wants to do is a comic book studio.

But among such a bunch of paintings by amateurs, Li Zhao sharply picked out a painting that was extremely extraordinary in terms of technique and style.

"Yue'er, come and have a look at this pair."

Song Qingyue walked over slowly with her waist supported, tilted her head to look at it, and wondered: "Who painted this! How could it be sent to me!"

"The signature is Xue'er. From the looks of it, she is still a female painter." Li Zhao laughed.

Song Qingyue is even more interested!

He invited people over the next day.

(End of this chapter)