Early in the morning, Mingzhu wrapped herself in a headscarf, put on makeup, slightly covering her original appearance, and walked out cautiously.
At this time, Mingzhu no longer looked like the pretty and talented girl she once was. She was wearing a simple linen skirt. Due to the makeup, her face looked slightly freckles. These greatly reduced the beauty on her face, making her It turns out that this beautiful woman whose eyes immediately light up at the first sight seems to be just a little more bearable now.
After escaping last time, Mingzhu discovered in despair that because they had money at the time, it was easy for Shenjing to enter, but now that they have no money, it is difficult to escape, especially when they want to escape with a comatose Qian Shanxue. , even more impossible.
It was impossible to escape by foot, and it was even more impossible to escape by hiring a carriage. Without money, taking the Zhidao train was even more impossible.
Moreover, she seriously doubted that when she escaped with Qian Shanxue, she would definitely be chased by the Qianshan family's pursuers, so she gritted her teeth and boldly took Qian Shanxue to live in Shenjing.
After all, this is the largest city in the world. In an era when there were no high-rise buildings, the population actually reached a terrifying four million!
To find two people in a city with such a huge area and population is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
It is absolutely impossible for such a terrifying population to live in good housing. Therefore, the southwest of the city has become a slum where most poor people live. The most common ones here are endless shanties, some of which are simple grass and wood structures. The slightly better one is just a bamboo and wood structure, and the houses are next to each other. If there is any movement in the house, the next door can actually hear it clearly.
Looking down from a high position, this shantytown is densely packed. At a glance, I looked at a section of a honeycomb that had been cut open. There was a buzzing sound coming from it. It was the sound of the poor people living at the bottom. No one could Distinguish whether it is the sound made by bees or flies.
After Mingzhu managed to steal a linen skirt, she sold her original silky skirt for the last bit of money, allowing them to settle in this slum.
But even so, such a simple and leaky little hut that can only accommodate two people to sleep on their backs, and they even have to turn sideways when landing, they still need to collect two copper coins every day. Counting the food, drink and toilet for the two of them, they also have to pay for it. We can only afford to stay for seven days at most!
She must find a job that can support herself as soon as possible!
So Mingzhu went out early in the morning and wanted to find a job. However, after leaving the slum, Mingzhu fell into trouble and confusion in this honeycomb maze. She was surrounded by poor people who were in poverty. Some were wearing the simplest linen clothes, with a big hole in their body. Inside the big hole was frostbite that was so cold that it oozed pus. But they looked at her numbly, as if they were walking corpses, and looked at Mingzhu as if she was a dead person.
There was dirty, smelly water everywhere under her feet. It flowed freely across the ground, making a squeaking sound when she stepped on it, as if she were stepping in a swamp. When she lifted her feet, she could hear the sound of waves, a clear reminder. To everyone walking here: You have been trapped in the most terrifying quagmire in life, and no one can leave easily!
Although Mingzhu used to be a maid after being sold by her parents, she was later discovered by Qian Shanxue because of her talent in music and became his musician. However, even after being sold, her living conditions improved, even though her life was stressful. , even her life was at risk, but there was never a shortage of food and clothing, and she had never experienced such bitter cold and simple living environment.
The buzzing sounds from all around filled Mingzhu's mind, leaving her at a loss, until a hand suddenly touched her shoulder, and a soft and friendly voice came from the side.
"Daughter, are you new here?"
Mingzhu suddenly came back to her senses. She turned around and saw a friendly smiling face next to her looking at her with a smile. This was a middle-aged woman in her forties with a friendly face and a loyal face. His honest face makes people feel friendly and reliable at first glance.
Mingzhu nodded subconsciously and said, "You are..."
The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "Just call me Aunt Shen. All the folks here call me that."
Mingzhu nodded and said: "Aunt Shen..."
The middle-aged woman sighed, took Mingzhu's hand, and said with a smile, "Do you want to find a job, my daughter?"
Mingzhu immediately grasped a life-saving straw like a drowning person. She immediately used her hand to tighten her grip on Aunt Shen and said, "Does Aunt Shen have a way?"
Aunt Shen smiled proudly and said, "Isn't that right? Who around here doesn't know my Aunt Shen's connections?"
Mingzhu said hurriedly: "Aunt Shen, can you introduce a job to your niece? I can do anything, as long as you give me a job!"
Aunt Shen said seriously: "It's okay, but..."
Mingzhu immediately understood and said quickly: "My niece will definitely not forget Aunt Shen's recommendation, and she will be rewarded generously!"
Aunt Shen smiled and said: "Hey, we are all poor people, so we should help each other! But, Aunt Shen also eats this bowl of rice. To introduce you to this job, Aunt Shen doesn't need more, just half of your first month Is the income good?"
Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief now and nodded gratefully.
In her opinion, if Aunt Shen didn't get any benefits, then she would have to be wary.
How can there be such a thing as pie in the sky
Now that the other party clearly asked for benefits, it made her feel that Aunt Shen was reliable.
Mingzhu followed Aunt Shen through the maze-like slum. After about two quarters of an hour, the two came to a hill-like slum where a bunch of shanties were piled up. Mingzhu was a little nervous. Looking around, he saw that he was surrounded by powerful men, all disheveled, staring at him like evil wolves.
Mingzhu clenched her fists tightly, folded her arms tightly on her chest, and lowered her head, not daring to make any eye contact with the people around her.
When she followed Aunt Shen into the room, she felt a wave of heat coming towards her. The brazier in the room was burning extremely brightly. Four thugs who looked like iron towers stood in the four corners. In the center was a tall man with a curly beard. The man with his arms open even in the winter was sitting proudly on a big wolf-skin chair. On both sides of him, two women with hot bodies, revealing clothes and beautiful faces were teasing and teasing with the man.
As soon as Aunt Shen entered the house, she pulled Mingzhu down and knelt down, saying, "This is Mr. Quan! Most of the folks here are begging for food under Mr. Quan."
Mingzhu kowtowed respectfully and said, "Master Quan!"
Aunt Shen smiled and said, "This is my niece, here to beg for food."
Master Quan took a bite of the dried meat fed by the flirtatious woman next to him. Then he raised his head and looked at Mingzhu. He looked up and down, nodded slightly and said, "Not bad, it just so happens that I want to hire someone!"
Aunt Shen was overjoyed. She looked back at Mingzhu with a smile and said, "You are so lucky to have caught up just in time! If your niece becomes successful in the future, please remember Aunt Shen!"
Mingzhu was overjoyed and said quickly: "I will never forget Aunt Shen..."
Before he could finish speaking, Aunt Shen smiled and said, "But, you will have to endure some hardships at the beginning. My niece must endure it!"
Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, then she felt a pain in the back of her head and fainted. Her body fell softly, and a burly thug behind her lifted her up like a sack.
Mr. Quan waved his hand indifferently, and the thug carried her out. Aunt Shen was left smiling at him and saying, "Master Quan, are these people enough?"
Mr. Quan curled his lips and said: "You old lady, you are lucky. If it weren't for the tight employment in the building recently, how would it be your turn to be so rude?"
As he spoke, he threw a money bag over, and Aunt Shen quickly caught it. She weighed it, listened to the sound inside, and felt that there were about two hundred copper coins in it. She immediately smiled brightly and said, "Master Quan, then I will go and if I find something good, I will deliver it to Mr. Quan!"
Mr. Quan waved his hand impatiently, seeming to be too lazy to pay attention to her.
Aunt Shen didn't take it seriously and left with a smile, holding the money bag tightly in her hands.
Here, a woman with a slender figure and decent appearance is only worth two hundred copper coins... and in Shenyi Street on the other side of Shenjing, the price of a snack that can't even be filled between teeth is two taels of silver. , equivalent to two thousand copper plates.