"This is a gift. Congratulations on finding your first job in your life. Although I don't have your talent, I know that you are the most solid strength and most reliable backing of the church. Jenkins, congratulations."
Looking at the smiling old man, Jenkins had the urge to cry for a moment. He hadn't experienced such concern for a long time.
He made up his mind to visit the old man in church as often as possible, and then put the brooch on his chest with great care.
The old man sent Jenkins to the door of the church, and the acquaintances of the original owner kept saying hello along the way, and the bishop took advantage of the opportunity to announce that Jenkins had finally found a decent job under his persuasion. The Williamettes had a close relationship with the church, one of the most devout families, so many members of the church knew about Jenkins.
Saying goodbye to the old man and walking on the street, it was already evening. The red, fire-like clouds in the sky are incomparably gorgeous, and the citizens who have finished their work or get off work are also exhausted from their day.
A few slapstick children ran past Jenkins barefoot, and were scolded by the postman who was almost knocked over on the other side. The bell of the carriage rang from far to near to remind pedestrians. The gentleman in the top hat on the carriage held his nose and looked with disgust at the drunk who disappeared into the depths of the alley. Today's weather is fine, so I can see the thick chimneys in the distance and the black smoke that is still spouting.
"Welcome to the world, Jenkin."
He stopped and said to himself in his heart.
[Knowledge and Books] The church of the church is located in the center of Nolan. From the perspective of location, it is not close to Jenkins' home.
Jenkins stared at the sunset alone for a while, recalling everything that belonged to the original owner in his heart, determined to live a different life from now on.
This body is already 20 years old, which is old enough for poor people to be a father in this era, but Jenkins still behaves like a child.
It refers not only to living with parents, but also to all aspects of image and behavior.
He was stunned for a while, and decided to go back by carriage. The original owner doesn't come here often, and his memory of the way back is very vague, and isn't he rich now
He walked along the road for a while, and found an empty carriage at the next junction. The driver in the dark hat eyed Jenkins suspiciously for a while, until he saw the silver brooch on his chest.
"Looks despised."
Jenkins thought to himself.
Nolan City is the most developed coastal city in the Fidetictli Kingdom. It is not only the mouth of many rivers, but also an excellent deep-water port. Although it is impossible to keep it free from freezing all year round, even in the coldest winter, the urban area is always very lively.
Urban areas have grown in size in recent years because cities carry out multiple tasks. The continuous influx of bankrupt farmers and speculators has made the slums in the lower city bigger and bigger; while the capitalists and nobles have earned enough profits, they also hope that there will be more shops and entertainment venues in the city for their enjoyment.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
Jenkins said to himself in his heart.
The coachman here does not have the nagging habit of the taxi driver in his previous life. After half an hour of silence, the carriage stopped safely at the intersection of Privet Drive. Jenkins also tested it during the journey and found that the green ability can indeed Activate the emblem, it is a small sapling.
After the carriage stopped, he poked his head out of the carriage, it was fine, there were no familiar neighbors.
He took out a green bill with a gold bill from his pocket. The coachman looked at it seriously, then rummaged in his pocket for a while, and gave them two blue 10 shillings with the Queen's face on it, and a 1 shilling bill. Order of silver coins. Of course, it is impure silver.
12 pence = 1 shilling, 24 shillings = 1 gold pound. It is not only grammar that restricts the poor from climbing to a higher class. The conversion of mathematics is enough to build a barrier for the middle class.
No. 7 Privet Drive is Jenkins' home, which is a three-story building with a small independent garden.
"Don't be nervous, just act from memory later."
Jenkins Williams, the second son of the Williams family, there is an older brother and a younger brother in the family. The Williamettes are now truly middle class. The head of the family, Robert Williams, ran a grocery store in front of the pier in the early years, relying on the sailors' money to send Jenkins' eldest brother to college.
Two years ago, Mr. Williams envied those "lucky ones" who got rich overnight because of precise investment. So, despite the objections of his family members, he followed the trend of this crazy era, took out most of the funds accumulated over the years, and invested together with others in a marine mineral that "possibly" existed in the shallow sea outside Nolan City.
The luck of the nouveau riche is only accidental, and Robert's end is naturally nothing.
But Mr. Williams' luck is that it's not just small shopkeepers like him among the "players" in marine mineral investment. Mr. Smith, the rich man who came to invest from the capital of Beldyran, for some reason, took a fancy to William's talent and decided to hire him to work in his company.
And after a year, the original owner of the small grocery store actually joined the management in the Nolan branch of the "Smith United Mining Company". This matter seems weird to Jenkins now, but he can't tell what others are planning for their house.
Although he is only a small sales department leader, his own people are very clear about how good the sales department of the mining company is.
A year later, the Williams family, who made a fortune because of this series of "coincidences", not only moved from the Adiland District where they originally lived to the Sabine District, but also successfully sent their youngest son to the exclusive residence of the nobles. [Nolan Private Third Preparatory Academy].
Ediland District is an area in Nolan City that is only slightly better than a slum, while Sabine District is populated by real middle-class gentlemen. What Mrs. Williamette admired the most was that all the residents in Sabine District had steam pipes.
Compared with the eldest son and the youngest son of the William family, the second son, Jenkins William, made the old William worry. It's hanging out with those cronies.
After repeated persuasion to no avail, Mr. Williams simply let Jenkins spend his days on the street, and planned to send him to learn a craft in a while, so that he could make a living in the future. Good luck If so, he could still marry a pretty-looking commoner girl as his wife.