"Ding, ding-dong, ding-dong!"
After stringing a bunch of wind chimes with seashells, Xiang Yang couldn't help but sigh.
It has been more than a year since Xiang Yang graduated from university, but because his major was not popular, he has not been able to find a job. He had no choice but to return to his hometown.
The blue sky, white clouds, silvery white sand beach, the vast ocean, and a long coastline stretching for ten miles seem like a poetic and picturesque paradise on earth.
However, this is a very poor and backward fishing village, and it is also Xiang Yang's hometown.
It is said that if you live by the mountain, you eat from the mountain; if you live by the sea, you eat from the sea. However, in recent years, fishery resources have been drying up. Even though Xiang Yang is a college student majoring in oceanography, it is difficult for him to make any progress in this environment of drying up fishery resources.
After returning to his hometown, Xiang Yang could only make a little money by picking up shells on the beach, stringing them into wind chimes, and selling them online.
In the past year, Xiang Yang has been looked down upon.
Haha, who would have thought that the first college student in the village who wore a big red flower and was so glorious would earn less after graduation than any other person in the village who went out to work
"Don't be ungrateful, kid. Your third uncle has done you a great favor by introducing you to work in the electronics factory in Zhuhai. The base salary is over 2,000 yuan, and the overtime pay is 16 yuan an hour. It's much more than what you earn stringing shells at home. No matter what, you have to come with me to your third uncle's house today." Xiang's mother said sternly.
silence.
This is not the first time that Xiang Yang's family has found a job for him.
Xiang Yang responded with silence every time.
After all, Xiang Yang was still somewhat proud in his heart. He had worked hard for so many years to study, and the village had even raised money to send him to university. In the end, he was just trained to work on an assembly line in an electronics factory
"Xiaoyang, Mom knows that you care about your reputation and don't want to be an ordinary worker in the factory, but workers make money! Mom is not forcing you, you are indeed not young anymore and are about to get married. Getting married and starting a family these days requires money. You have been at home this year and only earn a few hundred yuan a month. How are you going to support your family in the future?" Seeing that Xiang Yang was not going to be tough, Xiang's mother softened her tone.
"Okay, I'll go to my third uncle's house tonight to ask around." Xiang Yang said after thinking for a moment. After being at home for nearly a year, Xiang Yang has finally let things go. Indeed, he can't make money in his hometown, and sooner or later he will have to go out. He might as well work in an electronics factory for a few months first to accumulate some funds so that he can have the confidence to do whatever he wants in the future.
"You agreed?" Xiang's mother was delighted. She didn't actually want to force Xiang Yang to go out. She was just watching the villagers mocking Xiang Yang in a sinister and intriguing way, and she was afraid that Xiang Yang couldn't stand it, so she kept urging him to go out and find a job.
"Okay, then mom won't bother you. You go on with your work." After Xiang Yang was convinced, Xiang's mother quickly walked out the door to prevent Xiang Yang from regretting it later. Although working in an electronics factory was not Xiang's mother's favorite choice, it was better than Xiang Yang staying at home stringing shells.
Xiang Yang laughed at himself, put down the shells in the basket, stood up and walked towards the door. He wanted to go to the seaside to get some fresh air.
It was inevitable to see fellow villagers when going out. Xiang Yang lowered his head and tried to avoid them if he could. If he couldn't avoid them, he would greet them in a friendly manner. In person, everyone was talking and laughing as they were all fellow villagers, but as soon as he turned around, Xiang Yang heard some subtle mutterings.
"They say there is gold in books. How come this kid from the Xiang family is not as good as an ordinary worker even though he has already graduated from college? He was not serious in college, so his grades must be very poor, right?"
"Who knows? I thought the Xiang family was going to be rich, but now they are stringing shells at home."
"That's right. I heard that other college students sit in air-conditioned offices after graduation, with high salaries and easy lives. This kid from the Xiang family is really disappointing."
"As far as I'm concerned, reading so many books is useless."
"Yes, that's right. The Zhao family's child didn't even graduate from junior high school. Now he runs a barber shop in Yangcheng. He's his own boss and has hired a few employees. He makes tens of thousands of yuan in net profit a month. What's the point of studying so much, haha?"
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The corner of Xiang Yang's mouth twitched, and he subconsciously quickened his pace. The folks in his village were not bad people by nature, and Xiang Yang also knew that they were just gossiping and had no ill intentions. But Xiang Yang really couldn't stand hearing these words, as they were too hurtful to his self-esteem.
These are fine. Xiang Yang doesn't care what outsiders say. He is afraid that his relatives will also say it when they get together during the holidays. It will make his parents look bad. Xiang Yang hates this very much. How can there be so many satisfactory jobs in this world? Isn't it all about climbing up step by step from the bottom? How many people in their twenties are doing well
In fact, deep down, Xiang Yang still wants to stay in his hometown to develop. It is not easy to survive outside. There are many college students in today's society and the competition is fierce. College students do not have many advantages. Xiang Yang cannot enter large enterprises due to his major. However, bosses in small enterprises welcome you and are willing to talk to you about life and ideals. As long as you don't talk about salary, they are willing to talk about everything. As time goes by, they have basically talked about everything in their life.
In Xiang Yang's view, his hometown actually still has a lot of room for development. Of course, development requires money. Without money, nothing can be done. This is why Xiang Yang is willing to go out to work for a few months to accumulate funds.
Coming to the beach, stepping on the soft silver-white sand and looking at the vast ocean, Xiang Yang's anxious mood seemed to be purified.
Hey, what is that
At this time, a deep blue but crystal clear shell on the beach attracted Xiang Yang.
"Is it a shell or a handicraft?" Xiang Yang's heart was pounding. Although Qinglongwan had a unique scenery, it was not a tourist area due to inconvenient transportation. No outsiders had been visiting for several years. There were almost no handicrafts to be seen in Qinglongwan, so the chances of the crystal clear thing being a shell were very high.
This crystal clear thing looks like jade at first glance. Xiang Yang had never even heard of it before. If it is really a shell, it must be very precious.
"Why!"
Just as he picked up the shell, Xiang Yang suddenly cried out in pain.
This crystal clear shell was thinner than Xiang Yang had imagined, as thin as a cicada's wing, and its edge was sharper than Xiang Yang had imagined. He accidentally cut a wound on the palm of his hand and blood flowed out.
The next scene almost scared Xiang Yang to death.
Blood was seen dripping onto the dark blue shell, as if a straw was installed. Not only the blood that had already flowed out, but also the blood in Xiang Yang's body was rushing towards the shell frantically. Moreover, the shell seemed to be stuck to Xiang Yang's hand and could not be shaken off.
In just a moment, Xiang Yang felt dizzy and headache due to excessive blood loss.
"It's over." This was Xiang Yang's last consciousness before he fell into a coma. The next moment, Xiang Yang's eyes went dark, he fainted completely, and fell straight onto the beach.