"Bang bang bang."
Not long after dawn, there was a knock on the door outside the hut.
"Good, are you up? We should go!"
"It'll be fine right now!"
Goode took the last mouthful of hot porridge, wiped his mouth, and looked at the girl who was still busy making the bed, "Then I'm off."
She raised her head, "Do you really need to go without me?"
"I've said many times that you're too young to have a job that suits you." Goode said impatiently, "Stop I know you're going to talk about the wolf's heart again, but that kind of... thing you Do you want to keep doing it? Stay well, I'll bring something delicious back at noon."
The girl's eyes lit up, "popcorn"
"It's too expensive. I think egg pancakes are good. Or, you don't like fried eggs that are browned on both sides?"
"Gollum," she swallowed.
"So don't run around, understand?" Goode said one last time, "By the way, what's your name?"
"Rachel."
"What should you call me?"
She hesitated, but finally replied, "Brother...Brother."
"Very good, don't miss it." Goode tightened the sackcloth around his neck, pushed the door out of the earthen house, the warm breath was immediately dissipated by the cold wind, and he returned to his familiar appearance in winter. But even so, the scene that catches your eye is full of vigor and vitality.
Column after column of earthen houses stretched out, like waves surging on the snow, and when you looked up, you could see the smoke and shaking figures everywhere. The city in the distance is looming in the smoke, as if it is still sleeping, and the place across the river has woken up.
The ones who knocked on the door were Uncle Baji and Shanguo who lived next door. They stood dozens of steps away and urged, "What are you still doing, hurry up and follow!"
"Come on!" He closed the door and ran towards the two of them on the snow.
The temporary residence was about four miles away from the center of Neverwinter City, and the three had to rush to the central square before the new job was released. Fortunately, a solid stone road has been built along the Chishui River. Even if it is covered with snow, you can walk with confidence. There is no worry that the mountain road needs to be explored step by step, and it can be reached in about a quarter of an hour.
Soon, there were many more people around them. The size of the temporary housing area was beyond imagination. Goode hadn't even seen the end of it. According to the neighbor's uncle, the former earthen house was still built in the city, but with the With more and more people, these hills were all moved out of the city. Because it is expanded every year, no one knows how many migrants it will accommodate.
But one thing is certain, most of the people who joined the stone road from the place of residence are also going for new jobs.
"Have you thought about what to do next?" Budge asked.
"It should be easier to do things like sweeping snow and de-icing..." Shan Guo said while holding the back of his head, "The time is short, the money is fast, and you can manage two days' meals in one day. At least this winter, you are not afraid of hunger. Stomach. Of course, provided there is no better limited recruitment."
Restricted recruitment refers to those special jobs that have a limited number of people, set a certain threshold, and pay a lot higher. The city is full of bizarre rules, such as that all employment announcements relate to the Executive Office, not from individuals; officials update the notices once a week, or hundreds of people. Such scale and efficiency can be said to have reshaped Goode's cognition.
It's just that the most important thing here is surprise. Compared with other incredible wonders, this point is nothing.
All recruitment is basically divided into three categories. In addition to limited recruitment, the other two categories are short-term recruitment and formal recruitment. The salary and work scope of the latter is much wider. Unfortunately, it requires either an ID card or an elementary graduation certificate. Migrants like them can only choose short-term jobs to fill their stomachs.
Shan Guo's choice is reasonable. Although the easy work is not very rewarding, it can save energy to attend elementary education classes. If you pass the examination, you can obtain the status of official resident.
"What about you?" Shan Guo looked at him.
"Highly paid," Good shrugged, "it doesn't matter if you're tired."
Because he still has a mouth to support.
As a new refugee who only moved to Neverwinter this winter, it is a fortune to have a cottage that shelters from the wind and rain. As for moving into those beautiful residential areas, he can have a meal of meat every week. Haven't hoped yet.
The only thing Goode regrets is that the jobs posted by the Executive Office have a minimum age limit of sixteen, and Rachel will have to wait another two years to meet the requirements. Now that he finally escaped the fire pit, he must not let the other party fall into it again.
"Don't get too tired," Budge reminded. "It's freezing cold, and it's not cheap to go to the hospital."
"Don't worry, I'm in good health!" Goode patted his chest. This is not to brag. He was almost chosen as a knight's squire before. If it wasn't for his poor background... "Uncle, what are you going to do?"
"I don't choose anything, I just come to accompany you."
"Ah?" Shan Guo was stunned.
But Goode quickly reacted, "Did you already..."
"Haha, that's it," Baji laughed slyly. "The foreman of the sixth engineering team has taken a fancy to me and plans to call me into the official team. The new contract should be delivered in the next two days."
"That's really... that's great!" Shanguo came back to his senses, "If you are officially recruited, the salary can be almost doubled, right? Then you will be able to save a down payment in a short time, so as to get an ID card and become a The real Neverwinter residents!"
"Let me read books and learn Chinese characters again, I will definitely not be able to read them." Baji waved his hand, "and I have been here for almost two years, and now I see the opportunity, I can only say that I am too stupid, you are so young, There are definitely more opportunities than me."
There were also people around who heard their conversation and came over to say congratulations, and the road became lively for a while.
This made Goode a little puzzled.
In his view, getting an ID card is just to find a better job, but it doesn't matter which lord or king's lord these people become like the other way around, but in their speech, this It seems to be a very big thing to be proud of, even more important than the work itself.
While chatting all the way, the three arrived at Neverwinter City Square.
A group of first-comers have gathered here, but most of them are residents of the city, and they cannot compete with the refugees in the temporary residential area.
The new announcement was posted on the south side of the square, and from time to time a kid walked up to Good and his group and asked, "Do you need to read it? Only ten copper eagles are accepted."
"No need, we can recognize the characters," Baji replied with a smile. Of course, among the three, only Shan Guo knew him, and he couldn't recognize them completely.
"Tsk, these guys... why don't you find a formal job with this skill," Goode muttered in a low voice, "the salary is much more than these copper eagles."
"They are all students of the academy, they should not be of working age." Shan Guo looked around.
"what?"
"Well... I heard it when I was working the night shift," he lowered his voice, "in order to prove the importance of "knowledge", teachers often encourage them to use what they have learned to find opportunities to make money, as if this practice has also greatly increased the number of college students , if it's not for work during the day, I also want to try it. "
uh... that's okay too? Goode glanced again at the substitute readers who were running around, and most of them were indeed children. If he remembered correctly, Rachel also knew some words, maybe let her do this
"Hey, look there!" The uncle suddenly pointed to the southern corner of the square, "A lot of people have gathered around!"
Goode and Shanguo looked at each other, "Could it be a limited recruitment?"
"Come on, let's have a look too!"
The three immediately ran towards the place where the crowd gathered. Unexpectedly, not only a tent was set up here, but also an interpreter.
After listening to the explanation, Goode couldn't help but be overjoyed!
There is indeed limited recruitment here, and the conditions are extremely forgiving. No literacy or ID card is required. The only requirement is good physical fitness and passing a series of relevant assessments. Although he didn't quite understand the meaning of the strange assessment contents in the other's mouth, as long as it was a physical competition, he had enough confidence.
The most surprising thing is that this turned out to be a recruitment from the army!