noffsinger Chapter 209: Experiencing life and looking for a job
Chapter 209: Experiencing life and looking for a job
Four bowls of rice for four people cost a total of 47 yuan.
The remaining fifty-three dollars is not enough to stay in a hotel, even a single bed in a youth hostel is not that cheap.
The half-full and half-drunk team of four stood on the side of the street. Their tall and strong figures attracted the attention of many passers-by.
But because he was wearing a mask and a hat, he did not attract much attention.
"What should we do next..." Ge Jiayi felt that he had asked this question too many times.
In the past five or six years, he has gotten used to having his schedule planned by his assistants and agents. Apart from working hours, he basically just stays at home and rests.
He doesn't have any special skills, except that he is born with a talent for acting, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to act.
"The next step is to find a place to rest and spend the first night."
Lu Rong said calmly.
Staying in a hotel was definitely out of the question, as the price of an economy hotel was roughly between two hundred and five hundred yuan, and they had never even thought of staying in a star-rated hotel.
Even if the fifty-three dollars was doubled or tripled, they still couldn't afford a single room, but there were four of them.
If four people live in a single room, they will be kicked out, right?
It was so funny just thinking about it that Liang Yuan laughed at the scene he imagined.
Hangyingdi has already begun to consider the possibility of living under a bridge, and has offered valuable suggestions to his fellow wanderers.
"Isn't this okay? It's so noisy under the bridge, and the environment is not good. I think it's better to go to a 24-hour convenience store and get a bottle of water each and sit there until dawn."
Lu Rong nodded in agreement:
"The bridge tunnel has poor thermal insulation. Due to the draft, the temperature inside is lower than outside. If you freeze to death in the middle of your sleep, it will not be worth it."
After he finished speaking, he realized that Hang Yan and the other two were looking at him with strange eyes, as if to say: Are you very experienced?
Of course Lu Rong has experience.
In the first life, Emperor Jingnian had just been on the throne for three years, that is, the third year of Ruijingli, when a snowstorm occurred in the north that was rare in a century.
As we all know, in that era of worshiping heaven and earth, natural disasters could easily be seen as a violation of the concept of "benevolent government."
Because in an ideal "benevolent government" environment, the country should have good weather and the people should live and work in peace and contentment.
At that time, Lu Rong had not yet taken the position of prime minister, but he had already gained the emperor's trust and at a young age he took the position of Shaofu, one of the Nine Ministers.
The Shaofu was mainly responsible for managing the financial affairs of the royal family, and all taxes from mountains, seas, ponds and lakes were under the control of the Shaofu.
These taxes were not included in the country's financial system of the Minister of Agriculture, but were used exclusively for royal expenses.
It includes the emperor's personal living expenses, the repair and maintenance of the palace, the production of court costumes, the preparation of royal sacrificial supplies, etc.
For a newly enthroned emperor, a natural disaster could bring devastating turmoil to the political situation that has just been stabilized if he is not careful.
This is something Lu Rong would never allow to be seen.
Therefore, he took the initiative and, with Feng Jin's full support, went to the disaster-stricken areas for an on-site investigation.
A portion of the palace supplies was allocated to provide relief to the victims.
He managed many handicraft workshops and urgently arranged the production of cold-proof clothing and blankets.
Provide financial support to local governments in building temporary shelters and repairing public facilities damaged by the snowstorm, such as bridges and roads, to facilitate the transportation of relief supplies.
These are not easy tasks, and during this period it is necessary to work in collaboration with the Minister of Agriculture, county governments and other departments.
For example, he negotiated with the Minister of Agriculture to transfer grain from the country's large granaries to areas severely affected by the snowstorm;
Cooperate with county and prefecture governments to count the number of disaster victims and their needs and allocate supplies appropriately.
At the same time, the Shaofu also had to communicate with the Taipu to use horse-drawn carriages and other means of transportation to transport relief supplies to ensure that the supplies could be delivered to the victims in a timely manner.
Lu Rong was also born into a noble family and was not born to understand the sufferings of the people.
After he made up his mind to assist Emperor Jing in defending the empire, he gradually understood the truth about the high cost of daily necessities.
During the period of in-depth investigation, he was welcomed by the local government as soon as he arrived and was given a very spacious house in their mansion.
Lu Rong had no right to criticize the other party's way of doing things as an official. When the Nine Ministers arrived in the counties, they had official lodgings to live in.
So they decided to use these unused houses to house disaster victims in more urgent situations.
Later, the situation became more serious. Thousands of people had no place to shelter from the wind, and building a shelter also took time. Lu Rong could only vacate the relay station and let the elderly, women, children and young children move in first.
The county magistrate was very considerate. Since even the senior official sent by the central government behaved like this, he himself did not want to be extravagant. He followed suit and squeezed into one room with his wife and children, and used the rest of the room to accommodate the victims.
During the most difficult period, Lu Rong lived with the locals in bridge holes and cracks under cliffs...
I witnessed with my own eyes the old lady with frostbite on her hands holding her lifeless grandson with no one to turn to for help, the disaster victims who were freezing to death with hypothermia but still had a smile on their faces and stripped themselves of their clothes, the curled-up limbs that gradually stiffened in their sleep...
Ever since Lu Rong lived in a bridge tunnel once, the wind had caused her face to become cracked and bleeding.
He developed a high fever that night and it lasted for three or four days. He almost died there, which made him more determined to repair the shelter.
When all the turmoil was over, the divine punishment turned into praise for the emperor's merits.
What they were after was the sentence in the history books: "Officials and the people worked together to overcome the difficulties, which also demonstrated the virtue of caring for the people in a prosperous era and set an example for future generations."
"Hey! Hey? Xiaorong? Are you in a daze?"
Ge Jiayi patted Lu Rong who was lost in his memories and said, "How is the convenience store?"
Lu Rong came back to his senses, took out his mobile phone map and searched for it, then looked up and asked, "Do you have a charger and a water cup?"
Hangyan nodded and still brought the necessary daily necessities with him. It was also thanks to the program crew that they did not go so far as to take away their suitcases.
Hmm? Has he been PUA'd by the production team? He actually thinks the production team has a conscience?
"Then let's go to the airport waiting hall? There happens to be an international airport near the train station."
Because of work, these people often have to catch flights on business trips and are quite familiar with the airport. Their eyes lit up at Lu Rong's suggestion.
The airport is great! The environment is good, there is free WiFi, hot water and charging sockets, there are few people at night, it is safe and not too noisy.
They set off in a hurry, and after more than ten minutes' walk, they finally arrived at the busy airport hall.
As soon as they came in, they saw the free water collection area. Although they were not thirsty now, it was necessary to store water.
So there was this strange scene:
The four people opened their suitcases, took out their water cups and lined up in an orderly manner, followed by a fully armed photographer.
After entering the hall, there is a free charging cabin next to it.
Lu Rong and Hang Yan looked at each other and sent Ge Jiayi to guard the four mobile phones while they went to find a place to rest temporarily.
The waiting seats are relatively hard. There is a commercial area deeper into the airport. The seats here are all of strange shapes and are generally much softer.
After a glance, I confirmed that this was the bed I would sleep in tonight.
The fatigue from the long journey finally swept over every member of the Daisy Team again.
After meeting with actor Ge and getting back the charged phone, it was just past midnight.
The seat Lu Rong found was a yellow banana-shaped one, which was just the right length for him, but he would be in danger of falling if he turned over.
Hang Yan on the opposite side was not so lucky. Even with his legs tucked in, there was still some excess space. He had to use his suitcase as a pillow, and it was a real torture to sleep there that night.
The one who adapted the best was Ge Jiayi, who had excellent sleep quality.
As expected, except for Ge Jiayi, the other three people did not look well, and it was obvious that they did not get enough rest.
The few of them tried their best to ignore the strange looks from the cleaning lady and passers-by, moved their position, and found an empty coffee table to sit together and discuss their next itinerary.
Liang Yuan rubbed his neck painfully: "Ouch, I had a stiff neck last night..."
"It's so hard to make money and so hard to eat. If I had known, I wouldn't have come. I don't trust you in travel variety shows..."
Ge Jiayi complained that although he slept well last night, the price of getting up early was that he was hungry again.
But he was too embarrassed to say it, the total was only fifty-three dollars.
"The first thing we need to do next is to find a job. Do the teachers have any good suggestions?"
Lu Rong rested his chin on his hands, lost in thought.
"Did the production team say how long the mission would take?"
"do not know……"
"We can only find those temporary jobs, right?"
They all knew that they couldn't stay at the airport for long. As public figures and doing a live broadcast, they couldn't set a bad example. Staying for one or two nights was already the limit.
Besides, what the program team wants is the material of them working hard to complete the task, not a guide for homeless people.
"Shall we go deliver the takeaway?" Ge Jiayi suggested.
The threshold is relatively low, just register on the platform.
"Where did you get your car?"
"..."
"It seems that the station will provide vehicle rental services. You can rent a car by paying a deposit. If Mr. Ge has decided, I can help you pay the deposit first."
Lu Rong blinked and generously entrusted the only huge sum of fifty-three yuan to the entire team.
"Xiao Rong, you are so nice..." Actor Ge's eyes were filled with tears. He was just joking before, but now he really wanted to deliver a takeaway.
"If you work by the day...express delivery sorting seems to be about one or two hundred a day." Hang Yan frowned.
This is generally recognized to be tiring. Women use it like men and men use it like a forklift.
He had never experienced it himself, so he had no concrete idea of how tired this kind of thing was, but they were about to starve to death outside, and there were no other effective solutions.
"I can play the violin a little bit. I wonder if there are any hotels or restaurants hiring performers..."
Liang Yuan didn't have any extreme thoughts about tarnishing art. As an actor, he had become thicker than a city wall when it came to being in the limelight.
It's good if you can apply what you have learned to support yourself.
"It seems that everyone has their own ideas about the next job. In that case, let's look for it separately, shall we?"
There is always someone who can make money and share the risk. If one side fails, you can turn to other brothers.
Hang Yan and others nodded in agreement.
They formed a small group, discussed for a few minutes, and then parted ways, looking for a place to stay in this big city.
Lu Rong walked into a shopping mall, took a look around and found that most of the part-time jobs were in the catering industry.
He didn't plan to work part-time, not because it was tiring, but because he needed a health certificate to work in the catering industry!
He didn't know about other regions, but after searching on Modou Lu Rong, he found that the processing fee is about 138 yuan.
Tears in my eyes, I can’t even afford a health certificate…
After walking around, Lu Rongsheng left the mall with no desire to leave. He looked gloomily at the photographer who was following him:
"How much do you charge a day, little guy? How about you come and experience life and I'll take pictures?"
The young man didn't say anything, but shook the camera while trying to hold back his laughter.
It is easy for them to find a job, but they cannot reveal their identity + it is a short-term job + no resume + no health certificate +... and so on. The accumulation of these buffs makes it just like an illegal immigrant looking for a job.
Another hour later, Lu Rong arrived at the nearby university town and successfully blended into their part-time group.
I actually found a job for him.
The position of being a meal deliveryman in a nursing home is urgently needed. The salary is 30-60 per hour. An electric car is provided. The delivery is once at noon and once in the afternoon.
Lu Rong thought it was feasible and he could earn at least 120 yuan a day, so he contacted the recruiter Ms. Wu.
It seemed that no one applied for the job, so Ms. Wu readily agreed to his application. She also looked at his solid physique with satisfaction. He was obviously a college student, capable and energetic.
This was not enough, he wanted to earn more money, and soon he secured two more jobs.
One is an actor in the scenic area, who needs to act according to the role settings, interact and take photos with tourists. The height requirement is over 1.78 meters, and he is also required to have abdominal muscles, and those who can dance are preferred.
Lu Rong touched her belly. She was tall enough, had abdominal muscles, and could dance, so she decided to give it a try.
The other job is a puppeteer, who wears a puppet costume to distribute flyers. The price is 25 yuan per hour, provided that all the flyers are distributed.
These two jobs just take one morning and one afternoon. When he gets off work from the scenic spot, he can ride his electric bike to deliver meals and eat at the same time. After eating, he puts on the dolls and delivers them again.
Lu Rong has a strong execution ability and he did what he said. He immediately went to the human resources department of the scenic spot to apply for a job.
The appearance requirements for actors in the scenic area are quite high, so they all need to be interviewed. When Lu Rong arrived, there were already five or six tall and strong young men in the office.
Everyone has a decent appearance, and can be considered handsome with makeup on, and most importantly, they all have great figures.
Originally, HR was quite hesitant among the few people and wanted to let them dance separately, until Lu Rong arrived, HR's eyes widened instantly.
Although Lu Rong is not the tallest among the applicants, he has the best body proportions. Neither his temperament nor his behavior seem like that of an ordinary person.
Even if half of her face is covered, this half of her face can instantly kill all the other applicants present!
Besides, looking at that smooth face shape, his appearance must be quite good, so he can’t be that bad.
The other applicants looked at Lu Rong unwillingly, and when their eyes fell on that pair of long legs, they lowered their heads in shame.
"Um, I..." Lu Rong pointed at the cameraman behind him. Before he could finish his words, the HR shook his hand enthusiastically and started to imagine.
"You're an internet celebrity, right? We allow recording here. It would be even better if you can help us promote the scenic spot. If you become popular, we will pay you another fee. By the way, handsome guy, can you show your face?"
The HR looked at him expectantly and said considerately, "Actors in scenic spots usually wear heavy makeup and cosplay makeup, so don't worry about being recognized. You can work with confidence."
Obviously, HR treated him as an internet celebrity who experienced life and filmed videos.