Rebirth 2004: I can make money by writing

The two happily closed their books and walked out of the school, chatting as they walked.

Hao Qiang also casually looked at the cultivated land in the northwest of the school, which was planted with jasmine flowers, unlike his hometown, which was full of sugarcane fields.

Heng County is rich in jasmine flowers, and the per-acre income is slightly higher than that of sugarcane, but picking flowers is labor-intensive and requires working under the scorching sun and going out early and returning late.

Sugarcane is harvested once a year, and usually only requires spraying pesticides and weeding, and occasionally peeling off dead leaves. The time invested is much less than that of growing jasmine flowers, but the home is far from the county town, and after picking the flowers, the flowers have to be sent to the tea factory, and the tea factories are concentrated in the county town, so farmers’ families far away from the county town will not grow jasmine flowers.

“Qiangzi, I feel that you are a little different from before.” Wu Hai thought about what happened in the morning and the way he read seriously, and felt that he had changed a lot. Maybe the failure of confession can make a man transform.

If there is such a benefit, should I confess to the girl I secretly love and use failure to hit and motivate myself?

Success or failure, there are benefits!

Why didn’t he think of it before?

However, he only stayed in imagination, but he didn’t have the courage to move forward like Hao Qiang, so he still admired Hao Qiang.

In fact, Wu Hai knew who Hao Qiang wanted to confess to and who he had a crush on. Sometimes they chatted and accidentally revealed some information about themselves.

When Hao Qiang heard Wu Hai’s words, he couldn’t help but touch his slightly rough face. This abominable acne made his face full of pimples and his appearance dropped sharply. This was also the reason why he failed in blind dating in his previous life.

After all, he was 180 cm tall, which was considered tall in the south in this era.

Fortunately, he could change his appearance through the golden finger, and sooner or later he would become a handsome guy that everyone envied.

In addition, there is no beer belly or bald head in the future.

Oh, it’s good to be young.

Thinking of this, Hao Qiang smiled slightly and said, “What’s the difference? Have you become more handsome?”

Wu Hai’s mouth twitched, and he really wanted to kick him. He smiled contemptuously and said, “Your shameless character has not changed, but you are more domineering than before. Could it be that after the failure of the confession, your thoughts have become clear?”

“Maybe, people will always change.” Hao Qiang’s tone was filled with a vague sense of relief from the world.

“Do you really like Han Qingying?”

“Yes, who doesn’t like her? Don’t you like her?”

Wu Hai’s eyes flickered, and he quickly shook his head: “I don’t like her!”

Hao Qiang curled his lips and said disapprovingly: “Tsk, if you like her, then you like her. Looking at more beautiful women can be pleasing to the eyes, and it can also relax your mind when you are sleepy. What’s wrong with that, brother, studying is boring.”

“Hehe, that makes sense. I do like her a little, but I can’t get close to her. Just fantasize about her.”

“Fuck, you really like her!” Hao Qiang raised his eyebrows and raised his foot, trying to kick him, but Wu Hai cleverly dodged far away.

“Qiangzi, you are trying to trick me.”

“I don’t have a sister! I’m your uncle!”

The two of them played all the way out of the school gate, and met many students who also went to eat outside the school along the way.

From Monday to Saturday, the school is closed and students are prohibited from leaving the school gate.

After school in the afternoon, only local students can go home for dinner, but they still need to return to school for evening self-study and stay overnight.

When Hao Qiang thought of this, he had a headache.

The food in the school cafeteria was green and yellow, without oil or water, like boiled vegetables, and not washed clean. It was common for the leaves to contain sand, making it difficult to swallow.

As for the meat dishes, there were few seasonings and they were even fishy and smelly.

What was even more disgusting was that the food was often mixed with long hair. Didn’t those aunties know to tie their hair and wear a hat? They worked with their hair loose. This was not the way to provide nutrition for students.

It wasn’t that Hao Qiang was picky, it was mainly because he was used to the diet of later generations, and some living habits had been deeply rooted in his bones.

The two soon came to a small restaurant outside the school. The boss saw the diners coming and greeted them warmly in Cantonese:

“Handsome boy, what do you want to eat?”

Hao Qiang looked at the price of 2.5 yuan and replied in the local Hakka dialect: “A bowl of Laoyoufen, add more lettuce.”

People in Hengxian County speak Cantonese, while people outside the county generally speak Hakka or Zhuang. Cantonese is quite similar to Cantonese, while Hakka and Cantonese are quite different.

Interestingly, if you master any of the three languages, Cantonese, Hakka or Cantonese, you can usually understand the other language, but you may not be able to speak it fluently.

Zhuang language is completely different from the other three languages. Hao Qiang can’t understand it either. Only the older generation can speak it.

After waiting for only two or three minutes, a large bowl of hot and fragrant Laoyoufen was cooked. Hao Qiang took it with both hands and found an empty seat to sit down.

Laoyoufen is a local specialty snack, and sour bamboo shoots are the soul.

The noodles are made from freshly ground rice paste and steamed. They are somewhat similar to the so-called “wide noodles” in the north, but the taste is completely different.

Wu HaiHe ordered a bowl of snail noodles, which he said he couldn’t get at school. He also ordered two cups of soy milk and asked Hao Qiang to have one.

While eating noodles, the two talked about the three mock exams in mid-May.

Generally speaking, the scores of the three mock exams are very close to the college entrance examination scores.

Hao Qiang was full of expectations. He didn’t know how much his scores could improve in a few weeks.

After enjoying lunch, the two didn’t stay outside for too long and hurried back to school.

Hao Qiang walked straight to the classroom, and Wu Hai went back to the dormitory to take a break.

In the classroom, several students were studying hard, and three students were lying on the table to take a nap. They were too lazy to go back to the dormitory to rest. The classroom was filled with a quiet and tense atmosphere.

After Hao Qiang sat down, he continued his book copying project.

About twenty minutes later, the students walked into the classroom one after another and devoted themselves to the intense review.

When Chen Mengqi walked into the classroom, she glanced at Hao Qiang’s seat with a little annoyance and found that he was reading with his head down. She was a little surprised that this guy was so serious.

She thought to herself that with Hao Qiang’s grades, no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn’t get into college.

However, she quickly looked away. Her grades weren’t necessarily that good, and her hope of getting into college was slim, but she couldn’t let Hao Qiang surpass her.

At this time, Hao Qiang was absorbed in copying books, not wanting to waste a single second.

When Wu Hai sat down, he didn’t notice it.

It wasn’t until he couldn’t hold it anymore and went to the toilet that he realized Wu Hai was already reading quietly.

Time passed quietly without noticing, and the sunset began to slowly set in the west.

The afterglow sprinkled on the maple trees outside the window, and the leaves were dyed into a more brilliant golden and fiery red, as if every leaf was burning hotly.

From one o’clock in the afternoon to more than five o’clock in the afternoon, Hao Qiang’s writing money increased from 35.5 yuan to 130 yuan.

On the desk, a small stack of white paper was densely packed with words, and every stroke condensed his efforts and sweat.

Seeing such a harvest, Hao Qiang smiled knowingly.

Wu Hai was tired of reading, so he lay down to take a nap. When he opened his eyes, he saw Hao Qiang had finished his study and was stretching his waist to relax. He reminded him, “Qiangzi, it’s time to eat. There are only a few lonely birds in the classroom.”

Hao Qiang nodded, “Okay, I have to go back to the dormitory to get my card to withdraw money. I have no money to eat.”

He was going to go to the bank to see if the money in his bank card increased after withdrawing the money for writing.

At present, he was a little uneasy, really afraid of being happy in vain, even if he believed in the system, but it was the first time after all.

Wu Hai said straightforwardly, “If it’s not enough, I will lend you a few more days of food expenses, but you have to pay me back when your family sends me money, otherwise I will be left with nothing at the end of the month.”

“Thank you in advance, I’ll check the balance of my bank card first.” Hao Qiang didn’t have much impression of this. His parents didn’t send money on time, mainly because his family didn’t have much savings.

After that, he went back to the dormitory, took out the postal savings card from the wooden box, rejected his classmate’s invitation to play basketball, and hurriedly left the dormitory and left the campus with Wu Hai.

On the way to the post office, Hao Qiang opened the gold finger and withdrew 130 yuan. There was a prompt on which bank card to withdraw the cash.

[Are you sure you want to withdraw 130 yuan? ]

Hao Qiang silently said: “Confirm”

[Prompt: Withdrawal successful]

Although the gold finger prompted that the withdrawal was successful, he didn’t know whether it was really in the account.

With trepidation, he walked with Wu Hai for about ten minutes, came to the ATM, took out the card and inserted it into the machine, entered the password, took a deep breath, and checked the balance.

[Balance: 340.35 yuan]

Hao Qiang was slightly surprised when he saw the balance: “Huh, so much?!”

After thinking about it for a while, he quickly figured out that 200 yuan should be the money his parents had just withdrawn, and 10.35 yuan was the original balance on the card.

So, the money from the gold finger was withdrawn successfully!

Hao Qiang grinned, and his smile gradually blossomed. The number “340.35” was like a beam of light shining in the darkness, dispelling the haze and anxiety in his heart.

Great!

Golden Finger can really make money by writing!

His eyes flashed with joy, as if countless money was dancing in the air.

“Qiangzi, hurry up, I’ll lend you money if you don’t have it!”

Hearing Wu Hai, who was standing not far away, urging him, Hao Qiang breathed a sigh of relief, took out three hundred yuan, walked out of the glass door, and patted Wu Hai on the shoulder:

“Hey, I have it, I’ll give you the change later.”

“You look so good, it seems that your family has given you a lot, treat you tonight?”

“Sure, enough soy milk!”

“Then you have to add a plate of oil-pressed peanuts!”

“No problem.” Hao Qiang smiled brightly. This guy usually helps him a lot, and a plate of peanuts is only one dollar.

High school life is so simple, a cup of soy milk can satisfy you, no need for big fish and meat.

Minutes later, the two sat outside a food stall, each holding a cup of soy milk, a plate of fried noodles, and a plate of oil-pressed peanuts.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the gaps between the leaves, and is scattered on the ground in a mottled manner, forming patches of light and shadow.

Outside the school, the jasmine flowers appear even more pure and flawless in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Further away, the sunset glows on the outline of the mountains, and the peaks are dyed orange and red in different shades, like a magnificent oil painting.

After dinner, Hao Qiang paid the bill and passed by the store, where he bought two pairs of underwear, a pair of rubber sandals, and some daily necessities.

The sandals on his feet have worn out, and he has been reluctant to buy new ones. A pair of rubber sandals only costs ten yuan.

On the way back to school, the breeze blew by, and he could still smell the faint fragrance of jasmine, which made him feel even better.