Chapter 42 Acquaintances(1/2)
After leaving the room and going to the bottom floor, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian met Aunt Nan from the "Afu Gun Shop".
"You are quite calm." The graceful lady glanced casually and greeted with a smile.
"Aren't you?" Jiang Baimian responded with a smile, "What does other people's affairs have to do with us? I'm afraid they will break the sky of Wild Grass City."
They had confessed to each other before, and everyone ended the topic tacitly. One side planned to go upstairs, and the other side was preparing to go out.
At this moment, Jiang Baimian's heart moved and asked:
"Aunt Nan, do you know any 'temporary teachers' nearby?"
Aunt Nan looked at the two people on the opposite side suspiciously:
"You want to invite a 'temporary teacher'?"
Judging from the appearance and dress, they don’t look like they are illiterate.
"We mainly want to understand this industry and see if we can take on tasks in this area. As for the ruins hunter, if we can take on tasks, we will definitely not be willing to miss it." Jiang Baimian instinctively made up the reason.
Shang Jianyao immediately broke up:
"You've explained too much."
Jiang Baimian glanced at him, but he was not too worried, because Aunt Nan obviously didn't believe what she said.
The remains that could easily kidnap Eugene and leave no clues left behind did the hunter need to take on the task of being a "temporary teacher"? It is not a tutor for the children of noble men.
After saying what just now, who knows the inside story believes that?
Aunt Nan tactfully didn't ask what it was for, and said with a smile:
"There is one in our building."
"Where does he live?" Jiang Baimian asked.
Aunt Nan lifted up the hair hanging from her temples:
"She, a lady."
Aunt Nan used the word "she" in Honghe language, otherwise it would be impossible to distinguish it.
Aunt Nan continued:
"She doesn't live here, she comes here every afternoon at 2:00 and takes one and a half hours of class.
"Haha, more than a dozen girls in this yard joined forces to invite them.
"There are several you met last night who participated. They paid some dividends at the 'Afu Gun Shop' and were relatively abundant. If you want to see it later, I will let them lead the way."
Jiang Baimian knew that the "girl" in Aunt Nan referred to as a woman who was full-time or part-time in flesh business.
"Okay, let's go out for lunch first. We'll go to our room to look for it at almost two o'clock." Jiang Baimian looked at Shang Jianyao's hand touching his stomach and said gratefully, "Thank you."
She seemed to have completely forgotten that she had just avenged Aunt Nan and the others last night, as if this was something that was not worth mentioning for a long time.
At 150 p.m., the doors of Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian were knocked on.
And they had already sensed someone coming and were waiting at the door.
"I just wanted to go out and take a look." Jiang Baimian explained to the lady outside with a smile.
This lady was one of the people who killed Eugene last night, with big eyes and short hair that had just passed the ears. She looked both intellectual and young, making it difficult to accurately judge age.
"There are ten minutes left." The lady said after greeting, "Gu Changle, you saw it last night."
"I won't introduce myself, otherwise it would be meaningless to apply for a pseudonym. You can call me Dabai." Jiang Baimian mocked himself, "Hey, he doesn't have a name, just use 'heat'."
She was taking revenge on Shang Jianyao's slander.
Gu Changle didn't answer this and turned around and said:
“On the top floor, the sun is better there.”
There is no electricity from 1:30 to 5:30 pm.
After looking at Gu Changle's neck, which seemed to be much more gorgeous than last night, Jiang Baimian took two steps quickly and walked side by side with the other party.
She had a "professional habit" attack and asked curiously:
"Sister Gu, why do you think about raising money to hire a 'temporary teacher'?"
Gu Changle's expression slowly became softer, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly:
"I accidentally had a child and couldn't bear to abort her, so I gave birth to it.
"I don't want her to be the same as me in the future. She always thinks that being able to read should be better and have more opportunities."
Jiang Baimian echoed:
"Indeed, the situation in Wild Grass City is relatively stable, and literacy is an advantage.
"The child has gone to the classroom?"
She didn't know what the "temporary teacher" was called, so she could only use the most common noun to define it.
"She is only two years old, how can I go?" Gu Changle smiled, "I put her in Aunt Nan's place."
Jiang Baimian asked thoughtfully while climbing the stairs:
"Do you want to teach her after you learn it?"
"Yes. I am still young and popular now. I have room for choice and my income is stable. In addition, the dividends from the gun shop can support the cost of hiring a "temporary teacher". In a few years, when An'an grows up and can teach by himself, who knows what the situation will be and whether it is in this state? I just think about it. I will learn more first, and I can teach her by myself no matter how bad it is." Gu Changle talked about his own considerations.
"That's right, people will have immediate worries without long-term plans." Jiang Baimian praised.
Papa, Shang Jianyao also applauded.
During this chat, they arrived at the fifth floor and entered a relatively spacious room near the alley.
The light outside shines through the glass windows on all sides, illuminating the bed, table, bench, paper and simple blackboard inside very clearly.
At this time, seven or eight women were sitting on stools, on the edge of the bed, looking down at the paper in their hands, and whispering to review the words they had learned before.
Jiang Baimian looked around and pulled Shang Jianyao to sit next to a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.
The girl was wrapped in a shriveled white cotton jacket and looked at the notes of the previous class intently.
In this cold room, she was shaking a little.
When the other party came to an end, he raised his head and Jiang Baimian showed a harmless smile:
"How long have you been here for classes?"
The girl looked pretty and a little haggard.
She replied politely:
"It's almost two months."
"How is the teacher?" Jiang Baimian asked with a contemplation.
This may be the most concerned issue for students who have come here for the first time.
"Very good, very patient, and understand a lot." The girl was not stingy with her praise.
At this time, Shang Jianyao interrupted and said:
"Why do you think about raising money to hire a 'temporary teacher'?"
The girl then realized something was wrong, looked at him and said in surprise:
"How could there be a man?"
This was done by women who were doing flesh and blood business in the yard, and no men appeared normally.
"Are you not allowed men to do flesh and blood business?" Shang Jianyao was confident.
"My friend." Gu Changle quickly introduced,
The girl's eyes swept across Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian's faces, becoming more and more confused.
She didn't ask much, sighed and answered the question just now:
"My sister works as a prostitute in a nightclub. Whether to pick up customers there or not, what customers do not count on, just like a slave.
"She had a dirty disease half a year ago and was driven out. She asked someone for treatment but it was not cured. She died not long after...
"She kept saying that there was no hope in this industry and couldn't jump out. After a few years, she might die of illness and told me not to learn from her. But what's the solution? You have to live first?
"I'm just pulling customers by myself, it's okay to be careful, but it's not a solution to keep going like this. One day, I'll be like my sister, when she dies..."
The girl stopped, lowered her head, and turned to "smiling":
"I just thought, while I still have some money, recognize my words and learn more, maybe I have the opportunity to work as a clerk in the municipal building, and take on the relic hunter mission that doesn't have to take risks, so I don't have to do this anymore."
"Yes." Jiang Baimian agreed sincerely.
The girl wanted to say something, but suddenly she saw someone coming in at the door, so she stood up and said:
"Hello, Teacher An."
Jiang Baimian looked over and was a little stunned for a moment.
The "temporary teacher" she came was actually someone she knew.
To be continued...