50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 10 Hiring an errand boy
Sun Zhiwei took the keys and money with a bit of surprise, then asked, "These are for you. Why don't you keep the extra ones for yourself?"

"My uncle taught me this. The teacher gave me too much, and I can't accept it." Daxiang is not good at lying. When he heard him ask the reason, he couldn't help but expose his uncle.

"Who is your uncle?"

"Oh, my uncle is the lobby manager."

"I understand. What's your name? What did you do before? Who else is in your family?" Sun Zhiwei asked as he walked towards the room.

Daxiang followed carefully behind him and introduced himself and his family in detail.

When they got to the room, Sun Zhiwei opened the cover of the "Children's Library" and gave the girl two picture books, letting her read by herself.

He sat on the sofa and talked to Daxiang: "What are your plans for the future?"

Daxiang didn't understand what this sentence meant and looked at Sun Zhiwei with some confusion.

Sun Zhiwei knew that he was not very smart, so he didn't beat around the bush and asked him directly: "Do you want to work with me in the future?"

Daxiang understood now and immediately stood up excitedly: "Yes, meet you, sir."

He was about to bow down when Sun Zhiwei quickly stopped him: "You're just running errands for me. This is a new society now, and this is not allowed anymore."

"Well, sir, I'll quit my job now." He was a little excited to finally escape from his uncle's clutches.

"No rush, wait a few days until I can settle down again."

"Oh~" Daxiang immediately became depressed when he heard that he would have to stay under his uncle for a few more days.

When Sun Zhiwei saw Daxiang's wilted look, he knew that this child had suffered from his uncle for a long time, and he couldn't help laughing.

"Since you've decided to work with me, I can't just ignore you. From now on, I'll pay you 50 yuan a month, and if you do anything, there will be bonuses."

"Thank you, sir." Daxiang's thanks were sincere.

Sun Zhiwei knew that he worked as a security guard in the Oriental Hotel, earning only 15 yuan a month, and had to support a family, so his monthly life was a bit tight, and he had to rely on his mother to take on some laundry work to supplement the family income.

A penny can make a hero fall. If he had 50 dollars, it would be completely different. Sun Zhiwei would never let people work for him without giving them enough food.

Now that he has a subordinate, things will be much easier in the future, and Sun Zhiwei is more confident about his future plans.

He will not be pursuing a career in officialdom, so he does not need too many people. One or two people will be enough in the early stages. However, he still needs to observe for a few years whether Daxiang will be the final candidate.

The overall situation is changing and people's hearts are unstable. It is not easy to find someone you can trust. He is now taking things one step at a time.

The outside world is not peaceful now, and those evil spirits are making their final struggle. In order to avoid being affected, he stays in the hotel peacefully, reading and writing every day, and telling stories to his daughter.

In addition to loving delicious food, the little guy now likes picture books, which is a good thing.

Sun Zhiwei also took the opportunity to teach her dozens of Chinese characters. With the pictures as reference, Nannan remembered the new characters firmly.

Especially her own name "Sun Aila", which she can now read and write correctly.

Three days passed like this. On the morning of the 25th, Sun Zhiwei woke up early and dressed his sister neatly. Then he put all the things he needed to hand in into a rattan box, including a radio, a code book, a flower-mouthed pistol, household registration certificate, and property certificate.

At that time, he also found two deposit certificates in the documents in the secret compartment. One was a passbook of the Salt Industry Bank with a deposit of 240 silver dollars; the other was a time deposit certificate of the Jincheng Bank with a deposit of 500 silver dollars.

These are the savings of Sun Zhiwei's parents over the years. They are reasonable and legal. If he wants to inherit them, he needs to go through a clear path, so he put them all in a box and wait for verification by his superiors.

Other cash and other items, as long as they are not large amounts, do not need to be reported. Indeed, there is no large amount of cash, and the limited cash was also stolen by the criminals.

As for the gold bars he used to buy the books, he had already thought of an explanation. Apart from the expenses of the past few days, he placed the remaining approximately 250 yuan in a small wooden box.

Everything was ready. After breakfast and a short rest, Sun Zhiwei called the front desk and asked Daxiang to come over.

After a while, Daxiang came running over. Sun Zhiwei had not gone out these days, so Daxiang could only stay in the hotel obediently. He was watched by his uncle every day and his pain was beyond words.

Just now, the front desk clerk said that Mr. Sun called him, and he immediately left his uncle who was scolding him and rushed to Sun Zhiwei's room.

"Sir, I'm here. What do you want me to do for you?" He felt that Mr. Sun was his savior. Just when his uncle was about to scold him, Mr. Sun came to save him.

Although Sun Zhiwei thought Daxiang's excitement was a bit strange, he didn't think much about it.

"I'm going out soon, go get a spear and come back." This time I was going to meet the boss, so I wouldn't bring anyone irrelevant with me. Just Daxiang would be enough.

Later, Daxiang came over fully armed, and Sun Zhiwei said to him, "Carry the box and follow me."

After saying that, he picked up Nannan with his right hand, carried the small wooden box in his left hand and walked out.

The three of them called two rickshaws at the door. Sun Zhiwei took his daughter in front to show the way, while Daxiang followed behind with a wicker box.

"Master, go to No. 1 Education Ministry Street, Xidan." The driver was quite old and seemed to be very familiar with the capital. When he heard the address Sun Zhiwei reported, he showed a look of fear.

Sun Zhiwei understood after a moment's thought, and comforted the driver, saying, "The people who should have left over there have already left, so go ahead without worry."

The driver didn't know whether to believe it or not, but he lowered his head and started on his way. Ministry of Education Street was a little south of Xidan, a full six or seven miles away from the Oriental Hotel.

No. 1 Ministry of Education Street used to be the Prince Jingjin's Palace, and later became the location of the Kuomintang branch. Now all the people have left, and it is empty with only a few gatekeepers.

However, starting today, things will get lively there again. Sun Zhiwei and others are there, and he has come to ask for help.

He clearly remembered that the working group entered the city today. That was the base, with people from various departments. There should also be people from his parents' unit there.

The two rickshaws drove for more than half an hour before reaching the intersection of Xuanwumen Inner Street and Ministry of Education Street. The two drivers were a little afraid to go into that street, so Sun Zhiwei didn't force them. He paid the fare and sent them away.

After confirming the road signs, Sun Zhiwei held his sister in his arms and walked ahead to find the way, while Daxiang followed behind with a long gun on his back and a wicker box in his hand.

The three of them entered the Ministry of Education Street and walked forward until they arrived at the gate of Courtyard No. 1. At this time, Courtyard No. 1 was already crowded with people, and many cadres in plain clothes were coming in and out.

If Sun Zhiwei hadn't confirmed that it was someone from above who was coming today, he would have thought it was someone from the branch office who had returned. These people didn't have any markings on their heads, so who knew where they were from?

(End of this chapter)