The programmer and his woman

It was another sunny day. I finished my morning work smoothly. After working all morning, I was really hungry. After get off work, I had to find a dog food restaurant nearby to eat and fill my hungry stomach. I am quite experienced in finding such small restaurants. You must go through the side roads and alleys to find them. They are usually delicious and not expensive.

When I was looking for a restaurant, I found a shabby-looking temple not far from here. This temple has been through many trials and tribulations, and the traces of time are deeply engraved on every brick and stone. The walls are mottled, and the tiles on the roof have long lost their original luster, and even in some places, the dilapidated wooden structure is exposed. The area around the temple is overgrown with weeds, and occasionally a few wild birds hover on the roof, making crisp calls.

I often hear adults gather together and whisper about burning incense and worshipping Buddha. But I still don't know what burning incense and worshipping Buddha is, but I vaguely feel that it seems to be related to gods and fate. The temple gives me the feeling that whenever adults encounter something they can't solve, they will come here to talk to the Buddha and pray for help from the gods.

I heard from adults that as long as you are sincere, the Buddha will hear your voice. I am very confused about my future, so I might as well go in and make a wish, hoping that I can find a good job that makes a lot of money. Although I know it is unlikely, I still have to have dreams, just in case they come true by accident.

Thinking of this, I walked into the temple. The temple was not big, and there were a few ordinary people like me walking in and out. I didn’t see any monks or incense burners here, but I saw piles of books in every room of the temple. When I looked up, I saw cardboards with prices written on them hanging on the door frames of each room.

Oh, they are selling books here. I think the books sold in the temple are probably Buddhist scriptures. Could this be the legendary Sutra Repository? Did the temple go bankrupt and sell off all the books? I wondered.

But I am not interested in Buddhist scriptures at all. It would be great if there were some martial arts secrets here. I remember in the martial arts movies on TV, there were Yi Jin Jing, Nine Yang Zhen Jing, Nine Yin Zhen Jing in the Sutra Library. Any one of them will do. If that doesn't work, a copy of the Sunflower Manual will do. If I can really buy it, I will castrate myself when I go back, and then practice this martial arts. I'll see who dares to mess with me when I go out next time.

I just walked forward, thinking about things randomly. When I got closer, I set my eyes on a book. Oh, a treasure book, it really exists. It seems that I really need to be ruthless to myself when I go back this time. After learning it, I will be able to dominate the world.

Wait, it's too early to be happy now. The words in front are pressed by another book and I can't see them. Let's check it first. I eagerly pushed away the book that was pressing it, picked it up and took another look. I saw four big golden words "Medical Collection" in my eyes, not "Sunflower Collection". Oh, I'm so disappointed. I thought I could go to the rivers and lakes and become a hero from now on. It seems that I thought too much. Forget it, I'll spare your life for now, and then check other books to see if there is any.

So I put it down and picked up another one, and saw the title "Recipe Collection". What is this? It is about treating illnesses and cooking. It is completely different from what I thought. This is not a place to worship Buddha, all the Buddha statues have been moved away. It is not a scripture library either. They don't sell Buddhist scriptures here, but this kind of book is sold.

I looked up again and carefully read the price written on the cardboard. My God, these books are actually sold by the pound, only two yuan per pound. This really overturned my cognition. It was the first time I knew that books could be sold in this way. I looked at the prices on the signs hanging at the doors of other houses. Some were three yuan per pound, and some were five yuan per pound.

Wow, there are so many books here. I turned the book over and looked at the price on the back. It was priced at more than 30 yuan. At this time, I calculated in my mind that if such a thick book was sold by kilogram, it would probably only cost about three yuan. Wow, wouldn’t this save a lot of money?

So I quickly put down the book in my hand and ran to another room where the price was three yuan per pound to take a look. Most of the books sold in this room were story books, such as "One Thousand and One Nights", "Aesop's Fables", "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and so on. Although these books are worth reading, they are not what I am most interested in.

Yes, let's go and see what books are sold in the most expensive room, the one that sells books for 5 yuan per pound. As soon as I got close to this room, I was shocked by the titles of the books I saw.

Oh my god, I can actually see this kind of book here, "Basics of Computer Applications". This book is a best-seller in the book wholesale market now, and the price of one copy is at least 50 or 60 yuan. Wait, there is also "Computer Enthusiasts". Isn't this the kind of magazine I saw in the store where I worked part-time? Oh, there is also "Microcomputer". Oh my god, I'm rich, I'm rich!

I shouted excitedly, "Boss, come on, get me a bag, I want the biggest size."

It seemed that the Buddha really appeared. I was so excited that my hands holding the bag began to shake. While I was repeating thank you to the Buddha in my heart, I was searching for the book I wanted to buy among the pile of books.

There are not many copies of "Computer Enthusiast" left. After searching for a long time, I found five copies. Although they were published one or two years ago, the knowledge recorded in them is not outdated.

I also found two new-dated copies of "New Wave", which is also a computer magazine, and the CD that came with the book is still there. If I bought a new copy of these magazines, it would cost nearly 20 yuan, but now it's estimated that one copy would only cost 2 yuan at most, which is really worth it.

After choosing these magazines, I also picked some books on computer basics, graphic design, animation design and software programming. However, except for the outdated computer magazines, the other books seemed to be pirated, because when I flipped through them, I found that the handwriting in some books was doubled, and the quality of the paper was also relatively poor. Although I suspected that these books were pirated, the content of the books was still readable. At this price, even if I bought pirated books, I felt like I was getting a bargain.

It's just that I have chosen too many books now, and I'm a little worried that I don't have enough money. But fortunately, when I checked out, I found that the money I had was just enough.

I was pushing the bicycle full of books with great satisfaction, and then I remembered that I came out to eat, but I had spent all my money on books. But it didn't matter anymore, there is a saying that knowledge is power, looking at these books made me feel full of strength, and I walked with the wind, fortunately this place is not far from home, so I hummed a little song all the way and pushed the bicycle back home.

I have to work during the day these days, and the night time is too precious for me. I go to bed very late every day. Today, I was so engrossed in watching that I fell asleep on the table. When I woke up, I found that it was already daybreak. I ate a quick meal and rushed to the supermarket.

Now I ask the team leader to only assign me one shift every day, because I have to go home to continue reading, which is what I look forward to most every day. Sometimes I can meet Yan Jing and I are assigned to the same shift, and we chat when we have free time. I told Yan Jing about the bookstore I found, but he was not interested in it. He has been assigned two shifts every day these days. Sometimes I will take his place for a while when he has to work double shifts, so that he can go out for dinner. I don’t know if there is anything wrong with him working so hard to make money.

At this time, the team leader shouted, "Salaries are being paid today. Those who are free should go to the finance department to collect their salaries." Cheers rang out in the room.

I was also very happy and said to Glasses, "Hey, Glasses will get paid soon. I will treat you and the team leader to a meal after the payment. Thanks to your help again this time. By the way, I see you have been working overtime these days. Why are you working so hard?"

"Hehe," Glasses smiled mysteriously, "Do you know that a computer room opened next to my house these days? Do you know what a computer room is?" Glasses asked.

"I don't know," I replied, shaking my head.

Then I heard Glasses continue to say: "The computer room is a room with many computers. You can play games on the computers in it."

"Is there such a place?" I asked.

"Yes, there is one right next to my house. It just opened a few days ago. It's the only one around here. It's quite small, with only three computers inside. I went there once and it was really fun. I wanted my family to buy me one, but they knew it was so expensive and they wouldn't buy me one. I have no choice but to work hard to earn money, hoping to earn enough money for a computer soon so I can buy one for myself."

"Oh, so that's how it is. How much does one cost?" I asked.

Glasses thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either. I heard from the owner of the computer room that one costs more than 10,000 yuan."

Oh my god, I exclaimed, "How long will it take you to save up enough to buy it?"

"I've calculated that if I work two shifts a day, I can save enough to buy it in a year. But sometimes I go there to play, and it costs 20 yuan a day. I don't think I can save enough in a year."

Hearing Glasses say this, I could only force a smile and said, "Haha, then keep going."

"Okay Dongzi, let's not talk about it for now. I'm going to go get my salary first."

Not long after Glasses went in, he saw some employees, including Glasses, walk out angrily after receiving their wages. After they came out, they walked to the team leader and asked, "Team leader, why didn't you tell us this before? Why are we responsible for the things lost in the supermarket?"

"Yeah, why is it our fault?" The newcomers were talking noisily, venting their dissatisfaction.

After hearing this, I hurried to the finance office to see how much money was deducted from me. I was shocked when I saw it. Normally, I should have worked five days on the settlement day, and I should have received a salary of about 100 yuan. However, I saw a negative five yuan written on the pay slip, which means I worked five days and still owed the supermarket five yuan.

Seeing this, I also got anxious and asked loudly: "What's going on? Is there a mistake? How come I didn't get paid after working so many days and still owe you money?"

The finance department also expressed helplessness after seeing this and said to me: "The value of the items lost this time is quite large, and it happened in your group. In addition, you don't work very many days, so your salary has become negative."

"What was lost?" I asked.

"Five boxes of imported condoms were lost. They were placed on the shelf next to your cashier counter. They were always lost there before, so they are now placed right in front of you. They have never been lost since they were moved. I don't know how they were lost again this month. This time, only the ones in front of your group's cashier counter were lost. The leader said that your group is primarily responsible. I have a video here and you can check it if you have any questions."

After coming out of the finance office, I saw Glasses arguing with a colleague. At this time, I heard Glasses shouting, "My brother is not that kind of person, don't talk nonsense."

The colleague looked up and down at the glasses and said, "If it's not him, then it's you. We have been working here for more than half a year and nothing like this has happened. So much money has been lost in just five days since he came."

He just snorted and continued, "Your brother is in good health. Use one box a day and throw away five boxes in five days."

I couldn't stand it when I heard it, and I immediately rushed over and shouted, "Fuck you, I don't even have a girlfriend, what do I need this for! Stop accusing me, my brother wouldn't do such a thing, I'm done with it."

After saying that, I angrily took off my work clothes, slammed them on the table, and walked away.

When Glasses saw that I quit, he took off his work clothes and threw them on the table. I quit too and followed me.

"Dongzi, I'm sorry. I thought I could introduce you to a live one, but now it has turned out like this."

"It's okay, Glasses. It's not your fault. This has nothing to do with you. And I still want to thank you for introducing me to this job. It's just that I was so unlucky to encounter this incident when I went to work, and it also caused you to be punished with me. Glasses, you are doing a good job here. Aren't you planning to earn money to buy a computer? Don't stop working because of my little thing."

Glasses patted my shoulder and said, "Hey, I actually don't want to work in this crappy place anymore."

He pointed his finger at the sky and said fiercely, "Don't let me know who did it. If I catch him, I will break his thing."

When I heard this, I imagined the scene in my mind, and suddenly I couldn’t help but burst into laughter. As I laughed, I started to choke up again.

Glasses looked at me, laughing and crying, and asked nervously: "Dongzi, are you okay?"

"It's okay. I just thought about my past work experiences and felt so miserable. The first time I worked, I was caught by the security guard. Then the second time, I was framed by my colleagues. And this time, I was framed by my colleagues. Now I don't have a penny in my pocket, and I still owe someone five yuan."

"Okay, don't be sad, Dongzi. I have money. Come on, I'll treat you to a meal."

"Dongzi, where do you think we should go to find a job?"

"I'm going to try my luck at the job market. What about you, Glasses?"

"My dad told me to go to a vocational school. I don't have anywhere to go right now, so I might go to school in a few days. How about this, I'm free tomorrow, so you wait for me at home, and I'll come find you. I'll go with you to the job market to find a job."