The Literary Hero of the Republic of China (民国之文豪) [MTL]

Chapter 5- 6

Chapter 5 Finding a Job

　　When Mu Qiong got up from the bed, his arms felt sore and sore, probably because he injured his muscles while carrying water yesterday.

　　He carried half a bucket of water yesterday, and even injured his arm, his body...

　　Of course, he was already very satisfied. In his previous life, he couldn't do such a job as carrying water.

　　Mu Qiong got up helplessly, and as soon as he got dressed, the door was opened. Mu Changyu, who was two years younger than him, came in with a bucket full of water, looking effortless at all.

　　Mu Changyu also saw Mu Qiong and showed a big smile: "Brother, the water is here, let's wash your face!"

　　As she spoke, she poured the water in the bucket into a wooden basin, and gave Mu Qiong another towel.

　　"Thank you." Mu Qiong wiped his face with a towel in cold water, and he became sober all of a sudden, and after he finished washing his face, Mu Changyu changed the water and washed his face clean.

　　The breakfast is still batter, not even a bit of chopped green onion, after all chopped green onion costs money.

　　Mu Qiong ate his share and said to Zhu Wanwan, "Mother, I'll go out and have a look."

　　"En." Zhu Wanwan agreed, and took out three more copper coins to Mu Qiong: "Qioner, if you are hungry, buy something to eat."

　　After finishing speaking, she added a little guiltily: "The clothes I brought a few days ago haven't been sent to anyone yet, mother has no money recently..."

　　In the past in Suzhou, she and her daughter stayed at home all day without seeing any money, but when her son wanted to go out, his father-in-law always gave him money, and he gave a lot. Her son never had to worry about what he wanted to eat and drink at that time. money.

　　But now... They even have to spend money to buy firewood for boiling water, and there are still many things missing at home...

　　She was thinking about next month's rent and winter clothes, how dare she spend them carelessly?

　　Fortunately, her son recovered from his illness, otherwise...she was already considering whether to remarry.

　　Mu Qiong thought for a while and took the money.

　　With the state of the house, he wouldn't spend the money carelessly, but it's good to keep it just in case.

　　The value of various commodities in the Republic of China was quite different from that in modern times, but if it is barely converted, the value of a copper dollar at this time is roughly equivalent to the three yuan before Mu Qiong crossed.

　　Based on this conversion, the purchasing power of a piece of ocean at this time is roughly equivalent to the four hundred yuan he had before crossing. Of course, this is in places like Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin. In the countryside, the purchasing power of silver dollars is much stronger.

　　As for everyone's income... According to the original owner's previous memories in Beijing, at this time, the shop hired a shopkeeper who could write and count, and his monthly salary was between eight and ten yuan, while ordinary workers only had three or four yuan a month. , Shanghai should be similar.

　　The price of goods at this time is quite high compared to everyone's income, but because people at this time generally do not spend money to enjoy themselves, they only buy necessities of life, so ordinary families in big cities spend two yuan a month, not counting rent. The money has been able to live well.