After the discussion, a group of people went to kill Xiangdong Laishun. Li Jie, Su Changqing, and Song Zhenguo were natives of Forty-Nine City and all came to school by bicycle. Three cars and six people were just right.
Just as the university started, the flow of people on the street surged, and the streets were densely packed with people riding bicycles. As one of the most prestigious time-honored brands in Sijiu City, Donglaishun had a long queue in front of its store, which was no less than that of later generations.
Internet celebrity store.
Although Yang Tingzhou had just arrived in Sijiucheng not long ago, he had heard of the reputation of Donglaishun and Quanjude. Needless to say, the taste must be very delicious.
As for the price, judging by his eyes, it was something he couldn't afford.
After his father was rehabilitated, he did receive back his salary. As the saying goes, a poor family has a rich life. Before entering school, his father secretly stuffed thirty yuan into his salary, but he discovered it when he checked his luggage.
Later, he secretly stuffed it back. He was thirty years old and his son was already making soy sauce. How could he have the nerve to take money from his parents again?
"There are so many people, why don't we find another one?"
How could Li Jie not understand the implication of Yang Tingzhou's words? He just felt that eating here was too expensive. He could understand that a meal for six people cost more than ten yuan at most, but he didn't take this small amount of money seriously.
"It's okay. Today is our first party of 203. We have to eat here. I'll translate a few manuscripts and then I'll be back!"
"The situation is bad!"
Su Changqing extended a thumbs up and praised.
The second child, Xu Bing, couldn't help but show a hint of envy in his eyes, and thought to himself.
'People in cities are different. There are many ways to make money. I don't know when I will be able to make money by translating manuscripts.'
The manuscripts Li Jie refers to are translations of foreign novels, including Mao Xiong's, Yingjiang's, and Sakura Country. Although they are translations, translating foreign literary works is also a secondary creation.
Have you not seen that many foreign language works are originally very good, but they are not adapted to the Chinese culture? Among them, the translation level of the translator plays a very important role.
Since Li Jie's translation skills can be recognized by the publishing house, he can barely be regarded as a literati. The status and popularity of writers in this era are very high.
The first choice of many students is the Department of Chinese Language and Literature and the Department of Journalism. It seems that only by studying these majors can one be called a true "cultural person".
Once you are labeled as a scholar, you will definitely become a man of the hour.
The second eldest son, Xu Bing, is a literature lover. His biggest dream in life is to be able to live a life of receiving royalties. During this period, he also wrote articles for many newspapers and magazines, but unfortunately, without exception, all of these articles fell into the sea.
Ever since he learned that Li Jie had translated two novels and more than a dozen poems, he had been pestering Li Jie, hoping that Li Jie could teach him and improve his literary quality.
When Yang Tingzhou heard this, he no longer insisted. He just mentioned it subconsciously. After all, he had had too many hard times, and he had a wife and children at home, so he was used to living frugally.
A meal costs more than ten yuan, and the school's monthly subsidy is only that much. It is really unnecessary to spend so much money just to satisfy your appetite.
In addition, he was also worried because interpersonal relationships were about reciprocity and he could not afford such an expensive meal.
Although there is a subsidy for going to college, the dozen yuan of subsidy, even if he is saving, is not enough to cover the family's expenses.
Yang Tingzhou's wife is also an educated youth, but the children at home are still young and cannot be separated from each other, so they are not allowed to enter college.
His original intention was to give the opportunity to his wife, but she refused.
Before applying for the exam, my wife laughed and said, since she is the mother of two children, it would be a joke to go to college.
Finally, with his wife's insistence, the opportunity to go to college was given to him.
The two have been married for six or seven years. The wife knows Yang Tingzhou very well. Her husband's biggest dream in this life is to go to college. How can she stop her husband from pursuing his dream?
Although the couple will be thousands of miles apart because of school, his wife Shen Lanqing firmly believes that their relationship will not be separated by space.
How could Yang Tingzhou not love his wife who was so well-educated and sensible at home? He had already thought about it before entering school. No matter how hard his life at school was, he would still send money back home.
As a man, it’s no big deal if you eat less, and it’s no big deal if you nibble on steamed buns.
It's not like he's never been through hard times before. During the most difficult days, he only had porridge in the morning, a steamed bun at noon, and a steamed bun in the evening.
No matter how hard school is, can it be as hard as that time?
'How about I also go and learn translation?'
The idea that Yang Tingzhou is in this situation is not without purpose. His mother is also a teacher, and she is an English teacher. He has been exposed to it since he was a child, and his English foundation is not bad.
However, he also knew in his heart that with his current skills, he was still far from being able to translate literary works.
'The worst I can do is burn the midnight oil every night and I can't translate literary works, but I can still translate journals. Just go slower, and it doesn't matter if I make less!'
This way of making money by translating journals was suggested by Li Jie. At this time, the country's foreign exchange was extremely scarce, and subscribing to international journals required foreign exchange. Therefore, except for some important government agencies, only top universities could get this money. .
However, the text content in journals is all in foreign languages, and many of them contain complex professional vocabulary. At this time, there is an acute shortage of professional translators. Many Chinese journals are not equipped with translators at all.
It is also troublesome to search for foreign language journals. There are too few units that own foreign language journals. Therefore, you can get royalties for translating foreign language journals and supplying them to Chinese journals. You can earn a few yuan by translating an article.
Yang Tingzhou was not the only one in dormitory 203 who had this idea. It could be said that except for Su Changqing, who was born in the compound, the other four people wanted to try this way.
There is no way, there are really too few channels to make money, especially when they are students, there are even fewer channels to make money legally.
Yang Tingzhou is not the only one who has been married in the dormitory. The second child, Xu Bing, and the fourth child, Hu Xiafeng, are all married. The difference is that Xu Bing, like Yang Tingzhou, has children.
Hu Xiafeng is relatively young. She just got married last year and had to take the college entrance examination before she had time to have children.
Half an hour later, after queuing for a long time, it was finally Li Jie's turn.
When ordering, Li Jie paid special attention to everyone's expressions. Among them, the boss's skin was too dark and his expression could not be seen. Su Changqing was a regular customer and had long been accustomed to the consumption here.
The remaining second eldest Xu Bing, fourth eldest Hu Xiafeng, and youngest Song Zhenguo all shrank their pupils when they saw the menu.
In fact, Li Jie deliberately placed the dinner venue in Donglaishun, not to show off his financial resources. He was not that low-level. The reason why he did this was to plant a seed in their hearts.