Chapter 282 282. Bank
What on earth is this good thing? It successfully aroused everyone's curiosity.
The orange cat principal did not reveal any details, but smiled mysteriously: "You will know in a few days."
At the end of the school day, after the students had left, a group of workers entered the classroom.
Virginia stayed behind out of curiosity to see what these people were looking at.
They stood on a wooden ladder, used tools to dig a hole on the top of the wall, and then installed a strange machine on it.
"This is called a ceiling fan, and it's powered by electricity." The orange cat principal said proudly, "I've tried it, and it's really cool. It's much more comfortable than fanning yourself."
One classroom was quickly installed and the workers moved on to another.
Principal Orange Cat pressed the switch to power on the ceiling fan, and the eight blades slowly began to rotate.
The wind was very strong, making people's hair flutter.
"It's really cool." The elf colleague looked intoxicated.
Obinna put her hands on her hips and said, "I want to buy one and install it in my home."
"For home use, there is a very convenient table fan that is placed on the ground. I saw it in Fulinbao." The orange cat principal opened his hands and gave a brief description.
"It should be very expensive, right?" Virginia asked curiously.
"It will be cheaper. The Lord said that fans should be popularized to every household like electric lights." The orange cat principal said, jumping up and turning off the fan: "If it's not hot, remember to save electricity!"
Virginia left the school carrying her cloth bag and had a meal at the cafeteria near the entrance.
Recalling the past few months of my life.
She clearly felt the changes in the city. There were more and more vehicles on the road, and the spacious six-lane road was starting to become congested.
Then, the City Lord's Mansion arranged security guards at the intersection to direct traffic.
The newly built Big Ben is already ten stories high and has become a landmark building in the city center, emitting light like a beacon at night.
You can tell the time from miles away.
The prices of various handicrafts are gradually declining, but the quality is constantly improving from generation to generation.
For example, the price of a watch is now only one-third of the price when it was first released. The same is true for the price of a bicycle.
The factory could obviously make more profit by charging a higher price, but it chose not to do so.
After arriving home, Virginia fell on the bed, took a nap, and picked up a book on the bedside table to read.
This is a book she rented from the library.
Book title: Introduction to Electricity! Electricity can be said to be the most mainstream and popular new subject today, especially for ordinary people. Electricity is a natural force that ordinary people can master and utilize, and it contains infinite possibilities.
Electric lights and electric fans are just the beginning. There are many more applications waiting to be discovered.
A steamship with a capacity of 1,000 passengers slowly entered the harbor and docked at the shore.
On the deck, a group of new immigrants looked at Donggang City excitedly.
The first mate and crew lowered the ladder: "Everyone, you can disembark now."
The passengers took their luggage, climbed down the ladder and got off the boat and onto the shore.
"Mom! Where is my sister? How can I find her?"
"No hurry, your sister is still in school, let's go to the Executive Office first."
Virginia met her family at noon.
Mother Charlene looked haggard and not in good condition. Sister's figure was like the skeleton in the textbook, only skin and bones.
"How long have you not eaten?" Virginia felt relieved. In her opinion, it was good enough for the two of them to be alive.
As for enduring hunger, it is very normal in troubled times.
"I haven't eaten since I got on the boat." Sister Erica said in a hoarse voice.
"Let's go eat first." Virginia didn't say any more nonsense and took the two of them directly to the school cafeteria.
Teachers don’t have to queue up to buy meals, and Virginia quickly received the food allocated for lunch today.
She gave it to her mother and sister.
"Eat slowly and don't choke." Virginia picked up the water cup and filled it with water from the public kettle.
After eating something, the two of them looked better.
"I thought this country was in chaos, but I didn't expect it to be so prosperous." Charlene went to get some more water and said as she drank, "Virginia, your job seems pretty good?"
“Eating and living, no problem.”
After three months of working, Virginia has paid off her loan.
She doesn't like to borrow money, and leaving large sums of money at home unattended will undoubtedly cause heavy losses if it is stolen.
So, it’s better to pay it back directly.
Limit your spending, too.
There are so many things she wants to buy recently, and she is afraid she can't control herself.
"Mother, have you gone to the Executive Office to handle the formalities?"
"I have been there and applied for a loan of five silver dollars. But it seems that they don't have enough silver dollars and offered to give me silver notes, but I didn't agree."
"Silver notes are actually very useful." Virginia took the two to her home and said, "The rent here is very expensive. You can stay at my place."
Erica cheered and tried to sit on the bed.
Virginia grabbed her by the back of her collar: "Go take a shower first! You are too dirty."
A shower head was installed in the toilet.
Virginia also bought some soap, taking advantage of the Harvest Festival subsidy from Fortune.
I have to say, it’s really useful!
It is very easy to remove sweat stains from the body, and the whole person will feel much more comfortable.
After bathing became convenient, she developed the habit of taking a bath every day.
Of course, only in summer.
After taking a shower, I took them out for a haircut and bought them some decent clothes.
A total of seventy-two copper pennies were spent.
Virginia handed the remaining copper penny to her mother Charlene.
"Do you think the silver bills are really useful?"
"Of course, silver notes can be exchanged for everything you need for silver dollars, and the reputation of Fulinbao Bank is a guarantee. As you know, with more and more people now, silver dollars are bound to be insufficient. Everyone likes silver as a currency because it is not as large as gold coins, which are difficult to change, nor as small as copper pennies and iron coins, which are difficult to carry."
"I will go to the Executive Office again tomorrow, and they will arrange a job for me. If someone vouches for me, I can do some relatively leisurely guard work, such as night watchman or night watchman. Are you qualified to vouch for me?"
"Not sure, maybe! How much do these jobs pay?"
"The monthly salary for a night watchman is five silver dollars, and that for a night watchman is about the same. I heard that working in a factory or going out to sea to fish would earn more, but it's very tiring. If that doesn't work out, I'll just go farming. Having my own land gives me peace of mind."
Inside the barber shop, Erica listened quietly to the two people talking, her eyes unconsciously following the children passing by.
"Do you want to eat?" Virginia asked lightly.
Erica nodded without hesitation.
(End of this chapter)
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