It must be admitted that Teng Wenli, this neighbor, was really thoughtful. Within a few days, he found such a way for Qu Jianlei.
As for the deposit...it's not much, just a thousand silver dollars.
In standard units of calculation, it is half a square meter of a house in a downtown area.
But for ordinary people, this deposit is really quite a lot.
Instead of comparing yourself to others, let’s compare Qu Jianlei himself first. This temporary librarian’s monthly salary is four hundred silver dollars!
He had to go without food and water for two and a half months before he could earn the deposit money.
It is understandable that librarians have easier work and less income, and of course there are fewer temporary workers.
The Sofia sisters' one-day tour guide fee is only fifty yuan, and they bring their own vehicles.
The two beauties are still sisters, and they work for a full month for only 1,500 yuan, which shows that it is really hard to make money.
However, there is one exception in the pair of Qu Jianlei.
This is an order received from a suite in a high-end hotel. The other party is a handsome guy, so he will offer a lower price.
Even if no story happened, the wealthy man would definitely be willing to tip. In fact, the two of them also received gifts worth hundreds of silver dollars.
Teng Wenli was thinking the same thing. Panda could afford to rent a house for two thousand silver dollars a month, so he probably wouldn't be too short of money.
In addition, if the temporary librarian does not eat or drink for five months, he can afford the monthly rent of this villa...
In short, Qu Jianlei was very grateful, and Teng Wenli also felt that his efforts were not in vain, and of course he felt very comfortable.
The guests and hosts enjoyed the wine that night.
Early the next morning, Teng Wenli took Qu Jianlei to the Old City Library and completed the onboarding process before noon that day.
After getting the ID card, he was supposed to go to work the next day, but Qu Jianlei was not in a hurry to go home, but stayed in the district library to familiarize himself with the environment.
Although it is just a library in a district, the old city covers an area of more than 100 square kilometers and has a population of over one million.
The library occupies a fairly small area, covering an area of 20,000 square meters. It has three buildings, one main building, two auxiliary buildings, and a dormitory. The greening is quite good.
As for the saying that the security level is quite high... Just listen to it. There are many surveillance and alarm systems, but many of them are in disrepair.
The next morning, Qu Jianlei officially came to report, and the person in charge of taking him was a middle-aged man named Dave.
Dave was very strong, but not very talkative. Qu Jianlei once wondered if this guy had any objections to him.
After sensing the other person's emotions, he found that there were indeed no negative feelings, and then he felt relieved.
After explaining all the precautions, it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon.
Dave asked him to go to work on time tomorrow and take over the work, and finally muttered, "I don't know how many days you can work."
Only then did Qu Jianlei understand that this person was a little worried that he would not be able to endure poverty.
But the income is really not much. Although the library provides lunch, the taste is really indescribable.
The next day, as soon as the genius dawned, Qu Jianlei drove to the library and started his day's work.
The administrator's job is actually quite easy, including sweeping the floors and wiping tables and chairs, categorizing books, and sorting out borrowing records.
If there hadn't been surveillance at the door, Qu Jianlei would have directly used wind-attribute spells to clean it up.
But the preparations didn't take long. After he finished everything, there was still an hour before the museum opened.
Then he picked up the search information in the library and read it slowly.
When he first arrived, he didn't plan to start fishing right away. Anyway, it was always good to be familiar with the collection of books in the library.
Before I knew it, it was the opening time, but really no one came.
Throughout the morning, only a dozen people came, three of them borrowed books, and the others chose to read in the library.
Among them were two pairs of young men and women, who were very affectionate. It was not clear whether they came to read a book or to fall in love.
But Qu Jianlei doesn't pay attention to these, as long as he doesn't mess around and doesn't make any noise.
Dave came over near noon and found Qu Jianlei browsing through the search, and nodded happily.
Then he walked to the cabinet next to him, took down a cup, picked up the teapot without saying anything, and poured himself a cup of tea.
Although this guy looks tall and thick, he is quite knowledgeable. After taking two sips, his brows raised.
"Your tea...is delicious!"
Qu Jianlei stared at the search information in his hand and replied casually, "That's all I have for a hobby."
Dave nodded, "No wonder you don't care about the salary. This little money is not enough to drink tea. Why did you think of coming here?"
"Hide away," Qu Jianlei replied without raising his head, "I don't have anything to do at the moment, and I don't need this little money anyway."
At noon, everyone left the library, and he did not go to eat, but went to take stock of the books.
The library opened relatively late in the afternoon. After sorting out the books, he planned how he would get through the collection of books here.
The day flies by so quickly, and I have to admit that it makes sense for librarians to have a meager income, as they basically have nothing to do.
The next day...is still fleeting.
On the third day, Qu Jianlei finally started reading books.
As for your own job, you can finish it as long as you divide your time between distractions. By the time you reach A level, multi-threading thinking is basic.
Reading like this was really enjoyable. After reading it, he felt that it was too slow to change books back and forth, so he simply put a pile of books on the table at a time.
At noon the next day, because he didn't have lunch, he didn't close the door and just sat there reading.
As he watched, he felt that the light was getting darker, so he turned his head and looked outside the door: Is it going to rain?
What he didn't expect to see was a tall, elegant woman who looked to be about thirty years old.
The woman had a tall and thin figure that was rare in the empire. She looked at him with big eyes in confusion, "Isn't it closed?"
"Close it," Qu Jianlei replied in a deep voice, "I was so absorbed in reading that I forgot to close the door."
The woman blinked twice and continued to ask, "Then you don't want to eat at noon?"
I have given up lunch here! Qu Jianlei was stunned for a moment and asked instead, "What do you want to do?"
"I'm here to check some information," the woman took out a library card, "Can I come in?"
"No," Qu Jianlei shook his head without hesitation, "The library is not open at this time."
Then he lowered his head and continued reading.
In fact, he can find an excuse, such as being unable to log in to the borrowing system, to avoid offending others.
But he was too lazy to find an excuse. Rules were rules. If everything was special, why should we follow the rules?
The woman's voice came again, "Do you know who I am?"
"I don't know," Qu Jianlei replied without raising his head, "Then do you know who I am?"
The woman was a little dissatisfied, "I'm a professor at Green Water College. I came here to check some information. I'm in a hurry."
Qu Jianlei still didn't look up, "I'm the librarian, and I'm still temporary... I don't have the authority to make exceptions!"
The woman raised her voice a little, "Can you please take a look and see what permissions my library card has?"
After hearing this, Qu Jianlei finally raised his head, then stretched out his hand, "Bring it here."
The woman did not hand him the library card, but put it on the table.
Qu Jianlei stared at it blankly for a while, then picked up his library card and swiped it, then put it on the ID rack, "Go and check."
The authority of this borrowing card is too high, second only to the librarian and deputy librarian, and half a level higher than the librarian.
The administrator can read many books, but cannot borrow books of certain levels, but this library card can.
The woman did not leave in a hurry, but spoke quickly, "Where can I find the information on the mechanical transmission alloy formula from a hundred years ago?"
Qu Jianlei lowered his head again, "Room 3 on the fourth floor, the sixth bookshelf on the second floor, and there are some in bookshelfs 7 and 9 as well."
The woman was stunned when she heard this, "Don't you need to search?"
Qu Jianlei stopped turning the book and asked with a little helplessness, "Aren't you in a hurry?"
To be honest, his personality is really not suitable for the service industry.
"Weird," the woman muttered softly and quickly walked into the building.
Hearing her going upstairs, Qu Jianlei raised his head and looked at the open door: Do you want to close it now?
But then I thought about it, although there were people working in the building, they all went to have lunch, and then they had to take a lunch break.
Now that the door is closed and only one man and one woman are left in the whole building, it doesn't seem good.
Forget it, let's continue reading.
The woman left when she was about to get off work, and she didn't forget to say "thank you" before leaving.
But for Qu Jianlei, this was just a small episode. He nodded slightly to indicate that he had received it.
The next two days passed by in a blink of an eye, and on the third day, it started to rain lightly.
At noon, Qu Jianlei was still reading at the gate, because he liked the fresh air and did not close the door.
While he was reading the book, he felt something was wrong, so he raised his head and looked out suspiciously.
Immediately afterwards, a shrill alarm sounded, coming from the "Gubenlou".
The Solitary Building is one of the two auxiliary buildings. It was the place where the solitary books were previously stored - considered solitary books for Star No. 2.
Later, all the original copies were moved to the city library, but the name was still retained, and copies of the original copies were stored.
"It's none of my business," Qu Jianlei reacted and continued to read with his head down.
He was not a troublemaker in the first place. Now his monthly salary is only 400, and he still has to pay a deposit of 1,000. He would only get involved if he was crazy.
Immediately afterwards, someone shouted, "Boy, you are looking for death! How dare you sneak here!"
Listening to the sound and energy fluctuations, it feels like it should be an A-level one.
But this is not too unusual. Although the security of the library is far inferior to its classified level, it is normal to have an A-level security guard.
Qu Jianlei thought it was a bit funny. He used to be his boss at the Duan Property Research Institute, but now someone else came to steal the library.
It's just that the roles of offense and defense have changed.
However, for him, the amount of money he made was the amount of effort he put in. He just stretched out his hand and opened the defense of the main building.
His authority is only enough to open the intermediate defense. This is due to his authority as a librarian.
It’s really not because of his inaction that his status can only be so high.
But then, there was another muffled sound, and the whole ground shook twice.
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