Wild Deer Convenience Store

Chapter 1 Stopping in Wild Deer Town

"You work outside, even if you are exhausted, it doesn't make sense."

My mother said from the car player, typing each sentence tightly. "Is it possible to get promoted or get rich? I know very well that in today's society, when you reach your thirties, the company will fire you. At that time, there will be a lot of young people waiting to replace you. Sit in the office and listen. It sounds good, what is the way out?"

Ai Weili turned his head and looked out of the window, as if his mother's voice would pass by his ears and become inaudible.

Since just now, she has been involuntarily stepping on the accelerator little by little, and the speed has been pushed to ninety; when she found out, she couldn't help being surprised, and quickly slowed down the speed of the car.

Fortunately, she was shuttling on the road between fields in the countryside, and there were few cars in sight, so it was not dangerous.

"You might as well come home, help your brother and do something for him, and I can find some good families for you." The mother was immersed in her plan, and said, "You think you are still young, and you don't know what to do." It's almost thirty, and now I don't know if it will be too late to get married and have children... How about it? Don't you like your current company?"

The dense green forest quickly rowed to the back of the car, and was thrown into an invisible distance; on the opposite side of the driveway, a large road sign protruding from the green path, with a picture of a beautiful deer, and a line of big characters below it: "Welcome to Wild Deer Town "——The street signs flashed past Ai Weili's eyes like a forest.

The mother seemed to have finally noticed the silence on the other end of the phone. She was a little annoyed and asked, "I'm asking you something. Did you hear me? Are you coming back?"

It took her so much effort to get out, and if she turned her head back, she would rather jump into the sea.

"Speak, are you listening? Why are you getting bigger and more dumb?"

Mother's words are not exaggerated.

Ai Weili discovered early on that he, who was famous for being eloquent when he was a child, was often speechless since he didn't know when in his life.

For example, after being rejected twice, the day the man sitting next to her on the subway turned red gradually. "So what if you give me a phone call? What do you think you are? Asking for your phone number is to respect you, and it's shameless to give you a face."

The rush of blood and adrenaline at that time made her ears buzzing; the viciousness and injustice shown by the other party were glanced at by others in silence, as if they were stuffed into her mouth. A dirty rag from the bed, so that she could not speak a word.By the time Ai Weili thought about what he should respond to, the man had already got off the car.

"Thank you, thank you. This is a good deed. Young girls are kind-hearted. A hundred and eighty is not too much for you, is it? A lipstick." The uncle said, and put his hands together, as if Ai Weili's donation alone, It will determine the survival of their charity.

She had already said all the reasons for rejection that she could think of, but the uncle who blocked her way was still repeating the same words over and over again, as if he didn't understand what rejection meant; when Ai Weili could no longer find words, she Had to find her wallet - even though she'd never heard of the other's charity, she just wanted to get away.

There are too many speechless situations in the world, and it seems that as we grow older, more and more people doubt whether the person who has the problem is himself.

Otherwise, why, other people seem to be adapting well, they are all so easy to handle, but only you are clumsy?

"I am listening,"

After pausing for a few seconds, Ai Weili finally dug out a pale and powerless sentence from his dark and silent belly. "This job is actually not bad, I'm just not happy for a while"

Mother paused for a moment, then sighed deeply as if she was very disappointed. "It's useless to tell you. When you see the coffin, you will cry. Where are you now?"

Ai Weili turned his head to look, and the outside was no longer a flat and endless field that seemed to never end.

"At this point, of course I'm in the company," she said, "I'm going back to work soon, so let's not talk about it."

After hanging up the phone, she sighed.

Obviously originally planned to ask her family for help, but she still failed to tell her mother that her savings were only enough to pay another month's car loan.

Even though Ai Weili knew it was funny, she still couldn't help thinking that maybe this would turn into an elopement with her car - she would run away with it far away before the bank came to seize her car - —So she has no destination, and it makes no difference to her where she goes.

It was at this moment that Ai Weili suddenly made up his mind.

As soon as she turned the steering wheel, she turned sharply across the road and cut into the other side of the driveway. The tires of the car screeched and scraped the ground, making the first sharp sound she heard.

In the distance above the highway, the road sign I saw just now was getting closer and closer, and the deer and characters became more and more clear; Ai Weili finally slowed down the speed of the car, followed the arrow on the sign, and turned into a narrow road with occasional cracks. After shaking several times, she also drove into "Wild Deer Town".

Maybe it's because it's almost dusk, and the town is covered with a layer of warm yellow and pale gold, as if the whole town is elongated by the setting sun, and the shadows sink between the houses, slowly and quietly.

"Thank you," she got out of the car, patted the roof, and whispered to it, "It's been a hard journey."

Ai Weili took a deep breath of the early autumn evening air, locked the car with a beep, and stretched his limbs that were a little stiff after being nestled in the car for too long.

The sunset light is unexpectedly thick, like melting gold, mixing with the dust on the old buildings, the loess exposed after the cracked ground, and the dandelion seeds floating in the air
Compared with this place, a metropolis with millions of people seems to be something on another planet.

It was the first time for Ai Weili to visit such a small and remote town; it was already time to get off work after school, but there were not many pedestrians on the road.In the distance, occasionally someone pushed the door and walked into the roadside shop, and the silver bell rang softly and crisply, and the notes dissipated in the warm sun and light wind.

A quiet place where people can take a breath seems to be a good idea.

When Ai Weili saw a convenience store, he opened the door and walked in.No matter where she goes next, there should be some food, drink and emergency supplies in the car.

"welcome,"

From behind the cash register, a man's absent-minded voice sounded.He didn't even lift his head, his eyes and thumbs were glued to the phone screen, as if he was playing some small game, the tinkling music danced around in the air.

"Excuse me, do you have a shopping basket?" Ai Weili asked after searching for nothing.

The man was a little surprised, as if he had never heard a customer ask for a shopping basket, and raised his square face towards her; he had a pair of narrow and small black eyes, which seemed like a second pair of air holes on his face.

"The door, over there," he took a few glances at Ai Weili, and pointed her with his chin.

No wonder I can't find it, it's really hidden.From the gap between the freezer and the wall, Ai Weili pulled out the tightly jammed shopping basket trapped in the besieged city as if salvaged by a disaster—there was only one left, which had already faded and turned white.

I always feel that the economy of this small town will not be very good, and there is a sense of depression everywhere.

When Ai Weili walked into the container with a shopping basket, he caught sight of the male clerk out of the corner of his eye.The latter stopped the game, and was trying to stick his upper body out of the cash register, stretching his neck, turning his head, and looking at the road outside the store.

What are you doing?There is nothing outside.

While thinking, Ai Weili threw a few necessities and sundries into the basket.

When the phrase "Aren't you from here?" suddenly sounded in the store, she didn't realize who the clerk was talking to—but she immediately understood what the clerk was doing just now: her car was Parked not far from the side of the road, he must have seen her car just now and deduced that he is not a local.

"Oh, I'm just passing by," she said, opening the drink cabinet door.

"Why did you come to Wild Deer Town?" the male clerk raised his head and asked straightforwardly.

Under the gaze of a pair of small, black, pore-like eyes not far away, Ai Weili replied: "I like the name Wild Deer Town, so I stopped."

The male clerk smiled inexplicably. "That's all?"

"That's right. Are there really wild deer in this town?" Ai Weili changed the subject.

"Ha, it might have existed decades ago, but it's long gone now. I've never seen half of it." After the male clerk finished speaking, he immersed himself in the game.

That is disappointing, but not surprising.

I'm really sorry for the town's name, Ai Weili thought as he opened the drink freezer.Even in this small town, she had found the kind of black tea she used to drink—the same kind of black tea she had thrown in the department manager's face.

Why did she drink sugar-free black tea?

If there is a lot of sugar in the tea, Ai Weili can at least imagine how embarrassing the department manager will be after she slams the door; everything he touches will become sticky, no matter how much he wipes it. Once again, it is difficult to get rid of the weak, vague, and persistent discomfort that consumes one's energy for a long time, just like Ai Weili spent every day in the company.

Thinking about it from another angle, it's not a bad thing; she wanted to leave a long time ago, but she didn't know where to go... Ai Weili comforted himself.Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain, and they gave her a chance to go.

Although she didn't think about it, the next stop after she left was to stand in front of the drink cabinet, staring dumbly at a tea bottle.

"Can't decide what to buy?" the male clerk asked halfway across the store.

Ai Weili was startled for a moment, regained his senses, and threw several bottles of sugar-free black tea into the shopping basket, realizing that although the male clerk had been playing mobile games just now, he seemed to be paying attention to her all the time.

"Sorry, I rarely see outsiders here," the male clerk laughed, seeming to have sensed her reaction, and explained, "So I can't help but want to chat a little more."

"It's okay." Ai Weili took a few more things and put the basket on the cash register. When the male clerk began to count the price, she couldn't help asking, "Is there a hotel in this town?"

It was going to be dark in an hour or two, and she didn't want to be alone, driving around at night in unfamiliar countryside.

"You came two years late," the male clerk replied. "The only hotel closed two years ago. You can see from our town that we don't have many tourists."

I hope I don't have to sleep in the car tonight.

The total price is cheaper than she thought, but she'd better not come to the convenience store to buy things anymore, her remaining savings won't last long, and she can spend a little less.Next time you go to the supermarket, try to find the one that sells counterfeit goods.

After paying the bill, Ai Weili carried the plastic bag in one hand and the shopping basket in the other, walked to the corner of the freezer, and put the shopping basket into the stack of faded and whitened baskets.

Under the gaze of the male clerk, she turned and walked towards the door, but only then did she notice that there was a simple handwritten recruitment poster on the door—"Sincerely looking for clerks, good remuneration, board and lodging".

Ai Weili stared at it silently, and after a few seconds, he walked back to the cashier.The male clerk might have glued his eyes back to the phone to hide his gaze, as if she wouldn't have noticed someone approaching if she hadn't coughed.

When the male clerk raised his head, she pointed to the poster on the door, hoping to hide the hope and surprise in her tone as much as possible, and asked, "Are you recruiting?"

The pair of small eyes, like air holes, squeezed into two black slits when the male shop assistant suddenly laughed. "yes."

"I'm here to apply, okay?"

"Of course, I am the store manager here." The male clerk's eyes lit up.

Ai Weili was a little unsure, looked around and said, "Do I need an interview..."

"I can make the decision about recruiting people,"

I don't know why, but there was a faint, scorching eagerness in his tone; Ai Weili even suspected that if he changed his mind now, he might quickly reach out and hold her down.

"No more interviews! How about you start working tomorrow?"

　You guys came so fast, I was discovered by you in just one chapter of the convenience store!Because the story is too short and the signing of the contract takes a long time, the editor told me not to update it for now, otherwise the contract has not been signed, and the book will be updated first... You guys put it away first, and when I officially start updating, I will post a post at the end of the day Say it in a single chapter.

　　
　
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