Chapter 393 Guoguang Bookstore
In cooperation with the literacy policy, Tang Mei knew some words, but she still didn't understand much about learning.
I think foreign languages can be learned by yourself if you read more books.
Tang Mei stopped restraining Lu Miao:
"Then tighten your collar more tightly when you go out."
"I got it."
Lu Miao closed the courtyard door, put his hands in his pockets, lowered his face and dived towards the end of the alley.
The end of the alley leads directly to the Ming City Wall Ruins Park. After turning around the intersection there, you are only a few steps away from Wai Street.
Lu Miao stopped and walked, and arrived at Guoguang Bookstore in about ten minutes.
Work and employment are convenient, as she said to Fu Jingyou before.
She didn't like to act based on people's faces, so she didn't consider working seriously.
It has not been considered either inside or outside the system.
The reason why she chose to major in foreign languages is that she has been involved in several popular national languages common in later generations since she was a child.
On the other hand, when I was taking classes, I had a vague understanding of the development of foreign languages in this era.
Talents are scarce and the country widely promotes their training.
In the process of cultivating talents in the country, "translation" is a job that is in short supply.
Some literary works, foreign magazines, periodicals and newspapers, etc., all require translation by personnel.
Once you have a way to take over these tasks and become stable, you can take them home to do them.
And compared to other jobs at the same time, the remuneration is quite generous.
This is what Lu Miao is considering.
Even if it is just to make extra money, you can make some money through translation and take care of your family and children.
Working hours are relatively free. If she wants to do something else, that’s fine.
Lu Miao cares about her family and children, as well as enjoyment. The term "housewife" has nothing to do with her.
Tang Mei is there to help her with her children and family. In the future, when the policy is liberalized, she can hire a nanny.
When the children are older, the elders can also rest.
Although she is lazy and enjoys herself, she can still bring a similar life to her family if she works hard.
These things were not urgent at first. Lu Miao thought about taking it one step at a time and following the process, so as not to be too ostentatious.
But if I buy a house or land immediately, the money I have saved in the past few years will be basically wiped out.
In the past, she was the daughter of the Lu family. Before she got married, she could shamelessly chew on her for several years.
Now that she is married and has her own family, she still has to shoulder the responsibilities she should bear.
Especially she knew that if she continued to rely on the Lu family to make a living, her child's father would also be under pressure.
After much thought, Lu Miao decided to take action.
First go to the bookstore and look for some translated works.
Look at the translation methods of this era and whether they are any different from those of later generations.
If there was, she would observe and pay attention, so as not to make any mistakes and cause unnecessary trouble.
At this time, all industries operating on the surface, including restaurants and barber shops, were state-owned industries.
The same is true for Guoguang Bookstore.
The bookstore on Chongwenwai Street covers an area of about 150 square meters. It is definitely incomparable to later generations, but for now, it is quite impressive and large-scale.
Despite this, when you walk in, there are really not many books inside.
What is more eye-catching are the various portraits of warriors full of the era pasted and hung on the walls.
It probably has something to do with the university restarting after the college entrance examination. Although the bookstore doesn't have many books, it has a lot of people.
They all come here to find materials and preview in advance.
However, serious books and textbooks are not cheap at this time. There are many people reading books in bookstores, but few people actually buying them.
This has also caused more and more people indoors to become more and more crowded. Lu Miao squeezed around for several times, and finally found the book she wanted - "The Legacy of La Traviata in Paris" on the wooden bookshelf on the left side of the door.
Unlike other foreign works, there is either only English translation or only Chinese translation.
This book "The Legacy of La Traviata in Paris" is available in both English and Chinese translations.
Lu Miao saw it and took it directly from the upper and lower bookshelves. He planned to take these two books back and compare them first.
She took the book and asked the salesperson at the door to write the order and check out. The lesbian in the wooden display case looked at her several times.
Books that have been translated and reedited are not cheap.
Lu Miao thought the other party was looking at her curiously because of the high price.
But they didn’t know that this kind of book was banned a few years ago. Although it was put on the bookshelf again this year, no one dared to buy it.
She was the first one to come over and buy two copies at once.
The lesbian wrote the receipt note neatly, "A total of five yuan and four."
While collecting the money, the lesbian looked at Lu Miao a few more times, and finally squatted down and took out the money from the glass display case A small, upside-down sign.
"Comrade, can you understand what is written here?"
"Huh?"
Lu Miao's slender brows furrowed, she glanced over her head, and immediately nodded. :
“I can, I can!”
She thought the other party was going to ask some book knowledge question, but it turned out that it was not the case at all.
The small sign is like a smaller version of a blackboard, with a lot of English handwriting posted on it.
One of the items the saleswoman pointed out surprised Lu Miao.
The after-sales lesbian was suspicious:
“Do you really know me?”
Lu Miao nodded and repeated the content:
"Recruiting translators to translate the manuscript and inspect it in the backyard."
The female saleswoman looked at Lu Miao with a more serious expression, put the small board away, and waved to the side:
"Comrade Xiao Zhang , come here and keep an eye on it.”
“I understand, Sister Liu, come here!”
“Comrade, please come with me.”
Sister Liu smiled warmly and made a gesture of invitation to Lu Miao.
Originally, I came out to buy books and imitate others. Unexpectedly, I was lucky enough to get acquainted with translation work in advance.
She used to think that this kind of work could only be obtained through newspapers, publishing houses and the like.
I didn’t expect that bookstores can also be used.
Afraid of missing the opportunity, Lu Miao hurriedly corrected her attitude and followed him in a posture that a junior should have.
The back door of Guoguang Bookstore is connected to a courtyard. As soon as you step into the courtyard, a long row of spacious tiled houses comes into view.
Several teenage boys and girls ran back and forth holding books and manuscripts.
Sister Liu walked to the back door of the bookstore, walked in front and shouted:
“Comrade Xiao Hu, is Director Ma here today?”
“Here he is, in the house. ”
Sister Liu nodded and took Lu Miao directly into one of the long rows of brick houses.
In the room near the window, there are mountains of books and papers piled up on a simple long table.
A man with glasses and gray hair sat among them, his hands and head moving around, almost creating an afterimage.
Sister Liu knocked on the door and said, "Director Ma, this young comrade can speak foreign languages. Would you like to take a look?"
Director Ma was so busy that he didn't even look up. "After a few words, he raised his head and glanced at Lu Miao behind Sister Liu.
Looking at the eighteen-nine-year-old girl, she knew how to speak foreign languages...
She was too young, so tender that it didn’t look like her at all.
(End of this chapter)