Chapter 3 The First Pot of Gold
the next day.
Early in the morning.
After Jiang Miao had breakfast, he told his parents that he was going to the city to get a new mobile phone card.
Carrying his ID card, more than 1,000 yuan in cash, and his old mobile phone, he drove slowly towards the city in a small eMule.
Two hours later.
Jiang Miao, who had already arrived at the telecommunications business hall in the city, finally applied for a new mobile phone card, inserted the mobile phone card into his old mobile phone, and called home to say that he would have dinner with his classmates at noon.
He came to the lottery station not far from the telecommunications business hall. Several motorcycle guys were also playing Happy Ten Points in the store. The boss was busy printing tickets and ignored Jiang Miao who was wandering around.
He was also happy to be quiet, looking at the pile of scratch-offs under the glass counter by himself.
After watching for more than ten minutes, among the thousands of scratch-off tickets, none had a prize of more than 10,000 yuan.
Jiang Miao left expressionlessly and went to the mall next door to buy a peaked cap and a box of masks.
Put on your peaked cap, drive your dear little motorcycle, and walk leisurely through the streets.
Not a moment.
Came to a lottery station again.
Come directly to the glass counter.
"What do you want, handsome?" the landlady asked with a smile.
Jiang Miao sat on a chair: "I'll take a look myself."
"Oh? Do you want to take it out?"
"Then get some split tickets."
"Okay." The proprietress opened the glass door and picked up more than a hundred scratch-off tickets: "Boy, these are the leftovers picked by others. Those that have not been opened may have big prizes inside. There was one a few days ago..."
The landlady kept on selling.
Jiang Miao picked up a few scratch-off tickets and pretended to observe them.
The item structure column on the identification panel can directly display a 3D structure diagram, and it can also be layered.
Therefore, the protective paint layer on the surface of the scratcher cannot stop Jiang Miao's prying eyes at all.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Miao bought a 20-yuan scratch ticket at this lottery station, and the scratched-out result was naturally a zero egg.
He leaves again.
I bought several sets of T-shirts and a pair of sunglasses at a clothing store on Sanma Road.
After changing into a new set of clothes, Jiang Miao put on sunglasses and went to the lottery shop on Sanma Road. After looking for more than ten minutes, the highest prize was only 50,000 yuan.
He stored his electric scooter at the entrance of a nearby shopping mall, changed into a new set of clothes in the bathroom of the shopping mall, put on a mask, and then took a bus to Chengnan Road.
Inside the lottery station on Chengnan Road.
Jiang Miao was drinking mineral water and looking at the scratch tickets on the counter idly.
Suddenly his eyes narrowed.
Among the stack of scratch-off tickets, the prize for one scratch-off ticket reached 500,000.
After drinking the mineral water in one gulp, he took out 100 yuan: "Boss, 5 scratch-off tickets."
The boss took out the broken scratch tickets from the glass counter.
Jiang Miao buried her head and pretended to choose.
After a while, 5 tickets were picked.
Pick up the key and carefully scratch it.
"No..."
Keep scraping.
"No?"
"No? I don't believe it, none of them!"
Jiang Miao seemed to have become red-eyed after gambling. He failed to win five consecutive scratch-off tickets. His face turned red and he took out another 100 yuan and slapped it on the counter.
"Five more pictures!"
"Here!" The boss smiled and took out a lot of broken scratch-off tickets.
However, Jiang Miao was dissatisfied: "These are all leftovers picked by others. Open a new pile for me, and I want the red one. Happy!"
"No problem." The boss casually picked up the stack of red scratch-off tickets, and then removed the plastic film on the surface.
Jiang Miao picked through the stack of scratch-offs for a few minutes.
Scrape it up again with the key.
"Didn't win! Bad luck!" "Oh! I won! 100 yuan! Hahaha, my luck is here! Keep up the good work!"
Jiang Miao's face became more and more excited.
"It's duck eggs again! Rubbish..."
"Huh? Five dollars? Consolation prize."
Jiang Miao was startled at first, then he got close to the scratch-off tickets and began to count the series of zeros attentively: "Hey... wait a minute... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... 5 zeros, it was issued, and it turned out to be 500,000."
"What?" The boss couldn't sit still anymore. He immediately came over and looked at the tickets in Jiang Miao's hand. Then he also became excited: "Pretty boy, you paid!"
Soon other lottery players in the store were also discussing it.
Some people beat their chests and regret why they didn't buy it.
Some people are envious and daydream about getting rich overnight.
Some people were jealous and whispered sourly.
Jiang Miao naturally did not stop at the lottery station. He hurried to the lottery center in the city to cash out his winnings.
Although 20% tax was deducted, the money has legally become Jiang Miao's assets.
As for the lottery station owner, he took him to a deserted corner in the store and kept hinting to him that he could help with the operation and was even willing to pay 500,000 yuan to directly buy this scratch-off ticket.
However, Jiang Miao directly refused.
Of course he knew the boss's intention.
But although he can get 500,000 by doing this, the problem is that the source of his 500,000 funds seems a bit abnormal.
Jiang Miao, who didn't want to leave a hidden danger for himself, refused without hesitation.
What he needs now is reasonable and legal funds, not funds with hidden dangers. Otherwise, even if he becomes a billionaire in the future, this hidden danger may be exploited by others.
After all, flies don't bite seamless eggs.
The sun sets.
Jiang Miao rode a small electric donkey and returned to her home in the suburbs along the coastal road.
Back home.
Dad is still busy in the field not far from the door, where some cabbage, Chinese cabbage, macaroni and cucumbers are planted.
Mom is cooking in the kitchen.
"Mom, I bought a box of barbecued pork."
"Did you buy barbecued pork? The ribs will be steamed tomorrow."
He glanced at the teacups on the coffee table: "Mom, who is here today?"
"Your brother-in-law came over at noon, and he brought some lemon fish."
"How is the situation of my brother-in-law's fishing pond?"
"He doesn't care anymore. The eel fry are too expensive this year, and the price of feed has increased. Sister You doesn't agree to continue raising them. Your brother-in-law has been driving a fishing boat these days."
"That's it!" Jiang Miao took a bottle of soda from the refrigerator and opened it.
Mom finished cutting the cabbage: "Go and ask your dad to come back to take a bath and eat."
"Oh!"
Gulu gulu... After taking a big sip of soda water, Jiang Miao patted the big yellow dog spinning around at his feet.
Walking out of the door, he shouted: "Dad, it's time to eat!"
In the distance, Jiang Dahai, who was picking cucumbers, replied loudly: "I know, I'll go back after picking the cucumbers. You guys eat first."
Looking at his father's somewhat old figure, Jiang Miao couldn't help but become silent. He was not a person who was good at expressing his emotions.
Although in my heart I want to change the life in front of me and prevent my parents from continuing to work hard, the reality is that everything always goes wrong.
He hasn't actually made much money over the years.
I am 22 years old after graduating from college. I happened to encounter the special period of 2020 and had to go home and be unemployed for more than a year.
Last year, I had no choice but to deliver food for most of the year. In October last year, I was injured in a traffic accident and had to rest for more than four months. I only recovered last month.
He went to university in Jiangcheng, Jingbei Province. The school is a 211 level, a good agricultural university in China, and his major is bioengineering.
Unfortunately, a series of changes in the past forced him to accept the reality and deliver food honestly in his hometown.
Because of this incident, he was also ridiculed by people in the village. Even his parents were very dissatisfied and disappointed.
After all, if a 211 college student goes to deliver food, it actually makes people feel that he is studying in vain.
(End of chapter)