Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

Jiu does not agree with Xingxiong's idea. In her opinion, Xingxiong has outstanding abilities and is one of the key targets of training by the Guards Bureau.

The amount of work thrown at her will only increase, not decrease.

The work at the Guards was to go out early and come back late, so she simply didn't have the time or energy to take care of the child.

Xingxiong felt depressed after hearing Jiu's words. When he walked out, he saw Suixiang and Shi Huaiya squatting on the ground not far from the entrance of the Guard Bureau and eating melon seeds.

"You said you wanted to find a job? Who would dare to hire you when you are so young? Longmen has a child labor protection law." Shi Huaiya was curious why the child in front of her would come to her and try to find a job from her.

"If I don't have a job, I don't have money. If I don't have money, I can't buy alcohol. If I can't drink alcohol, I'll die..."

Of course, Suika wouldn't say that she needed money to strengthen herself, she could only say that she wanted money to buy alcohol. Upon hearing this, a # appeared on Xingxiong's forehead.

Just as she was about to go over and teach Suika a lesson, Shi Huaiya spoke up.

"To be honest, although Longmen is short of people in various places, I know of only one thing a child as young as you can do - a messenger or a newspaper boy."

"Tell me in detail?" Suixiang also knew that it would be difficult for her to find a suitable job with her body shape, so she would just have a job that she could do, she was not picky.

“Although electrical appliances have now penetrated into every corner of the world, the main means of communication between different regions and countries is still mail.

You know, there are quite a few people in Longmen, and there are even more letters exchanged every day.

But not everyone has time to go to the mail distribution center to find their own letter, so the messenger's job comes into being.

Because this job mainly takes time and does not require much labor, only uninfected children, the elderly or the disabled are allowed to participate.

Isn’t this just right for you?”

After Shi Huaiya finished speaking, Cuixiang's eyes lit up.

The reason why she took the initiative to find Shi Huaiya was that she knew that this little tiger was a kind person. She didn't want to drag Xingxiong down, so she wanted to find a job first and consider other things after she got her feet on the ground.

Her original intention was to be taken in by Little Tiger and be a maid or something, but after hearing what Shi Huaiya said, she felt that this messenger job was indeed very suitable for her.

"I want to go, I want to go!" Suixiang jumped up excitedly, and then was hugged by Xingxiong from behind.

"But...at your age, you should go to school..." Xingxiong still wanted to struggle one last time.

"School?

I have no family and no money, so why should I go to school?

Don’t look at me because I’m small, but I’m very smart. I understand everything about society and don’t need to go to school at all…”

Suika doesn't want to go to school.

After all, her soul is still that of an adult, and she basically knows all the knowledge she should know. Going to school is a waste of her time.

Secondly, she has no parents and no money in her pocket. Even if she goes to school, she will probably be targeted by other kids.

And if I go to school by myself, how will I get the money?

She was hoping to make a lot of money and get good stuff from the prize box.

When Xingxiong heard Suixiang's words, "I will support you!", the words were on the tip of his tongue but he couldn't say them.

Finally, after thinking about it, she said

"A courier needs a local's endorsement, so leave this to me. You can live at my house from now on. I don't go back often due to my heavy workload, so you can save the cost of renting a place outside."

She knew that she and Suika were not related, and even if she helped, she would not be able to last long. In this case, it would be better for her to do as she wished.

The other person lives in your own home, which is safer than living outside.

After making the decision, the three of them went to the Guard Bureau to get a residence permit for Suixiang, and then took her to the mail distribution center in Longmen.

Thanks to the endorsement of Xingxiong and Shi Huaiya (mainly Shi Huaiya), it took less than an hour to get Suixiang's messenger qualification certificate.

“We don’t set specific working hours, but the basic salary is only one thousand Longmen coins per month, and at least five letters must be delivered each month.

We will receive a commission of two Longmen coins for each letter delivered. If the recipient voluntarily gives a tip, we will not charge any extra fees. However, it is absolutely not allowed to actively ask for tips. This is a taboo. Once discovered, you will be fired directly. I hope you understand.

Then there are the blocks, and there are currently no couriers in these blocks, so you can choose one."

The person in charge explained the messenger work to Suika in detail.

"This street is nice. It's close to the business district, has many shops, and has good security."

Shi Huaiya pointed to a route and suggested it to Cuixiang.

Cuixiang looked over and found that the place Shi Huaiya pointed out was indeed good.

It is just across the street from the main business district and there is an office building under construction next to it. After completion, there will be a lot of letters sent and received here every day. It is also the line closest to the central area of all routes.

The administrator nodded to Shi Huaiya and approved of her vision. To be honest, many people coveted this route. If it weren't for the fact that this girl had Shi Huaiya's family behind her, he would never have revealed this route.

But after looking around, Suika pointed to another line and said... I choose this side.

Everyone was stunned when they saw the seat she chose.

Because this place is very remote, and just the opposite of the previous one, there is a slum just across the street.

The public security there is quite chaotic, there are not many letters and there is little money to be made. Even the old hands living in Longmen are unwilling to choose this route.

The reason why Xingxiong and Shi Huaiya were stunned was that this road was exactly the street outside Xingxiong's house.

Xingxiong has a good understanding of this street.

"Forget it, this street is full of elderly people who have lived in Longmen for decades...

They have almost no contact with the outside world of Longmen, and the number of letters they send and receive is also very small."

"But this place is close to home... I walk from home to the distribution center in the morning, pick out the mail, and then walk back. By the time I'm home after delivering the mail, it's no later than one or two in the afternoon.

If I choose that route, I’ll have to walk here to pick up the mail and deliver it before returning home, and it might be night time…”

Chapter 11: Ibuki Suika, the Expert in Delivering Letters

The three of them fell silent after hearing what Suika said.

They really didn't think about how long it would take for Suika, at her age, to walk from home to here, pick out the relevant letters from a pile of letters, and then deliver them to their destination.

The option given by Shi Huaiya is indeed the route most likely to make money, but for Cuixiang, it is too cruel to walk halfway across Longmen to deliver the letter.

On the contrary, the route she chose, although not very profitable, also had less pressure.

It is right next to home, so it is just the right distance to walk back and forth. Although the distance is a bit long for a child, it is not unacceptable.

Shi Huaiya smiled and rubbed his forehead, then reached out and patted Cuixiang's head.

“I didn’t expect that at your young age, you can see things more clearly than me.

I only saw the maximization of benefits, but forgot to estimate my own abilities. This is my problem. Little guy, you have taught me a lesson! "

After making their choice, the three of them walked outside

"Sister Xingxiong and Sister Shi Huaiya must have a lot to do as police officers. I'm already very happy that you brought me here. Since I've accepted this job, I want to start today."

Cuixiang, whose mind was full of thoughts of making money, felt that it was better to do it today than to wait for another day. Since she came here, she would start from today. After all, the minimum wage was so low that if she didn't work harder, she would probably not have many Longmen coins in a month.

Perhaps it was because of what Suika said just now that she felt a lot of faith. Now Shi Huaiya agrees with Suika's ideas.

"I hope you're not just interested in this job on a whim. After all, being a courier is a long-term, repetitive job."

Xing Xiong didn't say anything more when he saw this, but handed the key of his front door to Suixiang, and then took out a hundred Longmen coins and handed them to her.

"You can eat outside during the day, and I will bring you some daily necessities at night..."

Don’t use this money to buy alcohol!”

Thinking about the 300 Longmen coins he gave to Suixiang yesterday and seeing her drunk on the sofa in the evening, Xingxiong felt it necessary to remind her that it is not a good thing for children to drink excessively.

After Xingxiong got on the bus, Shi Huaiya passed by Suika and stuffed a stack of Longmen coins into Suika's hand, then winked playfully.

"You just taught me a good lesson. Here's the tuition!"

After whispering, the little tiger got into Xingxiong's car. Suixiang watched them leave before looking at the stack of money given by Shi Huaiya.

After counting, Huo found that there were exactly two thousand Longmen coins. She was indeed a rich woman. The money she spent was equivalent to her two months' minimum living allowance.

What to do when you have money? As the famous investment guru, Comrade Cannot Goodenough once said, All-in is an attitude towards life and All-in is the secret to success.

If you have money, you should spend it.

But she was not in a hurry to spend the money. After all, this was a main road, and God knew what would happen after she stuffed the money into the cash box.

Walking into the letter distribution center again, the person in charge was very satisfied with Cuixiang's work attitude. In addition, the other party obviously had a special relationship with the young lady of Shi Huaiya's family, so he naturally would not deliberately take advantage of the other party.

"The letters here have been roughly categorized. The letters for your street are basically in these two cabinets. Just find them and sign at the back door to check the quantity.

If you can't find the person when delivering the letter, you can bring the letter back and keep it for a while.

We generally keep ordinary mail here for six months. If no one picks it up within six months, you can just drop it off in the cardboard box nearby and a staff member will take it to another area."

The person in charge pointed to the cardboard box next to him and said.

"Will these unclaimed letters be destroyed?"

Suika was a little curious. Terra was different from Earth. Although the mobility of people here was not high, due to the Originium disease, it was very possible that someone could be living well here, but be forced to leave the normal neighborhood the next day because they became infected.

Because faith spreads slowly, people far away in other areas may not know the news and will continue to send letters here.

But the person is no longer at this location, so naturally no one will sign for it.

The person in charge shook his head, his tone firm and sad

"How can it be!

Letters are very precious things. Throughout history, people have used letters to contact their relatives who live far away.

These letters that haven't been signed for in six months will be sorted by a special courier. If the person is still alive during this six-month period, we will arrange for someone to find them. If there is no news within six months, the letter will be returned the same way it came."

Suika heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then, under the attention of the person in charge, picked out the letters that needed to be delivered.

As expected, there were not many letters on this street, and only seven were picked out from the hundreds of letters in the two large cabinets.

After walking out of the door with the letter, Suixiang began her first letter delivery journey.

The first and second stores were both lucky, as there were people at home when they arrived at their destinations. This is why Suixiang chose this street.

After all, she had just arrived in Longmen and was unfamiliar with the place. If she chose a place with many tall buildings, she would probably get dizzy in the early stages. This street, for example, was full of one- or two-story bungalows, and most of the neighbors knew each other well, so it would be relatively easier to find someone.

But the third family encountered some trouble. There was no one at home at that time. According to the neighbors, this family worked on the other side of the city and went out early and came back late every day. They could only be found before seven in the morning or after eight in the evening.

After hesitating for a while, Suixiang thought that since it was only one street away, she could just leave the letter with her for the time being and deliver it to her in the evening.

After all, this is her first day at work, and she still hopes to complete it successfully and make a good start for herself.

Then there was no one at the fourth house. This time, this family had moved out of Longmen two days ago. I heard that they went back to their hometown. Because of this, they missed the letter sent from their hometown.

Suika sighed, it looked like her hopes of achieving 100% completion on the first day were dashed.

After sighing, she continued to deliver letters to other people. After knocking on the door of the last house, she showed a surprised expression because the person who opened the door was Grandma Wang.

At this time, the other party had a white gauze wrapped around his head. Although he looked a little embarrassed, he was obviously in better spirits. When he saw Cuixiang, Grandma Wang was also very happy.

"Hey, isn't this the girl from yesterday? Why are you here?"

Suixiang held the letter in both hands and handed it over with a sweet smile.

"Grandma Wang, this is a letter from your family..."

Chapter 12 The Crooked Heart of the Lady of Luck

Seeing the letter handed over by Suika, Wang Po smiled, but after seeing the name, her smile became even brighter.

"Old man, this is the letter from the third brother..."

"Well, that brat was willing to send a letter?" An old man walked out of the house, nodded when he saw Suixiang, and then took the letter.

"Come in and sit for a while, Cuixiang!" Wang Po made room for Cuixiang and invited her into the house.

Suika quickly shook her head and took out two unsent letters.

"No need, mother-in-law, I still have a letter to send!"

The old man who was reading the letter heard the conversation between the two and looked over. He looked at Suika and said

"It seems you are the new messenger on our block.

The old woman had written several letters to the third son before, but she never sent them because she couldn't find the address.

That's perfect, could you take it to the post office for us?"

The old man pointed to the address on the letter and told her his thoughts. Suixiang nodded. Receiving and sending letters was the job of a messenger. There were special envelopes in the messenger bag for people in need.

"Oh, you don't have to send all these letters, those are from several years ago.