Jiang Dachun hesitated for a moment, then decided to ask his sister: "Dongmei came back last time and said that the county cannery was going to expand and was looking to recruit some people from the production teams below the county. I'm thinking of going with your second and third brothers to try it out, but I'm not sure if there are any educational requirements. You know, we only have elementary school, and to find a job in the city, you need to graduate from junior high or high school."

Jiang Mengxue had heard from Gu Qingbei before that Xu Ming was the deputy director of the county cannery. The factory planned to expand next year and would reserve some vacancies for the brigades in the commune below. Gu Qingbei also planned to reserve a few vacancies for him.

Gu Qingbei’s idea was that if the Jiang brothers were promising, the old couple would be more secure, so that Jiang Mengxue wouldn’t have to worry about her parents’ lives all the time. Besides, work matters were just a matter of a word for him and not a hassle at all.

As for the issue of children with urban household registration having to move to the countryside in the future, there is no need to worry about it. When the children grow up and can't find a job, they can go home and farm with their grandparents. Anyway, they are going to the countryside, which is better than not knowing where to go.

But I didn't tell them about this, after all, it might not work out. Unexpectedly, my elder sister had already told them the news.

"Brother, workers don't need a high level of education to work. Most of them can just be literate."

"In places like meat processing plants, canning factories, and mines, most workers don't need much knowledge, and these aren't requirements for office workers.

No matter whether it works or not, you should just give it a try first. Even if it doesn't work, you can always look for something else later.

If you can really find a job for yourselves, you can find something for your sister-in-law later, and then you can settle down in the city."

Why do rural people want to move to the city so much? They work hard all year round to earn work points in the countryside, but only get a dozen or twenty yuan left. Some families with few laborers do not get enough grain bonuses at the end of the year, and they even owe money to the production team.

As for how much food each person gets per year, it depends on the production team's harvest. Grain must first be paid as public grain, and the team must keep a portion of it as a reserve before it is distributed to individuals.

According to the harvest of Taoyuan Brigade this year, adults aged 16 to 60 can each get 450 kilograms, those over 60 can get 380 kilograms, those under 3 can get 160 kilograms, those aged 4 to 7 can get 220 kilograms, those aged 8 to 12 can get 280 kilograms, and those aged 12 to 15 can also get 360 kilograms.

Their harvest is considered high. In some places, the harvest is low, and the annual food ration for an adult is less than 300 kilograms, not to mention the elderly and children.

The grains here are all coarse grains and raw grains, without shells. Of course, coarse grains can also be exchanged for fine grains. The ratio of coarse grains to fine grains is seven to three, and thirty percent is the maximum. It cannot exceed this ratio. That is, three-tenths of your 460 kilograms can be exchanged for fine grains. According to the ratio of three to one, 138 kilograms can be exchanged for 46 kilograms of fine grains.

Of course, most people are reluctant to do so. Many people exchange a small amount for entertaining guests or making dumplings during the Chinese New Year. Compared to being able to eat better, of course it is more important to have enough to eat.

The Jiang family will be able to receive more than 6,000 kilograms of grain this year, including the younger sister Jiang Mengran's. She has completed her work for the year, and her annual work points are enough to get grain. If the team's production is not good, the grain may be converted into money for her. Fortunately, this year's harvest is pretty good.

Jiang's father was thinking that she had a job now and received a salary every month. On the contrary, food in the city was rationed, so he would give it to her as a dowry whenever she found a partner and got married.

Anyway, the food will be kept at home. The family will eat the old food, and the new food will be saved for her when the time comes. No one can say anything about this. This is the food ration that Jiang Mengran earned herself. No one can ask her to leave the food for her family. Of course, no one would have such an idea.

The team is distributing grain today, and there are still many people waiting in the threshing ground for their share. Those who have nothing to do at home are also joining in the fun, and the grain that has been distributed is being taken home on carts.

The Jiang family was ranked relatively early. Gu Qingbei had helped his second and third brothers to bring them back. Seeing that it was almost time for them to return, they left. Jiang Daxia and Jiang Daqiu were helping to weigh the food.

Seeing that they were still working, Jiang Dachun couldn't sit still. When he got home, he parked his car in the yard and drove away, shouting that he would wait for them to come back for dinner, fearing that the whole family would forget them.

"Look at you, what did you bring back? Your salary is not enough for the things you bought." Although Jiang's mother was happy that her daughter was filial, she was getting married too, and she couldn't continue to be so extravagant. How could she live like this?

Jiang Mengxue didn't even realize that her image had become like this now, so how could she be considered a spendthrift?

With a look of grievance, she said, "How could I have bought anything wrong? Didn't you say cotton was hard to find? I know a fabric dealer in the department store who happened to have a batch of defective goods. I was thinking that my family was in great need of some for making a cotton-padded jacket or a quilt, so I bought some extra."

Jiang's mother didn't notice her expression. When she heard that it was cotton, saw such a big bag, and felt the weight of it in her hands, she became even happier. She ignored Jiang Mengxue and went back to the house with it in her hand.

"I was just short of it. I borrowed some cotton this year and made you two thick quilts. Now that I have so much cotton, I can buy more cotton-padded clothes for everyone in the family. I can save the extra to make two more for your sister as a dowry."