Chapter 10 Registration for the Exam

You know what, after putting on more clothes, I don’t feel cold at all when riding a bike. The key is that it’s faster. It used to take me an hour and a half to walk, but now I only need half an hour to ride a bike.

After arriving at the station, Ye Qian was worried about missing the train, so she didn't walk around. After all, there was only one train in the afternoon.

After waiting for about 40 minutes, the train finally arrived. There were several empty seats on the train today, so Ye Qian found a window seat and sat down. It was another shaky and slow journey, and after two hours, it finally arrived at the station.

After getting off the bus, Ye Qian sat down in the same place as last time and slowly rested. She also silently told herself in her heart, I am not carsick, I really am not carsick, I don’t want to vomit at all, I really don’t want to vomit.

After a period of hypnosis, Ye Qian took out a water cup from her small bag and took a sip of water. The nausea gradually subsided, and soon the hunger surged up. It was already dark, so I had to go eat quickly. Before Ye Qian even reached the state-owned restaurant, she smelled the fragrance of food and quickened her pace.

Ye Qian walked into the state-owned restaurant and after looking at the small blackboard behind the waiter, she hesitated for a while and ordered a braised lamb chop. After thinking for a long time, she finally chose a white flour steamed bun as the main course.

The rice here is really terrible, and is it true that the chef here only knows how to cook braised dishes? I have been here twice and have never seen any other dishes except braised dishes.

Ye Qian handed over the money and ticket. After the waiter took them, he asked her to wait in her seat and come back to get them when he called her.

As soon as I sat down, I heard two men at the next table talking about black market supplies.

"There are quite a lot of things on the black market these days. I bought a chicken the day before yesterday. My wife just gave birth and is in confinement, so it's a good time to replenish her energy." The man had a long, thin face and looked excited.

Another man said, "Indeed, I bought some rice yesterday. This rice is the finest grain I've ever seen."

Okay, when I heard this, I knew it was my batch.

However, the food of this era is indeed not as good as that grown in later generations. After all, the food in later generations has been improved and hybridized, so it is not only delicious but also has a good harvest.

Ye Qian lost interest as she listened, and soon she heard the sound of her meal being ready. She hurried over to bring it over, and it was another plate full of mutton, solid and without a trace of moisture. It would have been even better if it had been rice as the main course; the broth would have been perfect for soaking it in. The dish was so filling that Ye Qian couldn't finish half of it. She packed the remaining mutton in her own lunch box and stored it in her space after leaving the state-owned restaurant. It was still warm, so she could eat it next time.

Although it was dark, it was still early. Ye Qian thought, since she was already here, she might as well sell some things. She found a deserted place, hid in her space, and put on some makeup. However, she changed her wig this time. She had sold too many things last time, and what if someone remembered her hairstyle? So, it was necessary to change her wig.

However, this time Ye Qian didn't sell any food. Instead, she took out some canned meat and fruit, 50 cans in total, and put them directly into the backpack. These were the ones she had sorted out last time but hadn't sold out. She had been very busy these past few days and hadn't had time to go to the space to sort out the labels.

Ye Qian walked to the black market like she was familiar with the place. After entering, she found a place to sit down, put down the backpack, opened the cloth on the backpack, and sat there waiting. This thing was too heavy, and she didn't want to carry it around.

Sure enough, someone came up to ask about it soon. This Wan Yi Er was expensive, and one person couldn't buy many bottles, but with so many people, it sold out in an hour. Then they changed the place and brought out some rock sugar, red beans, and mung beans. These supplies were very scarce, and they sold out in just over ten minutes.

Ye Qian quickly left the black market and went back to the deserted alley where she had sold goods last time, hiding in the space. This time, plus the previous savings, the total amount was 3,097 yuan and several bills.

Ye Qian didn't understand the housing prices in this era, but she thought that this money should be enough to buy a house.

As she was thinking, Ye Qian fell asleep.

The next day.

After Ye Qian packed up, she went straight to the state-owned restaurant to have breakfast.

The supply here in the morning is also quite sufficient. I looked at the small blackboard behind the waiter, and then ordered a cup of soy milk and two beef buns. The buns in her space did not have beef filling. If they tasted good, I would buy some more later and eat them slowly.

After breakfast came, Ye Qian ate the buns first. After taking a bite, she showed a happy expression, "It's so delicious." She finished the two buns she had just bought in a few bites. Before leaving, she did not forget to pack 20 beef buns, and then took the bus to the grain factory.

There was a gatekeeper at the entrance of the grain factory. Ye Qian walked over and asked, "Uncle, is the grain factory recruiting workers?"

There was only an old man at the door, and he wouldn't let you in as a stranger, so she could only ask the old man.

The old man looked up at Ye Qian and pointed to the right, "Go to the right, it's the first room, go there to register, don't run around." Ye Qian thanked him and turned to walk over.

Before Ye Qian even got close, she saw a few people writing something at the door. The situation looked a bit like a job fair in later generations, likely recruiting workers. As she got closer, she saw that it was exactly as she thought: everyone was filling out a job application form. Seeing Ye Qian approaching, with her little head looking around, the staff asked, "Are you looking for a job? We don't hire child laborers here."

"I'm not young anymore." Ye Qian was so angry. Not only was she young, she also had a baby face. It was no wonder that others would misunderstand her.

Seeing Ye Qian say this, the man didn't say anything. He handed over a form and said, "Then fill it out."

Ye Qian took the form and looked at it. The application was simple; she only had to fill in her name, address, education, and whether she needed accommodation. Jobs would be assigned based on exam results, so she didn't need to worry about that. She also saw the notice that today was the last day to register, and she was very glad she had left early.

After filling out the application form, the staff gave Ye Qian a notice stating that she would be taking the factory exam at 9 a.m. the next day. After leaving the factory, Ye Qian placed the form directly into the space. There was no other way; the space was the safest place.

The next day, when Ye Qian came, she entered the factory smoothly. The staff had posted her name at the door, and the name corresponded to her position, so she just sat down.

Passed the first round of written test.

I only found out after I passed the first round of exams. Because there were too many people, everyone took the exam in batches. After each exam, everyone's results would be announced on the bulletin board. If you passed this round, it would clearly state when you would take the next round of exams.

The grain factory is a good company. Not only does it have good benefits and generous subsidies, but it also has many vacant dormitories. So there are a lot of people there. More than a thousand people took the exam, but only 50 people were admitted from the workshop and office.

More than half of them were eliminated in the first round.

There will be a second and third round of exams, which will still be written exams, but the questions are much more difficult than the previous ones. Many of them require on-the-spot performance, and rote memorization is useless. However, this is an advantage for Ye Qian.

Ye Qian stayed in the city for half a month before returning to the village.

The food she had eaten in the past half month was pretty good, and she ate at a state-owned restaurant every day. In fact, she could also go to the factory cafeteria to eat, as long as she had a ticket. The food in the cafeteria tasted okay, but not very oily. It was okay to eat there occasionally, but she couldn't stand eating there every day.

(End of this chapter)