"That's not all. Look, a garment factory isn't allowed to fire employees at will. If they have to lay off employees because they can't make enough money or can't pay their salaries, they have to compensate them. In other words, if this garment factory goes out of business, will they still compensate us?"

After hearing this, Aunt Qi asked again, "Maizi, how will the compensation be calculated?"

Cheng Maixiang also made plans, adopting the N+1 model of labor contracts in later generations. She smiled and said, "It depends on how long you've worked in the garment workshop. For example, if you haven't worked for a full year, you'll get 30 yuan per month, the same as for urban workers. If you've worked for a full year, you'll get two months' compensation, two years' compensation, three months' compensation, and so on."

"Wow! That's a huge amount of compensation! And it's based on the standard for city workers. Doesn't that mean we'll also become workers who eat commodity grain?"

Suddenly, a wife said, "I remembered that there was a cousin of mine in the village next door who was recruited by the county last year and signed a contract. But then the county ran out of work, so they fired him, and he didn't get a penny in compensation."

Now everyone is even more satisfied. This is better than the treatment given by the county government. What else is there to complain about!

At this time, Aunt Qi asked again, "Maizi, I just heard Qingyun's wife say that the garment factory also has the power to fire workers. What do you think about this?"

Before Cheng Maixiang could answer, Shen Qingyun's wife said with a smile, "Aunt Qi, you didn't hear it all. Maizi's contract states that if our garment factory's employees do something that harms the interests of the garment factory, they will be fired."

"What do you mean by damaging the interests of a garment factory?" a daughter-in-law asked in confusion.

"The contract says that I can ask for leave if necessary, but I can't be absent from work without reason. I'm also not allowed to sell clothing blueprints to anyone else, especially the people who make the clothes or the factory. If I do something like that, I will definitely be fired."

People in this era were extremely simple and honest. Upon hearing what Shen Qingyun's wife said, they immediately said angrily, "This isn't damaging our interests, this is clearly betrayal. Maizi has been so good to us, whoever does this behind our backs is still a human being? Firing is the least of it!"

"That's right, Maizi, why are you so honest? If it were me, I would tell you that whoever sells out our clothing factory will not only be fired, but also have to get back all the wages you paid."

"Aunt Qi, these are two different things. As long as a person works hard in the garment factory, the salary is the compensation she deserves. No one has the right to take it away, including me. But if she damages the interests of the garment factory, I have the right to drive her away. Of course, when she leaves, I will still pay her the salary she deserves."

Everyone was amazed. Aunt Qi shook her head helplessly, "This girl, how can she be so stubborn? She only knows how to think about others. Even when she is bullied, she still thinks about what others deserve."

"That's right, but she's like Aunt Cheng in that respect. She never takes advantage of others."

Both Cheng's mother and Cheng's sister-in-law had smiles on their faces. After all, being praised like this would definitely raise the Cheng family's reputation, and Cheng Maiqing would also have more face in the village.