Chapter 148 Time is precious, why waste it?
Zhong Xiaochun was a little embarrassed; that's just how she is right now.
It seems like everyone in the factory is like this; in short, they're just coasting along!
Anyway, salaries are paid on time every month, and the oldest person definitely gets the most.
"Shura, you seem to have a lot to say about this! But aren't you not at work?" Zhong Xiaochun asked, a little puzzled.
Yao Shula chuckled.
"Even if you've never eaten pork, you've at least seen a pig run, right?"
I've been to the machine factory many times, so I have a pretty good idea of what the situation is like there now.
Monday is the day people dislike the most, while payday is the day they like the most.
The machinery factory is a large factory, and it's an old factory, just like the fertilizer factory in the west of the city.
In the past, everyone was probably working with great enthusiasm, but now... it seems more like they are serving an emperor.
Meetings are like attending court, and reports are like writing memorials to the emperor.
They fought tooth and nail over every ten-square-meter apartment.
Promotions and leadership positions are no longer based on work ability, but on who is good at flattering and who is a relative of the leader.
"Third Sister-in-law, is this kind of class interesting?" Yao Shula asked with a smile.
Zhong Xiaochun fell silent.
Yao Shula is quite right; that's exactly how it is in their factory now.
"You can't not go to work! At least you get paid if you go to work!" Miao Yamin reminded her softly.
Yao Shula sighed.
Yes, that's the only good thing about going to work.
Get your salary on time!
"New workers earn 37 yuan a month when they start working at the factory, and they are still considered permanent employees."
If you spread it out, it would be about one dollar and two cents a day.
My son and I sell popsicles at the door every day. We sell sixty popsicles a day and earn three yuan.
"These are just two children. What if they were adults? No matter what they do, as long as they put in a little effort, they could earn more than three yuan a day!" Yao Shula said.
These words clearly touched Zhong Xiaochun.
Miao Yamin also fell silent.
She was a teacher, and when she was in Pengcheng, she earned less than sixty yuan a month. In terms of the money she received each month, it was really less than what someone who ran a small stall could earn.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoman, who was about to start work, also became somewhat uninterested in the job she was about to take on.
Her job only paid a little over a hundred yuan a month; it was practically impossible for her to support herself by working there!
However, the Gu family doesn't expect her to work to support the family...
"If that's the case, going to work... isn't it almost the same as begging for food?"
"Beggars kneel on the streets, while office workers kneel before their bosses!" Gu Xiaoman said with a smile.
Gu Xiaoman's analogy made Zhong Xiaochun and Miao Yamin both chuckle awkwardly.
If you don't say it, isn't it almost the same as begging?
“That’s not the same! There’s a big difference between going to work and begging. Let me tell you, and you can decide for yourselves whether you agree!” Yao Shula immediately objected.
Gu Xiaoman, Miao Yamin, and Zhong Xiaochun immediately looked at Yao Shula.
They all wanted to hear Yao Shula's opinion on this matter.
"First, begging is paid in cash, so you can see the money every day."
My salary is paid monthly, and I eagerly await payday every month.
If you urgently need money, you have to borrow it from the factory first.
Secondly, begging only makes you poor, but what about working? It's both tiring and poor!
Third, the things people say when begging and when they go to work are actually quite similar.
When begging, you say "Please have mercy," but what do you say when you're employed? "Okay! Okay! Good!"
Finally, begging depends on the weather. If the weather is bad, they don't need to go out and can just stay home and sleep.
"Going to work? That means rain or shine!" Yao Shula concluded.
Gu Xiaoman and the other two...
According to that logic, going to work is worse than begging!
...
Seeing that Zhong Xiaochun remained silent, Yao Shula knew a little about the inside story.
Zhong Xiaochun works at a paper mill. There are paper mills in the city, but this one in Yun County... is a bit less busy.
Zhong Xiaochun's parents are both involved in the catering industry, especially his father, who is a head chef at a state-owned restaurant.
In the past, whenever someone had a wedding or funeral, they would ask Zhong Xiaochun's father to be the head chef.
At the beginning of the year, Zhong Xiaochun's father retired. The state-run restaurant originally wanted to rehire him, but Zhong Xiaochun's mother disagreed.
"It's time to take a break after standing at the stove your whole life."
But in reality, it was Zhong Xiaochun's mother who wanted to rent a storefront and open her own small restaurant.
No matter how much or how little you earn, it's all yours eventually.
Everyone likes Zhong Xiaochun's father's cooking skills.
But Zhong Xiaochun's parents alone definitely can't handle it.
Zhong Xiaochun's brother and sister-in-law both have stable jobs and are unwilling to take this risk, partly because they are afraid of hardship and fatigue.
This matter was thus delayed.
Zhong Xiaochun also had this idea, but she also had a job...
"Shura, you're quite right. I'm actually just coasting along in the factory these days," Zhong Xiaochun said with a self-deprecating laugh.
Yao Shula chuckled.
"Third sister-in-law, I wasn't talking about you!"
You've only been working at the factory for a short time! How could you possibly compete with those seasoned veterans?
But I think that people are only capable for a few years, and time is so precious!
Instead of wasting time in the factory and just getting by every day, why not go out and look for opportunities?
"Isn't doing anything outside better than earning sixty yuan a month at the paper mill?" Yao Shula looked at Zhong Xiaochun.
“Yeah, I think Shura is right. It seems like Tian Tian and Shu Li earn more than you every month!” Gu Xiaoman added.
Zhong Xiaochun...
In the end, Zhong Xiaochun nodded and said he would go back and think about it carefully.
"Shura, next Thursday is the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, which is the day to eat fried noodles."
That day happens to be Grandma's birthday. I'll bring you fried noodles next Wednesday. You can blanch the fried noodles on Thursday morning and give them to the younger ones.
We ate at the old house at noon.
"My dad helped me order mutton from the meat processing plant, and Grandma said she'd make mutton soup," Zhong Xiaochun said with a smile.
Yao Shula immediately agreed.
If there's mutton soup, then I'll definitely go.
It's Grandma's birthday... so I need to buy her a gift.
"Okay, I'll bring the three kids with me next Thursday at noon."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoman immediately came over as well.
"You eat fried noodles on June 6th? What are fried noodles?" Gu Xiaoman asked curiously.
"It's basically... wheat flour is stir-fried in a pot, then some sugar is added, and boiling water is added to make a paste to eat."
This is the custom in Yun County. In Pengcheng, it's about drinking mutton soup and eating mutton!
"What? Don't you eat fried noodles in Shanghai?" Miao Yamin explained.
Gu Xiaoman responded with an "oh".
"Eating wontons in Shanghai is like eating them!"
Everyone immediately expressed their understanding upon hearing this.
Customs vary from place to place! Not to mention such a long distance, even the customs in a township within the same county can sometimes be different!
Just as Zhong Xiaochun was about to say a few more words, Xiao Tiantian's hawking voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard.
"Big brother, you look so handsome today! Would you like an ice pop?"
Zhong Xiaochun suddenly felt that she didn't seem to have as much enthusiasm for life as Xiao Tiantian!
Look, even selling popsicles is a lot of fun for Xiaotian!
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