In the past, she always took an ox cart to come to the town. Today, it took Song Jin an hour and a half to get to the town by bus No. 11. There was no other way. The weather was too hot. She had to stop and rest several times along the way.
After arriving at the town commune, we went straight to the department store. There were not many people in the department store at this time, and the first floor sold various non-staple foods and affordable goods.
After asking the salesperson on the first floor where to buy a bicycle, Song Jin went directly to the second floor.
In addition to clothes and fabrics, the second floor also houses large items such as watches, bicycles, sewing machines, radios, etc.
Song Jin walked straight to where the bicycles were parked. There were two of them. One was a 26-style bicycle, suitable for girls. However, 26-style bicycles seemed to be more expensive these days.
Sure enough, after asking the price, the 28-inch bicycle from the Big Golden Deer cost 160 yuan plus a bicycle ticket, and the 26-inch Hongqi bicycle next to it cost 180 yuan plus a bicycle ticket.
Although it is a bit expensive, Song Jin is not too expensive.
Without much hesitation, she bought a 26-inch Hongqi. The salesperson explained that they usually had to order in advance, but this time, because two people hadn't managed to get tickets yet, they gave her a discount. Song Jin smiled and nodded. A man came over to help her drive the car outside the department store.
Afterwards, Song Jin rode his bicycle to the police station, and after filing a report, he rode his bicycle leisurely onto the street.
It was still early, and she wanted to take this opportunity to explore. Maolin Commune was considered one of the larger communes in Qi County, but she finished her tour in less than ten minutes. She didn't see any large factories, only a fertilizer plant in the east of the town and a food factory in the north, but they were both small. Song Jin felt that the opportunity here was worthwhile.
Seeing that it was not yet two o'clock, Song Jin rode his bicycle straight to the county town.
It took him more than an hour of hard riding to reach the county town. As soon as he entered the town, he saw a popsicle vendor in the alley. Song Jin ate two popsicles in a row and came back to life.
Then I continued to slowly explore the area. The first place I saw was the machinery factory. It looked very big. Next to it should be the factory’s family compound. There were many old ladies enjoying the cool air in the yard.
Song Jin rode her bicycle twice under the envious gazes of the old ladies, pretending to be lost. Then she got off the bike and walked under the tree where the old ladies were gathered. She took the candy and put it in the hand of an old lady who met her eyes.
After confirming it through eye contact, I knew it was her.
"Hello, Auntie, can I ask you something?"
"My dear, tell me, I have lived in this courtyard for half my life, and there is nothing around here that I don't know. Just ask me."
As he spoke, he calmly put the candy in his pocket.
Song Jin: "Auntie, this is what I mean. I'm from the village down here. I just graduated from high school and wanted to come to the county to see which factories are hiring. But I don't know how many factories there are in the county. Can you tell me about them?"
The old lady said: "Recruiting workers? You'll be disappointed. The current recruitment quotas are all given to internal family members. Few factories will recruit external workers. Not to mention regular employees, there are even few temporary workers."
Song Jin: "Auntie, can you tell me what factories there are in our county?"
"Our county is a big one. In recent years, under the leadership of County Chief Lu, several factories have achieved excellent results. The best one is our machinery factory, which has over a thousand workers. The annual holiday benefits and worker wages are the highest in the county.
Next are the textile mills, canning factories, and agricultural machinery factories. These are considered large factories in our county.”
Song Jin had a general understanding and then asked about the location of each factory.
I rode my bike around each door, chatted with the security guards, smoked half a pack of cigarettes, and confirmed that there were indeed no job vacancies.
However, she also found out that the current situation of several factories was not as good as it seemed, and she needed to think carefully about it.
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