Chapter 040: First time in the pharmaceutical factory
Two days passed and it was Sunday.
Wei Dai has been busy again these two days, and Wen Jiajia is not sure whether he can take her to the pharmaceutical factory tomorrow.
Wen Chun and Wen Xuan also knew that their aunt was going to work, but this had no effect on them because they still had to go to school every day.
The two sisters were even quite happy, because they firmly believed that as long as their aunt went to the city, she would bring back delicious food, just like a cat who looks forward to its owner bringing back prey every day.
On Sunday night, Wen Jiajia, who was working for the first time in two lives, suffered from insomnia.
No one knew what Wei Dai was busy with and he didn't come back.
Wen Jiajia looked toward the yard and reviewed several times the things she was going to bring tomorrow.
If you go to work these days, you must be prepared to work for a long time.
In her previous life, the staff in her studio would only bring their personal belongings such as water bottles to the office half a month later. Why? Because they were not sure whether they would stay in the job for long.
Job hopping was very common at that time. Companies were choosing employees while employees were also choosing companies.
Wen Jiajia still remembers a colleague of hers who changed five assistants within a year. Not long after, it was revealed that he had too much overtime and no pay, and did not pay for his employees' medical and social security.
This incident caused quite a stir, and the reputation of the internet celebrity's self-media studio fell into disrepute in a short period of time. Wen Jiajia suffered an undeserved disaster, and recruiting became even more difficult during that period.
Of course, there has been no job hopping in this life, and there has been no such thing as employees choosing their employers. Wen Jiajia must be prepared to treat the pharmaceutical factory as her second home.
She put her cherished water bottle in her backpack, along with a lunch box, a pair of chopsticks and a dishcloth.
Then there is the umbrella. Unfortunately, there is no retractable umbrella, so Wen Jiajia can only carry a long-handled umbrella with her.
In addition to the umbrella, there is also a raincoat. These two things are very necessary in the recent rainy season.
Finally, there are pens and toilet paper.
There were indeed too many things, but she couldn't throw any of them away. Fortunately, her backpack was big enough to fit everything in.
Oh, this backpack was also made by her these two days.
I imitated the backpack I made later and bought two zippers to make two layers.
May is the beginning of summer.
Cicadas occasionally appear on early summer nights.
The rapeseed in the fields had been harvested early. Wen Chun and Wen Xuan went to the fields to help the day before yesterday. Their red-raising class also has labor courses, and most of them go to the fields in the next village to help with some easy work. It's a bit like playing while doing, and it feels like learning while entertaining.
Of course, seniors have to do more work. Bao Jie borrowed some medicinal wine from her yesterday, saying that her child was injured because he did too much work and hurt his shoulders and back.
Once rapeseed is harvested, it means that this year's new oil will soon be on the market.
Wen Jiajia had already washed the two oil cans at home and were waiting to be filled with oil.
There are four oil cans at home, two for pig fat and two for vegetable oil or peanut oil. There are also two enamel cups, one for sesame oil and one for sesame oil.
When all these oil containers are full, if you use her oil sparingly, you can use it for a year.
After the rapeseed is harvested, it is the turn of soybeans and sweet potatoes.
Relying on the knowledge passed down by their predecessors, farmers naturally figured out a set of rotation methods.
For example, rapeseed contains potassium fertilizer, which can provide nutrition for soybeans. Another example is potatoes. Planting potatoes after rapeseed can effectively reduce insect damage.
This was discovered by generations of farmers, and they have their own reasons. Modern science has also proven that these crop rotations are indeed feasible.
According to Sister Bao, when the soybeans are ripe, the students in the school will have to help harvest them.
It will be really painful then. After all, being exposed to the sun then will not be as comfortable as it is now.
After thinking about all sorts of things, time came to nine o'clock.
The lights went out without warning, and Wen Jiajia lit a kerosene lamp in front of the window.
A candle will be blown out by the light, but an oil lamp is not afraid of the wind.
Wei Dai didn't come back until about half past nine, and Wen Jiajia was still awake at that time.
"Is it so late today? Do you have to go on another mission?" It was a bit cold tonight. Wen Jiajia asked him in a low voice, while she was covered with a quilt, half of her face was hidden by it.
Wei Dai opened the cupboard to get some clothes: "Yes, I have to leave again."
"I guessed that." Wei Dai would always be extremely busy in the days before leaving the army, and would be extremely clingy at night.
Wei Dai held the clothes and walked quickly to the bedside. He bent down and kissed her forehead. "I'm sorry, I can't go to the pharmacy with you tomorrow."
Wen Jiajia put her hand on his shoulder and said sweetly, "It's okay. It's not like I don't know the way."
"Besides, there's no danger on the road here, right?" Wen Jiajia really felt that the road here was much safer than that in her hometown.
The location of my hometown is relatively remote. I heard from the old people in the village that there were robbers on the road in the past, and there were even bandit dens hidden in the nearby mountains.
Even now, some girls in the village have to be on guard against the appearance of scoundrels or the sudden appearance of wild boars and other animals when they go to the county town.
And that's not the case here.
There is no need to talk about the second-rate people. Even if there are such people, they would never touch the military dependents.
As for wild animals, this is a suburban area with mostly plains and low mountains. The wild animals were hunted to extinction by nearby people decades ago, so there is no way they can still be found here.
Even snakes are not often seen.
Wei Dai sighed and ruffled her hair: "I'm going to take a shower, wait for me."
Wen Jiajia: “…”
Sorry, I need to go to bed.
You have plenty of energy, and even if you have a mission tomorrow you still have time to think about that.
I can't do that. I'm weak and tomorrow is my first time going back to work.
So when Wei Dai came back from taking a shower, Wen Jiajia was already pretending to snore softly, creating the appearance of being soundly asleep.
Wei Dai chuckled, threw back the quilt and lay down on the bed. Just when Wen Jiajia thought she had fooled him, he turned over and pressed on her, while pulling the quilt with both hands to cover them completely.
The night is long.
The kerosene lamp had gone out, and a gentle breeze blew in slowly through the window slits, leaving no strange smell in the room.
Wen Jiajia punched Wei Dai's shoulder hard, her eyes red: "You were born in the year of the dog, right?"
Wei Dai asked back: "How do you know that one of my zodiac signs is indeed a dog?"
Wen Jiajia snorted repeatedly: "I won't go get condoms next time. You don't even know that people always laugh when I go get them."
"What are you laughing at?" Wei Dai hugged her, kissed her temple, opened the drawer of the bedside table, took out a handkerchief and wiped her face.
Wen Jiajia was shocked: "You don't know what you are laughing at, but you still have the nerve to ask." Only three condoms are free every month, and the rest are charged. When she looked at the hospital account book, it was full of your name, Wei Dai, and Wen Jiajia felt embarrassed.
"How come you still remember my name?"
"Do you still remember me?" She rolled her eyes.
Wei Dai laughed in a muffled voice: "Aren't we together? You are just trying to cover your ears and steal the bell, aren't you?"
Wen Jiajia angrily slapped him, saying that it was better to cover one's ears and hide the truth than to make a fool of oneself. I really don't understand why the hospital has to keep records of such things.
In fact, she just found out about this yesterday. Yesterday, Sister Hong used this to embarrass her, and Wen Jiajia felt even more embarrassed than the last time when she was embarrassed by Ka Shu.
Wei Dai smoothed her hair again and consoled her, "I'll go get it later. It's nothing. We're starting to talk about family planning now. If you encourage me, I'll give you more free condoms in the future."
"Family planning?" Wen Jiajia was a little surprised.
In her impression, family planning was something that happened in the 1980s, but it actually existed in the 1970s.
But you're also right. This kind of major policy must have been slowly promoted and implemented several years or even more than a decade in advance, and people must have had some time to adapt.
Wei Dai: "You hadn't come yet. In fact, we discussed this matter at a meeting at the end of last year."
It’s the end of the year, and it’s the peak time for having babies.
The troops are really scared and they want to warn the soldiers not to have more children. In recent years, the schools in the troops are obviously insufficient and they are even preparing to expand them.
Having too many children is actually not good. Wei Dai has a deep understanding of this after getting to know a lot about the household affairs of various families in recent years.
Wei Dai pulled the quilt down a little, hugged her tightly and whispered, "Let's have one child in the future."
Wen Jiajia's eyes sparkled: "Regardless of gender?"
"Of course not. I'm a party member. My superiors have said that it doesn't matter whether I have a boy or a girl. How could I disobey them?" Wei Dai said firmly. He could doubt anything but his party spirit.
Wen Jiajia gave a thumbs up: "You said so."
Wei Dai also raised his thumb and pressed it against hers: "Don't worry, my parents won't care about this matter."
Wen Jiajia smiled and said, "Go to sleep. No matter how good you are, I won't let you do it again."
Wei Dai paused and uttered a sigh.
The room returned to silence, and those sounds that made people blush and their hearts beat fast finally disappeared.
The next day.
Wen Jiajia got up very early, before it was fully light.
However, when I touched the quilt next to me, it was only warm, and I saw that Wei Dai had left.
When I came to the kitchen, I saw a few sparks in the stove and realized that Wei Dai had made breakfast before leaving.
Wen Jiajia opened the lid of the pot and took a look, seeing a big red bowl. After turning on the light, she realized that there was boiled noodles inside.
What kind of flour? Amaranth flour.
Whether amaranth is fried or boiled, the soup will be red when cooked.
It has a unique taste. Some people like it while others hate it. But coincidentally, all four of us in my family like it very much.
The amaranth vermicelli was still warm because it was heated by the charcoal fire. However, it was overheated and had been soaking in the soup, so when I picked it up with my chopsticks, several strands of vermicelli broke off.
Wen Jiajia brought out the big bowl of noodles and placed it on the table, put down her chopsticks, woke up the two children, and went to wash up.
Amaranth noodles not only contain amaranth, but also lean meat.
Although the noodles are soft and not bouncy, the soup is delicious. With one spoonful, the red soup wraps the rice noodles that are broken into small pieces, and it tastes very delicious.
From time to time, you can also eat tender amaranth and salty lean meat, and the taste is no worse than the pure meat soup base.
The bike ride later was a strenuous activity, so Wen Jiajia finished two large bowls. Wen Chun and Wen Xuan hadn't eaten noodles for a long time, so they were very fresh and each of them ate half a bowl.
Before leaving, Wen Jiajia asked the two girls, "Are you going to Xiaoyi's house, or are you staying at home? If you stay at home, you have to pay attention to the alarm clock. When the alarm clock rings, you have to go to school, understand?"
The two girls have been feeling a little tired of studying recently.
Two days ago, he was lying in bed and refused to get up in the morning. After getting up, he made a fuss and didn't want to go to school.
Wen Chun immediately expressed his opinion: "I want to go to Xiao Yi's house."
Wen Xuan nodded vigorously and said that Xiao Yi had a radio at home.
Wen Jiajia took out four pieces of butterfly cakes, wrapped them in oil paper and handed them to Wen Chun: "You are not allowed to eat them all. You have to share them with Xiaoyi and your brother, okay?"
Wen Chun nodded.
Wen Jiajia held the two girls in her arms and kissed them one by one, closed the doors and windows, and sent them to Xie's house next door.
The sky was bright, but the sun was temporarily out of sight.
This period of time is probably the most comfortable temperature of the day.
It was neither too hot nor too cold, and the breeze blowing in her face was extremely fresh. It seemed to have just undergone photosynthesis, floating from the green leaves to the tip of Wen Jiajia's nose.
She rode her bicycle to the military base gate and people greeted her along the way.
"Jia Jia is going to work?"
Wen Jiajia smiled and said, "Yes. Today is my first day at work."
"That's great! You are the first one in our academy to work in the city this year."
After a while, I met someone again.
"Jia Jia, what time do you go to work?"
Wen Jiajia slowed down again: "I'm reporting today. I heard that most workers in pharmaceutical factories start work at 8 o'clock, so I plan to arrive before 8 o'clock today."
I can't go until almost noon. I don't want to leave a bad impression on my first day at work. After all, I haven't officially started the job yet.
"So what time do you get off work?"
Wen Jiajia thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be around six o'clock."
"Ouch! That's quite late."
Wen Jiajia smiled, waved her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, let's talk about it when we have time. I have to get it."
"Hey, go ahead."
Wen Jiajia learned her lesson this time and pedaled her bike so hard that smoke was coming out of her eyes. Although some people called her along the way, they didn't talk much because they saw she was so anxious.
It was seven o'clock when she reached the door.
It was the first time that Wen Jiajia discovered that the road was actually quite busy in the early morning.
Besides her, there were other people in the army who also had to go to the city to work. Wen Jiajia roughly counted and found that there were about six or seven people, and they all rode bicycles.
But that's normal, the bus leaves at 10 o'clock.
Then there were the people from the nearby villages, who used donkey carts to carry fresh vegetables or eggs to the city.
There were even some who came from the city. Wen Jiajia heard this when she passed by. Most of these people were buyers from various factories. They came to the countryside to purchase supplies and had to come every few days.
The journey was very lively and Wen Jiajia felt much more relaxed.
In summer, the sun rises early, but in winter, the sky is probably still dark at this time.
If you are alone, even if there is no danger, you can still scare yourself into danger.
Wen Jiajia rode fast and did not stop, so she arrived at the gate of the pharmaceutical factory after more than 30 minutes.
The security guard at the door did his duty and stopped Wen Jiajia: "Comrade, are you here to report?"
Wen Jiajia smiled and said, "Hello, comrade. I am here to report. This is my letter of introduction."
The security guard opened the letter of introduction and handed it back to her: "Hello, comrade, welcome to join the pharmaceutical factory." Since she was a military dependent and had passed the recruitment examination, she was sure to get in.
Wen Jiajia was delighted. "Thank you, thank you."
She took a deep breath and walked into the pharmaceutical factory with anticipation.
The pharmaceutical factory is very large, and the roads inside are also very wide. Because the pharmaceutical factory is rich, these roads are all flat and paved with cement.
People were coming and going inside, and Wen Jiajia looked around but didn't attract much attention.
She first went to the Personnel Department and got her job application done.
The personnel department was very friendly to her and said with a smile, "So it's Comrade Wen. Our leader mentioned you specifically last week."
Wen Jiajia was puzzled: "What are you talking about me?"
"Well, you got the highest score on the test. Many places asked us for you because they thought you were a good writer and could write papers in the future."
“…”
Why does it sound weird? Are there still people who are good at writing these days? Is this really not a mockery of her?
"Comrade Wen, you have been assigned to the sixth workshop. Go to the office of the sixth workshop to find Director Zhu, and she will assign you a task." The person from the Personnel Department said, and even pointed her in the direction.
Wen Jiajia found it even more strange. It was a bit too enthusiastic. Could it be that all the workers at this time were so enthusiastic?
She was totally confused and left with doubts.
But it doesn't matter, enthusiasm is always better than indifference.
However, after Wen Jiajia left, the HR staff breathed a sigh of relief.
The leader did mention Comrade Wen Jia last week, saying that with her in place, the army would have no excuse to try to squeeze in more people.
After all, there are cases of people who got in through the exam before. What will those who got in through the exam think if you force people into the pharmaceutical factory?
The nearby troops were the bosses of this area, and they would squeeze out some positions for military dependents at any time. It was only because their factory director was tough that they could withstand the pressure. The actions of the bosses on both sides caused headaches for everyone in the personnel department.
Wen Jiajia arrived at the sixth workshop and saw a large room divided into small rooms. Each wall between the rooms had large windows and open doors, which made the room feel spacious and not stuffy.
I don’t know if it’s because not all the people were there or what, but there weren’t many people in the room, but there were quite a few machines.
Wen Jiajia saw a room with an office sign on it and walked up to it and knocked on the door.
"Go in—"
Wen Jiajia pushed the door open and walked in.
Sitting in the chair was a woman in her late 50s with graying hair cut very short, reaching her ears, only slightly longer than most men's hair.
He was wearing a blue work uniform and cloth shoes. There was a pen in the front pocket of his clothes, as if he could work anywhere at any time.
"Are you new here today?"
Wen Jiajia introduced herself: "Hello, Director. My name is Wen Jia and I am here to report today."
The director held out his hand: "Please introduce the letter to me."
Wen Jiajia quickly handed her the letter of introduction.
She nodded: "So you got in through examination. Then you can stay with me for the time being. I will arrange something for you after you get familiar with the work in our workshop 6."
After a pause, she explained, "Our pharmaceutical factory workshop is very special. It's not like other places. If you don't understand the situation clearly, you can't start your work and you won't know where to start."
Wen Jiajia said hurriedly: "Okay, thank you, Director."
She waved her hand and said, "Go ahead. Your desk is next to me. I'll call you if anything happens."
Wen Jiajia walked out of the door lightly, closed it behind her, and went to the next room.
This room was obviously larger, more than twice the size of the director's office.
There were four desks inside, three of which were already occupied. Wen Jiajia went to the empty desk.
She put her backpack down and drew a line on the table with her fingertips.
Well, there wasn't much dust, but she still wanted to wipe it over.
Just as she was about to get the rag, someone came to the door. She seemed surprised and even glanced at the office door.
"Hello comrade, my name is Wen Jia." Wen Jiajia smiled and was the first to greet.
The man walked straight to the table to the right of Wen Jiajia, nodded and said, "Hello, I'm Qiao He."
Wen Jiajia realized that he didn't want to chat any more, so she stopped talking.
She never likes to be treated coldly.
When she just came in, she saw a faucet on the open space at the door, so Wen Jiajia walked out with a rag.
Qiao He glanced at it lightly and shook his hands, causing the newspaper to rustle.
Wen Jiajia used a rag to carefully wipe the desk and its chair twice from inside to outside.
She waited until the wind had dried up the water before she took out all the things in her backpack and put them away.
First, the kettle. Wen Jiajia came here with water today. But when she first came, she saw the water room and thought that she would not have to bring water from home anymore. After all, a full kettle of water was very heavy.
This is a water bottle that can hold 1.5 liters of water.
Wen Jiajia asked the two girls to take the smaller one to school.
Then there was paper and pen, which Wen Jiajia stuffed into the drawer.
But paper didn't seem necessary. She saw that other people had uniform notebooks on their desks. The factory probably had special paper.
Wen Jiajia thought she needed to buy a small key. She took a look and found that other people's drawers were locked.
Then umbrella lunch box and so on.
The umbrella was hanging on the windowsill next to her, and Wen Jiajia's desk was leaning against the window.
To be precise, the four desks in the room are all next to the windows. There are four windows in this office in total, so the ventilation and lighting are very good.
Just remember to close the windows when you leave in the evening, otherwise if it rains at night, your desk will be in trouble.
Put the lunch box and other things into another drawer, including the raincoat.
Soon, the remaining two people in the office arrived.
There was a man and a woman. Wen Jiajia greeted them and learned that the man's name was Li Haijun and the woman's name was Sha Yue.
Sha Yue was very enthusiastic and said to her, "Finally, we have a new female comrade in the office. From now on, we don't have to wait for the girls in the workshop when we go to the cafeteria for lunch."
She meant that we could have lunch together at noon.
Wen Jiajia smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you."
Sha Yue's desk was in front of her. Wen Jiajia saw her first holding an enamel cup to get water, then using a rag to wipe the table, and finally going to the bulletin board at the door to get a newspaper, drinking water and reading it at the same time.
The same is true for Li Haijun.
Wen Jiajia was a little confused. No work to do? This made her a little panic, but inevitably a little happy.
Hey, who wouldn't want to have an easy job if they could?
After all, it is one thing for you to want to work on your own initiative, but it is another thing to be forced to work like a donkey in a production team every day.
Sha Yue felt that she needed to popularize the fine traditions of their office to her new colleagues, so she glanced outside the door, shielded her face with a newspaper and whispered to Wen Jiajia, "Comrade Wen, our office is still very relaxed. Although Director Xue has a bad temper, he doesn't like to look for us... You can read the newspaper from time to time. Sometimes we have to write some articles. You know, it's hard to write if you don't read."
So reading newspapers is also a kind of work.
Wen Jiajia: “…”
Is writing articles your normal job? She couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, that's not all." Sha Yue said, pointing to Li Haijun next to her, "The navy's work is scheduled, and from time to time they have to patrol and inspect the workshop next door, and arrange the work in the workshop."
She then quietly pointed at Qiao He and said, "Brother Qiao is responsible for the safety inspection of the workshop, equipment inspection, and safety lectures and publicity."
Finally, he pointed at himself and said, "Hey, I'm just a part-time worker. I just joined the factory at the end of last year. My mother used to be a cashier. Director Xue hasn't assigned me a job yet."
Wen Jiajia understood that Shayue was a member of a pharmaceutical factory.
She held her chin and looked out the window. What about herself?
Even Sha Yue, who has strong connections in the pharmaceutical factory, has not been assigned a job yet. How long does she have to wait?
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