There was a commotion outside the door, and the voices were somewhat familiar. Shen Annian didn't hear the specific words clearly, but words like "unfair" and "report" appeared frequently, and the matter seemed to be a big deal.
Not only did she hear it, everyone in the factory heard it.
Mrs. Qin asked, "Why is there so much noise at the door? It sounds like Zhao Zhiqing and the others are making noises."
Qin Yunxiang also nodded. "It sounds like it. What did they do?"
As the team leader, Qin's father had to go and see what was happening.
As soon as he went out, he saw that all the people from the educated youth site were blocking the door. They were all very excited and shouting something to everyone.
Father Qin looked at them with a dark face, "What are you doing? Why are you blocking the door in broad daylight instead of going to work?"
Zhao Yonggang, the head of the team, was elected as the representative to talk to Qin's father on behalf of the educated youth.
"We're going on strike and we're demanding fairness."
Qin's father was confused by what he heard, but that didn't stop him from getting angry.
He has been the captain for so many years, and although he cannot satisfy everyone, this is the first time that there has been such a collective strike.
Who are they rebelling against?
"What are you dissatisfied with? Tell me so I can hear it."
Zhao Yonggang: "Captain, I heard that the village has set up a food factory. Why didn't we get any news in advance, and the workers were confirmed?
We, the educated youth, came to the countryside to support the rural areas, but you excluded us. This is unfair to us."
It turns out that they were making such a fuss just to get a place in the factory.
They keep saying it's unfair. What's the point? Letting villagers work in the factory is unfair. Letting educated youth work in the factory as workers is fair.
These educated youth are still educated people. I don’t know how they have the nerve to say such things.
They were all educated youth. The third daughter-in-law was thinking about Dahe Village and working for the collective and the commune.
But these educated youth are not good at working, but they are quite good at making trouble.
But he just doesn't buy it.
"It's a good thing for the village to have a factory. The quota of workers was determined by the brigade after consultation. There's no such thing as unfairness."
Zhao Hongmei's face was filled with dissatisfaction. "Why can these people enter the factory, but we can't? We don't accept it. We demand fairness."
The other educated youths echoed, "Yes, we demand fair treatment. If fairness and justice cannot be achieved, we will report it to the commune."
Qin's father was so angry with them that he wanted to go to the commune to report him. It seemed that these educated youth really lived too well.
The brigade has been very good to the educated youth over the years.
Knowing that they are children from the city and cannot endure hardship, they are given priority for any light work.
If the food they earned was not enough to eat, the brigade would subsidize them with food.
Now, they want to report themselves to the commune because of what they call unfairness.
Looking at the angry faces before him, it would be a lie for Father Qin to say he wasn't heartbroken.
"Those who can enter the factory are all outstanding women from our Dahe Village. They are very good at farm work and can quickly get started in the factory. Why can't the factory employ them?
The villagers know the factory well and know that the workers it has selected are all excellent. They have no objections at all. What do you educated youth want to do by making such trouble?"
The educated youth were speechless after being scolded by him.
I felt even more embarrassed when I saw the way the onlookers looked at me.
Suddenly, Zhao Hongmei's eyes lit up and she said, "Chen Annian only came to the educated youth center at the beginning of the year. She has no work experience. Her usual performance is obvious to everyone. How can she be admitted to the food factory?"
Li Weiguo resented Shen Annian for sending Chen Qianqian to labor camp, and said, "Yes, everyone knows Shen Annian's performance. Captain, you sent her to the food factory. I can't guarantee that you don't have any selfish motives."
Li Ling spoke quickly, "Besides, the food factory is so small, and your family members account for more than half of the employees. We strongly suspect that you are abusing your power for personal gain.
Captain, we ask you to give us a fair and reasonable explanation."
Father Qin was so angry with them, "The skill of making mooncakes was taught by Shen Zhiqing. If it weren't for Shen Zhiqing, this food factory would not be able to operate at all.
Several children in my family learned to make mooncakes from the educated youth Shen a long time ago. They have the skills, so why can't they work in the factory?
My wife works in the factory making smoked chicken. She's the only one who knows how to make it. Tell me, how am I being unfair?"
Hearing what Father Qin said, no one said anything. Zhao Hongmei sneered, "Who would believe that? How could Shen Annian possibly make mooncakes? You have to make up a better excuse. Do you think we are fools?"
She was so unconvinced that she spoke without any courtesy.
The other educated youth did not say anything, but judging from their expressions, they all seemed to agree with what Zhao Hongmei said.
They were all educated youth, so why could Shen Annian work in the factory while they had to work in the fields?
Besides, they have been with Shen An Nian for so long, don’t they know who Shen An Nian is?
She is a young lady who has never done housework before. She even burned the pot while cooking. It is impossible for her to say that she can make mooncakes.
Seeing them standing at the door and unwilling to leave, Father Qin knew that these people were still unwilling to accept the situation.
If you don't agree, then don't agree. He has done nothing wrong anyway.
Fortunately, he listened to Shen Annian's advice and did not arrange other family members to work in the factory.
Otherwise, if these educated youths make trouble, not only will he not be the factory director, but he will probably be removed from his position as team leader.
“You can make trouble if you want to, and don’t work if you don’t want to, but I can tell you that the village will no longer provide you with food subsidies.
From now on, the more work points you earn, the more food you will receive. If you keep making trouble for a few more days, and don’t have enough work points by the end of the year, you’ll just have to wait to starve.”
After saying that, he turned his head and walked into the factory.
The educated youth looked at each other in bewilderment. No one had expected that after such a commotion, not only would they fail to get a place in the factory, but they would even lose their food subsidies.
Seeing Qin's father being driven away in anger, Lin Hui whispered, "Isn't it a bad idea for us to do this?"
Zhao Hongmei, however, looked unconvinced. "What's wrong with that? We're defending our rights. He's just being impatient and deliberately trying to scare us and force us to give up."
When the other educated youth heard her words, they fell silent.
Li Weiguo suddenly said, "The team leader is unwilling to give us an answer to this matter. I suggest we go to the commune and ask. This matter cannot be left unclear like this.
We are not only fighting for our own rights, but also for the rights of our fellow villagers. Everyone has the right to know the truth."
He originally wanted to encourage the villagers to join them in making trouble.
But those present were all older people who had lived in Dahe Village for decades and knew Qin's father's character very well.
Why don't they trust the team leader who has been in office for so many years, but instead trust these educated youth from outside?
But the villagers did not participate, and the educated youth did not think they were wrong. Instead, they felt that the villagers were too ignorant and had been deceived by Qin's father.
They felt a surge of pride and wanted to expose Qin's father's lies and let the villagers see his true face.
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