Chapter 567 Gossip Galore
Lu Qiaoge still said to Lu Qiaoling, "Then let's meet. If it works out, great; if not, it's okay too."
Lu Qiaoling lowered her head and smiled with her lips pursed.
Yes, I still want to see him.
I was terrified by the chaotic family disputes that her older sister, a mediator at the neighborhood committee, had resolved.
Lu Qiaoge rarely talks about work when she gets home.
However, there were few entertainment programs in this era, and the food factory was mostly run by women, so all sorts of gossip flew around.
For example, the story of Mrs. Li and Mr. Bai's family spread very quickly.
Lu Qiaoling was in charge of the government office; it was hard not to know her.
Lu Qiaoge asked Xiao Cangcang to visit the Song family.
Avoid discussing overly private matters; observe the rest as you see fit.
The Song family lives in the jurisdiction of Qianjin Subdistrict Office. For Xiao Cangcang, who has almost control over Jiangcheng, this is just a matter of adding a wing.
But you can't know everything just by going there, since the meeting time hasn't been set either.
Meanwhile, Lao Hu from Xiangyang Subdistrict Office sent Lu Qiaoge and Shao Le to participate in the farmers' market of Manshan Commune.
It really was packed with people.
There were even more people than at the last event held at the military factory.
People from the nearby communes, whoever could come, came.
There were long queues at the places that sell soap, laundry detergent, and soap bars.
There's also shampoo, the kind that comes in plastic bags, the most basic kind.
Some weren't installed properly, and some didn't have trademarks or patterns printed on them. These were still hot commodities for farmers, and even for residents of the county town.
Edible salt, white sugar, brown sugar, various pastries and canned goods, and even bundles of kelp, are said to prevent goiter if eaten.
And it's quite cheap.
The handmade woven products sold by the commune members at their stalls, such as willow baskets, kang mats, wicker baskets, and vegetable baskets, were also very popular.
Others were selling boiled eggs and steamed cakes from baskets.
Various dried vegetables, wild vegetables, mushrooms, and wood ear fungus, among other mountain products, were also displayed.
Who would have thought that the transaction volume on the first day would reach more than 500,000 yuan?
People from various factories rushed back to their factories overnight to transport goods, and the backlog of goods were sold off very easily.
In any case, this was a great success.
Lu Qiaoge went for one day and then stopped going.
She went to the Third Garment Factory. Now everyone in the factory is saying that Xiangyang Food Factory has invested in making down jackets, and that there are assessments required for employment, and those who don't meet the standards won't be hired.
Some people started cursing and swearing.
"I think this is a mess. Why should there be an exam? Who do they think their food factory is? They make instant noodles and think they're something special just because they exchange some foreign currency. They're so arrogant and dare to boss people around in our garment factory?"
"Yeah, yeah, who do they think they are, to test us? Do they even have the right to do that? We're all veteran workers with years of experience, what gives them the right to test us?"
"The higher-ups are just messing around. I think we should go to Beidu to report the problem. What's the point of building a down jacket factory? What does building a down jacket factory have to do with Xiangyang Food Factory? Are we going to use their investment? Just because you have money doesn't mean you can't do anything. We can ask the government for money. We can build it ourselves."
"You're right, we should unite."
"I heard that the factory director of Xiangyang Food Factory is very young, probably not even twenty years old."
"No doubt about it, he must have gotten it done through connections. Otherwise, how could he become the factory manager? He must have connections in his family..."
"Her family doesn't seem to have any connections. Her parents are both factory workers, but her boyfriend is good. I heard he's a military representative at a military factory, and her maternal grandfather used to live in a compound in the provincial capital."
How do you know all this so clearly?
"Of course I know. I also know that Director Lu was rejected by his fiancé before. Who knows how he got so lucky and found such a good partner. Goodness, when one person succeeds, even his chickens and dogs rise to heaven."
This is only part of the voice.
Of course, there is another voice.
"I heard that this time, there will be an assessment for building a down jacket factory, and wages will be determined based on technical skills."
"What do you mean? Why should wages be based on skill level?"
"That means if you have good skills, you can earn a high salary. It won't be like now, where we work ourselves to the bone while those cadres in the office sit there drinking tea and leisurely reading newspapers, yet they get paid the same amount as us."
"Yes, not only are the wages the same, but their benefits are also better than ours. They even secretly gave us two geese during the Spring Festival, which none of us workers received."
"The cadres in those offices eat in the small canteen, while we workers eat in the big canteen. The food in the big canteen and the small canteen is different."
"I heard that the newly rebuilt down jacket factory will distribute wages and benefits based on performance; the better you do, the higher your salary and the better your benefits."
"I think that's how it should be. Office workers do nothing and have a leisurely life all day. Why should they get the same salary as us?"
"That's because they're lucky. They have connections in their family who are related to the factory manager, so they can get paid without doing anything."
"What about those who don't even work a single day and still get paid from home? What can you do about that?"
"I wonder if anyone will take care of something like this?"
"I heard that Xiangyang Food Factory is responsible for investing in us, and after assessment, all those who pass the technical test will be hired."
"That young factory manager Lu is really capable; he's exceptionally good at earning foreign exchange. Do you think our down jackets can earn foreign exchange? If they can, wouldn't our salaries be very high, and we'd also get bonuses?"
"Not only will we get a bonus, but we might even be able to build a staff housing unit."
"If only we could build a house, it would be so great. My family of more than ten people are crammed together, it's really too difficult."
Such voices are everywhere, and some are not concealed at all. For example, in the canteen, workers openly discuss these things while holding their lunch boxes.
Some people gloated and whispered to the people next to them.
"If this were an exam, our workshop's team leader doesn't even know how to use a sewing machine, she doesn't know anything, do you think we should hire her?"
"Of course we can't accept that."
Lu Qiaoge ignored the gossip and simply followed her own pace.
Those who pass the public exam will be put to work in the newly opened factory.
The substandard items were returned, and the Third Garment Factory could do whatever it wanted with them; she didn't care.
Three hundred sewing machines were transported from Haicheng.
Although they are all in a state of being neither new nor old, the prices are very affordable and suitable for the current stage.
Then they bought some new ones.
Lu Qiaoge personally designed it.
The garment factory originally had a design department, but only one person was qualified. Lu Qiaoge only wanted this person, who was assigned here. She graduated from the Textile Institute and was very skilled.
But those people were jealous of her. Even though the clothing designs she created were very beautiful, they wouldn't report them to their superiors and just rejected them outright.
Over time, she became disheartened and just drifted through life.
This time, Lu Qiaoge appointed her as the director of the design department.
(End of this chapter)
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