The one who was eavesdropping was Gao Xiu Lian. She went into the kitchen to serve the dishes, but when she went out she heard the sound of a ladle coming in from outside.
"...That's a job in a hospital pharmacy. I work from 8am to 6pm, and I get a break at noon. I'm not exposed to the wind or rain, and the hospital cafeteria even provides lunch..."
Gao Xiu Lian was suddenly startled and continued listening.
As a result, the more she listened, the angrier she became, and the more unwilling she became.
She has been with the army for more than a year and is still at home taking care of her children. It's not because she doesn't want to work, but because the Military Family Resettlement Office has always said that there is no job for her.
This is not entirely accurate. In fact, there are jobs, but they are not good positions. Either she is asked to feed chickens at a chicken farm, or to kill fish at a seafood supply station.
Speaking of it, these jobs are not bad. Although they are hard work, the salary is considerable, and there are benefits distributed during the holidays. It is much better than what Gao Xiulian had in her hometown.
But this is not her hometown, she is here to join the army!
And her man is the deputy head of the group.
She had inquired when she first arrived on the island and found out that many of the military wives who worked at grain stations, supply and marketing cooperatives, state-owned restaurants, and the military dependents resettlement office had men of lower ranks than her husband.
Not to mention the distant past, one of her husband's battalion commander's wives is a teacher in a military primary school, and another deputy battalion commander's wife was arranged to work in a guesthouse after joining the army. They are both good jobs.
If she really went to the Haijiu shígG Dujia Fresh Supply Station, the teachers would be teachers, the waiters would be waiters, and she, the deputy head's wife, would be the one killing fish. Where would she put her face?
So, Gao Xiu Lian has been with the army for a year and a half, but has not yet found a job.
If she still can't settle down, Gao Xiulian might not say anything. At most, she would go to the Military Family Resettlement Office from time to time to ask if there is a job suitable for her.
But what is happening now?
Lin Wei, a young military wife who had just joined the army, had to go to work at the military hospital before her household registration was even completed!
If Zong Shao had a high rank, Gao Xiulian might have accepted it after being depressed, but he was just a deputy battalion commander, so why?
Gao Xiu Lian refused to accept!
Gao Xiu Lian wanted to take off her apron and go to the Military Family Settlement Office to reason, but before she took off her apron she remembered that the Military Family Settlement Office had fixed working hours and they had already left work. Otherwise, Liu Dan would not have been looking for the child all over the family area and met Lin Wei who said these words, letting her know such a big inside story.
Thinking of this, Gao Xiu Lian secretly made up her mind that tomorrow, early in the morning, she would go to the Military Family Resettlement Office and ask them to give a reasonable explanation!
She's not done with them about this!
…
Lin Wei was not aware of Gao Xiu Lian's plan, as she was talking to Zong Shao about work.
The yard was so small, and Zong Shao had heard her conversation with Liu Dan just now, so she did not repeat her concerns, but simply explained the background and the general situation of the work.
For soldiers like Zong Shao, getting injured is not a common occurrence, but at least it is not a rare thing.
After the military hospital was built, Zong Shao went there twice, both times to visit his sick comrades. Therefore, Lin Wei didn't need to explain what working in a pharmacy was like. He might know it better than her.
But Zong Shao didn't interrupt her until she finished speaking, then he nodded: "That's a good job."
"Yes." Lin Wei hesitated only because the job was good.
Zong Shao added: "If you want to go, go ahead."
Lin Wei looked at the two children: "I am mainly worried about..."
Zong Shao pondered and said, "There are always military wives who are not working in the family quarters. Just negotiate a monthly salary with them and ask them to help take care of the children."
"Is this okay?" Lin Wei was a little worried.
"It's not impossible. There are many children in the family quarters who are not yet of school age and whose parents have to work. They play at home during the day and go to their mother's workplace to eat when they are hungry."
They have someone to look after the child, which is better than those children who have no one to take care of them. Zong Shao continued, "Anyway, we will be back at night, and we can see how the child spent the day. Besides, the pharmacy is closed at noon, so you can come back to see the child. The hospital is not far from our family quarters, and it only takes about ten minutes to walk. It will be more convenient to buy a bicycle to go back and forth."
Speaking of bicycles, Zong Shao remembered and took out a ticket from his pocket: "I have a day off this Sunday, let's go to the county town to buy the electric fan."
Lin Wei picked up the ticket he had put on the table and asked in surprise, "Did you really borrow the ticket from someone?"
These days, if a family wants to buy something big, they usually try to get industrial coupons.
Because industrial coupons were issued according to wages, basically one coupon was issued for ten yuan. Although the face value was relatively small, usually 0.1, it could only be used to buy small things such as needles, thread, soap, and light bulbs, but if the salary was high, one could save up and buy more things.
Of course, if you want to buy a big item like a bicycle, the whole family has to pool their money together, and you may even have to borrow some money from relatives and friends, because industrial coupons have an expiration date and will become invalid after they expire. If you save for too long, it will be just a piece of white paper.
Borrow industrial coupons, buy big items, and then slowly pay back the industrial coupons to others. This is how ordinary people live now.
But no matter how difficult it is to collect industrial coupons, it is definitely easier than getting tickets.
The cotton mill where Lin Wei worked before was one of the largest units in Shicheng, but they could only give out a few more tickets during the year-end model evaluation, and those were given to front-line model workers.
Of course, the number of votes given to the army is definitely more than that of ordinary state-owned factories, but at the same time, the army has more people. If we really calculate the ratio of people to votes, the army may not be much higher than that of state-owned factories.
Although Zong Shao spoke confidently, Lin Wei didn't expect that he would actually be able to borrow the ticket in just one day.
"I borrowed it from one of my company commanders. Our battalion held a competition a while ago and he came in third. The reward was this ticket."
After hearing his explanation, Lin Wei knew that he had probably already decided who to borrow the ticket from, so she couldn't help asking, "He lent you the ticket, so he doesn't need it himself?"
"He's not married yet, so he can't use the ticket for now."
Most of the tickets at that time were restricted to local use. For example, this electric fan ticket issued by the army could only be used in the city. If you wanted to use it in your hometown, you had to find someone to exchange the ticket.
The problem is that electric fan coupons are not like food coupons and cloth coupons. The latter are divided into national coupons and local coupons. If you need to exchange them, you can just find the corresponding unit to exchange them, but they will be damaged in the process.
But electric fan tickets are local and can only be exchanged privately. The problem is, how do you know that the person who has the ticket you need definitely needs the ticket you have?
It’s not easy!
Therefore, if this ticket is in the hands of the other party, it will eventually become waste paper. If he exchanges it for industrial coupons from Zong Shao, he can even buy some small industrial products and send them back with the money he has.
"We don't have industrial vouchers now, right?"
Lin Wei had basically used up all the industrial coupons she had before coming here. The Dacron fabric she brought and the new shoes for her two children were all bought with the industrial coupons. As for the industrial coupons in Zong Shao's hands, they were all used to purchase things needed for the family.
They can now say that they have nothing but their savings.
Zong Shao said: "I told him to pay it back monthly, but he would have to work harder in the next six months."
Even though Lin Wei sold all the things at home before joining the army, it seems that she got a lot of money. In fact, many things were bought at a discount, and the prices cannot be compared with when they were purchased.
What’s more important is that you need a ticket to buy most things these days. Once you sell something, it’s difficult to buy another one later.
As early as when she made the decision to join the army, Lin Wei thought that life might be difficult in the short term. What she lacked was not money, but tickets. Because there are no tickets, there is no place to spend the money even if I have it, so I can only save money everywhere.
She had made sufficient preparations before coming here, so she didn't think anything of it when she heard Lin Wei. She said, "It's okay, take your time. But forget about the bicycle. I don't think it's necessary to buy one in the near future." She didn't want to save another half a year in half a year just to walk a few steps less. "I can walk to work."
Zong Shao responded and asked, "Have you decided to work in the hospital pharmacy?"
Lin Wei nodded and said, "Well, Director Chen told me to give him three days, which means he will go back to work next Monday. I will use these days to ask someone if anyone is willing to help take care of the child."
"Okay, then do you have to go and tell Director Chen?"
"She asked me to give her an answer tomorrow."
Zong Shao said, "Since it has been decided, I think you should just go find her and talk about it after dinner."
Lin Wei was slightly startled: "Is it too hasty?"
"It's better to be eager at work than to be indecisive. Besides, the sooner you decide on something, the better. If you delay for too long, you'll have more trouble."
Lin Wei felt that Zong Shao was exaggerating. Although the job was in high demand, Director Chen had almost reached an agreement with her, so how could there be any changes? Besides, she only delayed it for one night, so why would it be necessary to cause so much trouble?
But she thought again. Zong Shao had climbed to the position of deputy battalion commander in just a few years after graduating from the military academy. Of course, it was because of his strong ability, but his IQ and EQ must be good. He might be more accurate than her in this matter, so she said, "Then I'll go over after dinner and leave the dishes for you to wash?"
Zong Shao agreed immediately: "Okay."
…
After dinner, Lin Wei went to Director Chen's house.
Commander Song was also at home this time. He was wearing a military uniform and looked tall and serious. Lin Wei almost dared not say a word. But he only looked serious, and his tone of voice was quite gentle. When he saw that Lin Wei wanted to find his wife for something, he said a few words and then took the initiative to avoid her.
After Commander Song left, Lin Wei told Director Chen her decision and said, "I was planning to come see you tomorrow, but then I thought, I'll have to bother you to come back tomorrow and delay your work, so I'm coming to see you now."
Director Chen said in a gentle tone: "It's all the same. Now it's settled. You report to the hospital at 8 o'clock next Monday morning."
Lin Wei nodded and said, "Okay, it's settled."
After discussing the work, Lin Wei said she wanted to go back. Director Chen wanted to keep her for a while, but she was worried about her children at home, and besides, Commander Song was at home, so she would not feel comfortable staying there, so she found an excuse to go back.
After walking out of the Song family and returning the same way, not long after, Lin Wei saw a tall man and two short men walking towards her from the direction of her home. She could not help but stop until they came up to her before asking, "Why are you here?"
Zong Shao said, "It's dark, I'll come pick you up."
Mingming took credit: "It was me...my brother who first said he wanted to pick up mom!"
Ruirui straightened her chest. Although she didn't say anything, everything she said was clear.
Lin Wei smiled, patted the two children's heads and said, "You are both good children."
I blinked and waited for a long time, but I didn't wait for my mother to say anything. I couldn't help but ask, "Mom, don't you want to praise Dad? It was Dad who brought us here!"
Hearing this, Lin Wei looked up at Zong Shao.
There was a smile in her eyes, as if she was joking. Zong Shao coughed lightly: "We..."
But before he could finish his words, Lin Wei put her hand on his head: "I'm very happy that Dad can come to pick me up, but Dad, remember to keep up the good work~"
When her soft hand stroked Zong Shao's short, hard stubble, he felt that the noise coming from the family quarters, the rustling of the wind blowing through the palm trees, and the sound of waves hitting the rocks had all gone far away.
There is only one person left in his world.
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