Chapter 151
Su Yu received a call from his father, saying that Su Hui came to Nancheng to work and asked him to visit her when he was free.
During the meal, Su Yu mentioned this matter, and Su Miao asked: "Where does Sister Hui work? Is it a private factory?"
"Yes, it's a leather factory run by a private owner. Two girls from the village went there first. They said the salary was good, so they brought a lot of people from the village to apply for the job."
Su Miao thought about it, and it seemed that in his impression, there was no leather factory in Yongcheng that could grow big and strong. Perhaps it could not survive.
Su Yuanzheng asked, "Where will the factory be opened? If we open a factory in Yongcheng, the land will not be cheap."
"In the suburbs, I heard there are some government subsidies or something, but I don't know the details."
"You go and see her tomorrow. Ah Hui has never worked before. I don't know if she can adapt to living so far away from home." Su Yuanzheng said with some concern. In his mind, his niece is still a little girl.
Su Miao also said: "Brother Yu, you can take a look at the factory to see if it is formal. Private enterprises nowadays are not as good as state-owned enterprises, so you should be cautious."
"Okay, I understand."
The next day, after delivering the goods, Su Yu went to the suburbs to see Su Hui. There was a bus that could get there, but he had to change buses and it took more than an hour to get there. He got off at the terminal and then walked for another fifteen minutes to get there.
The factory is newly built, with a tall gate that looks really grand.
There is a duty booth next to the factory gate, and the old man inside is taking a nap.
Su Yu went forward and knocked on the glass window. The old man was awakened and frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "What are you doing? Now is not the time to recruit workers!"
"Hello, uncle. I'm here to look for my sister. She works here. Can you help me find her?" Su Yu said as he took out a pack of unopened Liu Sanjie cigarettes from his pocket and stuffed it into the uncle's hand.
The old man's attitude immediately improved a lot: "Oh! Looking for someone, do you know which team he is from?"
"She's in the second cutting group, her name is Su Hui."
The old man slowly picked up the phone and made a call, asking the workshop to notify Su Hui to come to the factory gate.
While waiting, Su Yu asked the old man about the situation of the factory.
"Uncle, are the workers still in the workshop at this time?"
"Yes, lunch break is only an hour. I have to go to the cafeteria and line up to get food. After eating, it's almost time to go back to work."
"How many working hours does it take per day?"
"The standard working hours are 10, and the rest is considered overtime. The overtime pay is 0.3 yuan per hour."
Su Yu frowned. It seemed that he had to work more than 10 hours a day. It sounded very hard.
The old man looked at Su Yu and said, "You look like a city person. Why did you let your sister come here to work? This place is not like the factory at work. The boss is only concerned about making money, so he recruits hardworking people from the countryside. The wages are not high, and they even deduct money for food and accommodation!"
"Oh! My family is from the countryside. I work in the city with my uncle. My sister came here a few days ago with someone from the same village to apply for a job."
The old man fanned himself leisurely, half-closed his eyes and said, "Since your uncle has connections, you might as well follow him and do the work. It's better than working like a slave for the boss."
Su Yu did not respond. He was already very grateful to be able to help out at his uncle's house. His parents helped his uncle collect food in the village and made a good living. It would be bad to force his sister into the mix as well, as that would mean the whole family would be forced to move to his uncle's house.
Even if Uncle Shi and Miaomiao don't care, there are still many relatives in his hometown, and there will always be jealous people. When the time comes, everyone will want to send people over, which will make it difficult for Uncle Shi.
After a while, Su Hui came out and ran towards her brother in surprise: "Brother! Why are you here!"
"Dad called me and told me you were going to work in the factory. I'll take some time to come and see you."
"Sister, take your brother in to sit for a while. You can't go to the workshop, but you can go to the cafeteria." The old man waved his hand and let the brother and sister into the factory. Anyway, no one dared to say anything to him.
Su Hui brought her brother to the cafeteria. Su Yu saw that many workers were coming in to get food and asked, "It's almost two o'clock now, and you're not eating yet? Have you eaten yet?"
"Our production line is non-stop, and we have to eat in shifts. Our shift started early today, so I've already eaten."
"Oh, that's it."
Su Yu noticed that the female worker next to him had only one dish on her plate and asked, "How was your meal? I heard the security guard said they'll deduct money from your meal."
"You have to buy meal tickets from the factory. A standard meal costs 50 cents and is two taels of rice with a dish that's stir-fried with meat. It's actually pretty good."
Su Yu looked at the scattered pieces of meat on the plate and whispered, "You're paying 50 cents for this? 50 cents can buy you some self-service porridge at Uncle Shi's shop. How come your factory not only doesn't have any benefits, but the food is also more expensive than outside! Three meals a day would cost 1.5 yuan."
Su Hui shook her head: "This is the price set by the factory. Everyone eats this way, but I brought several cans of side dishes from home. They eat better than them."
Su Yu looked at his sister distressedly: "Why are you thinking of going out to work? Wouldn't it be nice to help Mom and Dad with the crops at home? You can still have a few months of leisure time throughout the year. Is it because this factory pays so well?"
Speaking of salary, Su Hui smiled: "Brother! The salary here is 80 yuan a month! I heard that it is the same as the salary of ordinary workers in the city!"
Su Yu thought about it, looked at his delighted sister, and muttered, "Are you stupid? The factory pays 80 yuan, and he earned 40 yuan just for this canteen. In addition to the 80 yuan salary, the general workers in the unit also receive other subsidies. During the holidays, they also give out a lot of rice, flour, grain and oil. And you have to work more than 10 hours a day. It's too hard."
"Just take it slow. My boss said there'll be a raise in the future. Besides food and daily necessities, I don't have any other expenses. I can probably save 20 or 30 bucks a month, right? I just... really don't want to stay at home anymore."
"Huh? What's going on at home? What happened?"
Su Hui hesitated for a moment and said, "My sister-in-law has been trying to introduce me to someone lately. I also know that I'm grown up and it's not good for me to stay at home all the time."
"This..." Su Yu wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.
In rural areas, parents have to live with the eldest son's family, so their family is the eldest brother and his wife's family. Not to mention the younger sister, he, the younger brother, will also have to move out and live in a separate house after he grows up and gets married.
After all, it is a new era now, unlike the ancient times. It is always inconvenient for several families to live together after brothers get married. Now there are very few people in their village who get married but do not separate their families.
The younger sister is taken care of by her parents, so her sister-in-law doesn't have much to say. In addition to loving their little grandson, the two old people always give a share to their unmarried daughter.
My sister-in-law is so anxious to find a partner for my younger sister, probably because she wants to be the head of the family.
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