Chen Dongxiang was also envious of such a good job. After listening to Zhang Ruhua's words, she turned around and walked to the bed to pull her snoring husband away.
"Jiashun, wake up, get up."
Wang Jiashun was woken up and complained for a while before reluctantly following Chen Dongxiang to the village office.
After eating a bowl of white rice with boiling water, Zhang Ruhua hurried to the village office.
At around 1:50 in the afternoon, the dam outside the Xiushui Village Office was filled with people, men and women, young and old, standing close to each other, with almost no space left.
As soon as two o'clock arrived, Yun Jianhua and Wang Yongjin opened the door of the village office and walked out of the office. Yun Jianhua was holding a loudspeaker and Wang Yongjin was holding a stack of papers.
Yun Jianhua stood on a stone bench at the office entrance, holding a loud speaker. He glanced at the villagers present and announced into the loud speaker, "Today, Brother Yongjin and I, at the request of Comrade Yun Yongcheng and Comrade Lu Feng, are holding an on-site job fair here at our village office. Now, on behalf of Comrade Yun Yongcheng and Comrade Lu Feng, I would like to announce the requirements for this job fair. Anyone aged 18 or above and under 40 who can read and do some arithmetic, regardless of gender, is welcome to apply."
Yun Jianhua announced while waving his hands to direct.
"Now, everyone who wants to apply, please stand to the right and ask Brother Yongjin to take the written test papers. After you pass the written test, wait for Comrade Yun Yongcheng and Comrade Lu Feng to come back for the interview. Those who pass both the written test and the interview will get the job. As for the salary, Comrade Yun Yongcheng and Comrade Lu Feng have explained that during the first three months of the probationary period, you will receive 40 yuan per month. After the probationary period, it will be 50 yuan per month. Overtime work during holidays such as National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Dragon Boat Festival will be tripled, and there will be a year-end bonus at the end of the year."
After Yun Jianhua made the announcement, those who could read and count were happy, while those who could not read and count were unhappy.
Chen Dongxiang, who couldn't read, frowned, reached out and tugged at Wang Jiashun's arm, and asked in a low voice, "Jiashun, you went to elementary school, do you still know how to read?"
Wang Jiashun scratched the back of his head, looking embarrassed.
"I used to know a few words, but I haven't read for so many years that I've forgotten them long ago."
Upon hearing this, Chen Dongxiang was so angry that she pinched his arm and cursed, "Your parents spent money to send you to school, and you went to climb trees to rob bird nests and go to the river to catch fish. Now, such a good job is not yours."
"Isn't it your turn?"
Wang Jiashun complained to Chen Chunxiang in dissatisfaction.
Zhang Ruhua was standing behind the couple. Overhearing their conversation, she was so angry that she raised her head and shouted at Yun Jianhua, who was maintaining order in the front: "It's just a food processing factory, hiring a few workers, but you have to take a written test and an interview. It's like a state agency recruiting people."
Zhang Ruhua has a loud voice and as soon as she opened her mouth, she attracted the attention of many villagers.
In front of so many villagers, Yun Jianhua had to patiently explain: "Jiashun's mother, don't get excited. Comrade Yun Yongcheng and Comrade Lu Feng are asking for workers who can read and count. It makes sense. Now that the food processing factory is set up, we have to ship goods in and out. Sometimes workers have to sign for shipment and delivery. When shipping and receiving goods, workers have to check the quantity. Illiterate and unskilled workers can't do this. I heard that factories in Yucheng now require a junior high school diploma for recruitment. Comrade Yun Yongcheng and Comrade Lu Feng could have recruited workers in town, but they are thinking of the villagers of Xiushui Village and want to take care of everyone and help everyone get rich. That's why they entrusted me and Brother Yongjin to hold a recruitment meeting in the village."
"Yes, Brother Yongcheng and Mr. Lu are thinking of us villagers, so they entrusted Secretary Yun and Brother Yongjin to hold a recruitment meeting in the village. They offer such good salary and benefits, and only require us to know a few words and numbers, which is already very generous."
"Jiashun's mom, if you don't want this job, just ask your Jiashun and Dongxiang to go back. No one is begging you to stay for the written test and interview."
"That's right, no one asked them to stay and attend the recruitment meeting."
After Yun Jianhua's explanation, the villagers present immediately turned to Yun Yongcheng and Lu Feng.
Seeing this, Zhang Ruhua had no choice but to shut up. After a while, she whispered to Wang Jiashun and his wife, "Hurry up and line up to get your written test papers."
Wang Jiashun: "I can't even write my own name, what am I going to do with the written test paper?"
Chen Dongxiang pinched him in frustration.
"You're stupid. We can't write it ourselves. Why don't we just find someone to help us?"
After the family of three discussed it, Chen Dongxiang and his wife went to line up.
Yun Yongcheng and Lu Feng prepared fifty written test papers and gave them to Wang Yongjin and Yun Jianhua.
There were many villagers queuing up to receive the papers. After more than ten minutes, all fifty papers were distributed. There were still a few who had not received one, so Yun Jianhua had to copy a few papers and continue distributing them.
In the end, there were fifty-six villagers who received the written test papers.
Chen Dongxiang and his wife were about to leave with the test paper and find someone to help them cheat when Yun Jianhua spoke up.
"Those who have received the test papers are not allowed to leave the village office now. Anyone who leaves with the test papers now will be considered to have forfeited the exam."
After Yun Jianhua finished speaking, Chen Dongxiang and his wife stared at each other with their papers in their hands.
Wang Jiashun: "I can't leave with the test paper. What should I do now?"
Chen Dongxiang glared at him fiercely, feeling unhappy, and started cursing again: "I told you not to study hard and go rob bird nests, and now you ask me what to do, how am I supposed to know what to do?"
Chen Dongxiang cursed while pressing her eyebrows.
"Why did I marry such a useless man like you? It's such a headache."
"It's 2:20 now. Everyone can answer the questions. There aren't many questions, and they're simple. At 3 o'clock, everyone will hand in your papers to Brother Yongjin. Brother Yongjin, I, and several other village cadres will grade your papers on the spot. The eleven with the highest scores will go to Old Yun's house at 8 o'clock tonight for an interview. The interview isn't difficult. You just need to chat with Comrade Yun Yongcheng and Comrade Lu Feng. Anyone who passes the written test will basically pass the interview."
After Yun Jianhua made the announcement, fifty-six villagers squatted in the dam with their papers in hand to write.
Wang Yongjin scanned the fifty-six people attending the signboard meeting and noticed Chen Dongxiang and his wife squatting on the ground, writing diligently. He withdrew his gaze and asked Yun Jianhua anxiously, "Secretary Yun, Brother Yongcheng and Brother Lu Feng said they wouldn't recruit anyone from the Wang family. Why did you give the papers to Wang Jiashun and his wife?"
Yun Jianhua: "If we don't send them in front of so many people, it will easily cause everyone to be dissatisfied with Yongcheng Lufeng. Don't worry, with the level of Wang Jiashun and his wife, even if they don't test duck eggs, they will still have to roast a chopstick."
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