Chapter 398: Really Awesome
Although Lin Qingqing's factory is not as large as Zhang Qunguo's, Zhang Qunguo's factory can only produce cotton yarn and cannot weave cloth. However, the cotton yarn produced in his factory is of high quality and is sold all over the country, even to Hong Kong Island.
Lin Qingqing set a goal for herself: to surpass Zhang Qunguo in quality.
At 7:50, all ten young men from the village arrived without fail. Today was their first day at work, and the village had arranged for them to be sent to work by ox cart. In order to arrive before 8 o'clock, the old man driving the ox cart got up at 5 o'clock to feed the oxen.
The village chief also came along in a bullock cart. It was his first time to visit the factory. He was deeply impressed to see that Lin Qingqing had built such a large-scale factory.
Before coming, his daughter-in-law Li Mei mentioned again that her sister should come to work in the factory. He was so annoyed that he left without paying any attention.
Bao Cheng personally led the new workers into the workshop, showed them where they would be working in the future, and explained safety precautions to them.
Zhou Dafu and the old man who drove cattle also took a tour. Looking at the workshop that was taller than the building and the rumbling machines, they were so surprised that their eyes almost fell to the ground. The clothes they wore before were all coarse cloth spun inch by inch by their wives, and then woven one thread at a time under the oil lamp. It took a long time to weave a batch of cloth.
Amid the roar of the machine, Zhou Dafu shouted, "Master Bao, can this machine really weave cloth?"
Bao Cheng also shouted back, "Yes! One machine can spin tens of thousands of meters of cotton yarn a day!"
Oh my goodness, Chow Tai Fook shrank his neck.
The old man driving the cattle didn't even dare to say a word. He was completely shocked by the grand momentum. Today he saw what a cow was!
The morning passed quickly. Lin Qingqing invited the village chief and Old Man Niu to eat in the cafeteria. No matter what they said, they refused to leave. Lin Qingqing was now the boss of this factory, managing so many machines and people. He must be very busy. How could they dare to disturb him? After seeing such a grand factory, they were already very satisfied!
The food in the factory cafeteria is very rich and much better than what we eat at home. In the morning, we have steamed buns, pancakes, millet porridge and white porridge. There are meat dishes at noon and steamed buns and stir-fried dishes in the evening.
If you have a night shift, you will get extra meals.
The food allowance is 30 cents per day, and if it is not enough, you have to pay out of your own pocket. The meals are generous and affordable. A meat bun is 3 cents, a vegetarian bun is 2 cents, and porridge is free.
The rice and meat dishes at noon cost no more than 20 cents. In the evening, steamed buns cost one cent each, dishes cost five cents each, and porridge was free.
At the end of the day, the subsidy of 30 cents is enough. If you have a big appetite, you don’t have to spend a few cents yourself. The children have all suffered, so they just need to pay for the cheapest steamed buns out of their own pockets, which is better than eating at home.
The ten young men were all from poor families and had hardly ever eaten meat. They were able to eat meat on their first day of work at the factory, and everyone was extremely excited.
In the afternoon, Bao Cheng began to teach them basic operating knowledge.
The two boys were assigned to the drawing process, and the eight girls were assigned to the spinning, grooving and weaving processes.
They will be the first batch of workers to build the factory and will be trained intensively. In the future, when the factory grows bigger, they will be the veterans of the factory.
But now these young people seem to have no idea how far things will develop in the future. They are already overwhelmed by the joy in front of them.
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