Chapter 15 Rigorous
When Ye Qian officially started working, she encountered problems.
Du Xiaoli from the accounting department came over early in the morning. "Sister Wang, I'm Du Xiaoli from the accounting department. I'd like to get a few blank letters of introduction from you and borrow your official seal. I'll return them to you when I'm done."
Wang Juan looked up at Du Xiaoli and said to her, "I've handed this matter over to Xiaoye. You can go find her."
I was a little confused when I heard Wang Juan's words. How could I borrow this official seal from anywhere and then return it? How could that be possible? Who knows what you're going to use the seal for?
Ye Qian said to Du Xiaoli, "Sister Du, there are only five people in your department. Tell me the names of the people who need letters of introduction, and I will issue them all at once. But how can we lend out our official seal? If something goes wrong, who will be held responsible?"
Du Xiaoli herself was a little confused, but since Minister Jiang asked her to borrow it, she had to come.
The accounting office here also has an official seal, but I have never heard that it can be borrowed. After hearing what Ye Qian said, I didn't say anything and went back directly.
Du Xiaoli went back and told the head of the accounting department what Ye Qian said. Not long after, the head of the accounting department, Jiang Dawei, came over. He looked so angry. Was he going to cause trouble for me?
"Xiao Ye, what's going on? I asked you to borrow your official seal to write a letter of introduction, but you can't do it?"
"Minister Jiang, I didn't say that I can't issue a letter of introduction. I have everything ready. I just said that you can tell me the name of the person who needs a letter of introduction. I will write it directly, stamp it, and then give it to you. But you want to borrow the official seal, which is not allowed." Ye Qian refused.
Minister Jiang replied, "In the past few years, we would come to the union to get a letter of introduction and the official seal, then go back and write and stamp it ourselves. Why is it different this year since you came?"
"The past is the past. In the past, there were too few people to handle it. Now I am specifically responsible for this matter, so I have to follow the rules. I have already printed the roster here, and the number of letters of introduction issued every day needs to be recorded. I will tick a name when a stamp is stamped. If you take the stamp away, how will I know whose name was stamped and whose was not?" Ye Qian said this bluntly.
Minister Jiang pointed at Ye Qian angrily, so angry that he couldn't speak.
Ye Qian smiled and said, "This job requires rigor. As an accountant, shouldn't you understand this better? You can't be strict with yourself and lenient with others. This job requires treating everyone equally. I just want to do my job well."
Ye Qian then said loudly, "We need to hurry up now. There will be a lot of people waiting later. Don't blame me if you delay the work."
After hearing what I said, Minister Jiang shook his sleeves and turned away.
I was also saying this for people outside. Every department in the factory needs a letter of introduction. Early in the morning, people from each department come to the union to borrow the official seal. It's good for them to hear this, so that I don't have to tell them one by one.
Ye Qian was making a lot of noise, and President Feng next door naturally heard it, but he just stood at the door and watched her deal with it.
After Minister Jiang left, Chairman Feng came in, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Ye, you did a good job. You should be more rigorous in your work."
If you didn't know it yesterday, you'd be a fool if you didn't see it today.
This has been an issue the union has had for several years, but has not been resolved.
What was I trying to do today? Was it to test my abilities? To see if I could solve this union problem. It wouldn't matter if I didn't, but it would be even better if I could.
No matter who solves this problem, it will offend people, so it is most appropriate to let a newcomer do it. However, Ye Qian does not mind offending people, and she will not stay in the grain factory for long.
The city where Ye Qian works now is called Xiao City, and the city adjacent to Xiao City is called Han City.
In my previous life, I was from Han City. I was born and raised there. Although I have never felt the warmth of family, I also want to return to my hometown, where I lived with my grandparents.
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The letters of introduction were finally issued the day before the holiday.
Ye Qian also did not forget to get herself a letter of introduction to go to Han City, on the grounds of visiting relatives.
Of course, Wang Juan was asked to stamp the official seal, and the name was used to avoid suspicion.
Everyone gathered together for a meeting in the afternoon, and President Feng announced the holiday.
Although it is a holiday, many people are reluctant to spend money on transportation, and many people choose to stay in the factory instead of going home because the journey is too far and the holiday time is insufficient.
I went back to the dormitory to pack up, put on my small backpack, left the grain factory and headed for the train station.
Ye Qian found out that there is a train to Han City tonight.
Moreover, the train speed is very slow nowadays, and it takes a whole night to get from Xiaoshi to Hanshi.
The train to Han City leaves at 5:30, and Ye Qian arrived at the train station at 4:20 pm, an hour early.
Nowadays, train tickets have to be bought on-site, unlike in later generations where they can be booked online. What if you don’t arrive in advance and miss the train?
The station in the 1960s was very simple, with an empty space and a few benches. There were not enough seats for so many people, so many people sat on the ground or on their luggage.
When you look up, you can see a small pavilion. That is the ticket counter. There are quite a lot of people queuing in front of the ticket counter.
After buying the ticket, Ye Qian found a crowded place to stay and was very wary of people passing by her.
There's nothing we can do about it. Accidents are most likely to happen at train stations.
Theft, robbery, robbery, kidnapping, and selling are all common occurrences at stations of all eras.
The train was delayed. At about 6 o'clock, the train slowly started to approach from the distance. At this time, I heard someone shouting on the waiting platform.
"Tickets are being checked in Han City! Tickets are being checked in Han City!"
Ye Qian hurried over to line up. After checking her ticket, she followed the crowd in. As soon as she entered the train, she smelled an indescribable smell.
Ye Qian covered her nose and mouth and quickly found a seat. Now only leaders and other special people could buy sleeper berths.
People of Ye Qian's level can only buy hard seats.
Ye Qian had just sat down for less than two minutes when she heard the train whistle.
"Clang...Clang..."
After the train started moving steadily, the attendant began to push a cart to pour water for the passengers, half a cup per person, no more.
This is understandable. The train is so long and there are so many people. If you pour too much, won’t there be no more left at the back?
After pouring the water, another attendant started selling lunch boxes. You don’t need a meat ticket to buy meat dishes on the train, and those who are better off will order one.
But most passengers will choose to buy black-faced steamed buns or black-faced noodles, which are made from coarse grains and do not require food coupons. Of course, there is a purchase limit and each person can only buy one.
Ye Qian also bought a black-flour steamed bun. Although she had no shortage of food, she also knew that wealth should not be displayed. Otherwise, if others were eating black-flour steamed buns while she was eating white-flour steamed buns alone, wouldn't that attract attention?
(End of this chapter)
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