The child, who usually only eats half a bowl and then refuses to eat any more, now eats two bowls without needing to be coaxed, and isn't even stuffed. How could Mr. Qian not be pleasantly surprised?
Qian Jiabao brought the gift she had caught herself to her grandfather, which made him very happy. When he heard that his granddaughter needed the help of her grandsons, all of them were called back to the house.
Qingqing recognized several familiar faces among them, all from the same school, one of whom was someone she had always wanted to surpass.
It was rare for Qian Jiabao to need help from his cousins, and they readily agreed without him even having to ask.
Why couldn't you let the child stay at home a few more days?
Qian Jiabao's maternal grandfather couldn't bear to part with his granddaughter.
“Jiabao ate two bowls of rice there at noon, such big bowls, and also ate a lot of vegetables. She didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. In ten days, she gained a lot of weight, and her voice is louder than before.”
"Then don't delay. Send the child there tomorrow. It's more important that Jia Bao can eat well and take good care of her health there than anything else."
Upon hearing this, the old man wished he could personally send the child there.
Reluctantly watching his granddaughter leave, the old man called over a group of his grandsons.
“You two should help your sister properly, and then go and see how she’s doing over there. If she needs anything, send it to Jia Bao.”
"Okay, Grandpa."
The children's minor squabbles, which the adults didn't interfere with, only caused some long-suppressed conflicts to suddenly erupt.
With the reform and opening up, more and more farmers flocked to the city to find work. Their wages were relatively low at first, but they worked hard, unlike state-owned enterprises where workers had to go to get off work on time.
In order to earn money, people work day and night, so wages naturally increase. Moreover, in order to keep their jobs, everyone works very hard, which makes the workers feel pressured.
Of course, this is just one point. The most important thing is that with the economic growth, prices have also skyrocketed. The prices of cigarettes and alcohol have increased several times to more than ten times. A bottle of wine that cost eight yuan has risen to forty yuan, and a pack of cigarettes that cost 1.8 yuan has risen to more than ten yuan.
Workers' wages are fixed, and even university professors only earn two hundred yuan a month, which is enough to support a family.
"It's gotten this big?"
Yang Yufen and her group listened to Xiao Zhang's story.
"Yes, I almost couldn't walk. I didn't dare to look around too much and left as soon as I finished the delivery."
Professor Wen and the others frowned. If this wasn't resolved, something serious could happen.
“Workers in state-owned factories have good and stable benefits. However, the wages of migrant workers who come to the city to work are indeed not low, but their jobs are not stable, and many of them cannot compare with the workers in state-owned factories.”
Professor Wen's statement was objective. During her time in the orchard, she had met the villagers who came to visit Yang Yufen and inquired about their wages and daily lives.
Leaving their hometowns, although accommodations were arranged, more than a dozen people were crammed into one room, some of which were shacks. To meet deadlines, they worked from 5 a.m. to 60 p.m., with very rushed lunch breaks.
There is no pay when there is no work, and you also have to help watch over things on the site and not wander around easily.
But as long as they could make money, no one complained about the hardship. When they went home for the New Year, two people were sent as representatives to send back the money they had earned, while the rest continued to work.
"The main problem is rising prices. Things have indeed become more and more expensive recently. The shuttlecocks that the children used to make sold for two cents, but now they sell for five cents."
"Let alone ordinary workers, even professors' salaries seem too low, and they can't even afford to eat. Prices have just gone up, and even if they were brought down, this time it's such a big deal. To solve this, we'll probably have to adjust salaries and benefits."
Aunt Wang chimed in.
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