Chapter 135 Frustrated Li Chao
October 3rd.
August 15th.
early morning.
Zhao Yi carried Zhao Peng to the repair shop. The transportation department did not deliver any home appliances that needed repair yesterday afternoon.
Now Li Chao has become an apprentice to Xu Wu, but as an apprentice he does not receive any salary and is not recognized by the Ministry of Transport. He just follows Xu Wu in driving between the county and the regional transport department.
You have to take care of your own food and drink, and you have to treat Xu Wu to a drink once a month.
Nowadays, there are many people who want to learn a skill, but there are very few masters willing to teach. Even in factories, it is the same. If you are handed over to a master who is unwilling to teach, you will not learn anything.
I can only follow and help.
It takes one or two years of working as an apprentice to learn a little from a master, and that's in a factory.
Especially for apprentices in the cafeteria, the chef just lets you watch while he cooks, without saying anything. It would be strange if you could learn how to cook by watching. Many chefs have their own secret condiments or sauces, and apprentices who don’t really want to teach them don’t know about them.
It’s the same with learning to drive. If you just watch and don’t know how to drive, you’ll never learn even if you sit in the passenger seat for your entire life.
Xu Wu is a pretty nice person. Knowing that Li Chao is currently living on his wife's salary, he has no intention of making things difficult for Li Chao. Now he lets Li Chao drive the truck back and forth.
If the car breaks down, he will guide Li Chaoxiu and explain any unusual noises and where the problem is.
"It takes several years to learn how to completely repair a car. I have to deal with minor problems myself, but for major problems, there are professional repairmen in the transportation department to help me."
Xu Wu explained.
Today is the last trip, and after this trip I will have a day off.
"You have almost mastered the craft. You can find a way to get your household registration in the city. Start as an apprentice and learn from a master for another year or two. Then you can become a regular worker."
Xu Wu looked at Li Chao and said.
"Got it, Master."
Li Chao nodded.
But in the current situation, getting a household registration in the city is as difficult as directly applying for a formal job. Although drivers are scarce, they are not so scarce.
Even when recruiting temporary workers in the city, they only look for people with city household registration.
Li Chao felt a little depressed. Although he could drive now, it seemed that he had learned it but there was no place for it.
There was no point in continuing to learn from Xu Wu. Ever since he became Xu Wu's apprentice, Li Chao no longer worked as a porter. The five yuan he brought to the village every month still came from his wife's salary.
Now that his wife is pregnant, the family expenses are gradually increasing, and Li Chao really has no idea what to do.
I went back home feeling a little depressed.
"What's wrong, boss? Did the master scold you?"
Peng Yiju felt a little distressed when she saw Li Chao looking dejected.
"Well, now I have learned the skills, but there is no place to put them to use. The Transportation Department is short of drivers, but my master asked for help and they said they don't hire people who don't have a city hukou, even if they are recruiting apprentices."
Li Chao said with a sigh.
"Then let's go ask Brother Yi. Brother Yi knows a lot."
Peng Yiju thought for a moment and then spoke.
"All right."
Li Chao also knew that Zhao Yi had good connections in the city and more contacts than many people, so there might be a way, but solving the household registration issue might not be that simple.
After tidying up for a while and waiting for their sister and brother-in-law, the four of them walked towards Zhao Yi's house.
At this time, Zhao Yi was still working in the maintenance shop, and Zhang Jing was busy making lunch.
The three of them ran towards Zhao Yi's house, and only Li Chao walked towards the repair shop.
"What's wrong? You look like you were chased away by Xu Wu."
Zhao Yi joked as he watched Li Chao, who looked embarrassed, walk into the repair shop.
"Hey! Brother Yi has learned the craft, but the Ministry of Transportation won't hire me, saying they can't solve my household registration problem."
Li Chao still explained his own situation.
"It's easy. Just go back to the coal mine and work."
Zhao Yi smiled and waved his hand.
"You know about the coal mine. How could my wife and my parents let me go there again?"
Li Chao smiled bitterly. He also wanted to make money, but it seemed that the only way Zhao Yi said was to go back to the Transportation Department and work as a porter. They had already hired people from nearby villages, and it seemed that only the coal mine was recruiting people now.
“I’m talking about working as a driver in the coal mine. There are vacancies in Linkou Commune, but no one knows how to drive.
Being a coal mine driver in Linkou Commune is a formal employee and is also considered a worker in the steel plant, responsible for transporting coal to the steel plant. With your father's connections and your skills, are you afraid that you won't get the job? ”
Zhao Yi patted Li Chao on the shoulder and said.
The steel plant gave Linkou Commune not only quotas for miners, but also quotas for drivers. The transportation department, buses, and the steel plant were all in short supply of drivers, but it took a long time to train a driver in the city.
Some departments do not recruit people who do not have urban household registration, but the steel mill is different. They now need drivers and when they first decided to locate the coal mine in Linkou Commune, they had already informed the Labor Bureau and other departments, especially for technical positions.
For steel mills, drivers don't need to do car repairs themselves. The fitters are better than each other and can rub parts with their hands like it's playing. If there is a broken part, they can immediately rub a new one for you to replace it, ensuring that the error is very small.
But they usually don’t get to see any cars to learn how to be a driver.
Hearing what Zhao Yi said, Li Chao immediately perked up. It was a sure thing for him to apply for a driver position in Linkou Commune. There were only a few tractor drivers in the entire commune, so how could there be any truck drivers?
Zhao Yi remembered that in his previous life, the two of them were retired from the army. They knew how to drive, and they didn't want to be too far away from their families, so they were arranged to work as drivers in Linkou Commune. They were originally going to work in the Transportation Department of the county.
Li Chao and Zhao Yi became happier the more they talked.
"Brother Yi, how did you know that the commune was recruiting drivers for the steel plant?"
Li Chao was a little confused.
"Didn't you listen to what the commune leaders said when you drew the lots?"
Zhao Yi smiled.
In order to ensure fairness, Li Dequan chose to select workers by drawing lots. Two leaders from the commune also came and said a few words at the meeting. They also specifically asked who in Lijia Village could drive. Unfortunately, there were few tractors in the rural area, let alone trucks.
Li Chao was so happy that he wanted to rush back to Linkou Commune right away, but after thinking about it, he suppressed his excitement and decided to go back after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It's just time to get off work.
Zhang Xiang appeared at the door of the repair shop carrying two big roosters on his back.
"Master Zhang is really trustworthy. Let's get it done quickly so we can celebrate the festival."
A middle-aged woman appeared in front of Zhang Xiang carrying a briefcase.
Zhao Yi didn't know this person either.
She also heard that someone was selling chickens here, but every time she came here she came back empty-handed. When she saw Zhang Xiang selling chestnuts, she asked if the chicken seller had left. After finding out it was Zhang Xiang, she ordered two chickens, both male and female, and it would be best if they could be delivered during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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