Chapter 72 Temporary Overtime
"Why did you send the eggs over? Didn't we agree that she would help raise the eggs and give them to her?"
Zhang Jing looked at Zhao Yi in confusion and said.
"She said that you are pregnant and you should eat more nutritious food. You have to spend money on everything in the city. Even if I am a worker and get paid, I can't be extravagant when it comes to food. I have to save money. She kept saying that all the way."
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
Li Daju sent Zhao Yi to the commune. She had a lot to say along the way. It was not until Zhao Yi got on the tractor that she stopped saying anything and just kept waving.
"Director Tu is here."
At this time, Director Li's voice was heard at the door.
Then there was a knock on the door.
Zhao Yi recognized it as Director Li's voice and quickly got up to open the door.
"Director Tu, Director Li."
Zhao Yi greeted after opening the door.
"Master Zhao, I may have to trouble you to work overtime. A friend's TV broke down. It was working fine but suddenly it broke down. He has a good relationship with us, so he came to us."
Director Li looked at Zhao Yi and said.
"Okay, I'll go to the repair shop and get the tools and leave."
Zhao Yi nodded, then turned around and said a few words to Zhang Jing, asking her to lock the door at home.
Then he went to the repair shop, put the tools into the repair bag, and followed the two people's bicycles with the tools on his back.
"This month our department store has quotas for bicycle tickets. I see that Master Zhao is the only one who doesn't have a bicycle. We'll give this quota to Master Zhao so that the comrades at the retirement home don't have to go to the door to repair broken appliances. It's too troublesome to walk."
Director Tu looked at Director Li and said.
"Yes."
Director Li nodded.
Soon they arrived at a family compound, where people were still gathered in the yard discussing something.
"The new technician at the department store is quite skilled at repairing home appliances. You can bring your TV over tomorrow to try it out."
"Yes, I took the radio to him and it was fixed in no time. Although he looks very young, he is many times better than the old Master Wang."
At this time, Zhao Yi had already walked towards this side behind the two directors who had parked their bicycles.
"Sister Tu, Sister Li."
A middle-aged woman saw the two of them and greeted them quickly.
"This is Comrade Zhao Yi from our department store. I have to thank Comrade Zhao Yi for coming to work overtime."
Director Li said with a smile.
"No trouble, no trouble."
Zhao Yi said quickly.
This person is the director of the street office. Without his signature, Zhang Jing's household registration and food supply would be in jeopardy. Although Zhao Yi invited him to dinner twice and gave him many gifts, he was already very happy that he was willing to help.
As he was speaking, Zhao Yi followed the director of the street office to the broken TV. After a while, a desk lamp was handed to Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi then began to remove the TV casing and began to repair it.
"Did it suddenly flash just now, and then it stopped?"
Zhao Yi looked at the director of the street office and asked.
"Yes, yes, Comrade Zhao, it was that rascal in my family who tried to tinker with the switch, turning it off and then back on again. The TV came on for a moment and then went out, and it wouldn't turn on again."
Zhao Yi nodded, then replaced the fuse and checked other places. After finding no problems, he began to install the outer casing, then plugged in the socket and turned on the TV.
"You see, I was right, this young master looks young but he is very capable. It has been repaired in just a short time."
"You don't need to say that. It's not like I haven't repaired a radio before. The apprentices they teach can all do that."
After the TV was repaired.
A young boy was beaten with a belt by his old father, and he kept saying that he was wrong and would not do it again next time.
The director of the street office took out a bottle of wine and some cakes and kept handing them to Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi had no choice but to accept them.
After Director Li and Director Tu chatted with each other for a while, they turned around and walked out of the family building.
"Xiao Zhao, I remember you are from Linkou Commune."
Director Tu looked at Zhao Yi and said something out of the blue.
"Yes, from Wangou Village Brigade of Linkou Commune."
Zhao Yi nodded.
"How is the food ration situation in your village?"
Tu Jiao asked.
"It's OK. Even if the educated youth comrades' food rations are fully paid, the educated youth with weak labor force can also spend money to replace work points and then receive full food rations every month."
Zhao Yi said truthfully.
"Yeah okay I get it."
Tu Jiao nodded.
Her children have already graduated and two of them have been arranged to work in factories in the city. There are three children in the family and one must go to the countryside. This is a headache for the couple.
If they don't go to the countryside to join the production team, their own jobs will be in trouble.
You can only find out which villages are doing well, and then actively sign up to try to be arranged in a better team.
Tu Jiao felt sorry for the children who came back from the countryside to visit their families, and they gobbled up a good meal when they got home.
"Director Tu, are you considering cutting in line?"
Zhao Yi is not stupid. There must be a reason why Director Tu suddenly asked this question.
"Alas, the eldest and second oldest children in the family are already workers, and my daughter Yanzi has just graduated. It is impossible for her to help find a job. The Youth League Office has already come to our house to say hello, and she has to sign up to join the team this month.
But I am a little worried about Xiaoyan's situation. ”
Director Tu's eyes became red as he spoke. How could the parents bear to let a child who had never done any heavy work at home suddenly go to the countryside to work?
"You don't have to work in the countryside to get work points. Being a substitute teacher also earns full work points. If there is a chance, the team leader will recommend you to go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, and you will be a college student after graduation."
Zhao Yi said with a smile.
Li Dequan was worried sick about Su Hong. He asked her to be a substitute teacher, but she refused. He had a place in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University ready for Su Hong, but Su Hong refused. Instead, Su Hong wanted to give him a gift once a month. Li Dequan felt guilty for not having done anything useful for her.
Li Dequan also wanted to find a job for his daughter. If the two sides reached an agreement, as long as Director Tu could arrange for the person to go to Wangou Village, Li Dequan would have a way to get the other party to become a substitute teacher, and she would be recommended when the time was right.
When Tu Jiao heard what Zhao Yi said, her eyes suddenly lit up.
The boy in front of me is very versatile and what he says is not just nonsense. There must be a reason behind his words.
Most people in the city don’t know how to transfer their household registration and food supply to the city, but this guy can ask around.
Tu Jiao nodded and decided to go home and discuss the matter with her husband. She could only decide which commune to work in after he had made all the arrangements.
There are two types of educated youth. One is the educated youth in the military corps. Although they also have to work and train, they have wages. Those who go to the countryside to work in the fields have no wages and can only earn work points to eat. As for the educated youth assigned to the forest farms, not only is it hard, but they also have no wages and live in sparsely populated areas.
Zhao Yi didn't have much contact with the educated youth and only heard about them from Su Hong.
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