In the blink of an eye, it was night. After everyone came back, they put the table in the yard.
They had dinner in the yard. After dinner, Hu Guilan took out some mooncakes and gave each person a piece.
While everyone was still confused, Hu Guilan spoke up and told Li Xu the origin of the mooncakes.
No one asked any more questions.
Then Sun Xiu went into the house and made some sugar water for everyone, with a cup in front of each person.
Everyone looked at the full moon in the sky, talked and laughed, and occasionally took a bite of mooncake and drank a sip of sugar water.
Although supplies were scarce, everyone was smiling from the bottom of their hearts, which made Li Xu smile unconsciously.
Li Xu in later generations had never seen such a scene. Although people in later generations were rich in material resources, they lacked humanity and family affection between people.
Li Xu looked at the moon, then looked at everyone, thinking that the moonlight tonight was so beautiful!
After a while, everyone finished eating the mooncakes in their hands and drinking the sugar water. They just sat in the yard and looked up at the moon, wondering what they were thinking.
At this moment, a retching sound was heard.
Everyone turned around and saw that the voice came from Hu Guilan who was standing nearby.
Sun Xiu's face lit up with joy as he asked, "Gui Lan, are you pregnant?"
Hu Guilan also said with a happy face, "Mom, I'm not sure either."
Everyone was stunned for a moment before they realized that they were saying Hu Guilan was pregnant.
Li Ping was also quite excited. People of his same age also had children, but he had delayed getting married until this year because of his so-called formal marriage. It would be a lie to say that he had no regrets. Who doesn't want a wife and children to live in?
Thinking of this, Li Ping hurriedly said, "Guilan, go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow morning."
Hu Guilan blushed and nodded.
Everyone smiled even more happily after knowing that they might have a big nephew or niece.
In this way, everyone ended the 60-year Mid-Autumn Festival with laughter and joy.
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Morning.
Everyone is busy with their own things.
Li Xu also wore neat clothes and came to the purchasing department of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Uncle Xu nodded when he saw Li Xu, and then took him to a room after a while.
Li Xu looked up and saw a middle-aged man sitting in the room. He had a thin face and wore glasses. When he saw Uncle Xu and him enter the room, he said, "Old Xu, is this your distant nephew?"
Uncle Xu nodded: "Yes, his name is Li Xu, and I would like to ask Director Shen to help with the entry procedures."
Director Shen also nodded, looked at Li Xu a few times, smiled and said, "These are all trivial matters. Okay, leave him here with me. I will handle the formalities for him."
After hearing this, Uncle Xu said a few words to Li Xu, said hello to Director Shen, and turned to leave.
At this time, Director Shen spoke, "Your name is Li Xu? How old are you this year?"
Li Xu responded somewhat restrainedly: "Director Shen, my name is Li Xu, I am 15 years old and graduated from junior high school."
Director Shen seemed to see his restraint, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't be so restrained, come here and fill out this information." After that, he took out a document and handed it to Li Xu to fill out.
After Li Xu finished filling out the form, he was told that the apprenticeship would last for three years, with a salary of 18 yuan in the first year, 20 yuan in the second year, and 22 yuan in the third year. After three years, whether he would be converted to a regular employee would be determined based on his situation. During the apprenticeship period, the welfare benefits he enjoyed would be lower than those of regular employees.
Li Xu nodded to show that he understood. Uncle Xu had told him all this.
After Li Xu finished processing the paperwork, Director Shen took him to the motorcade and said to a man in his 30s, "This is Liu Gang, the driver from our supply and marketing cooperative. He will be the one to take you from now on."
Then he said to Liu Gang, "This is the new apprentice Li Xu. He will be in your hands from now on." After waiting for the two men to respond, he said he had something to do and left first.
Li Xu was the first to speak. "Master Liu, I'm Li Xu, the new apprentice. I hope you will teach me more in the future."
Although Li Xu is now taught by Liu Gang, it is still not a traditional master-disciple relationship, so he can only be called that.
Liu Gang also said, "Well, then you have to be prepared to endure hardships. Besides, your small physique still looks a bit unfit."
Li Xu looked at Liu Gang's dark complexion, his body not as thin as that of ordinary people, and his arms that looked very powerful, and nodded and said:
"Don't worry, Master Liu. I can endure hardships and will exercise more in the future."
Liu Gang had a reason for saying this. After all, operating a truck these days requires a strong physique, and the trucks also need to be frequently refueled with water and oil, which is physically demanding. The poor roads make the ride quite bumpy, leaving drivers exhausted at the end of the day.
Not to mention anything else, I don't have the strength to even turn the steering wheel...
Therefore, today’s drivers are all quite strong and their wages are enough to cover their expenses.
Not only are drivers' food rations and treatment higher than those of other types of workers, but their salary standards are also far higher than those of other types of workers.
Drivers are divided into five levels and ten grades. As long as you can drive a car, you will become the lowest deputy level five within two years, and your salary will reach an astonishing 40 yuan. In addition, there are additional subsidies for transportation, which is at least 60 cents a day, and at least 50 yuan a month.
You can also "take along" some local specialties and earn some "extra money". Although it is strictly prohibited, people turn a blind eye to it.
So drivers during this period were really popular.
Liu Gang nodded and said, "Come with me."
He then took Li Xu to a truck, took out a handwritten booklet from the truck and handed it to Li Xu. He pointed at the truck and said, "This is my truck. In this booklet are some of my maintenance experiences. You can familiarize yourself with the truck. Just don't touch it. If you have any questions, ask me."
Li Xu held the booklet and exclaimed in his heart, "Wow, Liu Gang is a good person to get along with."
You should know that what apprentices learn nowadays depends on what the teachers teach them. Not many people will teach you step by step. Most of the time, they will only say a few more words when they encounter problems. There are very few people who compile their experiences into booklets.
Thinking of this, Li Xu hurriedly thanked him, "Thank you, Master Liu. I will definitely study hard."
Liu Gang hummed, then said with a hint of a smile, "Li Xu, are you Xu Dabao's nephew?"
Hearing this, Li Xu was stunned for a moment, then asked doubtfully: "Who is the Xu Dabao you are talking about?"
Hearing this, Liu Gang was also confused. "Isn't Xu Dabao your uncle? He was the one who got you the apprenticeship position and asked me to take good care of you."
After hearing this, Li Xu suddenly realized, wow, Uncle Xu's real name is Xu Dabao! No wonder he always asked me to call him Uncle Xu and never told me his full name.
So he suppressed his smile, nodded and said, "So you are talking about my Uncle Xu. I'm so sorry, I only found out my Uncle Xu's full name today."
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