After the wheat harvest, the famine situation seemed to have improved considerably compared to the previous two years, but the black market prices did not drop significantly.
Since the seventh and eighth children started school in the spring, they go to class during the day and do chores at home in the morning and evening. Because they don't need to work in the fields, they only need to tend to the vegetable gardens of the two families and take care of their grandparents' daily lives, which is actually easier than before.
Cuihong earned work points in the fields all by herself. At home, she only needed to cook one meal at noon. In the evening, one of the seven or eight brothers would tutor her. Although she learned very slowly, after gradually mastering the skills of lip reading, she began to try out the rough pronunciation.
However, her voice was severely damaged, making it very unpleasant to hear. Those who know her well can usually understand what she is trying to express.
Cuihua's nursing career was not smooth, especially since she got in through connections. Many people were unwilling to teach her, and they would only think of using her and teaching her when they were too busy to do so.
Cuihua was not afraid of hardship, nor did she care about others looking at her with prejudice, isolating her, or refusing to teach her. She learned by herself from the books her sisters sent back. There were so many knowledge points in these books that even experienced nurses like them didn't know them. Naturally, she ushered in her own dawn.
What was that saying again?
Gold shines wherever it is.
Opportunity favors the prepared mind.
Cuihua touched the hearts of countless patients who volunteered to be her guinea pigs with her kindness.
She kept getting the acupuncture needles stuck in her arms, leaving them bruised. After helping the patient turn over and clean them, the patient, seeing her effort, laughed and said, "Next time, don't use your own needles, come to me. My skin is tough, I'm not afraid of getting pricked."
As more and more people cast encouraging glances at her, Cuihua was so moved she almost cried.
Because so many people were willing to let her try, her professional skills became stronger and stronger, even surpassing those of the interns who had arrived earlier than her.
In terms of culture, she is second to none; in terms of theoretical knowledge, she knows it by heart and has detailed benchmarks for every step.
If there's any difference, it's only in terms of experience.
That's why you can learn more from the experience in the lower-level units, because ordinary people are poor and, unless it's a serious illness, they are willing to come to the health center.
The health center can only treat a limited number of illnesses, and even within those few departments, nurses take turns working there.
Dean Chen had already promised a full-time position; as the saying goes, the master leads you through the door, but the rest is up to you.
So after Dean Chen returned, Tang Cuihua didn't try to get close to him. She only asked him a question when they met alone.
"I didn't want to bother you, but I'm relieved to see you're back safe and sound."
Seeing how pragmatic she was, Dean Chen felt he hadn't made a mistake in choosing her and patted her on the shoulder with satisfaction.
“I heard from your head nurse that you are very reliable, willing to learn, and hardworking, which is great. Keep up the good work and try to pass the exam as soon as possible to get a permanent position. You know that although we made a promise, you have to take the exam yourself to get this permanent position, otherwise you can’t start working.”
The job assessments for doctors and nurses are always rigorous. Even if you pass the nursing exam, you still need to study every few days to continuously improve your professional skills. It's not something that just anyone can do.
Cuihua was certainly aware of this: "Don't worry, I will study hard and strive to pass every test smoothly from now on, so as not to embarrass my sister."
Dean Chen gave Tang Cuihua an approving look, then left with a sense of relief.
Now, Cuihua is focused on her studies. Although she works from dawn till dusk and is exhausted every day without earning a penny, she has indeed learned a lot. In addition, at the hospital, the food is not good, but she can eat her fill, so she is content.
The second and third sisters bring their wages home, the fifth and sixth sisters earn money while in college, and the fourth sister can earn ten work points by herself. Which family wouldn't envy these sisters?
Although there are always some people who can't stand to see them doing well, saying that with so many people in their family, only one goes to work in the production team, how can they have enough food?
It wasn't just the Tang family; the Tao family was the same. They hadn't done any work, so why were they receiving basic rations? This wasn't fair.
Because the current system is '70% work-to-resource ratio', what does that mean?
As long as your household registration is in this production team, you will have basic food rations to avoid starvation.
This proportion accounts for 70%.
The remaining 30% is your work points; the more you do, the more you get, which is equivalent to a bonus.
They grow two seasons a year, so each person gets 360 jin of raw grain per year. The processing loss is about 15%, which means that there will be some loss after the raw grain is processed. Generally, 40 jin will be reduced to 33 jin. After processing, 360 jin will be reduced to about 300 jin. On average, that's only 8 liang of grain per day, less than 1 jin.
Moreover, this is the standard for adults.
There are different benchmarks for infants, primary school students, middle school students, and elderly people who have no ability to work.
Everyone can do the math. Those who can't stand seeing others do well will naturally try to find ways to make others unhappy.
Before the Tang and Tao families could even speak, they were immediately and harshly criticized by the village chief, party secretary, and brigade leader.
"You're still talking about the Tao family? Don't you use your pig brain to think about what kind of people the Tao family are?"
Two permanent employees in two cities, three college students, two middle school students, and two elderly people without means of support.
Tell me yourself, in what way did they violate the policy?
Each of the two elderly comrades received 300 jin of grain per year, and the two middle school students also received 300 jin of grain per year.
But their parents are regular employees in the city, and they get government-subsidized grain rations every month!
The three college students also received subsidies from their school. To put it bluntly, they had money in their hands. What can't you buy with money?
"You think you can even do the math? Do you even understand it?"
The person who was being challenged turned red in the face and retorted, "What about the Tang family's children?"
"There are two regular employees in the city, with wages and grain rations; and two college graduates, who also receive subsidies. That makes four. We don't need to worry about them, right?"
The fourth brother gets ten work points for each job he does, so this guy doesn't need to worry about him, right?
Tang Cuihua is an adult woman, and her basic food ration is 360 jin per year. She is currently studying at the township health center and will be officially employed sooner or later.
You're saying their seventh and eighth children are all in school, how could they not have money for food? Besides, they're all of a certain age, and each of them gets 300 jin of grain per year. Do you need to calculate whether that's enough for them? How come you're just as short-sighted as those people in the Huang family?
Why are you going against these two families? With so many college students standing there, how bad will their futures be? Why don't you all go and curry favor with them? Instead, you're making a mountain out of a molehill, trying to bring them down. What good will that do you?
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