"Comrade Chen Ye, come and collect your benefits."
"Okay, I'm coming." She had been waiting for this day for a long time. She had never received any benefits. It was said that the benefits of the food factory were quite good. Although they could not be compared with those of the railway, they were much better than those of several nearby factories.
Chen Ye brought a cloth bag with him when he went out. There were no plastic bags at that time, so he had to bring his own bags when buying vegetables.
A woman in front waved at Chen Ye: "Hurry up, we have to go to the warehouse to collect the benefits. Do you want to go back and wear a hat or something?"
Chen Ye trotted a few steps and said, "Sister Xu, no need. What are we going to divide this year?"
Speaking of benefits, Sister Xu smiled happily: "The factory is doing well this year, and we've got a lot more than in previous years. I heard everyone gets a big carp, six knife fish, two kilograms of apples, two kilograms of snacks, two kilograms of flour, and an extra kilogram of soybean oil for each office member."
This is really a lot. Chen Ye was happy to hear that. She would never think any amount was too much for free.
"You're lucky, little girl. The factory is doing well in your first year here. Oh, and don't forget to collect your wages tomorrow. They said they'll pay them before the New Year so the workers can have enough money to have a good New Year."
"Thank you, Sister Xu, for letting me know."
Sister Xu shook her head: "You are too obedient, girl. I don't see you walking around all day. Aren't you uncomfortable staying in the house all day?"
Chen Ye pursed his lips and smiled: "I'm used to it. I don't like visiting people and chatting."
There are very few young people in their office. When they chat, you will hear them talking about the mother-in-law or the man or the child. She cannot participate in the topic at all!
"Hurry up, hurry up, there will be too many people soon and we have to queue up. They said that people in our office should go first, and after people in the workshop have passed, there will be even more people."
Chen Ye could only jog to catch up with Sister Xu. When they arrived at the warehouse, they saw that there were not many people there. When they asked, they found out that everyone had already received their items and gone back. They were just waiting for the remaining few to receive their items before notifying the workers to come over.
Sister Xu didn't say anything and quickly collected the benefits and went back. Not only was it cold outside, but once the workers saw that they received more benefits than the other workers, someone would start to say something sour.
Chen Ye calculated the days and felt that these few days had gone by longer than a month. She was looking forward to this long vacation. The advantage of her leisurely job was reflected at this time. She didn't have to be on duty at all and could rest for several days.
Unlike other offices that have to schedule shifts, it is impossible to take a break during the entire Spring Festival. After all, the workshop never takes a break. There is no such thing as a statutory holiday at this time. The workshop is in production even on New Year's Eve.
Chen Ye walked home happily, finally getting some rest. She hadn't decided yet whether to leave directly tonight or wait until tomorrow morning to take the bus back.
When she took out the key, she found that the lock on her front door was locked to one side. It was obvious that there was someone in the house. Thinking that her fourth brother had the key here, she quickly pushed the door open and entered the house.
"Fourth brother, why are you here today? Is Gao Er brother here too?"
Cen Zixiang and Gao Fei were cooking in the kitchen. They arrived around noon and thought it was almost time to start cooking. They couldn't just sit there and let their younger sister, who came home from get off work, cook for them, right?
"Ye Zi is back. Come in and warm up. The meal will be ready soon. You can rest for a while." Gao Fei greeted her and started to busy himself with the dishes in the pot.
Cen Zixiang was the one who was lighting the fire: "We thought you were going to rest. We didn't have much to do, so we came to take you home. The country is in chaos at the end of the year, with many petty thieves and robberies."
"I know you are not afraid, but I am worried about your fourth brother." Cen Zixiang predicted what Chen Ye was going to say very well.
Chen Ye chuckled and said nothing, "That's great. I was just wondering how I was going to get back. Now that you two are here, I don't have to worry about how to get back."
"Let's take the bus back tomorrow. There are too many people on the train. When we came here, we were almost squeezed into paper figures."
"Okay, but the road is covered with snow. Is it easy to walk on it?"
"It's not a big deal."
"By the way, which room are you two staying in tonight? I didn't turn on the heater in the middle room. If you stay in this room, I'll go get you some blankets."
"No need. When I came here today, I saw you moved into the main room, so I turned on the heater in the middle room. We'll sleep in that room tonight."
"I brought you that Ula grass. It's all in the yard. Didn't you say you wanted to try using it as a cushion?"
"You really got it for me. I thought I would have to go back and fix it this time. I've already sewn the outside, and all I need is the filling inside. I'm going to go try it now."
"No, let's eat first."
Although Chen Ye loves to eat delicious food, of course she also accepts food that tastes average. People who have experienced hunger cannot be picky about food, so when Cen Zixiang asked about the taste of the food, Chen Ye nodded and said it was delicious.
You can eat something ready without any effort, only a fool would have the audacity to comment on it.
Chen Ye and the other two ate quickly. They didn't drink and just ate silently. Chen Ye finished eating first because she didn't have as much to eat as the two people opposite her.
"Take your time eating. I've saved a few bottles of wine and put them in the cellar. I'll go get them. Don't forget them when you leave tomorrow."
"Go quickly, go quickly, bring up everything you need to take back. I'll pack it up in a while, and we'll get up early tomorrow morning and carry it on our backs and leave."
Turning on the light in the cellar, Chen Ye walked down the stairs. The cellar was now tidy with many more shelves and cabinets. Everything was categorized and easy to find.
He opened the innermost cabinet that reached the ceiling, which was filled with cans of malted milk and other things. He took out a few bottles of white wine that he had bought with the wine tickets he had exchanged for recently and put them in an empty basket on the side.
There were also two packs of special-supply cigarettes mailed by her cheap grandparents. It was obvious that they were for her little grandfather and his family. It was just that she changed her address, so they mailed them here so that she could take them back as a favor.
She was walking around the cellar with the basket, looking for anything else to take back. Suddenly she stopped and frowned slightly. Did she hear the voice wrongly?
After a while, the sound rang out again. She walked lightly towards the place where the sound came from. It was obvious that the sound came from next door, and it was also underground.
Could it be that the neighbor's cellar was right next to hers? She looked at the wall in front of her carefully. It definitely couldn't have been added later, but how could it be such a coincidence? The cellars of two houses were right next to each other?
This calculation is too accurate, it can be dug through accidentally!
She looked around, picked up a funnel next to her and hung it on the wall, then put her ear close to the wall and listened carefully. Sure enough, her ears were definitely not wrong, but it was hard to say whether it was what she thought.
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