◎Second update◎
Liang Baozhen had lunch with Meng Ping, a senior female worker in the workshop, and Wang Xin, a new employee who had just joined the factory a few days ago.
Meng Ping is the master assigned to Liang Baozhen by Yang Jianlin. Every time a new person comes to the workshop, a master is basically assigned to guide him.
Liang Baozhen and Wang Xin were assigned to Meng Ping.
Meng Ping has been working in the factory for more than ten years. She is 41 years old this year. She can't help but feel a little envious when she sees the two young girls.
Liang Baozhen is nineteen years old, and Wang Xin is one year younger, eighteen this year. She is not married and has applied for a single dormitory when she entered the factory.
"Baozhen, you and Xiaoxin should come in at about the same time, and you two can study together from now on."
"Okay, thank you Master Meng, we will definitely learn from you."
"Master Meng, you have been in the factory for so many years, you must be very capable." Wang Xin was a cute girl who spoke softly. Her words made Meng Ping blush.
Eating the shredded potatoes in her lunch box, she shook her head and said, "I am nothing. I am just trying to get by. There used to be a female worker in the fine yarn workshop who was really amazing."
"Really?"
"She must be even more powerful now. Which workshop in the factory is she in?"
"Alas, she's long gone." Meng Ping said, her tone somewhat downcast, "She was only in her thirties when she passed away. She was very pretty and lively. We had planned to go out for a walk together the next day...Alas, how did she end up like that?"
Mentioning her old friend, Meng Ping was immersed in memories. She recalled how a beautiful woman had been soaking in the river for a day more than ten years ago, and her whole body was swollen. She felt a little uncomfortable. It was rare for her to be in a trance in front of the two new apprentices. "Fortunately, her son worked hard, and the family finally got on their feet. It's a pity."
Liang Baozhen and Wang Xin didn't say anything more when they saw Meng Ping like this. They just said a few words of comfort, ate together, packed up the lunch boxes and went outside to wash them.
There is a drainage trough outside the canteen of the National Cotton Mill with eight faucets on it. Normally, the workers would rinse their lunch boxes directly here after eating.
Liang Baozhen turned on the faucet. The first stream of water that flowed out of the faucet, which had been heated by the sun, was also a little hot, but gradually became cool again.
"Have you finished eating?"
Xu Shengjie suddenly walked over and scared Liang Baozhen.
"Have you finished eating too?"
"Um."
The two of them stood side by side washing lunch boxes, and Wang Xin and Meng Ping looked at them curiously.
"Master Meng, Xiaoxin, this is my man, Xu Shengjie."
They both knew that Liang Baozhen was married. They heard that the man was also a factory worker, but they didn't know who he was. Now that they saw that he was handsome, they were all a little surprised.
Especially when the two of them stand together, it is a comfort to watch.
Meng Ping took a look at Liang Baozhen's man and felt that he looked familiar. But after thinking about it, she couldn't remember who he was related to.
Xu Shengjie greeted the two of them.
"Then you two can talk for a while, and then we'll go back first."
"It's ready in just this morning?" Xu Shengjie retracted his gaze, took the lunch box from Liang Baozhen's hand, stacked the two aluminum lunch boxes together, and shook the water out of them.
"Master Meng and Xiao Xin are both very nice people."
Liang Baozhen had met quite a few people in the morning, and now she had a lot to say. It was still lunch time, so the two of them went to the shade of a tree and sat on the stone steps.
"Xiao Xin came three days earlier than me. We have the same master."
"Sister Meng is very good at spinning yarn. She is said to be a veteran in the workshop and has won many awards. Last year, she was named a model worker and received a bicycle ticket."
Hearing about the bicycle ticket, Xu Shengjie suddenly interrupted, "Are you hinting at something?"
Liang Baozhen smiled, looked around to see that there was no one around, and poked the man's stiff arm with her right index finger, "What are you thinking about! I don't mean for you to win the title of model worker and get a bicycle ticket. Maybe I should win it?"
"Oh, so confident?" Xu Shengjie saw Liang Baozhen's eyes sparkling and the corners of his mouth raised after she said this, and he unconsciously followed suit, "Then you will be Liang Baozhen's labor model in the future, and you can even be on the factory report."
"That's enough. You're getting more and more ridiculous." Liang Baozhen smiled until her eyes were crooked. "If others hear us, they will definitely think we are talking nonsense."
"What's the big deal? We should do our best in everything we do." Xu Shengjie took out a ticket from his pocket and handed it over, "Give it to future model workers as an award first."
Liang Baozhen automatically ignored Xu Shengjie's joke, took the ticket and saw that it said "Bicycle Ticket".
"Where did you get it from?" Bicycle tickets are so precious! Many people can't save up one for years. Today, Wang Xin said that his family wanted to buy a bicycle but unfortunately they didn't have a ticket.
Xu Shengjie just conjured up one? Liang Baozhen looked at the man in the sunlight. His short hair made him look tough and stylish. His face was angular and dazzling in the sunlight.
Of course, Xu Shengjie, who was holding the bicycle ticket for himself, was even more dazzling!
"Just take it. We'll go buy bikes together on Sunday when we have a day off." Seeing Liang Baozhen putting away the bike ticket like a treasure with a smile on her face, Xu Shengjie felt it was worth it.
"I will definitely put it away!" Liang Baozhen carefully put the ticket away, but she still did not forget to ask about its origin and pestered the man. "How did you get it? Tell me quickly."
Xu Shengjie was so entangled that he could only whisper into Liang Baozhen's ear, "Black market."
"Ah! Did you exchange it at the black market?" When he mentioned the black market, he lowered his voice unconsciously.
"Well, don't tell anyone, and don't tell grandma and Xiao Wei and Xiao Ya either. When the time comes, just say it was a reward from the factory."
"I know." Liang Baozhen had always heard of the black market, but had never seen it with her own eyes. Even in books, the black market was the first step for many people to make a fortune. Of course, many people also fell into failure there.
The black market has a bad reputation outside and is directly classified as speculation, but Xu Shengjie said it directly because he thought that married couples should be honest with each other.
But seeing Liang Baozhen fall into deep thought after hearing the word "black market", Xu Shengjie couldn't help but worry about scaring his wife. In the eyes of most law-abiding people, going to the black market means going straight to jail or being shot.
So I explained, "Don't worry, I just went to exchange a bicycle ticket, nothing will happen."
"Yeah, I understand!" Liang Baozhen looked at Xu Shengjie excitedly with twinkling stars in her eyes, "Take me to the black market to see what's going on."
Xu Shengjie:?
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When she got home, Zhou Yun had already prepared dinner. Today was Liang Baozhen's first day at work, so she was willing to cook rice and peel two sweet potatoes for it. The white and soft rice paired with the steamed soft and sweet sweet potatoes was enough to make her eat a big bowl of it even without any other dishes.
"Grandma, it would be nice if I could eat rice every day! It's so delicious."
The last time Liang Baozhen and Xu Shengjie went to the grain station, they bought new rice. Each grain was plump and had a fragrant aroma when cooked.
Unfortunately, no matter how good the food is, it is not enough to eat.
"You're wishing." There was more sweet potato and less rice in Zhou Yun's bowl, so she added more rice to the other four.
"Baozhen, how was your first day at work today? Are you getting used to it?"
Liang Baozhen nodded. "Everything is fine. The workers in the workshop are also very kind. Grandma, you don't have to worry."
After the meal, Zhou Yun always felt something was wrong. It was not until he saw his grandson and granddaughter-in-law standing in front of the sink washing dishes that he realized something was wrong.
Xu Shengjie rinsed the bowl for the first time, and then passed it to Liang Baozhen to rinse it for the second time. He did a good job, but the two of them didn't say a word during the whole process. Only his grandson would occasionally glance at Baozhen secretly, but Baozhen ignored him.
When Baozhen finished her work and went to Cheng Caili's house, Zhou Yun secretly asked his grandson.
"Xiaojie, did you have a fight with Baozhen?"
The grandson knows himself well and would never quarrel with his wife, but the two of them are really weird.
Xu Shengjie had no words to express his grievances. He couldn't tell his grandmother that he didn't want to take his wife to the black market to see the world and get ignored.
When he was on his way back from get off work, Liang Baozhen ignored him. He didn't expect that his wife, who looked so cute and beautiful, was actually so bold.
......
Liang Baozhen went to the back house. Now that she had a job and could receive a salary, she couldn't help but feel tempted.
Cheng Caili is a salesperson at the supply and marketing cooperative. I heard that the supply and marketing cooperative often sells some defective products at a low price, and some even don’t require tickets. I wonder if I can use her connections to get some internal prices.
Someone took the initiative to ask me out this morning, and Liang Baozhen came over after dinner.
"Sister Cheng, have you eaten?"
Lu Yuan was away on a business trip, and Cheng Caili was feeling bored at home. She was delighted to see Liang Baozhen coming over.
Most of the people in the hospital are old men and women. It is very difficult for her to find one or two lesbians of the same age to have a personal chat. Some lesbians are nice, but they are too shy, like Liu Nianhua, she can't say a few words to her.
Liang Baozhen went to high school, so we have some common topics. Besides, she has a formal job now, so wouldn’t it be a good idea for us to go shopping in a department store together in the future?
She had invited Liu Nianhua to go with her shortly after she arrived at the compound. At that time, Liu Nianhua, who had just gotten married, was not like she is now. She was also a beautiful lesbian, wearing a floral dress. But later on, for some reason, she became less and less presentable and was unwilling to go out with other young lesbians in the compound. Over time, Cheng Caili gave up the idea of making friends with them.
Cheng Caili had been working for three years. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Liang Baozhen about her work situation, she started talking about buying things in the future.
"The things in the department store are great. The goose-yellow blouse I saw you wearing the other day was bought there, right? You have good taste. You can pick the most beautiful one out of so many blouses."
"Yes, we bought it on the wedding day. We can go together in the future." Liang Baozhen also had a good impression of Cheng Caili, who was about the same age as her. This person spoke frankly, but had a quick temper. However, she was also polite to outsiders.
Probably only towards her man Lu Yuan is different.
"That's great! I can't find a shopping partner in the hospital. Last time I saw you wearing that blouse, I felt that we could get along well!"
"Then let's go on our day off. It's a good opportunity to invite Sister Hua along."
"Liu Nianhua?" Cheng Caili shook her head, quite confidently, "She can't go."
"Why?"
"She is too frugal to buy anything for herself."
"Brother Zhou is a bus driver, so his salary should be pretty good. His family should be doing well."
"It's good, but she just can't think straight and doesn't know how to enjoy herself." Cheng Caili was bored, so she stood up and pulled Liang Baozhen out. "How about we make a bet? If you can call Liu Nianhua, you win, and if you can't, I win."
Liu Nianhua was knitting gloves after dinner and never imagined that he had become a bet for no apparent reason.
"Sister Hua, are you busy?" Liang Baozhen saw her sitting in front of the house busying herself. Zhou Guoping and Xiaolong and Xiaohu were not at home.
"Baozhen, you're here? Caili..." Liu Nianhua didn't expect Cheng Caili to come to her house. She always felt that Cheng Caili might not like her very much, so she felt a little guilty in front of her. "Hurry up and sit down."
"No need, Sister Hua, Baozhen has something to tell you." Cheng Caili nudged Liang Baozhen with her elbow, signaling her to speak.
"Sister Hua, Sister Cheng and I have agreed to take a break on Sunday and go shopping in the department store. You can come with us so that we can have fun together."
When Liu Nianhua heard this, he quickly waved his hand and said, "No, I won't go. You guys go."
"Look, what I said!" Cheng Caili was a little proud that she guessed Liu Nianhua's answer correctly.
"Just take a stroll." Liang Baozhen saw that Liu Nianhua stayed in the yard every day, basically revolving around the house like a spinning top, so she wanted to persuade her to go out for a walk. "I heard that the department store will have a batch of good-looking cloth this Sunday."
"I'm not going. Don't worry about me." Liu Nianhua still refused with a smile, not at all annoyed or anxious.
"Forget it, I've already told you." Cheng Caili fiddled with her nails a few times and felt that Liu Nianhua was something she could never learn to look like in her lifetime. Her family was well-off, but she always dressed simply. She had a good foundation and was a beautiful woman, but she made herself look seven or eight years older.
"Sister Hua, you and Brother Zhou are a good family, but don't be mean to yourself. You have to spend money when you have it." Cheng Caili recalled a scene she saw a month ago. "Luckily, Brother Zhou is not as reluctant to spend money as you are. He even bought you a scarf. But why don't you wear it?"
A month ago, Cheng Caili went to the supply and marketing cooperative in the east of the city to count the goods. As soon as she arrived, she met Liu Nianhua's man Zhou Guoping, who bought a Lihua brand scarf and left.
Lihua brand scarves are not cheap, ten yuan each. She was shocked when she saw Zhou Guoping leaving. She didn't expect Liu Nianhua to be so frugal. Zhou Guoping still knew how to care for his wife.
A good man.
But she has never seen Liu Nianhua wearing that scarf. No matter how frugal one is, one can't keep good things and not use them, right?
She couldn't help but say a few more words today.
Scarf? Liu Nianhua's eyes were confused. He listened to Cheng Caili's words with a gloomy face and only responded with two vague words.
After the two of them left, she lowered her head and wondered, Guoping had never given her a scarf, so where did the scarf that Cheng Caili saw him buy go?
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