Chapter 60 Agricultural and Sideline Development
"My last name is Wang, you can just call me Secretary Wang," Secretary Wang pushed up his glasses and glanced at her from time to time, his dark and thin face was always flushed, as if he was drunk. "Fill out the form, we have to compile it into a file and process your employment procedures."
An Zhixia smiled and nodded, took the form, sat down opposite him, took out a pen from her pocket and quickly filled it out. There wasn't much content, just name, gender, age, ethnicity, place of origin, education, marital status, family relationship and life experience.
"Comrade Xiao An's handwriting is so beautiful, it's true that the handwriting reflects the character of the person," Secretary Wang praised sincerely.
An Zhixia still smiled, took out the one-inch black-and-white photo she had secretly taken with her camera yesterday, applied glue on it and pasted it on the form.
Secretary Wang took it and looked at it carefully. The woman said rudely, "Xiao Wang, are you checking or reciting? Is this woman married? I see her hands and face are so clean and white, she doesn't look like someone who can work. I'm afraid she's not suitable for you to take home and take care of four children."
"Sister Liu, you should be more polite with your words!" No matter how good-tempered Secretary Wang was, he couldn't help but slam the table with all his strength, and growled at her through gritted teeth: "Comrade Xiao An has just arrived, do you have to be so mean? From now on, we will all work on the same floor, and we will see each other every day. We must unite and help each other and work together for the development of the commune. Your attitude is unacceptable and runs counter to the development of the commune!"
Secretary Liu sneered, "You speak in high-sounding terms. Do you think you can make a good impression by being a hero saving a beautiful girl and then put me down? I just can't stand the way you try to coax a little girl." She turned to look at An Zhixia and said, "Little girl, you are so young, don't be fooled by some men who look honest but are actually full of dirty tricks."
An Zhixia glanced at the two of them and said impatiently, "Please both of you hurry up and complete the employment procedures for me. It's just a simple form. How long are you taking? If you can't do the job, pack up and leave. Can't you find someone who can do practical work in the thirty-six villages?"
Both of them were silent. Is this the right attitude for a newbie who is about to go through employment formalities?
She looked so arrogant, as if the commune was owned by her family. Officer Liu shut his mouth, groaned and glared at her.
Secretary Wang quickly put the form into the file bag and wrote her name, assigned department and position on the cover. "Comrade Xiao An, it's like this. Our commune has a quota for personnel, and each person has his or her own position. You have never been here before. When the leaders had a meeting yesterday, they specifically mentioned you, saying that young people should be enterprising, so you will be temporarily assigned to the agricultural and sideline development department."
Seeing that An Zhixia didn't react, he explained, "This department is very quiet, with only one director and two staff members, but the benefits are not low. Although you are a temporary worker, as long as you make some achievements, you will definitely be able to become a regular employee soon."
An Zhixia nodded, picked up her introduction letter and left the Human Resources Department, and began to look for the sign of the Agricultural and Sideline Products Development Department. She saw the end of the twenty-plus rooms on the first floor. She climbed to the second floor, turned right and the last room was her office.
She knocked on the door, heard the answer, and pushed it open and went in.
"Are you the new comrade?" A middle-aged man with half of his head bald, round-framed glasses and a bulging belly drank a sip of water from an enamel pot and glanced at her through the gap in the newspaper.
Seeing that the girl was so beautiful, he couldn't help but stretch his neck. His expression softened a little, and he pointed his chin at the door. "I'm Director Zhang of the Agricultural and Sideline Department. There's nothing to do in our department, but you'd better not visit us. You have to be ready for deployment from other departments at any time. I'll go wherever I'm needed. Here, that's your position."
"Hello, Director Zhang. My name is An Zhixia, and I am an educated youth who went to work in Hetang Village!" An Zhixia smiled and took out a handful of White Rabbit milk candies and a bag of salt and pepper peanuts from her bag and handed them over, along with her own information. "My brother was afraid that I would be bullied because of my young age, so he gave these to me to share with my new colleagues. These are all small snacks, you can take them back and share them with the children."
Director Zhang saw that the things were not many, but they were not something that ordinary people could show off. With a slight smile on his face, he said, "Okay, just this time. Don't do this next time." As he said that, he swept the things into the hole in the table, looked at the information in his hand, and nodded continuously.
The other two people in the room also greeted An Zhixia with a smile: "Comrade Xiao An, my last name is Zhang, you can just call me Brother Zhang." Brother Zhang is in his twenties, looks a bit delicate, not tall but quite cheerful, and seems easy to get along with.
"My last name is Li, you can call me Sister Li?" Sister Li was in her thirties, dressed neatly and capablely, with a friendly smile. As she spoke, she stood up and came over with a rag to help her wipe the table.
An Zhixia took out two more servings from her bag, only 10% less than Director Zhang's, and greeted him obediently.
"It's been a while since we've had a new employee in our department, and here's such a pretty and well-behaved girl," Sister Li put the things back in the drawer and began to tell her about things in the commune in a low voice.
"Our Agricultural and Sideline Products Development Department sounds like a nice name, but it's just a decoration. We can be called upon to work anywhere. Comrades from other departments treat us as permanent workers. You will understand in the future, if it weren't for the salary and benefits, who would be willing to be an errand boy and have to look at other people's faces all day long?" Those White Rabbit milk candies and salt and pepper peanuts worked. In the end, Sister Li said a few heartfelt words, expressing the bitterness of the comrades in the Agricultural and Sideline Products Development Department of the commune.
The small building of the commune was beautifully built, but the tables and chairs inside looked a bit shabby. At least the agricultural and sideline development department was not as good as the human resources department, and my own desk was missing a board and the chair was crippled...
The difference in status is reflected in an exceptionally straightforward and bold manner.
After An Zhixia came out of the Personnel Department, she searched the name of the Agricultural and Sideline Development Department in the electronic library. The commune was actually a grassroots unit that combined industry, agriculture, commerce, education, and the military in an orderly manner. It had production brigades and production teams under it, and implemented unified leadership, hierarchical management, and militarization of organization, combat production, and collectivization of life. It was like a small society. As a pioneer in economic development, the Agricultural and Sideline Development Department should occupy a very important position, rather than being formalized, let alone marginalized.
Thinking of this, she pretended to be curious and asked, "Shouldn't the agricultural and sideline development department be committed to the development of rural sideline industries and create income for the people? Our commune has mountains and water, and the prospects for agricultural and sideline development are very broad."
Sister Li shook her head and sighed, "Our commune has nothing. We only rely on the output from the fields. We follow the organization in a law-abiding manner, not seeking merit but avoiding mistakes. There were comrades who wanted to earn merit before, but they failed every time. Other departments laughed at us."
(End of this chapter)
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