After lunch, as usual, everyone went to the factory to clean up before heading to a large open space outside.
Everyone is very excited today, wondering how much money they will receive.
Everyone knew in their hearts that there probably wasn't much money, since the master spent a lot of money on food every day.
After all, which employer does this place work for? They're not just giving you a random grain pancake to eat; their employer not only gives you unlimited white flour steamed buns, but also at least one meat dish with every meal.
After everyone gathered in the open space, Old Man Su went to the table where money was distributed. He first took out the black lump that his granddaughter had given him, opened it, and began to talk to it.
"Everyone has worked hard these past two months. Today is payday. Because some people have performed exceptionally well, we have decided to give them bonuses in addition to their wages."
As soon as Old Man Su finished speaking, he quickly handed the black lump to Su Muyao.
The crowd below erupted in excitement: "Did you hear that? The boss said there's a bonus too!"
"I heard it, I heard it."
But if it's only given to those with good performance, I doubt it's just a few managers who will get it, right?
"Then I'm happy too."
"Alright, everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Those whose names are called, come forward and leave your fingerprints to collect your wages," Su Muyao said to the crowd through a megaphone.
Luckily, I was prepared, otherwise, no matter how loudly I shouted with such a large group of people, no one could hear me.
Although the crowd was also curious about the black lump in Su Muyao's hand, they had seen it before, so it wasn't surprising.
"Xu Zhaodi," the words had barely left her lips when a pale, thin woman appeared in the crowd, looking somewhat malnourished with pale lips.
When the woman came forward to collect her wages, Su Muyao did not immediately hand over the money. Instead, she said to her, "If you skip two meals and take them home again next time, don't bother coming to work in the future."
Upon hearing this, the woman quickly shook her head, saying, "I will, I won't. Please don't let me go."
Su Muyao kept a straight face, even though she didn't want to speak so bluntly.
But if she didn't say that, she would still bring back the meals that the factory distributed to her.
Two days ago, Xu Zhaodi's mother-in-law came to my door. The old lady was a very reasonable person. She told me that her youngest daughter-in-law had been exploited by her family since she was a child.
She was very timid and weak-willed. After marrying into their family, the family treated her very well, but she remained submissive and hesitant.
Because she didn't have a son in her first two pregnancies, she was afraid to eat for a time.
Every day before dawn, she starts doing laundry and cooking for the family. Her mother-in-law and son have talked to her about it many times, but it's still no use.
Now that she's working, she still brings leftover food back with her, and sometimes it's already spoiled.
Su Muyao had asked about it at the time, since she had said that before wages were paid, everyone could eat with the workers.
The old lady said she still had some money at home, so she made some food herself and didn't want to trouble them. After all, they could afford to eat it once or twice, but they felt bad about eating it all the time.
It was from this point that Su Muyao learned that most of the workers' families did not come to the workshop canteen to eat.
They know that having a job is already difficult enough, and those whose families are even slightly well-off generally don't eat in the cafeteria.
The old lady came to him because she wanted Xu Zhaodi to eat her own food and not bring her share back anymore.
Especially since the money was about to be distributed, but the family said it wouldn't be of any use, that's why they had to trouble Su Muyao.
Xu Zhaodi returned the money after receiving it, but her hand tightened around the money.
She knew in her heart that the little child was saying that because she was too thin and weak.
Of course I don't blame others. It's true that I'm the one who's wrong. I'm always worried that the children won't have enough to eat, so I think that if I eat one less bite, the children can eat one more bite.
As soon as he said "Next, Sun Biao," a grinning man came up to collect his money.
Su Moyao handed over the money, and Sun Biao happily pressed his fingerprint on the notebook.
"Thank you, little boss^w^".
After saying that, he took the money bag and returned to the crowd.
As soon as he entered the crowd, he eagerly opened the bag, only to have his eyes widen in shock – it contained silver instead of copper coins.
Two taels of silver.
Just as Su Muyao was about to call out the third person's name, the man who had just received the money came back to her.
"Young master, did you give me the wrong money? This is silver, and it's two taels." He said, opening his money bag and handing it to Su Muyao.
When the other workers heard this, they just assumed that the little boy had misplaced the money.
Then Su Muyang said very seriously, "The money was not misallocated. Except for the managers and the factory director and deputy factory director, every employee will receive two taels of silver. Those who perform well will receive extra rewards."
The man in front of her was looking at Su Muyao with bright, sparkling eyes.
After realizing what had happened, he returned to the crowd.
The crowd below erupted in excitement. They thought that receiving a few dozen copper coins was already a good thing, but they never expected to receive a full two taels of silver.
Almost everyone present didn't have more than two taels of silver.
Especially during that period of fleeing famine, the little money I had in my pocket was all spent on the journey.
"Next up is Li Hu. But I must say that Li Hu not only keeps his workstation spotless every day, but he has also been on time for a whole month. So, he'll be rewarded with a box of apples and 20 eggs. Help yourself to them."
When Li Hu's name was called, he was taken aback at first, and then realized that he had actually been praised.
He didn't think he was the one who would get the reward, since his work was just average and everyone else was doing the same thing.
The next one was Wang Laizi, but he only received his wages and no bonus.
Slightly dissatisfied, he asked, "Young master, Li Hu gets to take those rare fruits, why don't I? We work the same way."
Upon hearing this, Su Muyao immediately became angry: "If I were you, I wouldn't dare say such a thing."
Since you started working, haven't you always been the last to arrive and the first to run off for lunch? Why do I have to spell it out?
Not only are you late for work, but you also leave early and slack off. Look how dirty your workstation is.
You never sweep that patch of ground. If Li Hu next to you hadn't swept it for you, would you even be able to put your feet down there?
The moment these words were spoken, the people below burst into laughter. It was truly comical to see a three- or four-year-old child scolding a man in his twenties or thirties.
Upon hearing this, Wang Laizi scratched his head. He had originally thought that he was alright at his job and should at least have some credit, but he hadn't expected to have none.
He should have kept quiet and asked that question; not only did he not receive a reward, but he also got a scolding.
He took the money and returned to the crowd.
Su Muyao didn't read out the names of the next people. Instead, she picked up the iron lump and said to the crowd, "I believe everyone has their own judgment. You can go anywhere in the capital and you definitely won't find a place that pays more than my company."
I pay such a high wage for two reasons: first, I appreciate everyone's hard work, and second, most of you are honest and upright people, and I don't want to see any more cheaters or swindlers.
I won't say much for the first two months, but starting next month, if this happens again, our factory can't afford to have idle staff. I hope everyone can understand.
After he finished speaking, the people below quickly assured him, "Don't worry, young master, we are all honest and law-abiding, and we are definitely not like Wang Laizi."
"That's right. We all know that if it weren't for the Xiao Dong family taking us in when we were desperate due to food shortages, we might be overgrown with weeds by now."
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