Song Tan's Notes

Chapter 1530. Chatting and becoming a regular employee

The silent village surged in the night, and the pitch-black forest reflected the farmers who were working in the fields at night at the foot of the mountain.

The night shift of the three Yanrans is still going on. The price of vegetable seedlings is often 10 or 20 yuan per unit, which makes the farmers who have been farming for a lifetime feel constrained:

"How do you grow this big-leafed auricularia? We've never grown it here before."

"This pumpkin vine only grows the tip? Is that still the same as planting pumpkins... oh oh oh, it also grows pumpkins."

"Do we need to propagate this wolfberry sprout by cuttings? We just need to stick it into the soil, right?"

Yanran and his two companions rode electric bikes around the village in a hurry. Fortunately, there were not many vegetable seedlings, so they finally managed to get everything done when the moon was at its zenith.

But it's not over yet.

When he returned to the dormitory, the night shift security guards were changing shifts. Seeing them getting ready to leave, Tang Xiaodong suddenly said, "Ouch!" "Don't lie down so quickly. Let's figure out how to tell the village to improve the soil and prepare fertilizer tomorrow."

Many of them had mediocre soil in their vegetable plots, and could only grow fruit if they worked hard to till the soil. Some of the plots they had hastily opened up in the spring had soil so hard that the seedlings would probably not grow after a few waterings.

Qi Lin has been in the village for a long time. He no longer sleeps at night. He is too sleepy to open his eyes after nine o'clock. Yan Ran is the same. At this moment, he is too lazy to move when he sees the midnight snack prepared by the kitchen for the vegetable pickers. He directly waves at Tang Xiaodong:

"Let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm too sleepy... I have to get up early and eat!"

Tang Xiaodong was actually yawning due to his sleepiness. His confused mind thought: "What should I eat tomorrow morning?"

Yan Ran walked slowly towards the single dormitory on the next slope, recalling the menu.

"It seems to be tomato and egg dumpling soup, with mugwort steamed bun."

In the past two days, many tourists picked wild vegetables, big and small, both those they knew and those they didn’t. Some of them, only three or two, were left unaccounted for.

Master Jiang has a small basket of white mugwort here. Although it is a bit old, it is delicious when paired with vermicelli, minced meat and pan-fried cakes...

Tang Xiaodong perked up: "Then go back and get some sleep. We can discuss this after breakfast at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning!"

……

The fragrant mugwort steamed buns really attracted everyone. The next morning, not only the workers, but also the night shift employees got up to wash their hair and faces and eat a bowl of appetizing and refreshing dumpling soup with two pancakes. The taste was...

Absolutely!

It has been several months since the self-taught sister and the gastric surgery brother started to work hard. Now, while eating breakfast, they are worried and sighing: "If we eat like this every day, will I ever find a job?"

This is a big problem.

Here, they earn 1400 yuan for the night shift, and 6000 yuan for the day shift picking tea. Those who are not so diligent can basically earn more than 4000 yuan.

Except for the fact that this money does not include five social insurances and one housing fund, the conditions of including food and accommodation and no overtime are already quite generous.

If it is a big city, 4000 is really not worth mentioning, it's just for survival.

But in the village, except for the convenience store, they don’t even have the desire to shop online, but can save more - this is outrageous!

Brother Qiewei has a small appetite. He slowly drank the dumpling soup with a spoon, biting the dumplings one by one. Finally, he said solemnly: "I am different from you. You are still young, able to fight and have ambition."

He is gone.

After working for a few years, I have lost a lot of money in medical insurance and commercial insurance. Although sales people are not afraid of being unemployed, after a few months of regular life, I can't stand it anymore!

No kidding, he was too sleepy to open his eyes at around 8 or 9 in the evening. If he hadn't had to pick vegetables for another two hours at night, he would have been able to sleep until dawn!

Therefore, Brother Qiewei was sincere: "I would like to ask you when I have time, if I sign a contract and become a formal employee, can I also buy five insurances and one fund?"

At this point he became mysterious again: "You said that if I really buy the housing provident fund, then the house in the town will be built in two years. Then I won't have to worry at all, right?" He spoke very logically and it was obvious that he had thought about it more than once.

The self-taught sister was dumbfounded: "Brother, you finally got out, why don't you go back to your hometown to spend your retirement and be with your parents?"

Brother Qiewei laughed bitterly: "Sister, you don't understand. People like us who come from poor mountain villages either listen to our parents all our lives and get married when we should and have two children when we should. Or we are promising, especially promising..."

He sighed, "It's not so easy to go back to my hometown."

It’s not that I have a bad relationship with my parents, it’s... the pressure, I can’t bear it anymore.

He was a college student from a poor mountain village many years ago. He studied marketing and after graduation, he was either a salesperson or an account manager. At first, he was embarrassed and had no performance. He had a base salary of 1000 yuan per month in a big city...

According to Brother Qiewei, "I wish I could beg for food."

But it is difficult for parents in rural areas to understand this feeling. In their imagination, after graduating from university, they should have a good job and a good company, or find a job with a certain annual salary... If that doesn't work, they can take the civil service exam!

College major? Oops, it doesn't matter!

They couldn't figure it out, but they still gave their children the all clear.

The reason why Brother Gantao works so hard is because the pressure is too great.

Later, he made money, built a house for his parents, bought home appliances, and everyone knew he was making money wherever he went. His parents were already arranging blind dates for him, and it would be best if they could buy him an apartment in the city...

Brother Qiewei worked even harder, he also wanted to have a place to stay.

But now...

He wiped his face and said, "I haven't told my family yet. They just said I changed to a new company and was discussing a project in the mountainous area..."

The self-study sister also fell silent.

but……

"You keep working here, how are your parents going to take care of them in their old age?"

"I don't know." Brother Qiewei laughed bitterly: "I really don't know - what's more, sister, with my current body, even if I go back to the city, can I still have the same performance as before?"

Staying up late, working overtime, eating and drinking together, which one can he do?

Either be poor or die.

At least working in Yunqiao Village can earn a stable salary of 4,000 to 5,000 yuan, and most importantly, there are no corporate social engagements.

With Master Jiang's cooking skills, they are not willing to go to restaurants! Now he takes a walk after dinner every day and even bought himself a game console.

As for my hometown...

He thought about it and wondered if there was any job like this in the small town. Guarding the gate?

Several people were chatting about life and family, and Liu Liu had planned to go picking tea after dinner - taking care of her baby and saving 4,000 yuan a month was simply a great way for her to feel full of energy!

After listening to their conversation, she only grasped one key point: "After we sign the contract, can we still have the five insurances and one fund?"

Brother Qiewei was stunned: "The security guards have them... so should we have them too? Didn't they arrange a physical examination for us?"

Liu Liu stood up instantly: "Oh! Why didn't I ask before!"

She even packed up the dishes and was about to go down the mountain!

"Wait!" The self-study sister stopped her: "Don't go directly to the boss! There is no way to turn around whether it works or not - look," she looked up and gestured to Yun Duo who was getting food: "Isn't this the boss's assistant? Ask her first!"

Coming!

See you tomorrow.