Get something in the courtyard

The cadres who came out of that era indeed have very strong organizational skills.

Under Aunt Wang's call, the factory workers showed great enthusiasm and everyone rushed to learn new technologies. They knew that only by learning the technology could they change their lives.

As the workers became more skilled, the factory got on track and achieved profitability in the first year.

Wang Kun is not a stingy person, and he asked people to prepare New Year's goods early on.

On this day, the factory stopped working and all the workers were asked to clean up their workstations. After they finished cleaning up, the workers were called together.

They were not clear about the purpose of the meeting and asked their acquaintances.

"Old Li, it's almost Chinese New Year, why are you calling us together?"

"How would I know? Aren't you and Aunt Wang a distant relative? You don't know either?"

"I have been afraid of her since I was a child, so how could I dare to ask her?"

"You are such a coward."

"If you're not scared, go ask."

Their workshop director heard this and scolded them, "Shut up, everyone."

"Director, what is the meeting for today?"

The workshop director smiled and said, "Why ask so many questions? It's a good thing anyway."

The workshop director's words made the workers even more curious, but no matter how they asked, the workshop director would not tell them.

Soon, several trucks covered with tarpaulins drove in and stopped not far from the venue.

As the truck stopped, some people were called up to move the tables.

This made the workers even more curious, and they couldn't wait to climb onto the truck to see what was inside.

At this moment, Wang Kun and Lou Xiao'e and others appeared on the podium of the conference venue.

The workers finally calmed down after being taught by the workshop director.

It had been agreed beforehand that Aunt Wang would speak this time.

Aunt Wang did not refuse and blew twice into the loud speaker: "Workers, do you still remember the promise I made to you when I first took office?"

"Remember." Regardless of whether they remembered or not, the workers below were still very convinced of Aunt Wang and shouted loudly.

Aunt Wang waited for the workers to stop before continuing, "Well, today is the day for me to fulfill my promise to you. Thanks to everyone's hard work, our factory has achieved profitability. So, I have discussed with the factory director, Comrade Lou Xiao'e, and decided to give everyone benefits."

The workers then understood the purpose of the meeting and began to applaud. When I was in a state-owned unit, the factory would give everyone benefits every New Year. The larger the factory, the more benefits it would give, while the smaller the factory, the less benefits it would give.

The Chinese New Year is coming and the factory is about to close for the holiday, but there is no news at all. Many people are still grumbling in their hearts.

"Be quiet, and listen to me."

After a few times, things finally quieted down.

Aunt Wang continued, "See the truck next to it? It contains benefits for everyone."

Everyone was in no mood to listen to Aunt Wang anymore and turned to look at the truck. Some even wondered what was in the truck.

Aunt Wang knew that everyone was thinking about the things, so she continued, "I know everyone is waiting for the New Year. I won't go on here.

Because there were too many workers in the factory, the factory did not purchase enough supplies. Mr. Lou felt that everyone had worked hard for a year and did not want to treat them unfairly. So he compensated everyone with one month's salary.

When the workers heard that they would not only receive goods but also wages, they were overjoyed. Aunt Wang said, "Everyone, Mr. Lou is so considerate of us. Do you want to thank him?"

"Thank you, Mr. Lou." At first everyone was shouting at the same time, but finally they unified into this sentence.

Aunt Wang pulled Lou Xiao'e in front of her and said to her, "Xiao'e, say a few words to everyone."

Lou Xiao'e did not delay and said to the workers below through a loud speaker: "I wish you all a happy new year in advance. The factory belongs to me and everyone. I hope that next year, everyone will work together to make the factory more prosperous. At the same time, I also promise that as long as everyone works hard, next year's benefits will definitely be more than this year.

Well, I won't say too much. Everyone, line up under the leadership of the workshop director and go get your benefits!"

Seeing everyone lining up to receive the benefits, Wang Kun and his friends hurriedly got on the bus and left. They still had to go to other factories and didn't have time to waste here.

Sitting in the car, Lou Xiaoe said with a smile: "I didn't expect everyone to be so happy."

Wang Kun said, "You have never worked in a factory, so you don't understand the workers' situation. When I worked in a steel mill, every time the New Year or other festivals came, I would think about what benefits the factory would give out."

"Are you still thinking about this?" Lou Xiao'e asked.

"of course."

Aunt Wang also said: "Don't talk about Wang Kun, I am also thinking about this in the street office. There are still a few days before the Chinese New Year, and the comrades in the street office asked me what to give out during the Chinese New Year."

Lou Xiao'e burst into laughter. Although Hong Kong also has this tradition, it is certainly not as exciting as here.

They did not stop at all that day and finally distributed all the workers' benefits.

Those who received the benefits were naturally very happy. They wanted to hang the benefits on their foreheads and show off to others along the way.

When he met acquaintances on the road who asked him about his salary, he would take out the envelope containing his salary to show off.

Among these people, Xiaodang and Huaihua are naturally indispensable.

After the two discussed it, they secretly inquired about Wang Kun's factory and finally signed up for the instant noodle factory. They were smarter than ordinary people and passed the registration.

They did not tell others that they were Wang Kun's neighbors and worked honestly in the factory. They told their families that they had found jobs in the suburbs and usually lived in the factory dormitory.

Qin Huairu's mind was not on the two of them. Apart from asking his two daughters to borrow money, he did not ask anything else.

"Sister, the factory is on holiday, what should we do?"

Xiao Dang said with a sad face: "You ask me, who should I ask? I don't want to go home either. The dormitory in the factory is so good, there is no need to rush. It would be great if the factory didn't have a holiday."

Huaihua sighed, "Yeah. We don't have to worry about anything in the factory, we eat well and earn a lot. Also, what should we do with our benefits? We can't take them home. If our mother sees this, she will probably guess that we earn a lot of money. What should we do if she comes to us?"

Xiao Dang snorted, "What can I do? I won't give her the money anyway. Once the money is in her hands, forget about taking it out. Huaihua, let's sell the things! Then we can just take some worthless things home. They won't know about it anyway."

This was the purpose for Huaihua to find Xiaodang. The two of them found the workers in the factory and sold all the benefits they had.

The workers who bought their products asked, "Aren't you going to take your products home?"

The two said, "We won't take it. We have prepared all the New Year's goods at home. We plan to take the money and buy a TV for our family so that we can watch the Spring Festival Gala during the New Year."

A fellow worker said enviously, "You are the best. Both of you work in our factory. I am the only one living here, and you are reluctant to buy a TV."

Others envied the two of them, and they could only force themselves to smile.

After leaving the factory, the two went to the grocery store and bought some things, less than five dollars in total, and took them home.

When the two widows saw what they had in their hands, their faces immediately fell.

Jia Zhang complained bluntly: "You are really useless. You only brought back such worthless things." (End of this chapter)