Siheyuan: The prosperous era starting from being a doctor

Chapter 404: The Value of Work Points and Too Much Money to Spend
Lao Jia's family.

Since Jia Dongxu got up late and it was the weekend, Qin Huairu didn't have to go to work at the steel mill, so their family had breakfast a little later.

When Qin Jingru walked in, the family was eating at the dining table.

Seeing her cousin coming in, Qin Huairu showed a hint of surprise on her face, and then asked in surprise:
"Cousin, when did you come to town? Have you eaten yet?"

She asked this question out of habit, but it made Jia Zhang look nervous.

Even though food coupons were just issued these two days, the Jia family lined up early to buy food.

Their family had basically run out of food a few days ago. They could only drink thicker porridge every day, and they could only guarantee one steamed corn bread per meal for the children.

Now seeing relatives coming to her house, and they came at dinner time and without any gifts in their hands, she instantly became unhappy.

If her daughter-in-law wasn't the breadwinner and source of income for the family, she would have turned her back on her long ago.

But even so, she didn't look happy and didn't even raise her head.

Not to mention saying hello!
Banggeng, Xiaodang and Huaihua smiled and called her "Auntie".

They didn't have so many thoughts, it was just that this aunt had given them candy before, so they felt close to her.

He took a look at the half-eaten steamed bun that was left on the table, and the rice porridge in the bowl that was so thin that it could reflect a person's reflection.

There weren't even many pickles.

Qin Jingru curled her lips in her heart and said deliberately showing off:
"Cousin, I came here early in the morning and have already eaten at my cousin's house. I had four big meat buns and two small pickles."

More than ten years ago, when her cousin married and moved to the capital, she was extremely envious and secretly encouraged herself to learn from her cousin and marry a city dweller so that she could eat commercial grain.

Later, my cousin's uncle also showed off in front of their family many times.

This made her, who was young and inexperienced, full of envy.

This situation did not change completely until she married Wang Mengqi.

After coming to Tiangezhuang, I went from not being able to eat meat once a month to being able to eat meat at least three to five times a month.

And the portion is quite large.

He used to wear clothes full of patches, one of which was even a half-new piece of clothing left over from his cousin who got married and moved to the city.

She also kept it carefully and rarely took it out to wear.

After meeting Wang Mengqi, the two had not yet gotten married. After just a few days of dating, Wang's family asked a matchmaker to send a new set of clothes to her.

This was also the first time in more than ten years that she had owned such a nice and new set of clothes.

That night, Qin Jingru couldn't sleep. She lay on the bed with the clothes in her arms, not feeling sleepy at all.

My mind is full of visions of a beautiful life in the future.

really.

As she wished.

After getting married, her life changed dramatically.

In addition, after visiting Nanluoguxiang and seeing the living conditions of my cousin's family with my own eyes, the comparison made me feel very comfortable.

It turns out that my cousin’s life is not as good as people say, she just has more security than people in rural areas.

If she married an ordinary rural family, she would of course envy the monthly fixed amount.

But Wang Mengqi's family is different.

Thanks to Wang Mengde, Wang Mengwei and Wang Mengqi both work in the Shahe Meat Processing Factory and are able to eat commercial grain.

Moreover, working in a meat processing plant is much more popular than being a fitter in a steel rolling mill.

The benefits and benefits provided are something that most workers of this era would envy.

In addition to the large amount of supplies donated by foreign patients every month in recent years, the amount Wang Mengde takes home is only a small amount, but it is enough for several families.

then.

Qin Jingru felt that her life was like a dream.

My parents-in-law earned work points in the commune production team, and my husband worked in a meat processing factory.

She herself helps her grandmother take care of the three-acre vegetable garden, as well as doing housework and taking care of the children.

This is much more comfortable than other women in the village.

Although it is also quite hard.

But there are few women in this era who don’t have a hard life.

The most important thing is that their family’s living standard is unmatched by any family in the village, let alone the entire Shahe Commune.

Being able to eat enough every meal already makes you better than 99% of the people.

Not to mention eating meat every few days and eating white flour buns frequently.

Because of adequate nutrition, everyone in their family has a shiny and rosy face, and a sturdy body. Compared with the people around them, they stand out like a crane among chickens.

The cupboards are filled with all kinds of snacks, fruits, and nutritional supplements.

As for what we wear, it is no longer the same as before.

Everyone in the family, regardless of gender, age or status, has new clothes all year round, and more than one set.

She even has two dresses, both given to her by He Shengnan.

The thickest quilt we use at home weighs twelve kilograms, which keeps us warm in winter. The lightest ones weigh six or eight kilograms.

Now her family is proud of her for marrying well.

My parents were very upright people in the village. If they were not uneducated, they might have held an official position in the production team.

Her brothers and sisters from her mother's side also benefited from it.

At the same time, the whole family was very glad that they did not listen to Qin Huairu and look for that city guy.

Otherwise you will suffer all your life.

They all heard that the man was imprisoned for half a year for having promiscuous relationships, and after he was released he married a widow with three children.

"Jingru, what's the matter with you coming here this time?"

When Qin Huairu heard her cousin's undisguised boasting tone, she almost got angry.

Fortunately, she was very happy when she first met the other person.

"Cousin, I'm here with Meng Qi to see my sister-in-law. I heard she's pregnant again."

Qin Jingru casually looked around the somewhat crowded living room and found that all the items used were old and far inferior to her own things.

Suddenly the feeling of superiority came back.

After a few more awkward chats, Qin Jingru walked proudly to the next room.

I have to help my aunt steam the buns later.

The fresh leeks and other vegetables she brought made He Shengnan very greedy when she saw them.

So Ran Xiaomei prepared some bread and some steamed buns.

It just so happens that we have vermicelli, tofu, and dried shrimps at home, and there are more eggs than we can finish. If we add some other vegetables that my nephew brought, we can make several flavors.

Arrived at Wang Mengde’s house.

Qin Jingru washed her hands first, and then started to work quickly.

She has been helping with housework since she was young. In Tiangezhuang, she does housework, laundry and cooking every day, so she is very skilled at kneading dough.

After kneading the dough, he helped Ran Xiaomei to pick the fillings.

Looking at her niece-in-law who was working skillfully, Ran Xiaomei was very satisfied.

While mixing the stuffing, she casually asked, "Jingru, is everything okay at home? Is there enough food? Is there anything you need?"

"Aunt, we are doing well at home, we have everything we need. The production team will distribute food rations this autumn, and if we calculate it based on the work points we used to have, there will definitely not be enough food for more than a dozen people in our family.

But Meng Qi and his elder brother worked in a meat processing factory, so they could eat in the canteen every day and were given a fixed amount of food coupons.

In addition, Meng Dege often sent flour, rice and other supplies back, so we couldn’t finish all the food every month.”

Qin Jingru kept moving her hands and answered in a crisp voice.

There was a lot of sweat on her forehead, but she had a brand new towel hanging around her neck and wiped it from time to time to prevent it from falling into the stuffing.

This towel was given to her by He Shengnan.

"That's good. If there's not enough food, ask Meng Qi to send a message and I'll ask Meng De to send the food back.

We have plenty of food at home, we can't even finish it all, so don't be polite to your aunt."

"Yeah, I know, thank you, auntie."

"We're a family, there's no need to say thank you or not.

By the way, how is Uncle Mengde's family? If they are having a hard time, you should help them out.

Whether it's food, money, or other supplies, we will pay for them in the end."

Ran Xiaomei asked again.

When she first got married to Wang Hao, she was taken care of a lot by Tian Dahai in Tiangezhuang.

My son Wang Mengde grew up in my hometown when he was young, and his home was like his own.

Tian Dahai couldn't bear to eat some of the delicious food, so he saved it for Wang Mengde to come to his house to play and then take it out to satisfy his craving.

Therefore, she always remembered this favor, and whenever her son returned to Tiangezhuang, she asked him to visit his uncle and bring him some supplies and nutritional supplements.

“Life at my uncle’s house is not very good.

In fact, other households in Murakami's production team were the same.

If there are two working people in a family, they can basically get four to five thousand work points a year, but work points are not valuable, basically one work point is only two or three cents.

At the end of the year, a family may earn more than 100 yuan at most, or only a few dozen yuan at least.

However, every year, food, cloth, firewood, and other necessities of life must be distributed according to work points, and the price of these materials is deducted according to national prices.

If there are many people in a family but few people earning work points, there will not be much money left, and the family may even owe money to the production team.

My uncle’s family was one of the “cash-short households” in the production team and owed the production team some money every year.

I heard from Meng Qi that when they settled the accounts last winter, they already owed more than thirty yuan.”

Qin Jingru explained in a low voice.

This is also one of the reasons why she did not go to the production team to earn work points.

As a woman, I only earned seven or eight work points a day, which means one work point is worth three cents, which is only a little over 20 cents a day.

This amount of money is totally unnecessary in the eyes of the Wang family now.

Besides, Wang Jinghui and Wang Tian are old, and although they are still strong, they still need someone to look after them at home to avoid any accidents and no one knowing.

"Alas, everyone is having a hard time right now."

Ran Xiaomei sighed.

If their son wasn't so outstanding, their family would at most be only slightly better than other families, and their strengths would be limited.

After all, supplies are quantified according to population, and you can’t buy them just by having money.

They may not be hungry, but it is impossible for a situation like now where the whole family is tired of eating meat and just want to eat some fresh vegetables to happen.

"Yes, although it's not as difficult as those three difficult years, life is still tight."

Qin Jingru also echoed.

She lives in the village and knows most of the situations better than Ran Xiaomei.

Farmers' daily income was calculated in work points, and the value of a work point varied greatly depending on the local economic conditions and the income from the production team's sideline businesses.

Generally speaking, the average work point per day is ten, which is worth between seven or eight cents and thirty or forty cents.

Tiangezhuang is considered to be in an above-average situation, and each work point is relatively valuable.

Otherwise, if one work point is only one cent or less, after working hard all year round, not only will you not have enough to eat and wear, but you will also owe money.

I was busy until almost noon, and then I took over the task of cooking.

Since they were here, three meat dishes were prepared for lunch. Otherwise, if Wang Mengde's family were to eat together, they would only have one meat dish at most.

After lunch, I started steaming buns in the afternoon. When I finished, it was already afternoon.

The sun was just setting.

They came with large and small bags, and when they left, Ran Xiaomei also filled up the packages they brought.

There are all kinds of good things inside that you can’t buy outside.

Whether it was candy, chocolate, biscuits, cakes, or canned food, malted milk, brown sugar and rock sugar, as well as the meat that Wang Mengde brought back last night.

All of these made Qin Jingru smile happily.

If there wasn't someone around, she would have thought of going to her cousin's house to show off again.

The days passed.

Since September, Wang Mengde's daily work has remained the same.

In addition to the long hours he spends in the intensive care unit, he also insists on seeing patients in the internal medicine department on a regular basis.

At the same time, they also have to guide research work, teach students and other doctors, and provide consultations to other hospitals or departments.

I am busy every day and have no free time at work.

As a result, he has not been to the Beijing Genetic Research Institute for several months.

this day.

The newly appointed Director Feng of the Genetic Research Institute called him personally, hoping that he could spare half a day to attend an internal meeting.

Wang Mengde naturally agreed to this invitation immediately.

Speaking of which, as the deputy director of the Genetic Research Institute, it is time for him to go over and take a look at the latest situation there.

When he arrived at the place, Director Feng was very courteous and waited for him at the gate.

"Director, why did you come out in person? I should have gone to your office to report to you on my work."

Wang Mengde hurried forward, shook Director Feng's hand, and said apologetically.

"Hahaha, Comrade Wang Mengde, you are a hero of our institute. It's no big deal for me to come out and pick you up once."

Director Feng laughed.

Then, he took Wang Mengde's arm and walked into the conference room with several other people.

After sitting down, we chatted briefly and then got down to business.

"Comrades, I have just come to our institute not long ago, and I am not familiar with many of the work. I hope you can support me in the future."

Director Feng said with a smile:
"Especially Comrade Wang Mengde, your reputation was well-known before I came to the institute.

In the future, please come to the institute more often to guide our work when you have time. Some comrades have told me that they have accumulated a lot of problems and difficulties waiting for you. "

Wang Mengde naturally agreed with a smile. He also realized that Director Feng was not being hypocritical, but sincerely hoped that he would come more often.

It makes sense. Given Wang Mengde's current status, he will definitely not be the director of the institute. Being a nominal deputy director is already the limit.

Next, Director Feng raised a difficult question.

That means the research institute has too much money to spend!

(End of this chapter)