60s: I have a store

Chapter 215: Bringing People into Work (Part )

Zhou Dafa's face turned red all of a sudden.

I didn't expect my stomach to be so uncomfortable and make noises at this time, but there was nothing I could do as I hadn't had a full meal in a long time.

This morning, although I had breakfast, I just had a bowl of porridge.

There is no other way. If I eat too much, my parents and wife will be hungry, so I can only eat less.

Zhou Yimin took out the money and tickets and said directly: "Give everyone a bowl of soy milk and two fried dough sticks."

"Hurry up and sit down. Do you want me to move stools for you one by one?"

Zhou Dafa and the others sat down hurriedly. Uncle Sixteen had said so, and it would not be good to continue making excuses and making Uncle Sixteen angry. At most, they could pay their own wages in the future and treat Uncle Sixteen to breakfast, right?

Zhou Xiaoying also sat down. Although she was not hungry, she had never eaten at the breakfast stand in Red Star Commune before! So she asked, "Uncle Sixteen, is the breakfast here expensive?"

"It's okay, a big bowl of soy milk is one cent, and a fried dough stick is two cents." Zhou Yimin replied.

The price can be said to be very cheap. Unlike in the 21st century, a breakfast would easily cost more than ten yuan, and it was not as delicious as it is now.

Zhou Dafa quickly asked, "Is it so expensive?"

I worked hard in the countryside all day, and the only thing I gained was only 8 centimeters, which was almost finished in one breakfast?
Zhou Yimin didn't know how to answer for a moment. For people in this period, it was indeed a bit expensive. He immediately changed the subject: "This meal is my celebration for you."

After a while, the soy milk and fried dough sticks came up. As everyone was hungry, they didn't say much and started eating directly.

In less than ten minutes, everyone was full.

Zhou Dafa exclaimed: "The fried dough sticks are really delicious."

The others couldn't help but nod their heads. In the village, being able to eat a bowl of thicker porridge was already considered very good, considering that food was so scarce now.

Zhou Yimin said: "After we finish eating, let's continue our journey!"

Then Zhou Yimin took them to take the bus.

On the way, Zhou Xiaoying and others asked about precautions from time to time. It was their first time in the city and they knew nothing. It would be bad if they offended others accidentally.

Zhou Yimin did not hide anything and told them everything they should pay attention to.

"Uncle Sixteen, how much do we get paid every month?" Zhou Xiaoying couldn't help but ask.

In fact, everyone cares about this issue, but no one has the courage to ask.

Zhou Yimin told them: "You are now apprentices, and your monthly salary is 18 yuan.

Every month when you get paid, you should pay me 5 yuan first. When you are hired as a regular employee, you will get yuan a month. Then you should pay me yuan, until you are paid back."

I thought about this repayment method for a while. I left them a dozen dollars. If they were a little frugal, they could save more than half. Anyway, I don't lack money.

I am not like the third uncle in a certain courtyard house, who has to hand over more than ten yuan every month when his son goes out to work, leaving only two or three yuan for his son. Although Zhou Xiaoying and others dare not say anything about my doing this, it will be bad for my reputation if it gets out.

Zhou Xiaoying and her colleagues were shocked by the salary. Apprentices made 18 yuan a month.

You know, in the village, a family may not be able to save 18 yuan in two months. And the salary for regular employees is even higher, 24 yuan.

"Uncle Sixteen, isn't it too little to pay back in one month? It will take several years to pay it back?" Zhou Dafa said.

Nowadays, people still have a simple and honest character. If you owe someone something, you should pay it back as soon as possible, otherwise you will feel inferior and can't hold your head up in front of others. Zhou Yimin said indifferently: "It's okay, just pay it back as I say. You have elderly parents and young children, so don't be so anxious to pay it back."

"Uncle Sixteen, how long will it take for us to become regular employees?" Zhou Xiaoying asked.

After becoming a regular employee, you can get an extra six dollars a month, which is not a small amount of money. It depends on what your requirements are.

Zhou Yimin: "It usually takes about a year to become a regular employee. If you can get started quickly, it may be earlier."

Soon, they arrived at the gate of the instant noodle factory and saw two people from the security department at the door.

When the security department saw outsiders approaching, they immediately became alert and asked, "Who are you?"

Today's enemy spies are still quite rampant, so in order to ensure the safety of the factory, the security department is basically composed of veterans, and they have guns. Some higher-level factories even have mortars, so they have no problem fighting a small battle.

Zhou Xiaoying and the others were also startled and raised their hands involuntarily, fearing that they would accidentally eat a peanut.

Zhou Yimin said hurriedly, "We are here to join the company. We have a letter of introduction, and Director Zhao Zhenguo asked us to report here today."

After saying that, Zhou Yimin handed over the letter of introduction.

One of them took the letter of introduction, looked at it carefully, found no problem, and said, "Please wait a moment, we will go and inform Director Zhao."

Another person immediately walked in to inform.

The two of them were new arrivals, and Zhou Yimin seldom came to the instant noodle factory, so they didn't get along well with him, otherwise the guards would not have stopped him.

After more than ten minutes, two people came quickly towards us.

When Zhao Zhenguo saw Zhou Yimin, he stepped forward and said, "Yimin, are these the employees you brought in?"

You can tell from the looks of these people that they have just come out of the countryside.

Zhou Yimin said: "Yes, I'll trouble you, Brother Zhao, for the rest."

"What are you talking about? Yimin, your business is my business, isn't it?" Zhao Zhenguo.

Then he seriously told the people in the security department that the next time they saw Zhou Yimin, they should just let him go without asking any other questions.

Zhou Yimin asked, "Brother Zhao, they all came from Zhoujiazhuang, and there is no place to live here. I wonder if there are dormitories or something like that in the factory?"

"Yimin, I'm not satisfied with what you said. The dormitory is full and there is no vacant space. Besides, the new dormitory is still under construction, so it may not be built that soon." Zhao Zhenguo said with embarrassment.

"How about this! After you finish the employment formalities, Yimin, go to the street office and ask if your aunt can arrange it."

If there were only one or two people, I could still make some arrangements, but if there were ten people, I would really be powerless.

With Zhao Zhenguo's personal arrangements, the onboarding process was very quick and all formalities were completed in less than half an hour.

I received a lot of things, including towels, soap and other daily necessities, as well as work clothes that everyone in the countryside envied.

"I'll give you one day to deal with the accommodation issue. You can come to work directly tomorrow." Zhao Zhenguo said to Zhou Xiaoying and others.

"Okay, Director."

Zhao Zhenguo is still the director now, but he will be promoted in a while.

(End of this chapter)