60s: I have a store

Chapter 258 Donation
Since the processing plant will be able to recruit employees very quickly, the subdistrict office conducted a survey of all households under its jurisdiction, so that unemployed young people from truly needy families can be given priority to work in the processing plant.

To be honest, the subdistrict office does not have enough funds and materials to help so many needy households. Giving priority to arranging jobs and solving employment problems is already the limit of what the subdistrict office can do.

After an in-depth investigation, they found that some families did not even meet the minimum living standard. For example, there was a family in Yard 55 where no one had a stable job and they could only rely on one person doing odd jobs to support a family of five. The average monthly expenditure per person was less than two yuan.

You know, the current minimum living standard is five yuan per person per month, and this is just the minimum living standard. You can imagine how bad the living standard will be with two yuan a month.

It is basically impossible to have enough food to eat. Not starving to death is already a blessing from God. You should know that the current food price has increased a lot compared to before, it can be said that it has more than doubled.

Director Li called Secretary Liao to his office.

Secretary Liao followed behind, feeling a little nervous.

He was thinking in his heart that he had not done anything wrong recently, except for the incident with Yang Daguo, and the main responsibility did not lie with him. If he was punished by Director Li because of this incident, he would be more wronged than Dou E.

After arriving at the office, close all doors.

Director Li said at this time: "Xiao Liao, now I have a task for you to do. This is the latest list of poor households investigated by the Street Office. Since the Street Office does not have such a great ability to help so many people at the moment, I want you to go to the courtyard where the poor households are located and make a donation.

If the effect is good, it can help the subdistrict office save some money. If the effect is not good, we can find another way. "

There is no way. The country is in difficulty now. It is almost impossible and totally unrealistic to take care of so many families in need.

When Secretary Liao heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, Director, I'll do it right away."

"Wait!" Director Li suddenly called out to the person.

Secretary Liao turned around and looked at Director Li in confusion: "Director Li, do you have any other instructions?"

Director Li said seriously: "Please note that this is a voluntary principle. Donations cannot be forced, and moral blackmail is not allowed."

She was afraid that someone would use moral blackmail. This had happened in other courtyards on other streets, where residents were often guided to donate money. Is it their courtyard that can decide on donations? Besides, that person relied on his status as a big boss to often use moral blackmail to frame residents. If a family did not donate, he would isolate them.

Later, the matter escalated into a big deal and was reported to the sub-district office, which brought shame to the sub-district office and was criticized by district leaders.

Director Li must take this as a warning. Such things must never happen in their street.

"I understand! Please rest assured, Director." Secretary Liao nodded.

Then he went out to do some work.

Yard No. 55 is the courtyard next to Zhou Yimin, where Zhou Dazhong lives.

After arriving, Secretary Liao explained the matter to the three uncles in the courtyard and repeatedly reminded them not to engage in moral kidnapping. He also came up with an idea, which was anonymous donations. They would give each household a red paper bag, and the residents could put money in it, or leave it empty and put it in the donation box.

In this way, people who did not donate will not be discovered, and will not be talked about by others, saying that everyone donated but your family did not. This will completely block the way for moral kidnapping.

"Secretary Liao, don't worry, we will call everyone to a meeting right away."

The three old men immediately notified the residents and requested a meeting of the entire courtyard.

Zhou Dazhong, as a resident of the courtyard house, was of course also notified.

He was not very enthusiastic about donations. His family was from the countryside and was not well off. Now, thanks to Uncle Sixteen, things are finally better. He has to pay back Uncle Sixteen with part of his earnings! Although his job was bought with the pension from his father's death, his sister's was not. So, his pockets were not very rich.

However, since he was a member of the courtyard, he would still contribute a little. After thinking it over, he took out 1 yuan and stuffed it into the red paper bag.

After learning about the situation, other residents also secretly put money into the red paper bag. As for whether they really put money in, only they themselves know.

They think that this method is pretty good. For people who are really in trouble, they don’t have to let go and they won’t feel embarrassed.

Zhou Dazhong also thinks this method is very humane.

The poor family kept thanking everyone. No matter whether people put money in or not, they were very grateful.

When everyone was "donating", an old man in the courtyard continued: "Just now, Secretary Liao mentioned something, that is, the OEM factory in our street is recruiting people, and anyone who has reached the age and is unemployed can sign up. This time, the chances of getting a job are very high."

After these words were spoken, almost everyone in the hospital became happy.

There are quite a few unemployed young people in their hospital, both men and women.

Everyone is eagerly waiting for a job. Even street sweepers and manure collectors are hard to find now because there are too many unemployed young people in the city.

"Uncle, when do we register?" someone asked loudly.

At this time, everyone was even more willing to donate. As long as they could get a job, what was wrong with donating a few dollars?

You know, a job is worth hundreds of dollars!

"You can sign up tomorrow." The second uncle answered the question that everyone was concerned about.

In fact, the second uncle also has an unemployed son.

The whole street knew about the construction team and the OEM factory, and everyone was looking forward to it. Some people even felt that the OEM factory was progressing too slowly and went to help for free!
I just hope that the foundry can be put into use as soon as possible and they can start working as soon as possible.

Amid laughter and joy, the "donation" work was completed. Under everyone's gaze, the three old men in the courtyard began to take out the red paper packages from the donation box and open them.

There are some with a few cents at least and some with a few dollars at most.

The largest amount was from the second uncle, 20 yuan. Of course, there was no name on the red envelope, so apart from the second uncle, no one knew who gave the red envelope, only that it was not from them.

The donation activity in No. 55 Courtyard raised a total of more than one hundred yuan.

The three uncles handed the donation to the family openly.

"Thank you, thank you everyone!"

An old man reminded: "Dongzi! You'd better go to the street office to express your gratitude."

After all, donations are organized and led by the street office.

"Okay! We know. Thank you for the reminder, uncle."

(End of this chapter)