60s: I have a store

Chapter 459: Siheyuan Storm

After listening to Zhou Yimin's suggestion, Director Hu immediately convened a meeting to discuss with other leaders in the factory whether this matter was feasible.

After all, he does not have the final say in this steel plant. After discussing with other leaders in the factory, he still has to report to his superiors.

This matter can only be implemented after the leader agrees.

Soon the meeting began.

Other leaders in the factory were all a little overwhelmed, trying to think of ways to increase production.

Otherwise, if the task cannot be completed by the deadline, the leaders of the entire factory will definitely be held responsible.

So this time, the leaders of the factory did not divide into various factions, but only thought about completing the two tasks at hand.

When other leaders saw Director Hu calling a meeting, they all thought that Director Hu had found a solution, so they all rushed over.

Soon the meeting began.

Director Hu went straight to the point and then shared Zhou Yimin's suggestions and ideas.

When other leaders heard this, they all thought this was a good idea.

The idea was quickly passed unanimously. After all, they didn't have any better idea. And if they recruited people, it would mean that everyone would get some benefits, it was just a matter of how much.

Director Hu was relieved to see that everyone agreed. He was really afraid that there would be some stubborn people who would refuse to agree, which would be troublesome.

"Since everyone agrees, let's all help."

It is still a bit difficult to push this matter forward relying on one's own ability alone, but if so many people push it together, the difficulty will be much smaller.

After all, everyone present has some connections behind them, which is very important at the critical moment.

After hearing this, everyone present nodded.

The meeting ended immediately and everyone went to mobilize their own connections.

After waiting for several hours, Director Hu finally called his superiors.

Unexpectedly, before Director Hu opened his mouth, a voice came from the other side: "We can discuss your matter at the meeting."

When Director Hu heard this, he was very happy. He didn't expect that the matter would be passed before he even put in any effort. It seems that he still underestimated their relationship!

"Thank you, leader!"

Soon, Director Hu came to the Personnel Department. After all, if they wanted to recruit workers, they still had to rely on the Personnel Department.

The head of the personnel department saw Director Hu coming here in person, and thought that the matter just discussed in the meeting must have been approved, otherwise he would not have come here.

He quickly greeted: "Director Hu!"

After Director Hu walked into the office, he sat down directly and said, "This recruitment is very important to our factory. Everyone must strictly control it to ensure that the people we recruit are good seedlings who are hardworking and motivated."

The head of the personnel department hastily assured: "Director Hu, don't worry, we will definitely check carefully and reject any product that does not meet the requirements!"

After hearing the assurance from the HR director, Director Hu felt relieved and said, "By the way, we leaders will allocate some of the recruitment quotas for this time to facilitate overall management. Zhou Yimin has made great contributions to our factory, so we will give him two quotas as well."

"If you have a way, it would be best to let Yimin also participate in the recruitment work."

Now many things in the factory seem to be going particularly smoothly after Zhou Yimin's hands, although no one knows why.

So he had no choice but to believe in it and let Zhou Yimin participate.

The head of the personnel department said, "Okay, Director Hu!"

Then they discussed with each other and improved the recruitment matters.

He then left and asked the workers in the factory to spread the news.

Zhou Yimin also received two letters of introduction from Director Hu, but he felt a little distressed when looking at the letters in his hand.

There are already insufficient manpower in the village, and if we continue to look for people in the village, the old branch secretary will probably be dissatisfied!
It seems that I can only ask other people if they are interested.

He then returned to the courtyard, and unexpectedly saw Dapeng packing things in the yard.

Then he greeted: "Dapeng, what are you busy with? Do you need help?"

Dapeng looked up and saw that it was Zhou Yimin, so he said without hesitation: "Of course I want it."

Zhou Yimin didn't expect that Dapeng would take his words seriously even though he was just being polite. However, since the words had already been said, he could only accept it.

Then the two of them packed up their things while chatting.

Dapeng asked, "Yimin, how do we get to the factory?"

He also knew that Zhou Yimin would usually stay in Zhoujiazhuang if there was nothing else to do, and would only go into the city if something happened.

Zhou Yimin answered: "Something went wrong at the steel plant, so I went back."

He did not tell anyone about the enemy spies in advance. After all, such things were not suitable to be publicized everywhere. He did not even know whether all the enemy spies had been caught.

If there were any who slipped through the net, they would know that it was him who leaked the information, which led to the capture or even killing of many enemy spies.

He will definitely take revenge, and that would be bad if it implicates Zhoujiazhuang or his relatives.

Then he said that Zhou Yimin had two vacancies for temporary workers in the steel plant.

"Yimin, this quota is so valuable! How many people are vying for a job in the steel plant." Dapeng didn't expect the factory to be so generous and reward two more quotas. Although they are temporary workers, the steel plant is famous for its good benefits.

Although he lives a very carefree life now and can often eat meat and other things.

Now that he helps Zhou Yimin sell goods on the black market, his family life has improved a lot, so he doesn't envy being able to work in the steel plant.

Even the workers in the steel mill don't live as carefree as Dapeng.

Zhou Yimin and Dapeng's conversation was not loud, but it spread quickly throughout the courtyard like a gust of wind.

When the neighbors in the yard heard the news, they were all moved. In this era of material scarcity, having a stable job, especially in a steel plant with good pay, was a great opportunity to change one's fate.

After finishing his work, Zhou Yimin returned home.

Not long after, the first person to come to the door was Zhang San, the famous "stingy guy" in the yard.

Zhang San had a big smile on his face and was holding a basket of eggs that he was reluctant to eat. As soon as he entered Zhou Yimin's house, he started to get close to him.

"Yimin, you're finally back! I just heard you tell Dapeng that you have two quotas for steel mills. This is really great news! You see, we are old neighbors living in the same yard. Can you give this quota to my kid?" Zhang San said as he stuffed the eggs into Zhou Yimin's hands.

Zhou Yimin looked at the basket of eggs and understood Zhang San's intention. He smiled and pushed the eggs back, saying, "Brother Zhang San, I know your child also wants to find a good job, but it's not so easy to get one."

Zhang San thought Zhou Yimin was politely refusing, so he quickly said, "Yimin, don't worry. As long as you give the quota to my boy, I will take care of all the work in your family in the future! Also, you should accept the eggs as a token of my appreciation."

He just couldn't understand why Zhou Yimin wouldn't agree even though he had shown such sincerity.

If it were someone else, they would have probably chased Zhang San away, brought some eggs over, and asked him to help with some chores, just hoping to get a job worth a few hundred dollars.

Zhou Yimin put away his smile and pretended to be serious: "Brother Zhang San, that's not what I meant. This quota is for those who are truly capable and willing to contribute to the factory, not for trading."

Zhang San was turned down and his face turned pale and red. He had to leave in embarrassment.

As soon as Zhang San left, Aunt Liu from the yard also came.

Aunt Liu usually likes to take advantage of small opportunities, and when she heard that there was a spot available, she naturally didn't want to miss it.

As soon as she entered the room, she grabbed Zhou Yimin's hand and said tearfully, "Yimin, you must help your aunt. My husband is in poor health, and I am the only one supporting the family. The children are grown up, and I hope to have a good job. Look at this position..."

Zhou Yimin listened to Aunt Liu patiently, and then said, "Aunt Liu, I understand your family's difficulties, but this quota cannot be given casually. It depends on the child's own conditions and abilities."

Although these two places do not require a junior high school education or above, they can be taken advantage of by simply filling in your name on the letter of introduction.

However, Zhou Yimin knew the characters of the two children very well. If he really let them enter the steel plant, they would definitely spread their relationship with him everywhere.

If anything goes wrong, I probably won’t be able to escape responsibility, so just forget it!

Aunt Liu was not willing to give in: "Yimin, just consider it as doing me a favor. Although my child doesn't have any great abilities, he can definitely endure hardships. If you give him the quota, I will repay you by working like a cow or a horse in the future. How about this, I will send food to your family for a month, and then I will give the quota to my child, okay?"

Zhou Yimin almost laughed out loud. He didn't lack these vegetables. Besides, these vegetables were probably thrown on the ground in the vegetable market and then picked up to give away!

Then he frowned. He didn't expect Aunt Liu to propose such an exchange condition.

Zhou Yimin said seriously: "Aunt Liu, this is really not possible. This quota is the factory's trust in me, I can't use it to make a deal."

Seeing that Zhou Yimin was determined and refused to budge, Aunt Liu had no choice but to leave angrily.

After rejecting several people in succession, Zhou Yimin felt a little depressed.

He walked into the yard, looked at everything familiar in the yard, and wondered to himself, why don’t these neighbors understand?
Such a precious quota, I just wanted to send some things to get a job quota for free. You know, jobs are very precious nowadays, and the work station can be passed on to the next generation. It can be said to be a real heirloom.

At this time, Zhou Yimin's eyes fell on the two most difficult families in the yard.

One family is Uncle Li’s. Uncle Li is very old. His son died of illness a few years ago, leaving behind his daughter-in-law and young grandson. The family lives a very difficult life.

The other family is that of Brother Wang. Brother Wang’s wife has been bedridden for years. The burden of the family falls entirely on Brother Wang, and they live a very tight life.

Zhou Yimin looked at the situations of the two families and came up with an idea. He decided to give them the two places, and they didn't have to pay for them first. They could pay them back slowly after receiving their monthly salary.

Moreover, he also wanted to give out the two jobs he had as soon as possible. As long as he had these jobs, those people would never give up.

It is estimated that it won’t be long before they will come and ask Zhou Yimin to give them the quota with various reasons.

Zhou Yimin first came to Uncle Li's house. Uncle Li was sitting in the yard, staring at his young grandson in a daze. Zhou Yimin walked up to him and said softly, "Uncle Li, I have something to discuss with you."

Uncle Li looked up and saw that it was Zhou Yimin. He forced a smile and said, "Yimin, tell me what's going on."

He felt a little puzzled. There shouldn't be anything to discuss between the two families. After all, Zhou Yimin's family was the best off in the entire courtyard.

When he came to his home, he also received help from Zhou Yimin.

Zhou Yimin told Uncle Li about the quotas at the steel mill, and then said, "Uncle Li, I want to give one of the quotas to your grandson. He is still young, and if he goes to the steel mill to learn a skill, he will be able to support the family in the future. Also, you don't have to rush to pay for the quota. You can pay it back slowly when he gets his salary in the future."

When Grandpa Li heard this, his eyes suddenly turned red. With trembling hands, he held Zhou Yimin's hand and said, "Yimin, you are such a good person. With our family's situation, we thought we had no hope in this life. You saved our whole family!"

Zhou Yimin smiled and said, "Uncle Li, don't say that. We are all neighbors living in the same yard, and it is only natural for us to help each other."

After leaving Uncle Li’s house, Zhou Yimin came to Brother Wang’s house.

Brother Wang was chopping wood in the yard. When he saw Zhou Yimin coming, he quickly put down the axe.

Zhou Yimin told Brother Wang the whole story. After hearing it, Brother Wang was so excited that he was speechless.

After a long while, he said, "Yimin, this...this is so horrible for me to thank you for! My family is in such a difficult situation that we have been worried about our livelihood. If you give me this position, I don't know how to repay you."

Zhou Yimin patted Brother Wang on the shoulder and said, "Brother Wang, don't be so polite. Everyone can see the difficulties your family is facing. I give this quota to your child in the hope that he can have a good future. Don't worry about the money. You can pay it back when your child gets his salary."

Brother Wang's eyes were moist and he nodded heavily: "Yimin, don't worry, I will make sure that the child works hard and lives up to your expectations."

Zhou Yimin nodded, then handed the remaining letter of introduction to Brother Wang.

"Brother Wang, I have some things to do at home, so I won't disturb you."

It was almost dinner time, and in order not to get hungry, I had to go back to eat.

Brother Wang originally wanted to invite Zhou Yimin to stay for dinner, but when he thought about his home, he had nothing to offer.

He gave up this idea and silently vowed in his heart that when he went to work in the steel plant, he would repay Zhou Yimin in the future.

When other people in the Siheyuan learned that Zhou Yimin gave the quota to Brother Wang and Uncle Li in the Siheyuan, they had mixed reactions.

But the one thing that is consistent is, why give them both and not yourself?

There is no way. People are like this and basically won’t look for reasons in themselves.

(End of this chapter)