It was the 3rd. It was the most important day in the capital. All the units and factories had closed their doors to pay their salaries.
But soon, there would be another important day in the capital, the 24th of every month.
Because they could exchange for next month's rations in advance on this day, the main grain was directly stuck in their necks.
The national food stamps started in 1955, but the capital's food stamps were issued at the end of 1953 because the capital barely produced any grain. They were all transferred from other places and were not enough to sell.
Qin Huairu woke up early in the morning and went to work when it was almost time.
When they arrived at the front yard, they realized that Silly Zhu, Xu Damao, and Jia Dongxu were all there. There was also Chen Bihua.
"Jia Dongxu, why did you bring your wife along?”
Xu Damao could not stand this. Regardless of whether his wife was beautiful or not, he was still single.
Jia Dongxu glanced at Qin Huairu, who had been waiting for him. He said proudly,""From today onwards, my wife will receive my salary on my behalf.”
Who knew that Silly Zhu would directly say," Then you're really pitiful. How can there be a master who lets his wife get her salary?"”
"Silly Zhu, what do you know? I'm doting on my wife, unlike some people in our courtyard.”
Jia Dongxu was hinting at something. He wanted Qin Huairu to be envious and regret choosing the wrong person.
"Hey!"
Silly Zhu looked at Sister Qin and didn't know what to say.
"This is what it means to be stupid!"
Xu Damao guessed Jia Dongxu's thoughts, but wasn't this killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of his own? That Li Wuwei was shameless. He couldn't even kill people.
On the contrary, Jia Dongxu would be left with a reputation for not being manly enough.
"Xu Damao, you don't have a wife, what do you know?”
Jia Dongxu didn't stand on ceremony. There were no good people in this courtyard.
"I don't have a wife? I'm going on a blind date tomorrow."
Xu Damao was furious. What is there to be proud of, Jia Dongxu? You still want to compete with Li Wuwei?
Qin Huairu did not seem to mind at all." Don't talk so much. Don't be late."”
"Sister Qin is right. We have to go to the factory.”
Silly Zhu carried the net bag and shook the empty lunch box.
After the farce ended, everyone hurriedly walked to work. Jia Dongxu saw Qin Huairu and his wife beside him. Sigh, why didn't I seize the opportunity back then and let Li Wuwei steal the opportunity?
When they arrived at the factory, it was not so early to receive their salaries. It would be past nine o'clock. Those who were in a hurry would queue up first, and those who had work on hand would go later.
Jia Dongxu was also a scoundrel. He let his wife rest in the cafeteria first and wait for Li Wuwei to come. Then, they would go to collect their salaries together. He wanted to determine who was better.
It was just that Li Wuwei woke up too late every day and did not know when he would come back. This almost made him cry. They were both men, so why was he living so miserably?
"Li Wuwei, get up quickly.”
The second aunt shouted outside the Li family's house. Look at how people live. They still need her help to wake them up when they receive their salary.
Who asked Li Wuwei to specially greet her yesterday?
"It's Second Aunt. She's here."
Li Wuwei woke up with a start. After washing up, he took two eggs and went out. After marrying a wife, he finally had some income.
"Li Wuwei, it's closed today. You have to save your money for the new year.”
"Don't spend it all. Let your father-in-law's family have a break during the new year.”
"At least leave some for Qin Huairu. Jia Dongxu has four yuan a month.”
Li Wuwei waved his hand. This was how a good person should be treated. Everyone in the courtyard was concerned about his life.
When they arrived at the rolling mill, the gatekeeper was already used to it and let them in.
He made his way to the office building with ease. The place where the workers were paid was on the second floor, and the workers could line up from the stairs to the outside of the building.
It was Saturday, so he would be able to eat a good meal tomorrow after getting paid.
As for the New Year, it would be on the 14th of next month. Actually, it was still early. It was Valentine's Day, but Western festivals were not popular now.
"Look, it's Li Wuwei."
"It's really him. He's so shameless to come and collect his wife's salary?”
"He stole Jia Dongxu's girlfriend. What's the big deal about getting a salary?”
"Wait, why is he walking forward? Isn't he queuing up?”
"Hey, why did Jia Dongxu bring a woman here? Who is that?”
Amidst the workers 'discussion, Li Wuwei turned his head to look. Damn, why did Jia Dongxu bring Chen Bihua here? Was he really letting his wife receive her salary? Can you still be considered a man?
Whatever, he had to collect his salary as soon as possible and put it in his pocket. He would also eat in the canteen at noon and enjoy the fun with the people.
"Li Wuwei, why aren't you lining up?”
A worker in front finally couldn't help but speak up.
"I'm sorry. I have stomach problems and can't stand for long.”
Li Wuwei was also a good person. He cut in line and let the workers line up a little longer, so that they could dawdle and do less work.
The worker was speechless. He was about to say something when he was pulled back by the workers behind him.
"Little Wang, why are you bickering with him? It's not a big deal.”
"Yes!"
This worker was just putting on an act. He felt a little scared after being glared at by Li Wuwei.
Just then, the accountant finished calculating the salary of the previous worker. When he saw that this person had arrived, he quickly waved." Li Wuwei, come quickly. We're waiting for you."”
"What for?"
Li Wuwei went to the table. The long line behind him saw people cutting in line, but he didn't shout. Everyone else had already left, so how could they find trouble?
"Bah, shameless!"
Jia Dongxu stood at the back of the line with his wife. He didn't have the guts to cut in line, afraid of being beaten up.
At this moment, the accountant smiled and said," Your two salaries have been calculated. The two of you have a total of 27 days of work. The day you left your job was also counted. One more day of salary..."
"Sure!"
Li Wuwei had already calculated in advance. This was the amount. After getting the money, he planned to leave. He did not want to be too high-profile.
"We need to leave first. Factory Manager Yang is looking for you. He wants you to come to his office!”
"Why is the director looking for me?"
Li Wuwei was a little confused. He was a street person, not to mention his post.
"It's a good thing. Hurry up and go!"
The accountant did not know how to explain it.
"Alright, it won't delay our meal."
Li Wuwei held the money in his hand, turned around, and said," I'm sorry, brother. What's your name? I'll treat you next time."”
"No, you don't have to treat me!"
Little Wang was shocked. Who wouldn't be afraid of your treat?
"Alright, then I'll leave first."
Li Wuwei waved at Jia Dongxu, who was at the back of the line, and then walked away from the other side. Many workers were leaning against the wall in the corridor counting money, afraid that the amount was not right.
After Jia Dongxu saw them leave, he couldn't help but say loudly,""Li Wuwei is really shameless. He's collecting his wife's salary, but I'm different. In the future, my wife will collect my salary.”
Only then did the workers in the queue know about this situation. Their expressions instantly changed. Wasn't this stupid?
Jia Dongxu didn't have any self-awareness. He finally made everyone envious.
……
On the other side, Li Wuwei arrived at the factory manager's office. It was his first time here. He was just an ordinary worker in the past and had no chance to face the factory manager directly.
"Knock knock!"
"Factory Manager Yang, you were looking for me?"
Li Wuwei saw that the door wasn't tightly shut, so he knocked twice and walked in.
"You came at the right time. There's something good."
Yang Tie just got up from his seat and led Li Wuwei to a chair beside him.
"It's like this. The pencil sharpeners you invented have been discussed by the higher-ups and have been decided to be used to establish a pencil sharpeners factory.
Director Bi has won a hundred yuan reward and a certificate of honor for you. There's also another good thing. After Director Bi's instructions, the factory has decided to make an exception for you and you will not leave your post.
In other words, although you don't work, you are still an employee of the factory. You have a work station in the workshop. You can go to the car at any time to use tools and make some small inventions.
You can rest for another year and a half. When you return to the factory, it will be five years. You can directly take the second-grade worker assessment. The factory will handle special matters.”
When Li Wuwei heard this, he immediately went numb. Wasn't this equivalent to getting social security and medical insurance?
As long as the rolling mill didn't close down, his seniority would be counted. When he was 60, he would be able to receive his retirement salary.
Even if the factory closed down, the next company had to compensate those who had worked for it!
It was just that the waiting time was a little long, but it was better than nothing.
However, he felt that she was trying to trick him into coming back to work. The reward was still reliable. It was much better than the one on the street. It was twice as much.
"Manager, please convey my gratitude to Director Bi. As long as my health allows it, I have to return to work today.”
He still had to be sincere. The working class was glorious and had few jobs. It was also the leader's intention.
"Good! I'll give you the bonus and certificate now. The factory will announce your praise later..."
As Manager Yang spoke, the horn in the factory sounded.
"Good morning, fellow workers. Now, I have a piece of good news.
Li Wuwei, a first-class fitter in the second workshop of our factory, is diligent and hardworking. He used his spare time on New Year's Day to invent the world's leading pencil sharpeners.
After the discussion of the higher authorities, they had decided to set up a pencil sharpeners factory this month and officially put it into production.
For this reason, Li Wuwei was specially rewarded with 100 yuan, and Director Yang issued a bonus and certificate of honor.
Li Wuwei did not forget about the production and construction after his retirement. After the higher-ups 'discussion, they decided to retain Li Wuwei's position as a fitter and work station in the rolling mill. He could enter the workshop at any time to continue his inventions.
I also called on all the workers to learn from Comrade Li Wuwei and wish him a speedy recovery and return to work…"
The announcement was repeated three times before it stopped. All the workers in the factory were dumbfounded.
Jia Dongxu had just reached the stairwell when he heard the announcement.
In the back kitchen of the canteen, Silly Zhu, who was holding a basin, almost sprained his waist. Was Li Wuwei that powerful?
In the publicity department of the office building, Xu Damao was outside the broadcasting room. His face was numb and he had shut himself in.
In the second workshop, Yi Zhonghai was stunned for a moment before he continued working. Even he couldn't copy the pencil sharpeners, so it was only right for him to give out rewards. However, he was going to make that bad boy proud again.
"Qin Huairu, I really couldn't tell that Li Wuwei was quite capable. What's that penknife?”
A female worker ran over to inquire and even said with a smile,"When Li Wuwei returns to the workshop, your family will have two employees.”
"Qin Huairu, you have good taste. Luckily, you didn't choose Jia Dongxu. He's just a good-for-nothing.
Let me tell you, he actually let his wife collect his salary on his behalf. Is he still a man?”
"There are so many workers in our factory. Li Wuwei is the only one who receives his wife's salary, but Jia Dongxu's family is the only one who receives his wife's salary on behalf of his man.”
"Qin Huairu, can you get Li Wuwei to make another pencil sharpener? Let us see it and learn from it.”
The workers gathered around Qin Huiru, wanting to see what was going on. If they could make something similar, they would be rich.
Qin Huairu could only say,""Then I'll get my man to make a pencil sharpener later.”
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