On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Ma Xiaoping's wife came. She was a young woman in her early twenties. She was pretty good-looking. She and Ma Xiaoping were married last year. She didn't have any children yet.
"Is anyone at home? Brother Zhao, sister-in-law Zhao, are you at home?"
Hearing someone calling at the door, Zhao Yongtang and his wife quickly came out to greet them.
"It's Brother Zhao and sister-in-law." There was a young woman in front of the door with fair skin and a few freckles on her nose. "My name is Huang Yilan, and I come from Ma Xiaoping's family."
When Zhao Yongtang and his wife saw that it was Ma Xiaoping's wife who had come, there was no need to ask, it must be a job recruitment matter. They were immediately overjoyed and hurriedly went to the house to let her go.
"No more going in, sister-in-law. We have an interview at the woolen mill this morning. You change your clothes, bring your household stickers and go with me. It's not that far away. It's three miles away from Xizhimen." Huang Yilan said.
"Sister, I'm from Zhao Yongtang's family. My name is Li Ping. Come in and have a sip of hot water on a cold day."
"No, no, let's go early. The news just came last night. There are more than 80,000 people in Beijing. That's 80,000 households. There will definitely be a lot of people. We have to go early."
After saying this, Li Ping immediately became anxious and hurried back to change clothes.
After entering the house and searching for a long time, there was not a piece of clothing without patches. I suddenly felt anxious, my eyes turned red, and I couldn't help but shed tears.
Although Zhao Yongtang received welfare benefits and received a piece of cloth a few years ago, he was still reluctant to make new clothes. It was too late.
Zhao Yongtang came into the room and comforted him: "Uncle Dingyuan looks at people only by their ability. He never cares about your dress. As long as it is clean. When you get to the interview, be generous and don't be nervous. Just say whatever you want."
Li Ping nodded, found a pair of clean clothes with relatively few patches, and went out to follow Huang Yilan.
The old lady followed her to the door, looked at her daughter-in-law's back, and prayed to her ancestors for blessings, hoping that this would come true.
If the daughter-in-law also finds something to do, the family will not have to worry about her future life.
Li Ping rarely goes out and is introverted. She doesn't dare to talk when following Huang Yilan. She rarely goes out alone.
When we arrived at Xizhimen, we followed the convoy that brought water from the palace in the morning and left the Wengcheng. At this time, the sun rose. The fog between the sky and the earth began to gradually disperse. Outside Xizhimen were crop fields, and there was a Gaoliang River.
This river is not big and originates from Zizhuyuan Park in today's imperial capital, but it is famous because of one person. This person is the famous Gaoliang River Car God - His Majesty Zhao Laoer Guangyi.
Why was Zhao Guangyi, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, known as the "Gaoliang River Cart God" and the "Donkey Cart Drifting King"?
Because he ran away so fast, even though he was hit by an arrow in the thigh, he drove the donkey cart and drove the Liao cavalry far away. The lame man drove the lame donkey and ran 00 miles in one night. This is still a conservative figure.
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Created a myth in the military history of ancient and modern times at home and abroad. The elite cavalry of the Liao Kingdom did not catch up
"How fast is Zhao Er? Just like Lu Bu riding a red rabbit!"
Of course, they didn't know about His Majesty Zhao Er's glorious deeds.
When I walked to the Gaoliang River, I saw hundreds of people already here. After all, there were many people who knew the news.
"Everyone who comes to apply for a job in the woolen textile factory will line up here. They will first register their family situation and then be interviewed. Those who do not line up will not be able to be interviewed." A man wearing a light blue work jacket shouted loudly with a tin speaker.
"Yilan, look at that man's clothes, they look so strange." Li Ping couldn't help but say.
"Sister-in-law, you don't know, everyone in Dingyuanbo's factory all wears this, called work clothes. They are all double-breasted clothes." Huang Yilan said.
"Yilan, what kind of jobs are there in this woolen mill? I don't know if I can do them."
"I don't know, sister-in-law. Even though I spun yarn at my parents' house, I don't know how to use a loom. But since we are all here, we should try to fight for it."
They arrived early. Half an hour later, they were already waiting in line.
When they came to a room, they were a little scared and embarrassed. They lowered their heads and pinched the corners of their clothes with their hands.
Huang Yilan was originally calm along the way, but when she got here, she became frightened.
Women in this era are stuck in the outside world. They really don’t have much knowledge.
A gentle voice said: "Don't be nervous, sit down first, sit down first."
Hearing the strange voice of the person opposite, the two girls looked up and found a little father-in-law sitting opposite.
"My name is Shuangxi, and I am one of the persons in charge of this recruitment. This person's name is Lin Xiangdong, and I am the director of the woolen mill." The young father-in-law introduced.
"I've met my father-in-law, and I've met Factory Director Lin." The two girls quickly stepped forward and saluted.
Seeing that the two of them were polite and considerate, and spoke in a generous manner. They also looked like women from good families, so Shuangxi nodded.
"What kind of jobs have you done? Please introduce yourselves."
Li Ping looked at Huang Yilan timidly and did not dare to speak.
Huang Yilan's face turned red and she plucked up the courage to say: "My father is a scholar. He opened a library in the clan and taught some children to read. There is an elder brother and two younger brothers in the family. I married the Ma family of a military household in the Beijing camp.
, my man’s name is Ma Xiaoping and he is a corps leader.”
Shuangxi heard that her father was a private school teacher, and asked with some surprise: "Sister, are you literate? Can you read and write?"
Huang Yilan swallowed nervously and said: "When I was a child, I studied with my brother. I could read and write by myself. But after I got married, I took care of the house at home."
Shuangxi and Lin Xiangdong looked at each other in surprise. The woolen mill required a large number of female workers, so for the sake of reputation in this era, the Queen decided to use women except for technical staff and executives. But some jobs are
Literacy is required.
In this era, women who could write, and those who could read were generally young ladies from official families. It was impossible for such people to come here to work. In addition, there were the brothel slaves, who could also read and write, and could even recite poems and paint.
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But this is a workshop run by the royal family. How could these lowly women be allowed in? It is not embarrassing enough for the royal family. Therefore, it is not easy to meet literate women.
"Look at this book. You can read it briefly and we can listen to it." Shuangxi handed over a book.
When Huang Yilan saw it, she saw it was a book called "The Analects of Confucius". She breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she only knew more than 800 common words. If the book was too difficult, the secret might be revealed.
Huang Yilan immediately began to read aloud in a rhythmic manner, very fluently. Then Shuangxi asked a few more questions about the meaning. Huang Yilan also answered correctly.
Shuangxi and Lin Xiangdong were very happy. This level is basically enough.
"Sister Huang, you have been hired. We need a clerk in the office of our workshop, who will do some writing and calculation work. There will be training after joining the factory. The salary is five yuan a month. You can see if you are satisfied. If you are satisfied,
Just come to work after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. During working hours, you should arrive at midnight in the morning and leave at the end of the afternoon."
"I do, I do." Huang Yilan said quickly.
Shuangxi turned his eyes to Li Ping and asked: "Who is this eldest sister to you?
