Xiaodang and Huaihua answered whatever Qin Jingru asked. Although the two children seemed to understand many things, and their explanations were specious, Qin Jingru still had a rough idea of the living conditions of her cousin Qin Huairu's family.
Qin Huairu did have a hard life, but this was relative. The best life in the countryside was not as good as hers.
Farmers are suffering, especially farmers in this era. There is a saying, "It's half past three in the morning, but you can't see at night." This is a true portrayal of farmers.
Some people may think it’s an exaggeration. Is there so much farm work? What’s more, isn’t there leisure time and busy farming? Modern experts have said that farmers spend half of the year on vacation, and farmers earn less.
It should.
This is nonsense now, but in the 1960s it was even more nonsense.
Farmers these days work during the day and at night. They are busy with farm work in the spring and autumn, and do voluntary work in the summer and winter. They grow refined grains and vegetables to supply the city, build reservoir roads to benefit future generations, earn work points in exchange for wild vegetables and coarse grains, and give birth to babies to help with harvesting.
Grazing sheep.
Nowadays, if anyone wants to tell you about the joy of farming, just smoke the big-eared melon seeds until they die. That's right. If anyone tells you that the beautiful scenery of the countryside cultivates sentiments, you can arrest him directly and go to the rectification office. You will definitely not unfairly accuse him.
Let’s not talk about other villages, let’s just talk about Qinjia Village. It is the time of spring plowing now, and all adult laborers in every household, regardless of gender, have to go to the fields to work, and they are very busy.
The farm work is busy until dark, and at night, one person from each household goes to the village to repair canals. This is voluntary labor.
Of course, voluntary labor also earns work points. But are the work points in rural areas valuable?
A laborer works a full work, that is, from four o'clock in the morning to dark all day long, and earns ten work points. How much are these ten centimeters worth?
Less than a dime!
It's usually eight or nine cents.
I volunteered to repair canals in the evening and started working with torches at 7:30. I worked for three hours in a row and earned another three to five work points.
In winter, during the slack season, reservoirs and roads need to be built, and every household has to use labor to earn work points. Of course, this kind of work pays more work points, usually fifteen or even eighteen work points for a whole day.
.
A young rural laborer works hard for a year without stopping, and the work points he earns are only worth fifty or sixty yuan. This is why Qin Jingru felt so distressed when she heard that a box of snacks was worth eight yuan.
In this era that values dedication and sacrifice, it is no exaggeration to say that it was the vast number of farmers who built this impoverished country.
But even though they have paid public food for decades, they cannot get insurance for their retirement.
Farmers are miserable. It is no exaggeration to say that in the past few years it would have been impossible for you to go to the countryside to find unpatched clothes. Only in the past two years have conditions become slightly better, and only a few families have given each person a piece of clothing.
To make an unpatched Chinese New Year dress, the floral shirt Qin Jingru wore was her only unpatched Chinese New Year dress, as were the cloth shoes she wore.
Therefore, Qin Jingru really couldn't empathize with Qin Huairu. In her opinion, the life Qin Huairu lived was already the good life she had dreamed of. It was only the life in Su Yi's family that was simply heaven, which made her have feelings for the situation of her cousin's family.
There is a gap.
What shocked Qin Jingru the most was the relationship between Qin Huairu and Shazhu.
Two unmarried people can't understand each other. If this happened in a rural area, not only would they be poked in the bone by three aunts and eight aunts, but they would also be scolded by the party secretary, and if possible, a commune-wide meeting would be held to deal with it.
But nothing happens in the city?
If that's the case...
Qin Jingru didn't take the matter of Bangge stealing chickens and dogs seriously at first, because rural children are generally hungry. Who doesn't steal chickens and dogs? Children can steal things from the commune home, especially vegetables and grains.
Coal and other things, adults need to praise them.
But children in rural areas all steal things from the government. It is impossible for anyone to steal things from fellow villagers, especially from neighbors and relatives with whom they have a good relationship. This is called a "family thief". Anyone who has such a thing will not be able to hold their head up when they go out.
Come.
After knowing that Bangge had been stealing from every household in the compound, especially from Shazhu and Su Yi's family, Qin Jingru was a little surprised.
Doesn't his grandma care about my cousin or the child?
Li, the big man in the village who has never gone to school for a day, knows how to teach his children not to steal other people's things, but my cousin, a "respectable person" who married into the city, doesn't even understand this truth?
On the one hand, Qin Jingru was disturbed by the colorful world in the city. On the other hand, due to time constraints, Liu Guifen also chose to be honest with Su Yi.
However, she did not directly talk about Kong Damin and his son, but started with Su Yi's blind date.
"Yuan Korea, since the last time you said you wanted to talk to yourself, nothing has happened. What's your situation now?"
"Aunt Liu, that girl blew it, and I'm still the same now."
"That's not okay. You have to hold on tight. Hey, what do you think of Qin Huairu's cousin? I just met her. She is pretty. She should have no problem with her work in the countryside. The only bad thing is
no job……"
"Haha, I have to take another look." Su Yi didn't finish his words.
"It's time to stop hesitating. Who should you live with?" Liu Guifen advised, "You are young too. When you are my age, you will know that everyone is the same. Picking someone you like, and being down-to-earth is actually the most important thing. When it comes to work.
You don't care at all, right? If you really care, it doesn't matter. With your ability as Su Yuanchao, why don't you arrange one for your wife in a minute? "
"Aunt Liu, you are joking. If I have this ability, this capital should be under my control, and I shouldn't live here." Su Yi said with a smile.
"Haha, it's only a matter of time?" Liu Guifen joked, "If it doesn't work, just find a temporary job first, such as a food factory or a cotton spinning factory. You have to work in the factory first, and then find an opportunity to become a full-time employee, right?
?Speaking of the cotton spinning factory, who is Lao Kong? Lao Kong’s daughter-in-law works as an accountant in the cotton spinning factory. If you have such a need, they can arrange it. Of course, it is only temporary. Official ones are not acceptable.
, Ermin’s job hasn’t been settled yet, Lao Kong is so anxious every day that his hair falls out.”
Speaking of this, Liu Guifen pretended to be casual and said: "He asked me about you earlier. I said that you Su Yuanchao is a capable person. He is also worried about his son. He is
Have you come to your place?"
"Yes." Su Yi nodded. At this point, he knew what Liu Guifen was talking to him about.
"In aid of Korea, Lao Kong is an honest and reliable person. No matter whether he talks or does things, he is always silent. If nothing else, he has been working in the engineering team for these years, running around here and there.
How much money do you think he would have earned if he got married? Haha, let me tell you, that number is absolutely shocking!"
"But after all these years, his family still lives in a large courtyard. The house has not been tidied up. The family has not bought all the 36 legs yet. The family of five is crowded into two rooms.
Here, he has never moved away. Doesn’t he have the conditions? He is afraid of others’ jealousy! Just say how reliable this person is?”
Have the ability to arrange temporary workers, have money, be cautious, and don’t talk nonsense...
Su Yi looked at Liu Guifen with a smile, thinking that after all, he was doing grassroots work and he really knew how to focus on key points.
"That's what I think, Yuan Korea." Liu Guifen said with a smile, "If you can't help him, of course we won't say anything, but if you have any concerns or other reasons, then you and aunt
My son said, both of you are reliable people, and my aunt can be your guarantee for both of you. If you can trust my aunt, you should tell me everything. Can my aunt harm you?"
Su Yi waved his hand and said quietly: "Aunt Liu, that's it for now. Besides, this is not the first time we've dealt with each other, so I'll tell you what I have to say."
"That's it!" Liu Guifen slapped her thigh, "Why are you and Auntie so polite?"
Su Yi nodded and said: "First of all, I am not short of money for the quota. You should know this."
Liu Guifen's heart sank slightly, and she nodded with a smile.
"Secondly, to be boastful, I have a bright future in the factory. There is no need to do such dangerous things just for a melon and two dates." Su Yi said, "No matter how reliable Uncle Kong and his family are, once this matter comes out,
, my future is gone, do you think it is necessary for me to take this risk to exchange for something I don’t need at all? The gain outweighs the loss, right?"
Liu Guifen was already disappointed, but she still managed to smile and nodded.
"Last point, I have such an opportunity here, but I have already made a promise." Su Yi said calmly, "I can't go back on my word, right?"
Liu Guifen was stunned for a while, then sighed and said: "Then this matter..."
Su Yi waved his hand: "Aunt Liu, that's you, if it had been anyone else, this matter would have been out of the question. I don't need to wade into troubled waters, right?"
Liu Guifen suddenly became energetic: "Yuan Korea, please continue!"
"Uncle Kong, I don't want money for this." Su Yi said, "Aunt Liu, why did you tell Uncle Kong that I don't care, I have nothing to do with him, even if this matter is done, you will recommend him to me, and I will recommend him easily.
Give it to the factory, I won’t be responsible for anything, you understand what I mean?”
Liu Guifen's heart jumped into her throat.
Su Yi doesn’t want money, but it’s impossible for Kong Damin not to give him money. So who will get the money?
After taking the money, what should I do?
Liu Guifen felt that her palms were sweating.
As for Su Yi saying that he "doesn't worry about anything," Liu Guifen's understanding is that Su Yi is cautious by nature and doesn't want to get involved in potential troubles.
Liu Guifen didn't think there was any trouble in this matter. There were so many things about reselling quotas, and even common people were buying and selling each other almost semi-openly. Sometimes even if they were sued to the higher authorities, they would only be fined, not at all.
Will investigate.
Of course, if there is collusion between internal and external parties to resell quotas, this is corruption and will certainly not be allowed, but it is also a case of people not holding officials accountable.
But in fact, that was not what Su Yi was worried about. He was doubtful about the identity of the contractor of Kong Damin's decoration team.
There will definitely be problems with this identity in the next few days, but whether they are major or minor depends on how they are characterized.
This is also an important reason why Su Yi doesn't want to have such a gray involvement with Kong Damin. This is all trouble, and he hates the trouble of being implicated by others the most.
So he pushed the situation and let Liu Guifen take the lead. In this way, if Kong Damin's side really exploded, Liu Guifen would definitely protect Kong Damin to the death in order not to implicate himself.
Considering Liu Guifen's identity and the fact that Kong Damin's composition is not a big problem, there is a high probability that he can be saved. It just depends on whether he will be injured or not.
As long as this matter doesn't involve Liu Guifen, it has nothing to do with Su Yi. Su Yi can rest easy, and there won't be any dirt on his butt.
This is also the necessary reason why Su Yi gives Liu Guifen face and agrees to trade with her.
Of course, avoiding trouble does not mean that Su Yi should give it for free. Of course, he also has conditions, and the temporary recruitment quota is one of them.
Su Yi can get a formal job quota, so what's the use of temporary employment quota?
This is because there are thresholds for formal workers, not just individuals. For example, Qin Jingru, who is from an agricultural household, is not qualified to become a formal worker at all.
But Su Yi didn't ask for this job for Qin Jingru. The two had just met, so there was nothing wrong with it.
In addition, there is a big difference between temporary workers hired by the company and temporary workers like Yu Li. Although the wages of temporary workers are low, they are paid on a monthly basis and are stable and guaranteed. Under normal circumstances, the company cannot fire you. If you are lucky, the company will
With the official quota, temporary applicants also have a first-come, first-served advantage.
Temporary workers like Yu Li are actually equivalent to casual workers, and wages are calculated on a daily basis. If the factory can't do the work today, we will ask you to do it. If there is less work tomorrow, you will not be needed. What is this kind of temporary worker?
There is no guarantee and it is very unstable.
Su Yi previously sold a temporary job quota to Liu Guangtian for two hundred yuan, which shows that even the temporary job quota is very tight and popular.
Su Yi is now determined to settle things with Yu Li. Giving her a formal quota would be too conspicuous. It is impossible for the old Yan family to buy two official quotas at once, but if Yu Li is given a temporary quota, it will be natural.
too much.
Another condition——
"Moreover, Aunt Liu, if there are official quotas available at the sub-district office this year, please keep an eye out for me." Su Yi said with a smile.
Places are exchanged for places.
The quota in the factory was given to Liu Guifen, and Liu Guifen resold it to Kong Damin. Any money exchanges between them was also their business.
But for this quota in the subdistrict office, Su Yi does not pay any money, and there is no monetary transaction. This quota is "healthy" and there is no risk if it can withstand inspection.
This is what Su Yi wants.
Liu Guifen was not stupid. After being stunned for a while, she suddenly realized what Su Yi meant.
Can you still play like this?
She really admired Su Yi's thought, he really made this matter come true.
Does Liu Guifen have the ability to operate an official quota?
In the past, she would have been very embarrassed and would never have dared to agree to Su Yi.
She is just a deputy director, with Qu Zhenbo, an old-fashioned boss, suppressing her.
But Qu Zhenbo has been a little worried recently because his teacher said something he shouldn't have said, and he followed suit...
Coupled with the recent trend, Liu Guifen sees further hope.
If she becomes the top leader, it will be much easier for her to get a formal job quota.