The familiar grain depot was still in front of him, and the boring operating procedures of the past were still there. Zhou Wenzhong stood in the team like a zombie, listening and studying the spirit of various instructions read by Zhang Xiufang in the newspaper.
"The division of private land...in each region...based on the actual situation of each place...the county brigade commune implements a trial implementation of 7 points of private land for each household..."
"Pah, pah, pah..."
"Be careful and vigilant in Wanwan... turn in the airdrop items immediately if you find them... Do not eat the biscuits or medicines inside... The leaflets have been soaked with poison... Report them immediately as soon as they are discovered."
"Pa bang bang..."
"Yesterday, our side... started a propaganda operation through... in Kinmen..."
"Pa bang bang..."
"Recently, various places have proposed that they should start from themselves and reduce the monthly food ration to... Zhou Wenzhong!"
"ah?"
Zhou Wenzhong was touched on the arm by the person next to him, and he quickly pulled his mind back from the space, taking a sip of the havoc on his lips.
"What are you calling me for?"
Zhang Xiufang reached out and tapped Zhou Wenzhong.
"Look at you, you are such a slut. You look like you have no bones in your body when you stand or not. You don't have any energy at all."
All joking aside, the kind of adjectives used by Zhang Xiufang would really get punched by workers in this era. This is an act of humiliation and a beating in vain.
Only those who are their own masters are qualified to say such things to their apprentices. Even a direct kick is commonplace. If you don't get spanked by the master, you won't learn your true skills. The more you get spanked, the more you are valued by the master.
Zhou Wenzhong cupped his hands and cupped his hands in front of everyone.
"I'm going to the countryside. If you comrades want to give me a gift, then let's do it."
"Ha ha………"
"The meeting is dismissed!"
"Wait a minute!"
Stationmaster Zhang led an accountant in and nodded to everyone.
"You have already guessed why I came here, yes. Our Erliang Station also closed in advance, so that everyone can get the money and live a good year. Without further ado, those whose names are called will come and collect the money.
Everyone who says their names should take out their seals first and line up one by one. Don’t worry if you don’t have a seal or can’t write your name. You don’t need to sign this time. Just press your fingerprint.”
"Pa bang bang..."
Zhou Wenzhong's name was the last one and he received 2 yuan and 40 cents, which means he worked 24 days this month.
"Ma Erbao, subtract 2 yuan and 4 yuan from the money in your hand. The rest will be divided equally between the two of us."
"It has been prepared for you a long time ago. Each person will be given 11 yuan, 8 cents and 6 cents. Here."
Zhou Wenzhong took the money and put it into his arms.
The total net worth in your own space is 59.96 yuan.
An IOU of 18 yuan from Zhou Deming.
40 pounds of national food stamps.
22 triple-weight pure white steamed buns.
51 three-liang two-height steamed buns made of cornmeal mixed with sorghum flour.
12 pounds of steamed brown rice.
3 pounds of pickled carrot sticks.
10 eggs.
9 pounds of steamed potatoes.
4 roasted sweet potatoes.
2 slices of beef in Yueshengzhai sauce.
1 carton of Daqianmen cigarettes.
7 cartons of Hongdao cigarettes.
1 light bulb (20 watts)
7 jins of tiger bone wine and 2 jins of deer whip wine.
4 packs of Longhurendan (mainly used to treat diarrhea, heat stroke, vomiting and motion sickness...)
The origin of these things is mainly based on the previous cloth stamps, which were exchanged from old Chinese medicine doctors. Except for the national food stamps, there are no receipts in the space. Then there are things like casseroles, copper spatulas, chopsticks, dishes, cloth shoes.
Zhou Wenzhong had to first stack these things into large and small ones, and at the same time tie up the clothes with ropes to make them more compact. Otherwise, the 1 cubic meter storage space would not be able to fit in at all.
Don't put in so many things.
"Don't be angry, these things are enough for me to buy 50 wives."
"Brother Zhong, what did you just say?"
"Ah, it's nothing. I said that from today on, I won't work."
"ah?"
"I said I quit! Can this odd job be sold?"
Ma Erbao looked at Zhou Wenzhong for 40 seconds and replied: "Are you out of your mind? Is this our job? This is a job that resists big packages! It is also the hardest, most time-consuming, and most troublesome job.
No one is willing to do this kind of work."
"Aren't there people fleeing the famine outside? You can just sell my job to them."
"Why do people have to run away when they have money? I asked Brother Zhong, why did you become so stupid after spending the night?
First of all, the job must be guaranteed by someone.
Secondly, this job must be given to people with urban hukou.
Finally, you can calculate for yourself how much money we earn every day? How much do people earn from riding a three-wheeler in a day? Are there people competing for their jobs? It sounds a bit ugly to say it, but they earn more than the two of us combined.
"More. If I had money to buy a tricycle, I would also go partying."
"How about I sell this job to junior high school students?"
"Do you think the grain depot staff can agree? To be honest, Brother Zhong, I never imagined that a person of your stature could work in a grain depot. I have no other intentions~"
"So that's it."
"Actually, before you came to work, I brought my brother here. At that time, the staff at the grain station said that my brother was not very energetic. He also said that if we two brothers were allowed to work here, it would not look good, and we would have to give it to others.
Give people a chance.
To put it bluntly, our job does not require any academic qualifications or the ability to write. All it takes is strength. The people at the scrapyard need to be able to count. Should we use it? The scorekeeper has already calculated it for us. It’s hard to say.
Be obedient, this job requires no brain at all. If a dog can drive a machine, a dog can do it!"
"Don't be so careless about this job. After all, dogs can't tie sacks."
"Ha ha……"
"hey-hey……"
Ma Erbao laughed so much that he lay on the sack and rolled around. He smiled and stood up again and shed tears.
"There is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever. After I leave, you should establish a good relationship with Zhang Xiufang. Praise her more often. If someone bullies you, report the problem to the staff at the grain station."
"Brother Zhong, are you really leaving?"
"Um."
"Are you going to the square to take pictures?"
"I don't know whether I should go or not. I haven't made up my mind yet."
"A 4-inch photo in the square costs 1 yuan and 2 cents. My brother just took it yesterday."
"Is it so expensive?"
"Yeah. When taking pictures, you have to tell people that you brought them to the countryside. They will know what to do and ask you to pose and adjust the angle. Finally, they will tell you that they can be washed out within 5 days and let you go to Venus.
I took the photos from the photo studio and even tied them with lace."
"I don't understand."
"It's just that the four sides of the photo are all twisted and twisted."
"profound."
Zhou Wenzhong walked out of the grain depot and found a place on the steps to sit down and smoke. He was still undecided.
When I first traveled through time, I was confident that I could live a comfortable life with my perfect grasp of the plot.
It was very uncomfortable to have no home, and it was also very uncomfortable to have no one who cared about and cared about me. At this moment, Zhou Wenzhong even wanted to buy a wife in the countryside, so that he would not have to do any work when he returned home, but would just talk to him every day.
Zhou Wenzhong still wanted to find his relatives, but the four words about this person that were not found in those letters came to mind again. He could not be contacted, which only meant that there was no sign of his future life in this world.
"Is this a dream? Alas..."
"Brother Zhong, don't feel bad. How about I go and walk around with you? The overpass is also very lively. On the 26th day of the lunar calendar, people come out to set up stalls. They all come from the suburbs to play with machetes, sneak monkeys, and have fun.
The wooden man and the rat-catcher.”
"When did you come here?"
"I followed you out of the grain depot. I saw you were silent just now, so I didn't interrupt you."
"Do they sell those monkeys?"
"Haha~ That's how people eat. Even if you buy a monkey and raise it at home, you won't be able to raise it well. This thing recognizes people. You can go to the village and ask people to pay attention to you, put down a clip or set up a net.
I’ll end it if I catch a monkey for you.”
"Doesn't anyone care about these poor people?"
"Hey, who cares? Apart from National Day, there are only two busy days in a year. It's just a matter of turning a blind eye."
"Do you know how many days they open the stall?"
"It has to be the day of the third grade at the latest, because everyone in the third grade of junior high school should go back to work in the factory. It's useless for the child to pester his parents to pay. Grandparents don't take the children to places like Tianqiao at all. There are three melons like this.
Wouldn’t it be nice to buy some food for jujube?”
"I'm going to take a walk and relax."
"I'll go with you."
"Aren't you afraid that the grain depot will fire you?"
"They've already lost their basic education. Where can they recruit people? It's the same with or without me. Besides, I'm not here for the Spring Festival, so they're still waiting for me to work for them for two days, even though no one comes to buy food on New Year's Eve.
, but someone has to be here to watch, or at worst, I will just hear a few unpleasant words."
"OK."
"You sit down and wait, I'll turn off the machine."
"Um."
Not long after, Ma Erbao walked out of the grain depot quickly, picked up Zhou Wenzhong and ran away.
Zhang Xiufang followed closely behind and saw the two people running out of the grain station. She bit her lower lip with her teeth and recalled what her father said at the dinner table last night: This is not how you help people.
He opened his mouth to call out to the two of them, but no sound came out.