Siheyuan: Becoming a cadre after graduating from technical secondary school

A winter without heating is simply torture. Those friends who fantasize about traveling back in time should be sent to the north where the temperature is minus 30 degrees Celsius to experience it for themselves.

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A pleasant laughter was heard, and Lin Zongxuan looked up, only to see a round and plump figure holding a red porcelain washbasin and walking towards the Jia family in the middle courtyard.

"What are you still standing there for? Come and have some breakfast to warm yourself up. This is such damn weather!"

Lin's mother He Xinhong came over cursing with a big red scarf in her hand, put it around her son's neck skillfully, and then came to the main room holding one child in each hand.

All this made Lin Zongxuan feel like a waste.

When they got to the main room, there were already two people sitting at the dining table. One of them greeted Lin Zongxuan with a smile as soon as he saw him, "Third kid is here, come over quickly, there are delicious dishes today."

"Good morning, Grandpa."

Lin Zongxuan politely greeted the oldest grandfather first, and then shouted to a strong middle-aged man who was waiting with his head tilted up, "Dad, good morning to you too."

Lin Shuming, who has always played the role of a strict father in life, snorted "hmm" from his nose, but still picked up a large chopstick of scrambled eggs from the bowl on the table and gave it to his father-in-law, and then pushed it in front of his children.

The Lin family had a very rich breakfast today, with a bowl of scrambled eggs with green onions, a plate of pickled radish, a bowl of porridge to share, and two cornmeal steamed buns for each person.

You have to know that this was 1962, just after the three-year Great Famine. Ordinary people had to make do with a cornmeal steamed bun and a bowl of watery soup in the morning, and the food was left for the head of the household to fight for.

The reason why they could occasionally have such a breakfast with meat (eggs), vegetables and porridge was because the Lin family was indeed well off.

You can tell what Lin's father's occupation is by looking at his body shape, with a big head and thick neck. He is either a boss or a cook. In this age where the poorer you are, the more glorious you are, who dares to call himself a boss?

So Lin Shuming is a Level 6 cook and the head of the kitchen team at the Zhenyuan Steel Plant in Sijiu City. (Note, it is not the steel rolling mill.)

As the saying goes, a cook will never starve in a famine. Relying on his superb Shandong cuisine skills, Lin Shuming was able to not only occasionally cook some of the boss's leftovers, but also often go out to cook banquets for others to earn some extra money, and his family also saved a lot of money and tickets.

Now that the environment had improved a little, he brought the only remaining elderly person from the two families, his father-in-law He Jinyuan, to the city to spend the winter.

Although the Lin family does not have two working members, Lin's mother is also a temporary worker in a textile factory and has no worries about food and clothing.

Such family conditions are rare in the hospital.

After dinner, the family members went about their business, leaving only the father and son sitting in the main room, looking at each other in silence.

Lin Keke hurriedly packed her schoolbag, put on a thin jacket with butterfly patterns printed on it, and quickly prepared to meet up with her friends.

But when he passed by Lin Zongxuan, he was grabbed.

"What's the hurry? Did you forget the rules?"

Lin Zongxuan smiled and pointed to his face.

Pah-

Lin Keke hugged her brother and took a bite, then opened her hands expectantly, only to feel her palms sink. Two White Rabbit milk candies and a maltose without a wrapper appeared in her hands.

"Go ahead, I'll pick you up in the evening."

Lin Zongxuan, who was an only child in his previous life, was happily enjoying the happiness of having a sister. As soon as he turned his head, he saw his father's strange look.

"How about you take one too?"

Lin Shuming's old face turned red. He looked a little envious, but he really didn't mean that.

After all, you are in your 40s. How can you have the nerve to compete with children for snacks?

"I was thinking, you finally brought back some good stuff from Shanghai, wouldn't it be better to give two to each clerk at the street office instead of leaving them for your sister?"

Only then did Lin Zongxuan understand what his father meant.

We will go to the street office to get the files soon. Lin's father took half a day off today because he was afraid that he would not be able to do things well and wanted to go with him to smooth the relationship.

These days it's not popular to pass around cigarettes and alcohol when you enter a company (openly). White Rabbit milk candies, small oranges, and peanuts and melon seeds are not cheap at this time. They are hard currency for building relationships. Carry a handful with you, and you'll be the coolest guy wherever you go.

Father Lin knew that Lin Zongxuan brought half a bag of candy when he came back from Shen City, but everyone in the family tasted it in the past few days, especially Lin Ke, who always had one in his mouth, so it seemed that there were not many left.

But what he didn't expect was that Lin Zongxuan really didn't lack these things...

Although technical secondary school graduates can be assigned to jobs as either technicians in state-owned enterprises or national administrative cadres, the street office does have some power over where they will be assigned, after all, there is a shortage of people everywhere now.

Who would want to work in a small factory when they can work in a big one?

Who would want to join a state-owned enterprise when they can join a department?

Lin Zongxuan thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "What does Director Wang from the Street Office like?"

"Director Wang likes the stars in the sky!"

Father Lin glanced with disdain at his silly son who was dull from studying. Really, he didn't have any of the cleverness he had as a child.

He pointed to the couple's room and said, "There is a white paper package on the bedside table inside. Go and get it. It has been prepared for you."

Lin Zongxuan walked into the master bedroom doubtfully, and sure enough, there was a small paper package weighing several taels inside. When he opened it, he was immediately amused and confused.

It's so mysterious, isn't this the Gaomo that the third uncle in the original drama likes to drink?

"Dad, Director Wang is such a senior official, but he usually just drinks these broken tea leaves."

Father Lin glared, a little embarrassed: "She loves to drink this, it makes her cough."

Lin Zongxuan shook his head with some regret and said, "I originally thought that if Director Wang likes to drink tea, I would give her half a pound of 'bitter tea'."

"Can you really get it?" Father Lin asked doubtfully.

"I,,,"

Lin Zongxuan couldn't say the words when they came to his lips.

In this era, the distribution of materials was extremely strict, and tickets were required to buy anything.

The reason why he dared to take out some White Rabbit milk candy to share with his family was because this kind of milk candy really existed in this era, and even then, he had to throw away the outermost layer of wrapping paper first.

It's not impossible to get tea and the like. At most, we can take out some old tea. But what if he accidentally takes out something that is out of date in the future?

For example, if someone sees him drinking Coke or taking potato chips, they can go to the police station or the security department and report him as a spy or something, then that's the end of it, right?

While thinking, Lin Zongxuan answered his old father: "When I came back, my classmate gave me half a pound of old tea, which is for use at this time. It is in my cupboard. I will take it out now."

He also knew that this excuse had some loopholes, but for the time being it was the only way to fool Lin's father.

After all, this allocation is really important. Having a choice and having to wait for the results are two completely different treatments.

Just like that, after entering his room, Lin Zongxuan didn't even take off his clothes. He just lay on the bed and waited calmly for five seconds. Then he suddenly appeared in a modern three-story supermarket.