Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

The flavors Chen Changan chose were good. Some people liked to eat the chopped pepper fish head, while others liked to eat fish chunks. Eight people finished eating two fish weighing more than 20 kilograms, and a few people were still not satisfied. Can these people's stomachs hold so much?

After dinner, he gave some pointers to the three uncles. He borrowed Uncle Xiao's jeep, took the fish to the steel mill, and asked the canteen director to sell the fish. This time, the fish was slightly more than last time, 260 kilograms. He exchanged 130 yuan from the finance department and asked Xiao Liu to send it directly home.

With 130 yuan in income, he had enough money and food, but the bills were incomplete, and Chen Changan became a salted fish again. There was no way to change the habits formed in the later generations.

It's another Monday, and this morning Chen Changan has to report to the factory. After sleeping in for a few days, he suddenly has to get up early today, and he's still a little uncomfortable. If it weren't for Xiuying's "little alarm clock", Chen Changan would probably not be able to get up on his own.

When I got to the factory, I saw the other four colleagues were already chatting animatedly. I went over to check and found out that one of them had handed in his task for this month, half a pig.

Chen Changan was stunned. This was half a pig. Suddenly, Chen Changan was craving for pork again. He decided to buy some pork after get off work.

I would like some pork elbow or braised pork.

Chen Changan was just thinking about it when Section Chief Yang came in. Mainly because there was nothing to do today, the factory would open quickly. He walked directly in front of Chen Changan and said, "I heard that you caught a lot of big fish for the factory a few days ago?"

"Yes, Yangtou, we were lucky and caught a lot of fish these days. We sent a lot of them to the factory canteen." Chen Changan replied.

"Well, you haven't been here for long, but you have pretty good abilities. Starting next month, you'll be a full-time employee," said Section Chief Yang.

"After becoming a regular employee, you will be a level 7 clerk, which is equivalent to a technical secondary school student becoming a regular employee. Your salary will be 37.5, but this month's salary will still be paid according to the intern's salary next month." Director Yang continued.

"I understand. I'll be promoted to a full-time employee next month, but I'm still an intern this month. This month's salary will be paid next month. I understand." Chen Changan said quickly.

"Okay, I've notified everyone who needs to be notified. You can go about your business." Section Chief Yang waved his hand and said.

Chen Changan was afraid that he would go to the market too late and wouldn't be able to buy meat, so he left the factory early.

I thought that this job was introduced by Director Wang, and now that I have been hired as a full-time employee, I should express my gratitude. No matter how good the relationship between the two families is, the more gifts you give, the less blame you will get.

I saw crucian carp for sale at the market, so I bought a few pounds of it, and also bought two pounds of meat and two pounds of snacks, and then went home directly.

I had some snacks at noon to fill my stomach, after all, I had to eat a good meal in the evening.

When Xiuying came back from school, Chen Changan took out a bag, put a pack of cigarettes, two bottles of Fenjiu, the meat and fish in it, grabbed a handful of candies, and went out with his three sisters.

The little ones knew that they were going to Director Wang's house for dinner today. There would be meat and fish, and each of them had a piece of candy in their mouths, so they were all jumping and skipping as they walked.

When they arrived at Director Wang's house, Director Wang had just arrived. When she saw Chen Changan and his family coming to see her, she thought at first that he was bullied by the people in the courtyard again. When she heard Chen Changan say that his job had been changed to a regular job, Director Wang was happy for Chen Changan. After all, the regular jobs of these state-owned factories can be passed on to the next generation, so they are called iron rice bowls. With such a job, at least Chen Changan will not make a big mistake in the future and will not lose his job. In the future, Chen Changan's children can also replace Chen Changan's job.

Just like last time, there were only Director Wang, his daughter-in-law and the newborn baby Zhuangzhuang at home.

The three sisters had never seen such a small baby before, and they gathered around Zhuangzhuang to look at him curiously. After all, in their impression, they were the youngest. The way they wanted to touch him but were afraid of hurting him made Chen Changan laugh.

When they arrived at Director Wang's house, it was not his turn to cook. Director Wang and his sister-in-law cooked together, while Chen Changan and his three sisters looked after Zhuangzhuang.

Zhuangzhuang, who is only six months old, had just learned to sit and was waving his little hands and making noises non-stop.

Not long after the baby started crying loudly again, leaving her sisters at a loss. Chen Changan was probably hungry or had diarrhea. Let Xiuying call her sister-in-law. Chen Changan couldn't do anything, whether it was feeding or changing diapers.

Finally it was time to eat. The braised pork was still delicious, at least half of it went into Chen Changan's stomach. After eating, Chen Changan began to lie down again.

After Director Wang finished cleaning up, he sat down next to Chen Changan and asked, "Do you know what's going on in the steel mill?"

"What's wrong with the steel rolling mill? You know I'm in the third purchasing department, just like a non-staff member, purchasing unplanned materials. I'm not in the factory every day. I just report in every Monday morning, and I don't know many people there." Chen Changan replied.

Director Wang nodded and said, "Well, forget it then."

Chen Changan pressed the issue, "Auntie Wang, just tell me what's going on. Tell me what you want to know. There are a few idiots in our department who talked a lot of gossip this morning. I'll tell you everything I know. If you don't know, I'll ask someone to find out for you."

After listening to Chen Changan, Director Wang said, "Well, it's not a big deal. There are too many unemployed residents in our street, and the street can't arrange jobs for them. In fact, the street doesn't have many places to arrange jobs. Your job is actually a personal relationship of mine. After all, Li Huaide and I were comrades-in-arms back then. He still has to give me the face of arranging one person or two people. But this is just a drop in the bucket, and this favor will fade away as time goes by. You can't just ask for it unilaterally. But recently, more and more young people have come to the street office to work, and it's not a good thing for so many young people to be idle."

After hearing this, Chen Changan said, "Hey, it's about this matter. You are the director of the street office. There is still a way to do it."

Director Wang's eyes lit up and he asked, "Then what can you do?"

Chen Changan thought for a moment and said, "Can you, on behalf of the subdistrict office, cooperate with some manufacturers, such as a match factory, to make matchboxes? After receiving the materials, residents in the subdistrict who want to make them can come to the subdistrict office to receive them, and when they are done, they can come to the subdistrict office to settle the bill. When they have enough, the subdistrict office will settle the bill with the manufacturer."

Director Wang's eyes lit up when he heard this. This method was feasible. Then he heard Chen Changan continue to say, "If you have some skills, such as repairing bicycles, you can cooperate to open a bicycle repair shop, and give a portion of the monthly profit to the street office. For example, you can make shoe soles and shoe pads. Even ready-made clothes are all possible."

Seeing Director Wang's thoughtful look, he continued, "We can even set up a street-run factory or workshop. For example, in the summer, we can organize some people to make popsicles, put some popcorn in front of the cinema, and fry some melon seeds, peanuts, and chestnuts. A larger one would be a repair shop, or even ask the textile factory if they have any old and broken equipment, and find a workplace to open a small textile factory. Of course, you probably need to communicate with the district government about these."

"Well, you are quite thoughtful. Good, you have grown up." Director Wang said happily.

"But don't be too happy too soon. You don't have any technical skills. You said you were a temporary worker before you recruited. If the district agrees and you do a good job, other streets will follow suit. Then all the women in Beijing will be arranged by your street offices to make insoles. That's it. You won't be able to wear them all. If you can't sell them, you will lose a lot."