Chapter 43 Working Overtime
Chapter 43 Working Overtime
Some of the people who work have only received a few years of education. Most of them have attended primary school and then started working with their parents.
When I was a little older, I started working.
The math doesn't make sense.
Normally speaking, it is considered fast to knit a piece of clothing in ten minutes.
The entire garment is sewn by a dressmaker.
Of course, such clothes are rather rough and may have many loose threads that may not be cleaned up in time.
It can barely be sold. People in ordinary places only pursue style and fabric, and they cut the threads themselves when they buy them.
It costs ten cents to knit one piece, and working twelve hours a day is considered normal.
Some people can even work non-stop, working 30 days a month, or even without a break.
If you work twelve hours a day without affecting your efficiency, you can earn seven dollars and twenty cents.
If you work thirty days a month, that's 216 yuan, plus the basic salary of yuan, it's more than yuan.
It’s actually pretty much the same as before.
Some people figured it out and secretly complained,
Some people who don't understand think this is a good idea, the more work you do the more you earn.
Boss Zhou had long felt that the previous system was too backward.
He needs to supervise the employees to work every day, otherwise these people will gossip and be lazy.
"I'm going to change the system. From now on, it's up to you how much you work.
If you want to make money, work harder. If you don’t want to make money, just be lazy.”
This way, he felt much more relaxed.
There is also time to drink tea and chat with girls.
"It's a waste of my five thousand dollars!"
After the system was announced in the evening, employees in the factory all worked overtime at full capacity.
Normally, we work overtime until around eight o'clock, and then everyone goes off work one after another.
Guo Mingyuan was standing at the gate of their factory with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.
"How come it's already past eight o'clock and few people have left work yet?"
After waiting for a long time, Guo Mingyuan walked over and asked,
"Excuse me, why haven't you finished get off work at this time today?"
"You are Liang Yu's husband, right?"
Guo Mingyuan nodded quickly.
"Everyone is working overtime. The factory has changed its system to piecework. The working hours in the first few days of this month are converted into wages based on the number of days. In the last few days of this month, wages are calculated based on the amount of work. So you don't see many people trying to earn more money."
"No more talking," the woman yawned, "I'm so sleepy. I'm leaving now."
I took a look at the flowers in the man's hand and felt envious for a moment. I thought, "It would be nice if a man could give me flowers, too."
But it was just a thought. "Even if that damned guy of mine sends me flowers, I won't accept them."
Guo Mingyuan could only walk into the factory and see dozens of female workers, but he didn't know where his wife was.
This is also his first time here.
"Liang Yu!" He shouted to the people inside.
Liang Yu turned around and saw Guo Mingyuan coming with a bouquet of flowers. She was very happy.
Take him to his workstation.
"How did you come?"
Guo Mingyuan was stunned for a moment, "Didn't I say I would pick you up in the evening?"
Liang Yu had sharp eyes and saw the Band-Aid on the man's hand. "How did your finger get hurt?"
"It's a minor injury. I accidentally cut the meat."
"You guys still eat meat at night? How do you do it?"
"I'm cooking normally. My daughter wants to eat." He took a look at the environment around the factory. The air quality was very bad and the light was dim. "When are you going to leave? I'm here."
The others had no intention of paying attention to Liang Yu's husband. They were all working hard, concentrating all their attention on the needlework in their hands.
"The enthusiasm for work in your factory is very high." It is much higher than that in Guo Mingyuan's cinema.
He is just a salaryman. He is not busy at work and just shows movies. His salary is not high.
"Everyone wants to make more money. Don't bother me! The thread of my dress is out of place again while I'm talking to you."
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Liu Guangqing's home.
A family of eight people set up a table in the large space outside the hall and filled the table with dishes.
The Iberian ham cut by Li Kang himself.
A piece of ham was cut as thin as a cicada's wing. "Come on, Meixia. Open your mouth." Lin Meixia opened her round little mouth, and a piece of ham with the aroma of oak entered her mouth.
After taking a bite, it tastes slightly salty, followed by the aroma of meat, which becomes more fragrant the more you chew.
"Delicious~" Meixia showed a happy smile on her face.
"I'll ask Liu Lang and the others to come and try it."
"Don't call them, just let them play."
Liu Lang and Zhang Yiming were greedily playing the game they had just acquired.
"You are so naughty, is it just biting?"
"Bite it if you can!"
The game is Ninja Turtles, and it seems to be called Robot Turtles in some places.
There is a fighting mode and a level-breaking mode.
Li Kang also bought the old versions of Contra, Hot Blooded Soccer, and SD Street Fighter.
This game was invincible back then and has been popular for more than ten years.
Their uncle Liu Jun was also standing behind them, watching them play, eager to try his hand.
"Yiming, you lose, let me do it. I'll teach him a lesson for you."
Grandma Cai, who was passing by, patted her youngest son on the back and said, "You are so grown up, yet you still compete with children for games."
"Don't worry about it, Mom. I never played this game when I was a kid."
Chen Lijuan, who was busy outside, shouted, "Husband, come and help me carry a bucket of water."
Liu Jun had already started playing, and said to Zhang Yiming who was watching from the side: "Yiming, you go ahead."
Seeing that it was Zhang Yiming coming over, Chen Lijuan was too embarrassed to tell him, "Yiming, I'm calling you uncle."
"My uncle is busy with other things, I'll help you."
"Then throw this watermelon into the well first. We will eat watermelon after dinner." Chen Lijuan said, pointing to a big watermelon weighing ten kilograms on the ground.
Such a big watermelon can no longer fit in the refrigerator.
After that, he brought back another bucket of water and then helped wash the vegetables.
Li Kang is the one who does the vegetable cutting.
He cut off one-fifth of the ham in his hand.
Used to stir-fry green peppers.
Iberian ham can not only be eaten raw, but also stir-fried like Jinhua ham.
Just don't eat too much at one time. After all, it is pickled with a lot of sea salt and is very salty.
So cut each piece of meat as thinly as possible.
If you take a big bite of it like you would a pork leg, you'll probably have to drink two liters of water.
Lin Meixia only ate one or two tablets and drank two glasses of water.
"Brother Kang, it's delicious, but a little salty."
Li Kang saw Zhang Yiming coming too, "Yiming, you should also try the taste of foreign ham."
Chen Lijuan tasted it at the beginning. Although it was a bit salty, it was acceptable to her.
Especially after hearing that it is foreign product!
She even regarded it as a top-notch delicacy and asked about its price.
I got a rough estimate from Li Kang, "A ham of this quality would probably cost a few thousand dollars."
This sentence sent her to heaven, "It's actually a few thousand yuan. An ordinary person's annual salary."
The main reason why it is so expensive is the low purchasing power of the mainland currency.
Thirty years later, an ordinary Spanish ham costs only a few thousand yuan, while a better Iberian black pig ham may cost tens of thousands.
At this time, income has increased more than ten times, but the price of ham remains the same.
The prices of some things have barely changed in thirty years.
Chen Lijuan secretly glanced at Li Kang's eyes, and couldn't help feeling satisfied. She thought, "It would be great if I had a younger sister. I must introduce her to Li Kang."
The summer of 93 was not particularly hot. The temperature might reach degrees during the day, but it would definitely drop at night.
When the wind blows, you can feel the coolness obviously, and the temperature difference in the central city is smaller.
Through the greasy window and the haze, you can see tiny fireflies flying outside.
It's not surprising to find these things in the vegetable garden.
(End of this chapter)