Chapter 201 Mid-Autumn Festival

Half an hour later, Li Kailang returned to the steel rolling mill.

As soon as he got off the car, Zhang Fen couldn't wait to come forward, his face full of anticipation and curiosity.

"How's it going? Xiao Li, are you coming over? Is it difficult? Did you run into any elderly or children on the road? Did you change your driver's license? How is it?"

Zhang Fen's questions came like a string of cannonballs, leaving Li Kailang overwhelmed.

Lu Wenjiang looked at Zhang Fen's anxious expression, smiled and patted his head.

"You asked so many questions at once, which one do you want Xiao Li to talk about?"

Zhang Fen touched it shyly, "Yes! Then Xiao Li, did you pass?"

Li Kailang smiled slightly and took out the brand new green learner driver's license from his pocket.

"Look! This is your new driver's license!"

Zhang Fen's eyes lit up and he immediately took the driver's license and opened it excitedly.

"This is the new driver's license! It looks much better than my white one!"

Lu Wenjiang was also very happy when he looked at the green driver's license.

"Xiao Li, congratulations! Now that you have this learner's license, it won't be revoked for a small matter in the future!"

"In half a year, you will be able to get a formal driver's license. Then you will be a qualified driver!"

Li Kailang said gratefully. "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

For Lu Wenjiang, the most important thing is to get a formal driver's license smoothly. Li Kailang has taken a big step forward.

Lu Wenjiang said to Zhang Fen, who was still obsessed with his driver's license:

"Okay, stop looking. Don't damage Xiao Li's driver's license. If you want it, you can get a new one when you pass the test."

Hearing this, Zhang Fen returned the driver's license to Li Kailang.

Zhang Fen continued to ask: "By the way, Xiao Li, did you encounter any elderly people or children during your exam?"

Zhang Fen is now very resentful towards the elderly and children because he almost failed the driving test because of them.

Li Kailang spread his hands and said, "What a pity that we met!"

Zhang Fen was suddenly angry when he saw Li Kailang's provocative action.

"Ah~ Why didn't you encounter it? Why would I encounter such a bad thing?!"

Zhang Fen stood by, helpless and furious.

Lu Wenjiang didn't care about Zhang Fen's incompetent rage at all: "By the way, Xiao Li, today's salary is paid. Let's go to the finance department to collect the salary later."

"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and in two days it will be National Day, so it's a good time to collect the benefits."

Li Kailang asked: "Okay! When are we going?"

Lu Wenjiang thought for a moment and said, "I'll go there in a minute. By the way, the factory just announced that we don't have to work in the afternoon and the cafeteria won't cook. We can go home after work at noon."

Hearing this, Li Kailang nodded.

Tomorrow is the weekend, so I can have a day and a half off. I also got my salary today, so I can say that I didn’t do anything today and just rest.

After venting his emotions, Zhang Fen returned to normal and asked Li Kailang:
"By the way, Xiao Li, what are your plans for the National Day? Where are you going to go?"

Lu Wenjiang also looked at Li Kailang curiously.

The National Day holiday is now 3 days, and it will not be adjusted to 7 days later.

Time is short and I can't go too far, but staying in the city is too crowded and I can't go anywhere.

Li Kailang scratched his head: "You really stumped me. I haven't thought about where to go for fun yet."

Nowadays, the number of scenic spots in the old city is far less than that in later generations, and there are still those few famous attractions.

The Forbidden City, parks, the Summer Palace, and the streets.
There will be more people in these places at that time, and it will be crowded if you go there, so it’s better not to go.

Li Kailang asked back: "By the way, what about you guys? Where are you planning to go?"

Lu Wenjiang took the lead and said, “I won’t play with you guys. I will go out to play with my wife then.”

Looking at Lu Wenjiang with a proud face, Zhang Fen gritted his teeth and said, "Humph! You think you are so great just because you have a wife!"

"Oh, it's really great to have a wife! If you can't stand it, go find one yourself!" Lu Wenjiang shook his head and showed off.

"Damn it!" Zhang Fen really couldn't win the argument with Lu Wenjiang.

He is still in his internship period, so it is not a good time for him to find a wife.

Li Kailang changed the subject: "Brother Zhang, you haven't told me where you are going to play?"

Zhang Fen looked helpless: "Where else can I go? It all depends on where my dad wants to go. We always go to the same old places, I'm tired of them!"

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's wait and see. I also want to go wherever you go to play, and I'll go with you."

"I don't want to play in the city anymore, I might as well go out and play!"

"Go out and play?" Li Kailang muttered to himself.

Speaking of going out to play, Li Kailang thought of a good place.

It’s the great place where I met Lou Xiaoe before.

The place is open, there are few people and there is no danger. It is a good place to camp.

The only bad thing is that it is quite far away, about forty or fifty miles away.

If you just ride a bicycle, it will take a long time and it is far faster than driving.

But he couldn't drive out unless it was for work, which limited Li Kailang's ideas.

In addition, a lot of things need to be brought for camping, but Li Kailang can put these things in his ring, so he doesn't have to worry about it.

Lu Wenjiang changed the subject: "Okay, if you haven't thought about it yet, then think about it later. Just take your salary and benefits first."

Hearing this, the two did not refuse, and the three of them went to the finance office together to collect their wages and benefits.

"Lu Wenjiang! A fourth-level driver, salary is 54 yuan, and travel allowance is 6 yuan, a total of 4 yuan!" the financial clerk announced loudly.

The workers standing in line couldn't help but feel envious when they heard about Lu Wenjiang's salary.

"Drivers! Not only is the salary high, but there's also a subsidy of 6 yuan. It's really profitable!"

"Yes! No wonder everyone is vying to send their children to be apprentices. The salary is higher than ours, and who knows how much money they can make secretly!"

"What a pity! It's really hard to be a driver. My child is useless and can't learn it, so he can only be a maintenance worker."

Everyone was whispering, their words full of envy.

Lu Wenjiang also had a look of pride on his face. He only received his salary, benefits and next month's tickets after signing on the list.

"Next!"

"Li Kailang! Deputy fifth-level driver, salary 38 yuan, travel allowance 4 yuan, a total of 2 yuan!" the financial clerk then announced loudly.

Li Kailang, like Lu Wenjiang, looked very happy. After signing the list, he received his salary, benefits and coupons.

Next is Zhang Fen. Although his salary is not as high as Li Kailang’s, it is still a little higher than that of other workers.

Especially in terms of subsidies, most workers don’t have them.

"Okay, grab your things and leave quickly, don't disturb others!" Lu Wenjiang said quickly.

The three of them hurriedly left the finance office to avoid causing everyone's jealousy.

Now everyone’s salary situation is transparent and open.

Not to mention the drivers, everyone is familiar with the salary situation of factory leaders such as Director Lu and Secretary Wang.

It’s just that in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, leaders will pay wages and benefits in other places. In fact, everyone only knows about the wages, and no one knows about the invisible benefits.

Take the pastry tickets as an example. Everyone can only get one ticket during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the leaders can get more than one.

But this cannot be said openly, after all, he is the leader.

After receiving their wages, the three had nothing else to do, so they returned to the transport team and waited to get off work.

Li Kailang took advantage of this time to think about whether to go out of town to play and what to play.

"Jingle Bell--"

"unity is strength!"

"This power is iron!"

"This power is steel!"

"Get off work! Get off work!" Lu Wenjiang shouted.

In the transport team, everyone was ready. As soon as they heard the bell for the end of get off work, they packed up their things and rushed towards the steel mill gate.

"Xiao Li, Xiao Zhang, I'm leaving first!" Lu Wenjiang said hello to the two and left.

Before the two of them could say anything, Lu Wenjiang ran away.

After separating from Zhang Fen, Li Kailang rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

As soon as Li Kailang stepped into the yard, he saw the third aunt holding Yan Jiedi, sitting at the door of the house and basking in the sun.

"Hey, the three aunts are basking in the sun!" Li Kailang greeted them with a smile.

The third aunt replied enthusiastically: "Yes! Let's get some sun!"

Li Kailang reminded: "Then you have to be careful! It's almost noon, the sun is very hot! Don't stay in the sun for too long."

"I was just planning to pack up and go back to dry the clothes. By the way, Xiao Li, why did you come back so early today?" asked the third aunt.

Li Kailang explained: "Oh, the factory gave us a day off today. We don't have to work in the afternoon, so we all came back to rest!"

The third aunt said enviously: "It's so good! Everyone is back from vacation! The welfare of your factory is really good!"

"We have meat and grain, and today is a day off. Unlike my old Yan, he has to go to work today! He must be working so hard."

"Ahaha~" Li Kailang felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.

The third aunt also realized that what she said might not be appropriate, and quickly changed the subject:

"Xiao Li, just do your thing. I won't bother you anymore. I'll go back first."

Li Kailang nodded and responded politely: "Okay, Third Aunt, take care."

After saying that, Li Kailang turned around and walked into his home.

At this time, residents of other steel rolling mills in the courtyard also returned to the courtyard with their benefits.

Sha Zhu carried a large piece of pork, walked up to Uncle Yi Zhonghai, and suggested:
"Uncle, how about we eat together tonight?"

Yi Zhonghai said calmly: "No need, everyone can eat their own food. Shazhu, take this meat to nourish your sister!"

"Today is a rare day off, and your sister is at home too, so use the pork to make something delicious."

Hearing this, Sha Zhu nodded. He indeed had not taken good care of her during this period.

After hearing this, Sha Zhu nodded and said, "That's right, then I will give Yu Shui some good nourishment. This little bit of meat is not enough, I will go buy some more later!"

Jia Dongxu, who was standing by, felt a little reluctant when he heard about the idea of having dinner together, but when he heard Yi Zhonghai refused, his mood took a sharp turn for the worse. He didn't want to cook together anymore.

Ever since he made money, Jia Dongxu has been spending money lavishly.

We have to eat meat every day. Some people may not look down on the 5 taels of meat, but no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat.

"This amount of meat is not enough for me to eat. I will go buy another pound later." Jia Dongxu thought secretly.

After several people stepped into the central courtyard, Jia Dongxu did not say hello to Yi Zhonghai and went straight back to the Jia family.

Sha Zhu looked at Jia Dongxu's back and said angrily:

"Hey, this Jia Dongxu! Uncle, look how rude Old Jia is. He didn't even say hello to you!"

"Okay! Don't worry about it!" Yi Zhonghai waved his hand to stop him. He was too lazy to talk to Jia Dongxu now.

It was exactly what he wanted that Jia Dongxu didn't greet him.

At the same time, Yan Jiecheng returned to the courtyard after doing odd jobs. He was also confused when he saw other residents coming back.

When I got home and saw the three busy aunts, I couldn't help but ask:
"Mom, what's going on in the yard today? Why is everyone back?"

The three aunts stopped what they were doing and explained:
"Jie Cheng, you're back! I heard from Xiao Li that the steel mill is closed for the day, so everyone is back!"

"Is that so? Then why are they carrying pork and grain?" Yan Jiecheng asked again.

Seeing this, the three aunts gave a brief explanation.

"Everyone has benefits, so Cui Yuan should have some too!"

Yan Jiecheng muttered to himself with a hint of loneliness in his tone, as if he was thinking about something.

The third aunt didn't hear Yan Jiecheng's voice. She turned around and found that he looked a little dazed.

He immediately greeted him warmly: "Jie Cheng, you've worked hard too. Are you hungry? Come and eat!"

Yan Jieben was originally in a bad mood, and suddenly his stomach started to growl at an inopportune moment.

Suddenly, the depressed mood dissipated, and eating became the most important thing.

It was a rare occasion that everyone in the courtyard gathered together, except Yan Bugui who was at school.

"Ah~" Yan Bugui, who was doing his homework, suddenly sneezed.

"Teacher Yan, are you feeling unwell?" the teacher at the side asked with concern.

Yan Bugui waved his hands quickly: "Nothing! Nothing!"

Seeing that Yan Bugui was fine, the teacher didn't bother him any more and continued to work on his homework at his desk.

Li Kailang returned home, and as soon as he thought about it, he went straight into the planting space.

The scene before him made him feel very satisfied. The crops in the planting space were growing well and were golden in color. It was obviously close to harvest time.

However, there are still a few days left, and Li Kailang is waiting to harvest before National Day.

Since the planting space was upgraded, Li Kailang has not been idle during this period. He has been busy filling the fish pond, purchasing species and medicinal materials, etc.

After filling the two fish ponds, Li Kailang went to the seafood market to buy some species to enrich the ecology of the fish ponds.

The species and quantity in freshwater fish ponds far exceed those in saltwater fish ponds, and both have all kinds of common river and seafood.

Especially the river clams, if he doesn't separate them separately, these clams will become an important tool for him to make money in the future.

Even if you don't make money from it, it's worth it to cultivate some big pearls for yourself.

In addition to the fish pond, Li Kailang also did not forget to buy medicinal herbs.

When the next upgrade comes, that will be 32 acres of land, and it will be time to grow medicinal herbs.

Li Kailang is now just collecting medicinal herbs and sowing some herbs that take a short time to mature.

There is also the two and a half acres of livestock land, which has also been developed during this period.

We have bred some chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep. Although the number is not as large as before, it is gradually increasing.

Li Kailang looked around the planting space and felt very satisfied when he saw the thriving scene.

(End of this chapter)

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