Chapter 18: Blessed (Thanks to stupd2 for rewarding the alliance leader)
The apprentice has the luck of the apprentice, and the master also has the blessing of the master.
Kanshude has also been making good fortune during this time.
At the end of March 1980, the Beijing household registration that he had been looking forward to for a long time was finally completed.
It's not easy.
Because it is difficult to settle in the capital, not to mention that this is at the peak of the concentration of educated youths returning to the city.
Don't look at the old man, he applied when he returned to the capital in 1979.
If it weren't for the help of the streets, if it weren't for the repeated reaffirmation of the policy on solving the problems left over from history.
Even if it takes a few more years, it may not be able to achieve results.
But if this is done, it will really solve the big problem.
The first is that Kanshud has a shopping book.
From then on, in terms of the supply of non-staple food, he and Ning Weimin will no longer be overstretched.
There are even some goods distributed by households - such as two catties of sugar per household per month, and the two of them can also receive double portions.
So if Ning Weimin goes home early in the afternoon and has a famine in his stomach, he can eat rich and strong flour steamed buns dipped in sesame sauce and sugar.
This combination can be called a classic of this era, and it belongs to a very luxurious material enjoyment.
Don't look at the middle of the steamed bun, although it is simply a layer of sesame paste with sugar.
But the plump and thick taste can overshadow the whipped cream of the best pastries.
It's much better than the walnut crisp and jiangmi noodles in the store that can be used as weapons for self-defense.
For example, there is a saying in the capital that praises this kind of food.
"Blue walls, soft beds, steamed buns with tahini sauce dipped in sugar. ”
It can be seen that this kind of thing can represent happiness to a certain extent.
Of course, if the conditions are good, replace ordinary steamed bread with fried steamed bread, it is simply the ultimate luxury.
It can be roughly equated with the realm of the emperor Lao'er who carries a golden flat burden to farm the land every day and eats fried goods when he is hungry.
As for how expensive it is to talk about this way of eating.
In fact, it doesn't mean eight cents a pound of sugar, five cents and five pounds of sesame paste, many people really can't afford to eat it.
The key lies in the limitation of materials.
So in view of this, Ning Weimin still has to carry some people on his back when he eats this.
Otherwise, it would be embarrassing for the neighbors to see that it seemed a bit "poor and rich".
Second, with a Beijing hukou, Kangshude will also be able to enjoy the social welfare guarantee of the capital.
This one is more solid than the first.
As a lonely old man in society, the street will subsidize him with 18 yuan a month in the future, which is a real ticket.
Whether you buy wine or sell meat, what is not fragrant to eat?
Even if one day Old Man Kang can't stick to the cardboard box, even if Ning Weimin treacherously doesn't care about him, he doesn't have to worry about anything.
Because the street cares about him, when he enters the nursing home, he eats and drinks for nothing.
This is called the superiority of socialism.
But despite this, as a person who has been mixed up from the bottom of society with his bare hands, Kanshude does not think that this is fate.
He is not the kind of ordinary person who is silly and happy, sits back and enjoys his success, and waits for life to give sweetness.
He knows where salt is salty and vinegar is sour.
Understand that the charter is the charter, and the implementation is the principle of the individual.
So as soon as the household registration book was done, he asked Ning Weimin to buy him some gifts of cigarettes and alcohol.
Then I made a special inquiry about the home of the street cadre, and personally carried things to the door on the weekend to thank them.
Unexpectedly, what was even more coincidental was that on the day he came, this cadre was sitting in his own house sulking.
And it's angry with one of my relatives.
This is the case, and the children of the cadres' relatives are also educated youths who have just returned to the capital.
Since meeting during the Spring Festival this year, this relative has asked cadres to help find jobs for their children.
But how hard is it to find a job these days?
The cadres did everything possible and worked hard to get down a temporary job to show the gate of the jade carving factory in the capital.
It sounds a bit like a make-do, and that's true.
But I have to say that the factory is rich.
As the largest in the country, the best technology, the best works of foreign exchange enterprises.
Twenty-four dollars a month.
The work content is also very light, just need to help send a phone call, usually divide the newspaper, and deliver the newspaper.
It's better than many full-time apprentices in factories.
What's more, I can meet with the factory leaders in the factory every day, and there is also a close contact opportunity such as delivering newspapers.
As long as the leader has a good impression, it is not possible to transfer to the workshop to do a regular job.
The key is to advance the factory before we can think about the next step.
But the relatives and the family didn't understand the truth of riding a donkey to find a horse, and purely thought that the cadres were perfunctory to them.
There is no gratitude, only complaining.
Especially the kid was ignorant, and felt that the young man was ashamed to do this, so he didn't go after two days, and he didn't even say hello.
So the factory was also a little unhappy.
The cadres never thought that they would take advantage of favors in vain, and they would actually make a person inside and out.
Can this not be a fire?
He said in his heart, this is not to be seen, that is not to be seen.
Do you have to beg me?
This job, even again, is much better than a young man sitting idle at home.
I'm still complaining about my busy work, what's the matter?
Well, if you don't pull it down, I really can't afford to wait.
However, it is precisely because of this incident that in the eyes of the cadres, it seems that the old man Kang, who has no relatives and no reason, can be a man.
I am afraid of people compared to others.
At the beginning, the cadres were just poor Kang Shude's old age, and they were afraid that he would be old and had nothing to rely on, so they tried their best to be thoughtful.
I really didn't expect Kangshude to miss him so well.
Not only was he polite and respectful, he sent cigarettes and wine, but when he saw that he was in a bad mood, he also pulled him out and drank it for eight yuan.
This thoughtfulness and proficiency of the world's affection made the cadres more moved and gratified, and they felt that it was worth helping them.
Needless to say, he completely compared his so-called bullshit relatives.
Catching up with this cadre is also a wine table hero.
The face and neck were red and the face was up, the more the wine was drunk, the smoother it became, and the conversation became closer and closer.
Just when he was being praised flutteringly, the cadres suddenly discovered that Old Man Kang was really knowledgeable.
Speaking exquisitely, he is also literate and hyphenated.
These days, there are really not many old people like this.
Well, the cadres simply used the strength of the wine to dump this job to the old man.
Look, this is also a mistake to win the prize, and Old Man Kang got an easy entry for nothing.
This adds up to an income of forty-two yuan, which is not much worse than the official retired workers of the factory.
It is said that fate favors those who are prepared.
Facts have proved that understanding feelings and being kind to others should also be counted as one of them.
Therefore, if there is any difference in the nature of what happened to the master and apprentice of Kang Shude and Ning Weimin.
That is, Ning Weimin was really lucky by chance, but the old man was not.
The old man's blessing is actually a kind of inevitability, which is formed by a large network of people and social contacts.
Relying on favor and kindness to build public relations, he not only will not let any blessings and opportunities around him slip through.
Even many fish and shrimp saw this net and were willing to take the initiative to jump into it.
Otherwise, the master is the master, and the apprentice is the apprentice.
Ning Weimin, this kid, and some of them learn from the old man.
PS: I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the book friend stupd2, I have received your great support since "Return to 1977".
But because of the limited personal time and energy, Jia Geng has always been powerless and very ashamed. Let's talk about it today.