Guo Lao Er listened to their reproach, and still smiled and said, "Don't count me down first, listen to me first." I'm getting paid today! ”

Lu Shi glanced at him, and said angrily: "Nonsense, you haven't gone to work yet, who will pay you!" ”

"Really. Listen to me first. Guo Lao Er told everyone what happened.

When everyone heard Guo Laoer's words, they were both happy and grateful. Lu Shi no longer blamed the second child, picked up the noodle bag and ran to the simple kitchen he had set up outside the yard. Now that I have flour and meat, and two taels of silver, I can live this life. Their family hasn't eaten meat for a long time, and since they bought it, they just took this opportunity to improve their meals, so that their in-laws could also make up for themselves.

When the two old men heard the good news, most of their illnesses were cured, and they were in good spirits, so Guo Lao Er and his mother immediately went to the kitchen to help.

So the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law happily cut vegetables in the kitchen and made a fire to cook. Half an hour later, the white flour cake was baked out of the pot, and a large pot full of pork stewed cabbage was also served.

The four children, who were already drooling, saw the food on the table, and they didn't care that it was too hot, like four hungry wolves, devouring and eating and drinking, and half of the food was wiped out in a short time.

By the time the adults were served, the four children had already eaten most of their fill, and the fourteen-year-old eldest son asked Guo Laoer: "Dad, will our family be able to eat enough in the future?" ”

Guo Lao Er replied confidently: "Yes!" When I go to work in the coal mine, our family will not only be able to eat enough, but also eat meat often! When he said this, Guo Lao Er found the pride he had lost for a long time, and then he found the confidence to be the head of the family!

After eating, the whole family's face was ruddy, Guo Lao's mother said to her son: "Er, when you eat these herbs, you don't need to grab the medicine anymore, I think my illness is almost better, in fact, I and your father are not seriously ill, but I haven't seen meat and oil water for more than two months and I am tired all the way, so I fell ill." In the future, our family will be able to eat enough, and your father and I will be cured. ”

"Mother, it's still important to be healthy, wait until you finish taking these medicines, and then let Dr. Dong check your pulse, he said that we won't take any medicine anymore." Guo Lao Er said to his mother.

Lu Shi also said that his mother-in-law said: "Guo Lao Er is right, it is still important to be physical, and the money for medical treatment and medicine cannot be saved." ”

Guo Laoer's father also said to her: "The children are right, it is still important to be physical. I didn't have any serious illnesses, but I used to be physically strong. Take these medicines, and then let the doctor take a look, if it's okay, I'm going to find some odd jobs. I've heard that there are construction sites everywhere, and there are a lot of places to find people to work, and many people my age are doing odd jobs. You should also get better and take care of your grandchildren at home. ”

"Yes, Dad is right." Guo Lao Er also helped.

Lu Shi asked Guo Lao Er again: "When you went to the town today, did you inquire about when the textile factory will recruit workers?" ”

Guo Lao Er was reminded by his daughter-in-law, and then remembered the news he heard in He Mansion today, and hurriedly said: "When I signed up in He Mansion today, I heard that his family's subordinates were discussing the recruitment of female workers in the textile factory, and I heard them say that it seems that they have started recruiting workers in the past few days." ”

"Really?" Lu Shi was surprised and delighted when she heard the news, she was the weaving expert in the village when she was in Chaoyi, and she was good at spinning and weaving. Now that there is such a good opportunity to make money, how can she let it go. It's a pity that this earthquake, the home spinning wheel and loom were smashed, or I can bring it here and be skilled.

Guo Lao Er saw his daughter-in-law's thoughts, and he said to his daughter-in-law: "You don't have to worry, with your skills, you will definitely be selected at that time." I've been out for the past two days, and I'll tell you as soon as I hear the news. ”

Early the next morning, before Guo Lao Er went outside to inquire, Ding Zhuang shouted everywhere in the grass shed area: "The textile factory in Hejia Town recruits 1,000 female workers, and the families of the men who go to work in the Luoquanzhuang Coal Mine can go to Hefu for an interview......

When Lu heard the news, he hastily ate breakfast, found out the clothes that he was only willing to wear during the New Year, and carefully dressed up before going out to the town.

In today's Hejia Town, most of the city walls have been completed, the city gate building has been repaired, and a brand new city stands in front of the world. The grass shed area is located on the north side of the town, when the Lu family walked to the north gate of the city, there were already soldiers standing guard at the gate of the city, the Lu family couldn't help but sigh that the progress of the construction here was fast, when they just moved here, the city gate was being built, and in just more than ten days, there were already soldiers standing guard here.

Lu Shi watched around and followed the crowd into the city, no need to ask, she just followed the crowd of the brigade to the door of the He family's house, it turned out that these big girls and little daughters-in-law were all here for interviews. When everyone heard the news, they all rushed to the door of the He family's compound, and the Lu family was already more than a hundred steps away from the courtyard. If it weren't for the fact that there were more than a dozen families outside to maintain order, I am afraid that they would have been crowded into a swarm long ago. Lu Shi looked at the crowd in front of him, and he was worried again, he heard that there were more than 3,000 people who went to work in the coal mine, but the textile factory only recruited 1,000 female workers, could he be selected when he was in his thirties?

Just when she was apprehensive, she saw an acquaintance walk out of the courtyard of the He family's house, and it seemed that he had just completed the interview. She hurriedly asked, "What are you asking of the iron pillar?" Did you make the choice? ”

"It's a stone bolt, you're here to apply too?" Tie Zhu Niang saw that it was an acquaintance, so she stopped and said to her: "Just ask me how many people in my family, how old they are, whether they can weave cloth, the question is very simple, and then weave cloth for a while before going to the loom, and the interview will tell me that I have passed, and let me report to the textile factory in five days." ”

His face was still full of excitement when he spoke. Then he said to the Lu family: "You don't have to worry, you must be selected, no one in the village knows that you are an expert in weaving." ”

After Tie Zhu Niang said this, the Lu family was a little relieved.

By the time it was Lu's turn to interview, it was almost noon. Lu followed the four women into the compound, and under the guidance of the family members, came to a row of tables in a large house, and interviewed a young man in his twenties, who spoke very softly, much like a scholar. These Lu Shi's nervous emotions relaxed a lot.

These interviewers were all teachers who He Zhiyuan had temporarily invited from the academy, and they were only responsible for asking questions and filling out forms.

After the young scholar asked about the basic situation of the Lu family, he then asked, "Have you ever woven cloth at home before?" ”

Lu replied proudly: "I have been weaving cloth since I was ten years old, and I have been weaving cloth for more than twenty years. Not only can I weave, but I can also spin thread, and my weaving is the smoothest in the village. ”

So the scholar filled in the form, "Twenty years of weaving, can weave and spin threads, and weave smooth cloth." and so on.

Then the scholar said, "When I finish asking, you have to go to the back room to try knitting, and let the interviewer over there test it." However, I will explain in advance that the looms in the textile mill are different from the ordinary looms at home, and no matter how skilled you are at weaving at home, you must start with an apprentice. The apprenticeship period is half a month, if you can't learn, you can learn for another half a month, and if you can't learn, you can only be dismissed. ”

When Lu Shi heard him say this, he was afraid of being eliminated, so he hurriedly said: "I will definitely be able to learn, don't look at me a little older, but I learn things quickly." ”

Until this time, she didn't even dare to ask about the monthly money, and kept praying in her heart, "As long as you choose, as long as you choose." ”

At this time, the young scholar said: "The salary during the apprenticeship is one or two silver, and there is no performance. Out of the apprenticeship, the bottom silver is two taels of silver, plus performance. If you do a good job, you will have three to four taels of silver a month. ”

She didn't understand what the scholar meant by the bottom silver and performance, but she didn't ask too much, lest people wouldn't choose her. But there is one sentence she understands, if you do a good job, you will have three or four taels of silver a month.

Then she was led to a large room in the back, where five ordinary looms were placed, and Lu sat down with the other four in front of the looms and began to weave the cloth. Seeing the familiar loom, Lu Shi took a deep breath and began to weave the cloth seriously.

After a while, the interviewer standing next to her looked at her skillful movements and then at her weaving cloth, nodded with satisfaction, and said to her: "You passed the interview, report to the textile factory in five days." ”

Hearing this result, Lu Shi's face was full of joyful smiles, and his whole body was fluttering, and he didn't know how he came out of the He family's compound.

After five days of interviews, Ho Zhiyuan selected 1,000 women with weaving experience from among the family members who went to the coal mine to become apprentices in the textile factory.

Before the new weavers came to report, He Zhiyuan gathered the first 500 female workers to enter the factory and told them that each of them would bring two apprentices and let them learn to weave within half a month. So these women would do their best to teach her two apprentices.

Hou Shi heard that the apprentice couldn't learn, and the master had to deduct the money, so he immediately asked: "He Gongzi, if the apprentice is too stupid, no matter how we teach her, isn't it too unjust for us to be the master to be deducted money?" ”

He Zhiyuan smiled slightly, and said in his heart that this woman is spicy enough to speak in front of everyone, and it takes courage among women in this era. He went on to explain: "You don't have to worry about whether the apprentice can't learn, these female workers I selected have all woven cloth at home, and they are all young female workers who are ingenious, they will definitely be able to learn in order to earn money, if they still can't learn after a month of teaching, then it proves that this apprentice is too stupid, such a female union is dismissed, I believe this will not happen, you just need to teach with all your heart." ”

Hearing He Zhiyuan say this, these female workers stopped talking, but they were praying in their hearts not to assign the stupidest ones to me.

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