dkrc Chapter 17 A person still has to rely on themselves!
Chapter 17 A person still has to rely on themselves!
The morning's work consisted of occasionally moving some grain out of the warehouse. It wasn't much work, and what would be considered hard work for others was just a piece of cake for Shen Zhishou.
After lunch, a fully loaded truck stopped outside the warehouse.
In a couple of days, all units and factories will be paying salaries, which will lead to another surge in grain purchases. All grain stations will need to step up their storage capacity, otherwise, if there is a shortage of grain, there could be serious problems.
Under normal circumstances, it takes everyone at the grain depot an entire afternoon of hard work to weigh and store this large truckload of grain.
As the director of the grain station, Su Fuying also gave a routine mobilization speech.
But when the moving began, the grain station staff found that so many of them were blocking the way.
Shen Zhishou unloaded the grain from the cart by himself, handed it over to them to weigh, and then transported it to the warehouse with ease.
Even for simple tasks like weighing and bookkeeping, these people couldn't keep up with Shen Zhishou as quickly.
"Xiao Shen, you don't need to work too hard. With so many of us working together, an afternoon will be enough!"
Su Fuying was afraid that Shen Zhishou would get tired.
It wouldn't be good if such a strong laborer got exhausted.
"Director, I'm not tired. I'm already going at a slow pace!"
As he spoke, Shen Zhishou jumped off the vehicle, carrying a bag of 100 jin (50 kg) of flour in one hand, as if he were carrying only two jin (1 kg) of flour, not 200 jin (100 kg).
"Aren't you tired?"
Deputy Director Li Man stared at Shen Zhishou in astonishment.
Shen Zhishou chuckled sheepishly and said, "I'm strong; this weight is nothing to me!"
"Director, I think Comrade Shen's professional skills are very solid; he can be promoted to a permanent position ahead of schedule!"
Li Man decisively looked at Su Fuying and suggested that Shen Zhishou be promoted directly.
It should be noted that Shen Zhishou is currently only an apprentice, earning a monthly salary of eighteen yuan.
Generally, there is a three-year apprenticeship period. During these three years, the salary increases by two yuan each year. After becoming a full-time employee, the salary can reach thirty yuan including benefits.
As a ninth-level chef in the steel mill canteen, Sha Zhu was only at the second level of chefs and spent his days complaining about his salary of thirty-seven yuan and fifty cents. He wasn't anything special.
Because of the special nature of the job, Shen Zhishou's current job pays a slightly higher wage and has a higher quota than that of ordinary workers.
After all, this was quite physically demanding for him!
A grain depot is only equipped with one porter.
When things get busy, everyone at the grain station, except for the staff in charge of selling grain, has to help with moving the grain.
"It's none of my business, so I'll just sit here and eat sunflower seeds?"
In this day and age, that won't work.
This time, however, Shen Zhishou did most of the transport work by himself, which allowed him to fully integrate into the grain station.
Yesterday, he began to integrate.
Today, he is completely integrated.
The reason for this is simply because Shen Zhishou's strength has won over everyone.
The two directors reached a consensus on his early promotion, and it was done very quickly.
What are the rules for a three-year apprenticeship?
Stop kidding me!
If someone poachs such a talented person, they'll have nowhere to turn and will have anything to complain to.
Don't be fooled by the fact that this era values hard work and endurance. If things were easier, who would choose to endure hardship without effort?
After finishing the moving work, Shen Zhishou was neither red-faced nor out of breath, which amazed everyone.
This level of physical fitness is simply inhuman.
After getting off work, Shen Zhishou still bought two meat dishes.
Yesterday was to celebrate finally starting work, and today is to celebrate becoming a permanent employee.
"Indeed, you still have to rely on yourself!"
"If you're capable, you'll be successful anywhere!"
Shen Zhishou walked around the courtyard with a satisfied smile.
Halfway there, Shen Zhishou unexpectedly encountered Xu Damao.
"Comrade Shen, what a coincidence, you just got off work?"
Xu Damao was pushing his bicycle, with a projector strapped to the back seat. Judging from his appearance, it was unclear whether he was going to the countryside to show a movie or had already returned from showing one.
"Yes, I just got off work. The grain station closes a little later."
"You've worked hard!"
Xu Damao looked quite emotional, saying, "If it weren't for you all sticking to your posts, we workers would be having trouble even getting food!"
"To serve the people!"
Shen Zhishou chuckled, "Comrade Xu, are you going to show a movie?"
"Well, it's harvest time now, so I'll show a couple of movies to the farmers so they can relax a bit after their busy work!"
"Comrade Xu, it's you!"
Shen Zhishou gave Xu Damao a thumbs up.
Regardless of whether Xu Damao asked the villagers for any benefits when he went to the countryside to show movies, it was really hard work for him to do so from time to time.
After all, the roads at this time were not the smooth roads of later generations.
In some villages, the roads are even more rugged and full of potholes. Only those who have experienced it can understand how hard Xu Damao worked to show movies.
Coincidentally, Shen Zhishou had lived in the village before, and he knew very well what those roads were like.
Therefore, the benefits Xu Damao received each time he showed a movie were nothing to Shen Zhishou.
The two talked as they walked.
We arrived at the entrance of the courtyard house.
Shen Zhishou spotted Yan Bugui standing guard at the courtyard gate. When Yan Bugui saw Xu Damao, he greeted him with a cheerful smile.
"Teacher Yan, have you eaten yet?"
Shen Zhishou calmly greeted Yan Bugui.
"Not yet!"
Yan Bugui was surprised that Shen Zhishou would speak to him first, so he immediately smiled and responded, his gaze falling on the lunchbox Shen Zhishou was carrying. "What good stuff did you bring back?"
"We have to eat sparingly because of the food at the company cafeteria and not much food at home!"
"Teacher Yan, Comrade Xu, you two chat, I'll head back now, my wife's waiting!"
Shen Zhishou waved his hand, picked up the net bag, and left.
When he got home, he saw Yu Li sitting on the edge of the bed, leaning against the bedding, sewing something.
"I'm back!"
Shen Zhishou gave a shout and raised the net in his hand.
Yu Li put down what she was holding, quickly walked over, took the net bag, and while taking out the lunchbox, asked, "What's on the menu today?"
"Today's meal is braised pork belly and a serving of mutton offal soup!"
"Then, I'll cook it again with the other vegetables I have at home!"
Smelling the fragrance in the air, Yu Li spoke excitedly.
She no longer cared what kind of dishes Shen Zhishou brought back each day, or how many dishes he brought back.
Shen Zhishou is the pillar of this family, and she believes he won't let the two of them go hungry.
More importantly, Yu Li knew that her husband could earn money.
She could earn a dollar a day if she was lucky, but Shen Zhishou earned five dollars a day, plus two jin of grain coupons. There was no comparison.
So she stopped nagging about it.
All you need to do is handle the logistical work.
Once Shen Zhishou finds her a job, their family will be a dual-income household, and things will only get better.
Even with cabbage added, the aroma of mutton offal soup wafts throughout the yard when it's reheated.
The mutton offal soup was incredibly delicious and rich.
Meanwhile, at the Jia family residence in the central courtyard, Jia Zhangshi looked at Qin Huairu once again, and Jia Dongxu also looked over.