jdhmnovel Chapter 155 Entering the City
Chapter 155 Entering the City
The government wants to build a heavy machine tool factory and a thermal power plant and is recruiting construction workers from all over the city. After the registration is approved, work will officially start on November 11st.
Zhou's father wanted to recruit some job openings for his nephews and nephews.
But he was worried that he didn't know how to speak and would mess things up, so he asked Zhou's mother for 20 yuan for Zhou Rong and asked her to buy some gifts and help with the matter.
Zhou Rong gave each of the two heads of the recruitment offices two bottles of Fenjiu and a pack of Xinhua cigarettes, flattered them, and got a total of 8 places.
After the factory is built, these people can be directly employed as workshop workers after training and if they pass the exam, they can also be employed as temporary workers if they fail.
Zhou Rong wanted to return the remaining money to Zhou's father, but he refused and said with a smile: "You are really capable. You solved our big problem with just one move. The remaining ten yuan is your hard work fee. Don't think it's too little."
Zhou Rong joked: "It's not too little, some people can't even earn that much money in a month.
I haven't eaten dumplings for a long time. I'll buy some flour and meat tomorrow so we can change the taste. I'll also buy some wine for dad. Dumplings go well with wine. The more you drink, the happier you'll be! "
Father Zhou: "Okay! I'll write to your uncle later and ask them to discuss who should come to work."
Zhou Rong: "After deciding on the candidates, we will ask everyone to get their household registration transfer certificates issued, and try to move their household registration to the city, so that they will not be unable to obtain grain purchase certificates, and it will not be cost-effective to eat high-priced grain.
Yang Jinlin can't stand to see our Zhou family doing well, so he may not help us move our household registration, let alone move so many people at once.
I had a classmate in night school whose husband worked in the Household Registration Office. She came to the clothing store to buy clothes a few days ago, and I ran into her. I chatted with her for a while and asked her if there was any way to transfer her household registration.
She said that the policy has been tightened now, and unless there is a normal job transfer and a certificate of acceptance issued by the unit, non-locals will not be allowed to transfer their household registration.
But money talks. As long as you are willing to spend money and use some connections, you can transfer your household registration for 500 yuan per person.
This price is not low. I will contact Yang Jinlin first. If it doesn’t work out, I will have to spend money. Let everyone take their savings with them.”
Father Zhou: “Okay!”
When Zhou Chuanguo received the letter from his father and learned that there were eight vacancies for working in the city, he was very happy and immediately called a meeting of his brothers and nephews to discuss who would go to the city.
Zhou Chuanxiang suggested drawing lots.
Zhou Chuanguo said: "I am old now, and being a worker is not suitable for me. I will stay in Zhoujiawan and help you take care of the house."
Zhou Chuantai said: "I don't want to move to the city either. I have lived in Zhoujiawan for most of my life. This is my root. I am used to the life here. I don't want to go to the city anymore. I'll give you the quota."
Zhou Chuan'an patted his broken leg and said with a smile: "I am definitely not suitable to go to the city in my current condition. You young people should go and fight for your life."
If the three of them abstain, there will be just enough places for 8.
Zhou Chuanguo has six children. His two daughters are married, and among his four sons, Zhou Jiashun is already a worker in a steel plant.
Zhou Chuantai has 5 children, and his daughters are all married. His 3 sons at home can get places each together with Zhou Chuanguo.
Zhou Chuanxiang also has 5 children. The eldest son, Zhou Jiaci, is married, the second son, Zhou Jiashan, works in a steel factory, and the two daughters are twins, under the age of 14. The youngest, Zhou Jiaxing, is in high school, so their family has two places.
After allocating the quota, Zhou Chuanguo said: "The third brother said in the letter that the city has a fixed supply of rations, and you need a grain purchase certificate to buy rations. Only local residents can apply for a grain purchase certificate and receive food coupons.
If you don’t have a grain purchase certificate and grain coupons, you can only buy grain at a high price on the black market. Not only will you waste money, but if you are caught by the inspection team, you will be thrown into police station.
The government currently restricts urban hukou. If you want to transfer your hukou, you can only rely on connections and spend money. Bring all your money with you. If it’s not enough, we’ll find another way.”
Zhou Chuantai's eldest daughter-in-law Sun Hong said: "This year the production team only distributed 29 yuan, and the family didn't save much money in previous years. Since the city's household registration is so tight, I think it will cost a lot to find someone to take care of it. I don't know if the little money we have is enough."
Zhou Chuantai: "No matter if it's enough or not, just take it with you. There are more prospects in the city than in the countryside. A worker's monthly salary is equivalent to our annual income."
Sun Hong: "I heard that you have to pay for everything in the city. Two buckets of water cost one cent. Let Jiafu go to the city first. I will stay in the countryside with the children. When he saves some money and settles down, we will go there."
The other daughters-in-law of the Zhou family agreed with Sun Hong's opinion. They all said that they would let the men in the family go out to work, and they would continue to live in Zhoujiawan, and then move to the city after saving some money...
Zhou Chuanguo: "You can arrange it this way. The third brother also said in the letter that Jiangcheng has a rule that the child's household registration follows the mother. If they move the household registration just for family tradition, the child's household registration will still be in the countryside.
For the sake of the children, those whose household registration is still in their mother's home have gone to get the certificate. It's always a hassle. If it can be accommodated, it will be moved together. If it can't be accommodated, we can think about it later."
Sun Hong: "Then follow uncle's arrangement. My household registration is at my mother's house. I will go back tomorrow to get a certificate."
Several other daughters-in-law whose household registration is still at their parents’ home also said they would go back tomorrow to get the certificates.
Shen Xiaomei's household registration was also in her mother's home. After she got the certificate, she wrote a letter to Zhou Jiashun, put more than 100 yuan saved by her family and the household registration transfer certificate in an envelope, and asked Zhou Chuanxiang to help bring it into the city...
When the people in Zhoujiawan learned that the Zhou family had obtained eight places to move to the city at one time, they were filled with envy.
Some narrow-minded women began to say sour words, saying that Zhou Rong and Zhou's father had done well in the city and only cared about their own brothers, and did not help their fellow villagers in the village. They said that they were still from Zhoujiawan and were not righteous at all.
If Zhou Chuanyi and Zhou Chuanjing heard these words, they would definitely scold them and ask them why they didn't share the delicious food at home and why they didn't give the money they earned to their fellow villagers.
The Zhou family doesn't owe the villagers anything, so why should they help them unconditionally?
If you want to benefit others, you must be kind to them. If you don’t think about how to make friends with others, but gossip about them behind their backs every day, good things will never come to them!
With the supervision of two people and the protection of Zhou Chuanguo's brothers, those gossipers soon quieted down...
When Zhou Chuanxiang brought his sons and nephews into the city, almost every family brought local specialties to his father, including hens, eggs, peanuts, pheasants, rabbits, etc.
Afraid that Zhou's father and his men might not have enough food in the city, he even brought two bags of rice.
Worried that Zhou Chuanxiang and the others didn't know the way, Zhou Rong took half a day off and went to the train station with his father to pick them up.
Looking at them carrying so many bags, Zhou Rong jokingly asked, "Uncle Wu, have you moved your entire home here?"
Zhou Chuanxiang: "Winter clothes are thick, and I brought two quilts, so it looks like a lot. These chickens, rabbits, etc. are all for you."
Zhou Rong: "We are family, no need to be so polite."
Zhou Chuanxiang: "This is not politeness, this is courtesy! Your father said in the letter that it was all your credit that we were able to enter the city. There is nothing valuable at home, just this little bit of food, please don't despise it."
Zhou Rong: "How can I dislike it? I really want to eat pheasant and rabbit. I haven't eaten them for a long time."
Zhou Chuanxiang: "If you like it, Fifth Uncle will be happy! I will write a letter to your Second Uncle later and ask him to catch some pheasants and rabbits and bring them to you."
Zhou Rong: "No need, these are enough to satisfy my craving. I will feel bad if I trouble my second uncle and his family again."
Father Zhou: "We have plenty of food in the city. It's dangerous to go into the mountains. Tell the eldest and second brothers not to bother. These are enough for us to eat for a long time. Your third sister-in-law has prepared wine and food to welcome you. Let's have a good drink later."
Zhou Chuanxiang: “Okay!”
In Zhou Rong's yard, there were some bamboo poles, forks and other utensils for drying clothes, and a shower room was built. The space was much smaller, and Zhou Chuanxiang and his friends found it difficult to move around. Zhou Jiafeng, Zhou Jiafu and others stood at the gate of the yard and chatted.
When the neighbors learned that the Zhou family had another group of brothers, eight strong men, they all sighed that the Zhou family was really a "rich family"...