Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 27 Laolong River Farm

The current wage standard is still the wage standard formulated in 1956, which is then multiplied by the total wage in each region and a small amount of subsidies to get the actual income.

Various regions are divided into 11 categories, from low to high, and the wage standard increases by approximately 1% for each increase in level.

This province belongs to Category 11 area, and the salary is slightly higher than other areas, but it is also very limited.

杜少杰转正之后的收入每个月能增加差不多10块钱。10块钱在目前可不是小数目，现在一公斤大米也不过是3毛钱，一盒火柴2分钱，一公斤猪肉大约在1块5左右。

"Shaojie, don't worry, I'll take care of our water tank. You don't need to ask anyone else for other heavy work."

Su Dapeng patted his chest loudly, telling Du Shaojie not to worry about home.

Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin also said that as long as there was any problem here, they would come over to help.

Moreover, they will continue to tutor the two little ones and come home almost every day.

Du Xiaomei and Du Xiaoya were very reluctant to let go, as their brother was the spiritual support of their other halves, and the saying that an elder brother is like a father is not just a saying.

Everyone sat together and chatted for a while, then Qi Yan, Liang Meiqin and Xiaomei got up to clean up the house and the kitchen, and then they and Dapeng said goodbye and left.

Du Shaojie sent the three of them out. As they were walking on the road, Qi Yan suddenly asked, "Shaojie, is your visit to the farm related to the previous case?"

Liang Meiqin and Su Dapeng then realized that this job transfer seemed unusual.

"Whether it's related or not is a foregone conclusion. There's no point in thinking too much. It's better to leave the bureau temporarily. Think about it, I have offended Director Wu and I am still hanging around under his nose every day. How can anything good happen to me?"

Du Shaojie didn't want to say more about this matter.

Good fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. Perhaps when he looks back in a few years, I wonder how many people will be jealous of him.

However, after he leaves, the family’s living standards will return to their original state.

Fortunately, he can go home at least once a month. If it is convenient, he will not forget this.

Ching Ming Festival.

Du Shaojie and his family went to Dongshan Cemetery to pay tribute to his father. There were no incense sticks or paper money, but the sincerity was just as strong.

Wang Yuxiu squatted in front of the tombstone and talked for a long time. A gust of wind blew by, and Du Shaojie and his two sisters seemed to hear their father's response.

The deceased is gone, but he still exists in the memories of his loved ones.

Monday.

Du Shaojie carried his luggage and waited for the shuttle bus in the yard of the Industrial Bureau.

There are only two shuttle buses to Laolonghe Farm per week, one on Monday and one on Thursday.

He didn't ask anyone to send him back, as he didn't think it was necessary. Laolonghe Farm was only about 100 kilometers away from the city, and his company had a shuttle bus, so it wasn't difficult for him to come back once a month.

"Xiao Du, are you planning to leave quietly?"

Du Shaojie was packing his luggage, which he was about to hand over to the driver and tie to the luggage rack on the roof.

Liao Yongxin walked up from behind him and patted his shoulder.

"Master Liao, it's not that far away, why do you need to do all that? But I'm really flattered that you can come and see me off."

Du Shaojie stood up and said to Liao Yongxin with a smile.

"You idiot, you've learned to show off? Now that you're there, do your job well. If you have the chance, take care of the old director and his men. Do you hear me? Also, take this book with you."

Liao Yongxin rolled his eyes. He still felt that the Du Shaojie who was pretending to be stupid was cuter.

While speaking, he took out a book from his pocket and handed it to the other person.

Du Shaojie took it and saw that it was a "Popular Recipe" published in 1962. This kind of book is hard to buy nowadays, but he didn't expect Liao Yongxin to have one in his hand.

"Wow, this is a good stuff! Master Liao, thank you!" Du Shaojie smiled and raised his hand and said thank you.

"Why are you thanking me? I lent you this book, not gave it to you as a gift. You have to return it!"

Liao Yongxin muttered something, then helped Du Shaojie pass the luggage onto the roof of the car.

Du Shaojie couldn't persuade him, so he had to let him do what he wanted.

"I say, what did you bring? It's so heavy."

"These are the things you need, plus a kitchen knife and a frying pan."

The two of them finished the tasks at hand while talking.

Liao Yongxin waved at Du Shaojie, lit a cigarette, turned around and left.

It would be redundant to say anything at this time. It would be better to wait for the other person to come back next time and have a couple of drinks.

Du Shaojie got on the bus and waited for a few minutes before the bus drove out of the gate of the Heavy Industry Bureau. The buildings on both sides of the road receded, and he looked out the window with interest at the street scene that was completely different from the later generations, and was intoxicated by it.

Once we got out of the city, the road conditions became worse and a bit bumpy.

When the bus drove off the highway and onto the simple road leading to the farm, he realized that the previous bumps were nothing at all.

The journey of more than 100 kilometers took about three hours, and it was almost noon when we arrived at the farm.

"You are Xiao Du, right? I knew you would arrive today, so I've been waiting here specially. Come on, let's go eat first, and then I'll take you to the dormitory. You can report to the field office in the afternoon, and you won't be late for anything."

As soon as Du Shaojie got off the car and took his luggage, an old man who looked like a farmer walked over.

The other person's eyesight was quite good and he noticed him at first sight.

"Are you Master Sun? How dare you trouble me to wait for me? You are so polite."

Du Shaojie knew very well that although people were polite on the surface, they secretly wanted to leave this damn place as soon as possible.

Despite his expectations, the farm gave him the feeling that he had come to a remote rural area. It's not that the countryside is bad, but the countryside in the northwest is too desolate, with few trees to be seen.

Master Sun helped Du Shaojie carry his luggage, and the two of them went to the cafeteria together.

The cafeteria is a large bungalow with a fairly large area. The floor is paved with red bricks, and there are old wooden square tables and long benches, which look very old.

At this time, there were still people eating in the cafeteria.

"Old Sun, the next owner is here? Congratulations, you are finally out of your misery."

Someone made a joke to Master Sun, causing the people around him to burst into laughter.

"Go away, go and eat your meal. I'm a formal employee, I'm just here for a while, do you think you can scare me like this? Although the conditions here are not good, they are not as bad as you say."

Master Sun is very popular, but he was actually afraid that these people would scare the young man.

Laolonghe Farm is under the Heavy Industry Bureau, but it is different from other subordinate units.

Some of the people in the farm are farm workers. They do not have quotas and are not considered formal employees of the Heavy Industry Bureau.

In the past, the bureau would organize formal employees to work on the farm every year. In recent years, it has gradually evolved into a place to place labor and learning subjects.

For example, a group of people including the old director are in this situation now.

　Today is New Year's Eve, I wish all my friends:

　　Happy holidays! Happy family! Good fortune!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)