All Heavens Pension started from the fiery era

Chapter 769 770. Handling the maintenance department formalities and meeting friends
Yan Xuejie thought for a moment and said, "There are only two vacant shops on our street, and neither seems very suitable.

There is only one room in each place, which is about 10 square meters. It is definitely enough if you use it alone, but it is too small if you plan to recruit a few apprentices.

The other one was a bit too big, with three shops facing the street and a large courtyard at the back with three main rooms and four side rooms.

This yard was originally occupied by a publishing house. Last year, the publishing house’s establishment was abolished and it was only completely vacated a few months ago.

For such a large yard, the rent that needs to be paid to the street alone is 22 yuan per month. Even if the leader is willing to grant you this yard, can you afford the rent?"

Now is a special period when a large number of educated youth are returning to the city. It is not difficult to get approval for the procedures of this maintenance department, but it is too difficult to allocate a suitable shop space from the street office.

The shop that Yan Xuejie mentioned was obviously very suitable. Yue Wenxuan quickly said, "The rent of 22 yuan per month is not too high. Our maintenance department can totally accept it."

"There is one more thing I want to explain to you in advance: the procedures for setting up a maintenance department should be easily approved by the leaders, but it is hard to say how much start-up funds the street office can allocate to your maintenance department."

Yue Wenxuan did not want the street office to allocate start-up funds to the maintenance department.

Once the maintenance department accepts the start-up funds allocated by the sub-district office, it will have to accept the sub-district office's strict financial audit and other related requirements, which is obviously something Yue Wenxuan cannot accept.

Since he did not want to accept the supervision of the Street Office, Yue Wenxuan would not accept the start-up funds allocated by the Street Office, and said immediately:
"Auntie Yan, I fully understand the difficulties faced by the subdistrict office. I am very happy that the leaders above can approve the procedures for the maintenance department.

Since my leaders have supported me so much, I must find ways to overcome all difficulties on my own and not cause any more trouble for the street office.

As for the start-up capital for the maintenance department, I'll figure it out myself.

There may be many difficulties in the early stage of the establishment of the maintenance department, but as long as we persist and as long as we are willing to endure hardships, I believe that it will be no problem to solve the basic salary of several of us. "

Yan Xuejie actually didn't think highly of the maintenance department established by Yue Wenxuan, but since this was Yue Wenxuan's own wish, he didn't say anything. However, she still reminded him:

“It’s great that young people are optimistic about work, but I still want to remind you that the difficulties you encounter at work may be much greater than you think.

Another thing is that if you open a maintenance department, the leaders will definitely not approve it according to the previous policy. In other words, at this critical juncture, it will definitely be approved, but whether there will be changes or any troubles in the future, you need to consider it carefully. "

Yue Wenxuan was still somewhat grateful to Yan Xuejie for reminding him of this.

His maintenance department is certainly collectively owned in name, but because the superior department did not provide funding, he had to fund it himself, and the superior department had no personnel and financial supervision and regulation. Based on past experience, this mode of operation is prone to problems.

In other words, Yue Wenxuan dared to adopt this approach only because he knew the future development situation.

Even so, his maintenance department must keep a low profile for a period of time in the future, especially the financial information of the maintenance department, which must not be disclosed to anyone except those who are trustworthy.

Yue Wenxuan and Yan Xuejie chatted about the details for a while. After talking about work, Lu Changgen, who had not spoken for a long time, said solemnly:

"Wenxuan, I only have a little change at home, and I can't return all the money to you today.

Don't worry, I will go to the bank to withdraw my deposit tomorrow morning, and I will definitely return the 328 yuan to you without a penny less.

Just wait at home tomorrow morning and I will take you home."

Yue Wenxuan waved his hand and said, "Please don't send it home. It will be bad if others see it.

You can leave the money with Aunt Yan, and I will pick it up tomorrow at noon."

Yue Wenxuan has achieved his goal, so naturally he has to try his best to make things convenient for others. From now on, the little matter between Fu Shiting and her original body will be forgotten, and he will not use this matter to threaten others again.

With the farewell of Lu Changgen and his wife, Yue Wenxuan walked out of the door.

After returning, Yue Wenxuan did not mention this matter to his family. This was not a glorious thing. He had already recovered the debt and collected interest. Both the original body and himself could let it go.

As they had an appointment to go to Yan Xuejie's office to withdraw money, Yue Wenxuan walked into Yan Xuejie's office before getting off work.

It’s not that he was in a hurry to get the money, but he was thoughtful and didn’t want to cause trouble to others.

The money was too much. If he didn't come to get it and kept it in Yan Xuejie's office, Yan Xuejie would be worried and afraid to leave easily. Yan Xuejie was a leader and might have to go out for a meeting or something, so it was better for Yue Wenxuan to take it away early.

Walking into the office, Yan Xuejie asked Yue Wenxuan to sit down, and directly took out a cloth bag from the drawer of the desk and handed it to Yue Wenxuan, "The three hundred and twenty-eight yuan are all in it, count it and see if it is correct."

When it comes to money, it is better to count it in person. Yue Wenxuan counted it quickly and found that it was exactly three hundred and twenty-eight yuan.

"Aunt Yan, do you have any newspaper? I'll wrap it up."

"No need to wrap it in newspaper. This cloth bag is for you."

After handing over the money, Yan Xuejie did not rush to leave work, but continued to say to Yue Wenxuan:

“Regarding the maintenance department’s issues, I have already reported them to the relevant leaders, who are supportive in principle.

But the leaders have some ideas about the use of street-side shops.”

"The leader won't make it too difficult for me, right?"

Yan Xuejie said: "It depends on what you think. The leader has given you two choices. You can consider them seriously.

If you are the only one running a repair department, we cannot grant you a large store. We can only grant you a small store.

If you want that small courtyard facing the street, then your leader will have requirements on the number of apprentices you recruit.

Considering that your opening of a maintenance department is groundbreaking, no one can predict how difficult it will be, so the leaders don’t want to make it too difficult for you. The only requirement is that you recruit no less than five apprentices, and they must be educated youth who have returned to the city from this street.”

"Five people are too many! We have such a small maintenance department, and it's a startup, how can we need so many people? This is too difficult for me, I definitely can't do it." Yue Wenxuan said with a frown.

For Yue Wenxuan, five apprentices were not actually too many, but he did not want to recruit so many people in this street.

If it were up to him, he would prefer to recruit people from other streets, which would make it easier to block the news.

Yan Xuejie said: "I also considered this point, so I went to great lengths to persuade the leader to change the target of recruiting five people to three people.

This is the minimum requirement. If you cannot agree to this condition, we can only grant you that one store."

Yue Wenxuan sighed and said with a sad face: "The maintenance department I want to open is mainly for repairing watches, radios and various electrical appliances. It has high requirements for the cultural level and hands-on ability of apprentices. Ordinary people are definitely not qualified for this job.

After all, there are only a limited number of qualified talents in our street, and this request from the leader really makes me feel very embarrassed, but since this is the result of Aunt Yan's full efforts, I can only agree. "

It's just a matter of talking. Yan Xuejie can sell favors, and so can Yue Wenxuan.

“Since you agree to this condition, the small courtyard facing the street can definitely be granted to you.

Although the matter has been basically settled, you don't have to be too anxious. It will take at least two or three days to complete all the formalities. Come back the day after tomorrow morning, and I will help you complete all the formalities by then."

Yue Wenxuan readily agreed, and then said, "Aunt Yan, once the procedures of the maintenance department are completed, we, the educated youth who have returned to the city, will be considered as employees of a unit. Can the food ration standard for us educated youth also refer to the treatment of other collective employees?"

Yue Wenxuan himself certainly did not lack food, but other educated youth must have cared about this very much. Even if the food ration was only one or two kilograms more than that of unemployed residents, it was a happy thing.

The food rations for unemployed residents in towns and cities are all based on the minimum supply standard. Although the maintenance department that Yue Wenxuan is about to establish is inconspicuous, it is nominally a collective unit under the street office. The educated youth who join the maintenance department have the right to request corresponding food rations. As the head of the maintenance department, Yue Wenxuan naturally has to strive for this point.

Yan Xuejie thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry about that. I will definitely try my best to get it for you. Thirty-five kilograms is unlikely, but I think there should still be hope for you to get thirty-two or thirty-three kilograms."

"Thank you so much, Aunt Yan! If I had asked my leader for it myself, I could only get a quota of 30 kilograms at most. You have solved a huge problem for me." Yue Wenxuan's tone was sincere.

Yue Wenxuan was very clear about the food ration standards of that era. Yan Xuejie was able to make such a promise, which showed that she was sincere and worked for him wholeheartedly, which led to such a result.

In 1953, the average monthly food ration for Kyoto residents was 27.86 catties, and by 1977, it was 28.86 catties. Over the past 24 years, per capita consumption has only increased by 1 catty.

For unemployed young men like Yue Wenxuan, the food ration after returning to the city is 27 kilograms per month. For a young man in his twenties, this standard is definitely not enough to fill his stomach.

Even if the final result is the minimum standard of 32 kilograms as Yan Xuejie said, for the educated youth in the maintenance department, it is equivalent to an increase of 5 kilograms of food rations per month, which is enough to be a surprise.

On the 23rd, Yue Wenxuan arrived at the street office early and spent nearly a day to complete all the procedures.

Yan Xuejie personally accompanied him to various units and departments, and she did her best to relieve the guilt in her heart.

Yan Xuejie took out a key and handed it to Yue Wenxuan, "Keep this key. When you gather all the people, you will also need to take them to clean up the courtyard. If there is anything that needs to be repaired or purchased, please apply to the Street Office and I will help you coordinate.

The list of unemployed educated youth returning to the city that I gave you has complete information. Please take a good look at it and pick out three qualified candidates as soon as possible. Then report to me and the street will keep a record of it. "

"Thank you so much, Auntie! I had you accompany me all day today. If you hadn't accompanied me, I would probably not be able to finish all the procedures in three days.

I will select three apprentices as soon as possible and report them to you within two days at most."

After returning home, Yue Wenxuan carefully looked through the list of all the unemployed educated youth. After careful consideration, he quickly finalized three candidates. After he met with these three people, if there were no other special circumstances, the list could be finalized.

After getting up in the morning, Yue Wenxuan planned to go and take a look at the reed pine forest first.

Lu Songlin was the first candidate confirmed by Yue Wenxuan. The reason why he was chosen first was because the two were classmates in junior high and high school, and they had a good relationship.

When Yue Wenxuan was in junior high school, he was ostracized by his classmates because his family had overseas connections. The living environment in Lusonglin was even worse than Yue Wenxuan's, and almost no classmates were willing to interact with him.

The two outcasts naturally became friends after some common experiences.

Over the years, Yue Wenxuan and Lu Songlin have not communicated frequently, and the last time they communicated was more than a year ago.

After reading the list of unemployed educated youth given by Yan Xuejie, Yue Wenxuan realized that Lu Songlin had returned to the city for nearly a year.

Although he didn't ask anyone, Yue Wenxuan could guess that Lu Songlin's situation must be very bad.

His father had been working on the farm for many years. He had two older brothers and an older sister who were also working in the countryside. There was only his mother and a younger sister who was still in school at home.

For someone with his background, the means of returning to the city must be dishonorable, let alone finding a job after returning.

Returning to the city was such an important matter. If he had not been in a difficult situation, Lu Songlin would have written to Yue Wenxuan long ago. He did not write to him because he was afraid that Yue Wenxuan would ask him some questions that he was unwilling to explain after knowing that he had returned to the city.

Yue Wenxuan had been to Lu Songlin's home once during his school years and quickly found the courtyard house where his family lived.

Yue Wenxuan was worried that he would not be at home at normal times, so he got up early in the morning, hoping to catch him before he went out.

Lu Song's parents once lived in a tube-shaped building, but after his father was taken away, the family was forced to live in the back house of a courtyard house.

As soon as he entered the gate of the courtyard, Yue Wenxuan saw Lu Songlin walking back with a bucket of water.

I haven't seen Lu Songlin for four years. He has grown taller. I estimate he is about 1.75 meters tall, which is considered tall in that era.

But he still looks as thin as before. With such a big body, his weight should not exceed 110 pounds. He looks more attractive than before, but unfortunately his expression is a bit gloomy and not cheerful enough.

The moment Yue Wenxuan saw Lu Songlin, Lu Songlin also saw Yue Wenxuan. After a moment of stunned silence, he shouted in surprise:

"Wenxuan, when did you come back? Did you go back to the city or did you take a leave to come back and take a look?"

"I'm back in town just like you. We can see each other more often from now on."

"Come in quickly, we can talk inside." Lu Songlin didn't want those onlookers to hear his conversation with Yue Wenxuan, so he quickly invited him into the house.

Hearing the voices outside, Lu Songlin's mother and younger sister, who were in the house, quickly tidied up.

After Yue Wenxuan entered the house, he greeted Lu Songlin's mother and younger sister very familiarly.

After a few simple greetings, Yue Wenxuan took out a few big buns from his cloth bag and placed them in the bamboo basket on the table, and greeted them warmly:

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? I bought two big buns for each person on the road. Let's eat them while they're hot. They won't taste good if they get cold."

As he spoke, he picked up the buns and stuffed one into each person's hand, then he started eating it in big mouthfuls.

Lu Xiaomei took the big bun, smelled the fragrant smell, and drooled. But without her mother's approval, she just held it in her hand and didn't dare to eat it at all.

Mother Lu said, "Wenxuan, I've made you spend money again. It's such a waste to buy so many big buns, which cost both money and food coupons. Don't buy them again in the future."

"It's been four years since we last met. I can't come empty-handed. I've already bought the food, so don't be polite. Let's eat quickly."

Mother Lu knew that Yue Wenxuan was her son's good friend. The food had already been bought, and it would be bad to give in again. She could only say to her two children, "Look how greedy you are. Eat if you want."

Lu Songlin always looks aloof and indifferent in front of other people, but in front of Yue Wenxuan he smiles brightly and speaks openly, saying whatever he wants to say.

"Oh, Wenxuan really understands me. He knew I was greedy before we even met.

Where did you buy this big bun? Why does it smell so good? Since you've brought it, I won't be polite. Just consider it as an improvement in your life today."

Having said that, he didn't wait for Yue Wenxuan to answer and started eating with big mouthfuls.

As soon as he took a bite, he groaned again and said incoherently, "It's actually a meat bun, and it's my favorite pork and cabbage stuffing! It's so delicious. Wait until I finish eating these two meat buns before I talk to you."

Mother Lu and Little Sister Lu also ate with relish, but after finishing one, they both consciously decided not to take a second one.

After eating the first one, Lu Songlin didn't want to eat the second one. He wanted to save the delicious meat buns for his younger sister. But when he saw Yue Wenxuan picking up the second bun, he had no choice but to follow his example. He couldn't let the guest eat alone while the whole family was watching. That would be too rude.