Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

The first day of the new year.

The entire courtyard was filled with laughter and joy, and neighbors who came and went greeted each other warmly.

"Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year!"

"You are blessed with good fortune and a happy new year."

Such sounds were heard throughout the compound for the entire morning.

The three brothers and sisters also went from house to house to wish everyone a happy new year. The sister's bright red scarf made her the most beautiful girl in the whole courtyard, driving the other women crazy with jealousy.

During lunch, Sun Zhenghong was still stroking his scarf, immersed in the praise of others, unable to extricate himself.

Seeing her daughter acting like a fool, Lin Wencui did not have the heart to interrupt her. After all, today was the first day of the New Year and it would be unlucky to nag her any further, so she could only let her go.

The first day of the New Year in 1956 was spent in such a happy and peaceful atmosphere. That year, Sun Zhengguo was 17 years old.

On the second day of the New Year, after breakfast, the whole family, young and old, got together, packed up, took gifts, and headed straight to the countryside.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, in her hometown in Dongxiang Village, grandma was happily holding candies and distributing them to the children, grandpa was sitting and drinking tea with his son and son-in-law, and Lin Wencui was chatting about family matters with her sisters-in-law.

At lunch time, there were two full tables of people. Everyone was eating, drinking and chatting together. It was so lively. Seeing the family living in harmony and happiness, grandpa was very happy and laughed heartily.

The next day, the same scene was happening at my grandfather's house, but everyone's topic revolved around Lin Jiguo.

Ever since Lin Jiguo got a permanent job at the factory, matchmakers from all around the village flocked to him, but because he was not at home, the plan was put on hold.

When I went home for the New Year this year, the matchmaker heard the news that the threshold was broken, hoping to climb this high branch. However, Lin Jiguo said that he was still young. After two years, he was so angry that Lin Hong was staring at him and wanted to beat people.

Later, Lin Wencui came forward and said that if they waited for two more years, they would be allocated a house. With Lin Jiguo's conditions and Sun Dajiang's support, he could pick any girl in the city.

After hearing what their daughter said, Lin Hong's family gave up.

After lunch, Sun Dajiang and his family had to return to the city in the afternoon because they had to go back to work on the sixth day of the New Year. They also had to go back to visit some leaders and friends. At the same time, some colleagues and friends came to visit them.

After returning home, Sun Dajiang and Lin Wencui continued to visit some leaders, colleagues and friends one after another. At the same time, there was an endless stream of visitors.

Two days passed quickly. Today is the first day of work at the steel rolling mill. Sun Dajiang and his wife packed up early in the morning and prepared to start work.

"Jungguk, your dad and I are going to work. Please stay at home and look after your younger brother and sister. Don't go out and have fun. This year, you two brothers have reached a critical moment. Study more at home."

On the first day of work, before leaving, Lin Wencui gave her son instructions again before going to work.

After arriving at the Gadolinium Steel Plant, the couple separated. Although today was the first day, there were many things to do.

Sun Dajiang spent an entire morning assigning and completing the work for all the workers after reasonable coordination and calculation.

I went to the cafeteria at noon and had a quick meal with Lin Wencui and Lin Jiguo. Then I returned to the office and started filling out and organizing various forms.

After a while, Director Nie from the office came over.

"Oh! Director Nie, on the first day of work, you think of your brothers already."

Sun Dajiang said jokingly.

"Hey! This is not the first day. There are so many things to do and my subordinates are too busy to handle it. I volunteered to deliver a document to you. How about that? I think of you when there is good news for you."

Director Nie finished speaking and handed over a document.

"Oh! What documents? Today is my first day at work."

As Sun Dajiang spoke, he took the document, opened it, and read it carefully.

After a while, he understood the general content of the document. However, since there were friends present at the moment, it was not appropriate to look at it in detail. He then closed the document and said.

"Thanks! Old Nie, you really came true to what you said last time."

"When has Old Nie ever lied? In fact, this document was issued before the New Year, but it just happened to coincide with the holiday, so it has been kept there ever since."

"No matter what, I have to thank you for making preparations in advance so that I don't have to cram at the last minute. When this matter is over, I will take some time to treat you to a meal."

Sun Dajiang said sincerely that no matter what, their electrician team was the direct beneficiary of this matter.

"Okay, that's enough for you to say. I have a lot to do today, and I have to go to the next place."

After Director Nie finished speaking, he left the office and walked towards the workshop.

After seeing Director Nie off, Sun Dajiang slowly began to look at the documents in his hand.

This document is a notice on the implementation and promotion of the eight-level worker system across the country.

The document points out detailed explanations of the assessment requirements of the system, various levels of salary and benefits, and the time of assessment, etc.

The previous system of junior, intermediate and senior levels was rather ambiguous. Junior workers received 30 to 50 yuan, and the difference in between was difficult to divide. It all depended on the personal decision of the leader, which caused unfairness in many places.

The current eight-grade worker system is different. It is divided into detailed levels. You will take the test according to your level, and then get paid according to your level. This system is relatively friendly to workers.

When it was time to get off work, all the workers knew the news and they cheered immediately. The entire steel mill was plunged into a sea of ​​joy.

Especially the workers in the electrical department, they worship Sun Dajiang like a god. You know, they have studied and trained for several months in advance, and all this was arranged by Sun Dajiang.

After getting home from get off work, the entire compound was talking about this matter, talking about the difficulty of the assessment, and how much salary increase some people could get.

In short, we are all ordinary people. Who wouldn't be happy to get a salary increase? The wishes of ordinary people are simple, just to live a good life.

Who doesn’t dream of a bright future?

Now the opportunity has come, it depends on whether you can seize it?