Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

While counting his assets, Wang Jianjun was also thinking about his future path.

I definitely have to go to work. The particularity of this era means that I can't travel around.

And if you don’t have a job, you don’t have any income.

When the time comes, as long as I eat something good, those beasts in the yard will definitely report me.

The demobilization job arranged for me by the army was also in a steel rolling mill.

But Wang Jianjun doesn't want to be a worker.

Although workers in this era had a high status, their work was not only tiring but they also had little time for rest, and they could only rest one day a week.

The two-day weekend system was not implemented until the 90s.

There is no 5S management system in factories of this era, and dirtiness and disorder are the basic norm.

Wang Jianjun didn't want to stay in the factory all day, as that would be no different from being in prison.

For those who have farm space, the most suitable position for them is buyer.

At that time, I can take the opportunity to go to the countryside to purchase to enrich the species in the space.

Wang Jianjun had thought about work when he retired from the army.

Therefore, when he applied for a demobilized job, he asked a doctor to issue a certificate, and also asked his superiors in the army to apply for a job selection permit by taking advantage of his merit.

Now we just have to wait until the steel mill to see if there is a chance to transfer to the purchasing department.

That night, Wang Jianjun slept very comfortably in the space.

It was just because of the tenfold acceleration that only an hour had passed when I woke up.

Although the space protection function prevents him from being affected by the flow of time and accelerating aging, he will still get hungry.

With no other choice, Wang Jianjun could only leave the space and sleep in the house.

He then took a basin and filled it with ice cubes to cool the room.

This method at least lowers the indoor temperature a bit.

Wang Jianjun slept quite well that night. He planned to get more buckets of ice next time so that the cooling effect would be better.

Also, I need to get a bed quickly. It’s not a good idea to sleep on a mat on the floor all the time.

After getting up and packing up briefly, Wang Jianjun went out carrying his military backpack.

It's just dawn now, but many housewives have already gotten up to work.

Take the dung bucket to the public toilet outside the yard and empty it, then come back to cook.

Housing space is tight these days, and most people cook by placing a coal stove outside their door.

Otherwise, once you cook a meal, the whole house will be too hot to stay in.

In winter, the coal stove will be moved back into the house so that it can provide some heat for cooking.

As soon as I went out, I saw Second Aunt who lived in the east wing and Xu's mother who lived in the west wing steaming steamed buns on the coal stove at the door of their house.

When they saw Wang Jianjun come out, Second Aunt and Xu's mother were busy with their work and didn't even say hello.

Wang Jianjun guessed that the house that was used as a warehouse belonged to these two families.

They didn't say hello to me at this time. I guess they heard about what happened to the Jia family and were afraid that my family would also ask them for compensation.

Wang Jianjun also knew that he would be unwelcome in the hospital for the next period of time.

I have offended the old man and his gang. Who knows what these guys will do to me in the courtyard.

But he didn't care. He didn't want to have too much contact with the people in the hospital anyway.

It's good if they are unrelated.

After leaving the courtyard, Wang Jianjun found a steamed bun shop on the street.

He used half of the remaining food coupons and meat coupons to buy steamed buns, wowotou and some meat dumplings.

Then he made a bowl of soy milk, bought a few fried dough sticks, and started eating and drinking in the bun shop.

When the bun shop owner saw that Wang Jianjun ordered fried dough sticks, he kept recommending him to have a bowl of soy milk.

Just by smelling the sour smell, Wang Jianjun gave up trying.

In his opinion, even snail noodles are much friendlier than this soy milk.

After breakfast, I walked towards the steel mill with the packed buns and steamed buns.

When there is no one on the road, I just put the buns into the space.

It is too troublesome to go out to buy food every time. Buying everything at once can save a lot of time.

He hasn't even bought a coal stove yet, and is not ready to start a fire himself for the time being.

He walked all the way to the steel mill relying on his memory. His father worked in this factory, so he naturally knew its location.

The steel rolling mill is not far from the courtyard.

But it takes 40 minutes to walk.

Wang Jianjun walked along the way and it was already eight o'clock when he arrived at the steel rolling mill.

At this time, the workers in the factory came to work one after another, which was quite similar to the feeling of students punctually going to class in later generations.

The people responsible for security at the door are from the Security Department.

Because he was not wearing a factory uniform, Wang Jianjun was stopped by the security department as soon as he arrived at the factory gate.

Wang Jianjun quickly took out the letter of introduction from his pocket and handed it over.

The people in the security department were very alert and sent someone with a letter of introduction to the factory for consultation.

The rest of the people took Wang Jianjun to the duty room with weapons and stood guard.

This scene happened to fall into the eyes of Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu who came to work.

Yi Zhonghai was waiting for Sha Zhu to come to work today.

Usually he would go with Jia Dongxu, but after what happened yesterday, he decided to train Sha Zhu as a tool for a while to see the effect and brainwash him at the same time.

Jia Dongxu had not yet noticed that his status in his master's eyes had declined.

At this moment, his attention was all on Wang Jianjun in the security room.

"Master, look, isn't that Wang Jianjun? Why is he here at our steel mill?"

"Brother Jia, it was this bastard who tricked you yesterday, right?"

The person who was speaking was naturally Sha Zhu. There was a reception at the factory yesterday and he came back late from overtime so he didn't meet Wang Jianjun.

Today I went to work with Yi Zhonghai and after listening to Jia Dongxu's description I learned what happened yesterday.

Of course, Jia Dongxu's description inevitably included some exaggerations of his own making.

Sha Zhu usually has a good relationship with Yi Zhonghai, and also has a good relationship with Jia Dongxu.

Naturally, I lost my good impression of Wang Jianjun after listening to one side of the story.

Yi Zhonghai also noticed Wang Jianjun.

He thought of Wang Jianjun's father, Wang Defa, who used to work in a steel rolling mill and was also a fitter.

Yi Zhonghai quickly guessed Wang Jianjun's purpose, which was probably to inherit Wang Defa's job position.

Jobs in this era are inheritable.

For example, Jia Dongxu took over from old Jia.

In the play, Xu Damao also took over his father Xu Fugui's job as a projectionist.

However, although the position can be inherited, the length of service cannot be inherited, and everyone starts as an apprentice after entering the factory.

Another thing is that the job type cannot be replaced. For example, after Jia Dongxu's death, Qin Huairu continued to work as a fitter in the factory.

You can only apply for transfer if you are unable to inherit certain technical jobs due to physical reasons.

After all, jobs nowadays are all about individual positions, there aren't that many positions for you to choose from.

Yi Zhonghai's eyes lit up, and he suddenly remembered that Wang Jianjun's father, Wang Defa, also worked as a fitter before.